OPEN NOW: Augen's second location at 716 NW Davis (between Broadway and Park) in the Desoto building arts complex that houses 4 galleries and the Museum of Contemporay Craft. Come visit the new space and see the current exhibitions of paintings by SHARON BRONZAN and prints from the collection of Elly Guerin. Hours are 10:30 to 5:30 Tuesday though Saturday, same as the downtown 2nd Avenue location, where paintings by CYNTHIA MOSSER are the current exhibition.

5/7/08 - WENDY FRANKLUND MILLER is one of six regional artists whose encaustic work is showcased in the "Encaustic Invitational" exhibit at the Missoula Art Museum in Montana. The exhibit runs from May 2 to
June 19, 2008. Hours are Tues.-Fri 11-5, Sat. 10-5. (335 North Pattee St., Missoula, MT, www.missoulaartmuseum.org )

4/15/08 - GARY GROVES' work is the subject of a retrospective show, "A Look Back, 1978 to 2008" from April 19 to May 25, 2008 at the Arts Studio/Gallery (4 driveways south of High School Road, (206) 842-1294) on Bainbridge Island, WA. Featured are drawings, etchings, photography and woodcuts by Groves. Guest curator is Deborah Paine. A preview opening will be held on April 18 from 5 to 8 pm.

3/25/08 - Welcome new gallery artists: MARK ANDRES, JOHN DEMPCY, KAREN ESLER, BRAD MILLER, MARY WELLS, and MARK WILSON.

2/29/08 SARAH ELLEN TAYLOR's artworks ("Paul Smith Offers" and "Prada Offers") will soon be gracing the covers of Issue 7 of Pushing Out The Boat , a Scottish magazine of new writing and visual art.

1/10/08 - Congratulations to IAN BOYDEN, RON CRONIN and SALLY CLEVELAND who all received mention in local end-of-the-year press reviews. IAN BOYDEN was listed in Willamette Week's "The Best of 2007" visual arts review dated 12/26/07."BEST WORKS ON PAPER: Ian Boyden's April show at Augen was filled with fanciful abstracted landscapes made from crushed pearls and pigments made out of semi- precious stones." RON CRONIN and SALLY CLEVELAND were listed in the Oregonian's 2007 review of the arts "brightest moments" as part of a small group of veteran artists who presented "stunning exhibits."

7/27/07 - GRACE WESTON has been selected to be in Whatcom Museum's photography biennial this winter
titled "Nine To Watch" in Bellingham, Washington. The exhibition runs from Dec. 2, 2007 to April 27, 2008.

THOMAS MILLER's latest book,"AFRICAN QUEENS, Portraits of West African Tribal Women," is now available and can be previewed and/or purchased through this link: www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/38711.