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Call for Submissions for The Pacific NorthWest 40 at LightBox Photographic Gallery
2019-03-10 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
The Pacific NorthWest 40Juror: Terry NovakCall For Submissions: no submission fees*
April 13 – May 8, 2019Deadline for submissions is Midnight, Sunday, March 10, 2019Artists’ Opening Reception: Saturday, April 13th, 5-8pm
LightBox Photographic Gallery1045 Marine Dr.Astoria, OR 97103(503) 468-0238lightbox-photographic.com
LightBox invites all Pacific NorthWest photographic artists to submit work!
http://lightbox-photographic.com/call-for-entries/pnw_40
In recognition of Portland Photo Month, April 2019, this group exhibit celebrates the photographic talent of the Pacific Northwest. We are looking for work that exhibits the unique vision and creativity of the individual photographer. One image each from 40 photographers will be chosen to be featured in the exhibit. For 7 years the exhibit celebrated the Portland Photographic Community combining great work from up and coming photographers with that of established photographers from the Portland community. This year, we have opened the Exhibit to the entire Pacific NorthWest for the PNW 40. Once again, we accept submissions without charging fees. We do ask for a gallery hanging fee from those photographers accepted into the exhibit to help contribute to the expenses of this yearly exhibit.
This Exhibit recognizes the Photographers of the Pacific NorthWest by showcasing their work together. The exhibit combines work from emerging photographers with that of established and known photographers from the Region, we encourage submissions from all. One image each of 40 photographers will be chosen, images which stand out above the crowd and uniquely exhibit the vision and creativity of the photographer.
Please read the prospectus for complete info.
LightBox is very pleased to have Terry Novak as Juror for the first PNW 40 Exhibit. Terry is the Associate Director at Photographic Center Northwest, an education institution dedicated to the photographic arts, located in Seattle, WA. Her current work focuses on partnerships, grants, public programs, and exhibitions that foster financial support and resources for photographers and the photographic arts in the Pacific Northwest. She has reviewed portfolios at PhotoAlliance in San Francisco and PhotoPlus in New York, as well as served as a grant panelist for The Washington State Arts Commission. She recently co-juried the 2019 Pacific Northwest Viewing Drawers at Blue Sky Gallery in Portland, Or. Novak received her BFA in photography from Columbia College Chicago, and MFA in arts administration from Seattle University. She has an affinity for color analog photography and alternative processes.
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The Portland Darkroom Exhibit at LightBox Photographic Gallery
2019-03-09 17:00 - 21:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
The Portland Darkroom Exhibit
March 9 – April 9, 2019Artists’ Opening Reception: Saturday, March 9, 5-8pm
LightBox Photographic Gallery1045 Marine Dr.Astoria, OR 97103(503) 468-0238lightbox-photographic.com

LightBox Photographic Gallery opens “The Portland Darkroom Exhibit” with an opening artists’ reception onSaturday, March 9th from 5-8 p.m. The beauty of the Fiber Silver Gelatin print is one of LightBox Gallery’s loves. In this exhibit they celebrate the members of the Portland Darkroom and their dedication to the art of the Silver Gelatin Process.
Founded by seven former volunteers of Portland’s lost Newspace Center for Photography, The Portland Darkroom is a member-supported community space for the practice of analog photography. Their mission is to keep film photography alive and accessible. PDR is a fully functional analog studio, with darkroom, film processing and scanning capabilities. They are a volunteer-run organization focused on providing a space for the practice of film photography and building the community around this work.
Find them at theportlanddarkroom.org .
Congratulations to the exhibiting photographersAaron Wessling • Alice C. Walker • Allison RollisonBenjamin Chan • Blake Andrews • James HanBlake Miller • Cory Free • Love CenterwallJason Miller • Lauren Masterson • Max MerkleNatalee Phelps • Leslie Peltz • Rory NealSam Sangermano • Sam Slater • Markus Shearer
Along with the work of the Portland Darkroom the gallery will be showing many other fine silver gelatin prints from invited Northwest photographers. The exhibit runs from March 9th through April 9th 2019. Visit http://lightbox-photographic.com/shows/ for complete exhibit and artists info. LightBox offers memberships as a way of becoming part of the community of supporters that help to further the mission of the gallery. LightBox is located at 1045 Marine Drive in Astoria, hours are Tuesday – Saturday 11 – 5:30.
Contact LightBox at 503-468-0238 or at info@lightbox-photographic.com, and visit lightbox-photographic.com for more info and to enjoy past, current and upcoming exhibits.

Bryan Andresen at The O’Brien Photo Gallery
2019-03-09 16:00 - 18:00 | The O’Brien Photo Gallery, 2833 Willamette, Ste. B, Eugene, OR, 97405, United States
Bryan Andresen Photography, Rock, Ice and Water
The show runs from March 9th through May 9th.There will be an artist reception on March 9th from 4-6 pm
The O’Brien Photo Gallery2833 Willamette, Ste. B.Eugene, OR. 97405541 729 3572Open weekdays, call be be sure we’re open.email: waltobrien1945@gmail.comwebsite: http://obrienimaging.com
“My photographs are typically the result of an enthusiastic hike in search of unique glimpses of nature. I enjoy the entire process of planning an outing, observing the weather, light, and composition of the subject.The actual “taking” of a photograph affects me. Often my heart will race, giving me immediate feedback that the image is original and worthwhile. The photographic process is a journey of the translation of light on the camera sensor to a print that sparks in me the original aesthetic and emotional response. Whether the result is an image of a landscape, water in all its forms, or rock strata, I seek meaning in a beautiful “snapshot” of color, time and space.
As noted by Emerson, ‘meaning in life may be better grounded in nature than American politics, religion, or literature.’ I am amazed at the complexities of natural cycles such as the erosion of rock and the formation of new sandstone, or the emergence and inevitable disintegration of all life. My photographs open a small window into a feeling of wonder, and of mysterious permanence, overlying the cycles of nature.”

Photography Workshop with Richard Tuschman in Portland
2019-03-09 08:00 - 17:00 | OR
Photography Workshop with Richard Tuschman, The Staged Poetic Image
March 9-10, 2019
Private StudioPortland, Oregon
An intensive 2-day hands-on experience in a private studio in Portland, Oregonwww.richardtuschman.com (then click menu item “workshops”)Contact Richard at rt@richardtuschman.comtuition: $875*
This workshop will help you develop and/or hone your ability to craft personal conceptual photographs with authentic emotional resonance. Join us for two intensive days of learning and creating in an inspiring, supportive environment.
Program includes:• hands-on shooting in studio• create your own miniature set!• professional models• lunch and snacks included both days• demos and handouts• recipe for Richard’s lighting and Photoshop secret sauce
enrollment limit: 8 participantslocation: private studio 3 miles north of downtown Portlandskill level: open to all levels, working knowledge of yourDigital SLR and some familiarity with Photoshop suggested
for more information and/or to register, email Richard at rt@richardtuschman.com
* deposit of $400 due upon registration will secure your spot, refundable until February 8, 2019 (four weeks before the workshop date). Final payment of $475 due February 22, 2019 (2-two weeks before workshop date)

Natalie Krick at Blue Sky Gallery
2019-03-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Blue Sky Gallery, 122 NW 8th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Natalie Krick, Natural Deceptions
March 7–31, 2019First Thursday opening reception: March 7, 6:00–9:00 PM
Blue Sky Gallery 122 NW 8th AvenuePortland, Oregon 97209 USA503-225-0210Tuesday – Sunday, 12 – 5 pmFirst Thursday 6 – 9 pmbluesky@blueskygallery.orghttp://www.blueskygallery.org/All Blue Sky events and programs are free and open to the public.
“My mother, my sister, and I perform for each other, for the camera, and ultimately for you. We impersonate each other and ourselves, emulating imagery that taught us to be beautiful.”
Natalie Krick’s series Natural Deceptions is a playful, performative exploration of identity in relation to cultural expectations of feminine beauty and sexuality. Made in collaboration with her mother and sister, Krick employs the visual languages of fashion photography and celebrity portraiture. However, the visual complexity of her multilayered, vibrant portraits reveals a decidedly female gaze behind the camera, one that eschews hypersexualization or idealization of the female body. Instead, Krick reveals photography’s role in the creation of these optical illusions within popular culture.
Natalie Krick (b. 1986 in Portland, Oregon) currently lives in Seattle, Washington. She received her BFA in photography from the School of Visual Arts in 2008 and her MFA in photography from Columbia College Chicago in 2012. She has recently exhibited at SOIL Gallery in Seattle; Webber Represents in London; Aperture Gallery in New York; and Weinberg/Newton Gallery in Chicago. In 2015 she received an Individual Photographer’s Fellowship from the Aaron Siskind Foundation and in 2017 she received the Aperture Portfolio Prize for Natural Deceptions.

Barbara Kruger at Blue Sky Gallery
2019-03-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Blue Sky Gallery, 122 NW 8th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Barbara KrugerFrom the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation
March 7–31, 2019First Thursday opening reception: March 7, 6:00–9:00 PM
From Your Mouth to God’s EarWriters and performers respond to Barbara Kruger’s work from a spiritual perspective. Participants will include Sanderia Faye, Sara Mumolo, L. Ann Wheeler, Rajiv Mohabir, and others. Presented in collaboration with Interfaith MuseThursday, March 28, 7:00 PM
Blue Sky Gallery 122 NW 8th AvenuePortland, Oregon 97209 USA503-225-0210Tuesday – Sunday, 12 – 5 pmFirst Thursday 6 – 9 pmbluesky@blueskygallery.orghttp://www.blueskygallery.org/All Blue Sky events and programs are free and open to the public.

Blue Sky is pleased to present a selection of photo-based works by renowned conceptual artist Barbara Kruger from the collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation. Rendered in the artist’s signature graphic style with bold text layered over found mass media images, the lithographs, silkscreen images, and digital prints on view communicate biting feminist and cultural critiques of consumerism and gender stereotypes.
Barbara Kruger: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation is generously supported by The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation/Arlene Schnitzer and Jordan Schnitzer
Born in 1945 in Newark, New Jersey, Barbara Kruger worked as a graphic designer and art director after studying at both Syracuse University and Parsons School of Design in the 1960s. Her works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, among others. She currently lives and works between New York City and Los Angeles.

Adam Bacher at Pro Photo Supply
2019-03-05 18:30 - 20:00 | Pro Photo Supply – Event Space, 1801 NW Northrup St, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Adam Bacher, Ravens in the Wild Photography, Legends and Lessons for Care-Free LivingPhotography Talk and Presentation
Tuesday March 5th, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Pro Photo Supply – Event Center1112 NW 19th Ave, Portland, OR 97209503-241-1112
Prepare to be dazzled when Portland’s own Adam Bacher projects his Raven photographs on the big screen. Often close enough to feel the air rushing through muscular wings, Adam shares stunning images and riveting stories of his experience photographing Ravens in the wild. Myths from long ago and soulful inspiration awaits you. Beautifully delivered and full of poetic messages, this presentation will leave you inspired and wanting for more.
Tickets at ConspiracyofRavens.com
Contact Adam directly for more information:info@conspiracyofravens.com503.281.3777
What people are saying about this presentation:
“I found myself wanting to take notes about your words but couldn’t pull my eyes away from your images on the screen. I was transfixed.” – Wendy
“I loved everything about your presentation. You did such a fantastic job illustrating your photos with so many great stories. I particularly liked your advocacy for people to find carefree time, something I need to do better myself.” – Patrick
Adams captivating photos and presentation style transported us straight to the forest. We could feel his beautiful ravens all around us. – Tony
“Thank you for sharing that powerful reminder about taking care of ourselves, slowing down and appreciating the natural world.” – Betty

Spencer Pond Photo Exhibition at Blue Moon Camera & Machine
2019-03-02 17:00 - 19:00 | Blue Moon Camera and Machine, 8417 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Spencer Pond Photo Exhibition
February 25th- March 31st, 2019Saturday, March 2nd, 2019 from 5-7pm
Blue Moon Camera & Machine8417 N Lombard Street, Portland, OR 97203503-978-0333M-F 9-6, Sat 9-5sales@bluemooncamera.comwww.bluemooncamera.com
Spencer is a queer photographer and a writer living in Portland; they identify as a non-binary femme (they/them pronouns), graduated from PSU, and are currently working in the service industry fulltime and making art when they can. They have been taking photos since they were 17, but it wasn’t until purchasing a Yashicamat 124g five years ago that their approach to photography changed.
Most of the presented works have been captured using an Olympus XA and a Hasselblad 500c. Their work is a mixture of landscapes and portraiture from their portfolio; the collection on display has been taken over the course of the last 3 years varying from travels through abandoned factories in Leipzig to intentional styling of a set. Most of their work revolves around explorations of queerness and identity. Spencer’s portraits originally started during a darkroom class at PSU in fall 2014, interpreting themes of existence and isolation as a queer and trans person in a society that – at a federal level – is working to erase trans identities.
These works are but the start of something bigger.

Bernard C. Meyers at Camerawork Gallery
2019-03-02 15:30 - 17:30 | Camerawork Gallery, 301 N. Graham Street, Portland, OR, 97227, United States
Bernard C. Meyers, Urban Abstracts
March 2 – March 29, 2019 Artist Talk, Saturday, March 2, 3:30pm-4:30pm Reception following 4:30pm-5:30pm Camerawork Gallery 301 N. Graham StreetPortland, OR 97227 Located in Lorenzen Conference CenterLegacy Emanuel Medical Center Campus 9am – 6pm, Monday-Saturday, Sunday, 10am-4pm Free parking, ADA access; TriMet Routes 4, 24 and 44 Free admission. Open to the public. http://www.TheCameraworkGallery.org http://www.Facebook.com/cameraworkgallery 503-701-5347
Bernard C. Meyers notes, “I want to rattle the bones of a building, shake common perceptions of concrete reality. I want the temporal elements shifting between both the original architecture and my imagination. For me the higher ground of art has always been occupied by the unexplainable, the abstract. “I see architecture as possibilities, as material to mold and shape. My intent is to uncover uncommon collisions of color and form, to exemplify texture and the rearrangement of line. I am building and deconstructing simultaneously. I want the original geometric intentions of the structure to find new life. I want these elements to discover a new context, a world off kilter, where conventional space is fraught; as if caught between like ends of magnets. “Committed to lens-based capture I ask myself this question, “What is visually possible with new cutting-edge technologies, software and how can I apply it to my work?” Within that question this project was born. From a background as an architectural view camera photographer I have found a visual language between the structural impossibilities of M.C. Escher and the complex color spaces of Richard Diebencorn. The world of abstract expressionism has new chapter being written with the tools and techniques of the twenty-first century. “I am celebrating the latent beauty possible with the building blocks of 2D design, color and the technology available in 2019. The distinctions between painting, printmaking and photography for me have become irrelevant as all disciplines merge in these images. I love the work, it both intrigues and surprises me. The reward lies in creating what I have never seen before. Throughout my career as an artist my guiding premise, from Minor White, has always been, photograph something not for what it is but for what it can become.” To preview examples of Meyer’s Urban Abstracts exhibit, Click here.
Bernard C. Meyers is recognized internationally as an artist and master printer. His work is held in public, private, and corporate collections nationwide. He is represented by the Klotz Gallery in New York. Portfolios can be seen at www.klotzgallery.com/bernardmeyers. His pursuit of beauty and the abstract has been an unwavering life-long passion.
Bernard earned an MFA in traditional printmaking, etching and lithography and a BFA in photography as a fine art from the Rochester Institute of Technology. In the eighties he founded and managed a fine art printing business, Portland Photographics specializing in portfolio and an exhibition photographic printing. This rapidly became one of the finest photographic printing facilities drawing clients from Magnum, National Geographic, ICP and photographers from around the world. From 1990 through 2010 his photographic studio specialized in architectural photography and art reproduction.
Bernard has taught photography at the University of New England and the University of Southern Maine, Rochester Institute of Technology and the Maine Workshops and currently at the Waterford School in Sandy. Throughout all of this time he has continued to exhibit work. Klotz gallery has featured his work at the last three AIPAD shows. His exhibition history includes numerous group and solo shows. In 2017 early Urban Abstracts work was a solo show of large prints exhibited at the Rochester Institute of Technology University Gallery.
www.BernardCMeyers.comhttp://www.instagram.com/Meyers_bernard/

Small Talk Collective at Wolff Gallery
2019-03-01 18:00 - 20:00 | Wolff Gallery, 2804 SE Ankeny St., Portland, OR, 97214, United States
Small Talk Collective, Rumors Audra Osborne, Briana Cerezo, Jennifer Timmer Trail, Kelli Pennington, Kristina Hruska, Leslie Hickey, and Marico Fayre
February 27–April 28, 2019First Friday opening reception: March 1, 6:00-8:00 PM
Wolff Gallery2804 SE Ankeny St.Portland, OR 97214 Open Wed-Sun 11am-6pm // Open until 8pm every First Friday of the month
Wolff Gallery is pleased to present a group show featuring new work by the members of Small Talk, a collective of seven women photographers based in Portland, Oregon.
“As a collective, we have the honor of witnessing and discussing the progression of our individual works. We find ourselves traveling along parallel paths, drawn to new directions and processes. We discover common ground in similar themes, investigating dark corners and intimate places. Here, our realities, our unverified stories, come together for a time before continuing onward. We present selections of new work from each member curated to tell a temporary fiction of rumor and truth.”
Small Talk is a photography collective comprised of seven women: Audra Osborne, Briana Cerezo, Jennifer Timmer Trail, Kelli Pennington, Kristina Hruska, Leslie Hickey, and Marico Fayre. The collective formed in Portland, Oregon in 2015.
As a group, we explore the nature of what it means to be a visual storyteller, pool resources, provide support and critique, and facilitate community events and discussions. We engage in the best kind of “small talk,” that which binds us together both as a collective and within a larger community of women and minority artists, fostering stronger work and collaboration. Our first book, We’re Always Touching by Underground Wires, was published in April 2018.

Small Talk Collective

Angela Holm & PCPDX at Chehalem Gallery
2019-03-01 17:00 - 20:00 | Chehalem Gallery, 415 E Sheridan St, Newberg, OR, 97132, United States
Work by Angela Holm & PCPDX, Photographic Intentions
March 1st 5:00 pm – 8:00 pmArtists Reception, Meet the Artists! First Friday Artwalk: March 1st, 5pm-8pm
Chehalem Gallery415 E Sheridan St,Newberg, OR 97132https://www.angelaholmphotography.com/events
In January 2018, seeking to be part of a photographic community in which she could learn and grow, Angela Holm created Photo Club PDX. The group meets monthly with the goal of becoming better and more creative photographers. For the past year, the club has worked on projects together, participated in creative challenges, shared work, gone on outings as a group and has developed as photographers. This show represents the photographic successes that Angela and Photo Club PDX have created during 2018.
Photography Projects Presented By:
Angela Holm – ‘West Linn Paper Mill Study, Pinhole’ and ‘Urban Landscapes’
Alicia Hill – ‘Faces of Fauna’
Abigayle Tarsches – ‘Looking In’
Andrew Greenhill – ‘Quadrant Series’
Cherie Savoie Tintary – ‘Steampunk-Kitsch’
Cora Coronel – ‘Still Life in a Modern Lifestyle’
Darnell McAdams – ‘The Black Santa Project’
Lori Ackerman – ‘Equine Portraits’
Luke Olsen – ‘Less Human Than Human’
Michal Rubin- ‘Don’t Touch the Mannequins Project’
Michelle Swanson – ‘Provocative Flora’
Ralph Daub – ‘Corvidae’
Zeb Andrews – ‘Urban’
https://www.photoclubpdx.com https://www.chehalemculturalcenter.org/exhibitions/2019/2/5/photography-by-angela-holm
This show will be displayed from Feb 4th – March 30th, 2019 The gallery is open Tuesday – Saturday

Portland Grid Project : Past, Present, and Future - A Conversation at Gallery 114
2019-02-24 15:00 - 17:00 | Gallery 114, 1100 NW Glisan, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Portland Grid Project : Past, Present, and Future – A Conversation
Sunday, February 24, 2019, 3:00 pm
Gallery 1141100 NW Glisan StreetPortland, OR 97209http://www.gallery114pdx.com/https://www.portlandgridproject.com/The gallery is open Wednesday-Sunday, 12 noon – 6 pm
The Portland Grid Project began twenty-four years ago when Chris Rauschenberg took a pair of scissors to a map of Portland and cut it into 98 pieces. He invited twelve Portland photographers using a variety of cameras, films, formats, and digital processes, to photograph the randomly selected square each month. Currently in the midst round three, twelve different photographers are continuing to explore the changing face of Portland
Please join Chris Rauschenberg and photographers Larry Cwik, Lisa Gidley, Sarah Graves, Gary Gummanow, George Kelly, Ann Kendellen, Missy Prince, Faulkner Short, and others who have participated in the grid project over the years in a conversation about the Portland Grid Project and their participation in it.
The Portland Grid Project, 3rd Round Participants, continues at Gallery 114 until March 2, 2019.

Open Call for Art for Women Warriors at Angst Gallery
2019-02-23 12:00 - 16:00 | Angst Gallery, 1015 Main Street, Vancouver, OR, 98660, United States
Open Call for Art for Women Warriors at Angst Gallery
Submit up to three pieces for $10.Art may be dropped off on Saturday, February 23 (12-4) or Wednesday February 27 (12 -4).
Women Warriors at Angst Gallery March 1-23, 2019First Friday Opening Reception: 5pm, March 1
Angst Gallery1015 Main StreetVancouver, WA98660angstgallery.comHours: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 12-4. Accessible via Niche Wine Bar (1013 Main Street) after 4pm Tuesday through Saturday.Contact: Leah Jackson Leah.AngstGallery@gmail.com
Women warriors come in all shapes, sizes, and ages: Malala, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Florence Nightingale, Great Aunt Beatrice. So many women inspire us behind the scenes or in the public eye. What makes a woman warrior? Not all heroism involves violence. What drives such acts of heroism? What qualities or circumstances drive women to push back, protect, or change the world? Who are the women in your life who inspire you? Angst Gallery recognizes that women have shaped society in ways for which they are not often enough acknowledged. For the month of March, Angst Gallery will celebrate Women Warriors in all their various incarnations.
All media welcome Art may be dropped off on Saturday, February 23 (12-4) or Wednesday February 27 (12 -4). If these dates and times don’t work, please contact Leah Jackson to make other arrangements. Submit up to three works for a $10-$20 sliding scale submission fee. All work must be clearly labeled and ready to hang. Please download and fill out an Angst Consignment Form from our website and drop it off with your fee when you submit your work: http://angstgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Angst-Group-Show-Consignment-Form-3.pdf In 2018 the New York Times recognized that they had overlooked many important women in their obituary section and have been working to go back into the archives and feature those who were overlooked. In Sweden, ancient Viking remains were discovered to actually belong to a female and not a male 100 years after they were found. Sometimes it is our tendency to incorrectly assume that remains from archaeological conform to stereotypical gender roles. What other assumptions have we made in history? What assumptions will be made when looking back 100 years from now? “Wonder Woman lived: Viking warrior skeleton identified as female, 128 years after its discovery” By Amy Ellis Nutt September 14, 2017 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/09/14/wonder-woman-lives-viking-warrior-skeleton-identified-as-female-128-years-after-its-discovery/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8d2c0f585682 For more information about National Women’s History Month, visit the National Women’s History Alliance website: http://www.nwhp.org/womens-history-month/womens-history-month-history/ International Women’s Day is March 8, 2019:https://www.internationalwomensday.com/

Hillary Clements Atiyeh at the Portland Art Museum
2019-02-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Hillary Clements Atiyeh, Arranging Chaos
Portland Art Museum Photography Council’sBrown Bag Lunch Talk Series
Wednesday, February 20th, 2019, Noon – 1pm
Portland Art MuseumThe Miller Gallery, Mark Building1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205www.portlandartmuseum.org503 226 2811Cost: Free to the public (people are welcome to bring their lunch).
Hillary Clements Atiyeh, a fine art nature and documentary photographer based in Portland Oregon, will share imagery that she has created over the course of the last three decades. She will discuss her creative journey through multiple photographic mediums and her evolution from the darkroom, alternative processes and into the digital realm.
Fascinated by the Earth and its creatures, Hillary has traveled extensively and feels passionate about photographing the natural world, its inhabitants and the relationship of humans to the environment. In spite of being raised in New York City she has always felt a strong connection with nature and the desire to explore the wilderness. She will discuss several bodies of work including images from her new series of multiple exposures called “Chaos Theory”, Underwater images from the series “In Hot Water” which were made at Breitenbush Hot Springs as well as photographs created from her time living there as a community member and workshop instructor. She will also show work from some of her adventures including an intimate journey down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon.
“From my perspective, life, art and nature are intertwined so a result I aspire to express that connection through my photographs. I engage in the art and process of photography because I love it, the relationship between art and science excites and inspires me. I let intuition be my guide, finding new ways to experiment and play, often abandoning rules, pushing my own boundaries while attempting to accentuate the positive in everything that I do.”
Hillary Clements Atiyeh has won several awards and has shared her work in both solo and group exhibitions around the globe including Spain, France, China, Guatemala and the United States. Her work has been included in National Geographic Traveler, Time Magazine, The Washington Post, Burn Magazine, Black & White Magazine and several other print and online Publications.
You can see a sample of her work at www.HillaryAtiyeh.com

Cannon Beach Arts Association Photography Invitational Exhibit at Cannon Beach Art Gallery
2019-02-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Cannon Beach Art Gallery, 1064 S. Hemlock Street, Cannon Beach, OR, 97110, United States
Cannon Beach Arts Association Photography Invitational Exhibit
February 13 – March 27Reception: February 16, 2019, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Cannon Beach Art Gallery1064 S. Hemlock StreetCannon Beach, OR 97110(503) 436-0744Wednesday – Sunday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.www.CannonBeachArts.orgdirector@cannonbeacharts.org
This exhibit features the exceptional photographic work of Justin Bailie, Don Frank, Maya Dooley, George Vetter, Kristin Steinke, Lynne Allison, Kim Rose Adams, Cindi Plath, Carolyn Propst, Julie Adams, and Bob Kroll.
Exhibit Sponsored By: The Wine Shack and Martha Moulton

Photo Club PDX Monthly Meeting: Printing Demystified with Mark Fitzgerald at Cobalt Studios
2019-02-12 18:30 - 21:30 | Cobalt Studios PDX, 1030 SE Clinton St, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
Photo Club PDX Monthly Meeting: Printing Demystified with Mark Fitzgerald
Feb 12th, 2019, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Cobalt Studios PDX1030 SE Clinton StPortland, OR 97202https://www.photoclubpdx.com
Printing favorite images can be one of the most gratifying experiences for a photographer. But when the result doesn’t match expectations, it quickly becomes one of the most frustrating. That’s because there are a number of nuances you need to be aware of when printing, whether you do your own printing or send your work to a lab. This presentation is designed to explain important details of the printing process to help you get dependable results every time.
Some of the topics that will be covered:
• Sizing pixels to inches for print• Understanding color management• Downloading, installing and using color profiles• What you need to know about working with labs• Soft proofing explained• Getting your print to match the screen• Choosing the right paper• Overview of Lightroom’s Print module
Mark Fitzgerald is a photographer, author, and teacher living in Portland. He has written several photography books for Wiley Publishing, including Zen of Post Production. Mark taught Lightroom classes for 10 years at Newspace Center for Photography. Now he helps individual photographers worldwide through private training and mentoring.
You can learn more about Mark at www.ddroom.com

The Photographic Nude 2019 at LightBox Photographic Gallery
2019-02-09 17:00 - 20:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
The Photographic Nude 2019
February 9 – March 6, 2018Artists’ Opening Reception: Saturday, February 9th, 5-8pm
LightBox Photographic Gallery1045 Marine Dr.Astoria, OR 97103(503) 468-0238lightbox-photographic.com
LightBox Photographic Gallery opens “The Photographic Nude 2019” with an opening artists’ reception on Saturday, February 9th from 5-8 p.m. This is the ninth year of the annual international juried exhibit, a collection of photographic prints exploring the artistic and creative view of the body and its form, dedicated to the creative spirit of photographer Ruth Bernhard.
LightBox established “The Photographic Nude“ series in 2010 to reveal compelling imagery and to gain an understanding of the nude historically in the photographic medium. With 50 images selected for the exhibit from 35 photographers, this year LightBox is happy to have Renée Jacobs as Juror for the Exhibit. Renée is a celebrated photographer of the female nude and recipient of the International Photography Award for Fine Art Nude. Renée, living in France, is Executive Director of Photos de Femmes, she is a fierce advocate of recapturing the “female gaze” and women’s agency in how they are depicted in art and photographic history.
The show features many very talented practitioners of the photographic fine art nude from around the world. This year’s International entries come from Israel, Spain, and Hungary along with work from around the United States. Congratulations to Allan Barnes of Los Angeles for receiving the Juror’s Award as well as Victor Zamanski from Israel and Ana Tornel from Spain for receiving the 2nd and 3rd Juror’s Awards.
Congratulations to all the artists exhibiting in The Photographic Nude 2019
Jason Guffey • Brian Winters • Joseph Deiss • Victor ZamanskiCharlie Noble • Eric McCollum • Steve Lease • Paul B. GoodeRobert Dutruch • Trinity Kai • Malcolm Lobban • Allan BarnesAna Tornel • Jim Hamstra • Patrick Whitaker • Nickolas HurlbutLászló Gálos • Ronald Butler • Steve Blackwell • Selina MayerBob Quaglia • Thomas Robinson • Beamie Young • Sheryl HessAndrew Graham • Michael Puff • Ryan Sumner • Gary SamsonSarah Graves • Erin Malone • Dave Hanson • George LefterisAndrew Janjigian • Sven Van Driessche • Robert A. Schaefer
The exhibit runs from February 9th through March 6th 2019. Visit http://lightbox-photographic.com/shows/ for complete exhibit and artists info. LightBox offers memberships as a way of becoming part of the community of supporters that help to further the mission of the gallery. LightBox is located at 1045 Marine Drive in Astoria, hours are Tuesday – Saturday 11 – 5:30. Contact LightBox at 503-468-0238 or at info@lightbox-photographic.com, and visit lightbox-photographic.com for more info and to enjoy past, current and upcoming exhibits.

Chip Thomas at Blue Sky Gallery
2019-02-09 15:00 - 18:00 | Blue Sky Gallery, 122 NW 8th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Chip Thomas, Messages from the Underworld
February 7–March 3, 2019First Thursday opening reception: February 7, 6:00–9:00 PM
Panel Discussion and Screen Printing Event*Saturday, February 9, 3:00 PM
Participants will include: Chip Thomas, Thea Gahr, Jesse Hazelip, and Ryan Pinto, who will also perform a dance based in the grass dance tradition and hip-hop.*visitors are welcome to bring a t-shirt or other item to screen print after the panel discussion
Blue Sky Gallery 122 NW 8th AvenuePortland, Oregon 97209 USA503-225-0210Tuesday – Sunday, 12 – 5 pmFirst Thursday 6 – 9 pmbluesky@blueskygallery.orghttp://www.blueskygallery.org/

In Messages from the Underworld, Chip Thomas brings together a diverse range of photo-based work, including wheat paste murals, installations, and screen prints, to focus on the many ways that the agricultural development of corn has shaped the land, people, and cultures of the Americas.
He observes, “when one thinks of what it means to be an American – whether it’s indigenous people praying with corn pollen, religious groups ingesting corn flakes to curb sexual desires, people with amputations and blindness from type II diabetes, farmers feeding corn to their livestock or Central Americans pursuing a safer and better life, we have to examine our relationship with the plant that identifies us as Pan-Americans.”
Chip Thomas, aka “jetsonorama,” is a native of North Carolina and a photographer, public artist, activist, and physician who has been working between Monument Valley and The Grand Canyon in the Navajo Nation since 1987. He coordinates the Painted Desert Project – a community building effort which manifests as a constellation of murals across the western Navajo Nation, painted by artists from all over the world. Thomas is a member of the Justseeds Artists Co-operative, an international cooperative of 30 socially engaged artists. His large-scale photographs can be seen pasted in the northern Arizona desert, on the graphics of the Peoples Climate March, the National Geographic Blog, 350.org, and the Huffington Post.

Rich Bergeman, Hilda Champion, Stone Peng at Emerald Art Center
2019-02-08 17:00 - 20:00 | Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St., Springfield, OR, 97477, United States
Rich Bergeman, Hilda Champion, Stone Peng, Spotlight on Photography
Feb. 5 – March 1, 2019Reception: Feb. 8, 2019, 5-8pm
Emerald Art Center500 Main St.Springfield, Oregon 97477Tue – Sat 11am-4pm541-726-8595https://www.emeraldartcenter.org
Three award recipients from the EAC’s 2018 Photography at the Emerald Exhibition will be showcased in February’s “Spotlight on Photography” show at the EAC—Rich Bergeman of Corvallis; Hilda Champion of Naples, Florida; and Stone Peng of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
A gallery talk will be held with Rich Bergeman as featured speaker on Sunday Feb. 24 at 1pm, with potluck to follow.
Bergeman will be showing recent black-and-white infrared work, all made within the past year. A native of Ohio and an Oregonian since 1976, Bergeman has been making pictures for over 30 years with all manner of cameras and processes—from silver to platinum and Polaroid to pinhole. About three years ago he turned his energies to exploring the infrared spectrum, photographing landscapes, seascapes and the remnants of forgotten histories around the Pacific Northwest.
Champion is a German/American fine art photographer born in 1959 near Munich, and has been living in Naples, FL, since 2001. Her aspiration in photography is less about showing the world as it is, but rather to release the poetry of the ordinary and help people see the un-seen. She tries to show an abstraction of what she sees, free of distractions, and describes her images as “based on a true fantasy.”
Peng was born in Taiwan and has been living in Michigan for over 30 years. He took up photography in the early 1980s and is largely self-taught. Describing his work as “Zen Photography,” he explains: “Every landscape has its own life and meaning, depending on the viewer’s mood. I try to catch that emotional feeling at specific moments in landscapes, using the Chinese philosophy of life and the aesthetic principles ‘less is more’ and ’empty is full’ in creating my images.”

Portland Grid Project at Gallery 114
2019-02-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Gallery 114, 1100 NW Glisan, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
The Portland Grid Project3rd Round Participants
February 7th – March 2nd, 2019Opening Reception: First Thursday, February 7th, 2019 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Gallery 1141100 NW Glisan St.Portland, OR 97209 http://www.gallery114pdx.com/
In order to see the whole city and not just its scenic cliches, a group of local photographers in 1995 created a plan to explore Portland methodically, one mile at time. They drew a grid in red ink on a Portland map, totaling 108 square-mile sections, enough to take up 9 straight years of photographic work. Phase one began then and lasted until 2004. A second phase followed, on display is work from phase three and includes photographers Pat Bognar, Larry Cwik, Sarah Graves, Gary Gumanow, Philippe Justel, George Kelly, Nathan Lucas, Alberta Mayo, Jenny Olsen, Missy Prince, Steve Rockoff, and Jeffrey Thorns.

Jinhyun Cha at Blue Sky Gallery
2019-02-07 17:00 - 18:00 | Blue Sky Gallery, 122 NW 8th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Jinhyun Cha, Post-Border Line
February 7–March 3, 2019First Thursday opening reception: February 7, 6:00–9:00 PMArtist talk: Thursday, February 7, 5:00 PM
Blue Sky Gallery 122 NW 8th AvenuePortland, Oregon 97209 USA503-225-0210Tuesday – Sunday, 12 – 5 pmFirst Thursday 6 – 9 pmbluesky@blueskygallery.orghttp://www.blueskygallery.org/All Blue Sky events and programs are free and open to the public.
Post-Border Line by South Korean photographer Jinhyun Cha is a visual contemplation of the 160-mile border between North and South Korea and the ideologies that overlap within it. The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) was created as a result of Cold War interventions in the region by the Soviet Union and the United States that led to the Korean War. The DMZ now functions as a consumer-driven tourist destination, with “Peace Parks” and “Unification Observatories” with entrance fees, souvenirs for purchase, and photo opportunities. For the artist, this commodification of conflict is at odds with this war’s fraught legacy. Through his thoughtfully composed black-and-white images taken within the DMZ, Cha presents a counter-narrative that reflects upon “the calamity caused by ideological conflicts and boundaries between remembering and forgetting.”
Jinhyun Cha (b. 1973) is a documentary photographer based in South Korea. He earned an MFA in Photography from Kyung-sung University and completed a doctoral course at Hong-ik University. His first photography project, Portraits of 108, won the grand prize in the first Sangsang-madang Korean Photographer’s Fellowship in 2008, and the Asian Pioneer Photographer Award at the 6th Dali International Photo Festival in China in 2015. In 2016, he was chosen as a finalist in the Daegu Photography Biennale in Korea. In 2017, his work was exhibited at the Go-Eun Museum of Photography in Busan and in 2018 at FotoFest Biennale in Houston, Texas. This is Cha’s first solo exhibition of Post-Border Line in the United States.

Jewish Ghetto Photographers: Reimagining the Holocaust lecture at Portland Art Museum
2019-02-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Jewish Ghetto Photographers: Reimagining the HolocaustAlan Ostrow Memorial Lecture SeriesA lecture by Judith Cohen, Chief Acquisitions Curator, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
Tuesday, February 5th, 6 PM
Portland Art MuseumWhitsell Auditorium1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205www.portlandartmuseum.org503 226 2811
This lecture is FREE but reservations are recommended.To reserve, visit: portlandartmuseum.org
The vast majority and best known Holocaust photography was taken by German photographers. These photos include such iconic images as the Warsaw ghetto boy and the selections at Auschwitz. Therefore, we largely visualize the Holocaust through Nazi eyes. However, there also exists a considerable corpus of Jewish ghetto photography taken both by professional and amateur photographers. These photographs not only capture aspects of the ghetto hidden to the Germans, but also show layers of ambiguity and nuance that the official photos miss. How do these photographs differ from the better known Nazi photographs? Does it matter who took the photo or just what appears in the image?
Organized in conjunction with the exhibitions Memory Unearthed: The Lodz Ghetto Photographs of Henryk Ross (Portland Art Museum) and The Last Journey of the Jews of Lodz (Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education) both on view through February 24, 2019.
About the Alan Ostrow Memorial Lecture Series: Established in 1983 to honor the memory of Alan Ostrow, today this Portland Art Museum endowed biennial lecture series aims to highlight artists and other creative thinkers working in or exploring photography based practices.

Irina Rozovsky and Manjari Sharma at Blue Sky Gallery
2019-02-02 15:00 - 17:00 | Blue Sky Gallery, 122 NW 8th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Irina Rozovsky and Manjari Sharma, Talking Pictures
January 3–February 3, 2019 First Thursday opening reception: January 3, 6:00–9:00 PMArtist talk: Irina Rozovsky and Manjari Sharma: Saturday, February 2, 3:00 PM
Blue Sky Gallery 122 NW 8th AvenuePortland, Oregon 97209 USA503-225-0210Tuesday – Sunday, 12 – 5 pmFirst Thursday 6 – 9 pmbluesky@blueskygallery.orghttp://www.blueskygallery.org/
Originally commissioned by curator Mia Fineman for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Talking Pictures is a photographic conversation between Manjari Sharma and Irina Rozovsky. Over a five-month period surrounding the 2017 US election, the two artists exchanged iPhone photos in real time using a call-and-response format. Living different lives in different cities, Sharma and Rozovsky approached the exchange as a form of modern-day letter writing. Their improvisational images reveal personal chronologies that exist within public and private spaces and respond to current political tensions. Most importantly, the dialogue is focused on the creation of new life at such a precarious time, as the artists, both pregnant during this project, conclude the 122 image conversation with the arrival of their newborns.
Irina Rozovsky was born in Moscow and raised in the United States. She is currently based in Athens, Georgia. Her work has been exhibited internationally at venues including Smith College in Northampton, MA; Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA; Breda International Photo Festival in Breda, The Netherlands; Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, PA; Haggerty Museum of Art in Milwaukee, WI; Chelsea Art Museum in New York, NY; Southeast Museum of Photography in Daytona Beach, FL; and Noorderlicht Festival in Groningen, The Netherlands. Rozovsky participated in Light Work’s Artist-in-Residence Program in August 2012.
Manjari Sharma is an internationally published photo-based artist born and raised in Mumbai, India, and currently residing in southern California. In addition to many private collections, Sharma’s work is represented in the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and has been showcased in solo and group exhibitions worldwide. Sharma holds a bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication from S.N.D.T University in Mumbai and a BFA in Still Photography from Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio.

Jesse Rieser at Camerawork Gallery
2019-02-02 09:00 - 18:00 | Camerawork Gallery, 301 N. Graham Street, Portland, OR, 97227, United States
Jesse Rieser, The Changing Landscape of American Retail
February 2 – March 1, 2019
Camerawork Gallery301 N. Graham Street, Portland, OR 97227Located in Lorenzen Conference Center – Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Campus.9am – 6pm, Monday-Saturday, Sunday, 10am-4pmFree off street parking available, Stair and elevator access, TriMet Routes 4, 24 and 44www.TheCameraworkGallery.orgwww.Facebook.com/cameraworkgallery503-701-5347Event is free and open to the public with ADA access
Beginning in 2015, The Changing Landscape of American Retail is an ongoing documentation of the shift from traditional brick-and-mortar locations where we once socialized and interacted with our community to the stark and generic structures that house shipping, fulfillment, call, and server centers, now essential for E-commerce.Like memories, familiar retail entities are fading away. Today, they stand as modern-day ruins and architectural artifacts that reach into the not-so-distant past of our own maturing interests and evolving identities.
Toys “R” Us brings back of memories of avoiding my brother’s aerial assaults of red dodge balls and Nerf guns while simultaneously ignoring my mother’s plea to stop tearing into brand-new boxes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle action figures and Lego Pirate sets.
The Battlefield Mall was once a central meeting spot for my junior high peers— anchored by the food court and Aladdin’s Castle arcade. Here, a myriad of sights and smells trigger the memory to act as a roadmap for navigating the mall. Orange Julius produced the sweet scent of Florida citrus in Southern Missouri; there was the salty cheese sauce wafting from Potato Plus; and the fragrant cinnamon-sugar of Auntie Anne’s baked pretzels. The nearby arcade elicits a sensory transaction when I’m greeted by the flashing lights of Street Fighter II, manic electronic beeps, purple geometric carpet, and the oddly unique odor of stale popcorn mixed with the metallic scent of quarters tucked into my front pocket.
During high school and college, I spent hours at the Best Buy listening stations, previewing new music releases from my favorite artists. Today, I laugh when thinking back to a time when a Circuit City sales associate begrudgingly answered my product question by reading the back of the box, all before returning to watch Shaq and Kobe’s Lakers in the NBA Finals. It makes sense, Circuit City was known for having the best televisions and poor customer service.
By 2012, Circuit City closed their doors. Toys “R” Us folded in the spring of 2018, and Best Buy continues to shutter underperforming stores. Additionally, arcades and food courts are endangered as small- and medium-sized “Class B” malls are closing all over the U.S.
Like most Americans, I love the ease and product availability of Amazon and online retailers. I order my toothpaste with a click of a button and can obtain work supplies from the comfort of my sofa. My concerns are rooted in our recent pattern of isolationism and shrinking human interaction. Store closings feel like a continuation of our declining thoughtful conversations, empty playgrounds, and sense of community as we opt for a digital facsimile. We are no longer previewing music and getting recommendations on new releases in person and in retail shops. We will no longer meet our friends in food courts. And there will never be an opportunity to watch an NBA game with an uninformed and complacent Circuit City employee.
ABOUT THE ARTIST Jesse Rieser’s exploration and celebration of the elements that often go overlooked in our day-to-day lives can be traced back to his midwestern upbringing in Springfield, Missouri. At ASU he majored in photography and art history while attending the Herberger Institute of Art and Design. Now working and teaching in Phoenix, he is internationally exhibited and in 2018, a judge for the prestigious One Club’s interdisciplinary Young Guns award.
He has been interviewed and his personal works have been featured in the NY Times Lens Blog, Time, National Geographic, Buzzfeed, NPR, Fast Company, Wired, The Guardian, and Refinery29.
These works, editorial assignments, and advertising commissions have been celebrated by the Communication Arts Annual (2X), PDN Annual (6x), American Photography Annual (8x), Photolucida’s Critical Mass Top 50 (3x), an Art Director’s Club Young Gun (Top 50 International Creative Under 30), and a recipient of the Magenta Foundation’s Flash Forward award in 2012
www.JesseRieser.com

Catherine Haley Epstein, My Nose Made Me Do It
2019-02-01 18:00 - 20:00 | Pushdot Studio, 2505 SE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
Catherine Haley Epstein, My Nose Made Me Do It
February 1st – March 29, 2019Opening Reception: February 1st from 6-8pm.
Pushdot Studio2505 SE 11th Avenue, Suite 104Suite 104 – in the Ford Building, enter on Division StreetPortland, OR 97202Mon-Fri. 8:30am to 5:00pm, free admission
Catherine Haley Epstein is an award-winning writer, artist, designer and curator. Over the past eight years she has pioneered the incorporation of scent into her visual and conceptual art practice. The effect has been an entirely new and more abstract dynamic to her work.
Mixing scent requires chance, knowledge and courage. In this installation, “My Nose Made Me Do It,” the artist has combined visuals with which she has been obsessed for over twenty years in the same manner she has combined scent materials – with love, patience and curiosity. The installation is a weaving of philosophy, art history and multimedia where scent, visuals, text and sculpture become distilled tales of her nose journey to date.
Most recently Catherine attended the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference at Middlebury College in Vermont, and spoke at the Society of Illustrators in New York on her writing and scent practice. She is a multimedia artist and has recently done educational programming around scent at the Portland Art Museum, and with Public Annex, who serves community artists with disabilities. In 2016 she was selected to exhibit her experimental fragrance project at the inaugural AIX Scent Fair at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. She is the recipient of the 2017 Perfumed Plume Award in Fragrance Journalism, for her writing on the use of scent as an art medium, and has served on the panel for Visual Artist grants for the National Endowment for the Arts.
You may find Catherine’s portfolio at catherinehaleyepstein.com and her essays at www.mindmarrow.com (instagram/twitter @mindmarrow).

Morgan Buck, John Whitten & Rachel Wolf at Hoffman Gallery
2019-02-01 16:00 - 18:00 | Hoffman Gallery, 8245 SW Barnes Rd., Portland, OR, 97225, United States
Morgan Buck, John Whitten & Rachel Wolf, Surface / InterruptedCurated by Sam Hopple
February 1- March 1, 2019Opening Reception: Friday, February 1, 4-6p
Hoffman GalleryOregon College of Art and Craft8245 SW Barnes Rd. Portland, OR 97225503-397-5544Gallery Hours: Monday–Sunday, 10:00 am–5:00 pmEmail: hoffmangallery@ocac.edu

The Hoffman Gallery at Oregon College of Art and Craft is proud to announce Surface / Interrupted, an exhibition of new work from Morgan Buck, John Whitten and Rachel Wolf, curated by Sam Hopple.
Through the mediums of Drawing, Painting, and Photography, Surface / Interrupted is an exhibition full of poetic optics. The visual disruption, surface tension, and optical illusions present in the artists’ compositions pose the question if what we are viewing is analog or digital. Buck, Whitten and Wolf all use experimental methods of making to produce visual enigmas that challenge the eye’s ability to clearly comprehend what is being seen.
Morgan Buck uses photography and painting to produce blurry large scale works that invite the viewer to play a guessing game of what the subject matter actually is within the canvas. Using a special IPhone lens, Buck distorts imagery from the internet, rendering an image of spatial discombobulation. Using an airbrushing process, Buck removes the digital elements of these found images; the pixels, glitches, and hard lines to create soft, out of focus versions of the original.
John Whitten’s laborious drawings navigate the sound and noise of the everyday by employing methods of intuition and chance as a means to disengage from pictorial realism. Moving away from the representational, he translates the chaos of the everyday into static abstraction. Whitten presents his own system of personal mapping, translating emotional experiences into lines and waves. The result is reminiscent of a digital print or Magic Eye stereogram, but is in its essence the artist’s therapeutic process in documenting the unknown.
Rachel Wolf is a photographer working without a camera whose experimental processes with chemicals and light make her a practicing alchemist. By removing the camera, a tool for representational documentation, Wolf’s elemental approach lets her create images of the unseen, unexplainable, other. While her process is analog, Wolf uses a digital printing process to realize her compositions as large scale prints and aluminium transfers. According to Wolf, “taking the camera away from photography doesn’t remove the possibility for an image, instead it provides space for proposing images for an un-lensed, visual world.”
A panel discussion with the artists regarding their work and practice will be held in the Hoffman Gallery as a Lunchtime talk on Monday, February 25 at 12:45pm. OCAC’s Drawing and Painting Department Head Michelle Ross and Curator Sam Hopple will be guiding the discussion.
About the ArtistsMorgan Buck is a visual artist living and working in Portland, OR. He earned an MFA in Craft from Oregon College of Art and Craft in 2015, and a BFA in Painting from Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2010. Buck’s work has exhibited throughout the Portland area and internationally in Leipzig, Germany.
Rachel Wolf is an educator and speaker in the field of photography based in Portland, OR. Her work has been exhibited in venues such as Disjecta Contemporary Art Center, Portland, OR, Camerawork Gallery, Portland, OR, Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco, CA, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH and National Video Center, New York, NY. Wolf is a founding member of FO(u)RT Collective, a multi-disciplinary arts collective that creates/curates exhibitions and events. Originally from Anchorage, Alaska, Rachel earned her BA from Hampshire College and her MFA from Pacific Northwest College of Art.
John Whitten earned his MFA in Interdisciplinary Art from the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR and his BFA from Watkins College of Art in Nashville, TN. He recently had solo exhibitions at Charles A. Hartman Fine Art and Eastern Oregon University’s Nightingale Gallery, and his work has been included in group exhibitions at Czong Institute for Contemporary Art Museum in Korea, Disjecta Contemporary Art Center, Tropical Contemporary, Linn-Benton Community College, S1, and Melanie Flood Projects in Portland, OR. Recent awards include a Project Grant from the Regional Art and Culture Council, a Career Opportunity Grant from the Oregon Arts Commission, and a Faculty Research Award from Oregon State University. Whitten, who lives in Portland, OR, is a co-founding member of Carnation Contemporary, and is currently a Full-time Instructor of Digital Art and Time-Based Media at Oregon State University.
About the CuratorSam Hopple is an independent curator and arts writer currently based in Portland, OR. Hopple received her B.A. in Art, Design and Media from Richmond University in London in 2012. She is interested in contemporary visual culture and investigating the relationship between space and object. Hopple currently serves as the Gallery Manager at Oregon College of Art and Craft and Senior Editor at 60 Inch Center.

Charles Purvis at Multnomah Arts Center
2019-01-28 20:00 - 21:00 | Multnomah Arts Center, 7688 SW Capitol Highway, Portland, OR, 97219, United States
Charles Purvis
Monday, January 28 Artist talk from 8-9pmThe Forum meeting begins at 7pm.All are welcome.
Multnomah Arts Center Portland Photographer’s Forum 7688 SW Capitol Hwy Portland, OR 97219 https://www.portlandphotographersforum.com/ https://www.portlandphotographersforum.com/news/2019/featuredjanuary-speaker-charles-purvis
Charles Purvis will be presenting select work from his time in New York and from work made more recently in Portland, including handmade books and image objects.
“Two things that (generally) deﬁne my work: traditional materials and personal interpretations.Faithful rendering is not of interest to me. I prefer to express an intuitive experience of objects. In my mind’s eye, everything is alive.
What interests me is to create images that I have not seen before, images that are, in some way, not fully resolved, stimulate associations, or present a visual tension.
I like to work with traditional materials because the limits of analogue photography call forth particular creative strategies and solutions.”
Bio: For many years Charles Purvis worked as a photographer in New York City creating groundbreaking imagery for a wide variety of internationally known clients. In addition to commercial assignments, Charles has created a large body of innovative work inspired by a relentless curiosity and desire to uncover the creative potential of camera, light and ﬁlm.

Open Call for Art for Black History Month at Angst Gallery
2019-01-26 15:00 - 18:00 | Angst Gallery, 1015 Main Street, Vancouver, OR, 98660, United States
Open Call for Art for Black History Month at Angst Gallery
Submit up to three pieces for $10.Art can be dropped off on January 26 from 3-6 or Wednesday, January 30 from 12-6.
Black History Month at Angst Gallery February 1-23First Friday Art Walk Opening Reception: 5-9pm February 1
Angst Gallery1015 Main StreetVancouver, WA98660angstgallery.comHours: Wed, Thur, Fri: 12-4Saturday: by appointmentContact: Leah Jackson Leah.AngstGallery@gmail.comAccessible via Niche Wine Bar (1013 Main Street) after 4pm Tuesday through Saturday.
In honor of Black History Month, Angst Gallery seeks art which reflects all aspects of African- American life, culture, and history. All media are welcome.
According to show organizer Claudia Carter, “I would like people to have a better understanding of African American culture and what it means to be recognized for our worth to the community in which we live. Living in the Northwest, it is easy to be overlooked and to feel like you don’t belong. Black History Month is not automatically recognized as a holiday. We have to insist that it be recognized. Black History Month, or National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievement by Black Americans. It is a time for recognizing the central role African Americans have played in U.S. history. The event grew out of “Negro History Week” founded in 1926 by noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating Black History.” Since its opening in 2008, Angst Gallery has hosted solo and group shows featuring more than 300 local and national artists and cultural events including art shows, musical performances, book launch parties, art talks, classes, workshops, and the monthly Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic. More than just a place to show art, Angst Gallery is also a safe space for community discussion, where all people are respected for who they are. We donate the use of the space to organizations that work for human rights and progressive social change.

Adrian Klein at UO Law School Gallery
2019-01-26 08:00 - 17:00 | University of Oregon School of Law, 1515 Agate St., Eugene, OR, 97403, United States
Adrian Klein, “Essential Nature” Landscapes
Now – June 11, 2019
UO Law School Gallery (2d floor)1515 Agate St.Eugene, Oregon 97403Every day / 9 am-8 pm541-346-1559

“Essential Nature” landscapes of the Northwest and Hawaii is an exhibit of 20 color photographs by award winning Portland photographer, Adrian Klein. The adventure mountain and ocean photographs on canvas and aluminum are on display at the Oregon Law Gallery from January 21 to June 11, 2019 from 9 to 8 PM daily.
Klein’s photography often is the result of long backpacking hikes into national parks and wilderness areas. The beauty of flowers, landscapes, and running water come through in his wonderful images. As Klein explains ‘my love of nature has nurtured my love of photography.”

Therese Gietler "How to Get Ahead in Social Media" workshop at Andy Batt Studio
2019-01-24 18:30 - 22:00 | Andy Batt Studio, 1910 NW 23rd Place, Portland, OR, 97210, United States
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