Art

2001 Thesis Exhibition Stevens Painting Studios Pacific Northwest College of Art 226-4391, Through June 9 Fifty-one graduating students present thesis work at the new Cornelia and William T.C. Stevens Painting Studios at PNCA. The beautiful studio space hosts the annual event–traditionally a bridge between the students and the larger art community that awaits them. In […]

Dolly Parton Album Covers Crowsenberg’s Half & Half 923 SW Oak St, 222-4495 Through May 31 Art is not just found within the confines of blue-chip galleries. Art with a capital A is potentially everywhere–it’s all about the viewer. Exhibit A: art on display at Crowsenberg’s Half & Half, a deli/sundries shop located in downtown […]

Mel Katz Laura Russo Gallery 805 NW 21st Ave Through June 2 In 1963, artist Mel Katz chose to leave the New York art scene and seek a certain freedom and independence in Portland. Over the years he has been an active force in turning a once-sleepy Northwest art scene into a thriving community. In […]

Oregon Biennial 2001 Portland Art Museum 1219 SW Park Through June 24 The 2001 Oregon Biennial began with a lone gunman and 500 targets. The showdown is now over and the body count reveals that less than five percent made it through a curatorial battle. Portland Art Museum’s new chief curator, Bruce Guenther has selected […]

Bruce Charlesworth S.K. Josefsberg Studio, 241-9912 Through May 24 Minneapolis-based photographer and filmmaker Bruce Charlesworth lures viewers into his constructed realities; sets flourished with Technicolor shades and strong, simple shapes. He adds just a hint of narrative, often abstract slivers of the human condition. Various series illuminate this impulse, such as his work in Trouble […]

Senior Art Exhibition Lewis & Clark College Gallery of Contemporary Art Through May 6 This spring, 26 senior art students will leave behind the posh, suburban campus of Lewis & Clark College and embark on the journey towards art-stardom. The young hopefuls mark this transition with the display of recent work in the Senior Art […]

Sextablos Augen Gallery, 224-8782 through April 28 Chicago artist and curator Michael Hernandez de Luna has organized an unusual revival of a Mexican painting tradition. 100 artists from six cities contributed work to Sextablos, an exhibition inspired by retablo paintings. Traditionally, retablos are small paintings on wood or tin depicting Christian icons. But in Sextablos, […]

Froelick Gallery 817 SW 2nd Ave., 222-1142 through March 31 Long marshes, lonely people less crossroads, silent wetlands: This is the world that painter Barry Pelzner has committed himself to recreating in his art, and it’s a world nearby. Sauvie Island and other wild areas just outside our urban environment have served as subjects for […]

Alphabet Dress Monthly Mobile Gallery, 288-9319 536 NE Cook, Saturday, March 24, 7:00 pm Today we’re going to talk about Alphabet Dress. But first, let’s do a little empathy-building exercise. Close your eyes. Wait, open them back up. Imagine you’re in an unheard-of rock band. You’ve got talent up to the collar of your Levi’s […]

getcrafty.com A New York-based website dedicated to “making art out of everyday life,” getcrafty posts new features about craft, thrift, cooking, and living artfully every few weeks. The current headliner is “Bending Artifice: Plastic Fashion,” originally featured in Chicago’s TENbyTEN mag. Seven artists contribute to the spread of wearable plastic art, including a green jacket […]