Events
2021
Erik Sandgren – Observed, Imagined and Remembered: the Northwest Landscape, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene OR
Exhibit: January 20 – February 27, Opening: January 25, Virtual Artist Talk: February 5 at 11:00am
2020
Knowing the Columbia, Elisabeth Jones Art Center, Portland OR
Reception: September 3 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Press Release: https://mailchi.mp/dfc03a846be7/artswatch-weekly-roll-on-columbia-roll-on?e=207b35e008
Oregon Coast Online Art Show, Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport OR
Exhibit: May 29 – September 7
“As galleries, art centers and other creative spaces remain shuttered, artists from Brookings to Astoria, and points around Oregon, have come together to share their work and build a sense for creative community… The Oregon Coast Online Art Show is a benefit for the artists and the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts.”
Strait Art: An Anthology of Exhibitions from the Upper Land-Hand Corner by Jake Seniuk, Museum of Northwest Art (MoNA), La Conner WA
Book Launch: February 29 at 1pm
“In forty-six essays, at nearly 300 pages, with more than 300 illustrations, Strait Art thematically collects Jake’s essays for exhibitions he curated of Northwest artists.”
2019
A Public Treasure: Painting the Oregon Coast: Four Decades of the Sandgren PaintOut Project, Runyan Gallery, Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport OR
August 2 – September 29
PACT: Artist Legacy: in conversation with exhibiting artist Erik Sandgren and Art Archivist Mary McRobinson, Lakewood Center for the Arts, Lake Oswego OR
June 22 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/393350721282595/
Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Art in Oregon: An Artistic Heritage, Ballet Studio Gallery, Lakewood Center for the Arts, Lake Oswego OR
Exhibit: June 21 – 23
Art in Oregon joins the Festival with An Artistic Heritage exhibit which explores the influence of visual expression in family upbringing and legacies of creativity by displaying artwork of Northwest artists alongside the artwork of their children including Nelson and Erik Sandgren.
Mélange: Works on Paper, Maryhill Museum of Arts, Goldendale WA
Exhibit: March 15 – July 07
Mélange includes an array of more than 40 prints, drawings and watercolors drawn from Maryhill’s collection. Included are works by noted Northwest artists such as Rick Bartow, Betty LaDuke, Erik Sandgren, Richard Thompson and Henk Pander.
Parallels: Making the Avenue of Elms, Strand Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR
Exhibit: April 2 – June 14, Reception: April 18 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm, Gallery Talk: April 18 at 4:00pm
Ordinary and Extraordinary People, Print Arts Northwest (PAN) exhibition, Lower Columbia College, Longview WA
Exhibit: February 27 – March 21, Reception: February 26 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Bellingham National 2019 Juried Art Exhibition and Awards – Water’s Edge: Landscapes for Today, Lightcatcher Building, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham WA
Members’ Preview Reception: February 1 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Juried by Bruce Guenther, Bellingham National 2019 will feature the work of 59 artists from across the United States. Guenther describes the exhibition as, “An effort through the jury pool at representing the investigation of contemporary art practices which address our collective understandings of the Earth, climate change, and the evolving relationships of humanity to Nature. The works range from traditional interpretations of the observed landscape to the metaphoric and spiritual manifestations of landscape through image, color, language, and the mapping of our felt responses to Nature and the world.”
Works selected by Guenther reflect the artists’ myriad responses to both natural or man-made landscape forms.
Five Oregon Painters, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene OR
Reception: January 19 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm
An invitational featuring: Craig Cheshire, Margaret Coe, Bets Cole, Humberto Gonzalez, and Erik Sandgren. In conjunction with the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art’s
Visual Magic: An Oregon Invitational, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene OR
Exhibit: January 18 – May 12
Event Page: https://jsma.uoregon.edu/visualmagic
Visual Narrative, Print Arts Northwest (PAN) exhibition, Multnomah Art Center, Portland OR
Exhibition: January 4 – 29, Reception: January 4 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Pacific Northwest Printmakers, Sidestreet Arts, Portland OR
Exhibition: January 3 – January 27, Reception: January 4 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm, Artist Meet & Greet: January 13 from 12:00pm to 3:00pm
East by Northwest, Elisabeth Jones Art Center, Portland OR
Opening: January 3
Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/3cd517948647/featured-artist-erik-sandgren
2018
Portfolio Exhibition, Print Arts Northwest (PAN) exhibition, Walters Cultural Arts Center, Hillsboro OR
Exhibition: December 4 – January 25, Reception: December 4 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Observed, Imagined and Remembered, Art Adventure Gallery, Madras OR
Erik Sandgren Prints and Paintings
Reception: November 8 from 5:30pm to 7:00pm
BIG INK II, Bend Art Center, Bend OR
Exhibition: September
Milltown: poetry of the mundane, Middle Space Gallery, Cat Head Press, Indianapolis IN
August 16
Seventh Generation, The Elisabeth Jones Art Center, Portland OR
August 2
OregonLive Article: https://www.oregonlive.com/expo/life-and-culture/erry-2018/09/ad4b14ea715647/artists-band-together-for-the.html
Erik Sandgren, RiverSea Gallery, Astoria OR
The Tree Emergency Response Team – Painting to Save the Trees: A Weekend in St. Johns, The Elisabeth Jones Art Center, Portland OR
Exhibit: May
Erik Sandgren – Land and Sea, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, OR
Exhibit: April 4 – 28, Reception: April 6 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Interview: http://www.klcc.org/post/erik-sandgren-land-sea-karin-clarke-gallery
Press Release: https://us12.campaign-archive.com/?u=b4f9016bfd98de12cc5ff42a2&id=edb29aa18f
Eugene Scene Article: https://www.eugenescene.org/northwest-landscapes-by-erik-sandgren-fill-the-walls-at-the-karin-clarke-gallery/
OSU 150th Sea Grant Festival Exhibit – An Ocean of Impact, Giustina Gallery, LaSells Stewart Center, Corvallis OR
Exhibit: February 1 – March 5, Reception: February 1 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
“Sea Grant Festival Exhibit” supports OSU 150th Sea Grant Festival celebrating Oregon State University’s years of stewardship in protecting our coasts and oceans and all who depend on them and faculty dedicated to discovering new frontiers, educating current and future generations working with communities to solve today’s most pressing issues.”
2017
Print Arts Northwest Exhibition – Hope is the thing with Feathers, RiverSea Gallery, Astoria OR
Exhibition: May 13 – June 6, Opening Reception: May 13 from 5pm to 8pm
2016
Farther Into the Woods: Erik Sandgren retrospective – a quarter century of Paintings and Prints inspired by Grays Harbor Lumbering, Logging and Fishing, Polson Museum, Hoquiam WA
Exhibit: May 20 – December 16, Artist Reception with music by Timberbound: October 15,
Essays:
The Raven by Barry Herem
Erik Sandgren-Painter of the Pacific Northwest by Bill Rhoades
Sandgren-Painter of Grays Harbor by John C. Hughes
Sandgren-Painter of the Harbor by Jason Sobottka
Ken O’Connell, Prof. Emeritus, School of Architecture and Allied Arts, University of Oregon: Slide/Lecture presentation on the work of Aberdonian painter Lance Hart (1891-1941) well respected artist who was a colleague of David McCosh (1903-1981) and teacher of Nelson Sandgren (1917-2006), Polson Museum, Hoquiam WA
Lecture: November 19
Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition, SPCC Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia WA
Exhibition: July - August
Event Page: http://olyarts.org/2016/06/15/spsccart/
“Intimate Grandeur,” Borland Gallery, Silverton OR
Exhibit: June - July
Press Release: https://slate.adobe.com/cp/YRSJI/
Nelson Sandgren Retrospective Exhibition and publication release of “Nelson Sandgren: An Artist’s Life” by Roger Hull, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem OR
Exhibit: May 14 – July 17, Opening Reception: June 3, “Materials and Methods: Nelson’s Toolbox”: Roger Hull and Erik Sandgren: June 12 at 2pm, Conversation: Roger Hull and Erik Sandgren: June 26 at 2pm
Nelson Sandgren: Confluences – a retrospective Show of Paintings in Oil and Watercolor, Michael Parsons Gallery, Portland OR
Opens: May 4, Gallery talk with Roger Hull and Erik Sandgren: May 7 at 2pm
Nelson Sandgren Exhibition: lithographs watercolors oils, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene OR
Opens: June 3, Gallery talk with Erik Sandgren: June 11
Erik Sandgren New Paintings, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland OR
Juror: Oregon Society of Artists 80th Annual Rose Festival Exhibition, Oregon Society of Artists
Exhibition: June 2016
39th Sandgren Annual Coast PaintOut
July 11 – July 23
Winter Oregon Stater Magazine – “Celebratory Painting”, Winter 2016
2015
Shaping Space Painting Workshop, Studio 30 in St. Johns, Portland OR
Workshop: November 8
Event Page: www.facebook.com/events/shapingspaceworkshop
Nirvana Mural Project, Nirvana Mural Project Commissioned by Our Aberdeen, Aberdeen WA
Unveiling: September 20
“The mural is not an apology, it is not fan art, it is not a justification, it is not hero worship, it is not Seattle,” he went on. “It is not about Kurt Cobain alone, though it acknowledges his tragic arc. Rather it memorializes Nirvana as a group — to some extent its present state and mostly references the Harbor here where it all began.”
100 Artists of the Northwest Book Signing, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene OR
Book Signing: February 22
Represented in PAN Print Portfolio for Wilson Collection, Multnomah County Central Public Library, Portland OR
2014
Wild Impressions: Art on the Legacy of Wilderness, Douglas County Museum of Natural & Cultural History, Roseburg OR
September 3 – November 5
Sandgren Workshop The Shape of Space: Plein Air Painting in Various Media, Sponsored by the Creative Arts Community, Arts at Menucha, PSU
Workshop: August 10 - 16
Another Look” Nelson Sandgren Exhibition, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene OR
Exhibition: February 12 – March 22
2013
Featured artist in 100 Artists of the Northwest By E Ashley Rooney, Karla Matzke
Purchase Book: www.barnesandnoble.com/100-artists-of-the-northwest
Voyages to Haida Gwaii, Rose Center for the Arts, Lower Columbia College, Longview WA
Exhibit: November 12 – December 6
Prints, drawings and paintings by Kathryn Cotnoir, Dee Vadnais and Erik Sandgren
Iconography of Light, Art Adventure Gallery, Madras OR
Opening Reception: June 6
Features Artist, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland Art Museum, Portland OR
March 23 Noon – 3pm
Buffalo Grass Society Painting Workshop, Buffalo Grass Society, Lake Oswego OR
March 29
2012
Ghost Stories: Mythic Landscapes, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles WA
January 29 – March 11
PAFAC On Center Article Winter 2012
2011
Port of Grays Harbor Centennial Mural, Completed & Dedicated December 2011 Aberdeen, WA
Juror for Expressions West at Coos Art Museum
2010
Stonington Gallery Exhibition, Stonington Gallery, Seattle WA
Lake Oswego Chronicle: Invitational Exhibition, Lakewood Center, Lake Oswego OR
Nelson Sandgren: The Hand Pulled Print Lithographs, Monotypes, and Woodblocks, Karin Clarke Gallery Exhibit, Eugene OR
April 24 at 2pm - Reception and talk by Erik Sandgren
Wetlands Exhibition, White Sturgeon Gallery, Vancouver Water Resources Education Center, Vancouver WA
Wetlands Exhibition, Spellman Library Gallery, Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen WA
Winter’s Passing: The Art of the Print, Runyan Gallery, Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport OR