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The JSMA is closed from June 30 - July 8, 2025. We will reopen on Wednesday, July 9 at 11 a.m.

Gallery view showing several paintings of people on the walls. The walls are blue and purple and the dark floor reflects the images.

Coeta and Donald Barker Changing Exhibitions Gallery

The Coeta and Donald Barker Changing Exhibitions Gallery, spanning approximately 3,000 square feet, serves as the museum's primary space for rotating exhibitions. This gallery hosts the museum's largest shows, featuring both works from the permanent collection and traveling exhibitions. Its expansive size allows for diverse and dynamic displays, showcasing a broad range of art and themes.

A vibrant and chaotic illustration by Ralph Steadman featuring a monstrous figure amidst flowers and abstract elements.

Ralph Steadman A Retrospective

Coeta and Donald Barker Changing Exhibitions Gallery

October 5, 2019

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January 19, 2020

A surreal painting set inside a grand cathedral-like space with high vaulted ceilings and tall stone pillars. In the foreground, a flowing pink fabric or garment swirls dramatically, with a golden pitcher suspended in mid-air. The floor is a red and white checkerboard pattern, reflecting the soft, ethereal light from stained glass windows in the background. The composition is dynamic, with the flowing fabric leading the eye into the distant, shadowy interior, where religious statues and an altar can be seen

Visual Magic An Oregon Invitational

Coeta and Donald Barker Changing Exhibitions Gallery

January 19, 2019

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May 12, 2019

Woman in a white dress created with cheap plastic toys

Plastic Entanglements Ecology, Aesthetics, Materials

Coeta and Donald Barker Changing Exhibitions Gallery

September 22, 2018

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December 30, 2018

A Decade of Collecting

Coeta and Donald Barker Changing Exhibitions Gallery

June 2, 2018

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September 2, 2018

A triptych of floating islands with various green foliage, set against a white background with textured blue waves.

Keith Achepohl: Vision of Nature/Vessel of Beauty

Coeta and Donald Barker Changing Exhibitions Gallery

January 20, 2018

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April 29, 2018

Pop art-style painting featuring repetitive red and yellow faces, with a larger central portrait of a person in a military hat.

Graphic Ideology Cultural Revolution Propaganda from China

Coeta and Donald Barker Changing Exhibitions Gallery

July 22, 2017

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December 31, 2017

Abstract painting with vibrant splashes of color, including blues, oranges, and yellows, with black splatters and lines throughout.

Pour It On! Watercolors from the West

Coeta and Donald Barker Changing Exhibitions Gallery

April 8, 2017

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June 19, 2017

Highly stylized “American Qur’an” on a blue and gold background

Sandow Birk American Qur’an

Coeta and Donald Barker Changing Exhibitions Gallery

January 21, 2017

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March 19, 2017

Colorful painting depicting a chaotic football game with players, referees, and a crowd.

Scrimmage Football in American Art from the Civil War to the Present

Coeta and Donald Barker Changing Exhibitions Gallery

July 30, 2016

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December 31, 2016

Black and white drawing of a modern man and hominids fighting with clubs on a cliff ledge while two hominids watch from a small cave with pterosaurs flying in the background

Aliens, Monsters, and Madmen The Art of EC Comics

Coeta and Donald Barker Changing Exhibitions Gallery

May 14, 2016

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July 10, 2016