Artists of the Gorge 2023 Exhibit

The 44th annual Artists of the Gorge exhibit is viewable October 7–31, 2023 at Stevenson Community Library and here online.

Congratulations to the Jurors' Selected Winners!

Congratulations to the People's Choice

After collecting all the online and in-person votes, we're pleased to announce "Pretty in Pink" by Cindy Ives won the People's Choice for 2023.

Artwork depicting a mountain, sky, evergreen trees, and wildflowers.

Flowers on Timberline Trail

Myrna Anderson - Mosier, OR

Acrylic 

For sale by the artist for $1,200. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.

Artwork depicting mountain, sky, evergreen trees, wildflowers, and a lake.

Solitude

Myrna Anderson - Mosier, OR

Acrylic, 30 x 40 inches 

For sale by the artist for $1,200. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.

Slab depicting two fish with black stripes

At the Falls

Penny Berglund - Lyle, WA

Ceramic, 20 x 9 inches 

For sale by the artist for $200. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.

An abstract work of fiber art with black, white, and beige squiggles

A Master in the Subconscious

Daiva Bergman Harris - Lyle, WA

FIber, 41 x 55 inches 

For sale by the artist for $875. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.

Oil painting depicting a woman hunched over a pillow, sewing, in an open doorway. There are potted flowers and a paved road adjacent to her.

No. 22 Burano: The Lace Maker

Antony Clarke - Washougal, WA

Oil, 16 x 20 inches

Not for sale. 

A gray house sits in a golden field, surrounded by evergreen trees shrouded in fog. A bright blue sky is visible above.

Mistical Ferry House - Ebey's Landing

Eva Cobb - Washougal, WA

Photography, 19 x 25 inches

For sale by the artist for $250. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.

Oil painting a of a gray-haired man with a handlebar mustache smoking a cigar

Il Mio Papa

Rosemary Foggia - Washougal, WA

Oil, 15 x 18 inches

Not for sale. 

Landscape painting depicting sky, mountains, a lake, a field, and trees

High Summer at Catherine Creek

Jean Hauge - Washougal, WA

Watercolor, 18 x 22 inches 

For sale by the artist for $325. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.

Photograph of an eagle perched in a Ponderosa pine tree with brown needles.

Eagle in Ponderosa

Kathy Larson - Carson, WA

Photography, 24 x 28 inches

For sale by the artist for $225. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.

Oil painting of a giant chickadee behind an unplugged neon sign whose letters spell "diner".

Chickadee Diner

Eli Lewis - Stevenson, WA

Oil, 14 x 20 inches 

For sale by the artist for $1,100. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.

Watercolor featuring the backsides of a dog and their person. The person holds an umbrella over their head, and another umbrella over the dog.

A Dog's Best Friend

Kaye Masco - Washougal, WA

Watercolor, 15 x 12 inches

For sale by the artist for $75. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.

Watercolor of a blue cottage set again a mountain, with evergreens and a cloudy sky in the background

Summer at Timberline

Ashley Nelson - White Salmon, WA

Watercolor, 23 x 33 inches

For sale by the artist for $450. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.

Encaustic wax painting of a large gray owl with deep orange eyes

Serious Grey

Dawn Nielson - Stevenson, WA

Encaustic wax, 30 x 30 inches

For sale by the artist for $3,800. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.

Image of a large, feathery pink flower, with an abstract background of pale pinks and greens

Pretty in Pink

Cindy Ives - White Salmon, WA

Alcohol ink, 17 x 21 inches

Not for sale. 

A painting of bright pink and deep purple flowers set against a yellow-gold background

Kathleen's Garden

Maria Reid - White Salmon, WA

Acrylic, 23 x 29 inches 

Not for sale. 

Watercolor of a river winding its way through a brown and gray canyon, against a backdrop of bright blue sky with wispy white clouds

Cottonwood Canyon

Karen Sanderson - Mosier, OR

Watercolor, 13 x 16 inches

Not for sale. 

Off-white, abstract, jagged rectangular shapes against a black background

Chinle 1

Kevin Walsh - Hood River, OR

Oil, 24 x 24 inches

For sale by the artist for $250. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.

Watercolor of a mist-shrouded forest with a waterfall in the forefront.

Gorge Tower

Bruce Zick - Corbett, OR

Watercolor, 18 x 22 inches 

For sale by the artist for $1,500. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.

Painting featuring a copse of aspen trees in a sun-dappled meadow against a backdrop of white clouds in a bright blue sky.

Aspen Meadow

Abigail Roth - Stevenson, WA

Acrylic, 36 x 24 inches

For sale by the artist for $750. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.

Bronze sculpture of two cranes preparing to take flight.

Taking Flight

James Riedl - Washougal, WA

Bronze, 12 x 24 x 16 inches 

This artwork is not for sale. 

Oil painting of a mountain landscape with a cloudy sky, rushing river, and trees.

Javier Finds a Truth

Dennis Peterson - Stevenson, WA

Oil, 50 x 44 inches

For sale by the artist for $850. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.

Photograph of a hazy sky, charred trees, and a dandelion in the forefront.

After the Fire Underwood 7/2/23

Helen Paulus - Underwood, WA

Photography, 14 x 11 inches

For sale by the artist for $60. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.

Sculpture of a pelican skull

Pelican Skull #1

Tina Morris - Trout Lake, WA

Sculpture, 16 x 13 x 6 inches 

For sale by the artist for $2,000. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.

Painting of two colorfully dressed women harvesting wheat against a backdrop of golden hills and sky.

La Cosecha

Marie Hidalgo - Stevenson, WA

Oil, 27 x 27 inches 

This artwork is not for sale. 

A painting of a lush vineyard, with evergreen trees and snow-capped Mt. Adams in the background.

Mt. Adams Vineyard

Lori Hunter - Carson, WA

Watercolor, 18 x 22 inches 

Prints available. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.

Colorful mixed media artwork with paper and cloth squares overlaid by a grid of paper and cloth crosses.

Where Thread Meets Paper

Beth Johnson - Washougal, WA

Mixed, 14 x 14 inches

For sale by the artist for $100. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.
Colorful etching with whimsical renditions of animals including a monkey, rooster, leopard, donkey, bull, hummingbird, butterfly, and owl.

Animaclitos de Espíritu

Abigal Merikel - Hood River, OR

Etching, 19 x 15 inches 

For sale by the artist for $275. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.

Sculpture of a white goat skull with black horns atop a pile of jagged gray-brown rocks, with a jewel green curtain backdrop.

Goat Skull #7

Tina Morris - Trout Lake, WA

Heavily textured painting of a dark horse running against a turbulent sky.

Running Against the Wind

Laurel Bushman - Hood River, OR

Acrylic, 26 x 26 inches

For sale by the artist for $1,500. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.

Colorful painting of a phoenix with an open beak, curled into itself like a spiral.

From the Ashes

Herbert B. Dewees - Stevenson, WA

Acrylic, 19 x 15 inches 

For sale by the artist for $250. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.

Painting of a cluster of red houses by a still lake. There is a snow-capped mountain range in the background, and evergreen trees, set against a cloudy sky.

Home

Larae Givens - Stevenson, WA

Oil, 29 x 41 inches 

For sale by the artist for $450. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.

Drawing of a bobcat perched on a gnarled tree branch.

Queen of the High Country

Jen Smith - Stevenson, WA

Charcoal/pastel, 48 x 24 inches 

For sale by the artist for $3,700. Please call Stevenson Community Library at 360-906-4828 for contact information.