Pacific Northwest Plein Air in the Columbia River Gorge
PACIFIC NORTHWEST PLEIN AIR IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE
JULY 31 – AUGUST 27, 2022
Painters from throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond gather to capture the splendor of the Columbia River Gorge during a four-day paint out. After four days of painting en plein air, works are displayed at Maryhill, with prizes awarded to the most exceptional works. Awards will be given in a number of categories, including “Best Sky,” “Best Mountain,” “Best Water,” “Maryhill Museum Award,” and a museum purchase award.
Our Juror for 2022 is Paul Kratter
Paintings are available for purchase in the Event Sales Gallery in the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Education Center. Proceeds support Maryhill Museum of Art. As work is sold and removed, other work created during the paint-out will replace it.
THANK YOU to our SPONSORS: Friends of the Columbia Gorge; Scottsdale Artists’ School; Tokki Art Supply, Hood River; Dave Burbach Photography; Gamblin Artists Colors; Kathleen Marquart; Byron & Sue Henry; Stephen & Laura Muehleck
SCHEDULE of EVENTS
Paint-Out (begins in Hood River)
Monday, July 25 – Thursday, July 28, 2022
Artists will work in various locations (of their choosing) throughout the Columbia River Gorge. Search #pnwpleinair2022 on Instagram the week of July 25 to find them!
Juror’s Workshop
Friday, July 29, 2022
Details coming soon…
Exhibition
July 31 – August 27, 2022
Works will remain on view and for sale in the museum’s M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Education Center. Open to the public; free with museum admission.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Yong Hong Zhong (Lake Oswego, OR), Under the Sandy River Bridge, watercolor, 10” x 13”; Collection of Maryhill Museum of Art

Plein air painter working in the Columbia River Gorge; photos by Dave Burbach.
Charity Anderson
Celeste Bergin
Laurel Bushman
William Elston
Laura Gable
Scott Gellatly
Carole Gray-Weihman
Susan Elwart Hall
Sarah Hansen
Carol Hansen
Carole Gray-Weihman
Aaron Cordell Johnson
Ken Klos
Tracy Leagjeld
Michael Lindstrom
Donald A Lonsbrough
Sergio Lopez
Janie Lowe
Jeffrey Markowsky
Cheryl Mathieson
Patti McNutt
Lynn Mehta
Jerry Mishler
Mark Monsarrat
Anton Pavlenko
Margaret Plumb
Joanne Radmilovich Kollman
Natasha Ramras
Cathleen Rehfeld
Sally Reichmuth
Nancy Romanovsky
James Sampsel
Erik Sandgren
Raphael Schnepf
Kristina Sellers
Melanie Thompson
Yer Vue
Jordan Walker
Vanessa Walsh
Durre Waseem
Elo Wobig
Min Zhong
Yong Hong Zhong