Alberta Art Hop
2nd annual celebration of art takes over NE Alberta street. Sat, May 12, 10-5 pm.

Alysia Duckler Gallery
1236 NW Hoyt St, 223-7595

Paintings by Carolyn Cole and new prints from Bruce Waldman. Through June 2

American Institute of Architects
315 SW 4th Ave, 223-8757

Architects in Schools, an exhibit that illuminates a program that places professional architects in classrooms to instruct young minds on the world of design. The show will include class projects by school-children who participated in the AIS program. Through May 31

* Augen Gallery
817 SW 2nd Ave, 224-8182

Survey exhibit of mid-twentieth century American prints including work by Warhol, Rauschenberg, and Lichtenstein. Chicago artist Teresa Mucha exhibits a series of etchings and drawings. Through May 26

* Blackfish Gallery
420 NW 9th Ave, 224-2634

Memory Triggers, recent painitings by Daniel E. Smith. Through June 2

* Blue Sky Photography Gallery
1231 NW Hoyt St, 225-0210

In The Portrait Series, photographer Frank Yamrus captures the expression of individuals at pre and post-orgasm! Gloria Feinstein is a little more subdued, presenting dreamy, abstract images. Through June 2

* Bollenbach Art Labs
630 SE 3rd, 998-0422

The Reed College Senior Thesis Exhibition features mixed media work by Muffie White, prints and books by Katrina L. McElroy, paintings from Christina P. Markel, paintings and light boxes created by Alon Karniel, and a film from Cody Graham Bartol. Through May 18

BoyerArts
1325 NE Fremont St, 280-8845

Whirligigs, playful, carved wood objects made by Thomas Rude. Through June 2

* Brian Marki Fine Art
2236 NE Broadway, 249-5659

Recent PSU graduate Jenilee debuts a selection of abstract paintings. Through May 31

Broderick Gallery
814 SW 1st Ave, 224-4020

Anagama Vessels 2000/2001, an exhibit of work from ceramist Nils Lou. Through June 2

* Butters Gallery
520 NW Davis St, 248-9378

New work from Tom Judd, who collects and blends various media and impulses to form poetic and color-charged paintings. Through June 2

Chetwynd Stapylton Gallery
615 SW Broadway, 223-4226

Fragments: A Tribute to Tibet, cast bronze vessels, jewelry, and wall sculpture by Lin Cook and French Accents: In Collaboration with Galerie d’Art Sylvie Platini a group exhibit featuring the work of twelve French artist. Through June 2

Elizabeth Leach Gallery
207 SW Pine St, 224-0521

Fragile Circus, cast bronze sculptures by Christine Bourdette that utilize the metaphorical power of birds. Through June 23. Geoffrey Pagen displays a batch of new ceramic wall reliefs. Through June 2.

Bonnie Bronson Fellowship 10th Anniversary Exhibition features gallery artists at Reed College in Gray Center Lounge. Opens May 10 Through May 31

Fifth Element
404 NW 10th Ave, Suite 1, 279-9042

New porcelain objects by Victoria D. Christen. Through May 31

Fleck Gallery
625 NW Everett # 102, 223-2066

A History of Intimate Spaces, photography and mixed media by Liz Obert. Through May 31

* Froelick Gallery
817 SW 2nd Ave, 222-1142

Mike Shea combines intuition and mathematics for his new aleatory paintings, in an exhibit entitled Games. Through June 2

* Gallery 114
1100 NW Glisan, 243-3356

Calculus of Variations and Earth is Home, two painting series by Susan Goetz and A Time/Space Dialogue, an installation by Gillian Spragens. Through June 2

* Gallery 33
1400 NW Everett St, 219-9900

Hand painted, blown-glass vessels by Tracy Klosterman and Nathan Sheafor, and new works in oil by Johnny Bauer that illuminate aspects of the human form. Through June 5

Gallery Schmallery
2132 SE Division, 239-3735

Saturation, nature inspired paintings by Jolyn Fry. Through May 29

Gottlieb Gallery
55 SW Taylor, 241-1070

Streets, Land & Sea, an exhibit of impressionistic oil paintings by Margaret Coe. Through June 16

Groundswell Gallery
1800 NE Alberta, 331-1420

Salon de Refuse, a group exhibit featuring a few of the artists who did not make the list of Oregon Biennial artists. Through May 26

Guardino Gallery
2939 NE Alberta, 281-9048

Large metal sculptures by Chris Beards and figurative paintings by Melinda Meeker. Through May 29

Hawthorne Arts Gallery
4134 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 231-7466

Chrysalis, paintings and prints by Kimberly Kent and Jake Kaluna. Through June 3

Ideomotor
625 NW Everett #106, 481-7450

Silent auction by various artists to benefit Nichole Bouciers, who is battling Myelodysplasia (a disease similar to leukemia) Through May 31

IFCC
5340 N Interstate Ave, 788-8357

A celebration of two Native American artists: Art Oomittuk presents carved masks in Masks of the Inupiaq and Faces of a People is a display of painted portraits by Mark Shelton. Through May 26

Indus Books
1808 NE Alberta, 281-2476

Semiabstract sculptures by Tom Yody inspired by the Tantric art traditions of India. Through May 30

Infusion Gallery
2929 NE Alberta, 335-7085

Exhibit of whimsical ceramic works by Jessica Kreutter. Through May 28

* L & B Viewing Room
1714 NW Overton 2 Flr, 241-4144

New abstract, black and white acrylic paintings by the newest Portland transplant, Kenny Higdon. Through June 1

* Laura Russo Gallery
805 NW 21st Ave, 226-2754

Drawing in Steel, graphic wall pieces by Mel Katz and Residual Narratives, new oil paintings by Elise Wagner. Through June 2

Littman and White Galleries Portland State University
Smith Center 1825 SW Broadway, 2nd Floor , 725-5656

The Expressionist Landscape, oil paintings by Friedrich Schuler and What Things Look, photography by Koyo Tamaki. Through May 25

Margo Jacobsen
1039 NW Glisan St, 224-7287

Local Knowledge, paintings and copper tapestries by Joanne Hammer, Earthly Pursuits, ceramic work by Connie Kiener, and Conflictos Entre Mente y Alma, new sculptures from Margarita Leon. Through June 2

Mark Woolley Gallery
120 NW 9th Ave, Suite 210, 224-5475

Dogged Landscape, new oils by Sandy Roumagoux and new paintings and monotypes from Emery Hinkley. Through June 2

Medusa Gallery and Tattoo
420 SW Washington, 228-1008

Leggs, a group exhibit of 20 local artists who supplied work to benefit Danzine, a nonprofit created by and for sex workers. Some participants include Ms. Friday, Hot Lava, and Gina Velour. Through May 31

Metropolitan Art Studio
2808 NE MLK #13, 422-9052

Wick: An Exhibition of Historical Paintings, Drawings, and Enhancements by Gabriel Liston that transport the viewer to a fictionalized past. Through May 31

Multnomah Arts Center
7688 SW Capitol Hwy, 823-3187

A number of selected objects were passed among a group of painters. Each artist used the objects in unique compositions; the result is the exhibit, Still Life: Fourteen Interpretations. Through May 16

* Nil Contemporary Art
328 NW Broadway #114, 221-3182

Accumulations, minimalist, mixed media-work by Barry Beach. Through May 31

Omni Gallery
416 NW 5th Ave, 224-2754

Oregon and Bust, print exhibition by three local artists who address issues of hunger in the region. Through June 30

Onda Gallery
2215 NE Alberta St, 493-1909

Oil paintings on canvas and paper by Cuban-born artist Alejandro Lazo. Through May 29

Our Dream Gallery
2209 NE Alberta, 288-3024

This and That, featuring the work of two artists from Northern California. Ron Smith works in various mediums, producing a range of images: depiction’s of the African savannah to village market scenes. The Arthur Wright paints images of African wildlife as well as portraits of famous African Americans. Through June 9

Call for entries: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender artists are invited to submit 5 slides for consideration. The exhibit, Bridges of Pride: Connecting Our Communities through Art will open June 16. Deadline for entry is May 25. Send slides of work created in the last wo years with $10 fee to above address (97211). Call the gallery for details.

* PDX
604 NW 12th Ave, 222-0063

Portraits, a mixed media display from artist Malia Jensen. Through June 9

Photographic Image
240 SW 1st Ave, 224-3543

Two photographers present work relevant to the Dalai Lama’s visit to the Rose City: The Enduring Spirit by Phil Borges and The Children of Tibet by Danny Conant. Borges also has work from Tibetan Portraits on view at the World Forestry Center. Through May 26

Plain Jane
2936 NE Alberta St, 528-9691

George’s Garden & Gong Show, a display of metal sculptures by George Belanger that befit any garden scene. Through May 27

* Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
219 NW 12th, 242-1419

Behold is the curatorial debut for PICA’s new Visual Arts Curator, Stuart Horodner. The exhibit features four American artists- Lynn Cazabon, Lisa Hoke, Richard Klein, and Al Souza. Through June 28

Pulliam Deffenbaugh
522 NW 12th Ave, 228-6665

New carved wood reliefs by Portland native Tom Cramer. Through June 2

Pulliam Deffenbaugh Broadway Gallery
507 SW Broadway, 228-8208

Recent paintings from James Martin. Through June 2

* S.K. Josefberg Gallery
403 NW 11th Ave, 241-9112

Exhibit of still photography from filmmaker, writer, and artist Bruce Charlesworth. Through May 26

* Seaplane
3356 SE Belmont, 234-2409

A Spring runway show features 11 of Portland’s up-and-coming designers. Sat, May 12, 8:30

Studio 2507
2507 SE Clinton, (541) 490-5968

Being Human, new paintings and monoprints by Hood River artist Sorcha Meek. Through May 14

The Space
1307 SW First Ave, 274-7929

At the Charlie White Gallery: 21 Taras, work by artist/designer Rhonda Kennedy made in honor of the upcoming visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Through June 2