The Emerald Art Center presents a group show

from members of the PhotoZone Gallery.

PhotoZone is a collection of diverse individuals interested in the craft of fine art photography. The group was formed in 1988 and has had a wide variety of gallery locations in Eugene/Springfield. Genres include landscape and nature photography, documentary styles, abstract expression as well as portraiture and pinhole photography. Experiencing this group exhibition, viewers can see many types of prints including traditional silver prints, images made from digital capture, collaged prints, platinum/palladium, and hand-colored prints.

 

Plus: Artwork by featured EAC artists,

Betty Jo Wolfe and Michael Ostrov.

 

Return to Wonderland by Betty Jo Wolfe — Springfield, Oregon

Return to Wonderland takes us back to a world we think we know, only to discover something entirely unexpected. In this six‑painting series, familiar characters are reimagined with bold twists—Alice is no longer the lost little girl, but a survivor whose scars have sharpened into an unapologetic hunger for power. Wonderland itself has never been the same since she returned.

True to Betty Jo Wolfe’s style, the work is nonsensical yet perfectly sensible in its own way. It thrives on contradiction, inviting us into a space where beauty grows out of strangeness and wonder is never quite what we expect. This exhibit isn’t about retelling the old story—it’s about reshaping it, challenging us to see Wonderland through a lens that is at once unsettling, humorous, and deeply imaginative.

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Michael Ostrov found out that he just loves being up to his elbows in clay. There is a wonderful tactile feel to it. And he loves the meditative feeling that comes over him as he sees the clay turn into something of beauty beneath his hands. There are times a piece flops and he has to start over again. But when it works, the shapes that appear are always a surprise and delight. He loves looking at the pottery of other artists and wandering around art museums finding pieces from ancient to modern that tickle his creative juices.  He is thrilled to have the Emerald Art Center show his work. He hopes being here gets your own creative juices flowing.