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February 16, to March 18th 2011
Dave Tinman Edgar was born in Salem, Oregon in 1964. His family moved south several times, finally settling in Scottsdale, Arizona. In 1983, he entered the U.S. Army. Service in a Ranger infantry unit took him all over the world to countries such as Honduras, Nicaragua, Somalia, and Egypt. Upon completing his service in 1986, Mr. Edgar attended the University of Oregon where he graduated in three years Summa Cum Laude in Sociology. He spent one year in Central America as a civilian, working on material projects in Nicaragua. Returning stateside, Mr. Edgar married and settled in Seattle, Washington, where he received his BFA with honors at Cornish College of the Arts in 2004, Mr. Edgar and his family returned to Oregon and now reside in Portland. He has an active art practice in a studio near downtown Portland and is currently working on an ongoing series of paintings and drawings.
Jeff Blanco is currently concentrating his efforts on two distinct visual fronts; the representational and the non-representational. His figurative drawings which would constitute at least one half of his visual efforts are series-based and formally respond to certain aspects of traditional painting, poster art, commercial advertising, and comic books. His current series of drawings which he names "Yankee Doodles" and/or "Not to Scale" are largely influenced by his personal history as a professional soldier and policeman in the United States. Born in San Antonio Texas, artist Jeff Blanco currently lives and works in Paris, France. He is a graduate of the Willem de Kooning Academy of Art and Design in 2001 and completed his Master of Fine Arts program from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2004.The Dan and Gail Cannon Gallery of Art Located in the heart of Western Oregon University's campus in the beautifully renovated Campbell Hall.
Campbell Hall was built in 1871 and is the oldest building still in use the Oregon University System. The gallery has approximately 700 square feet of exhibition space and holds six exhibitions during the academic year and one in the summer. Thematic and media-specific exhibits by regional and nationally acclaimed artists are included in each annual schedule. In the spring, the annual juried student exhibition showcases the high caliber of sculptures, ceramics, prints, paintings, drawings, and graphic design produced in our art department during the year. The Cannon Gallery is a teaching gallery. It provides a great resource for artists and the students to examine and consider the role of art and exhibition space in society today.
If you have any other questions
please contact Paula Booth at boothp@wou.edu, (503)838-8607
Dan and Gail Cannon Gallery of Art
345 N. Monmouth Ave.
Monmouth, Oregon 97361
Gallery hours
M – F 8:00 am – 5:00 pm and by appointment
(we are happy to accommodate group visits)
The Cannon Gallery of Art (503) 838-8607 | or e-mail: boothp@wou.edu
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