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Grand Entry by Stan Hughes

Larson Gallery Guild Artist of the Month, February: Jerry Johnson

Jerry Johnson

"The Boxelder Vessel" carved wood

“Three In One” is a box with 3 lids; mixed woods

“Beneath The Tides” carved and painted maple wood vase

Mr. Johnson, of Kennewick, Washington, is a retired engineer who worked at the Hanford Site.  He has been making items of wood for the past 16 years.

His work is on display at three galleries in Washington, including the Northwest Woodworkers Gallery in Seattle, and one gallery in Cannon Beach, OR.  He is a member of Allied Arts Association of Richland, WA and the Larson Gallery of Yakima, WA.  Mr. Johnson has received awards for his work at juried shows sponsored by the Allied Arts Association, the Larson Gallery and the Tri-Cities Woodcarvers.

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Larson Gallery Guild Artist of the Month, February: Corinne Hines

Corinne Hines

My day job is as a hospital administrator in Cardiovascular medicine at Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center.  Photography provides a tremendous outlet from the rigors of the medical world.  The arts and music have always been an important part of my life.  Here in Yakima I am pleased to be involved with the Yakima Symphony Orchestra as president of the board for the past 2 years and to be a member of the Yakima Symphony Chorus. 

  I have been taking photographs for about 25 years.  When I moved from Chicago to Selah over six years ago I was fascinated by the expansiveness and the quality of the light in this valley.  The sunsets from my porch can be spectacular and I never tire of them.  I also find the geography within a days drive of where we live to be spectacular.  My favorite compositions are landscapes, wildlife and architecture. 

I seldom travel without my camera because you never know when an opportunity might present itself.    Proof for me was on a trip to Portland  I was able to photograph a family of wild horses on the Yakama reservation.  Traveling to Yellowstone, GrandTetons and other national parks specifically for photography presents spectacular results.  I have had the privilege of being able to travel to many parts of the world and have enjoyed visual art of all kinds but I find some of the best opportunities for photography are literally in our own backyard.

Corinne Hines

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The Larson Gallery Guild has a permanent collection of art with more than 368 works done by 150 artists.  245 of these works of art can be found on the walls of the YVCC campus.

Light Night at the Seasons.

A fundraising event for

Larson Gallery and The Seasons.

Looking at Silent Auction.

Are we having fun yet?

The live auction is on.

Thank you Doug and Laurie Kanyer for your contributions.

Photgraphy by Gary Miller.

Larson Gallery Guild Artist of the Month, January: Carolyn Nelson

Carolyn Nelson

Breathing In

Resistance

Just Beneath the Surface

Bitterroot Brocade

Traveling Through

Artist Biography

Carolyn Nelson was born in Central Washington where her love of the high desert plateau and its sage steppe landscape provides continual inspiration for her life and work.  She first studied art at the University of Washington while completing a BA in Anthropology.  She began working seriously with clay shortly after moving from Seattle to Yakima in 1973.  For fifteen years she worked primarily on the wheel creating functional stoneware and marketing through galleries in Washington and Arizona.  At the same time, she began a continuing circle of relationships with horses.  Searching for a medium that expressed her experiences, she took a raku workshop with Ruth Allen in 1990 that changed the direction of her art and her life.  As she experimented with various low fire techniques, her work became increasingly more sculptural while crossing tentatively into the realm of painting.  She entered the graduate program at Central Washington University a few years later and achieved her MFA in painting and drawing in 1998.  She has continued to paint and pursue ceramic sculpture since that time.  Her work is exhibited widely both nationally and regionally and can frequently be seen around the Yakima Valley in exhibits and at the Carousel Restaurant.  In addition to her work as an artist, she has taught Art and Anthropology at Heritage University since 1994 where she is currently an associate professor and chair of the Fine Arts Department.

Study for Bidden

Study

Painted Pony 1

Painted Pony 2