Arts administrator shows his painterly side.Byline: Bob Keefer The Register-Guard Dennis Gould has enjoyed an unlikely career for an artist. After studying painting at the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. under David McCosh and Andrew Vincent, Gould - while continuing to paint - moved into the elite world of high-end arts administration Arts administration is a college or university discipline which prepares people for careers as arts administrators and managers of arts and cultural organizations such as orchestras, theater companies, or museums. . Following on a job working for the UO Museum of Art while a student in Eugene, Gould went on to become development director of the Portland Art Museum The Portland Art Museum (PAM) in Portland, Oregon, United States, was founded in the last days of 1892, making it the oldest art museum in the Pacific Northwest. Upon completion of the most recent renovations, Portland Art Museum became one of the twenty-five largest art museums in . That led to a job as director of the Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution, research and education center, at Washington, D.C.; founded 1846 under terms of the will of James Smithson of London, who in 1829 bequeathed his fortune to the United States to create an establishment for the "increase and diffusion of Traveling Exhibition Service, which sent art from the national museum to tour the country. Gould worked there eight years before landing a job with Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. oilman Oil´man n. 1. One who deals in oils; formerly, one who dealt in oils and pickles. 2. A person working in the petroleum industry, esp. an oil company executive. Noun 1. and art patron Armand Hammer Armand Hammer (May 21, 1898 – December 10, 1990) was an American industrialist and art collector. Hammer was CEO of the Occidental Petroleum Company, an oil and natural gas exploration and development company. . Gould managed Hammer's private art collection - heavy on Impressionists - and helped arrange for traveling exhibitions of the work. During all those years, Gould never put away his paint brushes, stealing time Stealing Time was a 2003 comedy/drama involving the uniting of four friends reuniting a year after high school, each of them now dealing with their own problems. They ultimately come up with a solution: rob a bank. in the studio as he could. Meanwhile he was enjoying an art education second to none. "One of the greatest things about having the jobs I did with the Smithsonian and Hammer was that I could see firsthand all these paintings. Vermeers that never travel. Picassos. When we were traveling, we would go out of our way to find an excuse to stay in these world capitals a little while longer so we could see all the art." Gould left Hammer's employ in 1987 and returned to Lane County to paint; he's been working here as an artist ever since. He lives near Noti with his wife, writer Quinton Hallett. An exhibition of paintings, drawings and prints from throughout Gould's career opens Friday at the Jacobs Gallery. Curated by Springfield artist Craig Spilman, the exhibit reaches back over a period of 40 years. That's not quite a retrospective for an artist as prolific as he has been, Gould said. "That's a mini-retrospective, for me," he said. "Twenty-one works is just enough to get warmed up, because I have so many things." By contrast, he said, a 1990 solo show of his work at the Coos Art Museum Coos Art Museum is a museum operating on the southern coast of Oregon, USA, since 1950. Located in a historic former US Post Office, it offers tour exhibits, art classes, lectures, and community events. contained more than 80 works. Even though one of his most influential early teachers at the UO was David McCosh - whose work is known for a loose, expressionistic ex·pres·sion·ism n. A movement in the arts during the early part of the 20th century that emphasized subjective expression of the artist's inner experiences. ex·pres style - Gould's drawing and painting is more cerebral and contained, to the point that he feels McCosh didn't understand his painting. "I learned so much from McCosh as an undergraduate," Gould said. "I just hung on his every word. He was a tremendous teacher, as were Jack Wilkinson Jack Lloyd Wilkinson (born September 12, 1985 in Beverley, England) is an English footballer. Wilkinson managed to break into the reserve team at Hartlepool United and went out on loan to Scarborough, Whitby and Bishop Auckland in order to gain match practice. and Andy Vincent and Laverne Krause." But while those teachers are associated with Northwest landscape, Gould's work is grounded in a personal geography. His is a landscape of mind and imagination, where elements of surrealism work within tightly controlled color and composition. Gould said that, just like McCosh a generation ago, some people don't "get" his paintings. He suggested they leave their expectations at the gallery door. "It is the kind of work that people have to bring their imaginations to see. It doesn't really say, `I am a landscape or a figure painting or a still life.' `But when they do use their imagination, or they are not afraid to use their imagination, then good things tend to happen.' ART PREVIEW What: Paintings, drawings and prints from the career of Noti artist Dennis Gould Where: Jacobs Gallery, Hult Center, Seventh Avenue and Willamette Street When: Friday through Aug. 23 Reception: 5:30 p.m. Friday Gallery talk: Gould will talk about his work from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday; admission is free Regular hours: Noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; and one hour before and during Hult events Dennis Gould |
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