MOLLY VIDOR

BORN
1971 Portland, OR

EDUCATION
1994
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
Vermont Studio Center

1992
Parson’s School of Design, Fall Semester Mobility Student, New York, NY

EXHIBITIONS
2012
Black Dove/Sky Forms, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
TRUST: PNCA Alumni Exhibition, PNCA, Portland, OR

2011
Honeydrippers, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

2009
In Honor of PNCA @ 100, Group Show, PDX Across the Hall, Portland, OR

2008
Destroyer, PDX Contemporary Art,Portland,OR

2007
Portland? Fuck Portland!, Rock’s Box, Portland, OR

2006
My Space, PDX Window Project, Portland, OR

2005
Next, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

2004
Summer Group Show, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

2003
Ulterior Motives, Current Northwest Abstraction, The Art Gym, Portland, OR
Pool of Mermaids, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
18 Women, Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR

2002
PNCA, Portland, OR. Curated by Nan Curtis

2001
Paintings, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

2000
Oregon State Capital, Governor’s Office, solo

1999
Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
Paintings, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

1998
Summer Group Show, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
Solo Show, BICC Gallery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR

1997
Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
Gallery Artists, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

1996
New Paintings, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
Willamette Valley Juried Exhibition, Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
Fire and Ash, PDX. Portland, OR

1995
Solo Exhibition, Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR
Fifteen Years, Group Show, Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR

1994
New work by Gallery Artists, Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR
Senior Thesis Exhibition, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR

1993
Juried Student Show, Western Oregon State College, Monmoth, OR
Juried Student Show, Wentz Gallery, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR

1992
Sex and Death, Four Person Show, Boyd Gallery, Pacific Northwest College of Art,
Portland, OR

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2008
Row, D.K., "Art Scenes Top Picks," The Oregonian, February 7
Gallivan, Joseph, "Short month is long on art offerings," Portland Tribune, February 5

2003
Row, D.K., “Ulterior Motives: Current Northwest Abstraction,” The Oregonian, December 5
Row, D.K., "Transitions," The Oregonian, May 23
“Proof of Mermaids,” Portland Mercury, May 22

1999
Montandon, Mac, "The New School: Molly Vidor," Willamette Week, September 22
Duford, Daniel, "A Good Look Around," Willamette Week, August 11
“Glimpsing the Future,” The Oregonian, February 26

1996
Gragg, Randy, "Finding the Meaning of Flowers," The Oregonian, December 13

AWARDS
1996
First Prize Juror’s Award, Willamette Valley Juried Exhibition, MaryAnn Deffenbaugh, Juror

1994
Vermont Studio Center Scholarship
C.S. Price Award for Painting
Cary Award for Figure Drawing, First Place

1993
William Jamison Scholarship
Cary Award for Figure Drawing, Second Place
Gamblin Paint Prize
Voorhis General Drawing Award

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Nines A Luxury Collection Hotel, Portland, OR
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA