Art That Gives Back
Fundraiser for Old Mill Center
Featuring Tom Mayers
January 6 – February 7, 2026
Corrine Woodman II
About the Exhibition
Art That Gives Back features abstract works by Tom Mayers, a Corvallis-based painter, artist, and photographer. His work explores color, movement, and the forces that shape how we experience the world.
Mayers works in a style he calls acrylic abstract texturalism. He builds layered canvases filled with energy, temperature, and light. Rather than depicting objects, his paintings respond to sensation. They reflect rhythm, quiet shifts, and emotion beneath the visible surface of things.
Viewers are invited to bring their own memories and interpretations to the work. Each response becomes part of the experience.
All artwork sales from this exhibition directly support Old Mill Center, a local nonprofit organization serving children and families. Through personalized services, Old Mill Center impacts hundreds of lives each year. This exhibition connects creative expression with meaningful community care.
Presented at The Arts Center of Greater Corvallis, a nonprofit community arts organization dedicated to inspiring creativity, connection, and lifelong engagement with the arts through exhibitions, classes, and events. The exhibition is free and open to the public during regular gallery hours.
About the Artist
Tom Mayers has been creating art since childhood and continues to study the technical and expressive possibilities of acrylic painting. He has participated in Golden Artist Colors Educational Programs and has exhibited work across the country.
Mayers has been a featured artist at the University of Denver Annual Art Show and has received Best in Show awards from The Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Red Queen Gallery, and Ellen Moore Gallery in Eastern Shore, Virginia.
He describes his work this way:
“Not everything that is real can be seen. The universe exists in quiet details and subtle shifts. My paintings give form to what often goes unnoticed.”