LightBox Photographic Gallery

Face to Face: 32 Oregon Artists

“A good picture tells a story, and nothing tells a story better—more eloquently, more efficiently—than the human face. The faces in this exhibition are those of Oregon artists. The story they tell, in part, is that of Oregon’s cultural history. They are the people who define the contemporary art scene—gifted and dedicated people whose work has enriched our lives and whose legacies are destined to be part of our cultural heritage. With each portrait it has been my hope to produce first a decent photograph—a truthful record, one that honors the unique strength of the medium, but I have sought also to produce a photograph that resonates, one that is more than just a simple statement of fact, one that preserves for myself and others a brief glimpse of the being behind the image”. ~ K. B. Dixon