Visual Arts
Maria Lux Champions Serpents With Carnation Contemporary Art Show “Heart and Mind, Blood and Nerves”
“HMBN” celebrates how people and animals have helped develop powerful medicine from snake venom.
North Pole Studio Celebrates Disability Pride Month at Littman Gallery
The proudly neurodiverse art collective’s exhibition “tell ___ ‘hi’ from me” acts as a belated introduction to the wider world.
John Brodie’s “Friends of Doom” Makes Sense of Chaotically Colorful Linework
Jodie Cavalier and Alley Frey turned their garage into Portland’s latest home-based art gallery.
Downtown Ocean Art Installation FATHOM Set to Close July 27
Roboto Octopodo, the artist collective that built Fathom, is already working on its next immersive art experience.
Portland Art Museum Plaza Joint Project Wins $100,000 Bloomberg Prize
British-Nigerian artist Yinka Ilori will design Portland’s second Asphalt Art Initiative-winning project.
“Legends of Drag” Exhibit Kicks Off Summer, LGBTQ+ Pride and First Friday
The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts’ two-story lobby exhibit examines the careers of Poison Waters and the late Darcelle XV.
Sneak a Peek at Mike Bennett’s New Ocean-Themed Immersive Art Space
The Portland Aquarium opens June 6 on Southwest Broadway.
Risograph Printing Collective Nůn Studios Celebrates Five Years at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
The June 14 closing reception for “Grit & Grain” will include Palestinian food and a DJ playing Palestinian music.
The Lumber Room’s Art Show “Chorus” Makes the Miller Meigs Collection Visually Sing
Venue owner Sarah Miller Meigis built her collection to support socially underrepresented artists.
Oregon Contemporary Postpones Summer Exhibition Due to Funding Woes
“Ghosts in the Throat” was to be an exploration of Indigenous language revitalization.
Teen Volunteer Installs Wind Phone at Portland’s Grief House
Alyssa Hughes, 16, mounted the Japanese bereavement art project for anyone in mourning.
Oregon Historical Society Hosts Two Exhibitions Highlighting Vietnamese Stories
“This Is Vietnamese Portland” and “50 Years of Vietnamese Contributions to Oregon” open ahead of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Portland’s Biggest Art Colleges Put Grads on Display for Annual Exhibitions
Pacific Northwest College of Art and Portland State University will host their Bachelors and Masters of Fine Arts shows in May.
LeBrie Rich’s Felt Sculpture Show “Crackers (& Cookies)” Is Playfully Simple
With what life throw at us, why not bask in the wonder of seeing a footstool in the shape of an ice cream sandwich?