Artist List    Whitney E. Nye    Images  |  Bio Born: San Francisco, CA 1966 EDUCATION Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, Oregon, Resident 1993 Penland School, Penland, North Carolina, Fellowship 1989-1991 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, BA, Studio Arts 1984-1989 ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 “Abstractions,” JH Muse Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY 2008 “Anew,” Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN 2007 “Continuance,” Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, UT 2007 The Nine Gallery, Portland, OR 1998 “Inheritance,” BonaKeane Gallery, Portland, OR 1997 Hoffman Gallery, Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR 1993 GROUP EXHIBITIONS The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 “Taking What’s Abstract Out of Abstract Art,” JH Muse Gallery, Jackson, WY 2009 “20th Anniversary Group Show,” The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2006 Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN 2005 Carnegie Center, Oregon City, OR 2005 “21 Years of Studios: Friends of Carton Service,” Cathedral Park Place/Haze Gallery, Portland, OR 2004 Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID 2003 “Lost and Found,” Savage Fine Art, Portland, OR 2002 “Exponential: 4 Huge Paintings,” The Art Gym, West Linn, OR 2001 “Residuum,” Installation/Collaboration with S. Ray Becker, Portland Building, Portland, OR 2000 “The Dress,” Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR 1998 Tidbit Gallery, Portland, OR 1998 “Home Show,” Savage Fine Art, Portland, OR 1995 “Box Show,” BonaKeane Gallery, Portland, OR 1995 “Bookworks,” Mesa Gallery, Mesa AZ 1992 Fifth National Fiber Arts Competition, Dalton, GA 1992 COLLECTIONS Amberglen Business Center, Beaverton, OR AmMedDirect, Nashville, TN Bellevue Towers, Bellevue, WA Garvey Schubert Barer. Portland, OR Mazama Capital Management, Portland, OR McCormack Communications, Portland, OR Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR Providence Health System, St.Vincent, Portland. OR Salem Hospital, Salem, OR The Commerce Bank, Portland, OR Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN RELATED EXPERIENCE Signage for Brightworks, Portland, OR 2008 Signage for Portland State University Maseeh College, Portland, OR Design Team Roster, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR 1998-2000, 2000-2002 Design Team, Collaboration with Christine Bourdette, Sponsored by 1999 Regional Arts and Crafts Council, The Multnomah Building, Portland, OR Artist-in-Residence, Bullseye Glass Co., Portland, OR 1999 Collaborative Sculpture Installation with Carrie Groves, Nike World Campus, Beaverton, OR 1994, 1996 Sculptural Furniture Shows, Collaboration with Emily Steffian, Portland, OR 1995-1996 Studio Assistant, Penland School, Penland, NC 1993 Artist-in-Residence, Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR 1992-1993 PUBLICATIONS Nichols, Jake, “’Abstractions’ and Indian Blankets in Jackson,” Planet, Jackson Hole Online, May 21, 2008, p. 1 Libby, Brian, “Warming art heats up chilly month,” The Oregonian, Thursday, February 1, 2007, pp. E1, E5 Nolan, Joe, “Our Critics’ Picks,” Nashville Scene, Nashville, TN, May 25, 2006, p. 6 Gallivan, Joseph, "A Summertime Smorgasbord," Portland Tribune, July 5, 2005, pp. B1, B3 D.K. Row, “Livin’ Large,” The Oregonian, January 21, 2001,p. F2 Janey Goetz, “A Show of Extraordinary Proportions,” The Oregonian, January 4, 2001, p.1, 8 Lisa Lambert, “Big Thinking,” Willamette Week, January 2001