Before books, before blogs and before broadcasts, there were broadsides. Historically, single sheet broadsheet posters were ephemeral in nature. They were developed in the fifteenth century for royal proclamations, official notices and even advertisements. Today, broadsides hang at the intersection of art and literature. Letterpress printed broadsides are valued as fine art designed and printed [...]

If you stroll down SE Clinton today, you’ll get a sneak preview of Meg Kaczyk’s new work opening on First Friday at Studio 2507.
The paintings feature Northwest garden flowers including Japanese anemones, poppies, and sunflowers. Meg paints on wood and board in latex enamel. The medium is full bodied – with characteristic gloss, texture [...]

Sharon Wyda
Tall Tales and Short Stories
Lee Ann Slawson
Second Thoughts
October 1 – November 1, 2009
First Friday Reception: October 2, 6 – 9 pm
Artists Reception: Sunday, October 4, 2 – 4 pm
12×16 Gallery
8235 SE 13th AVE No. 5
in Sellwood
503-432-3513
12-6 pm; Thurs-Sun.

The B. Rogers Gallery is pleased to present “My Daddy was a Logger,” an exhibition of new paintings by Portland artist Kelly Kerwick.
In this new work Kelly investigates the boundaries between traditional landscape art and abstraction exploring the dynamics between the natural and artificial experience of the environment. Without overt critical commentary, the paintings document [...]

Italian Artist Sandro Negri will be making his last U.S. visit to promote his final North American exhibition at Brian Marki Fine Art. The show will feature a series of never-before-seen paintings by Negri, along with several of his classic pieces. The exhibition will be kicked off by a private party for Negri’s collectors on [...]

Nostalgia. Old cars, roses, memories and distortions provide the jumping off point for new work from Bite Studio members Shawn Demarest, Charlene Happel, and Matthew Courtway. Visit the studio from 6-10pm First Friday night to see a variety of approaches to printmaking. Charlene combines photo transfer with monotype, Matthew screenprints over monotypes, and [...]

Tilde will host a First Friday Reception for the Portland artist Michelle Maule in October. Michele will be showing a collection of her drawings, paintings and prints influenced by friendship, music, bicycle rides and broken family ties.
Michele Maule is an artist living and working in Portland. She graduated from Portland State University in 2005 [...]

Come see the dark side of the Portland art scene:
In this show Art Scout presents artists form multiple medias including photography, painting, and printing making, all celebrating the creepy things that go bump in the night.
It is going to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end.
Featured artists: Roger Podva, Shawn [...]

James Nakagawa – BANTA
LeAnne Hitchcock – THE DECISIVE MOMENT
October 2nd – November 1st
Opening reception: Friday, October 2nd 7-10pm
Free Lecture by the artists: Saturday, October 3rd 1pm

Newspace Center for Photography is pleased to present an exhibition of photographs by recent Guggenheim Fellowship recipient Osamu James Nakagawa and Portland artist LeAnne Hitchcock during the month [...]

This month’s installation at 23 Sandy Gallery has been a huge hit! The artist, Holly Senn has created a Vod-Cast of her work and we are thrilled to be able to share it with you.

You can also learn more about Holly’s installation when she gives an artist talk in the gallery on Saturday, September [...]