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Gale Everett — mixed

The Arts Center Exhibitions:

• 'Portals,' Winter Show & Silent Auction, 2011
• The Annual Ruth and Jim Howland Community OPEN Exhibition , 2011   
• 'Where Birds Dream' Show and Silent Auction, Winter 2010
• 'Shrines & Reliquaries,' Show and Silent Auction, 2009   
• The Annual Ruth and Jim Howland Community OPEN Exhibition, 2009
• The Annual Ruth and Jim Howland Community OPEN Exhibition, 2008
• The Annual Ruth and Jim Howland Community OPEN Exhibition, 2007
• Staff Exhibition, Corrine Woodman Gallery II, 2007
• The Annual Ruth and Jim Howland Community OPEN Exhibition, 2006

Artist's Statement, ‘Specimen #379’ - 'Portals,' Winter Show & Silent Auction, 2011:

Medium: Mixed Media (paper, wire, thread, wood, LED lights)

Specimen #379, organ tissue sample, species unknown
The Norwood Collection
During 1971, scientific oddity collectors Del & Hazel Norwood traveled to Europe in search of new works. While in Albania they discovered a small shop off the beaten path filled with taxidermy and pickled animal parts. Hazel noted that she first spotted Specimen #379 due to its unusual appearance. The shop proprietors records mentioned the piece originated from a somewhere in the United States Southwest region, but no further information was provided. The Norwoods purchased and sent it home to Minnesota. DNA testing has recently been performed but no known species was matched. The couple showed it proudly amongst their other works. When asked why she purchased the work she replied “It was like looking at a portal to an unknown world. How could I pass it up?”
Mr. Norwood died in 1989. Mrs. Norwood had always wanted to pass the collection on to her children but they declined. She managed the collection until her death in 2009.  Currently, the collection is slowly being sold off to interested parties.

Gale Everett currently holds several works from the Norwood collection. When she isn't attempting to solve the mysteries surrounding the works, she spends her days creating art. She is becoming known for her mixed media lighted sculptures incorporating wire and paper. Gale is also working on a series of small dog block prints. You can find images of her work in progress at http://sticksstonesnpaperstew.com.

Biography:
Gale Everett is a mixed media artist living in Albany Oregon. Currently Gale creates translucent sculptures from organic material.  She is also a printmaker and dabbles in bookmaking, ceramics, and other art forms.

Education

• 2004    Western Oregon University, Bachelor of Science, Major: Art, Minor: Anthropology

Exhibitions

• 2011    Art About Agriculture, Giustina Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
• 2011    Art About Agriculture, Rogue Gallery & Art Center, Medford, OR
• 2011    Howland Community Open, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
• 2010    Where Birds Dream, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
• 2010    She Project, Corvallis, OR
• 2009    Shrine & Reliquary Show, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
• 2009    Howland Community Open, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
• 2009    She Project, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, Corvallis, OR
• 2008    Winterlight, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
• 2008    Women Show, MU Concourse, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
• 2008    Howland Community Open, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
• 2007    Howland Community Open, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
• 2007    She Project, Sunnyside Up, Corvallis, OR
• 2007    Staff Exhibition, Corrine Woodman Gallery II, The Arts Center
• 2006    Celebrate Arts 2006 Juried Exhibit, Florence Events Center, Florence, OR
• 2006    Corvallis Fall Festival Fine Arts Showcase, Corvallis-Benton Public Library, Corvallis, OR
• 2006    Howland Community Open, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
• 2006    Emeritus Faculty and Alumni Show, WOU, Monmouth, OR

Honors

• 2011     Professional Award, Howland Community Open, The Arts Center, Corvallis OR
• 2009    1st place, Textile Award, Howland Community Open, The Arts Center, Corvallis OR
• 2008    1st place, Pegasus Presentation Award, Howland Community Open, The Arts Center, Corvallis OR
• 2007     Honorable Mention, Howland Community Open, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
• 2006     Honorable Mention, Howland Community Open, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
• 2004    Academic Excellence Award in Art, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, WOU
• 2004    Outstanding Contribution to the Art Program Award, WOU
• 2004    Leadership Recognition Award, Student Art Gallery Director, WOU
• 2004    Cathy’s Choice Art Award, 36th Annual Juried Student Exhibit, WOU
• 2004    Bookstore Art Award, 36th Annual Juried Student Exhibit, WOU

Publication/Media

• Artist interview with Paul Rickey Jr. for Corvallis TV Channel 29, March 2008.
• The Art of Travel with a Sketchbook: six tips to get started, LeGlatin Keis, Mari, Design Originals,pg. 86-87, 2007.
• The She Project: How she inspired a community,Ohlgren, Lauren,  Growing Art Press, pg. 140-141, 2007

Visit Gale Everett's website.