Beth Sorensen

Beth Sorensen has worked in communications in the arts and higher education since 1990 and has, as a generalist, written about a wide range of creative forms. Having lived throughout the state of Oregon over the years, she is particularly interested in sharing the stories of the artists who live and work around our region, discovering what inspires them and how they make their creative process a part of their daily lives. She currently lives in Southeast Portland with her husband and three rescue terriers.

Dance Review: Martha Graham Dance Company brings past and present together at White Bird Dance

Celebrating its 100th anniversary, the acclaimed company showcased classic works by Graham alongside newly commissioned works by contemporary choreographers.

Oregon craft artists on the national stage

Three Oregon artists were selected for the 2024 Annual Smithsonian Craft Show, the country’s most prestigious juried show and sale of contemporary American craft.

Alaskan Native artists explore contemporary issues in ‘Protection: Adaptation & Resistance’

Artists respond to violence against women, the pandemic, climate change, and other threats to Indigenous communities in a powerful exhibit at the Center for Native Arts & Cultures.

Cody and Laurel Bustamante: Otherworldly, disorienting, mesmeric

Two Southern Oregon painters with distinctively indefinable styles find rejuvenation and inspiration in a post-pandemic respite.

Guardino Gallery’s day of coming alive

In its 25 years Donna Guardino's Alberta Arts District gallery, now in the midst of its annual Day of the Dead show, has helped spur a renaissance in a once moribund part of the city.

Loss, Memory & Connection at The Reser

The Beaverton arts center's exhibitions "Invisibilia" and "1,000 Moons" explore Asian heritage and the legacy of Japanese American incarceration camps.

To Bear Witness – Extraordinary Lives: new exhibition explores the refugee experience

Multimedia exhibition captures stories of survivors who fled war, persecution, and genocide to rebuild their lives in Oregon.

‘Tikkun Olam’: Repairing the world a stitch at a time

"A sewing bee that can help mend our society": Textile artist Bonnie Meltzer and a lot of helpers transform a giant parachute into a symbol of hope at the Jewish Museum.

Wataru Sugiyama: Building beauty

From a barn studio in Ashland, the sculptor creates works infused with the spirit of his native Japan.