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Martha Wehrle

The Arts Center Exhibit(s):

• '9th Around Oregon Annual Exhibition,' October, 2011 - Recipient of Juror's Choice Award

Education

• 1983-84 Japanese Ink Painting with Masako Iwasaki, Tokyo, Japan
• 1981 MFA in Painting, Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, NY
• 1975 BS in Art with High Scholarship, Oregon State University

Selected Educational Service

• 1975-2006 Adjunct Professor of Art, Oregon State University

Selected Exhibitions

• 2011 “Earth, Water and Sky”, Martha Wehrle & Antonia Carriere, Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, Baker City, OR
• 2009 7th Around Oregon Annual, juried show, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
• 2009 Art About Agriculture, Guistina Art Gallery, LaSells Stewart Center, Corvallis, OR
• 2008 “New Work by Martha Wehrle & Julie Green”, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
• 2008 Solo Show, Art in the Governor’s Office, State Capitol, Salem, OR
• 2007 Solo Show, Fairbanks Gallery, Oregon State University Art Department, Corvallis, OR
• 2006 Solo Show, Pegasus Gallery, Corvallis, OR
• 2004 “Shaping Space: Contemporary Sculpture”, Benton County Museum, Philomath, OR
• 2003 Solo Show, Pegasus Gallery, Corvallis, OR
• 1997 “Abstract Concepts”, Maude Kerns, Eugene, OR
• 1996 Solo Show, “Wall Reliefs”, University of Portland, Portland, OR
• 1993 Solo Show, “New Directions - Wall Reliefs”, Fairbanks Gallery, Oregon State University
• 1991 “All Oregon Art Annual”, Oregon State Fair”, Salem, OR
• 1990 “Oregon Biennial Touring Exhibition”, traveled throughout Oregon, (1989-90)
• 1989 Solo Show, “Martha Wehrle; Oils and Pastels”, Salishan Lodge, Gleneden Beach, OR
• 1989 Solo Show, “New Work”, Pegasus Gallery, Corvallis, OR
• 1989 “Oregon Biennial”, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
• 1988 “National Invitational Drawing Exhibition”, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA
• 1987 “Oregon Biennial”, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
• 1986 “Oregon Artists at Expo”, Expo ’86, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• 1986 “New American Talent 1986”, Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, TX
• 1986 “Sunriver Annual Juried Exhibition of Oregon Art”, Sunriver Lodge, Sunriver, OR
• 1986 “Charcoal/Graphite Drawings”, Two-person show, Umpqua Valley Arts Association, Roseburg, OR
• 1986 “Paintings & Drawings by Paul Gunn & Martha Wehrle”, Humanities Gallery, LBCC, Albany, OR
• 1985 Solo Show, “Drawings”, Guistina Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
• 1985 “Oregon Biennial”, Portland Art Institute, Portland, OR
• 1985 “Juried Exhibition of Paintings & Prints”, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR
• 1985 “Fall National ‘85”, Cunningham Memorial Art Gallery, Bakersfield, CA
• 1983 “Martha Wehrle and Paul Gunn: Paintings & Drawings”, Fairbanks Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
• 1983 “National Drawing ‘83”, Trenton State College, Trenton, NJ
• 1983 “Sunriver Annual Juried Exhibition”, Sunriver Lodge, Sunriver, OR
• 1982 “Big Sky Biennial II”, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID
• 1981 “Pratt Institute New York Exhibit of Student Work”, Fashion Community 109, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
• 1981 “Artquake”, Invitational, U.S. Bank Plaza, Portland, OR

Work in Public Collections

• Valley Library at Oregon State University, Oregon Arts Commission 1% for Art
• Portland Art Museum Collection
• Oregon State University Collection
• University of Oregon Science Complex, Oregon Arts Commission 1% for Art
• Corvallis Public Library, Purchased in honor of outgoing Mayor Charles Vars

Other Selected Recognition

• 2003 Juror’s Choice, “Around Oregon Annual”, ArtCentric/Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
• 1996 Second Place Award, “All Oregon Art Annual”, Oregon State Fair, Salem, OR
• 1996 Oregon State University L.L. Stewart Faculty Development Award to study art in Mali, West Africa
• 1995 First Place Award, “Celebration of the Arts/95, State Capitol Building, Salem, OR
• 1994 Oregon State University L.L. Stewart Faculty Development Award to study at in Ivory Coast.
• 1994 First Place Award, “Willamette Valley Juried Show”, Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
• 1993 First Place Award, “All Oregon Art Annual”, Oregon State Fair, Salem, OR
• 1992 Women’s Faculty Development Grant, Oregon State University
• 1992 First Place Award, “Celebration of the Arts/92”, State Capitol Building, Salem,OR
• 1986 Featured Artist in Florilegia, A Retrospective of Calyx, A Journal of Art & Literature by Women, Vol. 10,
• 1985 Outstanding Instructor of the Year, Linn-Benton Community College, Albany, OR
• 1976 Featured Artist in Calyx- A Northwest Feminist Review, Vol. 2