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Bill Hoppe’s Works, the Last at the Liberty Theater

Local artist’s new works were inspired by his 2017 show in the same space

by Nicole Vulcan September 16, 2020July 17, 2024

Artist Bill Hoppe’s latest show, Gradients & Gatherings, is on display through Sept. 26 at the Liberty Theater—the final installation in the gallery before it closes its doors. At Liberty, the collective that originally planned the show, announced last month that it was merging with Scalehouse Collaborative for the Arts for future installations and events, […]

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Bill Hoppe’s Retrospective is Fantastic

The COCC professor is one of Bend’s most influential artists. See his show.

Nicole Vulcan and Danielle MeyersJuly 6, 2018April 12, 2025

Bill Hoppe’s retrospective, “Painting and Paper Projects, 1970 to 2017” opened at the At Liberty gallery in downtown Bend yesterday. We chatted with Hoppe Thursday at the opening of the show: Source Weekly: How’s it going? Bill Hoppe: “I am just getting back from two weeks traveling in Europe. I’m sick, tired and I have never […]

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Bill Hoppe: Paintings and Paper Projects, 1970 to 2017 Keep a look out!

Teafly PetersonJune 27, 2018April 12, 2025

“I love paintings that are big enough you feel like you can walk into them. They fill up your whole vision,” says Bill Hoppe, professor of fine arts at Central Oregon Community College, whose past and current work will be on full display at At Liberty in July. The exhibition includes prints, drawings and large-scale […]

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Love’s Lost and Found

Bill Hoppe is the heart of art in Bend

Sherron LumleyFebruary 10, 2016July 17, 2025

Bill Hoppe strides through a large art studio wearing blue jeans and a black sweater, white hair rakishly curled across his brow. His office is tucked into a corner of the Pence Building at Central Oregon Community College, and it’s full to capacity with giant canvases of original work, as well as gifts from students. […]

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