Donald E. Sorensen

Donald E. Sorensen

Sorensen, Donald E.

Astoria November 30, 1927

Oregon

painter

Northwest artist

Oregon artist

Don Sorensen grew up in logging camps, roaming the forest and exploring the world of nature around him. He had a special love of birds and pursued the sport of falconry. This interest is reflected in many of his works. A teacher in the art departments at Portland State University and University of Portland, Sorensen had abilities in many media. He completed a glass mosaic mural in Portland's Lloyd Center Sheraton Hotel in 1959. His steel sculpture entrance to the Exhibition Hall at the Oregon Centennial Exhibition was a memorable landmark for that show. He worked in oil and printmaking in a style that became more and more abstract.

Artist biography reproduced with permission from the authors, Oregon Painters: the First Hundred Years (1859-1959), Ginny Allen and Jody Klevit.

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