Beatrice Rubenfeld lives in the Oregon Coast Range. Her passion to make art, combined with a reverence for nature’s beauty is the primary muse for her work. She paints in oil, creating radiantly colorful works of art. Her plein air paintings make brief visual statements, capturing the essence of ephemeral moments spent in nature. Birds, and other creatures, as well as still life designs also provide inspiration. Oil paint lends itself to almost limitless possibilities for expression. The medium becomes the muse. Her work is displayed locally at Art in the Valley, 209 SW 2nd Street in Corvallis, and at her own Studio Beatrice on 6th Street in Corvallis.
EDUCATION:
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA., Linn-Benton C. C., Corvallis, OR.
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; B.F.A. Cum Laude, Applied Visual Arts, 1997.
EXHIBITIONS:
Moon in the Water Gallery, Corvallis, Oregon, 1998.
Pegasus Gallery, Corvallis, Oregon, 1998-1999, 2010-2013.
Holiday Showcase Invitational, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem, Oregon, 1999.
Willamette Valley Juried Exhibition, Corvallis Art Center, Corvallis, Oregon, 1999, 2002.
Art About Forestry, Various sites in Oregon, 2000, 2002.
Art About Agriculture, Various sites in Oregon, 2001, 2002, 2003,2004.
Vistas & Vineyards Juried Exhibition, 1999-2016.
The Art of Work, The Benton Museum invitational exhibit, Philomath, Oregon, 2003.
Religious Art Show, Toledo, Oregon, 2003.
Artisans Gallery National Juried Exhibition, Mill Valley, California, 2003.
Places, one-woman exhibition, Mount Hood Community College, 2004.
Wild Rose Gallery, Philomath, Oregon, 2004.
Art in the Valley, a co-operative gallery, Corvallis, Oregon, 2003-2016.
Clark Studio and Fine Arts Gallery, Roseburg, Oregon, 2004-2016.
Da Vinci Days Invitational En Plein Air Exhibit, ArtCentric, Corvallis, Oregon, 2005.
Art Talks Gallery, Westport, Washington, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.
3 Artist Invitational LaSells Stewart Center, Corvallis, Oregon, 2006.
LaSells Stewart Center, various juried exhibits, Corvallis, Oregon, 2006- 2015.
Majestic Theater, Corvallis Oregon, Critique Collective Exhibit. 2009.
Raining Cats and Dogs, The Benton Museum juried show, Philomath, Oregon, 2013.
Beyond Words, traveling exhibit curated by Terri Thomas, 2017-2018
AWARDS:
American Dream Scholarship Award, 1996
Cha Teemanwi Award, 2001
Benton County Fair, Professional Landscape Oil, 1st Prize, 2003
Portals – Gateways to the World, Honorable Mention, 2017
SERVICE:
Co-president Corvallis Art Guild 1999-2000
Vistas & Vineyards Juror Procurement Chairperson, 2005.
Art in the Valley Gallery, Interior Space Chair, 2007- 2018. Assistant Director, 2017-2018
Corvallis Art Guild Chocolate Fantasy Art Procurement Team, 2007, 2008
Workshop Leader, Clark Studio, Roseburg, Oregon.
Exhibition Committee and CAG liaison, the Corvallis Arts Center, 2015-2017.
Studio Beatrice LLC. Studio/Gallery, Proprietor 2014-2018.