Alysia Duckler Gallery
1236 NW Hoyt St, 223-7595
* Bounty, new paintings by Barbara Eiswerth and marble, bronze, and stone sculptures by Francien Valk. Through Oct 28
American Institute of Architects
315 SW 4th Ave, 223-8757
* Art by Architects, a collection of paintings, sculptures, and other works by local architects. Through Oct 28
Attic Gallery
206 SW 1st Ave, 228-7830
Figurative paintings by Sidonie Caron and stoneware by Meaghan Kunzmann. Through Oct 28
Atwood Primitive/Lawrence Photographic
205 SW Pine St, 226-6334
* Landscape scenes in platinum from master printer Dan Burkholder. Through Oct 28
Augen Gallery
817 SW 2nd Ave, 224-8182
* A retrospective of photographs from Thomas Miller, and Prints from Pace, a selection of marvelous works from such art world notables as Kiki Smith and Chuck Close. Through Oct 28
Basil Hallward Gallery at Powell’s City of Books
1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651
* The Victorian boudoir photographs of B.B. Chase and a comparative photo survey entitled Oregon: Then and Now. Through Oct 28
Berbatis’ Pan
10 SW 3rd Ave, 248-4579
Berbatis joins the roster of Portland exhibition spaces, featuring End of an Era: Junque, a described, “tongue and cheek”, pop-inspired exhibition of digital mural prints on canvas by Audrey Ray. Through Oct 28
Blackfish Gallery
420 NW 9th Ave, 224-2634
* Skin! The Human Fabric, a group photography show and new works by Nelson Sandgren. Through Oct 28
Blue Sky Photography Gallery
1231 NW Hoyt St, 225-0210
* New York collaborators Len Jenshel and Diane Cook present their photographic investigation of aquariums throughout the world. Through Oct 28
Bollenbach Art Labs
630 SE 3rd, 998-0422
* Jeff Jahns, Nic Walker, and Kelly Newcomer join forces to open a new venue to showcase their works. Call ahead for available viewing times. Through Oct 27
Boyer Arts
1325 NE Fremont St, 280-8845
Donna Ferrato’s recent photographic series, Eve’s Pleasure, celebrates the sexual vitality of our society’s older citizens. Through Oct 28
Brian Marki Fine Art
2236 NE Broadway, 249-5659
* Travelogue, a selection of images captured from several cities by Steven Scardina and Robert M.Huff. Through Oct 31
Broderick Gallery
814 SW 1st Ave, 224-4020
The Orient Meets the Occident: elements of the East and West meet in the paintings of Zifen Qian. Through Oct 28
Butters Gallery
520 NW Davis St, 248-9378
* Masks and goblets from glass artist Jay Musler and paintings from Susan Harlan. Through Oct 28
Chetwynd Stapylton Gallery
615 SW Broadway, 223-4226
Pamela Edwards offers hand-colored Polaroid transfers as well as traditional prints, and Ukrainian painter Slava Mamsikov displays recent oils on canvas. Through Nov 11
Contemporary Crafts Gallery
3934 SW Corbett Ave, 223-2654
* Timeless Light: Contemporary Platinum Photography, an exhibition of over 100 platinum and palladium prints. Through Nov 5
Contemporary Crafts Gallery
3934 SW Corbett Ave, 223-2654
* Transfer, an exhibition of Polaroid emulsion transfers by Sandra Landers Lopez. Through Oct 29
Elizabeth Leach Gallery
207 SW Pine St, 224-0521
* Views from Italy, photographs by Christopher Rauschenberg, Selected Works from 1980 to 2000 by Richard Misrach, and an installation by Robert Lyons and Dutch Meyer. Through Nov 11
Fifth Element
404 NW 10th Ave, Suite 1, 279-9042
An Exhibition of Wood and Soda Fired Pottery, featuring ceramic work by Josh DeWeese. Through Oct 28
Froelick Adelhart
817 SW 2nd Ave, 222-1142
* Chimeras, tintypes from photographer Susan Seuberrt, and Flowers in the Attic, soft sculptures by Iggi Green. Through Oct 28
Gallery 114
1100 NW Glisan, 243-3356
* New works by Pat Barrett. Opens Oct 31
Gallery Untitled
723 NW 18th, 222-1822
Silences and Solitudes, abstract paintings from Arnold Suffin. Through Oct 28
Graystone Gallery
3279 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 238-0651
16th Annual Mask Show, a group exhibition featuring masks made from paper mache, wood, found objects, etc. Through Nov 12
Guardino Gallery
2939 NE Alberta, 281-9048
Fused glass constructions by Jerri Bartholmew and mixed media and collage work by Jeffrey Paris. Opens Oct 26
Hawthorne Arts
4134 SE Hawthorne, 231-7466
Fragments of Spain, color photographs by LeeAnn Slawson. Through Oct 29
Inchmeal
625 NW Everett St #108, 228-1683
* Family Show, monotypes by Blanka Dvorak, photo-poetry on the streets by Jiri Dvorak, and social satire through watercolor by their daughter, Mara Infidelious. Through Oct 28
Jules Gallery
1110 NW Flanders St, Suite 100
In Color, photographs by Portland’s Don Frank. Through Oct 28
L & B Viewing Room
1714 NW Overton 2 Flr, 241-4144
* Mareseatoats, a menagerie of new work by Mary Ellen Pinfold and Faces, a collection of portraits in oil by Peggy Schultz. Through Oct 27
Laura Russo Gallery
805 NW 21st Ave, 226-2754
* Character: Standing, Sitting, Prone, paintings by Gregory Grenon, Pilchuck Variations, vitreographs and monotypes by Rae Mahaffey, and selected gouache works from Michael Brophy. Through Oct 28
Macri Gallery
2324 SE Division, 238-1523
* Uncommon Returns, photographs by Therese Gietler and Stewart Harvey. Through Oct 31
Margo Jacobsen
1039 NW Glisan St, 224-7287
Exposed on the Cliffs of the Heart, large color landscapes by Oregon photographer Ron Cronin and carved wood sculptures by Steve Jensen. Through Oct 28
Mark Woolley Gallery
120 NW 9th Ave, Suite 210, 224-5475
* Ghosts, photographs by Carol Yarrow, Portraits of Portland, Shades of L.A., oils by Diane Remnick, and Immagini Pagane (Pagan Imaging), mixed media work by Lynda Frese. Through Oct 28
Matrix and Our Dream Galleries
2315 NE Alberta St, 288-3024
The Politics of Small Mindedness & Other Misdemeanors, found object and mixed media work by Richard Schemmerer. Opens Oct 26
Metropolitan Art Studio
2808 NE MLK #13, 422-9052
* Interrupt, a multimedia extravaganza combining theater, technology, and art by collaborators known as Liminal. Opens Oct 26
Multnomah Arts Center
7688 SW Capitol Hwy, 823-3187
Collage and assemblage works by Saundra Timberlake. Opens Oct 31
Omni Gallery
416 NW 5th Ave, 224-2754
A Day in the Life of a Man with a Plan, an Inverse Film, a series of selenium-toned, silver gelatin prints by Larry Cwik. Through Oct 28
Onda Gallery
2215 NE Alberta St, 493-1909
Unique books, wall pieces, and sculptures by Nancy Pobanz made from home-spun materials, including paper from local plants and pigment from desert soils. Opens Oct 26
Our Dream Gallery
2209 NE Alberta, 288-3024
If Rembrandt Could See Me Now, oils on canvas and board by Anthony Jeffrey. Opens Oct 26
Pacific Northwest College of Art
1241 NW Johnson, 226-4391
* Echoes: A Century Survey, an exhibition of paintings, collages, drawings, and writings by New York artist Arnold Mesches. Through Oct 30.
PDX
604 NW 12th Ave, 222-0063
* Invasive Basalt: Northern Oregon Coastal Headlands, a photographic journey into geological formations by Terry Toedtemeier. Through Oct 29
Photographic Image
240 SW 1st Ave, 224-3543
New Pictoralism, a group show of young artists, and New York Noir, nightscape photography from Orville Robertson. Through Oct 30
Plain Jane
2936 NE Alberta St, 528-9691
Spirits: Moving in Masks, a three-person show featuring the papier-mâché masks of Jenna MacGillis, photography by Joya Menashe, and displays and framework contributed by Linda Peters. Opens Oct 26
Poker Face
128 SW 3rd Ave, 294-0445
Renewal, a mix of watercolor and tempera works by Portland figure Ernest Truly. Through Oct 30
Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park Ave, 226-2811
* Oregon’s 20th Century in Photography, an exhibition from the museum’s
permanent collection, featuring photographs from the last 100 years. Through
Jan 3
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
219 NW 12th, 242-1419
* Counter Canvas, a group exhibition teetering on the local cutting edge. Through Nov 26
Pulliam Deffenbaugh
522 NW 12th Ave, 228-6665
* Cityscapes, new paintings by Northwest art veteran George Johanson. Through Oct 28
Pulliam Deffenbaugh Broadway Gallery
507 SW Broadway, 228-8208
New photographs by Brad Rogers. Through Oct 28
Reading Frenzy
921 SW Oak, 274-1449
* Portraits from Mission High Yearbook 1942, a series of paintings by Christine Shields. Through Oct 28
S.K. Josefberg Gallery
403 NW 11th Ave, 241-9112
* Architecture in Photography, portraits of famed architects and their creations. Through Nov 25
Talisman
Standard Dairy Complex #5, 2808 NE Martin Luther King Blvd, 284-8800
Photographs by Stephen Datnoff and oil paintings by Carol Brandwein. Through Oct 28
Three Friends Coffeehouse
201 SE 12th, 236-6411
Liberation, pastel work by artist Samuel Paden. Through Oct 30
Torrefazione Italia
1140 NW Everett, 224-9896
Large Photographs, color and black & white photography by Amy Archer. Through Oct 31