Artist Block is a creative haven for dreamers, thinkers, and doers. We support a community of up-and-coming artists and provide them with a space to exhibit their work.
Experience new art and ideas at every point in the creative process while enjoying some of the most innovative wines the rising stars of the Oregon wine scene have to offer.
Owner Anna Sweet and gallery director Emma Schmitt curate all artwork, focusing on emerging artists and inspiring new concepts.
Need a space to host your next art opening? meet for creative brainstorming? Contact us. we ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU.
Artist In Residence
Anna Sweet
A dropout of the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, Anna decided to spend her time in the studios of working artists learning and conversing firsthand with the leaders in the industry. Anna moved from NYC to London to work for world-famous fashion photographer Rankin. Now a multi-media artist, Anna’s collections have ranged from photography to sculpture with works that raise the question, “What is art, and how do we consume it?”
Anna is working on her “Yummy” series and will be creating and sharing her newest concepts in the Artist Block space through the summer of 2024. Experience her art from conception to completion.
Artists on display
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Jennifer Lashbrook
PAINT CHIP ART
Obsessed with color, Jennifer is inspired by an over-examination of her subject matter. She dissects the image, surveys the hues, values, and saturations, and leaves the viewer with a schematic of the overarching color palette.
Jennifer’s work has been featured on Fox’s EMPIRE, Netflix’s BEATS, and FORBES Contemporary artists list.
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Helga Stentzel
SURREALIST PHOTOGRAPHY
Helga Stentzel works across various media, including photography, illustration, videography, and sculpture. She received the "Food Art Creator of the Year" award in 2020 and has collaborated with Amazon, BBC, and Honda. Helga worked in advertising and ran a children's clothing business before becoming a full-time artist.
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Kevin Komadina
REALISM PAINTINGS
A retired doctor of ICU medicine, Kevin began painting later in life. His skilled hand is present in his work. Kevin is drawn to painting classic scenes of public spaces that highlight the commonality and connectedness of human experience. All of his scenes feel vaguely familiar and nostalgic. He expertly paints neon and landscapes, making them seem almost photographic.
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ANJA VAN HERLE
POP ART AIRBRUSHING
Anja's work is a celebration of fashion and fashion illustration. Anja specializes in large-scale paintings featuring beautiful, idealized faces, often framed with elegant eyewear and avant-garde accessories. She concentrates on playful figurative paintings that combine a European sense of high fashion with an American sense of wonder.
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JORY COUP
POP ART
Jory is a studio brand of art by Artist Anna Sweet. Anna loves exploring new mediums with her production assistants and developing new creative concepts. Jory allows the studio to learn new techniques and push boundaries. The line ranges from graffiti works and colorful pop art to still-life photography with a twist.
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LEE MORRISON
ACRYLIC PAINTINGS
Lee uses a style that combines abstract and figurative elements to create captivating fractal forest scenes. Morrison Likes to play with perspective in both the figurative and literal sense. She likes how the visual forced perspective highlights that each experiences a single thing differently. Her fractals collide and merge as individual perspectives do.
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Ron Gusti
PAINTINGS
Known for his colorful paintings and rich use of textures, artist Ron Giusti takes inspiration from many sources. Pop art, graffiti, and even vintage Chinese takeout containers figure in the painter’s rich catalogue of sources, resulting in work that’s colorful, joyous, and even a bit tongue-in-cheek