Atwood Primitive/ Lawrence Photographic
205 SW Pine St, 226-6334
Nightlight, nocturnal black and white photography by Jon Gottshall. Through Jan 30
Augen Gallery
817 SW 2nd Ave, 224-8182
* Recent paintings from Eugene artist Adam Grosowsky that operate from a foundation in Renaissance painting, and black and white woodcut and etchings from Marylhurst instructor Mogan Walker. Through Jan 27
Basil Hallward Gallery at Powell’s City of Books
1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651
* Starstruck, celebrity snapshots from superfan Gary Boas. Through Feb 28
Blue Sky Photography Gallery
1231 NW Hoyt St, 225-0210
Post-Communist Photographs 1994-2000, an exhibition created by Bruce Haley that explores the daily life of peoples in five war-torn and formerly Soviet-controlled regions. Through Jan 27
Butters Gallery
520 NW Davis St, 248-9378
* Persistence: Collage,
a group show featuring various approaches to collage, including work by Stephanie
Weber and Terry Thompson. Through Jan 27
Dos Mil Gallery
820 N Russell
For You My Love, an interconnecting series of photographs by Mckenzie Burrus-Granger. Opens Jan 19, 5:30-9 pm daily
Froelick Gallery
817 SW 2nd Ave, 222-1142
Winter Group Exhibit featuring new work by gallery artists including Mike Shea, Paul Arensmeyer, and Susan Seubert. Through Jan 21
Gallery 33
1400 NW Everett St, 219-9900
New works in oil from Terry McIlrath and bronze and steel sculptures by AR Sutton. Through Jan 27
Gottlieb Gallery
55 SW Taylor, 241-1070
Nightscapes, paintings of urban, architectural realism by local painter Guy Gilary. Through Jan 27
Groundswell Gallery
1800 NE Alberta, 331-1420
Germine: a mixed media installation, an exploration of decomposition and regeneration by artist Erin Brimmer Moscatello and new paintings and mixed media by Chris Dreger. Opens Jan 25
Guardino Gallery
2939 NE Alberta, 281-9048
Collage work from M. Warzone and mixed-media wall sculpture by Kim Hamblin. Opens Jan 25
Laura Russo Gallery
805 NW 21st Ave, 226-2754
* Influenced by such art
world divas as Eva Hesse and Louise Bourgoise, Portland native Joan Livingstone
presents funnel shaped sculptures made from felt and rubber. Mary Josephson
displays Flora, a collection of collages and small paintings, and Michihiro
Kosuge offers an array of richly-colored paintings on paper. Through Jan 27
Marylhurst Art Gym
17600 Pacific Hwy., 699-6243
* Exponential 4 Huge
Paintings, featuring work from Michael Knutson, Philip Krohn, Whitney Nye,
and Jeffrey Simmons. Showing in Gallery 2 is Cul-de-Sac, new work from
Sean Healy. Through Feb 15
NEWSFLASH
Saralyn Reece Hardy, Director of Museums of Visual Arts at the National Endowment for the Arts, invites statements from artists. In an attempt to revamp and update the role of the NEA, Hardy is requesting that artists submit their ideas on the artist/NEA relationship. Send your two cents to Ms. Hardy at hardys@arts.endow. gov by March 1.
Onda Gallery
2215 NE Alberta St, 493-1909
Wood sculptures by Bryan Grimes and oil paintings from Karn Piana. Opens Jan 25
Portland Building Lobby
1120 SW 5th, RACC contact: 823-5426
Poetland Building, a temporary installation by artist/poet Merridawn Duckler that invites visitors to choose from an eclectic menu of poems, translated to CD tracks. Opens Jan 22
Portland State University
1825 SW Broadway, Nueberger Hall, 725-2315
Ordinary/Extraordinary, exhibit featuring the PSU art department adjunct faculty, including work from John Mullin and Laura Ross-Paul at Autzen Gallery. Through Jan 26
The Donut Shop
5021 NE 29th Ave, 309-0955
Donut Shop Three: Domesticity, a house full of installations created by M.K. Guth, Marne Lucas, Nayda Collazo-Llorens, Cynthia Pachikara, Nicola Vruwink, Todd Johnson, and Cris Moss. Opens Jan 19
University of Portland Buckley Center Gallery
5000 N. Willametter Blvd., 943-7132
Of Hands & Hearts, photographic exhibition documenting a bevy of UP students who volunteer for various causes. Through Feb 8