Meet the Artists
We are so excited to be building a community of artists at the OAC
Alicia Baker | She/Her
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Alicia Baker is a Bend-based insect taxidermy artist that creates one-of-a-kind pieces that blend natural history with antiques, foraged items, and original paintings. Using ethically sourced specimens, she handcrafts detailed, thoughtfully arranged works that highlight the color, texture, and structure of each insect. Alicia travels for markets and sells her art in shops across Oregon, building a following for her distinctive, nature-inspired art and craftsmanship.
You can view Alicia’s artwork here:
Jeff Dooley | He/Him
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I have a BFA and a degree in advertising design. Early in life, I practiced fine art with an emphasis on drawing and multimedia. I've built my career in marketing and branding as a creative director/graphic designer and have been at that for about 35 years. Recently, I've turned my attention back to non-commercial visual art and am curious to see where the practice leads me next.
You can view Jeff’s artwork here:
Akiko Oncken | She/Her/Them
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Akiko Oncken is a contemporary painter and photographer based in Sisters, Oregon, creating work in the space between observation and emotion—where still life becomes a practice of attention, landscapes become feeling, and abstraction gives form to what can’t be named. Ranging from intimate figuration and nature morte to bold, gestural abstraction that nods to Abstract Expressionism, she uses painting, mixed media, and photography to explore different ways of seeing and sensing. Her intuitive, layered process moves fluidly between watercolor, acrylic, gouache, charcoal, pastel, and collage—guided less by prescribed methods than by the energy of each piece. Rooted in light, pattern, expressive mark-making, and color as emotional language, her work invites sustained looking and offers something new to discover each time you return.
You can view Akiko’s artwork here:
Hayley Purvis | She/Her
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Hayley Purvis is an Illustrator and artist with a BA in Visual Storytelling & Design and an AA in Visual Arts. She later earned a certificate in 2D Character Animation from Gobelins L'Ecole de L’Image and began her career as a freelance illustrator, collaborating with a range of clients. For the past five years, she has worked professionally in animation and graphic design and is the founder of Quiet Perch Creative, an illustration and graphic design agency. Observation plays a key role in her creative process. She is drawn to seemingly ordinary settings where characters or subjects encounter subtle traces of magic. Her work blends storytelling and illustration to uncover wonder within the everyday, inviting viewers to pause, look closer, and rediscover a sense of play and possibility. As she develops a more personal body of work, Purvis continues to explore new mediums and visual languages that best give shape to her stories.
You can view her artwork here:
Abigail Cannon | She/Her
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Abigail Cannon (she/her) is an emerging poet that lives in Oregon and adventures worldwide with her husband and two children. She has traversed the Three Sisters Wilderness on skis, sailed beneath glaciers in the Arctic Ocean, bent to catch her breath in the Himalayas, and through hiked 700 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail. Abigail has a bachelors in Conservation and Resource Studies from The University of California Berkeley and a Masters in Traditional Chinese Medicine from American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She spent ten years in private practice in acupuncture, three years assisting women in childbirth, and 1 year writing a fiction manuscript, which taught her to love poetry again. Abigail writes to make sense of the meaningful and meaningless moments of the day and of a lifetime. When not writing she can be found in the woods or on the beach, walking until the words come to her.
Michele Michael | She/Her
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Michele Michael is an artist and illustrator based in Bend, Oregon. She specializes in vibrant acrylic landscapes that celebrate public lands and the people who recreate there. She also creates illustrations for stickers, specializing in Central Oregon landmarks as well as National Parks. Both in her landscape paintings and illustrations, her use of bright colors and graphic lines captures the playful spirit of the outdoors. She is a self-taught artist and is currently exploring 3D media like clay and plaster. She lives with her husband and two young children.
You can view her artwork here:
Mauve | She/Her
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Mauve is an abstract painter who relies on intuitive practices to create pieces that explore the interplay of color and storytelling. Inspired by life eras and the encapsulation of memories, Mauve's art conveys a narrative that invites viewers to immerse themselves in another's experience and recognize the shared threads that stitch us together.
You can view Mauve’s artwork here:
Samantha Roberts | She/Her
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Samantha (Sam) and her husband moved from Chicago 10 years ago to create a home and raise a family in Bend. She is a self-taught novice in the field of pique assiette mosaic making and enjoys breaking apart things and putting them back together in unexpected and beautiful ways. Inspired by mosaics in public art like Parc Guell in Barcelona Spain, combined with her love for vintage china and tschotskes, she started her journey into the world of mosaics. She aims to prolong the beauty of items that once were loved by their original owners and makers but have no practical use in today's world. Sam co-owns a pop-up picnic business with her best friend where she uses (you guessed it!) vintage and thrifted china, linens and decor. She has been a stay-at-home mom for the last 8 years, a yoga practitioner for over 20 years and in her free time makes art, hikes, swims and explores beautiful Central Oregon.
Jess Kaihoi | She/Her
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Jess Kaihoi is an artist based in Bend, Oregon, and works as a Creative Director in experiential design. A Midwest native and California transplant, her practice explores the tension between material and emotion through abstract oil paintings and charcoal drawings. Her paintings layer shifting color with reflective foil, creating surfaces that respond to light and movement, while her charcoal works examine the human experience in its most distilled form. Jess holds a BFA in graphic design from Bethel University, and an MFA in art direction from Academy of Art University.
You can view her artwork here:
Cynthia Eckhoff | She/Her
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Cynthia Eckhoff is an executive coach, strategic advisor, and creative designer. Cynthia bridges the worlds of human behavior and structural design—both in the boardroom and the studio. Outside of her coaching practice, Cynthia channels her vision for transformation into a lifelong creative passion: sustainable fashion design. An avid garment maker, she crafts new pieces from scratch and meticulously up cycles vintage textiles, breathing new life into forgotten fabrics. She lives and works at the intersection of strategic execution and creative expression in Bend with her husband, Jason, two daughters, Hazel & Louise, and Gertie the dog.
Stan Mastalerz | He/Him
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I am a painter of abstract landscapes and a mixed-media sculptor. My work explores landscape through color, texture, and form. I joined the OAC to connect with local artists, exchange ideas, and become more involved in Bend’s creative community.
Sue Rawlinson | She/Her
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After exploring watercolor and acrylic painting nearly 25 years ago, I stepped away from art for a long time. I’m now returning to painting to rekindle my love of creating. Joining the OAC offers inspiration, community, and motivation to move through creative blocks and rediscover my artistic voice.
We have a growing community of over 35 artists!
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