9
MIXED MEDIUM
THE ARTS AROUND
EASTERN OREGON
NOVEMBER 9�17, 2021
Naturalist exhibition arrives at Nightingale Gallery
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L
A GRANDE — The Nightingale
way in real time,” Schenk said.
its meaning and strength from
“Climate change, forest fi res,
natural phenomena, memory, and
resource management, and politi-
Gallery at Eastern Oregon
familial history.
cal shifts have all impacted the
Davis grew up in Six Mile,
University hosts “Deep Woods,”
west in a dramatic way within our
South Carolina, in the Blue Ridge
an exhibition by Portland-based
lifetimes. It is scary and fascinat-
sculptors — and husband and wife
ing in a way that makes it diffi cult
foothills. His parents were both
artists and he grew up traveling to
artist team — Crystal Schenk and
to look away.”
craft shows around the country,
Gallery Director Cory Peeke
surrounded by artists who cared
learned of Schenk and Davis when
deeply about their craft and well-
their own art practices and have
they were chosen to create “From
made objects. While he tried to
been working together since
Which All Things Start.”
fi nd a diff erent path by studying
Shelby Davis.
Schenk and Davis each have
2009 creating large-scale sculp-
“I was intrigued by their
geology in college, it was almost
tures, installations, and public art-
thoughtful use of landscape, as
inevitable that he would be drawn
works. They have completed 10
well as their sophisticated material
back into a life of making things.
projects together, including “From
explorations and wanted to share
The gallery, located in Loso
Which All Things Start” recently
a larger body of their work with
Hall, is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
installed in front of Loso Hall on
our community,” Peeke said.
Monday through Friday. Face
EOU’s main campus.
Schenk is a native Oregonian
masks are required of all campus
who spent much of her later
visitors and social distancing is
childhood in the foothills of
encouraged.
noon on Friday, Nov. 12 in Hoke
Eastern Oregon University/Contributed image
Crystal Schenk and Shelby Davis, who completed this installation “From
Which All Things Start” for the EOU campus, are the featured artists at EOU’s
Nightingale Gallery.
Union Building, Room 339. “Deep
Their artwork explores notions of
“Part of our shift in focus is
familiar with the area. She consid-
eou.edu/art or follow the Night-
Woods” opens with a reception
wilderness, geology, environment
driven by the ability to watch our
ers the mountains and forest as
ingale Gallery on Facebook and
for the artists from 5-7 p.m. that
and home. Both consider the land-
surroundings change in a real
her shrine, and her work draws
Instagram.
evening in the gallery. The exhibi-
scape a boundless resource ma-
tion runs through Dec. 10.
terially and in inspiration. However,
Specializing in
this year and a half of isolation and
HOMETOWN
Davis and Schenk will present
a public talk about their work at
According to a press release
from EOU, Schenk and Davis
anxiety has made the artist team
have a deep sense of belong-
appreciate the landscape in new
ing to the Northwest ecosystem.
and sometimes unexpected ways.
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