Represented by the Russo Lee Gallery, 805 NW 21st, Portland, OR 97209

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ARTIST’S STATEMENT

ART SAVES
EXCEPT IN CASE OF FIRE
OR HURRICANE
OR PESTILENCE, OR WAR.
BUT AS SOON AS SAFE ENOUGH
THOSE OF US WHO MUST
WILL MAKE IT,
CERTAIN SURE WE OWN
ITS REALEST MEANING.
WHY DO I PAINT?
I PAINT FOR NEW INVENTION
TO WAKE MY ONLY EYES
AND TO SURPRIZE MY SCHEMATIC BRAIN,
PARADOXICALLY MIXING PAIN
WITH DIZZY GAIN. I PAINT
TO RECONFIGURE EMBLEMATIC CLUMPS
OR VISIT LOVELY ANCIENT FORMS
WHOSE COUSINHOOD WITH COMMON THINGS
RISES QUIZZICALLY FROM EACH
PAINTING BINGE. AND THEN
I NAME WHAT I HAVE MADE,
SLIPPERY CLUES FOR OTHER VIEWERS
SOUVENIRS FOR ME.

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2000: The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR
1986, 1998, 2001: Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
1997: Giustina Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
1995: Retrospective, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR (catalogue)
1994: “New and Old Paintings,” Catlin Gabel, Portland, OR
1994: Governor’s Ceremonial Office, Salem, OR
1989, 1991: Davidson Gallery, Seattle, WA
1986: “Documents NW: Lucinda Parker,” (The PONCHO Series), Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
1986: Washington State University, Pullman, WA
1975, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985: The Fountain Gallery of Art, Portland, OR
1984, 1985: Hodges/Banks Gallery, Seattle, WA
1984: Brunswick Gallery, Missoula, MT
1983: Suellen Haber Gallery, New York, NY
1972, 1975, 1982: Marylhurst College, Marylhurst, OR
1981: David Findlay Gallery, New York, NY
1977, 1980: Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA
1979: University of Oregon Art Museum, Eugene, OR
1979: Eastern Oregon State University, LaGrande, OR
1975, 1977: Reed College Art Gallery, Portland, OR
1974: Wentz Gallery, Museum Art School, Portland, OR
1973: Hoffman Gallery, Arts & Crafts Society, Portland, OR

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1999: “Oregon Bienniel,” Portland, Art Museum, Portland, OR
1999: “Carrying On,” Autzen Gallery, Portland State University, Portland, OR
1997: “West Coast Painting and Sculpture”, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
1996: “Painterly,” Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, WA
1995: American University, Rome, Italy
1994: “Alaskan Landscapes,” Wignall Museum, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
1993: “Crosscut,” Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
1992-1993: “Forms of Abstraction,” Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
1992: “Northwest Annual,” Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA (Juror’s Award)
1987: “Northwest Expressionism,” Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR (traveling exhibition)
1987: “West Coast Painters,” University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI
1986: “Northwest Now,” invitational, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
1986: “Conversations: Clay and Canvas,” Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR
1980: “Childe Hassam Fund Purchase Exhibition, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY
1978-1980: “First Western States Biennial,” exhibition traveled to Denver, Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Francisco

COLLECTIONS
Anderson Properties, Portland, OR
Ball, Janik & Novack, Portland, OR
Bank of America, Portland, OR
Bank of America, Seattle, WA
Bogle and Gates, Portland, OR
Capital Trust Co., Portland, OR
Claremont Resort Hotel, Oakland, CA
Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR
CTC Consulting, Inc., Portland, OR
Davis, Wright, Tremaine, Portland, OR
H.J. Heinz, Pittsburgh, PA
Harsch Investment Corporation, Portland, OR
Hoffman Construction, Portland, OR
Instromedix, Portland, OR
Intel, Portland, OR
Kaiser Foundation, Portland, OR
Kennedy Wilson, Portland, OR
Microsoft Corporation, Seattle, WA
Morse & Bratt, Vancouver, WA
NERCO Corporation, Portland, OR
Oregon Arts Commission, Monmouth, OR
Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR
Oregon Dep. of Transportation, Salem, OR
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
Pacific Development, Portland, OR
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
Safeco, Seattle, WA
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
State of Oregon Capitol Collection, Salem, OR
State of Oregon Public Art Collections
Stoel, Rives, Boley, Jones, and Gray, Portland, OR
Western Oregon State College, Monmouth, OR
Willamette University, Salem, OR

COMMISSIONS/GRANTS/AWARDS
1999-2000: Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
1997: Bonnie Bronson Fellowship Award
1997: Oregon Symphony program cover: Portrait of Brahms
1995-1996: TriMet West Side Light Rail Fences Project, commissioned by the Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR (catalogue)
1995: Commission, Midland Library, Gresham, OR
1995: CD cover, Bridge II, regional music CD, Regional Arts and Culture Council
1992: Juror’s Award,”Northwest Annual,” Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
1990: Oregon Convention Center Lobby Wall Mural
1983: Commissioned Poster, Bumbershoot, Seattle, WA
1978: $1,000 Poster Prize, ArtQuake, Portland, OR
1977, 1978: State Fair Professional Artists Award, Salem, OR
1975, 1978: Artists of Oregon, Honorable Mention
1974: Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR, Purchase Prize
1970: Juror’s Award, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR

EDUCATION
1968: MFA, Pratt Institute, Painting
1966: BA, Reed College and Museum Art School Combined Program

TEACHING/PROFESSIONAL
1972-: Associate Professor, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
1993: Visiting Artist, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
1988: Visiting Professor, U C Berkeley, CA
1982: Visiting Artist, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1981: Assistant Professor of Art, Reed College, Portland, OR
1976: Visiting Artist. University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
1972-1973: Art Instructor, Portland State University, Portland, OR

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RECENT WORK

Learn more about Lucinda Parker and her work at www.russoleegallery.com/artists/lucinda-parker.

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Artwork © 1991-2023 by Lucinda Parker. Used with permission of the artist.