PhotoZone Gallery Group Exhibition
2024-01-12 17:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St., Springfield, OR, 97477, United States
PhotoZone Gallery Group Exhibition
January 10th through February 2nd, 2024
Reception – January 12th from 5PM to 7:30PM
Emerald Art Center
500 Main Street
Springfield, OR 97477
541 726-8595
Wednesday through Saturday 11AM to 4 PM
The PhotoZone Gallery will present a group exhibition of photographs at the Emerald Art Center in Springfield, Oregon January 10th through February 2nd 2024. Come meet the artists during an opening reception on January 12th from 5 to 7:30PM. The Emerald Art Center is located at 500 Main St. Springfield, OR and is open Wednesday-Saturday 11-4pm.
The PhotoZone Gallery, is an artist run photographic collective of diverse photographers interested in the fine art of photography. Genres include landscape and nature photography, documentary styles, abstract expression as well as portraiture and pinhole photography.
Experiencing our group exhibitions, viewers can see many types of prints. These include traditional silver prints from film negatives, images made from digital capture, infrared photography, collaged images, platinum/palladium prints, and other processes.

Prints and Pints - A Pro Photo Supply Community Meet Up
2024-01-17 17:30 - 20:00 | Wayfinder Beer, 304 SE 2nd Ave, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
Prints and Pints
Wednesday January 17th 5:30pm-8:00pm
Wayfinder Beer
304 SE 2nd Ave, Portland, OR 97214
503-718-2337
Wednesday, Thursday: 12pm-9pm Friday, Saturday: 12pm-10pm Sunday: 12pm-9pm
info@wayfinder.beer
wayfinder.beer
$25
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prints-pints-tickets-773426618837
At this meetup we will meet at Wayfinder Beer’s tasting room to hang out, enjoy some food and drinks, and meet and connect with other members of the Portland photography and creative community. Each attendee’s photograph will be visible for discussion focused on positive feedback, critiques, and questions about each person’s work.
Towards the end of this event, each person will be randomly assigned the extra print of another attendee’s work to take home. Food and drink is not provided by the host and must be purchased separately by attendees.
The prints you receive from this event would normally cost over $50 from our lab, so this ticket is essentially a buy 1 get 1 free for the print!
www.prophotosupply.com

Sarah Abbott and Rachel Wolf - Photography Happens
2024-01-20 14:00 - 18:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
Sarah Abbott and Rachel Wolf, Photography Happens
January 20, 2024 – February 7, 2024
January 2oth, Artists’ Reception from 2-6pm
LightBox Photographic Gallery
1045 Marine Drive
Astoria, OR 97103
503.468.0238
info@lightbox-photographic.com

LightBox Photographic Gallery opens “Photography Happens”, an exhibit by Sarah Abbott and Rachel Wolf, on Saturday, January 2oth. Please join us for the opening Artists’ Reception from 2-6pm. This opening was rescheduled after being cancelled last Saturday because of the weather. We hope everyone is ready to leave the storm behind and spend the afternoon in Astoria at the rescheduled opening Party!
Photography Happens is a collaborative exhibition by Sarah Abbott and Rachel Wolf that explores the ways in which photography has profoundly inspired two individual practices. This exhibition showcases two artists’ very different approaches to their making of photographs, but punctuates their interests in parallel themes of fragmentation, tension between subject and object, disruption on the photographic plane, and concepts of the everyday and perception. Together, Abbott and Wolf engage in a dialogue that transcends the ordinary and challenges the conventional.

Sarah Abbott (she/her) is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Portland Oregon. She earned her BA in Studio Arts with a minor in Psychology from San Francisco State University, and her MFA in Visual Studies from Pacific Northwest College of Art. Together with three MFA colleagues, she co-founded FO(u)RT Collective, an interdisciplinary art collective dedicated to collaboration, critical discourse, and collective exhibitions.
Abbott’s art practice is emphatically centered around photography and the medium’s ability to promote pleasure in seeing everyday surroundings in new ways. Domestic subjects, scenes and situations are captured with an eager and exploratory lens, printed, and oftentimes manipulated. Using photography in tandem with mediums such as collage, sculpture, bookbinding, sewing and embroidery, she experiments with the surface of the printed image to explore what happens when subject and content differ and inject complexity in seemingly simple images of everyday subjects. Abbott currently exhibits locally, nationally, and internationally.
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Rachel Wolf (she/her) is a professional photographer specializing in camera-less photography, alternative/antique processes, and the creation of immersive environments through light-based installations. Born and raised in Alaska, Wolf’s work is profoundly shaped by the interplay of light and its absence in her surroundings. Her direct encounters with the aurora borealis fueled a deep appreciation for the transcendent qualities of light, serving as both muse and focal point in her artistic practice.
As an educator and speaker, Wolf delights in inspiring others by sharing her passion for light and photography. She champions the collaborative nature of art and its potential for community-building. Wolf is a co-founder of FO(u)RT Collective, a collaborative multi-disciplinary arts group dedicated to critical discourse and creating, curating, and organizing exhibitions and events. Additionally, as an engaged member of The Guild at LightBox Photographic Gallery, Wolf actively contributes to the group’s mission of cultivating an appreciation for diverse photography processes through exhibitions, workshops, and collaborative endeavors.
Wolf’s work has garnered recognition both nationally and internationally, with exhibitions spanning Germany, Hungary, Canada, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Cincinnati, Seattle, and Portland. Her photographs are featured in public and private collections. A graduate of Hampshire College (BA) and Pacific Northwest College of Art (MFA), Wolf currently enjoys her creative pursuits in her Portland, OR darkroom.
The Guild at LightBox is a group of photographers that exhibit work regularly at the gallery as well as support the mission of the gallery. The Guild at LightBox consist of Jim Fitzgerald, Jody Miller, Julie Moore, Marc McVey, Rachel Wolf, Sam Blair, Michael Puff and Loren Nelson. The Guild’s work is always seen on the walls of LightBox, please visit and learn more of these members work and vision.
The Photography Happens exhibit runs from January 13, 2024 through February 7, 2024. Complete show info is on the LightBox website at http://lightbox-photographic.com/shows/. Contact LightBox at 503-468-0238 or info@lightboxphotographic.com. LightBox is located at 1045 Marine Drive in Astoria, hours are Wednesday – Saturday, 12 – 5:00pm.

Per Bjesse at Blue Moon Camera
2024-01-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Blue Moon Camera and Machine, 8417 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Per Bjesse, The Swim Cure
Opening reception January 13th 6-8pm (calendar)
January 13th-March 13th
Blue Moon Camera
8417 N Lombard
Portland, OR 97203
Clinical depression is a condition that is on a sharp rise with devastating societal and personal costs. The disease is associated with shame, which often becomes a hurdle for those seeking help. The cyclical nature of gradual improvements and backslides can also make depression an exhausting ordeal that can wear out the limited support systems around the afflicted, leaving them isolated. The photographs in this exhibition were taken over one year as I was trying to deal with my depression and propensity to stay house bound by regularly meeting up with friends and family for swimming. My experience is projected onto the people in my community that I leaned on as a support system, and through the lens of the edges of rivers, lakes, and seas we visited together while I was trying to feel better. For me, the water is a place where I have to muster up the courage to step in, submerge myself, and return to shore. It is the place all life on earth came from, but also a place where you can drown.

Pro Photo Supply: The City at Night - A Creative Course in Night Photography with Kate Hailey
2024-01-31 19:00 - 21:00 | OR
Pro Photo Supply: The City at Night – A Creative Course in Night Photography with Kate Hailey
January 31st, 7pm-9pm (calendar)
Virtual Event (see event link)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-city-at-night-a-creative-course-in-night-photography-with-kate-hailey-tickets-786445117517
$60
In this 2-part course, Kate Hailey will share inspiration and techniques for creating night photographs that stand out from the crowd. The first session includes a presentation that dives into techniques, camera settings, and essential gear, as well as introduces creative options and an assignment.
During the second session, Kate will do a short live editing demonstration in Adobe Lightroom, and then transition into an image review session. These sessions will be recorded and available for later viewing for all registered attendees.
TOPICS COVERED IN THIS WORKSHOP
• Essential settings to capture the vibrant life of a city at night
• Creating Light Trails and mastering Slow Shutter Speed
• Light Painting and other creative techniques
• Recommended Gear
• And More!!
WHO IS THIS WORKSHOP FOR?
• This course is for the curious, the creative, the travelers.
• Those individuals who seek to create images that have a fresh perspective.
EXPERIENCE LEVEL – Intermediate to Advanced
Attendees should have an understanding of using their cameras in manual mode; a solid grasp of ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed, White Balance, and essentials in their menu system.
Attendees will leave this session with stronger photographic skills, including technical understanding, creativity, and more.
BONUS MATERIALS
All registered attendees will receive a bonus ebook, highlighting techniques and gear for creating images in this genre, a $10 value.
BONUS SESSION
Join us for a FREE outing at the Portland Winter Light Festival Photowalk with Sigma on Sat, Feb 3, 2024, at 5:00 PM.
Please register at the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/portland-winter-light-festival-photowalk-with-sigma-tickets-781556074257
www.katehailey.com

Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity at Aurora Gallery
2024-02-02 17:00 - 20:00 | Aurora Gallery, 1004 Main Street, Vancouver, OR, 98660, United States
Johanna King, Kathy Radie, Pat Rose, Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity
February 2, 2024 – February 29, 2024
First Friday Art Walk Opening Reception: February 2, 2024, 5-8pm
Aurora Gallery
1004 Main Street
Vancouver, WA 98660
360-696-0449
www.auroragalleryonline.com
Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-5:30pm; Sat 10am-4pm
The phrase “women’s rights are human rights” has been used by champions of women’s causes for over a century. When Hillary Clinton used the phrase in her 1995 speech at the United Nations World Conference on Women in Beijing, it quickly became the rallying cry for the international women’s movement. The message that empowering women ultimately empowers all of humanity resonated with particular fervor on January 21, 2017, when women’s rights advocates organized the first Women’s March on Washington, giving rise to concurrent “sister” marches in major cities in the US and throughout the world. The event supported gender equality and many other important social issues that were expected to suffer under the newly inaugurated US President. The 2017 Women’s March was the largest single-day demonstration in US history, and it has now become an important annual event. The photos in this exhibit were made by three women who participated in the Women’s March in three cities in the Pacific Northwest: Kathy Radie in Seattle, WA, and Pat Rose in Portland, OR, during the inaugural march on January 21, 2017, and Johanna King in Port Townsend, WA, during the first anniversary march on January 20, 2018.
Johanna King is a Portland-based photographer who likes to do contextual portraits of both people and animals. She is a veteran traveler, a serious birder and a natural history buff, pastimes that have provided excellent opportunities for her photography. She spent her working career as a clinical psychologist, and perhaps because of that, she loves to make photographs that have a narrative thread. She wants each of her images to tell a story and to engage the viewer in speculation about why the photographs were made, what is happening and what will happen next. Her work has been shown in a number of galleries in the Pacific Northwest.
Kathy Radie currently splits her time between Oregon and Alaska, two of the many places that have shaped her life view and photographic eye. Her images have found a home in juried art shows, commissions for one percent for the arts, and the permanent collection at the University of Alaska Museum. She studied Fine Art Photography and History of Photography at the University of Iowa. Her work includes landscape, portrait, abstract and street photography. Landscape photography appeals to her introspective self, portrait photography expresses her love of human diversity, her street photography reflects her passion for travel, and her abstract work says “let’s give this a second look.” You may view more of her work on Instagram at www.instagram.com/kathyradie1/.
Pat Rose is a Portland-based photographer whose work includes landscape, street, portrait and botanical photography. She is a retired English as a Second Language teacher who has taught in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, in Austin, Texas, and most recently at Portland State University. Her photographs have been accepted into various juried group exhibitions in several galleries around the country, and she has won many awards for her work. Her landscape photos have been published in two outdoor guidebooks. Pat also writes about photography for Oregon ArtsWatch, the online journal for culture and the arts in the Pacific Northwest. Much of her work can be found on her website at www.patrosephotography.com.

Sam Muller - Walk The Garden
2024-02-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Pushdot Studio, 2505 SE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
Sam Muller, Walk The Garden
February 2nd, 2024 – March 29h, 2024
Opening Reception/Artist Talk: Feb 2nd, 2024 6-8pm (calendar)
PUSHDOT STUDIO
2505 SE 11th Avenue
Suite 104 – in the Ford Building, enter on Division Street
Portland, OR 97202, 503.224.5925 www.pushdotstudio.com
Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri. 8:30am to 5:00pm, free admission

Sam Muller: Walk The Garden
At the turn of 2022 I decided to leave the Vedanta Ashram I had been living at for 9+ years. I had a committed meditation and study practice, and was the manager (abott) caring for the grounds and facilities. I then was free to follow my heart which led me to the Portland Japanese Garden which renewed my meditation and study practices in a refreshing and profound way. What is IT that has inspired me to “Walk The Garden” 21 times in the past year? For me IT has been an aesthetic experience as I have come to see and feel the spirit of the architecture and the love and care of an envisioned environment–a microcosm–of Harmony and Beauty that regards Nature as sacred. I am very enthusiastic to offer 11 exposures in Black & White Prints, and 10 in Color. And I invite You to “WALK THE GARDEN” with me.

Coffee and Critique at Pro Photo Supply Event Center
2024-02-03 10:00 - 12:30 | Pro Photo Supply – Event Space, 1801 NW Northrup St, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Coffee and Critique
February 3rd 10am-12:30pm (calendar)
Pro Photo Supply Event Center
1801 NW Northrup St, Portland, Oregon 97209
503-241-1112
Monday-Friday: 10am-6pm Saturday: 10am-5pm
info@prophotosupply.com
www.prophotosupply.com
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coffee-and-critique-tickets-775849535847
$17.50
So, why should you join a photo critique session?
Participating in photo critiques offers us photographers valuable feedback from peers and helps us identify strengths and areas for improvement in our work.
Constructive criticism refines technical skills, enhances composition, and nurtures artistic vision. Critiques foster a sense of community, encouraging and inspiring creativity by exposing photographers to diverse styles and techniques. Engaging in these discussions boosts confidence, validates strong points, and motivates continuous self-improvement. Overall, photo critiques serve as a powerful tool for skill development, artistic enhancement, and building a supportive network within the photography community.

Creating Studio Portraits on Film with Kate Hailey at Pro Photo Supply
2024-02-03 13:00 - 16:00 | Pro Photo Supply – Event Space, 1801 NW Northrup St, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Pro Photo Supply: Creating Studio Portraits on Film with Kate Hailey
February 3rd, 1pm-4pm
Pro Photo Supply Event Space
1801 NW Northrup St, Portland, OR 97209
503-241-1112
www.prophotosupply.com
$125
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-studio-portraits-on-film-with-kate-hailey-tickets-788185844077?aff=PDXPhotoEvents
Kate Hailey has a long history with portrait photography as well as film photography. In this 3-hour workshop, she will deliver a presentation on techniques, lighting styles, and lighting setups, as well as an overview of the gear and tools used in studio portraiture.
After the presentation, Kate and the students will work, hands-on, with both continuous LED lights and studio flash equipment.
ATTENDEES WILL LEARN:
• Work with LED Continuous lights
• Work with Small Studio Flash Lighting
• Use a hand-held light meter (and metering cheats)
• Gain an understanding of considerations when using film with lighting
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR:
This workshop is for individuals who want to gain practical experience with off-camera lighting when working within the realm of portrait photography (especially film portraiture).
Attendees should have a basic understanding of ISO and film speeds, as well as aperture, and shutter speed, and how to change these on their cameras.
Attendees will leave this session with the confidence to work with these tools on their own.
WHAT TO BRING:
• Your film camera (either 35mm or medium format) with a portrait-length lens (a 50mm is a great option)
• A tripod (optional)
If you don’t have your own film camera, one can be rented from Pro Photo Supply HERE for an additional charge.
Students will all be provided with a roll of Portra 400 and processing envelopes for development and scanning services from Pro Photo Supply’s Lab (a value of almost $40).
www.katehailey.com

Pamela Chipman and Jan Cook, Afraid/Not Afraid
2024-02-17 14:00 - 17:00 | Archer Gallery, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA, 98663, United States
Pamela Chipman and Jan Cook, Afraid/Not Afraid
February 7- April 25th 2024
Artist Reception February 17th 2 – 5PM Performance by Lyra Butler-Denman: 3 – 4PM

Artist Talk (In-Person): April 18th 2PM

Viewing hours: Monday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m
Archer Gallery, Clark College
1933 Fort Vancouver Way
Vancouver, WA 98663

Afraid/Not Afraid examines how women live with an ever-present threat of violence and the feeling of being unsafe in their world. Gender violence, sexual stereotypes, and the portrayal of women in the media and popular culture feed and perpetuate this fear in our society. This collaborative photo-based installation explores vulnerability and the artist’s relationship to it as women. The work looks at the emotional side of this subject and how these forces shape the lives and behavior of women, often in subtle ways, that become ingrained and normalized as part of their worldview.
In this immersive installation, the viewer becomes the voyeur, peeping through an exterior window of a house before entering the space. The exhibition combines projected images, large photographic fabric panels and sound. The images reflect the relationship between being watched and objectified and how women present their identities to the world. The photographs and projections on semi-transparent layers combine and interplay as the viewer moves through the piece, building an intimate space for reflection.
The artists Jan Cook and Pamela Chipman created this installation together in an artist residency in Portland, OR. They are white cisgender women whose own experiences and concerns with safety and consent propelled them to make this body of work. In confronting this underlying fear, they want to call attention to and to create discussion and change around these issues.
Jan Cook is a Seattle artist who works with photo-based imagery to examine the ideas that run through our collective unconscious and tie us together in our humanity. Pamela Chipman is a Portland, Oregon based visual artist who explores themes of memory, domesticity and femininity. She creates work that speaks to the history, strengths and struggles of women in our culture.
“This work is hauntingly beautiful. I find it especially powerful to experience and contemplate in this moment, after #MeToo was supposed to have changed things yet we find misogyny and violence and threats of unsafety linger and linger.”
– Author Lois Leveen, PhD
About the Archer Gallery and Clark Art Talks
Archer Gallery serves the students and community of Clark College by exhibiting contemporary art in a not-for-profit educational setting. Archer Gallery exhibits work by nationally and internationally renowned artists and connects the Clark College community with accessible and diverse perspectives from the contemporary art world.
Clark Art Talks serves the students and community of Clark College by hosting a monthly art lecture series. Distinguished artists and art scholars from around the country share their experiences related to their art practices and provide unique insights into their varied career paths and artistic techniques. For more information about our exhibitions and art talks visit archergallery.space
https://afraidnotafraid.com/

Mike Putnam at University of Oregon School of Law
2024-02-22 17:00 - 18:30 | University of Oregon School of Law, 1515 Agate St., Eugene, OR, 97403, United States
Mike Putnam, Flow
Present – July
Thursday, February 22, from 5:00-6:30
Free and open to the public
Oregon School of Law
Knight Law Center (second floor landing)
1515 Agate Street
Eugene, OR 97403
When truly pressed about what makes Oregon more wondrous than other states, I always return to water. Specifically, fresh water. Despite a dry summertime climate in most of our state, we are blessed with a stunning array of rivers, lakes, streams, and waterfalls that are unequaled in other places. These waters evolve, shift, narrow, expand, and most importantly, they nourish. They are our lifeline. Without them, our beautiful state would be barren.

"The Palouse in August" - Photography by Patrick Plaia
2024-03-09 13:00 - 16:00 | The O’Brien Photo Gallery, 2833 Willamette, Ste. B, Eugene, OR, 97405, United States
Patrick Plaia, The Palouse in August
March 4 through May 1, 2024
Reception: March 9 from 1- 4 pm.
The O’Brien Photo Gallery
2833 Willamette, Ste. B.
Eugene, OR. 97405
(541) 729-3572
Open weekdays from 1-5.
Call to be sure we’re open or to make special viewing arrangements.
picmac1945@gmail.com
https://www.waltobrien.net/the-o-brien-photo-gallery
These images were shot in August 2022. The wheat harvest was for the most part finished. What remained were empty fields and the tracks of the harvesting machinery. The area is rolling hills with the harvest machine tracks as level as possible. These tracks leave a wonderful pattern of curves.
I shot planning for black and white images, and toned them in processing. I visualize my photographs with an eye for graphic composition, impact, and interest. My intent is to let the viewer smile, think, and appreciate a vision of the world that may be unique to them.
This series of images is a collection of toned Black & White landscape photographs. I shoot “real world” images and process them to manage perspective, color, tone, composition, and the final feel of the print.
westernvisionphotography.net

Jim Fitzgerald - Evolution: My Carbon Printing Journey
2024-03-09 16:00 - 19:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
Jim Fitzgerald, Evolution: My Carbon Printing Journey
March 9 – April 10, 2023
Artist Reception: Saturday, March 9th from 4-7pm
LightBox Photographic Gallery
1045 Marine Dr.
Astoria, OR 97103
(503) 468-0238
lightbox-photographic.com
LightBox Photographic Gallery opens Evolution: My Carbon Printing Journey, a solo exhibit of Carbon Transfer Prints by Jim Fitzgerald, on Saturday, March 9th from 4-7pm.
“Evolution: My Carbon Printing Journey, is but a glimpse into a part of my soul which is very personal and meaningful to me. Carbon transfer prints and all the work in this exhibit are created by my hand. They are pure interpretations of light and the ideas that give me so much joy. I believe finding balance in one’s life and work leads to a deeper understanding of one’s self. This visual journey which I present, shows what I like to call the “balance” in my work. There will be some surprises and some favorites but I wanted to show the diversity of my work of fifty years. I wanted to highlight some of my largest carbon prints, which are difficult to create and many of these have not been seen before. Many believe me to be the “Tree Guy,” which of course I am; but there is more to me and my world, for I am much more than just the “Tree Guy. I am a carbon transfer specialist, camera builder, bookbinder, publisher and educator. My historic process work helps me stay pure to my belief that what comes from my heart will show up on film and paper.” ~ Jim Fitzgerald
Jim’s love affair with the trees and the natural world began at a young age. In his youth, family trips to Yosemite, Sequoia and the Oregon Coast helped set him on his artistic path which he follows today. Jim is a member of the Guild at LightBox, a group of photographers that exhibit work regularly and support the mission of the gallery. The Guild at LightBox consist of Jim Fitzgerald, Jody Miller, Julie Moore, Marc McVey, Rachel Wolf, Sam Blair, Michael Puff and Loren Nelson. The Guild’s work is always seen on the walls of LightBox.
The Evolution exhibit runs from March 9 through April 10. Complete show info is on the LightBox website at http://lightbox-photographic.c…. Contact LightBox at 503-468-0238 or info@lightboxphotographic.com. LightBox is located at 1045 Marine Drive in Astoria, hours are Wednesday – Saturday, 12 – 5:00pm.

Rafael Soldi, Soft Boy Portland Art Museum Photography Council
2024-03-14 12:00 - 14:00 | Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Rafael Soldi, Soft Boy
Portland Art Museum Photography Council
Thursday, March 14, 2024, at 12:00pm
Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park Ave
Portland, OR 97205
Trustee Room, 4th Floor in the Mark Building
https://portlandartmuseum.org/
Free and open to the public. (People are welcome to bring their lunch.)
https://facebook.com/events/s/…

Rafael Soldi will share recent works—spanning video, photography, and printmaking— that unpack thoughts on how violence and ritual shape the formation of masculine identity amongst young men in Latin America. CARGAMONTÓN, 2022 Artist portrait by Carina Skrobecki Rafael Soldi is a Peruvian-born artist and independent curator based in Seattle (unceded Indigenous land of the Coast Salish peoples). His practice centers on how queerness and masculinity intersect with larger topics of our time such as immigration, memory, and loss. Rafael has exhibited internationally, and his work has received support from the The Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, The Northwest Film Forum, Puffin Foundation, smART Ventures, Artist Trust, 4Culture, the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, and Center Santa Fe. He has been awarded fellowships at MacDowell, Bogliasco Foundation, Vermont Studio Center, and PICTURE BERLIN. His work is in numerous institutional collections and has been reviewed in ARTFORUM, The Seattle Times, The Boston Globe, Photograph Magazine, The Seen, Art Nexus, and PDN. He is the co-founder of the Strange Fire Collective and co-curator of the High Wall. Rafael holds a BFA in Photography & Curatorial Studies from the Maryland Institute College of Art.

About the Photography Council:
The Portland Art Museum Photography Council offers its members unique opportunities to learn more about the history of photography with Julia Dolan, Ph.D., the Museum’s Minor White Curator of Photography. Council membership dues support the acquisition of photographs for the permanent collection. The members’ annual print share meeting, private tours with Dr. Dolan, and special invitations to lectures by renowned photographers are just some of the benefits of Council membership. The Portland Art Museum Photography Council’s Lunchtime Talk series, conceived in 2009 by Past Council President Jim Leisy as a means of introducing the Portland photography community to the wealth of talent and creative energy in our region, has become one of the Council’s most popular public events. Since its inception, the LTS has offered over one hundred and thirty monthly presentations by regional and visiting

Philippe Mazaud, Sets (for a Theater of Night)
2024-04-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Pushdot Studio, 2505 SE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
Philippe Mazaud, Sets (for a Theater of Night)
April 5th, 2024 – May 31st, 2024
Opening Reception/Artist Talk: April 5th, 2024 6-8pm
Pushdot Studio
2505 SE 11th Avenue, Suite 104
(in the Ford Building, enter on Division Street)
Portland, OR 97202
503.224.5925
www.pushdotstudio.com
Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri. 8:30am to 5:00pm, free admission
“The pictures to be shown at Pushdot Gallery were selected from a larger ensemble of nocturnal pieces, shot over a period of ten years in parts of the Western U.S. — areas in Idaho, Utah, Nevada and Washington.
The work is as much about fiction as it is documentary. It suggests a set-like quality that places take on at night, a staged, somewhat artificial appearance that becomes evident in the photograph.”
Philippe Mazaud (born in New York City, American and French) is an artist currently based in Portland, Oregon. His work involves both painting (notably in its unconventional use of dry pigments and pastel blocks) and photography (a blend of analog and digital). It positions itself, in some sense, at the interface of several domains — pictorial and photographic, analog and digital.

Synchronicity and Scenes from the Park
2024-04-13 16:00 - 19:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
Synchronicity and Scenes from the Park

April 13th, 2024 – May 8th, 2024
Opening reception: Saturday, April 13th from 4-7pm

LightBox Photographic Gallery
1045 Marine Dr.
Astoria, OR 97103
(503) 468-0238
lightbox-photographic.com

LightBox Photographic Gallery opens two exhibits, Synchronicity and Scenes from the Park, on Saturday, April 13th from 4-7pm. Please join us!

“Synchronicity” is a juried group exhibit featuring the work of 27 photographers. In life we experience events that seem to be random but have a profound influence on us. In the practice of photography Synchronicity also occurs. We experience it when everything aligns on all levels. Synchronicity was juried by LightBox Guild member Sam Blair.

“Scenes from the Park” is a solo exhibit by Astoria’s Jody Miller. “For years I lived in a mobile home park in Palm Springs, California. I grew curious about others who lived in my park and imagined what their life stories might be like. During this past year, I created images that hint at these personal stories of imaginary events, all made during the “blue hour” at dusk, when we can easily transition into dreamlike scenarios of our own making. There is both stillness and drama at this time of day, and the Sou’Wester Lodge in Seaview, Washington” ~ Jody Miller

Jody Miller is a member of the Guild at LightBox, a group of photographers that exhibit work regularly and support the mission of the gallery. The Guild at LightBox consist of Jim Fitzgerald, Jody Miller, Julie Moore, Marc McVey, Rachel Wolf, Sam Blair, Michael Puff and Loren Nelson. The Guild’s work is always seen on the walls of LightBox.

These exhibits run from April 13 through May 8th. Complete show info is on the LightBox website at http://lightbox-photographic.c…. Contact LightBox at 503-468-0238 or info@lightboxphotographic.com. LightBox is located at 1045 Marine Drive in Astoria, hours are Wednesday – Saturday, 12 – 5:00pm.

Photography at Oregon's 46th Annual Exhibit and Auction
2024-05-03 17:00 - 18:00 | Dot Dotson’s, 1668 Willamette, Eugene, OR, 97401, United States
Photography at Oregon’s 46th Annual Exhibit and Auction
The Auction runs from May 1st through June 30th online
There are three exhibits of works from the auctions on the following dates:
April 5 – May 1
May 3 – June 5
June 7 – June 30
Opening receptions will be on First Friday of each of the three months:
April 5, 5-6 p.m.
May 3, 5-6 p.m.
June 7, 5-6 p.m.
Drinks and refreshments served
Dot Dotson’s Gallery
1668 Willamette St
Eugene, OR 97401
541.485.1771
Mon – Fri. 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
www.photographyatoregon.org
Free and open to the public
Photography at Oregon’s 46th Annual Exhibit and Auction is nearly upon us! We’ve already received an impressive collection of donations so far, including contributions from internationally-renowned artists such as Christopher Burkett, Steve Dzerigian, Christopher Landis and Brian Lanker, as well as outstanding works from many exceptional local and regional artists, such as Barbora Bakalarova, Sarah Grew, Walt O’Brien, Susie Morrill and Doremus Scudder.

The online auction event begins May 1st, but you can also view a select number of photographs exhibited at Dot Dotson’s Gallery in Eugene in three parts from April through June.

The first installment of the PAO Auction Exhibit opens on First Friday, April 5th.

There will be an opening reception from 5-6 p.m., complete with wine and hors d’oeuvres. It promises to be a special occasion; we hope to see you there.

You can view the show all of April, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Following that, new works will be displayed each month through the end of the auction period, so watch for the exhibit changes on May 3rd and June 7th so you can see these remarkable prints in person. These are both First-Friday opening receptions from 5-6 p.m.
The auction itself will be open for bids starting May 1st and continuing through June 30th. The entire selection will be able to be viewed online and bids can be made there. So, starting May 1st, visit https://www.accelevents.com/e/… or use the QR code below.
Don’t miss this great opportunity to acquire fine-art photography at auction prices while supporting photography events in the Willamette Valley!

Photography At Oregon has had a busy and successful season, sponsoring exhibits and talks by many talented artists over the past year, including shows by Greg Giesy, Susie Morrill, Ray Bidegain, Kurt Norlin, Guy Weese and David Becker. Works by many of these artists will also be included in the auction. Visit photographyatoregon.org for more information about PAO.
We are looking forward to an active turnout for the 2024 Auction! Remember, that all proceeds go toward promoting and sponsoring photography exhibits and events by PAO, as they have for the past 45 years. Our success is directly due to the generosity of many fine photographers donating work, giving back to the medium we all love, as well as the generosity and commitment of our bidders.

CAPTURED: Photography at Oregon Invitational Exhibition
2024-05-10 17:00 - 19:00 | Maude Kerns Art Center, 1910 E. 15th Ave., Eugene, OR, 97403, United States
Featuring work by:
Sara Silks, Eric Kunsman, Willie Osterman, Barbora Bakalarova, Nolan Streitberger, Rob Hammer, Osceola Refetoff, Tracy Barbutes, and Sarah Grew
May 10th through June 7th, 2024
Opening Reception on May 10th from 5-7 p.m.
Maude Kerns Art Center
1910 E 15th Ave,
Eugene, OR 97403
(541) 345-1571
mkartcenter.org
Suggested donation:
$3 / person
§5 / family
We have invited nine emerging and established artists, who are doing dynamic and innovative work, to participate in this year’s show.
They are:
Sarah Silks, Eric Kunsman, Willie Osterman
Barbora Bakalarova, Nolan Streitberger, Rob Hammer
Osceola Refetoff, Tracy Barbutes, and Sarah Grew
The exhibition will be at Maude Kerns Art Center, 1910 E 15th Ave, Eugene, from May 10th through June 7th , 2024.
Please join us for the Opening Reception on Friday, May 10th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
There will also be an Artists’ Talk on Saturday. May 25th at 2:00 p.m., with several of the artists speaking about their work.
Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri: 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Sat: 12:00-4:00 p.m.
Each of these artists is worth seeing on their own. Having them in a group show is a special opportunity to experience all of them together under one roof. Space doesn’t allow more than the titles of their respective shows, but that should be enough to whet your appetite:
Sarah Silks – Warming Effects
Eric Kunsman – Life-Lines Throughout the United States
Willie Osterman – Masking Portraits
Barbora Bakalarova – Mythos
Nolan Streitberger – Oregon’s Trail of Tears
Rob Hammer – Calves to the Fire
Osceola Refetoff – High and Dry
Tracy Barbutes – The Sierra Nevada, Fire and Interconnectedness
Sarah Grew – Pacific Lineup
PhotographyAtOregon.org

New Visionaries 2024 at LightBox Photographic Gallery
2024-05-11 16:00 - 19:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
New Visionaries 2024 at LightBox Photographic Gallery
May 11th through June 5th, 2024
Opening Reception on May 11th from 4-7 p.m. (calendar)
LightBox Photographic Gallery
1045 Marine Dr.
Astoria, OR 97103
(503) 468-0238
lightbox-photographic.com
LightBox Photographic Gallery opens “New Visionaries 2024” on Saturday, May 11th with an opening artists reception from 4 – 7 p.m. This group exhibition celebrates the Oregon Educational Photographic Community and recognizes the gifted students enrolled in Oregon University Art departments.
Institutions represented include Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland State University, Portland Community College, Oregon State University, Lewis and Clark College, George Fox University, Chemeketa Community College, Western Oregon University, Southern Oregon University and Lane Community College. Artwork featuring the unique vision and creativity of the photographer using any photographic process was considered. Thirty-two student photographers were selected to exhibit. The exhibit is juried by the members of The Guild at LightBox.
Congratulations to the student artists exhibiting in New Visionaries 2024.
Amelia Mau, Angela Sivers, Morgan Bell, Fio Ballerini, Tori Desenberg,
Tess Frisque, Deangel Hernandez, Maia Kill, Maggie McNeil, Sydney Moriarty, Gracie Paul, Malique Pye, Nicholas Radke, Alahnna Rousello, Clayton Sackett, Maria Fernanda Sanchez Flores, Hollis Sansing, Carl Schubert, C J Smith, Cynthia Souder, Zahvia Stokes, Elizabeth, Tappendorf, Benjamin Welsh, Micah Wik, Hope Stephens, Savannah Stigen, Lion Leonis, Daria Meneyev, Savannah Noel, Sophia Gabrielle Tapia, Anna Martia Cobb, Jada Resse.
The exhibit runs from May 11 through June 5, 2024. Complete show info is on the LightBox website at http://lightbox-photographic.c…. Contact LightBox at 503-468-0238 or info@lightboxphotographic.com. LightBox is located at 1045 Marine Drive in Astoria, hours are Wednesday – Saturday, 12 – 5:00pm.

Per Bjesse, A Thousand Hours in the Sun
2024-06-02 13:00 - 14:30 | Cafe 11, 435 NE Rosa Parks Way, Portland, OR, 97211, United States
Per Bjesse, A Thousand Hours in the Sun
June 2nd to July 15th 2024
Reception: June 2nd, 1-2.30pm. Meet and greet, no artist talk. (calendar)
Cafe 11
435 NE Rosa Parks Way
Portland, OR 97211
(503) 954-1375
Mon-Fri 7am-3.00pm.
Sat-Sun 7am-2.30pm
Skateboarding is more than just cool tricks and daring stunts. It’s social, it’s play, it’s athleticism, it’s community. Skating brings together people of all ages, and builds bonds that often last for life. I started skating as an adult, and in the ten years I have been doing it I have seen the people around me grow and change.The youngest person I have skated with during this time period was four years old, and I regularly skate with people in their late 50s and early 60s. New faces have showed up, and some skaters I used to see every day now only come out every once in a blue moon. Many of the younger people I have skated with have children of their own now, including some folks I started seeing at the park when they were in middle school.
This photo series tries to show both the flashy and exciting part of skateboarding, but also the community aspect and the ups and downs of people at my home park, Pier park. Community and identity has always been an integral part of skating—people often identify as skaters long after they have hung up their boards, and many stay in touch with their skate friends for life.
This work is dedicated to Andrew and to Cyan. Andrew, called HDrew by his friends, died tragically in 2018 in an urban exploration accident; Cyan is serving a multi-year prison sentence for his involvement in the Black Lives Matter protests. The proceeds of all print sales will go to Cyan’s commissary account.
instagram.com/perbjesse

Jason Hill, Favorite Things
2024-06-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Pushdot Studio, 2505 SE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
Jason Hill, Favorite Things
June 7th, 2024 – July 26th, 2024
Opening Reception on June 7th, 2024 6-8pm
Pushdot Studio
2505 SE 11th Avenue, Suite 104
(in the Ford Building, enter on Division Street)
Portland, OR 97202
503.224.5925
www.pushdotstudio.com
Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri. 8:30am to 5:00pm, free admission
Jason Hill: Favorite Things

Favorite Things is a photo series of people with items that are precious to them. The process involved Jason not knowing what they were going to bring with them and the results are an experiment with light and color to create magical portraits.

Jason Hill is a photographer and filmmaker currently living in Portland, Oregon. He started working with a camera during his adolescence and is largely self-trained. His practice today is focused on portraiture with an emphasis in the mechanics of light, vibrant color, emotion, and natural beauty.

His work has been featured in the Portland Art Museum with his “In My Skin’’ and “A Day in Eugene” series in 2022. And was also recently featured in The Black Artists of Oregon at the Portland Art Museum.

2024 LightBox Members Exhibit
2024-06-08 16:00 - 19:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
2024 LightBox Members Exhibit
June 8th – July 10th, 2024
Reception: June 8th 4 – 7 pm
LightBox Photographic Gallery
1045 Marine Dr.
Astoria, OR 97103
(503) 468-0238
lightbox-photographic.com
Wednesday – Saturday, 12 – 5:00pm
LightBox Photographic Gallery opens the 2024 Members Exhibit from 4-7pm on Saturday, June 8th.

LightBox celebrates our 15th anniversary on this night with this yearly group exhibit sharing the work of the supporters of the gallery with prints of all types of subject matter and mediums.
Thank you to the members exhibiting!
John Albers-Mead
Rich Bergeman
Jason Biehner
Sam Blair
Leland Buck
Ronald Butler
Cecily Mariece Caceu
Martha Clarkson
Jim Congleton
Paul Cunningham
Roger Dorband
Walt Duddington
Kathryn Elsesser
Jim Fitzgerald
Daniel Gerth
Steven Goldberg
Eleanor Gorman
Ed Hamilton
Dave Hanson
Joni Kabana
Douglas King
Bill Kirby
Richard Kohler
Stu Levy
Luke Olsen
Donald MacDonald
Marc McVey
Jody Miller
Julie Moore
Matthew Norman
Loren Nelson
Walt O’Brien
Michael Puff
Kathy Radie
Matthew Ragen
Denise Ross
Kimberley Sawyer
Gretta Siegel
Michelle Swanson
Terry Thompson
Chris Villiers
David White
Shane Williams
George Willse
Rachel Wolf

BUS 75: HIDDEN PORTLAND
2024-06-20 10:00 - 2024-07-19 17:00 | PLACE Galleria, 735 Northwest 18th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
BUS 75: HIDDEN PORTLAND
Photographer Geoffrey Hiller and writer Tom Vandel
June 20th – July 19th, 2024
Place Landscape Architecture + Art + Urban Design
735 NW 18th Avenue
Portland OR 97209
503 334 2080
Hours Monday-Friday 10-6
BUS 75: HIDDEN PORTLAND, the pre-pandemic photo/essay blog created by photographer Geoffrey Hiller and writer Tom Vandel, has returned. Hiller and Vandel began riding the #75 bus to uncover the vast array of curious places, spaces, and people hidden along the bus line that stretches 20 miles from St. Johns to Milwaukie.
Hiller’s photos and Vandel’s text depict the upside, underside, unknown side of Portland — oddball specialty stores, old-school barbershops, flea markets, typewriter repairmen, amateur wrestlers, subterranean music, and more.
See it while you can. Catch Bus 75: Hidden Portland.
http://www.hillerphoto.com/bus-75–hidden-portland-2016/

The PhotoZone Gallery 34th Annual Juried Show Call for Entries
2024-06-29 11:00 - 16:00 | Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St., Springfield, OR, 97477, United States
The PhotoZone Gallery 34th Annual Juried Show Call for Entries

Entries due on Saturday, June 29th and Sunday, June 30th between the hours of 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. each day
Emerald Art Center
500 Main St
Springfield, OR
Call for Entries
The PhotoZone Gallery presents its 34th Annual Juried Show.
Photographers working in any photographic medium are welcome to submit entries.
Cash Prizes are
$500 for First Place
$300 for Second Place
$150 for Third Place
Plus many other prizes awarded by business sponsors
All accepted entries will be on display for the duration of the exhibit.
Submissions accepted Saturday, June 29th and Sunday, June 30th between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The exhibit will take place at the Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St Springfield, OR
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The exhibit dates are July 2nd through August 2nd, 2024.
There will be an opening reception July 12th from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
• Two prints per person may be submitted to the jury. These must be delivered to the Emerald Art Center in person on Saturday, June 29th and Sunday, June 30th between the hours of 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. each day.
• An entry fee of $15 for one print or $25 for two prints is due at drop off. Cash or checks only.
• Prints must be framed with hanging wire only (no tape-and-string or sawtooth hangers please).
• Size limit for the frame is 36 inches in the longest dimension.
• Complete entry instructions are available at https://www.photozonegallery.c…. Click on the “Juried Show” tab.
Cash prizes will go to the top three place winners. First – $500, Second – $300 and Third – $150.
There will also be many other prizes awarded by our generous business sponsors.

Stu Levy - All the Years Combine: Selections - 1979 to 2024
2024-07-13 16:00 - 19:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
Stu Levy – All the Years Combine: Selections – 1979 to 2024
July 13th – August 7th, 2024
Opening: July 13th 4-7pm (calendar)
Artist Talk: July 13th 3-4pm (contact michael@lightbox-photographic.com for reserved seating)
LightBox Photographic Gallery
1045 Marine Dr.
Astoria, OR 97103
(503) 468-0238
lightbox-photographic.com
Wednesday – Saturday, 12 – 5:00pm

LightBox Photographic Gallery opens Stu Levy – All the Years Combine: Selections – 1979 to 2024 from 4-7pm on Saturday, July 13th.
LightBox invites you all to a special night for this long awaited exhibit. The exhibit runs through August 7, 2024.
Contact Michael at the gallery for reserved seating Artist Talk at 3pm. michael@lightbox-photographic.com.
“In June, 1979, I attended the Ansel Adams Photography Workshop in Yosemite. It was a profound experience, which not only changed my photography, but changed the course of my life. I decided that this would be a good time to sample the photos I’ve made over these years, with the exception of musicians in performance (which is a whole other story).
The earliest photos reflected my recently acquired environmental concerns, and tried to show a pristine landscape. Aspects of abstraction started to appear in my photos, and I was asked to join a group of former Minor White students.
They continued to meet monthly, and often repeated one of his quotations: “One does not photograph something simply for ‘what it is’, but ‘for what else it is.”
This meshed nicely with my growing sense of abstraction. Gradually, man-made elements began appearing in the photos. As I was attempting to photograph a bridge in the Columbia River Gorge, I made a Polaroid of my friend Terry Toedtemeier (photographer and curator) who was with me, then continued to photograph the bridge in 15 sections, including him in four. This was the beginning of my Grid-Portrait project, which combine photos of my subject at different times and in different places, and often includes the photographer.
Ultimately, fleeting lighting conditions and phenomena became part of my visual language and create a common thread through the images.
I think of the lines from the Grateful Dead song “Stella Blue”:
All the years combine
They melt into a dream
And that’s how the last 45 years of my photos feel to me.”
~ Stu Levy.
Stu Levy is a photographer living in Portland, Oregon. He has led photography workshops on the Oregon Coast for over 30 years. He studied with Ansel Adams and was an assistant instructor for Ansel’s workshops in Yosemite and Carmel; he was also an instructor at the Ansel Adams Gallery Workshops.
His photographs are in many public and private collections including The Center for Creative Photography, the George Eastman House, the Portland Art Museum, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art (Atlanta), Museum of Photographic Arts, San Francisco Civic Center, Portland Visual Chronicle and the Wilson Centre for Photography.
He was one of the founders of the Photography Council of the Portland Art Museum and was the Council President from 2003 to 2006.
He is also on the Board of Directors of Photolucida and the Pacific Northwest Photographers Archive.
Publications:
Cranial Czar, Eh? (One Picture Book #30) Nazraeli Press 2005
Grid-Portraits (Monograph) Nazraeli Press 2010
Honk If You Love Stieglitz (Jerry Uelsmann) (One Picture Book #75) Nazraeli Press 2012
Photographs 1979 – 2013 (In Search of the What Else) LensWork Press 2014
Magazine Articles:
Camera And Darkroom May 1993
Lenswork #59 Jul – Aug 2005
View Camera Magazine September/October 2007
Photographers Forum Fall 2013
On Landscape #201 March 2020
Black & White Magazine, Issue #162, October 2023

Marc M. McVey - Pieces of Paris
2024-07-13 16:00 - 19:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
Marc M. McVey – Pieces of Paris
July 13th – August 7th, 2024
Opening: July 13th 4-7pm (calendar)
LightBox Photographic Gallery opens Marc McVey – Pieces of Paris from 4-7pm on Saturday, July 13th.
LightBox invites you to share the night with LightBox Guild member Marc McVey who exhibits a masterful collection of work in the LightBox Upper Gallery. The exhibit runs through August 7, 2024. Complete show info is on the LightBox website. Contact LightBox at 503-468-0238. LightBox is located at 1045 Marine Drive in Astoria, hours Wednesday – Saturday, 12 – 5 pm.
“I have been blessed to visit Paris for over 30 years. It is a city that that truly embodies the statement, “You can never enter a river the same way twice.” It’s a city that has been photographed and praised over the centuries by writers, photographers, poets, and painters. To me, a photograph is merely a piece of an instant in our lives. My work for this exhibition represents what I have seen through a view finder for a fraction of time. These images are my intimate moments with a city that I love so much.”
~ Marc McVey
Marc McVey is a photographer living in Woodland, WA. He has been photographing his travels for over 30 years, looking for what he calls “accidental moments” and pairings that create their own narrative. His work has been sold in galleries in San Diego, La Jolla, Los Angeles, Vancouver, and Astoria. Marc McVey is a proud member of the LightBox Photographic Gallery Guild.

Chris Bennett, Variant
2024-08-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Pushdot Studio, 2505 SE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
Chris Bennett, Variant
OPEN/CLOSE: August 2nd, 2024 – Sept 27th, 2024
Opening Reception: August 2nd, 2024 6-8pm
Pushdot Studio
2505 SE 11th Avenue, Suite 104
(in the Ford Building, enter on Division Street)
Portland, OR 97202
503.224.5925
www.pushdotstudio.com
Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri. 8:30am to 5:00pm, free admission
My photographic practice seeks to explore the intersection of memory, time, and the environment through the use of ethereal imagery. By exploring the concept of memory, I am interested in how our perception of a place can change over time, particularly in relation to the complex and often intangible effects of climate change.
I start with a single digital photograph and create 10-20 “variants” in Photoshop. I then select two to three variants and combine them together digitally into a single lenticular print. When displayed, the viewer can move around the print and the images will fade in and out of one another creating a surreal effect.”
Chris Bennett is a photographer living in Detroit, Michigan. He founded and was the Director of Newspace Center for Photography in Portland from 2002 to 2012 and served as its Gallery Director from 2012 to 2014. In 2017
He moved to Michigan where he opened Image Works which specializes in custom fine art printing and artwork reproduction.
www.christopherbennett.net
IG @christopher.b.bennett

Steve Dzerigian – Logic of the Subconcious: Photographic Shadow Box Collages
2024-08-03 13:00 - 14:00 | Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St., Springfield, OR, 97477, United States
Steve Dzerigian – Logic of the Subconcious: Photographic Shadow Box Collages
August 2nd through the 31st, 2024
Opening Reception: August 2nd (during the First Friday Art Walk), 5 – 7:30 p.m. at NewZone Gallery
Artist’s Talk and Discussion: Saturday, August 3rd, at 1 p.m. at the Emerald Art Center
Emerald Art Center
500 Main St, Springfield, OR 97477
NewZone Gallery Klausmeier Room
110 E 11th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401
(541) 683-0759
Tuesday through Sunday, 12-6 p.m. First Friday till 8 p.m.
Photographyatoregon.org
Free and open to the public
A photographic exploration of time, space, and meaning emerges through the juxtaposition of symbolic, image elements.
The works featured in this exhibition consist of three dimensionally layered, collage constructions, juxtaposing elements that feel they belong together much like poet, Robinson Jeffers described his masonry building technique, “Stone loving stone.” In the construction of his “Tor” House in Carmel, California, Jeffers would choose, roll, and maneuver each irregularly shaped stone until it felt as though it was meant to fit with its neighbors in the wall.
Rather than leading with conscious preconceptions in the beginning, I tend to follow clues in real world exploration. When I encounter something that resonates meaningfully with my core, an immediate progression of unforced feelings and thoughts follow. Flowing with the current or “listening” rather than “talking”, I allow myself to drift away from conscious deliberation or internal dialogue so that the empirical and intuitive can be my guides when making images . Once enough finished examples reveal related content and form, conscious decisions are integrated as I develop further the series, maintaining as much of the original spontaneity and openness as possible.
This exhibition is titled “Logic of the Subconscious”, because a personally symbolic pattern emerged through the elements, placement, and combinations chosen without preplanning.
Using simple, adapted meditation techniques in the process of observation, I follow intuitive feelings when exposing with the camera. These seem to flow from the reservoir of memory and the subconscious as quick reflexes or emerge gradually from a meditative or dreamlike state. After developing the film by hand, a variety of techniques in “wet” darkroom printing, toning, occasionally hand coloring, followed up by cutting, pasting, and finally shadow box framing are used to produce images that follow an unbroken spirit of connection from the initial experiences to their final presentation.
Weaving history, philosophy, and the natural world with art making, Steve Dzerigian adopted photography as his primary investigative and contemplative tool. The activities of photography and teaching it became his life’s work. He instructed field workshops for the University of California, Santa Cruz Extension from 1977 through 2007. For the Ansel Adams Gallery Photography Workshop in Yosemite, from 1984 to 1990, he was an assistant instructor and served as director one of those years. In 2002, he was co-coordinator for the “Ansel Adams Centennial Symposium in Yosemite, Edges and Intersections: The Evolution of Change”. Devoted to facilitating art and education in Central California for more than forty-five years, he has served as curator, juror, and consultant for many exhibitions, competitions, and media events, in addition to teaching photography full-time at Fresno City College.
https://www.stevedzerigian.com

Rich Bergeman, The Land Remembers: The Rogue River Wars
2024-08-05 08:00 - 2024-10-15 17:00 | The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, 2267 Hwy 86, Baker City, OR, 97841, United States
Rich Bergeman, The Land Remembers: The Rogue River Wars
August 5 – October 15, 2024
The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
2267 Hwy 86
Baker City, Oregon 97841
https://www.nps.gov/places/000…
(541) 523-1843
Open daily 10am-5pm
“The Land Remembers” features over 40 black-and-white prints by Corvallis photographer Rich Bergeman that explore the Southern Oregon landscapes where the Rogue River Indian Wars were fought 170 years ago.
One of the bloodiest–and yet mostly overlooked–of the Indian conflicts to occur in the Oregon Territory, the Rogue River Wars were characterized by persistent fighting between local tribes and the miners and settlers who moved into southwest Oregon in the early 1850s.
Using an infrared-sensitive camera, Bergeman spent two years traveling from the Rogue Valley to the Oregon Coast to photograph scenes at or near the sites of battles, peace parlays, massacres and other significant events that occurred during the war years of 1851-56. Bergeman said his goal was not to document specific historic sites, but rather “to bring the largely forgotten war back into our collective consciousness through a reflective study of the landscapes that played host to those tragic events.”
In addition to the photographs, the story of the war years is retold through wall text, maps and gallery guides, as well as an accompanying book available in the Lone Pine Mercantile at the Interpretive Center.
The source of the conflict was the convergence of two separate events–the discovery of gold in the region and the passage of the Oregon Donation Land Claim Act. The various tribes who had populated the area for centuries saw their homelands suddenly invaded as settlers and miners streamed in. Conflict inevitably followed, with a cycle of fighting and truces between 1851 and 1854 that eventually erupted into all-out war involving the U.S. Army. It finally ended in 1856 with the forced removal of the Rogue Valley and South Coast tribes to reservations at Siletz and Grand Ronde.
Bergeman is a retired instructor of journalism and photography at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany. The 75-year-old photographer has been exhibiting his work throughout the Northwest since the 1980s. Over the past two decades he has focused primarily on portraying forgotten Northwest histories through photographs of what’s been left behind. His portfolios can be seen at richbergeman.zenfolio.com, and in book form at blurb.com

Ken Hochfeld - Precipice
2024-08-06 09:00 - 2024-09-20 17:00 | Walters Cultural Arts Center, 527 E. Main St., Hillsboro, OR, 503.615.3409, United States
Ken Hochfeld – Precipice
August 6 – September 20
Walters Cultural Arts Center
527 E. Main Street
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124
The Walters Gallery is free and open from 9 am to 9 pm, Monday through Thursday and 9 am to 5 pm, Fridays.
https://www.hillsboro-oregon.g…
Featuring: Portland photographer Ken Hochfeld, Pacific Northwest collage and mixed media artists Kit S. Carlton, Sam Marroquin, and Tyler Brumfield.
These four artists share diverse perspectives on the impact of the human relationship with our fragile and changing environment.
Hochfeld’s photographs will be selections from his collection “Rock(s)”, a tribute to Terry Toedtemeier.
“Terry Toedtemeier comes to the minds of Pacific Northwest photographers who think about photographs of basalt. Terry’s love for the land, knowledge of geology, and his personal expressions have had a meaningful impact on me as an artist. This work represents a tribute to a friendship I regrettably never experienced.
Basalt is an extrusive igneous rock that flooded the Pacific Northwest 17 to 6 million years ago. Best known for dramatic columns, we also see its subsequent forms in the Pacific Northwest, much of which have been revealed as a result of the great Missoula floods that swept through eastern Washington and the Columbia River Gorge various times more than 12,000 years ago. Dark gray and black in color and rich in an array of tones and shapes, I think basalt tells its stories best in bright sun. Additionally, after much of the year under water, lakeside basalt, when exposed to the summer sun takes on an unusual and rich light gray hue. Basalt can also exhibit fantastic color derived from lichens and moss that find special places to thrive. Madrone Wall Park near the Clackamas River in Carver, Oregon is a prime place to see these surreal colors at their very finest.
Others have written about rocks in ways that best describe my thoughts while making these images:
“I take another look at the stone, run my fingertip over the meticulous brushstrokes, and realize that nothing ever returns to time unless it is stored in mute, voiceless objects; rocks do tell tales after all.”
Stefan Hertmans, War and Turpentine
“Everything dreams. The play of form, of being, is the dreaming of substance. Rocks have their dreams, and the earth changes….”
Ursula K. Le Guin, The Lathe of Heaven

With this work I hope to share the pure artistry, the form, the brushstrokes, and the various tales and dreams of Rock(s) for us all to imagine. I like to think Terry would have approved.”
Ken Hochfeld
www.kenhochfeld.com
