March 5 – August 28, 2020

The Jansen Art Center is pleased to welcome Barbara Martin to the Chamber Hall for an exhibit of her work this Spring. The exhibit, The Distance Between, opens with a reception from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM on Thursday, March 5. Martin will be giving a live demo during the reception. Enjoy Live Music in the Piano Lounge, meet the artists, and explore all of our Spring Exhibits.

Barbara Martin is a contemporary painter known for high energy, gestural mark-making, and intuitive abstract works as well as for her “Super Ply” series of surreal creatures painted in black and white. Her award-winning work has been exhibited nationally.  Recent achievements include residencies awarded by Jentel Foundation for the Arts, Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, and Hypatia-in-the-Woods and significant grants from the Oregon Arts Commission and the Regional Arts and Culture Commission.

ARTIST STATEMENT

My family moved often while I was growing up. Initially, the moves were from one state to another and we traveled by car while our household goods were transported by moving van. Soon we graduated to moving overseas.  Our 800 pounds of household goods were crated, we each packed a suitcase, and then we flew halfway around the world to Africa. I’ve now lived on three continents and a dozen states coast to coast.

Travel has taught me that “distance” means many things: geographic miles measured on a map, unspoken differences in cultural customs, self-imposed protective psychological space.  Too, as an artist, I discover new distances every day while pushing my creative boundaries.

With this show, I invite you to consider the many ways we perceive “distance” — from the plat map to the solar system, ways we might communicate across implied or inferred distances, and how we humans are linked simply by sharing the same distance from the sun day in and day out.

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EXHIBIT ARTWORK

Artwork can be purchased through our Gallery Shop and will be available for pickup when the exhibit closes. Please call 360-354-3600 for more information.

Please note, the Jansen Art Center does not ship artwork.

Just for You_Barbara Martin

Just for You
acrylic
30″ x 24″

$540

Both Ways_Both Ways

Both Ways
acrylic
20″ x 20″

$400

Both Sides Together I_Barbara Martin

Both Sides Together I
acrylic, charcoal and pencil
48″ x 24″

$700

Both Sides Together II_Barbara Martin

Both Sides Together II
acrylic, charcoal and pencil
48″ x 24″

$700

In the Footsteps of Giants_Barbara Martin

In the Footsteps of Giants
acrylic, neocolor II and pencil
20″ x 16″

SOLD

Red Light Green Light_Barbara Martin

Red Light, Green Light
acrylic, neocolor II and pencil
20″ x 16″

$360

Slipping the Leash_Barbara Martin

Slipping the Leash
acrylic and pencil
20″ x 16″

$360

Irons in the Fire_Barbara Martin

Irons in the Fire
acrylic and pencil
20″ x 16″

$360

Make Some Noise_Barbara Martin

Make Some Noise
acrylic, neocolor II and pencil
30″ x 24″

$540

Hummingbird Way_Barbara Martin

Hummingbird Way
acrylic
20″ x 20″

$400

Phase 2_Barbara Martin

Phase 2
acrylic, oil pastel and pencil
48″ x 24″

$700

Atmosphere_Barbara Martin

Atmosphere
acrylic
24″ x 18″

$400

Out of Darkness_Barbara Martin

Out of Darkness
acrylic and mixed media
24″ x 18″

$400

Harmonic Pink_Barbara Martin

Harmonic Pink
acrylic and charcoal
24″ x 24″

$500

Flyover Loop_Barbara Martin

Flyover Loop
acrylic and charcoal
24″ x 24″

$500

Good Neighbors_Barbara Martin

Good Neighbors
acrylic and charcoal
36″ x 36″

$700

Solar Tube_Barbara Martin

Solar Tube
acrylic and charcoal
24″ x 24″

$500

Jazz_Barbara Martin

Jazz
acrylic
24″ x 24″

$500

Touch the Sky_Barbara Martin

Touch the Sky
acrylic and inktense pencil
30″ x 24″

$540

Near the Vernal Equinox_Barbara Martin

Near the Vernal Equinox
acrylic and charcoal
24″ x 24″

$500

Celestial_Barbara Martin

Celestial
acrylic
30″ x 12″

$400