Augen Gallery
817 SW Second Ave, 224-8182
Recent prints by Helen Frankenthaler and The Fictional Villa, recent collages from Arless Day. Through Sept 2
Blue Sky Photography Gallery
1231 NW Hoyt St, 225-0210
Recycled Realities, photographs by John Willis and Imagining Antarctica, photographs by Sandy Sorlien. Gallery talk by photographer Carole Glauber. Thurs, Aug 10, 7:30. Through Sept 2
Broderick Gallery
814 SW First Ave, 224-4020
Four From the Area: Garden scenes from Michele Taylor, mixed-media by Martha Mason, watercolors by Dave Foulger, and oils from Herbert Berman. Through Sept 2
Elizabeth Leach Gallery
207 SW Pine St, 224-0521
* Persistence of Memory, photo-montage work from internationally established, Vietnamese artist Dinh Q. Le. Through Sept 2
Fifth Element
404 NW 10th Ave, Suite 1, 279-9042
The High and Lows, ceramic work from Barb Campbell. Through Sept 2
Gallery 114
1100 NW Glisan, 243-3356
W.W. Ward 10 years at Gallery 114, survey of Ward's work shown since 1990. The gallery also introduces installation and print artist Georganne Watters. Through Sept 2
Gallery 33
1400 NW Everett St, 219-9900
Recent paintings in water media from Mojdeh Bahar and glass work by Kurumi Conley. Through Sept 5
Inchmeal
625 NW Everett St #108, 228-1683
Protobionts, new works by Chris Sanderson. Through Aug 31 by appt
L & B Viewing Room
1714 NW Overton 2 Flr, 241-4144
* 35 emerging artists display their interpretation of the allotted concept, "(w)Hole." Through Sept 1
Laura Russo Gallery
805 NW 21 Ave, 226-2754
New Views: Glass, work by six emerging artists, and paintings and works on paper by Theodore Waddell. Through Sept 2
Macri Gallery
2324 SE Division, 238-1523
Drawings and paintings from Jacklyn Hamberg, and paintings from Bobbie Mandel and Nane. Through Sept 30
Margo Jacobsen
1039 NW Glisan St, 224-7287
A Glass Invitational, featuring William Morris, Lino Tagliapietra, Ginny Ruffner, and Cappy Thompson. Through Sept 2
Nil Contemporary Art
328 NW Broadway #114, 221-3182
America, photographs by Adrian Gaut. Opens Aug 31
Pacific Northwest College of Art
1241 NW Johnson, 226-4391
Pianoforte Soft and Loud, a group show of decorated pianos. Through August 17
Photographic Image
240 SW First Ave, 224-3543
Jazz and Civil Rights, photographs and mixed media from Herb Snitzer. Through Sept 2
Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park Ave, 226-2811
* Let's Entertain is an international extravaganza showcasing a wide range of artists. Sculpture, painting, video, installation, sound, the Internet, fashion, AND interactive games! The show explores the complex relationship between pleasure, spectacle, popular culture, and contemporary art. Through Sep 17
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
219 NW 12th, 242-1419
* Animalia, sculptural, mega-installation work from Oregon artist Malia Jensen. Through Sept 17
Pulliam Deffenbaugh
522 NW 12th Ave, 228-6665
Recent work in a variety of mediums from Jeffry Mitchell and new paintings by Jerry Iverson. Through Sept 2
Pulliam Deffenbaugh Broadway Gallery
507 SW Broadway, 228-8208
Veiled Passages: New Neon Sculptures by Brian Borrello. Through Sept 2
S.K. Josefberg Gallery
403 NW 11th Ave, 241-9112
Two photographic essays from Jim Steinhardt entitled Witness to the Working Man: Man on the Street and Witness to Childhood. Opens Aug 24
Talisman
Standard Dairy Complex #5, 2808 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, 284-8800
Mixed media drawings of Barbara Fujino-Lemon, jewelry by Lillian Pitt, and paintings by Katherine Pardee. Through Sept 3
The Donut Shop
630 SE Third, 528-1919
* Donut Shop One, featuring the video, installation, and sculpture of Nan B. Curtis, Cris Moss, Ginelle Hustrulid, Cynthia Pachikara, and Seungho Cho. Through Aug 18
