Maryhill features several special exhibitions annually. These exhibitions are on view for a limited run, highlighting a variety of works from the museum’s collection as well as featuring some of the region’s most well-known contemporary artists. Current Special exhibitions are:

Mélange: Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection
March 15–July 7, 2019

Maryhill Favorites: Still Life
March 15–November 15, 2019

Théodore Rivière: Sculpture
March 15–November 15, 2019

Washington Art Education Association Exhibition
Teachers as Artists – Exploring Identity
March 15 – May 26, 2019

Click here for more information on these current special exhibitions.

Explore the natural and urban beauty, and the social worlds of the West Coast through woodcuts, linocuts and wood engravings by artists from Washington, Oregon and California. Among those featured are Oregon artists Berk Chappell, Dennis Cunningham, Erik Sandgren, Jonnel Covault, Manuel Izquierdo and Paul Gentry; Washington artist Yoshiko Yamamoto; and California artists Andrea Rich, Art Hazelwood, Daniel Gonzalez, Gordon Mortenson, Leonard Nuñez, Rik Olson and Tom Killion. The prints showcase not only the natural splendor of West Coast, but also address homelessness, migrant labor, emigration, Native fisheries, logging and environmental issues. All of the 60 works are drawn from the museum’s permanent collection.

Featured Artists:
Alexis Babayan
Berkley Chappell
Jonnel Covault
Dennis Cunningham
Chris Darr
Kristen Etmund
Paul Gentry
Leon Gilmour
Daniel González
Ronnie Goodman
Stirling Gorsuch
Art Hazelwood
Arthur Higgins
Manuel Izquierdo
Tom Killion
Álvaro D. Márquez
Gordon Mortenson
Elizabeth C. Neuman
Peter Nevins
Leonardo Nuñez
Rik Olson
Neil Peck
Roger Peet
Bill Reiswig
Andrea Rich
Erik Sandgren
Micah Schwaberow
Patrick Simon
Charlotte Van Zant-King
Monique Wales
Millie Whipplesmith Plank
Yoshiko Yamamoto
Reinaldo Gil Zambrano

Image: Leonardo Nuñez (Lompoc, CA), Near the San Andreas Fault, 2013, linocut print, 19” x 30”, Collection of Maryhill Museum of Art

This seven-week class starts October 1 and is held on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. We will begin with lessons on proper composition, and move on to using this knowledge to draw sculptures from life.  We will continue working with perspective and measurement, and learn about proper shading and value.  This class will primarily be using graphite and nice drawing paper. There will be 11 students maximum.

Materials to bring to your first class:
Graphite pencils (2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, etc.)
Kneaded erasers
Large sized drawing pad (18 x 24)
Large sized newsprint pad (18 x 24)

Class price is $325. Members of the Dalles Art Center and Maryhill Museum of Art receive a discount of 10%. To register, call The Dalles Art Center at 541.296.4759