Congratulations to the 2026 Pacific Northwest Drawers Artists
Blue Sky, Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts is pleased to announce the 59 artists selected for the 2026 Pacific Northwest Drawers! Each artist showcases a series of 10 photographic works, which will be on view in the Pacific Northwest Drawers flat files from April 2026 through March 2027 and on our website in perpetuity. These selections showcase the range and vibrancy of Pacific Northwest artists working in the photographic medium.
Join us in celebrating the 2026 cohort at our
First Thursday Opening on April 2 from 5 - 9 PM
2026 Artists
• Ezra Carlsen • Agnese Cebere • Ryan Claypool • Aunde Cornely • Charlotte Cox •
• Dennis DeHart • Teela Deleon • Nykelle DeVivo • Martin Dorn • Devin Feilen •
• Emily Fitzgerald • Todd Forsgren • Ricardo Gotla • Kennon Guerry • Rosie Gurnee •
• Ansley Gwin • Pamela Hadley • Annalise Hagen • Ed Hamilton • Megan Hatch •
• Robert Hazen • Misael Hernandez • Mike Hipple • David Hoekje • Orla Irish-Hurlow •
• Eden James • Ha Youn Jun • Edis Jurcys • Samantha Kasprowicz • Ann Kendellen •
• Dawn Kowalewski • Luciano Laredo Ratto • Stuart Allen Levy • An Li • Jim Lommasson •
• Manuel Lopez • Dan Mars • Annie Marie Musselman • Katharine Norton• Gordon Patterson •
• Kyle Pero • Mason Pittenger • Dustin Riggs • Marc Ripper • Christina Rouse •
• Christopher Trotchie • Reuben van Hoeve • Manda Vasquez • Leslie Weak •
• Zachary Werbalowsky • Aaron Wessling • Forest Woodward • Rana Young •
Expanding Visibility of Regional Artists
The Pacific Northwest Drawers originated in 2007 to expand the visibility of regional photographers. Each year Blue Sky invites artists from Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington to apply. The call opens in late fall and artists are selected in early winter.
Blue Sky received a huge number of submissions for its 19th iteration of the Pacific Northwest Drawers. The exhibition was juried by Leo Hsu, The Executive Director of Silver Eye Center for Photography. The 2026 cohort comprises a strong showing from Blue Sky’s home state, with 38 artists from Oregon. Other artists hail from Washington (17), British Columbia, Idaho (2), and Montana (2). The photographic work includes both lens-based and alternative processes, with a range of themes including identity, environment, connection, and social issues.
2026 Juror
Leo Hsu is the Executive Director of Silver Eye Center for Photography in Pittsburgh. Silver Eye’s mission is to promote the power of contemporary photography as a fine art by supporting and sharing the work of emerging, mid-career, under-represented and underseen artists. Leo has been a writer and editor for Fraction Magazine and Foto8/EI8HT and a news photographer. He taught history, criticism, and studio photography courses at Carnegie Mellon University, and holds a PhD in Anthropology and New York State Certificate in Culture and Media from New York University.
The Pacific Drawers is largely supported by a generous grant from The Kinsman Foundation.
