Karrin Ellertson

Jo Ann Gilles “Escapes” Mark Woolley Gallery 120 NW 9th, 224-9972 Through March 2 Jo Ann Gilles’ artist statement begins with the straightforward admission, “I don’t set out to produce a particular kind of painting or convey a particular message. The viewer is as qualified as I am to discover what the work is about.” […]

February’s First Thursday Guide The following is just a short list of suggested art exhibits for the hungry art fan who has the courage and intellect to skip out on an episode of Friends. 1.The clever folks at Portland Institute for Contemporary Art have done it again–this time serving up a dish of beauty, ugliness, […]

Monique Frydman, Horia Boboia, Julie Rall Savage Gallery, 416 NW 10th 223-2868 Through Feb 16 Savage Gallery serves up some international flavor this month, with an exhibit of paintings by three abstract artists, including French artist Monique Frydman, the Romanian-born, Portland artist Horia Boboria, and Portland artist Julie Rall. The exhibit marks the first U.S. […]

Five Disjecta Gallery 116 NE Russell, 335-6979 Through Jan 31 With the group print exhibit Five, Disjecta Gallery proprietors continue with their self-appointed mission of presenting artists who operate on the fringes of the Portland scene. Five printmakers: Alex Lilly, Edward King, Cheyenne Sawyer, Steven A. Orlando, and Amy Donelly display recent work. The exhibit […]

“Whimsey II” (Group Exhibit) “Repetition” An installation by Cris Moss Elizabeth Leach Gallery, 207 SW Pine, 224-0521 Through Feb 2 “Whimsey II,” the continued group exhibition at Elizabeth Leach Gallery, presents a catalogue of objects and images, produced by regional and national artists. The display is essentially light-hearted: It’s an intriguing selection of work pronounced […]

Preview: First Thursday If there is a common thread to be found within this month’s visual art offerings, it is this: The young will rule the day. Several galleries are showcasing (or at least including in their line-up) a small posse of recent art-school graduates. This trend could potentially lead to an infusion of fresh […]

Golem Daniel Duford Manuel Izquierdo Gallery, PNCA 226-4391 Through Jan 19 When he was a boy, Portland artist Daniel Duford was entranced by a cast of superheroes, including The Incredible Hulk, The Swamp Thing, and Colossus. As an adult, Duford became aware of the Golem character, which has its source in the Kabbalah. The Golem […]

Visual Jazz Philemon Reid Onda Gallery 2215 NE Alberta, 493-1909 Through Dec 22 At the core of his working process, Portland artist Philemon Reid digs into the layers that make up jazz and blues music. Inspired by these sources, Reid produces a series of abstract oil paintings and pen and ink drawings. His aim is […]

flipflopflyin.com A good starting point for a rousing romp through the net begins with the low-tech musings found at flipflopflyin.com. The site contains various oddities that serve up quick and silly animations. Click on “minimoma” and find a tiny version of the museum’s contemporary holdings, including a micro-replica of Damien Hirst’s “The Physical Impossibilty of […]

Cityscapes of Portland by Ethan Harrington New work by Mary Tapogna Mark Woolley Gallery 120 NW 9th, 224-5475 Through Dec 1 Each process that Mark Woolley artists Mary Tapogna and Ethan Harrington utilize differs quite a bit. Harrington addresses the landscape through loose gestures of paint layered onto canvas. Tapogna’s approach is more intimate: she […]

Afferent Seam Matthew Dennison Froelick Gallery 817 SW 2nd, 222-1142 Through Dec 1 In Afferent Seam, Portland painter Matthew Dennison’s current exhibit, there is an element that immediately jumps out; Dennison considers the frame of his paintings part of the overall work. Such is an intelligent consideration, of course, but Dennison’s frames are over-the-top in […]