Changing the Narrative is a community-based collaborative research project and comics series led by Dr. Kacy McKinney that seeks to change how we talk, think, and teach about homelessness and poverty by building empathy and understanding. This series brings together ten professional artists, ten Portland State University (PSU) students with lived experience of homelessness or […]
Making History Mary e Clark 2/2/26 – 4/9/26 1st Floor Gallery, VSCI Building, 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave, Vancouver, WA 98686 I am enamored with old materials, their previous life is interesting to me. There’s satisfaction in re-using an object, pushing back obsolescence, if only a little. Each object carries a secret history, partly known, […]
See You on the Other Side Anya Roberts-Toney 1/26/26 – 4/9/26 Dengerink Gallery (VDEN), 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave, Vancouver, WA 98686 See You on the Other Side is a new series of oil paintings on stretched linen that feature bursts of light, luminous skies, butterflies, and figures or apparitions, all grounded in the recognizable […]
Cassie Ferguson 8/18/25 – 12/12/25 1st & 2nd Floor Galleries, Science & Engineering Building (VSCI) Skateboarding has been a major part of my life for over twenty years. It’s where I first learned how to quiet the mind, not by slowing down, but through focusing solely on the motion or the act. The rhythm, repetition, […]
Briar Pine and Jack Snell-Ryan 8/18/25 – 12/12/25 Dengerink Gallery (VDEN) Listen to or read the description of this exhibition below New Earth Anatomy brings together the work of Briar M. Pine and Jack Snell-Ryan, exploring our ever-changing relationship with materiality, identity, technology, and the environment. The exhibition examines the concept of bodies, whether they […]
WSU Vancouver Art Students 4/8/25 – 8/8/25, Dengerink Gallery (VDEN) Background art by Sarai Ceniceros The 29th Annual Student Art Exhibition features work made in a wide range of art classes from the past year, including 2D and 3D Art & Design, Drawing, Painting, and Printmaking. In these classes, students from different majors across campus […]
Luca Espinosa 3/1/25 – 8/8/25 2nd Floor Gallery, Science & Engineering Building (VSCI) “Art is a method of learning; it provokes introspection and insight. Faded Ruminations is an opportunity to lean into these concepts of self-perception. Each piece in the exhibit offers a glimpse into moments of unique sensation. They reflect the flux between anxiety and hope, […]
どこにいても今も同じ空は見える Yoshihiro Kitai 1/21/25 – 4/4/25 Dengerink Gallery (VDEN) “The exhibit I am still looking at the same sky no matter where I am, explores the internal struggle between my Japanese roots and life in the United States. This phrase represents my acceptance of changing/shifting identity, emphasizing that values remain constant regardless of location. My […]
Kaitlyn Lee 1/6/25 – 8/8/25 1st Floor Gallery, Science & Engineering Building (VSCI) “The series Contours In Charcoal explores the female form through the expressive medium of charcoal. The play of light and shadow emphasizes the shapes and lines that construct bodies, evoking depth and physicality. Eyes are omitted to create anonymity — an absence that opens […]
WSU Vancouver Art Students 12/4/24 – 1/5/25 Cascadia Brewing Evergreen Pub “Tap In / Tap Out is a student-curated exhibition reflecting the transitory position experienced by upcoming graduates at WSU Vancouver. The show builds on the anticipation felt as undergraduate programs come to an end and new avenues as artists begin to open. Visitors are […]