Simon Kogan is locally famous in Olympia for his World War II memorial on the Capitol Campus and for the larger-than-life statue of a pregnant woman, "Motherhood," at Percival Landing. He is also well known as a teacher of private art classes. At the moment the works of his students are on display in the art gallery at Pacific Lutheran University.
I didn't count, but the six students in the show must have close to, if not more than, 100 paintings in oil on paper, plus 15-20 ceramic sculptures and a group of sumi ink paintings. Let it be known that these are adult students and some of them have previous art experience - they're not exactly beginners.
Read Alec Clayton full review of the "Art Students of Simon Kogan" show in the Music & Culture section.
"ART STUDENTS OF SIMON KOGAN," 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, through Nov. 12, University Gallery, Ingram Hall, Pacific Lutheran University, 121st Street and Wheeler, Parkland, 253.535.7573