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Art for a new consciousness, Christian Abusaid 📍PDX Contemporary Art, 1881 NW Vaughn St., Portland 🗓️ June 4-28,2025 ✨Opening reception: First Thursday, 5 - 7 pm ⏳ Hours : Tuesday - Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm 🎟️ Free to the public PDX CONTEMPORARY ART is excited to present Christian Abusaid’s first solo exhibition in the United States: Art for a new consciousness. A Colombian artist based in Bogotá, Christian Abusaid creates tactile, geometric works with textile pigments, layering them into thick, geological surfaces on raw linen. The works in Art for a new consciousness come from the belief that everything is interwoven into a universal tapestry—a “pattern in the heavens”—that unites all existence, and to live harmoniously, we must align ourselves with sacred proportions, the universal blueprint of beauty and balance. When we as humans live through sacred geometry, we connect in the language of love and light. Featured in the exhibition is a body of work inspired by the sacred mountain of Chiribiquete which is nestled deep in the heart of the Colombian Amazon. Here, amid the lush greenery and unique species of multiple ecosystems, reside more than 70,000 rock paintings from ancient cultures. Painted on the vertical rock faces are enormous murals of the region’s people, flora, and fauna—providing a vivid pictorial history of culture and ancestral experiences. Abusaid pulls repeating patterns and motifs from these pictographs to make his compositions, transforming these important cultural symbols into contemporary textile works. #christianabusaid #pdxcontemporaryart @christianabusaid @pdxcontemporaryart #artandaboutpdx #onviewpdx #portlandartscene #contemporaryart #pdxart #artinpdx #artinportland#pdx #portland #portlandoregon #pnw #pacificnorthwest #whattodothisweekendpdx #pdxartgalleries #discoverart #artblog #artplatform arthappenings #artgallery #artgallerypdx #travelportland #artistsupportartists

Oregon Origins Project VI: The Birth of Cascadia Artists: James Lavadour, Sara Siestreem, Juniper Harrower, Christine Bourdette, Michael Boonstra, Daniela Naomi Molnar, Sidony O’Neal, Amanda Triplett, Leah Wilson, and Claire Burbridge 📍 Stelo Arts: 412 NW 8th Ave, Portland, OR 97209 🗓️ June 5 - July 12, 2025 ✨Opening reception: First Thursday June 5th, 5-8 PM ⏳ Hours: Thursday-Saturday 12-5 PM 🎟️Free to the public Stelo Arts Partners with Oregon Origins Project to Present The Birth of Cascadia, A Multidisciplinary Art Exhibition Exploring Oregon’s Geologic Past Portland, OR — Stelo Arts hosts Oregon Origins Project VI: The Birth of Cascadia, a striking visual art exhibition that brings to life the dramatic geologic events that shaped Oregon. On view June 5–July 12, 2025, the show features new works by ten Oregon-based artists, each responding to a pivotal moment in the state’s ancient history—from Cascade volcanoes to Missoula floods. Curated in collaboration with the Oregon Origins Project, the exhibition includes pieces by James Lavadour, Sara Siestreem, Juniper Harrower, Christine Bourdette, Michael Boonstra, Daniela Naomi Molnar, Sidony O’Neal, Amanda Triplett, Leah Wilson, and Claire Burbridge. Their works will later be projected during an orchestral performance of The Birth of Cascadia, an original composition by Matthew Packwood, performed at the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts June 21–22. At the heart of the project is a dynamic cross-disciplinary collaboration: each artist participated in a site visit with creative lead Matthew Packwood and geologist Ian Madin, grounding their work in both scientific insight and embodied experience of Oregon’s varied landscapes. 📌Listening to the Land, Learning from Its Stewards June 14, 2025 | 2:30 PM at Stelo Arts 📌Geology Talk with Ian Madin: The Birth of Cascadia July 1, 2025 | 6:30 PM at Stelo Arts 📌Closing Panel: Artists & Geologists in Conversation July 12, 2025 | 2:30 PM at Stelo Arts #artandaboutpdx #onviewpdx #portlandartscene #contemporaryart #pdxart #artinpdx #artinportland#pdx #portland #portlandoregon #pnw #pacificnorthwest

Scripts, Pat Boas 📍Elizabeth Leach Gallery, 417 NW 9th Ave., Portland ⏳Hours: Tues-Sat, 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m 🗓️ Date: June 5 - July 12, 2025 ✨Opening reception: First Thursday, June 5, 2025, 5:30 - 7:30 pm Contact * kyle@elizabethleach.com Title * Scripts Member Venues * 📍Elizabeth Leach Gallery, 417 NW 9th Ave., Portland ⏳Hours: Tues-Sat, 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. 🗓️ Date * June 5 - July 12, 2025 ✨Opening reception First Thursday, June 5, 2025, 5:30 - 7:30 pm ⏳ Hours : Tuesday - Saturday, 10:30 am - 5:30 pm 🎟️ Free to the public In Scripts, Boas continues to investigate embodied language and gesture, creating vibrant abstract paintings of varying “frequencies.”The word “script” can refer to a text or handwriting, to a plan of action or a sequence of commands. Boas’ Script paintings begin with a lexicon of forms related to the artist’s longstanding interest in the activity of reading and develop in a slow process of obscuring and revealing. Thinking of reading as a negotiation between positive and negative space, the works focus not on the formal structure of letters and phrases, but on the movements, marks, edges and interior spaces related to the presentation of language, and the mysterious, immaterial processes by which those marks become thought. Color remains an important element. Alternating layers of opaque vinyl paints and transparent acrylic glazes, the artist achieves dark, jewel tones accentuated with saturated areas of color. Alongside the Script paintings, Boas is presenting works that go “off-script.” Pat Boas’ paintings mine the gap between body, space, language, and perception. Committed to abstraction, she is guided by a collage sensibility that brings together disparate orders and fragmented artifacts, and incorporates suggestions of figuration, competing spatial systems, and art historical references as they arise. #artandaboutpdx #onviewpdx #portlandartscene #contemporaryart #pdxart #artinpdx #artinportland#pdx #portland #portlandoregon #pnw #pacificnorthwest #whattodothisweekendpdx #pdxartgalleries #discoverart #artblog #artplatform arthappenings #artgallery #artgallerypdx #travelportland #artistsupportartists

Exotic Animal, Jinie Park 📍Elizabeth Leach Gallery, 417 NW 9th Ave., Portland ⏳Hours: Tues-Sat, 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. 🗓️ June 5 - July 12, 2025 ✨Opening reception: First Thursday, June 5, 2025, 5:30 - 7:30 pm ⏳ Hours : Tuesday - Saturday, 10:30 am - 5:30 pm 🎟️ Free to the public In Exotic Animal, Park explores contrast, surface, and space, incorporating textiles, planned but uncontrollable fields of color, and cutouts to create paintings that are at once familiar and novel. Park emphasizes the exotic elements of her previous paintings in these new works through the exaggeration of contrast between painted and unpainted areas, and the looseness and excessiveness of the materials, shapes, sizes and colors. With the paper-like surface of her canvases, Park sees the process of making her paintings as akin to drawing. The washes of paint leave stains and create tension on certain parts of the paintings, while the unpainted areas are loose. These paintings continue the material investigation of Park’s Windows series, which incorporated exposed stretcher bars and openings which expose the structural elements of the works. This sculptural aspect of Park’s work is inspired by her interest in “gaps” in architectural spaces, which can allow light or space to walk through; the gaps in these paintings accentuate or interrupt the seams of her sewn-together canvases and fields of color, inviting the viewer to investigate what lies beyond. Jinie Park creates ethereal works on canvas with thinly layered, translucent washes of paint. Through her abstraction she investigates and engages with the history and conventions of painting, applying paint on all sides of her canvas. Park received a BFA in painting at Seoul National University (Seoul, South Korea) and an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore, MD). #artandaboutpdx #onviewpdx #portlandartscene #contemporaryart #pdxart #artinpdx #artinportland#pdx #portland #portlandoregon #pnw #pacificnorthwest #whattodothisweekendpdx #pdxartgalleries #discoverart #artblog #artplatform arthappenings #artgallery #artgallerypdx #travelportland #artistsupportartists

Mid Century+Contemporary ART/OBJECTS SALE. 30+ year collection with featuring pieces by local mid century artists like Louis Bunce, Gordon D. Jones, and Helen Trayle, as well as current works by local artist Tom Trubshaw. 📍 331 SE Madison St Suite 180 Portland 🗓️ May 30 - June 8, 2025 ⏳ Hours: Daily, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. This event is the culmination of 30+years of collecting art. As the child of artists I have always been drawn to art/beauty/culture. I would buy art based solely on my emotional reaction/connection to the work. The collection is a mix of fine art styles/graphic design/street art. The underlying connection of all the work was my own sense of beauty and style. #artandaboutpdx #theHOLMESpdx #rt #galleryshow #artmarket #design #homedecor #originalart #portland #oregon #home #interiordesign #etching #print #midcentury #sculpture

Ellen George, The Heart Catches the Hand 🗓️ June 5 - 28, 2025 📍 Nine Gallery (Inside Blue Sky, Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts), 122 NW 8th Avenue, Portland ✨ Opening reception: First Thursday June 5, 2025 from 5 - 9 p.m. ⏳ Wednesday - Saturday from 12 - 5 PM 🎟️ Free and open to the public Ellen George’s installation The Heart Catches the Hand fills the gallery with a composition of curvilinear, paper-thin wood panels in silverpoint, casein, ink, and pyrography. It is her nature to express the spirit in the coalescence of her daily Tai Chi and daily studio practices. George explores their shared concepts of expansion, circularity and balance by listening first, then moving and working from within. Shapes, gestures, lines, and placement derive from this exploration. Ellen's work has been exhibited at the Tacoma Art Museum, Bellevue arts museum, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Portland Chinatown Museum, among others. Her work is included in multiple collections of including the Tacoma art museum, Portland art museum, the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. Ellen is a 2024 recipient of the SOLA/Artist Trust award. @pdxcontemporaryart has represented Ellen George since 2002, presenting 10 solo shows of her work to date. #artandaboutpdx #onviewpdx #portlandartscene #contemporaryart #pdxart #artinpdx #artinportland#pdx #portland #portlandoregon #pnw #pacificnorthwest #whattodothisweekendpdx #pdxartgalleries #discoverart #artblog #artplatform arthappenings #artgallery #artgallerypdx #travelportland #artistsupportartists

Artists at NW Marine Art Works are opening their studio doors!! 📍NW Marine Art Works, 2516 NW 29th Ave 🗓️May 31 + June 1 ⏳ 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. This twice-a-year event, located in Portland’s NW industrial area, is not to be missed. With more than 75 local artists and artisans participating, you’ll find everything from jewelry and apparel to paintings and printmaking, ceramics, photography, sculpture, accessories, housewares, and more! Listen 👂🏼 to live music 🎶 and enjoy food 🥘 and drink 🍹 while watching artists show their process at this vibrant event that embodies Portland’s creative spirit. NWMAW is excited to host our third annual SMALL ART / BIG GIVE fundraising event at this summer’s Open Studio. Over 50 artists have donated 6” x 6” original works to raise money for one of Portland’s exceptional nonprofits — North Pole Studio @northpolepdx — which offers a professional studio, art programming, and a creative community for adults and teens with autism and developmental disabilities. The fundraising event starts when the door open, so come early! #nwmarineartworks #potlandart #portlandartevents #portlandartscene #pdxart #artandaboutpdx #artandabout #madeinportland #portlandoregon #pdx #contemporatyartportland #artistsinportland #pnwart #pnwartist

@christopherrauschenberg at @elizabethleachgallery Rauschenberg’s longest-running series, Backstage gives viewers a glimpse into an essential aspect of the art ecosystem, the artist’s studio. The public isn’t shown behind the scenes often enough, these works invite viewers into the studios of Portland-based artists, include Katherine Ace, Ebenezer Galluzzo, Malia Jensen, Joanne Radmilovich Kollman, Henk Pander, Laura Ross Paul, Marie Watt, and Susan Weil. Through individual images and combinations that create fictional spaces, Rauschenberg sets the stage to allow for discovery of these places of creation. #artandaboutpdx #artgallery #onviewpdx #portlandartscene #contemporaryart #pdxart #artinpdx #pdx #pnw #whattodothisweekendpdx

Willy-Nilly, by Kyle Adam Kalev Peets 📍Carnation Contemporary, 8371 N Interstate Ave #3, Portland 🗓️ June 7 - 29, 2025 ✨Opening reception: Saturday, June 7, 5–8 PM ⏳ Hours : Sat–Sun, 12–5 PM & by appointment 🎟️ Free to the public Estonia was one of the last European countries to be forcefully converted from Paganism to Christianity. Today Estonia is one of the least religious countries in Europe. Only a small percentage of Estonians believe in God, but most believe they can talk to trees. This body of work has something to do with that. This project begins with a slow turn back to my Estonian roots to embrace pre-Christian magical thinking, animism, awe and wonder. I employ an advanced print technique I call, Willy-Nilly, that prioritizes intuition, failure and chance over logic. Layering and repetition are used to create hypnotic rhythms that look back to ancient spiritual technologies that disrupt logical thinking, like spinning in a circle or repeating a word over and over. The layering of multiple photographs onto one picture plane challenges the western obsession with the individual — especially as it’s enforced by the single authoritative lens of the camera. These kinds of images obstruct legibility but also surface new forms of reading. Layering creates pictorial anomalies and abstractions that confuse our relationship to nature as it’s mediated through images. I think of this as an alternative tool for understanding, revealing the hidden by challenging how we expect landscape pictures to look. Kyle Adam Kalev Peets is a multi-disciplinary artist-educator and plant lover. He received his MFA in Printmaking from the University of Iowa as well as a Graduate Certificate in Book Arts from the Iowa Center for The Book. Kyle currently teaches Print and Book Arts at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. #artandaboutpdx #onviewpdx #portlandartscene #contemporaryart #pdxart #artinpdx #artinportland#pdx #portland #portlandoregon #pnw #pacificnorthwest #whattodothisweekendpdx #pdxartgalleries #discoverart #artblog #artplatform arthappenings #artgallery #artgallerypdx #travelportland #artistsupportartists

ASS, CASH, & GRASS, Ellen O’Shea and Will Zeng 📍Well Well Projects, 8371 N Interstate Ave. #1, Portland 🗓️ June 7-29, 2025 ⏳Hours: Sat-Sun 12-5 p.m. ✨Opening receptionFirst Saturday, June 7, 5-8pm 🎟️ Free to the public In ASS, GRASS, & CASH,Ellen O’Shea and Will Zeng explore the politics of desire, gender as social conditioning, and how we establish identities through consumption through the imagery of and objects surrounding car culture. The exhibition features O’Shea’s larger-than-life sculpture of the iconic “mudflap girl” logo—a reflective silhouette of a reclining woman. By combining the mirror and the shape of a female figure, O’Shea’s work highlights the power, pleasure, and misogyny inherent in the gaze. In BOYRACER, Zeng takes compositional inspiration from a photo of supermodel Devon Aoki sitting on the hood of a car. BOYRACER replaces the image of Aoki with a male figure, transforming the sensuality and assumed heterosexuality of fetishized car models into something distinctly homoerotic. By setting the figure and the car in a pastoral backdrop, the painting frames the redirection of pleasure towards the male body as potentially utopic. Both works take seriously how desire and objecthood function in relation to gender. Invested in kitsch and bad taste, the artists highlight how car ornamentation becomes a commercialized and aestheticized form of identity. Throughout ASS, GRASS, AND CASH, O’Shea inserts framed vanity plates and car paraphernalia, emblazoned with phrases popular in the early 2000’s that reflect the language used toward women’s bodies. Through these kitschy, gendered symbols, she critiques a male-dominated culture, capturing the attitudes of a moment. Zeng takes Asian patterns from ceramics and textiles, often read as excessive, and puts them on automobiles. The older form of ornamentation on the car form complicates the car as a symbol of the futuristic, modern, slick, and masculine. Through the ornamentation, the car becomes racialized and further draws the connection between car and body. #artandaboutpdx #artgallery #onviewpdx #portlandartscene #contemporaryart #pdxart #artinpdx #pdx #pnw #whattodothisweekendpdx

Visit 𝒲𝒪𝒪𝒟𝒞𝒪𝑅𝐸 with us at @artscounciloflakeoswego 🪵🪾🪜 Featuring work by Megita Denton, Bobby Mercier, Leroy Setziol, Monica Setziol-Phillips, Julian Watts, Ben Young & Adam Zeek. Including a little corner curated by @lowellshopgallery and a tactile table (perfect for kids and adults alike!) 🪃On view until July 11, 2025. Free & open to the public. Special thanks to @raisin_consciousness for the thoughtful insight around the artists and their work!

Artists at NW Marine Art Works are opening their studio doors for a dynamic two-day event — 🔵May 31 and Sunday, June 1. 🔵 Guests can watch artists at work, enjoy engaging demos, talk with makers and check out the spaces where some of Portland’s best art is created. 📍NW Marine Art Works, 2516 NW 29th Ave 🗓️May 31 + June 1 ⏳ 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. This twice-a-year event, located in Portland’s NW industrial area, is not to be missed. With more than 75 local artists and artisans participating, you’ll find everything from jewelry and apparel to paintings and printmaking, ceramics, photography, sculpture, accessories, housewares, and more! Listen to live music and enjoy food and drink while watching artists show their process at this vibrant event that embodies Portland’s creative spirit. NWMAW is excited to host our third annual SMALL ART / BIG GIVE fundraising event at this summer’s Open Studio. 50+ artists will create and donate 6” x 6” original works to raise money for one of Portland’s exceptional nonprofits. 100% of the small art sales will benefit North Pole Studio, which offers a professional studio, art programming, and a creative community for adults and teens with autism and developmental disabilities, enabling many to enjoy independent careers in the arts. This exciting fundraising event starts when the door open at 10 a.m., so come early for the full selection of original works. #nwmarineartworks #potlandart #portlandartevents #portlandartscene #pdxart #artandaboutpdx #artandabout #madeinportland #portlandoregon #pdx #contemporatyartportland #artistsinportland #pnwart #pnwartist

@ginnysimsceramics sculpture and pottery, at @nationale ✨ #artandaboutpdx #artgallery #onviewpdx #portlandartscene #contemporaryart #pdxart #artinpdx #pdx #pnw #whattodothisweekendpdx #ceramics

Imogen, is a charming gallery nestled on the Oregon coast — it’s a must-visit destination when we’re in Astoria. 🌊⚓️Showcasing a delightful array of #paintings, #ceramics, and other hand-crafted treasures by Pacific Northwest-based artists. 💐 @smallartist Wild Geranium and Ferms (with a delightful peony bouquet in eye line) 🫟 @euwanmee Bearded Irises #artandaboutpdx #pnw #whattodothisweekend #astoria #coastalartgallery #flowers

A moment please for these fiber based works by #VoVo. 🫳🏽💎🪡 The symbolism imbued throughout their textiles reference themes of safety and healing in juxtaposition to deeper reflections on displacement, especially those of marginalized communities and the current / ongoing political crisis — making these weavings even more poignant. #artandaboutpdx #artgallery #onviewpdx #portlandartscene #contemporaryart #pdxart #artinpdx #pdx #pnw #whattodothisweekendpdx

martha daghlian “Papillon” at FalseFront 🦋🎭📀 Velvety masks, a lepidoptera soft sculpture with a little hidden video nestled between wings, bows adorning cables, textiles with cathedral-inspired cutouts, and figureheads / models placed ever so keenly out of sight. On view through June 22, check with the gallery for open hours and appointments. Also — P.S. we heard there might be a performance and events associated with the show during its duration so keep an eye out for those. ✨ #artandaboutpdx #artgallery #onviewpdx #portlandartscene #contemporaryart #pdxart #artinpdx #pdx #pnw #whattodothisweekendpdx #softsculpture #papillon

GLEAN Artist Panel Discussion 📌Thursday, May 15 at 6 pm 📍322 NW 8th Ave, Portland, OR, 97209 Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a GLEAN artist? If so, then you should go to the GLEAN Panel Discussion featuring Epiphany Couch, mai ide, Diane Jacobs, Chris Lael Larson, and Marsha Mack. This panel will be moderated by GLEAN’s Manager, Leslie Vigeant. Get the behind-the-scenes scoop on the work, their residency experience, and all things GLEAN. If you are considering applying for the next round of GLEAN, this is a fantastic way to hear from our most recent artists. ℹ️This panel will be free and open to all. 🪑Seating will be provided, and some will be prioritized for seniors and people with disabilities. Also the GLEAN show is for sale! Support the artists by adding to — or starting — your collection. Pricing starts as low as $40! Located at 322 NW 8th Ave, Portland, OR, 97209 🗓️Until May 25, 2025 ⏳Gallery Hours: Saturday & Sunday 12–5 pm and by appointment 😷Masks welcome while indoors. Free, open to the public, and wheelchair accessible. #artandaboutpdx #artgallery #onviewpdx #portlandartscene #contemporaryart #pdxart #artinpdx #pdx #pnw #whattodothisweekendpdx

softworks As we find ourselves in a growing mental health epidemic, this project provides a platform to explore the topic creatively, normalize conversations, and support an organization doing important work in this space. For Mental Health Awareness Month, Graphic Arts Center is releasing a series of limited edition woven tapestries focussed around the theme of mental health. 100% of proceeds go to benefit Mental Health Liberation @mhliberation , a local nonprofit that provides free BIPOC mental health therapy. ✨OPENING EVENT✨ 📍Benchmark Gallery, 2280 NW Lovejoy 📌Saturday May 10th, 1–4pm ☕️Coffee, 🥐pastries and refreshments 🎨Local artists in attendance ARTISTS James Alby Amen, Amen. Studio Brandon Bidleman Andrea Cenon Stu Maingot Anna Mills Bill Rebholz Kris Andrew Small Jason Sturgill Will Smith Rose Wong Peter Yue

@johnbrodiestudio at @oldfashionedgaragegallery 🌿🎨🏠 We have a soft spot for alternative-artist-run-art-galleries. (Which you might’ve alreadynoticed if you’ve been following along from the start...) Old Fashioned Garage Gallery is the moment, so are the artists they’re curating in the space. ✨Swipe to the end for our quite possibly our favorite piece in “Friends of Doom.”✨ On view through June 29, 2025. Reach out to the gallery for address and open hours or appointments.

WOODCORE: Megita Denton, Bobby Mercier, Leroy Setziol, Monica Setziol-Phillips, Julian Watts, Ben Young, & Adam Zeek. 📍Arts Council of Lake Oswego 🗓️May 9 - July 11, 2025. ✨Opening reception May 16, 5:30-7:30 p.m. — with a ceremonial drum circle from tribal members of the Grand Ronde, with exhibiting artist Bobby Mercier. Each of the artists find pleasure in scraps of wood—respectfully sourced from fallen or salvaged trees, road shoulders, or job sites, often obtained through personal connections or happenstance. Loose wood is a dangerous thing around these artists. Set outside of major art metropolises, WOODCORE presents modern and contemporary artworks that intrinsically honor the fertile, tangled, even wonky forests that are emblematic of the Pacific Northwest. Curated by Morgan Ritter @raisin_consciousness #artandaboutpdx #artgallery #onviewpdx #portlandartscene #contemporaryart #pdxart #artinpdx #pdx #pnw #whattodothisweekendpdx