Public Art on Campus | OSU-Cascades

Public art on campus was commissioned or purchased by OSU-Cascades through the Oregon Arts Commission’s Percent for Art program, or donated to the campus. The Percent for Art program is dedicated to the enhancement of public environments and the improvement of the character and quality of state buildings. Percent for Art artwork is selected and commissioned by committees representing the agency, community members, arts professionals and a project architect.

Weltzin Bill Blix
"Sophrosyne"
Media: Bronze
Size: 48”H x 96”L x12”D
Year: 1988
Donated by: John E. and Leah Frohnmeyer
Photograph: Kristin Steinke, 2019
Location: Obsidian Hall Lobby

"Spending Time in Places I've Never Been," By Michael Boonstra

Michael Boonstra
Visual Artist, Instructor, Oregon State University, College of Liberal Arts
“Spending Time in Places I’ve Never Been …” (Djerassi Series #4)
Media: Ink, Graphite, Acrylic on Duralar Mounted on Clayboard with Hemlock Frame
Size: 30x30” Unframed
Year: 2015
Location: Tykeson Hall Third Floor

Sandy Brooke
"Rhizome"
Media: Oil on Canvas
Size: 711/2H x 811/2W
Year: 1993
Donated by: Sandy Brooke
Photograph: Kristin Steinke, 2019
Location: Tykeson Hall

Sandy Brooke
"Fall River"
Media: Oil on Canvas
Size: 65H x 37W
Year: 2002
Donated by: Sandy Brooke
Photograph: Kristin Steinke, 2019
Location: Graduate & Research Center

"Cobra Colored Crayon," By Christian Brown

Christian Brown
Liberty Arts Collaborative
“Cobra Colored Crayon”
Media: Copper, Wood, and Paint Second
Size: 60”x37”
Location: Obsidian Hall Second Floor

Laurel Buchanan
“The Pumice Mine”
Year: 2018
Location: Tykeson Hall Second Floor, Suite 210

Berkley Chappell
"Redscape"
Media: Oil on Canvas
Size: 62H x 351/4W
Year: 2013
Donated by: Berkley Chappell
Photograph: Kristin Steinke, 2019
Location: Tykeson Hall Second Floor

Pat Clark
Bend Art Center
“Tundra Fragments”
Media: Monotype Drawing
Size: 34x44” Framed
Year: 2018
Photograph: Mario Gallucci, 2018
Location: Residence Hall

Kathy Deggendorfer
The Garden
Media: Glazed Ceramic Tile
Size: 48”H x 57” W
Year: 2016
Donated by: Kathy Deggendorfer and Roundhouse Foundation
Photograph: Kristin Steinke, 2019
Location: Obsidian Hall Second Floor, Suite 208

"For Colonizers" By Ka'ila Farrell-Smith

Ka'ila Farrell-Smith
Portland State University
“For Colonizers”
Medium: Oil Paint and Graphite on Wood Panel
Size: 11 x 14”
Year: 2013
Photograph: Mario Gallucci, 2018
Location: Tykeson Hall Second Floor

Ka'ila Farrell-Smith
Portland State University
“Red Road"
Media: Aerosol, Acrylic Paints, Water Soluble Oil Paint, Oil Bars on Clayboard Panel
Size: 18” x 24”
Year: 2017
Photograph: Mario Gallucci, 2018
Location: Tykeson Hall Second Floor

Ka'ila Farrell-Smith
Portland State University
“Pueblo”
Media: Aerosol, Acrylic Paints, Water Soluble Oil Paint, Oil Bars on Clayboard Panel
Size: 18 x 24”
Year: 2017
Photograph: Mario Gallucci, 2018
Location: Tykeson Hall Second Floor

Ka'ila Farrell-Smith
Portland State University
“Pueblo II”
Media: Aerosol, Acrylic Paints, Water Soluble Oil Paint, Oil Bars on Clayboard Panel
Size: 18 x 24”
Year: 2017
Photograph: Mario Gallucci, 2018
Location: Tykeson Hall Second Floor

Ka'ila Farrell-Smith
Portland State University
"For Next Gen"
Media: Oil Paint and Graphite
Size: 11 x 14"
Year: 2014
Photograph: Kristin Steinke, 2019
Location: Tykeson Hall Second Floor

Loren Irving
"Metolius Basin"
Media: Photograph
Size: 24Hx24W
Year: 2005
Donated by: Loren Irving
Photograph: Kristin Steinke, 2019
Location: Graduate and Research Center Room 225

Loren Irving
"Ponderosa Pines"
Media: Photograph
Size: 24Hx24W
Year: 2005
Donated by: Loren Irving
Photograph: Kristin Steinke, 2019
Location: Graduate and Research Center Room 225

"Untitled"
Media: Photograph
Size: 30Hx24W
Year: 2005
Photograph: Kristin Steinke, 2019
Location: Graduate and Research Center Second Floor

Barbara Jaenicke
“Campus Bikes”
Year: 2018
Location: Tykeson Hall First Floor, Suite 106

James Lavadour
Crow's Shadow Institute
“This Good Land”
Media: Four Color Lithograph on Paper
Size: 74 x 46.5”
Year: 2017
Location: Tykeson Hall Stairwell

Masayuki Nagase
"Art Element A"
Media: Natural Basalt
Year: 2018
Location: Exterior, west of Tykeson Hall

Masayuki Nagase
"Art Element B"
Media: Natural Basalt
Year: 2018
Location: Exterior, south of Residence Hall

Masayuki Nagase
"Art Element C"
Media: Natural Basalt
Year: 2018
Location: Exterior, south of Obisdian Hall, near Chandler Ave.

Lee Proctor
"Wailele"
Media: Metal and Glass Sculpture
Size: 100H x 36 Dia
Year: 2013
Donated by: Laura and Jim Murray
Photograph: Kristin Steinke, 2019
Location: Bruckner Courtyard

Gary Snavely
Affiliation
“Along the Columbia”
Location: Tykeson Hall Third Floor, Suite 106

Gary Snavely
“First Snow along McKay Creek”
Location: Tykeson Hall Third Floor, Suite 302

Katherine Spinella
Artist, Instructor, College of Liberal Arts, Oregon State University
“Grey Noise”
Size: 36 x 24”
Year: 2017
Media: Framed Monotype and Digital Photograph
Location: Tykeson Hall First Floor, Computer Lab

Katherine Spinella
Artist, Instructor, College of Liberal Arts, Oregon State University
“An Undoing”
Size: 24 x 36”
Year: 2017
Media: Framed Monotype, Embossment and Digital Photograph
Location: Tykeson Hall First Floor, Computer Lab

“In Banner and Parachutes” By Katherine Spinella

Katherine Spinella
Artist, Instructor, College of Liberal Arts, Oregon State University
“In Banner and Parachutes”
Size: 24 x 36”
Year: 2017
Media: Framed Monotype and Digital Photograph
Location: Tykeson Hall First Floor, Computer Lab

Samuel Stubblefield
"Life, Infrastructure 000001"
Size: 96”x96”x144”
Year: 2023
Media: Reclaimed nurse log, mass timber construction components, architectural glass
Location: Between Edward J. Ray Hall and the Oval Green

"Looking Out toward Awbrey Butte" By Randall Tillery

Randall Tillery
“Looking Out toward Awbrey Butte”
Year: 2018
Location: Tykeson Hall Third Floor, Suite 302

Samantha Wall
Russo Lee Gallery
“Undercurrent 7”
Size: 58 x 40”
Year: 2016
Media: Ink on Dura-lar
Location: Obsidian Hall, East Stairwell

Samantha Wall
“What Moves Us”
Media: Dura-Lar, black ink, gold ink, gold leaf, paint marker, and acrylic
Size: 14’H x 25’W
Year: 2021
Photograph: Samantha Wall
Location: Edward J. Ray Hall, Atrium

Barbara Walsh
"Pond Reflections"
Media: Oil on canvas
Size: 40H x 40W
Year: 2005
Donated by: Marla Hacker
Photograph: Kristin Steinke, 2019
Location: Tykeson Hall 202

John Whitten
College of Liberal Arts, Oregon State University
“Waves in Black No 1”
Size: 23 x 30”
Year: 2018
Media: Graphite on Paper
Location: Obsidian Hall Second Floor

“Yazzie Girl in Pendleton” By Melanie Yazzie

Melanie Yazzie
Crow's Shadow Institute
“Yazzie Girl in Pendleton”
Size: 45.25 x 36” Framed
Year: 2012
Media: Three Color Woodcut and Lithograph
Location: Tykeson Hall Suite 210