Urban Canvas 2019 Projects
Dorothy Siemens
Dates painted: November 2019
Location: Whiteaker Neighborhood Traffic Box at 6th & Blair
About: Dorothy Siemens is a multi-disciplinary artist whose artwork explores ideas of identity, gender, and perceptions of existence, as tools to understand the emotional nature of people, and how we evolve from the collective experiences of our everyday lives. Within their work, they create a visual language of recurring images that are used to meditate on these concepts. Dorothy graduated from the University of Oregon in 2012, with a degree in Fine Art, and an emphasis in printmaking, illustration, and photography. They currently work as a freelance illustrator on both commercial and small-scale projects.
Faunwood (Miranda Zimmerman)
Dates painted: November 2019
Location: Whiteaker Neighborhood Traffic Box at 5th & Blair
About: Faunwood grew up in Fresno, California, passing time by illustrating digitally and watching nature documentaries in the background. Her work is influenced by both the real and fictional - often drawing inspiration from mythology and animated stories. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Biology and a minor in Visual Art at California State University Monterey Bay and soon discovered the field of Science Illustration. She likes to create creatures that are engaging, charismatic, and sometimes a little mutated and unsettling.
Nicole! (Nicole Fraley)
Dates painted: November 2019
Location: Whiteaker Neighborhood Traffic Box at 6th & Washington
About: Nicole! is a Pacific Northwest born and raised artist. She is inspired by the ec-centric, the outlaw, the tinkerer, and the odd ball. She has been making art since she was a kid. Past projects include a bathroom in a senior home and a large-scale basalt fountain at LCC. She has also shown her work around town in cafes and bars and now defunct art spaces.
Travis Pendlebury
Dates painted: November 2019
Location: Whiteaker Neighborhood Traffic Box at 6th & Jefferson
About: Travis Pendlebury is an illustrator and graphic designer who specializes in hand-drawn characters and fantastical creatures.
Wayde Love
Dates painted: March 2020
Location: Whiteaker Neighborhood Traffic Box at 1st & Van Buren
About: Wayde started creating art when he was a kid in the 80s, back in North Carolina. Although he took some art classes when he was young, he is mostly self-taught. He has been living in Eugene for 20+ years and currently works for the City of Eugene and teaches art and mindfulness at Kelly Middle School. He also co-founded the Whiteaker Block Party. Wayde has painted murals at PublicHouse in Springfield, Hay Baby, Cornbread Café, Looking Glass, and Petersen Barn Community Center.
