What We (Be)Hold
Curated by Kendra Roberts
Sunset Over the Coronado Bridge by Leah Nadeau
The Arts Council of Lake Oswego proudly presented What We (Be)Hold, our open call show for 2026.
The opening reception was held on Friday, August 7, 5:30-7:30pm. Multiple artists were in attendance, and Oswego Lakers turned out in force, breaking our our standing attendance record.
Blackfish Gallery Director and founder of Common Ground Arts, Kendra Roberts, juried the show to great effect, creating a cohesive, immersive crowd-pleaser. Describing the theme, Roberts writes:
“What We (Be)Hold embraces the spirit of what holds our focused attention, wonder, admiration, or spiritual contemplation, as well as what we keep, retain, or clutch close. Artists are invited to submit work in response to ideas around what we should be holding. What are we (be)holding? What or who is holding our attention? To what or whom are we beholden? How do we hold ourselves? How do we hold one another?”
The selection process resulted in 46 artists being chosen. Over 50 pieces of art across various 2D and 3D media were on display.
Artists included:
Audrey Ahern
Malon Al-Jiboori
Justin Auld
Irina Belova
Lisa Brinkman
Jason Brown
Bari Dreiband Burman
Becky Chinn
David Cohen
Connie H Colter
Matt Foter
Lindsey Fox
Fred Gerendasy
Peter Gomena
Wayne Harrel
Megan Hatch
Lindsey Holcomb
Diane Jacobs
Anna Kaufman
Hannah Kennedy
Marie Lo
Marne Lucas
Ron Maben
Anne Mavor
Kathleen McFall
Evelyn Kathleen McLean
Daniel McMurry
Ruth Meijer
Mona Monroe
Leah Nadeau
Willy Paul
Anna Gray + Ryan Wilson Paulsen
Jenna Philpott
Betsy Power
Erin Power
Jennifer Rottinghaus
Diego Gilberto Sánchez
Leslie Peterson Sapp
Elizabeth Serreau
Harley Talkington
Libby Wadsworth
Gia Whitlock
Beth Wilson
April Xu
Masha Yaremenko
Wesley Younie
The exhibition was on view from August 7th– October 30th, 2026 at Artspace, located at 380 A Avenue in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
Artspace is a nonprofit art gallery in Lake Oswego. Located at 380 A Avenue in Lake Oswego, Oregon, the gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and during special events.
Special thanks to our season sponsor, the Henry Lea Hillman Jr. Foundation.
Read the press release here:
Download the show booklet here (PDF):