CV
| Born | |
| 1958 | Everett, WA |
| Solo Exhibitions |
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| 2009 | Dix-Huit, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR |
| 2005 | Galerie des Modes and Still, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR |
| 2003 | Mythos, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR |
| 2002 | La Lumière Cachée, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR |
| 2000 | New Paintings, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR |
| 1998 | Joseph Chowning Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| New Paintings and Drawings, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR | |
| 1997 | Recent Paintings, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR |
| 1996 | Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR |
| 1995 | New Drawings, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR |
| Select Group Exhibitions | |
| 2011 | Aqua Art Miami (with Froelick Gallery), Miami, FL |
| Exquisite Allegory, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle, WA | |
| 2010 | The Science of Gender and Sex, 29th Annual Gender Studies Symposium, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR |
| Referencing the Past, SAM Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| 2009 | 34th Annual NW Natural Street of Dreams, Portland, OR |
| 2007 | First Exhibit, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR |
| 2006 | Beastiary, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR |
| 2005 | drawing(s) 40+ artists/200 works: A 25th anniversary exhibition, Terry Hopkins, curator, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR |
| Winter Group Show, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR | |
| 2004 | The Clown Show, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR |
| 2003 | Winter Group Show, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR |
| Reallegories / Core Sample, Belmont Factory, curator, Andrea Borsuk, Portland, OR | |
| Introductions, SAM Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| 2002 | 32nd Willamette Valley Juried Exhibition, Corvallis Art Center, Corvallis, OR, Juror: Roger Hull |
| Showcase 2002, Beaverton Arts Commission, Beaverton, OR, Juror: Mark Wooley (award) | |
| 2001 | East Meets West, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR |
| Winter Group Exhibit, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR | |
| 2000 | PDXs to Quartersaw: Celebrating Sixteen Years, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR |
| Open Walls, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, OR | |
| 1999 | Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, OR, Curator: Katheryn Kanjo (catalogue) |
| Pacific Rim: Oregon, Terrain, San Francisco, CA | |
| Fin de Siècle,Terrain, San Francisco, CA |
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| Hydrangea House, Newport, RI | |
| 1998 | Joseph Chowning Gallery, San Francisco |
| When Voices Become Pictures: Images from Western USA, Terrain, San Francisco, CA | |
| Fairies and Furies, LaLuna, Portland OR | |
| Basil Hallward Gallery – Powell’s City of Books, Portland, OR | |
| 1997 | The Boy Mechanic, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland OR, Curator: Paul Arensmeyer |
| The Garden Show, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, OR, Curator: Victoria Beal | |
| Joseph Chowning Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR | |
| 1996 | Community Arts Foundation, Vallejo, CA |
| Basil Hallward Gallery – Powell’s City of Books, Portland OR (Fall) | |
| Saks Fifth Avenue, Portland, OR | |
| Basil Hallward Gallery – Powell’s City of Books, Portland OR (May) | |
| Speaking Engagements | |
| 2011 | The Figure in Contemporary Art Symposium, Tacoma Art Museum, 3 April, 2011 |
| Awards | |
| 2011 | Grand Prize Winner – “The Power of Self” Competition, Artists Wanted, New York, NY |
| 2002 | Best of Show – Showcase 2002, Beaverton Arts Commission, Beaverton, OR, Juror: Terri Hopkins |
| 1997 | Winning Pacific Coast Competitor – New American Paintings, Open Studios Press, Wellesley, MA, Juror: Clare Bell, Guggenheim Museum – Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, New York, NY |
| Select Periodicals and Articles | |
| 2011 | “Seven Questions” series interview, Laura Stanfill, Laura Stanfill, 22 August, 2011 |
| “A Q&A With the ‘Power of Self’ Prize Winner Stephen O’Donnell, the ‘Perverted Norman Rockwell’ | |
| of Portland”, Artinfo.com, 10 June, 2011 | |
| “Stephen O’Donnell” (featured artist), Artisaday.com, 30 May, 2011 | |
| “In ‘Exquisite Allegory’ at Winston Wächter, every picture tells at least one story,” Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times, | |
| Seattle, WA, 3 February, 2011 | |
| 2008 | Portrait of Portland Magazine, Portland, OR, Spring (image) |
| 2007 | Just Out, Portland, OR, 19 January, p26 (image) |
| 2006 | “Stephen O’Donnell,” Judy Campanaro, Outlands, pp 19, March 2006 |
| 2005 | “A Quarter Century of Quality,” Victoria Blake, The Oregonian, 2 December, 2005, A&E |
| “2 artists’ works on paper make good pairing,” Brian Libby, The Oregonian, 1 June, 2006, A&E | |
| 2004 | “Pocket-size catalog captures grand ideas,” Joseph Gallivan, Portland Tribune, Portland, OR 6 August 2004 |
| 2003 | “Reallegories at Belmont Factory,” Pat Boas, Art Week, December 2003 – January 2004, Vol 34 Issue 10, Palo Alto, CA |
| “Self Portrait in Red Lipstick,” The Oregonian, Portland OR, 12 December 2003, pp 26, A&E | |
| “Stephen O’Donnell at Froelick,” Grant Menzies, Willamette Week, Portland, OR, 11 December 2003, pp59 | |
| “ArtsWeek’s Radar,” Rob Kelley, The Oregonian, Portland, OR 30 November 2003, pp D9, A&E | |
| “Show of Note,” D.K. Row, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, 19 December 2003, pp 26, A&E | |
| “Arts Rodeo,” Portland Mercury, Portland, OR, 4 December 2003, pp 31 | |
| 2002 | “32nd Willamette Valley Juried Exhibition,” Hester Coucke, Artspirit, Corvallis Arts Center—Linn-Benton Arts Council, Corvallis, OR, October, p 1 |
| 2001 | “World Report: Portland—Crossing Boundaries: East West Symposium in Print Art,” Hidekki Kimura, Hanga Geijutsu, Tokyo, Japan, #114, Winter, pp 132-133 |
| “Art Saves Lives! (Sort Of): On PICA’s Visual Arts Flank,” Steffen Silvas, Willamette Week, Portland, OR, 26 December, p 26 | |
| “The Buzz That Was: October 13,”The Oregonian, Portland, OR, 28 December, A&E, pp 6-10 | |
| “The Frame Game: “East Meets West” at Froelick Gallery,” Stan Hall, The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, USA, 14 October, p F10 | |
| “Print City: Froelick Gallery,” Bob Hicks, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, USA, 9 October, p E1 | |
| 2000 | “New Master,“ Oriana Green, Just Out, Portland, Oregon, 7 April, p 43 |
| “PICA: Open Walls,” Michaela Lowthian, Willamette Week, Portland, OR, 17 May, p 79 | |
| “The End of Victoria’s Era,” D.K. Row, The Oregonian, Portland, 4 June, pp F1-F8 | |
| “Decision Marks the End of an Era,” D.K. Row, The Oregonian, Portland, 15 May, pp B1-B3 | |
| 1999 | “A Good Look Around,” Daniel DuFord, Willamette Week, Portland, OR, 11 August, p 75 |
| “Fin de Siècle’ at Terrain,” Mark Van Proyen, Artweek, San Jose, CA, March, p 15 | |
| “Art on the Edge,” Ron Cowan, Statesman Journal, Salem, OR, 1 August, pp 1D, 5D | |
| “Oregon Biennial Showcases New Art,” Statesman Journal, Salem, OR, 29 July | |
| “The Spirit of ’99,” Karen Steen & Caryn Brooks, Willamette Week, Portland, OR, 28 June, pp 41-4 | |
| “1999 Oregon Biennial Artists Chosen,” Kate Bonansinga, Willamette Week, Portland, p 66 | |
| “Gallery Watch,” David Bonetti, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, CA, 5 February, p C16 | |
| “Hooray for Biennial! Let’s Change it for 2001,” Randy Gragg, The Oregonian, Portland, 8 August | |
| “In the Spotlight,” Randy Gragg, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, 4 August | |
| “Oregon Biennial: Two Views,” Sue Taylor & Randy Gragg, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, 1 August, pp 1-4 | |
| “Kathryn Kanjo: On Oregon Art and Collecting,” Randy Gragg, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, 30 July, p 6 | |
| “Art Old and New,” Tricia Jones, The Columbian, Vancouver, WA, 29 July, pp F14, F21 | |
| “Another View of the New,” D.K. Row, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, 30 July, p 70 | |
| “Curator Nips Biennial List: Only 25 of 700 Artists Chosen,” Randy Gragg, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, 20 June, E3 | |
| “In Second Year, Biennial Curator Urges New Forms,” Randy Gragg, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, 14 February, p F12 | |
| 1998 | San Francisco Monthly, San Francisco, CA, July (image) |
| 1997 | “New Adventures in Camp,” D.K. Row, Willamette Week, Portland, OR, 2 July, pp 59-60 |
| “Manly Endeavors,” Anne Martens, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, 11 July, A&E, p 68 | |
| 1996 | “Form Follows Function,” Kevin Francis, Willamette Week, Portland, OR, 29 May, p 45 |
| “Fools for Tools,” Randy Gragg, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, 10 May,pp 17-18 | |
| Collections | |
| Portland Community College, Portable Works Collection, Portland, OR | |
| Rufus Wainwright, New York, NY | |
| Tom Spanbauer, Portland, OR | |
| Catalogues | |
| 2008 | Cascade AIDS Project 18th Annual Benefit, Portland, OR |
| 2004 | Art on the Vine, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR |
| 2003 | Art on the Vine, Vintage 2003, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR |
| Cascade AIDS Project 13th Annual Benefit, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR | |
| 2002 | Art on the Vine, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR |
| 1999 | Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, Essay: Kathryn Kanjo, p 28 |
| 1997 | New American Paintings, Publisher: Open Studios Press, Wellesley, MA, number 13, December, pp 76-77, 123, Essay: Clare Bell |
| Performances | |
| 2009 | Les Prévert in Concert, 15 June, North Star Ballroom, Portland, OR |
| 2007 | Les Prévert in Concert, 12 March, North Star Ballroom, Portland, OR |
| 2003 | Un Petit Concert, benefit for Basic Rights Oregon, 3 December, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR |
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