2010 Conference June 17–20 Portland, Oregon
Theme: Many Shades of Green
Newer Shades of Green: Five Painters and Their Divergent Landscapes
The AESS 2010 conference features an art exhibition, Newer Shades of Green, curated expressly for this event and featuring five divergent representations of environmental art. Costs for the opening art show reception on Friday afternoon and subsequent viewing are waived for all registered participants. The art exhibition will be held at Lewis & Clark College's Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art and curated by Tom Webb, Editor in Chief of The Bear Deluxe Magazine. For a curator's statement, see here.
Gallery Schedule (all times listed are open to the public unless otherwise noted)
- Friday, 6/18: 1:00 - 5:00 PM; 5:00 - 6:00 PM (art exhibit opening and reception open to AESS 2010 participants only)
- Saturday, 6/19: 8:00 - 11:30 AM; 2:00 - 6:30 PM
- Sunday, 6/20: 8:30 - 11:30 AM; 1:00 - 5:00 PM
The below text is drawn from the artists' websites.
| Jolyn Fry
 "Like a metaphor in a poem the landscape acts as a catalyst allowing me to soften. Painting gives me perspective and an understanding of a world that at times can seem unbearable."
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| Linda Gass
Growing up during the drought years in California made Linda keenly aware of the preciousness of water, an irreplaceable element for all life. She has done research on the history and practice of water management and hopes to use the lure of beauty in her work to encourage people to look at the hard issues confronting us. Linda made the switch from software development to fiber artist 11 years ago, and now exhibits her work internationally in galleries and museums.
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| Pam Greene
Pam Greene, who signs her work P.S. Greene, understands the landscape as both a naturalist and artist. As a former botanist, she enjoys seeing the growth patterns and distribution of plant species, the subtle effects of soil water gradients, and the evidence of volcanic episodes and phases of erosion. Greene's visual translation of the land is fueled by an appreciation of these natural phenomena. Expressing the nature of nature in action is her ideal.
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| Kendra Larson
 "Influenced by contemporary film noir, the woods, and natural phenomena, my work questions our relationship with the environment. The 'wild west' tradition and the forest's role within the psyche are investigated."
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| Ryan Pierce
 "In my paintings and related sculptures I depict a post-industrial world. I synthesize two opposing hypotheses to create scenes that speak of the struggle and mystery of the human relationship to the rest of the natural world. One side of me is optimistic, and believes that with a clean slate and cautious determination we could avoid further ecological disaster. This is tempered by another view that fears that human greed and conflict are unavoidable."
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