Drawing on the musical concept of “call and response,” this exhibition provides a rare platform for artists and art historians to engage with each with other in dynamic conversation. This multi-layered exhibition features diverse works by eight pairs of art and art history faculty members from colleges and universities who have taught in Oregon for roughly ten years or less. Through multimedia content, contextual writing, the presentation of studio works and public programs, this intriguing project celebrates and provokes the recent influx of ideas brought to Oregon by these faculty members—who are breaking ground within their fields nationally and internationally. In effect, Call + Response considers what role these individuals, and their institutions, play within the state’s shifting creative landscape.

PARTICIPANTS

Karl Burkheimer, associate professor and head of wood department, Oregon College of Art and Craft
Matt Johnston, assistant professor of art history, Lewis & Clark College

David Eckard, instructor of intermedia and sculpture, Pacific Northwest College of Art
Anne Marie Oliver, assistant professor of intermedia and contemporary art theory, Pacific Northwest College of Art

Josh Faught, assistant professor and program director of fibers, University of Oregon
Kate Mondloch, assistant professor of contemporary art history and theory, University of Oregon

Anya Kivarkis, assistant professor and area head of jewelry and metalsmithing, University of Oregon
Abby McGehee, associate professor of art history, Oregon College of Art and Craft

Jiseon Lee Isbara, associate professor and head of fibers department, Oregon College of Art and Craft
Kirsi Peltomäki, assistant professor of art history, Oregon State University

Sam Morgan, instructor of ceramics, Portland Community College
Dawn Odell, assistant professor of art history and assistant chair, Lewis & Clark College

Heidi Schwegler, associate professor of metals, Oregon College of Art and Craft
Sue Taylor, professor of art history, Portland State University

Studio Gorm (John Arndt and Wonhee Jeong), associate professor of product design, University of Oregon
Rob Slifkin, assistant professor of art history and humanities, Reed College

PRESENTING SPONSORS:
John and Suzanne Bishop

Visit the exhibition Web Site for related programs and multimedia.

IMAGES (TOP TO BOTTOM):
Heidi Schwegler, More Than Simply Made: Melamine Tea Set; Pierced with Ming Dynasty Pattern, 2009; Melamine; 26 × 27 × 4 inches; Courtesy of the artist. Jiseon Lee Isbara, Scattered, 2008–09; Cotton fabric, cotton and silk; thread, hand and machine stitched, inkjet printed; 2.5 × 3.5 inches to 8.5 × 11 inches each; Courtesy of the artist. Josh Faught, fours signs to suicide prevention, 2009; Machine knit; fabric, garden trellis, paint, disaster blanket; 4 x 9 feet; Courtesy of Lisa Cooley Fine Arts and the artist