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03 Feb 2012 : 23 Sandy Gallery: Elsi Vassdal Ellis

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:45:47 +0000

Elsi Vassdal Ellis: Intersections and Detours Elsi Vassdal Ellis (http://23sandy.com/works/elsi-vassdal-ellis) holds a very distinguished record here at 23 Sandy Gallery: she has been selected for every national juried book arts show we have produced since we opened the gallery five years ago. She also won the Gallery Choice Award for our Pop-Up Now show. We are thrilled to honor her with a solo show of her powerful, thought-provoking work in the field of artist books. Her limited edition artist books and broadsides are powerful, important and provocative, frequently dealing with topics of war, genocide and women's rights. Please join us for an artist talk with Elsi Vassdal Ellis, Saturday, February 4 at 4:00 p.m. Friday, February 3, 5-8:00pm: Please join us for a First Friday reception for Elsi Vasdal Ellis and Dark River of Stars. Stop by for a glass of wine, a bit of nosh and some great art!

02 Feb 2012 : Annie Meyer Artwork Gallery: Mia Meyer

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:18:12 +0000

In February we will feature recent landscape paintings and monotypes by Mia Meyer. This will be her painting exhibition debut. Meyer is well known in Portland for her fused glass work. She also has strong ties with the art community as an art teacher in PPS Sunnyside Environmental School. Artist’s Statement for Mia Meyer: Mia Meyer was raised near the shores of Lake Superior in Northern Wisconsin. While this body of work is based on Eastern Oregon and Washington landscapes, she attributes the undulating patterns, shapes and colors in her work to childhood observations of the changing colors and shapes of the Great Lake of her childhood. Be sure to join us for First Thursday, February 2, 6-9 p.m. This will be a great chance to meet Mia and learn more about her work. We always have wine tasting by K & M Winery, so come early and join the fun!

02 Feb 2012 : Butters Gallery-- Persistence: Scapes

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:15:20 +0000

Persistence: Scapes is a group show featuring various media by gallery artists and new introductory artists. Exhibition includes works by Jeffrey Butters, Bernd Haussmann, Ted Katz, Terence La Noue, Arturo Mallmann and introducing Mariella Bisson, Fred Holcomb, David Price and R. Michael Walker.

02 Feb 2012 : Graeter Art Gallery: Mapquest

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:49:31 +0000

Four Visionaries' Creative Masquerade In Search Of Their Contemporary Identity And The Ambiguous Plotting Of A Marginal Address Opening Reception Thursday February 2, 5-10pm Curator's Statement: The origin of our identity journey is steeped in the confluence of a billion rhinestone rivulets sprung from creeks, springs, streams, and idiosyncratic prawn pawns of ponds long gone. The convergence slides through a murky jungle environ that hosts a daunting plethora of shouting, creaking, croaking and mocking creature species. They line the foggy twilight-lit banks, each bearing the torch of a mysterious psychological appraise. They are watching you like a speakeasy mirror at midnight. And they beckon us to board the Maiden Boat of Identity and journey into the heart of darkness. More info. (http://graeterartgallery.com/)

10 Feb 2012 : Launch Pad Love Show 2012

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:57:28 +0000

Hindsight is 20/20: Love in Retrospect (http://launchpadgallery.org/hindsight-is-2020-love-in-retrospect/) A Launch Pad Alumni Show Launch Pad's Annual Love Show brings together a huge variety of styles and art. This year they have downsized to fit the show in their gallery. However it will not be any less impressive. Opening reception: February 10th, 7pm-midnight More info (http://portlandloveshow.com/love-in-retrospect/)

18 Feb 2012 : Peoples Gallery: Love of Portland

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:43:40 +0000

150 + local artists make art for their connections to the City of Portland, its flair, bridges, bikes and people - anything that means "Portland" to them. Opening art reception: Saturday, Feb. 18; 5-9pmBeer by Burnside Brewery and Ninkasi. This is a FREE art reception in the gallery at Pioneer Place Mall. Come out and check out Portlanders and their love for the city. Special feature poster artist: POWERSLIDE. ALSO: BDAY party for Jason Brown and Chris Haberman (curators).

03 Feb 2012 : REDUX: Zachary Pryor & Tamara Goldsmith

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:53:02 +0000

REDUX IS PLEASED TO BRING YOU NEW WORK THIS FIRST FRIDAY FOR A VERY SPECIAL COLLABORATIVE EFFORT with local painter Zachary Pryor and Redux Proprietress Tamara Goldsmith Amazing painter & jewelry designer Zachary Pryor and Redux maven Tamara Goldsmith have teamed up to create 3-D original artworks from another dimension. That's right folks, this very special show will feature the wondrous collaborative efforts of two serious bling-addicts. Witness Mr Pryor's wonderful world of animal portraiture, dolled up with Tamara's deliciously decorative details in their homage to magical beasties not necessarily from this world. Opening Reception: Feb 3rd, 2012, 6-9:30pm We will party in style with the musical antics of DJ Dragons & Sh*t; delicious libations and good times will be ours to enjoy, so mark your calendars and put on your best smile. Pass on this invite on to anyone awesome in your life who might need to know... and if we miss you for the opening please remember these works will be adorning our walls at Redux for the entire month of February.

02 Feb 2012 : Sequential Art Gallery: Carolyn Main

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:25:13 +0000

Main Entrance, a Carolyn Main exhibition Opens: First Thursday, February 2, 2012, 6-10pmMore info (http://www.sequentialartgallery.com/)

03 Feb 2012 : Tilde: Curves + Lines

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:04:55 +0000

February kicks off our first art show of the year. “Curves + Lines” features three individual artists using paper as their medium of artistic expression. Stop by and view the amazing transformations in paper that these very clever and skilled artists create. The show opens with an artist reception from 6:00pm to 9:00pm on Friday, February 3rd.

02 Feb 2012 : Upper Playground: Faux Money Faux Problems

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:17:19 +0000

Opening at FIFTY24PDX Gallery (http://www.fifty24pdx.com/) on Thursday, February 2, the show features works from Gage Hamilton, Zach Yarrington and Stephan Alexandr with the concept being based around the financial crisis. Gage questions the legitimacy of our financial institutions and our relationships with money through re-created scenes from The Alexander Hamilton Project peppered with reactions to the ensuing Occupy controversy, while Zach searches for a utilitarian alternative to the disheartening state of American politics, and Stephan poses a unique question of commodity value. Faux Money, Faux Problems opens First Thursday, February 2nd from 6:00-10:00pm. All artists will be in attendance. SHK THT will be pumping party jams, and our friends from Gorilla Meats Co. and Red Hook will fill your belly with delicious artisanal meats and seasonal beers. The show will run through March 29th, 2012.