Don Bishop

Artist Statement:

Hi! I'm Don Bishop, an impressionist painter living in Portland, Oregon.
I have been painting in the Northwest for many years, and enjoy painting the magical scenery and light that makes this such a beautiful area. Spring and summer months often find me painting outside in the plein air style often with my paint pals, while the winter months bring mostly studio work. For me, painting is a continual growth process which usually involves creating several paintings at a time. I do both oils and acrylics for my paintings.

Oh, also my work has won numerous awards and has been purchased by art collectors worldwide. Thanks for your interest! Don B : )

Education:

AA Degree Commercial Art, Orange Coast College

BA Degree Art General, Cal State Long Beach

Awards & Distinctions:

Pacific Northwest Plein Air 2015
Juried exhibition and paint out, Columbia Center of The Arts

Yamhill Lavender Festival 2015

Lake Oswego Festival Of The Arts 2015 Plein Air & Open Show
Honorable Mention

Umpqua Plein Air 2014
Best Of Show

Lake Oswego Festival Of The Arts 2014 Chronicle Plein Air
Sponsors Award

Hillsboro Plein Air 2013
First Place Award, Best Cityscape

Yamhill Lavender Festival 2013
Third Place Award

Lake Oswego Festival Of The Arts 2013
Honorable Mention

Yamhill Lavender Festival Paint Out 2011
Honorable Mention

Lake Oswego Festival Of The Arts 2011
Blue Ribbon Award

Winsor & Newton Painter Award 2011

Lake Oswego Festival Of The Arts 2010
Best Of Show

Lake Oswego Festival Of The Arts 2010
Honorable Mention

Yamhill Lavender Festival Paint Out 2010
First Place Award

Pacific Northwest Plein Air 2010
Juried exhibition and paint out, Columbia Center of The Arts

Lake Oswego Festival Of The Arts 2007
Blue Ribbon Award

Lake Oswego Festival Of The Arts 2007
The Artist's Vision Juried Show

Oregon Public Broadcasting Television
Oregon Art Beat October 2005 (featured artist)

Lake Oswego Festival Of The Arts 2004
Blue Ribbon Award

Oil Painters Of America
2004 Western Regional Juried Exhibit of Traditional Oils

Exhibitions:

Rental Sales Gallery Portland Art Museum
Spring show 2017 New works.

June 2015 Plein Air, A Chronicle of Lake Owsego
Lake Owsego Arts Council plein air paint out.
Over 50 artists painting plein air at various Lake Oswego locations during the first week of June.
Works will be exhibited at Museum 510 in Lake Oswego and the Chronicle show during the Lake Oswego Arts Festival in June.

Art Elements Gallery 2017
Don Bishop solo show of new works.

Rental Sales Gallery Portland Art Museum
Spring show 2016 New works.

Art Elements Gallery 2015
Atmospheres, an exploration into light, color and exposure.
Art Elements Gallery in Newberg.

Portland Open Studios 2014
Portland Open Studios Tour.

Sept 20, 2014 ICON Portrait Show
People's Art Gallery

Umpqua Plein Air 2014

Pacific Northwest Plein Air 2014

Yamhill Lavender Festival 2014

88 Strong show, Portland 2014

Plein Air, A Chronicle of Lake Owsego 2014
Lake Owsego Arts Council plein air paint out.
30 artists painting plein air at various Lake Oswego locations over two weekends

Clink! A Taste of Oregon Wine 2014
Oregon Historical Society, downtown Portland across from the Portland Art Musem.

December 14, 2013 BIG 400 show
6?th annual BIG 40?0 show opens 2pm Saturday Dec 14, 2013.
People's Art Gallery, Pioneer Place, downtown Portland.
400 artists, 4000 works, $40 each!
Cash and carry so get there for the opening if you want a chance for the best works.
I will have 10 pieces in this show which starts Sat Dec 14 and runs through Jan 12.
This show is a food drive for the Oregon Food Bank, so bring a can of food : )

Towne Storage Open Studios 2013
Towne Storage annual open studios.

Portland Open Studios 2013
Portland Open Studios Tour.

Pacific Northwest Plein Air 2013
Pacific Northwest Plein Air in the Columbia River Gorge.

Art Elements Gallery 2013
Williamette Valley Plein Air and Studio Works Group show with Don Bishop, Romona Youngquist, Michael Orwick and Brenda Boylan at Art Elements Gallery in Newberg.