Curriculum Vitae

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Education

1978—B.S. Arts, Portland State University, Portland, OR

1976—M.F.A., Painting, Portland State University, Portland, OR

1974—B.F.A., Painting, Fort Wright College, Spokane, WA

1972-74—Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

1968-70—Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR


Solo Exhibitions

2023

The Breast Show, Nine Gallery, (art gallery inside Blue Sky Center for Photographic Arts), Portland, OR

Bonnie Lainge-Malcomson, The Arlene and Harold Schnitzer (Retired) Curator of Northwest Art, Portland Art Museum (review)

2019

Life for Breasts, Hoffman Art Center, Manzanita, OR

2018

Everyday Heroes, Multnomah Athletic Club, Portland, OR

Natural Forces, Laura Ross-Paul, Brian Marki Gallery, Palm Springs, CA

2017

Laura Ross-Paul, Brian Marki Gallery, Palm Springs, CA

2016

Laura Ross-Paul, Brian Marki Gallery, Palm Springs, CA

2015

Laura Ross-Paul, Brian Marki Gallery, Palm Springs, CA

Waterfalls, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR

2014

Urban Forest, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR

2012

Connect, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR

History Lessons, Helzer Gallery, Portland Community College, Portland, OR

2010

Seasons, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR

2009

Still Lives, Joanne Artman, Laguna Beach, CA

2008

Northwestopia, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR

Patterns of Light, Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA

2007

Laura Ross-Paul: The Allusive Self, curated by Jessica Hunter Larsen, Coburn Gallery, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO (catalogue)

2006

Naked, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR (catalogue) 

2005

Pattern and Illusion, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR 

2004

Connect, Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA

2003

Juggling, Jenkins-Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA 

2002

Simple Geometry, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR

2000

Markers, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR (catalogue) 

1999

Dances and Exorcisms, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR

Realism Into Abstraction, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA 

1997

Defying Gravity, Froelick Adelhart Gallery, Portland, OR (brochure) 

1996

The Emotion of Light, Grover/Thurston Gallery, Seattle, WA

1995

New Paintings, Grover/Thurston Gallery, Seattle, WA

1995

Recent Work, Oils and Monotypes, Oregon State University—Fairbanks Gallery, Corvallis, OR

Studies for the Light Rail Mural, Oregon State University—Fairbanks Gallery, Corvallis, OR 

1994

Collective Meditations, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR

The Five Senses: New Lithographs, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR 

1993

Laura Ross-Paul: Oil Paintings, Ceremonial Office of the Governor, Salem, OR

1992

Oil Paintings and Watercolors, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA

1991

Oil Paintings and Watercolors, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR

1990

A Decade of Painting: 1981-1990, curated by Terri Hopkins and Paul Sutenin, The Art Gym—Marylhurst University, OR, (catalogue)

1989

Paintings and Drawings, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR

1988

Northwest Viewpoints: Laura Ross-Paul—Watercolors, curated by John Weber, Portland Art Museum, OR (catalogue)

1987

Laura Ross-Paul, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR

1985

The Fountain Gallery, Portland, OR

1984

Works Dealing with Nature and Dreams, Multnomah Art Center, Portland, OR

Laura Ross-Paul, The Fountain Gallery, Portland, OR

1983

New Paintings and Watercolors, The Fountain Gallery, Portland, OR 

1982

Laura Ross-Paul, The Fountain Gallery, Portland, OR

1981

Laura Ross-Paul, The Fountain Gallery, Portland, OR

1980

Laura Ross-Paul, The Fountain Gallery, Portland, OR

Group Exhibitions

2024

Au Natural Invitational, Royal Neberker Gallery, Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR

2023

Winter Women, Portland Art Collective, Portland, OR

The Squid Art Show, Artists and Writers selected for the Squid Biennial, Hoffman Center for the Arts, Manzanita, OR

Art About Agriculture, touring exhibit traveling to Guistina Gallery at the LaSells Stewart Center, OR

State University, Rogue Gallery and Art Center, Portland'5 Centers for the Arts, Portland, OR

Featured Artist, Face and Figure, Cannon Beach Art Association, Cannon Beach, OR

Cascade Aids Exhibit and Auction, curated by Ashley Still Meyers, Portland, OR

2022

Word and Image, Writers and Artists in Dialog, Hoffman Center for the Arts, Manzanita, OR

Painting Deconstructed: Selections from the Northwest Collections, curated by Chief Curator Margaret Bullock, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA

2021

Building Community: PSU Art + Design Faculty, Past + Present, curated by Linda Tesner, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at PSU, Portland, OR

2019

Visual Magic, An Oregon Invitational, curated by McCosh Curator Danielle Knapp, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR (catalogue)

Forest Visions, curated by Bonnie Laing-Malcolmson, Royal Nebeker Gallery, Clatsop Community College, Asortia, Oregon (catalogue)

2017

3: Group Show, Stephan O'Donnell, Kris Hagris, Laura Ross-Paul, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR

2016

Drawing as Core, Visual Code: North View Gallery, PCC Sylvania, crated by Mark Smith

2015

This Everlasting Valley: Willamette River Valley and Basin, Art About Agriculture, Chehalem Cultural Center, Newberg, OR & Memorial Union Concourse Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

The Pacific Northwest Art Annual, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

Healing through Art, Central City Concern, Old Town Recovery Center, Portland, OR

West Coast Biennial, Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Redding, CA

2014

In Passionate Pursuit: The Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Collection and Legacy, Portland Art Museum Portland, OR

Large Inventory, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR

Ink This! Contemporary Print Arts in the Northwest, Tacoma Art Museum, WA

2013

Winter's Shadow Cast by Light: Work from the Pacific Northwest, curated by Daniel Pake, 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA

2012

Fire Department, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR

Creating Impressions: Printmaking in the Pacific Northwest, High Desert Museum, Bend, OR

Large Inventory, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR

Artists of Oregon: 1940s To the Present, The Gallery at Pinckney Center, Prence Hall, Central Oregon Community College, Bend, OR

2011

Bonnie Bronson Fellows 20 Years, Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

2010

7 Days, 7 Artists, 7 Rings, online responsive exhibit conceived by Rebecca Campbell & Nicole Walker.
Huffington Post, December, 2011

Women on the Verge, Joanne Artman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Album, 30th Anniversary Portrait Exhibit, Art Gym, Marylhurst, Marylhurst, OR

Los Angeles Art Show Art Fair, Joanne Artman Gallery booth, Los Angeles, CA

2009

Town and Country: Oregon at 150, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR

Considering Spring, Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA

Super Heroes, Joanne Artman Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA

2008

Collaborations, Joanne Artman Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA


Awards

2015

Juror’s Award: West Coast Biennial, Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Redding California

2007

2007 Bonnie Bronson Fellowship Award, Reed College, Portland, OR

2002

Carey and Glenn S Strome Agriculture Art Memorial Purchase Award, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, Jurors: Humberto Gonzales, Ronna Neuenschwander, Martha Werhle

1997

Juror's Award: Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, OR, Curator: Kathryn Kanjo

Juror's Award: Pacific Northwest Annual, Bellevue Art Museum, WA, Curator: Kathryn Kanjo

1980

Individual Artist Fellowship Recipient, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem, OR


Corporate and Public Collections

4Culture, Seattle, WA

Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY

Bellevue Athletic Club, Bellevue, WA

Bonnie Bronson Memorial Collection, Reed College, Portland, OR

Boutwell, Beard, Grimes, Portland, OR

Central City Concern, Portland, OR

City of Portland—Multnomah County Portable Works City of Portland—The Visual Chronicle

City of Seattle—Printworks 2001

Emanuel Hospital, Portland, OR

Fine Arts Graphics, Tualatin, OR

First Interstate Bank, Portland, OR

Fort Wright College, Spokane, WA

Frank Russell Company, Tacoma, WA

Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem, OR

Kaiser Permanente, Portland, OR

Kaiser Permanente, Vancouver, WA

Lutheran Business Collective, Salem, OR Management Compensation Group, Portland, OR Mentor Graphics, Wilsonville, OR

Dr. Debbie Miller, Portland, OR

Mt. Hood Community College, Portland, OR

Multnomah Athletic Center, Portland, OR


Commissions

Northwest Film Center, Portland Art Museum, OR

Ochoco Lumber, Prineville, OR

Oregon State—Bureau of Land Management, Eugene, OR

Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR

Oregon State Capitol Art Collection, Salem, OR

Oregon State University, Corvallis—Art Department Oregon State Univ, Corvallis—Art About Agriculture

Portland Art Museum—Gilkey Center for Graphic Art Portland Art Museum, OR

Portland Community College, Performing Art Center

Portland Community College, Cascade Campus, Portland, OR

Portland State University, OR

Regional Arts & Culture Council, Portable Works Collection, Portland, OR

Salem Replacement Hospital, Salem, OR

Sheraton Hotel, Seattle, WA

State Capitol, Salem, OR

State Office Building, Pendleton, OR

State Office Building, Portland, OR

State of Washington, Olympia, WA

Swedish Hospital, Seattle, WA

Tacoma Museum of Art, Tacoma, WA

U.S. Bank, Portland, OR

W Hotel, Seattle, WA

Wacker Chemical International, Portland, OR

2002 Join, Portland Art Museum—Gilkey Center for the Graphic Arts, OR, intaglio edition for the Patron Print 1998 Governor's Arts Awards, Oregon Arts Commission, series of oil paintings for the awards, painting for poster

1996 Harold and Arlene Schnitzer and the Claremont Hotel of Berkeley, California, six lithographs

1995 Tri-Met Westside Lightrail Zoo Station, Metropolitan Arts Commission, Portland, OR, mural, Curator: Kristy Edmunds

1990 Spy, USA Network Movie, Hollywood, CA, series of paintings

1985 The Visual Chronicle, Metropolitan Arts Commission, painting documenting Portland, OR