D.E. May | PDX CONTEMPORARY ART

I suppose I have always been drawn to the non archival. The work I do may not be here forever, but it will probably see us out. In the truest moments, I don't look at the work as something I made. I see it as something that has been here all along.

I am concerned with time and temperature and tars and resins and climates. And Regions. Stains. The color of glue. Random marks of a traveled space. The role of water. Then, there are times I look down at the worktable, and I would just like to remove history.

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Last name

May

1993

collage

9" x 6 1/2"

Available

Out of Salem: D.E. May & Friends

Untitled (Renn Voss E Renn Monnes)

1993

ink & paint on found cardboard

6 3/4" x 5"

Available

Out of Salem: D.E. May & Friends

Untitled #250

1991

graphite and sewing pattern papers on card stock

8 1/2" x 5"

Available

Untitled #247

1991

ink, gouache, sewing pattern paper and tape on cardboard

7 1/8" x 5"

Sold

Untitled #238

1991

gouache on cardboard

6 1/8" x 4 1/2"

Sold

Untitled #224 (Lake District)

1991

ink, gouache, adhesive and sewing pattern paper on cardboard mounted on black matte board

6" x 5 1/4"

Sold

Untitled (Resevoir District)

1990

ink, acrylic & found paper on cardboard

8 1/2" x 5 5/8"

Available

Out of Salem: D.E. May & Friends

Silhouette Sketchbook by The Canal Girl

1990

ink on paper

9 1/2" x 6"

Available

FROM THE ARCHIVES: NOTES AND PLANS

1985

collage

4" x 5 1/2" (12 3/4" x 17 3/4" x 1" framed)

Available

Out of Salem: D.E. May & Friends

Untitled (SM | AR)

1984

ink and graphite on continuous form paper

11" x 13 7/8"

Available

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

Untitled (GLASS)

1984

ink, colored pencil, graphite and masking tape on continuous form paper

11" x 13 7/8"

Available

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

Untitled (GREENHOUSE BOAT)

1982

colored pencil and graphite on continuous form paper

11" x 14 13/16"

On Hold

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

Seattle Art Fair 2019

Untitled (BEACH HOUSE PROJECT)

1981

colored pencil and graphite on continuous form paper

10 3/4" x 14 13/16"

Sold

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

Seattle Art Fair 2019

Untitled (Mill Race w/ Footbridge)

1980

pattern paper, colored pencil, and graphite on found paper

17 5/8" x 23 1/2"

Available

Seattle Art Fair 2019

untitled (AFTERPLATE)

0000

graphite and acrylic on cardboard

7 ½" x 4 ½"

Available

The Color of Breathlessness

Untitled (Cottages)

0000

ink, gouache, graphite and found image on paper

11 3/4" x 7 3/8"

Available

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

untitled (bee)

0000

graphite, tape, and found paper on cardboard

4" x 5 ½"

Available

The Color of Breathlessness

Untitled (Boat Template)

0000

graphite and colored pencil on found ledger paper

5 1/4" x 31 3/4"

Available

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

Seattle Art Fair 2019

0000

found papers, cardboard, gouache, acrylic paint and graphite

7 3/4" x 5 7/8"

Available

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

untitled (vacant lot)

0000

ink and found paper on cardboard

7" x 5"

Available

0000

colored pencil on continuous form paper

11" x 14 7/8"

Available

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

0000

ink, colored pencil, tape and graphite on a xerox copy of found ledger paper

12 1/16" x 8 7/16", 13 3/4" x 11 1/8" (framed)

Available

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

untitled (RUDLN)

0000

graphite and colored pencil on cardboard

4" x 3 ¾"

Sold

The Color of Breathlessness

Untitled (To Have and Have Not)

0000

ink, colored pencil and graphite on paper

11 3/4" x 7 3/16"

Available

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

0000

graphite, colored pencil, and found paper on cardboard

3" x 5"

Sold

The Color of Breathlessness

Untitled (FINISH A PIECE A DAY)

0000

graphite and ink on cardboard

5 3/4" x 7 3/4"

Sold

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

0000

ink, colored pencil and tape on a xerox copy of found ledger paper

6 7/8" x 8 7/8", 9 1/8" x 11 1/2" (framed)

Available

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

untitled (sunshine)

0000

graphite and found paper on cardboard

5" x 6 ⅜"

Available

The Color of Breathlessness

0000

colored pencil on found ledger paper

11" x 16 7/8"

Available

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

0000

graphite, ink, found paper, and stamps on carboard

3 ½" x 6 ¼"

Sold

The Color of Breathlessness

1993

collage

9" x 6 1/2"

Available

Out of Salem: D.E. May & Friends

Untitled (Renn Voss E Renn Monnes)

1993

ink & paint on found cardboard

6 3/4" x 5"

Available

Out of Salem: D.E. May & Friends

Untitled #250

1991

graphite and sewing pattern papers on card stock

8 1/2" x 5"

Available

Untitled #247

1991

ink, gouache, sewing pattern paper and tape on cardboard

7 1/8" x 5"

Sold

Untitled #238

1991

gouache on cardboard

6 1/8" x 4 1/2"

Sold

Untitled #224 (Lake District)

1991

ink, gouache, adhesive and sewing pattern paper on cardboard mounted on black matte board

6" x 5 1/4"

Sold

Untitled (Resevoir District)

1990

ink, acrylic & found paper on cardboard

8 1/2" x 5 5/8"

Available

Out of Salem: D.E. May & Friends

Silhouette Sketchbook by The Canal Girl

1990

ink on paper

9 1/2" x 6"

Available

FROM THE ARCHIVES: NOTES AND PLANS

1985

collage

4" x 5 1/2" (12 3/4" x 17 3/4" x 1" framed)

Available

Out of Salem: D.E. May & Friends

Untitled (SM | AR)

1984

ink and graphite on continuous form paper

11" x 13 7/8"

Available

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

Untitled (GLASS)

1984

ink, colored pencil, graphite and masking tape on continuous form paper

11" x 13 7/8"

Available

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

Untitled (GREENHOUSE BOAT)

1982

colored pencil and graphite on continuous form paper

11" x 14 13/16"

On Hold

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

Seattle Art Fair 2019

Untitled (BEACH HOUSE PROJECT)

1981

colored pencil and graphite on continuous form paper

10 3/4" x 14 13/16"

Sold

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

Seattle Art Fair 2019

Untitled (Mill Race w/ Footbridge)

1980

pattern paper, colored pencil, and graphite on found paper

17 5/8" x 23 1/2"

Available

Seattle Art Fair 2019

untitled (AFTERPLATE)

0000

graphite and acrylic on cardboard

7 ½" x 4 ½"

Available

The Color of Breathlessness

Untitled (Cottages)

0000

ink, gouache, graphite and found image on paper

11 3/4" x 7 3/8"

Available

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

untitled (bee)

0000

graphite, tape, and found paper on cardboard

4" x 5 ½"

Available

The Color of Breathlessness

Untitled (Boat Template)

0000

graphite and colored pencil on found ledger paper

5 1/4" x 31 3/4"

Available

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

Seattle Art Fair 2019

0000

found papers, cardboard, gouache, acrylic paint and graphite

7 3/4" x 5 7/8"

Available

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

untitled (vacant lot)

0000

ink and found paper on cardboard

7" x 5"

Available

0000

colored pencil on continuous form paper

11" x 14 7/8"

Available

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

0000

ink, colored pencil, tape and graphite on a xerox copy of found ledger paper

12 1/16" x 8 7/16", 13 3/4" x 11 1/8" (framed)

Available

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

untitled (RUDLN)

0000

graphite and colored pencil on cardboard

4" x 3 ¾"

Sold

The Color of Breathlessness

Untitled (To Have and Have Not)

0000

ink, colored pencil and graphite on paper

11 3/4" x 7 3/16"

Available

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

0000

graphite, colored pencil, and found paper on cardboard

3" x 5"

Sold

The Color of Breathlessness

Untitled (FINISH A PIECE A DAY)

0000

graphite and ink on cardboard

5 3/4" x 7 3/4"

Sold

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

0000

ink, colored pencil and tape on a xerox copy of found ledger paper

6 7/8" x 8 7/8", 9 1/8" x 11 1/2" (framed)

Available

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

untitled (sunshine)

0000

graphite and found paper on cardboard

5" x 6 ⅜"

Available

The Color of Breathlessness

0000

colored pencil on found ledger paper

11" x 16 7/8"

Available

Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May

0000

graphite, ink, found paper, and stamps on carboard

3 ½" x 6 ¼"

Sold

The Color of Breathlessness

Exhibitions

PADA Pop-Up	November 17, 2024
Summer Ritual	July 3, 2024 - August 24, 2024
D.E. May Traveling Case at Pendleton Center for the Arts	July 14, 2023 - October 27, 2023
You belong among the wildflowers	July 8, 2023 - August 26, 2023
FROM THE ARCHIVES: NOTES AND PLANS	March 1, 2023 - April 1, 2023
Walking	July 1, 2021 - August 28, 2021
The Color of Breathlessness	June 2, 2021 - June 26, 2021
D.E. MAY, MEGAN MURPHY, & JENENE NAGY	February 3, 2021 - February 27, 2021
River	July 2, 2020 - August 29, 2020
PIVOT: Drawings	May 30, 2020 - June 30, 2020
Seattle Art Fair 2019	August 1, 2019 - August 4, 2019
Dan May: Artworks by D.E. May	June 5, 2019 - June 29, 2019
Along the Edge	July 3, 2018 - August 25, 2018
PULSE Miami Beach 2017: The Closet	December 7, 2017 - December 11, 2017
PDX -> PDT	July 7, 2017 - July 29, 2017
Dislocation	July 5, 2017 - August 26, 2017
Seattle Art Fair 2017	August 3, 2017 - August 6, 2017
Seattle Art Fair 2016	August 4, 2016 - August 7, 2016
A Stand of Pine in a Tilled Field: 21 Years at PDX	July 5, 2016 - July 30, 2016
PULSE Miami Beach 2015	December 1, 2015 - December 5, 2015
NO SPECIFIC REGION	November 3, 2015 - November 28, 2015
Seattle Art Fair 2015	July 30, 2015 - August 2, 2015
Let's Get Lost	June 30, 2015 - August 1, 2015
Miami Project 2014: Midtown Miami, Wynwood District	December 2, 2014 - December 7, 2014
Memory of Line: Grids, Templates and Miniatures	September 3, 2013 - September 28, 2013
Volta 2013	March 7, 2013 - March 11, 2013
Pulse Miami 2011	December 1, 2011 - December 4, 2011
The Template Files	November 30, 2010 - January 15, 2011
Black Page	June 2, 2009 - July 15, 2009
Alloys and The Role of Water	October 22, 2002 - November 16, 2006
Wood	May 4, 2004 - June 5, 2004
Mixed Company	January 30, 2007 - February 24, 2007
TESTBEDS	October 2, 2007 - October 27, 2007