Scalehouse Gallery New Exhibition: Gradients and Gatherings: An Exhibition of New Drawings by Bill Hoppe

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September 3, 2020  (Bend, Oregon) – Scalehouse Gallery (formerly At Liberty Arts Collaborative), a year-round dedicated arts space and cultural hub in Downtown Bend, is pleased to announce their new exhibition Gradients and Gatherings: An Exhibition of New Drawings by Bill Hoppe. The exhibition will open today September 3rd and run through September 26th, 2020. Bill Hoppe will be in the gallery on Fridays from 1pm-6pm beginning on Friday, September 11 through the end of the exhibition.

 

Gradients and Gatherings: An Exhibition of New Drawings by Bill Hoppe features four large-scale drawings created especially for the walls of the Liberty Theater.

 

“These new ink drawings are a response to the current times as well as the space of my July 2018 exhibition: Paintings and Paper Projects 1970 to 2017,” says Hoppe “Gradients and mountains stir up my love for this region and gatherings too are central to our regional story. In this work the ideas reflect on my studio experience of gathering myself and sharing the forms that process takes. Exploring at seventy five, as part of a life that has given me the opportunity to be an art worker, an artist and an educator. None of this could have happened without the love and support of others.”

 

Hoppe’s work is exhibited in more than 40 public collections including the Seattle, Tacoma and Portland Art Museums and the Weyerhaeuser, Microsoft and Tektronix corporate collections. He has shown at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City, N.Y., and numerous galleries throughout the Pacific Northwest. After working as a studio artist in San Francisco, Seattle and New York City, Bill moved to Bend, Oregon to raise his daughter. He has recently retired from his position as Professor of Art at Central Oregon Community College and director of the Pence Gallery in the Pinckney Arts Center. The Pence Gallery hosts ongoing exhibitions by students and local artists.

 

Hoppe has been recognized with many fellowships and awards, including:

The Higher Education Teacher of the Year by the Oregon Art Education Association (2008) and the National Endowment for the Arts, Individual Fellowship for Drawing (1981).

 

This exhibition marks the final exhibition for Scalehouse Gallery in the historic Liberty Theater. Beginning in October, the Liberty building will close for renovations. Scalehouse Gallery will continue hosting exhibitions and programs in pop-up locations in Bend and throughout the region.

More About Scalehouse:

Scalehouse is a non-profit arts organization producing year-round events, including talks and workshops, exhibitions and performances, and the annual Bend Design Week. Scalehouse Gallery (formerly At Liberty Arts Collaborative), located in Bend’s historic Liberty Theater, provides an inspiring and dynamic space for the exhibition of contemporary art. For more information on programming, please visit www.scalehouse.org.

 

Scalehouse Gallery is open Thursday – Saturday from 1:00pm – 6:00pm or by appointment.  Gradients and Gatherings: An Exhibition of New Drawings by Bill Hoppe will be on exhibit through Saturday, September 26th.

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