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We are excited to invite you to come along on our slow, but sure, journey of creating a new gallery space in a Skylab creative community project. Happily, a portion of our quonset hut is almost complete.

Jeffry Mitchell's new show will be at our new space, open our regular hours 10:00 am - 5:00pm.

We look forward to seeing you!

1825 B NW Vaughn Street
Portland, OR 97209

info@pdxcontemporaryart.com
(503)222-0063

Iván Carmona's new exhibition tierra de GIGANTES, was reviewed in Oregon Artswatch.
The review goes in depth about the stories and memories attached to these vibrant, colorful works.

Read the full review here: https://www.orartswatch.org/review-ivan-carmonas-tierra-de-gigantes-at-…

Congratulations on a wonderful and successful show, Iván!

Marie Watt and her work on display at the Hunterdon Art Museum was featured in hyperallergic.

Curated by Jason Vartikar in collaboration with the artist, Companion Species (At What Cost): The Works of Marie Watt, highlights tapestries among a variety of textile works.

Read the full article here: https://hyperallergic.com/688494/hunterdon-art-museum-exhibition-explor…

Congratulations, Marie!

We are happy to present new works on paper by artist James Lavadour.

Started as early as 1994 and finished in 2021 during the pandemic, Lavadour has titled these new works on paper Portfolio: 1994/2021. They are from different time periods, on different papers, and different sizes but were worked on and completed as a group during this past year of isolation.

Lavadour found applying his current way of painting to pieces he was working on in 1994 to be an astonishing experience. For him, paintings hold memories and to be using new techniques that he has developed over time combined with techniques he has used or experimented in the past was an interesting meditation on how his thinking in paint has evolved over 27 years.

These new works range in size from 20” x 28” to 14” x 20” and feature the same rich depth and physical, process-oriented practice of Lavadour’s works on panel.

View all available works here: https://pdxcontemporaryart.com/portfolio-19942021

Join artist Marie Watt and author Sarah Sentilles for a conversation about their shared interest in responding to the natural world in their respective practices. The two will discuss their explorations of "companion species" (the title Watt gave to a large body of work), and their expansive thinking about what counts as family and about kinship as a practice. As Sentilles asks, "What would the world look like if we lived as if we were all related?"

Tuesday, October 5 at 6:00pm at the Sun Valley Muesum of Art in Ketchum, Idaho.

To attend the virtual livestream- free, pre-registration here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/marie-watt--sarah?mc_cid=a4e565595d&mc_eid=7…

Jenene Nagy will be an artist-in-residence at the Jordan Schnitzer Printmaking Residency this fall. The residency takes place at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology in Otis, Oregon.

The Jordan Schnitzer Printmaking Residency was established in 2002 to provide working artists with little or no printmaking experience the opportunity to explore a new creative medium with guidance, instruction and technical assistance from a professional etching printer, Julia D'Amario. 

For more information: https://www.sitkacenter.org/sitka-artist-residency/jenene-nagy

Heather Watkins was recently interviewed by David Schell for The Semi-Finalist.

Heather talks about her practice and process, her use of language and material, and her exploration of the unknown and the unnameable.



Read the full interview here:
https://www.thesemi-finalist.com/artist-interviews/the-semi-finalist-is…

Heather Watkins' current exhibition still—moving at PDX CONTEMPORARY has been extended until October 9, 2021.
Welcoming you Tuesday-Saturday from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sitka Center for Art & Ecology are celebrating 20 years of the Jordan Schnitzer Printmaking Residency with a show in Lincoln City

Marie Watt invites you to an Open-to-the-Community Sewing Circle.

“Friday, July 23 and Saturday, July 24 we will be hosting in-person sewing circles in Portland, Oregon and look forward to connecting with our community through shared embroidery and conversation. This is an all ages event and no experience required.

Friday, July 23, 2 - 4:30pm
Sellwood Park, Picnic Area H
714 SE Miller St.
Portland OR

Saturday, July 24, 10am - 12pm
Oregon Center for Contemporary Art
8371 North Interstate Avenue
Portland OR 

Sewing circles are inclusive by nature and design. Everyone’s voice is equal in a circle; circles can expand or contract as needed to create space. The panels being stitched often start with an Indigenous point of view in relation to site, histories, and Iroquois teachings, and these themes then become touchstones for conversation, connection, and cross-cultural knowledge generously exchanged by participants. Our stories connect us. 
 
No sewing experience necessary
All ages welcome (participants to date have included individuals from ages 3 to 93) 
Come and go as you wish
I will trade a print in exchange for your stitches
Bring a friend and feel free to pass the invitation on 

These outdoor sites are new to us. As table space will be limited, consider bringing a blanket to gather and stitch from. 

RSVPs are appreciated, but not required.”

RSVP July 23 at Sellwood Park:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRPykVpYYe72QGaG-Q79WvIJY6_4L…

RSVP July 24 at Oregon Contemporary:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSci6qXiqC9ZZwgBnULZ479WRuK5FLE…