Yer Za Vue’s journey is made for the movies. An award-winning painter and respected teacher, the artist began her life in a Laotian village, eventually landing her dream job at Disney Feature Animation Studio in Florida, bringing to life some of the studio's most beloved characters.

Studio Signs Co. is a family-run business that has created some of Portland's most memorable signs, including those for McMenamin's. The current owner, Nick Lee, took over the company after his father, Melvin, company's previous owner, retired. For Nick, it's a great opportunity to create long-lasting and meaningful art, while building upon the company's deep history and legacy.

White Lotus Dragon & Lion Dance is one of Portland's most popular Chinese lion dance teams. Founder Nhan Danh and his team spent years wowing crowds with their stunning lion dancing acrobatics and family-friendly crowd interactions. Through lion dance, Danh connects with his Asian American roots and passes along his wisdom to a younger generation of Asian Americans. Though the past year saw the team cancel many of their performances due to the pandemic, Danh is hopeful that the new year will bring new opportunities to push White Lotus forward as cultural ambassadors in Portland's Asian American community.

Ashland’s Betty LaDuke is one of Oregon’s most internationally recognized artists. She's been traveling the world for over 60 year, sketching and painting, telling the stories of people linked to land and community.

Renée Zangara examines the intersection between industry and nature at the river’s edge of St. Johns.

In 2019, Portland hosted the OrigamiUSA convention, bringing fans of the paper folding art to the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel. This year, origami enthusiasts have turned to the web to connect.

Through the ancient art of hot wax painting, Jef Gunn creates complex, modern paintings with pigments in beeswax.

Ashland sculptor Wataru Sugiyama began crafting his "May you feel peace within" sculpture just before the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Oregon.

Portland band Federale makes original cinematic music inspired by classic spaghetti Western films, and the genre's most exulted composer, the late, great Ennio Morricone.

Angry and dismayed by the election of Donald Trump, Bend painter Paula Bullwinkel worked out her frustration through painting.