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At the Museum

The Portland Art Museum Is Having a Very French Summer

At the center of four shows is a traveling exhibit of fan-favorite Impressionist paintings. There are plenty of dots to connect, Monet to Bonnard.

07/31/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Work From Home

Inside Portland’s Residential Contemporary Art Galleries

How public exhibition spaces—in and around private homes—change our experience with art.

07/16/2024 By Matthew Trueherz Photography by Michael Novak

Tradesies?

Soho House Deals in Social and Cultural Capital. But It Trades for Art.

With nearly 150 works from Portland’s biggest artists, the social club’s art collection paints a picture of the current art scene.

04/30/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

For Kicks

Back to the Future and into the Metaverse: 100-Plus Years of Sneakers at PAM

Marty McFly’s Nikes, those Big Red Boots, and a few pairs that literally don’t exist have plenty to tell us about ourselves.

04/12/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Old School

The Portland Art Gallery Where Age Is an Asset

Geezer Gallery (yes, it’s really called that), an exhibition space and arts center, is devoted to showing seniors’ work.

03/22/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Till Death

What Separates Tattoo Connoisseurs from Art Collectors?

For many patrons of the extraordinarily tactile medium, tattoos aren't so different from paintings.

03/11/2024 By Matthew Trueherz Photography by Jason Hill

Art Review

Janitors, Farmers, Landscapers: Invisible Work Made Visible in Labor of Love

At the Schnitzer Museum at Portland State University, eight international artists spotlight unseen workers.

03/04/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Self Portrait

Painter Jeremy Okai Davis Doesn’t Sleep Much

Graphic designer and father to two preschoolers by day, the celebrated portrait artist rewrites Black history in his backyard by night.

02/23/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

No Regerts

And the Most Commonly Removed Tattoos in Portland Are...

A professional tattoo remover explains the limits of erasing body art, from finger mustaches to microbladed eyebrows.

02/08/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Self Portrait

The Artist Who Volleys Ceramics, Papier-Mâché, Needlepoint, and Tennis?

Jessica Jackson Hutchins is chasing beauty and collecting old couches, but she’d rather be on the courts.

02/02/2024 By Matthew Trueherz Photography by Michael Raines

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Art Review

Artist Pace Taylor’s Emotions Are Unmistakably Visible

In their third solo show at Nationale, the rising star plumbs new depths of desire and anxiety.

02/01/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Fit to Print

How Helen Frankenthaler Turned Prints into Art

At the Oregon Jewish Museum, a retrospective catalogs the artist’s allergy to doing what was expected of her—mainly, making traditional art.

01/12/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

In the Galleries

In Defense of Holiday Group Shows, and 4 You Shouldn't Miss This Season

Group shows get a bad rap. At these four Portland galleries, the end of the year brings a host of talent onto the walls, side by side.

11/29/2023 By Matthew Trueherz

Fashion Museum

Thrilling Africa Fashion at PAM Models Styles Past and Present, and a Very Queer Future

In the gorgeous, traveling exhibit on at the Portland Art Museum, clothes both reflect and drive culture.

11/22/2023 By Matthew Trueherz

Private Collection

A Halloween Art Show Opens in an Unlikely Place

A Shriek of Color draws inspiration from Edvard Munch and opens in the lobby of a luxury retirement residence.

10/19/2023 By Matthew Trueherz

Cheat Sheet

Where to Go and What to See at the Converge 45 Biennial

Your guide to the free citywide arts biennial, with events across Portland.

08/23/2023 By Matthew Trueherz

Workshop

Studio Visit: Inside Peter Gronquist’s Geological Self-Portraits

The artist talks drawing automatons, introspection, and recording fleeting moments.

08/08/2023 By Matthew Trueherz

Visual Art

A Texas Art Gallery Is Taking Over an Old Orchard Hardware

Hopscotch, Portland opens this summer in 23,000 square feet with bites from Top Chef’s Sara Hauman and an international cast of installation artists.

03/31/2023 By Matthew Trueherz

Profile

Pace Taylor’s Work Is About Slowing Down, But They’re Climbing the Art World Quickly

The artist’s work depicts intimate scenes of autistic and transgender narratives, but the emotions therein pull viewers of all identities.

03/07/2023 By Matthew Trueherz

At the Gallery

Thoroughly Modern Surrealism with a Nod to Tolkien at Chefas Projects

Laura Burke’s still lifes play on outmoded motifs, twisting them with a magical bent. And there are cats.

02/24/2023 By Matthew Trueherz

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