The Linfield Art Gallery
Welcome to the Linfield Art Gallery
The Linfield Art Gallery is a vibrant learning laboratory that invites nationally and internationally recognized artists, emerging artists and Linfield student artists to our space. Solo and group shows, often with artist residencies, are a part of exhibits developed to create dialogue and critical thought through provocative, challenging and diverse programming. We strive to create an enriching visual experience for everyone.
Our exhibits are free and open to the public.
Gallery hours
- Monday through Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Saturday: noon to 5 p.m.
Current Exhibit
Return to the Fools Garden, an exhibit by artist Richard Cutshall will be featured in the Linfield Gallery in the Miller Fine Arts Center at Linfield University from Aug. 27 through Sept. 26, 2025. The artist along with exhibition curator Jennifer Gillia Cutshall will both give remarks during the opening reception on Wednesday, Aug. 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the gallery. Light refreshments will be provided. The exhibition features prints, drawings, paintings, and sculpture. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m. The gallery will be closed on Labor Day.
Richard Cutshall shares the following statement regarding the exhibition:
“My first memories are of making art. At an early age, I relied on drawing to help make sense of the world. My artwork has evolved, but my urge to create remains constant. This creative compulsion pushes me across mediums and materials, always challenging me to examine the boundaries set by my own aesthetic concerns. Through my work, I feel connected to a community of art makers, from ancient cultures to my contemporary counterparts.
My process is driven by an exploration of the unconscious. As I work, archetypal images and forms emerge to reveal the complexities of the human condition and the joy and the struggle encountered in daily life. This exploratory process allows me to excavate imagery from somewhere unseen and unknown. I never completely know where the work will take me.
“Return to the Fool’s Garden” is the latest culmination of my personal mythos. It is a nonsensical place full of monsters, beasts, angels, characters, and archetypes representing aspects of self, and my response to the world. Questions of spirituality, mortality, and a search for meaning pervade the ongoing narrative to gain understanding of this difficult reality. In this search, I am continually drawn to the absurd and those spaces in between. It is my hope that the worlds I create form a lasting impression.”
About the artist:
Richard Cutshall is a Mexican American artist who works in the mediums of drawing/painting, printmaking, and sculpture. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts and a K–12 Art Education certification from Pittsburg State University and holds a Master of Fine Arts in Drawing and Painting from the University of Arkansas. He has taught in higher education for over 25 years and currently is an assistant professor of Studio Art at Linfield University as well as the Gallery Curator. His vast exhibition record includes over 150 group and solo shows, both nationally and internationally. His artwork is included in numerous private and public collections throughout the world.
Some of Richard’s earliest memories involve art and he vividly remembers drawing from an early age, using it as a way to understand the sometimes-frightening aspects of the world around him. Today that use of art as a tool to gain understanding continues with Cutshall describing his work as “a kind of self-exorcism.”
Currently Cutshall lives in Portland, Oregon with his artist/curator wife, Jennifer Gillia Cutshall, their adorable cat and very loveable giant dog. For more information, please visit his website at http://www.richardcutshall.com or follow Richard on Instagram @artistrichardcutshall
About guest curator Jennifer Gillia Cutshall:
Jennifer Gillia Cutshall is an artist and curator currently living in Portland, Oregon where she has curated over 150 exhibitions. She is the Founder of Verum Ultimum Art Gallery where she has showcased the work of 2,341 artists since 2012. She has served as the Gallery Director for the Mt. Hood Community College’s 2000 square foot gallery (in addition to other colleges). She has served as a guest curator for the Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery and served as an art juror for non–profit organizations in New Mexico. As an artist, her work is in collections worldwide and she has designed and painted over 300 hundred murals and public art pieces in the Northeast, Southwest, and Pacific Northwest regions of the United States.
For more information, please visit her websites verumultimumartgallery.com & jennifergilliacutshallart.com.
Sponsorship: This exhibition is sponsored by the Department of Art.
Gallery hours and information stays the same. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m.
Gallery hours and information
Gallery hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Saturdays, 12 - 5 p.m.
Directions: from 99W, turn east on Keck Drive at the McMinnville Market Center in south McMinnville. Turn right at the first street onto Library Court. The art gallery is located in the second building on the left, Building B. Parking is available on the street and in the lot west of Nicholson Library.