Whitney Nye
2211 NW Front Ave., Portland, OR 97209
whitney@whitneynye.com • www.whitneynye.com • 503-781-8090
EDUCATION
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
B.A., Studio Arts – 1984–1989
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
Russo Lee Gallery, Portland, OR – 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025
Newport Visual Arts, Newport, OR – 2021
Liberty Arts Collaborative, Bend, OR – 2018/2019
Port of Portland, Portland International Airport, A Concourse – 2016/2017
Port of Portland, Portland International Airport, B Concourse – 2013/2014
Tayloe Piggott Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY – 2008
Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN – 2007
Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, UT – 2007
The Nine Gallery, Portland, OR – 1998
Bonakeane Gallery 1997
Hoffman Gallery 1993
RESIDENCIES & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Career Opportunity Grant, The Ford Family Foundation, and Oregon Arts Commission 2020
Vermont Studio Center, Fellowship Residency – 2019
Art in Embassies in Bandar Seri Begawan 2020-2022
Penland Fellowship Retreat, Penland School, NC – 2014
GLEAN Residency, Portland, OR – 2014
Golden Spot Artist in Residence, The Ford Family Foundation, Caldera, OR – 2013
Golden Spot Artist Awardees Exhibition, Bend, OR – 2013
Instructor, Oregon College of Art and Craft – 2011
Design Team Roster, Regional Arts & Culture Council, Portland, OR – 1998–2000, 2000–2002
Artist-in-Residence, Bullseye Glass Co., Portland, OR – 1999
Sculpture Installations, Nike World Campus – 1994, 1996
Sculptural Furniture Collaboration with Emily Steffian – 1995–1996
Studio Assistant, Penland School, Penland, NC – 1993
Residency, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR – 1992–1993
Fellowship, Penland School, Penland, NC – 1989–1991
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Grand Rapids Museum of Art, A New State of Matter: Contemporary Glass 2020
Boise Art Museum, A New State of Matter: Contemporary Glass – 2018
SF Environment, 1455 Market Street, San Francisco, CA – 2016
Disjecta, Portland, OR, GLEAN Residency Exhibition – 2014
Living Legacies: Celebrating Oregon Artists, Jordan Schnitzer Museum, 2013
The Female Figure: Artistic Multiplicities, Jordan Schnitzer Museum 2012-2013
Sitka Art Invitational, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR – 2010
Tayloe Piggot Gallery, Jackson, WY, Taking What’s Abstract Out of Abstract Art – 2009
The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR, 25th Anniversary Group Show – 2011
The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR, 20th Anniversary Group Show – 2006
The Art Gym, Marylhurst University, West Linn, OR, Exponential: 4 Huge Paintings – 2001
Portland Building Installation, Portland, OR, Residuum – 2000
Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR, The Dress – 1998
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Swedish Hospital/Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR
OHSU Collaborative Life Sciences Building & Kohler Center, Portland, OR
Providence Cancer Center & St. Vincent Hospital, Portland, OR
Salem Hospital, Salem, OR
Stoel Rives LLP
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Bellevue Towers, Bellevue, WA
Bullard Law; Garvey Schubert Barer; The Commerce Bank; Mazama Capital Management; McCormack Communications – Portland, OR
Amberglen Business Center, Beaverton, OR
Ford Family Alumni Center, Eugene, Oregon
AmMedDirect, Nashville, TN
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Miller, Brianna, “Oregon Artist Whitney E. Nye Takes Road Less Traveled in Dazzling Show, The Oregonian, Oregon Live, Mar 10, 2023
Miller, Brianna, “Your Best Best for Visual Art: Whitney E. Nye, “The Oregonian, January 6, 2023,p.6 and online
Whitney Nye, “Color Catalog of paintings produced at Vermont Studio Center Residency in 2019, supported by Oregon Arts Commission and Ford Family Foundation, Fall 2020
Whittle, Mackenzie, “Featured artist: Whitney Nye”, The Bulletin, January 17, 2019
“At Liberty New Exhibition ‘SIFT’: Selected Works by Whitney Nye,: Cascade A&E, January 2, 2019
Wang, Amy, “7arts picks: photography, theatre, classical music, art exhibits,” The Oregonian, July 27, 2017
Cantor, Allyn, Variations: ‘30 years/Mary Josephson: Why I Kept a Light Burning,” Preview, November-January 2016-17, p. 72
Stirring Embers: A Workbook for a Life of Making, The Ray Grimm Legacy Project, 2016
Local artist contributor and cover artist, Artslandia, 2015-2016, pp. 17,74
Motley, John, “Local Artist Address Portland’s Waste in ‘Glean’ at Disjecta.” Oregon Live, July 29, 2014,online
Ratzlaff, Lisa. “Portland Artist Whitney Nye Shares Her Warmth and Nature.” Faces From The Neighborhood, November 12, 2013, online at facesfromtheneighborhood.blogspot.com
“Celebrating Oregon Artists: Recent Additions to the Collection,” The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Members Newsletter, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, Spring/Summer 2013 p.2
“Art On The Hill: Works from OHSU Collection”,2011, pp.64 illus.
“Caldera Hosts ‘Curated Residency’, KTVZ.COM News Sources, April 11, 2013 online
Cantor, Allyn, “Vignettes: Whitney Nye: Liberty,” Preview The Gallery Guide, February/March 2011. P. 63
D.K. Row. “A Nice Night for an Art Walk,” The Oregonian, February 3, 2011, pp. E1-E2
Zevitas, Steven T. New American Paintings, Boston, MA: The Open Studios Press, 2009, pp.104-107. Illus
Nichols, Jake, “Abstractions and Indian Blankets in Jackson.” Planet Jackson Hole Online, May 21, 2008,p.1
Fulton, Ben, “Nye’s ‘Comeback’” The Salt Lake City Tribune, March 2008
Nolan, Joe, “Our Critics’ Picks,” Nashville, TN, May 25, 2006.p.6
D.K. Row, “Livin’ Large,” The Oregonian, January 21, 2001, p.1,8.