We are very pleased to announce a special offering at this year’s Artist Studio Tour!

The estate of John R. and Janet Stahl has donated a variety of John’s artwork to the Hoffman Center, which will be offered for sale July 17-19, 2026 in the classroom at the Hoffman Center.

Originally from rural Michigan, John and Jan began their married lives together in Portland, where John graduated from the Museum Art School (now the Pacific Northwest College of Art), before settling in Netarts, Oregon in 1979. For decades, he worked joyfully in his large home studio.

John was a prolific and exuberant artist who revealed an astounding range in his creative expressions, working in a number of mediums including oil painting, watercolor, printmaking, collage, carvings, and sculpture.

This will be a unique opportunity to view and purchase artwork by this beloved Northwest artist. All proceeds from the sale will benefit the Hoffman Center for the Arts.

We will also be selling a full-color, 136 page hardcover book on Stahl’s art, life and career, written by Hull with additional short essays by Janet Stahl, former Portland Art Museum curator Bonnie Laing-Malcolmson and Portland artist Lucinda Parker.