Pacific Northwest Plein Air in the Columbia River Gorge 2025
About Pacific Northwest Plein Air in the Columbia River Gorge
Pacific Northwest Plein Air in the Columbia River Gorge is an outdoor painting event that is hosted by Maryhill Museum of Art. This year marks its 20th anniversary. During the last full week of April, more than 40 artists will travel to the Gorge for four days of painting en plein air. The 2025 juror is Texas artist, Suzie Baker, a past President of Oil Painters of America (2020-22) who will assign awards to a dozen works. Completed paintings will be available for purchase in the museum’s M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Education Center from April 27–May 26, 2025.
Purchase Plein Air Artworks
Pacific Northwest Plein Air in the Columbia River Gorge is a “wet paint” show and purchased artworks are taken home by buyers when they are sold. A portion of the proceeds support Maryhill Museum of Art.
See a gallery of photos from past years: Pacific Northwest Plein Air website
Image: Aimee Erickson, The Lit World Beyond, 2024, oil on linen panel, 10’ x 10’; Courtesy of the artist