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About the Artist

Since beginning her artistic practice in 2013, Arwen has worked across a wide range of media. Her paintings investigate themes of emergence, containment, and transformation, drawing inspiration from ecosystems, cellular forms, and marine flora and fauna. While her earlier work emphasized whimsy and decorative pattern, her recent paintings increasingly focus on atmospheric abstraction and interconnected ecological networks. Octopus imagery appears as a recurring subject, reflecting an ongoing interest in intelligence, adaptability, and fluid structure in the natural world.

Alongside her fine art practice, Arwen has developed an extensive body of surface pattern design. Her repeat-based collections reflect a long-standing interest in rhythm, structure, and playful visual language, with particular focus on textural patterns and novelty prints developed through experimentation in both traditional and digital media.

Largely self-taught, Arwen has exhibited in juried, community, and traveling exhibitions in Oregon, Maine, and beyond. She continues to develop series that bridge contemporary abstraction, environmental awareness, and material exploration. Her paintings are held in private collections across the United States and her surface pattern designs are available through print on demand.

Arwen at home with Liminal Vert (2026)

Upcoming Exhibitions

2026

Westminster Festival of Fine Arts
Westminster Presbyterian Church · Salem, Oregon
October 16–18, 2026

Resilience in Motion
Premier Academy of Performing Arts · Salem, Oregon
October 25, 2026

Black, White, Gray + One Color
Keizer Art Association · Keizer, Oregon
November 5–December 1, 2026

12×12 Exhibition
Oregon Art Center · Portland, Oregon
December 3–30, 2026

2027

Solo Exhibition
Roy John Jewelers · Salem, Oregon
January–February 2027

Selected Exhibitions

2026

Paint the Town & Write the Town
Elsinore Framing & Gallery · Salem, Oregon

Outside the Box
Artists in Action at Salem Art Fair & Festival · Salem, Oregon

Artists in Action Member Gallery
Elsinore Framing & Gallery · Salem, Oregon

Lean into Abstraction
Oregon Art Center Gallery · Portland, Oregon

Ocean Literacy: Sound & Video International Exhibition
Studio D, Art Korea Lab · Seoul, South Korea

Keizer Civic Center Show
Keizer Civic Center · Keizer, Oregon

Members Showcase
Keizer Art Association Gallery · Keizer, Oregon

Celebration of Flowers
Keizer Art Association Gallery · Keizer, Oregon

Spring Reveries
Artists in Action at Elsinore Framing & Gallery · Salem, Oregon

Red — Color Focus
Keizer Art Association Gallery · Keizer, Oregon

Under the Sea — 3rd Annual Online International Exhibition
Moku Gallery

Awards and Recognition

2026
Honorable Mention — Veraison, Paint the Town & Write the Town

First Place, 2D Art — Interstice, Keizer Art Association Members Showcase

Professional Affiliations

American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) — Member

Artists in Action (AiA) — Member

Keizer Art Association (KAA) — Member

Oregon Art Center (OAC) — Member

Salem Art Association — Member

The Society of Layerists in Multi-Media — Member

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