Three weeks ago, the Portland State student staff of the Littman Gallery in Smith Memorial Student Union didn’t know if they would have a space on campus next fall; PSU…
Eyeshine Gallery illuminates the nocturnal
An eye for dark and strange aesthetics comes naturally to Portland-based artists Wendy Given and Ryan Pierce. When I walked into their gallery, Eyeshine, I was enveloped with a sense…
Neal Morgan ignites enthusiasm for hero-artist Philip Guston
Neal Morgan is not a painter. He is not an academic. He is a successful drummer (who’s collaborated with songwriters like Bill Callahan, Joanna Newsom and Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold)…
“Alien She” exhibit illustrates effects of feminist movement Riot Grrrl
The Museum of Contemporary Craft is currently featuring their exhibit, “Alien She,” one of the first projects to explore the impact of Riot Grrrl on artists today. The display was…
Masterworks of landscape bejewel Seeing Nature exhibit
Carve out a date on your calendar for Portland Art Museum’s exhibit Seeing Nature: Landscape Masterworks from the Paul G. Allen Family Collection, on display now through Jan. 10, 2016….
19 Human Artists exhibit brings grad work to galleries
The opening reception for 19 Human Artists was held on the evening of April 9 in the Autzen Gallery. 19 Human artists is a collaboration between Portland State and the University…
Art collection talk definitely an art collection talk
The Portland Art Dealers Association hosted a collaborative conversation around the idea of art patronage and art collecting on April 8. The free event was held at the Portland Art…
‘Leaping Darkness’ exhibit exposes provoking connections
Jump into the world of thought-provoking, life-size photograms in the altering exhibit Leaping Darkness at the Littman Gallery, led by artists Anna Daedalus and Kerry Davis, through April 29. The first-time…
Professor hosts talk on sublime exhibit ‘The Enclave’
The Portland Art Museum held a two-hour-long discussion about an existing art exhibit, The Enclave, led by Portland State Professor Sarah Wolf Newlands on March 15. The exhibit itself will…
Art review: Exhibition explores failure in art and design
Failure, an art exhibition put on by Portland State’s art and design department, delves into what it means to fail in the scope of anything and everything ranging from technology…
Lyric Rosemarie Beck exhibit to span three locations
Although the room echoes with band practice and the applause from recitals ending, students are not just moving from class to class in the Broadway Lobby Gallery. They are also…