Paulette Kaskinen
Woolly
Strand Gallery
September 27 – December 9, 2022
Open Tuesdays, 11:30 – 1pm
Or by appointment: (541) 737-5534
Reception
October 13, 2022
4:00 – 7:00pm, artist talk at 4:30pm
Strand Gallery
440 Strand Agriculture Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331
Portland, OR-based artist, Paulette Kaskinen creates intricate charcoal drawings of animals and wildlife closely connected to Northwest agriculture. In her highly anticipated Strand Gallery solo exhibition, Woolly, Kaskinen worked closely with fiber producers in Oregon, Washington, Colorado and Missouri. Kaskinen writes:
"The animals whose portraits you will see have all produced high quality fiber due to thoughtful breeding, appropriate handling, and generally great care at their respective farms. The fiber is fascinating in its variations of texture, sheen, color, and pattern, but the peculiarities of anatomy and character of the individuals who produced it are even more compelling to me."
Paulette Kaskinen received the 2021 Carey L & Glen S Strome Memorial Art About Agriculture Purchase Award for the charcoal drawing on paper, March 13th, 7:13pm.
Cover art: Paulette Kaskinen, Icelandic Sheep, 2022, charcoal on paper, 14” x 11”.