Maryhill Museum of Art

10/23/2026

Steven J. Levin's "Self Portrait" contains an example of 'mise en abyme,' a technique in which an image contains a smaller copy of itself. In this work, the recursive image of the artist's face appears multiple times inside of a frame as well as in a sketch taped to the easel.

Considered to be among the fourth generation of painters connected with American Classical Realism, Levin sought instruction from Atelier Le Sueur near Minneapolis, MN. There, in the artist's words, he was "immersed in a world that was rich in tradition, solid instruction, and which held to the idea that beauty and craft still were the underpinnings of great art."

Today, Levin is the recipient of numerous awards and prizes in national competitions from American Society of Portrait Artists, American Artist Magazine, the Oil Painters of America and more, contributing to a vibrant resurgence in contemporary realism.

See this painting on view at through November 15 in the exhibition, "American Classical Realism."

Image: Steven J. Levin (American, b. 1964), Self Portrait, 2005. Oil on canvas, 40" x32"; loaned by the artist.

10/22/2026

Rodin on a weekday ✨ Quiet encounters with "the father of modern sculpture" give old-school museum vibes on weekday afternoons at Maryhill (IYKNK!)

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10/21/2026

Every child, at least once. That’s our hope for field trip programs at Maryhill Museum of Art, especially with Fourth Grade Museum Week for students living in the Columbia River Gorge.

Museums are places of discovery. For a child, even just one visit to Maryhill Museum of Art might make a lifelong impression on their capacity for critical thinking, creative problem solving, and self-expression.

This year, as we celebrate 100 years of Maryhill, we collect decades of Maryhill memories that begin with this phrase:

“I first visited Maryhill as a child.”
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10/12/2026

“In an Indigenous future, we take our past with us. We remember that while life and culture is always changing, some things are ever-permanent.” — Cara Romero

Works by Will Wilson, Molly Murphy Adams, and Cara Romero express Indigenous cultural knowledge through new materials and contexts. See these, as well as a selection of Romero’s photographs alongside a video segment from the Craft in America episode “Chemehuevi artist Cara Romero” at Maryhill Museum of Art. We are proud to exhibit, preserve, and learn from the work of Indigenous artists past and present.

This image: Will Wilson (Diné [Navajo], b. 1969), eyeDazzler 2, from the Indigenous Mapping: Collecting Truths portfolio, 2017. Print on paper. Gift of Joe Fedderson. 2018.31.1m.

“In an Indigenous future, we take our past with us. We remember that while life and culture is always changing, some things are ever-permanent.” — Cara Romero

Works by Will Wilson, Molly Murphy Adams, and Cara Romero express Indigenous cultural knowledge through new materials and contexts. See these, as well as a selection of Romero’s photographs alongside a video segment from the Craft in America episode “Chemehuevi artist Cara Romero” at Maryhill Museum of Art. We are proud to exhibit, preserve, and learn from the work of Indigenous artists past and present.

This image: Molly Murphy Adams (Lakota, b. 1977), Bracelet with QR Code, 2017. Museum purchase. 2017.36.1. Shown as a screenshot with the QR code link pop-up in yellow [Search “persisted”]

“In an Indigenous future, we take our past with us. We remember that while life and culture is always changing, some things are ever-permanent.” — Cara Romero

Works by Will Wilson, Molly Murphy Adams, and Cara Romero express Indigenous cultural knowledge through new materials and contexts. See these, as well as a selection of Romero’s photographs alongside a video segment from the Craft in America episode “Chemehuevi artist Cara Romero” at Maryhill Museum of Art. We are proud to exhibit, preserve, and learn from the work of Indigenous artists past and present.

This image: Cara Romero (Chemehuevi, b. 1977), “The Zenith,”

10/09/2026

Game on! With our George E. Muehleck, Jr. Gallery of International Chess Sets, we're thrilled to be the venue for the Husky Scholastic Chess Tournament, a 2027 Oregon Scholastic Chess Federation State Championship Qualifier and Us Chess Federation Rated Tournament, this Saturday, October 10 at Maryhill Museum of Art.

Pictures: 2025 Husky Scholastic Chess Tournament, courtesy of Kevin Stuart

10/08/2026

On October 17, Maryhill Museum of Art welcomes santero Charles M. Carrillo to the museum to talk about saint-making in New Mexico and his own personal practice. He will paint a retablo and bring examples of other New Mexican retablos for visitors to see and handle. Carrillo's work is currently on display in two exhibitions at Maryhill Museum of Art:

Carrillo is the winner of many awards, among them the National Heritage Fellowship Award by the National Endowment for the Arts. His work is in many permanent collections in museums throughout the United States including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, the Museum of International Folk Art, and the Denver Art Museum.

This episode of Craft in America, a nationwide television series that airs on PBS, interviews Carrillo about his practice:

Santero Charles M Carrillo segment. MESSAGES episode PBS premiere: ...

10/07/2026