The Cannon Beach Arts Association is pleased to present the second annual exhibition honoring the life and work of the late Lynne M. Allison, a beloved local artist and member of our community. This juried exhibition celebrates the subjects and ideas that inspired Lynne’s artwork and continues her legacy through the work of contemporary artists.

2026 Theme

Natural Found Beach Objects

All mediums are welcome. Artwork may incorporate, depict, or be inspired by objects and materials found along the shoreline. We encourage artists to explore themes of time, tide, transformation, and the beauty of the coast, as well as their personal connection to the beach.

A guest juror will select the following prizes:

• First Place: $1,000

• Second Place: $500

• Third Place: $250

Jurors: Jeffery Hull, Paul Brent

Important Dates

• Drop-off for jurying (in person): August 9, 2026

• Online submission deadline: August 9, 2026 (by midnight)

• Notification of acceptance: August 12, 2026

• Pickup of unselected work: August 16, 2026

• Exhibition dates: August 28 – September 27, 2026

• Opening reception: August 28, 4:30 – 6:30 pm

In-Person Submission:

Bring your artwork directly to the gallery on August 9.
Do not fill out the online form. You will complete submission paperwork when you arrive.

Online Submission

Complete the online form by August 9.
The juror will review submissions August 9–10.

Accepted work must be delivered to the gallery by August 23, 2026.

Where flame meets saltwater edge, surfaces are transformed by force and chance. Fire & Tide brings together wood-fired ceramics shaped by heat, ash, and atmosphere, alongside works that echo the pull of the sea. The result is a dialogue between control and unpredictability celebrating the kiln and coast.

Featuring: Randy McClelland, Drea Frost, Colin Meston, Duncan Berry, Scott Vaughan

Botanical Abstraction explores the space where nature is both recognized and reimagined. Rooted in the familiar, these works move beyond representation to capture the essence, rhythm, and emotion of the natural world.

Featuring Dorota Haber-Lehigh, Chloe Harris, Janice Tayler, James Moyer, Hsin-Yi Huang, and Lieta Gratteri, the exhibition brings together diverse approaches from detailed botanical references to expressive gesture.

Join us for our Opening Reception Friday, May 1 2026 from 4:30 to 6:30pm during the Spring Unveiling Arts Festival.

Painted Palettes is a vibrant community exhibition that transforms the artist’s palette from a working tool into a surface for creative expression. Once used solely for mixing color, the wooden palette becomes both subject and canvas holding the marks of process, experimentation, and finished composition.

The exhibition brings together a range of painted palettes created by local and regional artists. Some are exhibited alongside companion works, revealing a dynamic dialogue between process and outcome. Each piece reflects the palette’s dual identity: as an intimate record of the artist’s hand and as a finished object in its own right.

Join us for our Opening Reception March 27th from 4:30 to 6:30PM.

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Historically, the wooden painter’s palette dates back to the Renaissance, when artists began using handheld wood surfaces for mixing oil paints. By the 15th and 16th centuries, it had become an essential tool, allowing painters to mix color directly while working. Over time, the palette also became a symbol of artistic identity often appearing in self-portraits as a marker of profession and creative authorship.

Menagerie is a lively group exhibition celebrating the whimsy, personality, and expressive power of animals. Featuring works by Bry Miller, Rain Jordan, Molly Schulps, and Krista Keeran, the exhibition brings together ceramics, painting, illustration, and mixed media to explore creatures as characters, symbols, and storytellers.

Each artist offers a distinct perspective. Molly Schulps draws on decades of ceramic practice to create expressive forms that balance technical mastery with playful spontaneity. Rain Jordan presents vibrant colored-pencil drawings of mid-century dogs, capturing charm, character, and a touch of nostalgia. Krista Keeran, whose background spans painting, illustration, and theatrical design, presents narrative-driven works shaped by immersive visual worlds. Bry Miller adds bold energy and vibrant personality, completing a dynamic and colorful dialogue among the artists.

Together, the works in Menagerie invite viewers of all ages into an imaginative and thoughtful exploration of creativity, storytelling, and our connection to the natural world.

Light, Air, and Atmosphere
The Cannon Beach Gallery is proud to present Light, Air, and Atmosphere, a group exhibition featuring the photography of Zemula Barr, Jeff Gracz, Michael Kay, and Thibult Roland. This show celebrates the fleeting qualities of light, space, and atmosphere, offering viewers a contemplative journey through both natural and imagined landscapes.

Zemula Barr explores the ephemeral beauty of the environment through her photography, inviting viewers into moments of quiet reflection. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at Perspective Gallery (Evanston, IL), Lightbox Photographic Gallery (Astoria, OR), and Chehalem Cultural Center (Newberg, OR), as well as in online exhibitions with the Center for Fine Art Photography, ArtDoc Magazine, and F-Stop Magazine.

Jeff Gracz has spent decades navigating the natural world, arranging shapes, forms, lines, and colors within the rectangle of his viewfinder. From his first camera as a teenager to his current practice, Gracz continues his pursuit of the elusive perfect image, capturing the subtle order and rhythms of nature.

Michael Kay turns decades of photographic experience into digital art, using post-processing and compositing to create images that are both visually striking and accessible. Working in small and large formats, Kay blends reality and imagination, producing mixed digital media and canvas prints for collectors and enthusiasts. He is represented by Gallery 408 in Camas, WA, and actively participates in the regional arts community.

Thibult Roland, originally from France, combines his background in physics and optics with a passion for photography to create images that are both precise and poetic. Specializing in black and white landscapes, seascapes, and architecture, Roland also teaches workshops and lectures, sharing techniques such as long exposure, infrared, and tilt/shift photography. He lives in Portland, Oregon, where he continues to expand his fine art practice.

Together, these artists offer diverse perspectives on light, air, and atmosphere, capturing the transient qualities that shape our perception of the world and inviting viewers to experience both its beauty and its mystery.

Opening Reception: Dec 19th from 3 - 5pm!

Randy McClelland
Hafu Potter - Random Yokai

The work in Hafu Potter – Random Yokai is born from a meeting place of clay, fire, and story. Yokai are the supernatural beings, tricksters, and spirits of Japanese folklore—creatures that blur the line between the ordinary and the extraordinary. At once mischievous, grotesque, and wise, they embody the playful, unsettling, and often contradictory world of the imagination. These jars, jugs, and vases channel that spirit, giving form to figures that remind us the world is never as straightforward as we might wish.

As a Hafu, I turn to yokai as a way of connecting with my Japanese heritage. They are a link to story and imagination that help me reflect not only on cultural traditions but also on the deeper questions of how we see and make sense of the world. In moments when life defies explanation, yokai offer a language of wonder and ambiguity. Through them, I find a connection to heritage, to mystery, and to parts of life that resist easy definition.

Clay, like folklore, is a medium of transformation. Each vessel begins as earth, shaped by hand, but only becomes itself through the unpredictable alchemy of fire. I fire these works in Neiseru Gama, my wood kiln, where the flames mark the surface with ash, carbon, and heat. Just as yokai blur the boundary between the real and the imagined, wood firing resists complete control. The process leaves evidence of the fire’s passage, creating surfaces that are never fully repeatable and never entirely mine to decide.

Working with clay and fire is how I find my balance in the world. It is both grounding and spiritual, a conversation with materials and forces larger than myself. These works are vessels of that dialogue—expressions of humor, unease, reverence, and play. By encountering them, I hope viewers are invited into their own reflections on belief, perception, and the mysteries that shape our lives.

Annual Miniature Show (Member Artists Only)
Theme: “The Little Things”

Opening Reception: Friday Nov 7, 2025 from 4:30 to 6:30pm with Live Music by Lake Jiroudek starting at 5:30pm.

The Little Things: Annual Miniature Art Exhibition

The Cannon Beach Arts Association presents The Little Things, our annual miniature art exhibition celebrating life’s small but meaningful moments—a morning cup of coffee, a radiant sunset, a beloved book.

This charming show brings together artwork from our community of CBAA members, each piece measuring 6x6 inches or smaller. Through painting, sculpture, mixed media, and digital art, the exhibition invites viewers to pause and appreciate the simple joys that make up our everyday lives.

Cannon Beach Gallery Presents: Into the Woods

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Opening Reception: Friday, Oct 3, 4:30–6:30 PM
Exhibition Dates: Oct 3 – Nov 2, 2025

The Cannon Beach Arts Association invites you to step off the beaten path and into the quiet poetry of the natural world with Into the Woods, a multi-artist exhibition celebrating the Pacific Northwest’s rich landscape. Featuring works by Connie Dillon, Erin Kendig, Adrian Stanciu, Mel McRobert, Martin Conley and Darryl Cox, Into the Woods explores the forest not just as a backdrop, but as a living, breathing subject.

For photographer-turned-painter Connie Dillon, the forests surrounding her new home in Astoria, OR, became a source of daily inspiration. Her intricate paintings transform photographic impressions into mosaics of light, shadow, and color—abstract up close, yet photographic from afar—capturing both the mystique and the embracing presence of the woods.

Seattle-based Erin Kendig blends watercolor, gouache, ink, and collage to reimagine nature in surreal, stylized landscapes. Inspired by trees, clouds, moss, mushrooms, and lichen, Kendig’s work brings overlooked elements of the natural world to the forefront, creating narratives in which the human self becomes both lost and found within vast ecological systems.

Adrian Stanciu draws from over 25 years of woodworking experience and an architectural background to create intricately turned bowls, vases, and sculptural forms from salvaged wood. Each piece rescues the hidden beauty of fallen or diseased trees, giving them a second life while honoring the environment.

Portland native Mel McRobert has been painting since childhood, inspired by the serene landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. His work invites viewers to pause, breathe, and immerse themselves in scenes that radiate tranquility and appreciation for nature’s quiet grandeur.

For over a decade, Central Oregon artist Darryl Cox, Jr. has been creating his distinctive Fusion Frames—singular works of art that merge the organic beauty of reclaimed branches and roots with the crafted elegance of picture frames, some of which are over a century old. His approach defies convention, embracing the avant-garde.

A third-generation Oregonian, Martin Conley has explored many creative avenues—painting, photography, and wood sculpture among them. With formal training in sculpture from the University of Oregon and decades of hands-on experience as a contractor, Conley has developed an intimate understanding of wood’s potential.

When approaching a new piece of natural wood, Conley lets intuition lead the way. His process celebrates both positive and negative space—the interplay of form and absence—inviting the viewer’s eye to move in and out of carved cavities, tracing the colors, textures, and rhythms of the material. The result is sculpture that feels alive, honoring the natural beauty of wood while revealing hidden worlds within it.

An Invitation to Wander
Into the Woods is more than an exhibition—it’s an invitation to slow down, look closer, and rediscover the interconnected world we share. Visitors will experience the forest as a place of beauty, mystery, and resilience, told through the diverse perspectives of five accomplished artists.

Opening Reception: Join us on Friday Oct 3 from 4:30–6:30 PM at the Cannon Beach Gallery for an evening of art, conversation, and refreshments.

For more information, visit cannonbeacharts.org, or email us at info@cannonbeacharts.org.

Lynne M. Allison Memorial Art Show: Art of Marine Navigation

2025 Theme: Art of Marine Navigation

The Cannon Beach Arts Association is pleased to announce a new annual exhibition to celebrate the life and artistic contributions of the late Lynne M. Allison, a talented local artist and cherished member of our Cannon Beach community. This exhibition is designed to honor her legacy by organizing a juried exhibition each year that specifically highlights the diverse subject matter that inspired Lynne in her own artistic works.

A guest juror will choose first, second, and third prize winners from the exhibition. Prize money for the winners is generously provided by Lynne’s foundation.

This year's theme is Marine Navigation, offering artists various ways to find inspiration. They can use navigation maps and charts as visual pieces, explore themes of adventure, and incorporate tools like compasses and binoculars. Artists can reflect on journeys, both real and symbolic, encouraging viewers to consider their own paths. Natural elements seen by navigators—stars, waves, wind, and marine life—serve as abundant visual and symbolic iconography, the ocean's beauty and its changing moods, which are essential to navigation can also be considered.

Marine navigation offers vast inspiration for artists, encouraging reflection on human creativity, the natural world, and the possibilities beyond the horizon.

This will be a juried show with cash prizes

First prize =$1000

Second prize - $500

Third prize = $250

Guest Juror: Matthew Palmgren, Assistant Curator for the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria.

JURY DEADLINE: AUGUST 7, 2025

The jury process for the Cannon Beach Gallery involves a guest juror reviewing all submitted artworks.

• Each submission will be evaluated based on:

  • Artistic merit

  • Relevance to the exhibition theme

  • If the work is “Gallery Ready” meaning dry paint, has the ability to hang on the wall (wire, or sawtooth), has the artists name, title of the work, medium, and price on the back of the piece.

• The jury will deliberate to select a predetermined number of works for the exhibition.

• Artists whose work is not selected will be notified following the jury decision.

• Important dates:

  • Submission deadline: Drop off artwork August 7, 2025 at the Cannon Beach Gallery.

  • Pickup of unselected works: August 10, 2025, at the Cannon Beach Gallery.

• Artists are encouraged to ensure their work is submitted by the deadline to be considered for the exhibition.

*Artist will be disqualified for the jury process if the artwork is not “gallery ready.”

Scott Vaughan + Michelle Valigura: Art Exhibition
Opening Reception: July 25th, 2025

Duration: July 25 - Aug 24th, 2025

Scott Vaughan is a landscape artist, born in Louisiana, Scott grew up in a rich environment of art and culture. He comes from a family of artists, architects, and model makers. He studied in 2-D design, painting, and graphic design. After years of working as a graphic artist, he decided to follow his passion of painting, showing work in galleries, doing commission pieces, mural work, and the occasional Art fair. His work attempts to capture the surreal experience of being in nature. His work is a blend of impressionistic and realist, but his graphic design influence inevitably bleeds through in all of his work.

Michelle Valigura is a sculptor, with a primary focus on ceramics. Her background designing for stop motion animation (including Elf, and the Simpsons) and her love of mid century design have built a foundation that allows her to work in multiple mediums. She has licensed her characters to Disneyland, Kidrobot, Paradise Toys  and other art brands, eventually forming her own design company Switcheroo, in 2007 with artist Amanda Visell. She has exhibited her work, lectured and taught workshops at galleries, museums and universities worldwide.

SALT & SEA: Art Exhibition
Opening Reception: June 13th, from 4:30 to 6:30pm.

Duration: June 13 - July 18th, 2025

Featuring: Tamara Davidson, de Camille, Silvia Trujillo, Nicole Hummel, and Debra Carnes.

Tamara Davidson: From crayons and coloring books to paint and canvas, Tamara Davidson has always felt a deep need to create. Whenever she is painting, she is in her happy place. Tamara enjoys working with acrylics for their versatility and rich textural qualities. Much of her inspiration comes from nature—the artwork of the Creator. She especially loves painting flowers, seascapes, and animals. Surrounded by so much beauty, she believes inspiration can be found everywhere. Her paintings have been exhibited in several venues, and is held in private collections across the United States and Canada. Through her art, she hopes to evoke a sense of peace and transport viewers to their own happy place.

“Art is the only proof we have of the existence of the soul.”
— Author Unknown

De Camille: A native Angeleno, De Camille attended the Lycee Francais at age six and went on to study art and fashion at the Paris American Academy and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris where she had a one-woman sell-out show in Montmartre. The world of the French Cabaret has continued to inspire her work.  There is a sense of the collector and traveler in her work having lived abroad for five years. From the Caribbean islands of Montserrat and Grenada to Paris and Bath UK, she takes from the past to update it through her unique and quirky lens.  Her work is a synthesis of Pop Culture through a dream-like state; her technique is layered.  It may start with the collaging of a Blue Print and images to set the scene or create the impressions for the structure of the work.  She experiments with various mediums to create altered states of texture such as; saw dust, paint medium; egg yolk; tea bags; paper; found objects.

Silvia Trujillo: Originally from West Hollywood, California, Silvia began an artistic career in the fashion design industry. Upon moving to Northern California in the 1980’s, she turned her focus to fine art painting.  After studying with a series of notable artist instructors ( Wayne Theibaud, Terry Miura, Suchitra Bohsle, and Susan Sarback), Trujillo continues to expand, experiment, explore, and develop her own creative style. Silvia is primarily a landscape painter who works directly from life, or ‘en plein air’ as it was called by the great French impressionists. Color, light, and atmospheric conditions are initially what attract her to a scene. Although the process of painting on location is somewhat arduous, she finds great pleasure in immersing herself in the surroundings that she captures on canvas. With a history of teaching and producing art for over 30 years, Silvia’s work is featured in gallery and museum shows, is collected by private and public entities all over the world, and has won numerous awards. Currently she stays active in the Oregon art scene where she lives.

Debra Carnes: Debra Carnes is a local fiber artist. All baskets are individually designed, and hand crafted. For more than thirty years self taught Debra Carnes has been hand-crafting woven works of art from ever changing materials. Her pieces have been displayed in juried shows and galleries in Michigan, Florida and Oregon. Debra’s baskets and sculptures are inspired by colors, textures and shapes in nature. She strives to create contemporary work while mastering historical techniques.

Nicole Hummel: Nicole Hummel is a dedicated artist and educator based in Nehalem, Oregon. She is an art teacher at Neah-Kah-Nie Middle School and outside the classroom, Nicole is known for her hyper-realistic paintings that capture the rugged beauty of the Pacific Northwest coast.
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SPRING TIDES: Art Exhibition
Opening Reception: May 2nd, 2025 during the Spring Unveiling Festival.

Duration: May 2 - June 8, 2025

Spring Tides: Group Exhibition: Featuring Lisa Sofia Robinson, David Cohen, Rita Brown, Sander Romanski, Gordon French, Brian Evans, Shoalwater Pottery.

Spring Tides brings together a dynamic collection of works, featuring Lisa Sofia Robinson, David Cohen, Rita Brown, Sander Romanski, Gordon French, Brian Evans, and Shoalwater Pottery, this group exhibition captures the power and serenity of coastal landscapes, shifting currents, and tidal energy.

Paper Poems: Art Exhibition
Opening Reception: March 21, from 4:30 to 6:30pm.

Duration: Mar 21 - Apr 27th, 2025

"Paper Poems," we proudly showcase the works of four talented artists: Rex Amos, Matthew Palmgren, James Moyer, and Moss Niesche. Each artist offers a unique perspective and style, transforming paper into expressive narratives that resonate with our emotions. As you explore this exhibition, you will encounter a variety of artistic interpretations that celebrate the beauty and versatility of paper in contemporary art.

LOST IN BLUE: Art Exhibition
Opening Reception: February 7th, 2025

Duration: Feb 7th - March 16th, 2025

The "Lost in Blue" exhibition features a variety of artworks that explore the depths and variations of blue. From ocean blues to moody midnight tones each artwork invites viewers to get lost in the mesmerizing world of blue.

Call for Art: We would like to invite artists to submit artwork for our upcoming "Lost in Blue" exhibition.  Open to all mediums, 2-D and 3-D art is welcome. Please contact us if you plan to submit something larger then 36x48.” Space is limited.

DREAMSCAPES: Art Exhibition
Opening Reception: January 10th, 2025

Duration: Jan 3 - Feb 2nd, 2025

The Dreamscapes Exhibition invites you to explore a collection of imaginative realms, each uniquely crafted by talented artists. This exhibition showcases a diverse range of visual expressions that transport viewers to worlds of their own, blending reality with the surreal. From vibrant landscapes to abstract interpretations, each piece invites contemplation encouraging the viewer to reflect on their own dreams. Featuring Lloyd Lindley, David Cohen, Kate Saunders, Janet Maher, John Kirk, Gwen Kirk, Gregory Hergert, Patti Breidenbach.

Lloyd Lindley: As a creative designer, painter, and photographer, Lloyd draws inspiration from the unique landscapes of Manzanita, Oregon. His keen observation of the world around him allows him to capture both the grandeur of nature and the subtleties of everyday life. Through his work, Lloyd expresses a deep appreciation for the natural environment, offering an introspective perspective on the people and places that inhabit these uncommon settings.

David Cohen: David’s work serves as an ode to the evolution of natural history art and the artists who transformed our perception of the world around us. For this collection, David focused on black and white, believing that this approach provided the clearest avenue to emphasize structure, light, and space. By eliminating color, he invited viewers to appreciate natural objects as pure forms and textures.

Kate Saunders: Kate Saunders specializes in kiln-formed glass and sculpture. In her work, she utilizes a distinctive process involving her own photographs. By employing a photoresist technique, she sandblasts the images onto the glass, subsequently rubbing enamels into the sandblasted areas to enhance the visual impact of the image.

Janet Maher: Janet Maher is a talented ceramist and sculptor who is based in the coastal town of Manzanita, Oregon.

John Kirk: John Kirk creates whimsical worlds through photography,“…Using a Canon 5D Mark II I’ve captured images of objects, textures, and solid colors. Each scene contains 25 - 30 of my images carefully chosen, layered, and blended to create mood and atmosphere. The finished image can take up to 3 weeks to complete, the resulting room surprises and pleases me so much that some days I just want move right in!”

Gwen Kirk: Gwen Kirk is a painter who captures unique scenes inspired by her life and imagination. Each artwork blends reality with fantasy, creating a story that connects with viewers.

Gregory Hergert: Currently, Gregory lives and works in the inner city of Portland, OR with his wife Robin and their cats. On most any given day, you will find him sitting in his art studio painting and drawing, where he finds inspiration in the day to day movements of the people and animals of the city that he sees below him as he looks out of his studio window and from the daily walks he takes throughout the city.

Patti Breidenbach: Patti holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jewelry Design from the University of Idaho, as well as an Art Teaching certification from Boise State University. She explores various mediums and has exhibited her work in juried exhibitions across Oregon and Idaho. Patti will showcase a collection of felted sculptures at our Dreamscapes exhibition.