Born 1952 Salem, Oregon

Education

1971 - 1976
Studied under Larry Stobie at Oregon College of Education, Monmouth, OR

Solo Exhibitions

2007
"Testbeds", PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

2005
“template - grid - inset,” Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York, NY

2004
“Wood,” PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

2003
“Retrospective,” ArtGym, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR
“Alloys and the Role of Water,” PDX Contemporary Art, Portland,OR

2001
“Reservoir District,” PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.

2000
Solo show, Hallie Brown Ford Museum, Willamette University, Salem, OR.

1999
“Small Timber, The Templates,” PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.
“Drawing Space,” George Suyama Space, Seattle, WA.

1998
“Dark Cabinet,” PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.

1997
“Small Timber,” PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.

1994
“Reservoir District,” Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR.

1993
“Recent Work,” Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR.

1992
“New Works,” Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR.

1990
“D.E. May, Paintings and Constructions,” Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR.

1985
“Floor Plans,” The Yellow Front, Salem, OR.

1984
“The Four Berlins,” The Yellow Front, Salem, OR.
“Gstaad - Haunts of the Very Rich,” The Yellow Front, Salem, OR.

1982
“Hide Outs,” Hallie Ford Brown Gallery, Salem, OR.

1979
“The Lost Weekend,” The Big Sleep Gallery, Salem, OR.
“Nightlights and Paperweights,” The Big Sleep Gallery, Salem, OR.

1978
Willamette University, Salem, OR.
“Expeditions,” The Big Sleep Gallery, Salem, OR.
“Handline,” The Big Sleep Gallery, Salem, OR.

1977
“Fort Ord Logic,” The Big Sleep Gallery, Salem, OR.

1976
Willamette University, Salem, OR.

Group Exhibitions

2007
“Mixed Company” - Mary Henry, Ryan Jeffery, D.E. May and Vanessa Renwick, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

2005
“drawing(s): A 25th Anniversary Exhibition,” The Art Gym, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR
“Next,” PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

2004
Group Exhibit, Ute Barth, Zurich, Switzerland
“Collecting Words On and Off the Page,” Gallery 114, Portland, OR. Curated by Nancy Palmer.

2001
“Oregon Biennial,” Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR.
“Abstracts on Paper and Mixed Media,” PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.

2000
The Oregon State Capitol, Salem. OR

1998
“Abstract Geometric Show,” PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.

1997
“Gallery Artists,” PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.
“Drawings... An Annual Bi-Coastal Invitational,” Meyerson & Nowinski, Seattle, WA.
“Bellevue Art Museum 1997 Annual Exhibit,” Bellevue, WA, curated by Kathryn Kanjo
“Square Painting / Plane Painting,” Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA.

1996
“Willamette Valley Juried Exhibition,” Corvallis Art Center, Corvallis, OR.
“Gone But Not Forgiven,” Michigan Gallery, Detroit, MI.
“Fire and Ash,” PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.
“The Tool Show,” Portland Insitute For Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.

1995
“Oregon Biennial,” Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR.
“Fifteen Years,” group show, Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR.
“The Dress as Form and Symbol,” group show, Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR.

1994
“Only the Shadow Knows: Revelations From the Unconscious,” Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT.
“Recycling With Imagination: Art From Detritus,” Metro Regional Center, Portland, OR.
“Public Encounters,” Bush Barn Art Center, Salem, OR.

1993
“Cross Cut,” Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR.

1992
“Sign of the Cross,” group show, Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR.
“On a Small Scale,” Susan Cummins Gallery Mill Valley, CA.
“Spirit of the West: A Celebration of the Arts,” One West Bank, Travelling Exhibition
curated by Kristin M. Poole
“Dreams and Shields: Spiritual Dimentions in Contemporary Art, Salt Lake Art Center,”
Salt Lake City, UT, curated by Frank McEntire

1991
“Intimate Relations,” Jamison/Thomas Gallery, New York, NY.
“Sum of the Parts,” Jamison/Thomas Gallery, New York, NY.

1989
“Artquake,” Portland, OR, juror, Mary Beebe
“Small Works,” Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR.

Grants and Awards

1996
Juror’s Award, Willamette Valley Juried Exhibition, Mary Ann Deffenbaugh, Juror

1995
Juror’s Award, Oregon Biennial, William A. Fagaly, Juror

1992
Art Matters Grant

Public Collections

Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID
Oregon Arts Commission, Salem, OR
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR

Private Collections

Martin Brest, Los Angeles, CA
Blake Byrne, Los Angeles, CA
Sylvia Engelman, Grand Blanc, MI
Dennis Katayama, Berkeley, CA
Tim Kerr, Portland, OR
Werner Kramarsky, NewYork, NY
Dorothy Lemelson, Lake Tahoe, NV
Richard Levy, Santa Fe, NM
Kevin Longe, Dover, NH
Marilyn Murdoch, Portland, OR
Carol Smith Larson, Portland, OR
Driek Zirinsky, Boise, ID

Selected Bibliography

2007
“Shows of Note: D.E. May and Mary Henry,” The Oregonian, February 23, D.K. Row, p. 39

2004
“Bare Lines Reveal a Rich World,” The Oregonian, June 4, D.K. Row, pp 22, 24

2003
“D.E. May: The Occupations,” The Art Gym: Marylhurst University (Retrospective catalog), essay by Joel Weinstein
“A Retrospective of Sneaky Details,” The Oregonian, April 11

2001
Oregon Biennial 2001, catalog, ppgs. 40-41
“2001 Oregon Biennial at the Portland Art Museum,” Artweek, July/August, Lois Allan

2000
“An Informal View,” The Oregonian, January 7, D.K. Row

1999
“Shapely Art, Simple Tools, Big Ideas in Local Drawing,” The Stranger, December 9, Eric Fredericksen, v. 9, no. 9
“Drawing the Lines,” The Seattle Times, November, Sheila Farr

1998
New American Paintings, Number 19, The Third Pacific Coast Competition, pps. 108-111
“D.E. May at PDX Contemporary Art,” Artweek, October, Lois Allen, p. 26
“A Sobering Elegence,” The Oregonian, August, 21, D.K. Row, p. 70

1997
“Floor Plans of the Mind,” Willamette Week, June, D.K. Row, p. 61

1994
“Treasure Island,” ArtsOregon, June/July, M. Feronto

1990
“Of Bombast and Clarity,” The Oregonian, August 17, Randy Gragg, A & E