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Marie Watt | Exhibition and Artist Talk at Carnegie Museum of Art
Marie Watt's exhibition, Marie Watt: LAND STITCHES WATER SKY, will be on view in the Forum Gallery at Carnegie Museum of Art from April 13 - September 22, 2025.
Watt presents a new body of work that explores steel and glass—materials deeply tied to the region’s industrial history—from a contemporary Indigenous perspective, challenging assumed contradictions between visibility and invisibility, strength and vulnerability, and presence and absence.
There will be a conversation in the Carnegie Museum of Art Theater between Marie and her local collaborators on Saturday, April 13th, at 3:30pm, followed by CarnegieLab, multisensory activities inspired by Marie’s practice.
For more information visit: https://carnegieart.org/exhibition/marie-watt/
Read moreJenene Nagy | Helzer Gallery & Artist Talk
Jenene Nagy's exhibition The Weight is now on view at the Helzer Gallery through May 4. There will be an artist talk and Gallery reception on Thursday, April 18, from 11am-1pm.
Included in this exhibition is a decade-long meditation on everything and nothing. The basic materials that comprise the work bind us to this earth and each other. The drawings investigate ideas of labor and ritual while exploiting the physical properties of paper and graphite, resulting in a seemingly unknowable yet familiar surface. The intimacy of this process is a welcoming, a space where quiet contemplation can lead to a deeper understanding of this world.
With these drawings, devoid of narrative, there is no spectacle, only attention. The simple mark is the moment, and the moment an infinite unto its own. Dense yet radiant, the works create an expansive space that opens the door to something unforeseen. The resulting surface is weighted by the patience to allow the poetics of nothingness to navigate uncertainty and instability in the contemporary world.
Jenene Nagy | The Weight
March 6 - May 4, 2024Helzer Gallery
Portland Community College
Rock Creek Campus
Building 3 / Room 102
17705 NW Springville Road
Portand, OR 97229Artist Talk and Gallery Reception
Thursday, April 18, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.Gallery Hours
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Monday – Friday 9 am – 4 pm
Saturdays 10 am – 4 pm (free parking)Marie Watt | Printing Circle with Marie Watt
Growing out of the sewing circle gatherings that have been integral to the artist’s practice, this printing circle is an opportunity for community members to come together and create printmaking plates and prints that will be integrated into future works by Watt. Attendees can also contribute their prints to an emergent installation in the Center’s Leslie and Johanna Garfield Lobby that will evolve over the course of the exhibition.
Important Notes
No experience is necessary and all ages are welcome. Materials will be provided.While supplies last, participants will receive a small print from Marie Watt in exchange for their time and participation.
RSVP is encouraged but not required; visitors may join at any time as space allows.
RSVP: https://www.printcenternewyork.org/public-programs/printing-circle-with-...
Printing Circle with Marie Watt
Saturday, February 17, 2024
1:00 PM 5:00 PMPrint Center New York
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535 West 24th Street
New York, NY, 10011United StatesMarie Watt | Marie Watt in Conversation (in conjunction with IFPDA Print Fair)
Marie Watt (b. 1967) tells stories not only in her celebrated textile, sculpture, and installation work, but also in print. Over her career, she has collaborated with master printers at Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts (on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Pendleton, OR), Sitka Center for Art and Ecology (Otis, OR), Tamarind Institute (Albuquerque, NM), and Mullowney Printing Company (Portland, OR). This conversation with her collaborating printers will illuminate Watt’s enduring engagement with print as a key element of her material, conceptual, and community practice.
Including Julia D’Amario (Sitka Center for Art & Ecology) and Paul Mullowney (Mullowney Printing Company), and moderated by Marjorie Devon, Director Emerita of Tamarind Institute, with a welcome by Jordan D. Schnitzer.
This program is offered in conjunction with the IFPDA Print Fair. A ticket to the Fair is required to attend this program; no need to RSVP separately. Print Center New York Members receive a complimentary pass to the fair.
For information visit: https://www.printcenternewyork.org/public-programs/marie-watt-in-convers...
Read moreHeather Watkins | Artist Talk: Heather Watkins & Katherine Shaughnessy at Sun Valley Museum of Art
Join artists Heather Watkins and Katherine Shaughnessy for a conversation with author Sarah Sentilles about their practices, processes, and the ways that making art has helped each navigate experiences of illness. The talk is part of the exhibition Bodies of Work: Art & Healing on view at the Sun Valley museum of Art through March 23, 2024.
This is a free event with limited space, please register here: https://svmoa.org/exhibitions/2024/bodies-of-work?mc_cid=83a204aee2&mc_e...
Heather Watkins & Katherine Shaughnessy in Conversation with Author Sarah Sentilles.
Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 4:00 pmSun Valley Museum of Art
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191 5th St E,
Ketchum, ID 83340
United StatesGus Van Sant | Director "Feud: Capote Vs. the Swans"
David Bianculli of NPR write
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"FX is promoting Feud: Capote vs. the Swans as "the original Real Housewives," but it's a lot deeper than that — and infinitely more watchable. Based on the book Capote's Women, by Laurence Leamer, this eight-part series tells of Truman Capote's friendships with, and betrayals of, New York's most prominent society women — the ladies who lunch."Marie Watt | Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt at Print Center New York
Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt
January 25 - May 18, 2024Print Center of New York
535 West 24th Street
New York, NY
10011“Print Center New York is pleased to present Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt, from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, the artist’s first traveling retrospective and the first to reflect on the role of printmaking in her ambitious interdisciplinary work. On view in the Jordan Schnitzer Gallery, the exhibition considers Watt’s printmaking both as a process and a philosophy—a medium that has had a nuanced and enduring impact on her career since 1996. Featuring over 60 works, it presents Watt’s etchings, lithographs, and woodcuts alongside a selection of her monumentally-scaled sculptures and textile works.”
More info: https://www.printcenternewyork.org/marie-watt
Read moreJoe Rudko | Acquisition by The Morgan Library
Joe Rudko’s work Stage has been acquired by the @themorganlibrary in New York City and will be included in Seen Together: Acquisitions in Photography, on view January 26 through May 26, 2024.
“Seen Together showcases over forty previously unexhibited works acquired by the Morgan’s Department of Photography since its founding in 2012. The pieces selected, and their thematic arrangements, reflect the department’s two highest priorities: first, to build a photography collection that converses with other collections at the Morgan, including drawings, printed books, and literary manuscripts; and second, to draw from widely varied historical contexts and traditions for photographs that collectively tell larger stories about the medium.”
Congratulations, Joe!
Joe Rudko
Stage, 2017
32x45 inches
gelatin silver print collage
Courtesy of Von Lintel GalleryMore information: https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/seen-together
Read moreMarie Watt | PEM Awardee
From the Peabody Essex Museum
"Artists change the way we see and interact with the world.The PEM Prize is presented to artists from any field whose work explores the catalytic relationship between creativity and civic engagement. Reinvigorating and reimagining the communities in which we live, these artists are leaders, connecting us to the possibilities that exist for a more inclusive and understanding world.
Along with a cash award, the PEM Prize recipient receives the opportunity to work with the museum on a project or series of projects that will be accessible to all. While each project will assume a different form, PEM Prize awardees will be individuals or groups who strive to deepen our global cultural connections, ignite our imaginations and inspire us to action.
This year’s PEM Prize is awarded to artist Marie Watt (Seneca and German-Scots). She will be creating a piece to be completed onsite, creating a multisensory experience in collaboration with the museum’s community as part of the PEM Prize from November 2023 through June of 2024.
The PEM Prize Awardee is selected by a committee of museum staff and leadership for their catalytic use of creative expression in civic engagement."
Read moreHeather Watkins | Sun Valley Museum of Art
We are pleased to share that Heather Watkins work is included in Bodies of Work: Art & Healing at the Sun Valley Museum of Art. Bodies of Work: Art & Healing will be on view January 12 - March 23, 2024. Participating artists include: Katherine Shaughnessy, Heather Watkins, Renée Stout, Katherine Sherwood, Estelle L. Roberge, and Dylan Mortimer.
“The notion that making and experiencing the arts can be healing has a long history. At the beginning of the 20th century, tuberculosis patients “taking the cure” at sanatoria often participated in structured arts and crafts programs. Wounded soldiers recuperating during World War II were taught “lap crafts,” such as beading and embroidery, as part of their medical therapy. The arts have served as powerful medicine for both mind and body for centuries. When planning for this exhibition considering the connection between art and healing began, the Covid-19 pandemic was dominating headlines around the globe. How do the arts help us process and/or recover from medical illness? How can they help us navigate the complex experience of what it is to be a medical patient facing serious illness in the 21st century? And how can art help us heal from other kinds of social and emotional trauma?
The exhibition features artwork by several contemporary artists who have used their practices as ways of exploring and processing their own experience of medical illness and also the experiences of others. Working in a range of media and from widely varying points of view and experiences, these artists have made art as part of their own healing and in order to enable the healing of others.”
THE MUSEUM
Sun Valley Museum of Art
191 5th St E, Ketchum, ID 83340HOURS
Tuesday - Friday
10:00 am—5:00 pm
Saturday
11:00 am—4:00 pmExhibition Page: https://svmoa.org/exhibitions/2024/bodies-of-work?mc_cid=83a204aee2&mc_e...
Read moreIván Carmona | 2024 Solo Exhibition at OSU
Iván Carmona starts the New Year with a solo show, Nostalgia, at OSU in Corvallis, Oregon.
Read moreJames Lavadour | Art Focus KBOO interview
James Lavadour was recently interviewed for Art Focus on KBOO radio.
"On Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 11.30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews gallerist Jane Beebe about painter James Lavadour’s new show Planet Waves which is on now at PDX Contemporary Art through Nov. 28. Beebe talks about Lavadour’s use of color, the role of landscape in his abstract expressionism, and the way he works impulsively, tearing the paper from the pins on the easel. Lavadour from Umatilla is considered one of the best Native American painters working today. Beebe talks about the collectors who are attracted to his work at art fairs like the recent Armory Show which Beebe attended in New York https://www.thearmoryshow.com/ "
You can listen to the interview here: https://kboo.fm/media/118820-james-lavadour
Read moreHeather Watkins | Art Focus KBOO interview
Heather Watkins was recently interviewed for Art Focus on KBOO radio.
"On Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 11.30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews artist Heather Watkins about her show Elemental Things which is on now at PDX Contemporary Art through Nov. 28. Watkins talks about turning line drawings into sculptures, her method of pouring ink on paper then cutting around the lines, and the values of lines in nature. "
You can listen to the interview here: https://kboo.fm/media/118655-heather-watkins
Read moreIván Carmona | Intuitive Nature: Geometric Roots & Organic Foundations, Schneider Museum of Art
Iván Carmona is included in Intuitive Nature: Geometric Roots & Organic Foundations at the Schneider Museum of Art.
This exhibition brings together the work of eight visual artists engaged in abstract, contemporary painting and sculpture. Each artist brings with them a personalized set of tools that reflects their intuitional play on geometric roots and organic reflections. Together, they form an exhibition that is visually stunning, revealing their brilliance and expertise. The artists are selected for their contrasting works as much as their complimentary ones to make the whole of the experience complex yet connected and rooted in like-minded histories.
There will be an opening reception on Thursday, October 5 from 5 to 7pm.
Learn more: https://sma.sou.edu/exhibitions/intuitive-nature-geometric-roots-organic...
Read moreIván Carmona | Black Artists of Oregon — Portland Art Museum
Iván Carmona is included in Black Artists of Oregon, currently on view at the Portland Art Museum.
Black Artists of Oregon, curated by Intisar Abioto, highlights and celebrates the work of Black artists in and outside of the museum collection.
“Considering both the presence and absence of Black artists is critical to understanding the breadth of Black artistic production in Oregon—even in the midst of historic exclusion—as well as how the impact of that history affects our understanding of American art history and the history of the Pacific Northwest. This exhibition serves to deepen our awareness of the talented artists who have shaped and inspired artists regionally and nationally, and it will be the first of its kind to consider the work of Black artists collectively in Oregon. Beginning in the 1880s and spanning through today, Black Artists of Oregon captures the Black diasporic experiences particular to the Pacific Northwest with 69 artists and over 200 objects…”
The exhibition remains on view through March 17, 2023.
Learn more: https://portlandartmuseum.org/event/black-artists-of-oregon/
Read moreGeorgina Reskala and Stephanie Snyder in Conversation
We were pleased to host a conversation between artist Georgina Reskala and Stephanie Snyder, Anne and John Hauberg Curator and Director at the Cooley Gallery, Reed College.
They discuss time, memories, language, and practice around Reskala's current exhibition "Volver a ver / To see again" at PDX CONTEMPORARY ART.
Watch the full video on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/jvWkyFH3ofo?feature=shared
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Volver a ver / To see again is on view at the gallery through September 30.Jenene Nagy | Artforum
Jenene Nagy was recently featured in an article published on Artforum, for her exhibition While navigating the distance around the sun, at the University of Wyoming Art Museum. The exhibition ran from April 22nd- July 29th, 2023. On view were 19 works by Jenene, from her smaller grid series of palm frond paper and imbued graphite, to her larger works of folded paper with graphite and silver. The exhibition echoed the wonderful subtleties and intricacies that make her work so inspirational.
Check out the link with the write up by Dan Beachy-Quick from Artforum
Link to article:
https://www.artforum.com/print/reviews/202307/jenene-nagy-90931
Read moreThe Armory Show 2023 New York | James Lavadour
We are excited to be exhibiting a booth at the 2023 Armory show by Native American artist James Lavadour. A brilliant painter, James Lavadour is truly revered in the Northwest and beyond. He lives and works on the Umatilla Reservation near Pendelton, Oregon.
We look forward to seeing you at Booth #F18
2023 Public Dates
Friday, September 8 | 11am–7pm
Saturday, September 9 | 11am–7pm
Sunday, September 10 | 11am–6pmJavits Center
Crystal Palace Entrance 429 11th Avenue New York, NY 10001Tickets available here: https://www.thearmoryshow.com/visit/plan-your-visit
Read moreVOLTA New York Art Fair 2023 | Nick Blosser
We are pleased to be exhibiting at VOLTA New York, May 17-21, 2023 with a solo booth by Nick Blosser.
Nick Blosser works primarily in egg tempera and watercolor and paints from small study-drawings that he creates while out in the woods and fields. He chooses places that might look quite ordinary at a cursory glance, but are ripe with intrigue that he can explore in his work. After receiving the Rome Prize in 1984, he spent time studying the Classical masterworks in Italy, and this knowledge of the art historical past has deeply influenced his work in both form and material.
Nick Blosser approaches the world quietly and carefully, observing and noting the patterns, colors, and magic of nature. His paintings capture the quivering aliveness of nature. The more time spent with a Blosser painting the greater the rewards as one notices the many subtleties of shading and abstract composition the trees, branches, brambles, hills, and sky make. The paintings continue to hold one's attention year after year.
Please join us at the fair with a complimentary ticket, courtesy of PDX CONTEMPORARY ART.
To receive your pass, follow the link below, click “Get Tickets”, and enter the code: PDXVNY
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/volta-new-york-2023-tickets-551518916927The passes will grant you access to the fair during the following hours:
General Admission
Thursday, May 18 | 12pm – 9pm
Friday, May 19 | 12pm – 8pm
Saturday, May 20 | 12pm – 8pm
Sunday, May 21 | 12pm – 5pmVOLTA New York, Booth #B4
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Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West 18 Street
New York, NY 10011Heather Watkins | Artist Talk Cooley Gallery and Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
Heather Watkins will have artist talks at the Cooley Gallery on occasion of her exhibition Dark Moves, as well as at Portland State University in conjunction with Blindspots and Throughlines in the Broadway Gallery at Portland State University.
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Dark Moves Artists Fabiola Menchelli +Heather Watkins in conversation
Saturday, May 6, 11:30 am, Reed chapelThe Cooley opens at 10:30 am before the event
Join Menchelli and Watkins with curator Stephanie Snyder as they discuss their individual and collective practices. Reed chapel, Eliot hall
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Heather Watkins: Blindspots and Throughlines Artist Talk
THURSDAY, MAY 11 | 6:00 PMRSVP : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heather-watkins-blindspots-and-throughlines...
Since the beginning of Fall 2022, Heather Watkins has participated in a year-long residency at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at PSU, working with faculty and students in two Freshman Inquiry learning communities. Through workshops, guest lectures, studio visits, and other creative pedagogies, Watkins collaborated with students to create new avenues for understanding and experiencing Watkins’ two public artworks, located on the PSU campus: Score (2014), Lincoln Performance Hall; and Soundings: Opening, Fathoming, Grounding, Searching, Returning (2020), Vanport Building. In this artist talk, Watkins will deliver an overview of this initiative in community-engaged learning that has allowed her to reanimate previous artworks with special attention to artistic process and modes of interpretation. She will also talk about her role in the inaugural curricular exhibition Beautiful Questions, which is currently on view in the Broadway Gallery in Lincoln Hall. Finally, Watkins will discuss the development of a publication (which she received a RACC Arts3C grant to produce) that will encapsulate and archive this exciting and multifaceted project.
Lecture will be held in Lincoln Hall, RM 225. This program is free and open to the public. ASL interpreting will be provided.*
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