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Jeffry Mitchell was interviewed on TalkArt. TalkArt is podcast hosted by artist Russell Tovey and gallerist Robert Diament, "a podcast dedicated to the world of art featuring exclusive interviews with leading artists, curators & gallerists, and even occasionally their talented friends from other industries like acting, music and journalism. Listen in to explore the magic of art and why it connects us all in such fantastic ways."

This episode was recorded on September 6th, 2019 on the occasion of his being in London for his show at the Victoria and Albert Museum, which on view until October 18th, 2020.

To listen to the episode visit: https://play.acast.com/s/talkart

Or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jeffry-mitchell/id1439567112
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5I9AodeboIy9tkNxsKs2Pv

STORM THARP IN CONVERSATION WITH STEPHANIE SNYDER

ON THE OCCASION OF HIS EXHIBITION

Storm Tharp - Artist
Stephanie Snyder - The John and Anne Hauberg Curator and Director, The Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College

PDX CONTEMPORARY ART is pleased to present a conversation between Artist Storm Tharp and Curator Stephanie Snyder. In their recent conversation, Tharp and Snyder discuss the Artist's recent move to Tokyo, Japan, in addition to his newest body of work, Seeking Fragrance, on view at the Gallery through September 26th.

We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did! Please let us know if you would like any additional information about the work or if you would like to schedule an appointment to view the exhibition.

https://vimeo.com/456101228

Tad Savinar's upcoming show "A Report on America's Weather 2016-2020: Selected Works by Tad Savinar On the Eve of an Election" opens on September 23, 2020 runs through October 26th, 2020 at the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation Exhibition Space.

Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation
Exhibition Space
3033 NW Yeon Street
Portland, OR 97210

Walk in Hours:
Tuesday, October 13th- 12:00 - 4:00 pm
Sunday, October 18th- 10:00 - 4:00 pm

To inquire about the work, to make an appointment at a different time (weekdays between 10am and 5pm), or to have a representative from PDX accompany you to the show-please contact us at info@pdxcontemporaryart.com.

Tad Savinar
I DO BELIEVE, 2020
digital print on paper
26" x 21"

Artworks by Justin L'Amie have been featured in issue 004 the magazine Buckman Journal, an Anthology of Portland Writers and Artists. The works accompany a writing by Stevan Allred titled "Goose Queen."

Get a copy of Buckman Journal here: https://www.buckmanjournal.com

We are donating $1,000 During our RIVER exhibition to Portland Harbor Community Coalition. http://ourfutureriver.org/ The mission is to elevate the voices of communities most impacted by pollution in the Portland Harbor Superfund site, including Native, Black/African American, immigrant and refugee, and houseless people of all backgrounds, and to ensure that impacted communities benefit from and lead the cleanup, restoration, and redevelopment of the harbor. Please make a donation of any size. Every contribution helps.
Core Partners
Get Hooked Foundation – Introduces children and families in at risk communities aquatic ecosystems through mentorship.
Camp ELSO – empowering youth of color to explore the possibilities of careers in science fields, by exposure to unique outdoor learning opportunities while nurturing a love for
​the outdoors.
Iraqi Society of Oregon -Helps integrate Iraqi residents into Portland life by providing basic skills and a sense of community.
Brown Folks Fishing – A community of anglers of color cultivating the visibility, representation and inclusion of people of color in fishing and its industry
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People – Portland Branch 1120 – The Portland NAACP is focusing its efforts on economic equity, police accountability, and leadership development.
Right 2 Survive – Educates both houseless and housed people on their civil, human, and constitutional rights empowers houseless people to stand up for themselves when their rights are violated. They bridge the gap between housed and un-housed people by clearing away misconceptions and stigmas associated with houselessness.
Wisdom of the Elders –Records and preserves the oral history, cultural arts, language concepts, and traditional ecological knowledge of exemplary American Indian historians, cultural leaders and environmentalists in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations and educational institutions.
Portland African American Leadership Forum – A grassroots organization, uniting people of African descent to advance equity through community organizing, civic participation, and leadership development.
Support/Advisory Partners
350PDX
Audubon Society of Portland
Blue Green Alliance
Bonneville Environmental FundColumbia Riverkeeper
Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund
Confluence Environmental Center
Constructing Hope
Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition
Earth Justice
Green Anchors
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 701
Jobs With Justice
League of Women Voters of Portland
Linnton Neighborhood Association
LiUNA – Local 737
Metropolitan Alliance for Workforce Equity
NAYA — Youth and Education Services Department
Neighbors for Clean Air
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods
Occupy St. Johns
Oneill Electric Inc – O’Neill Construction Group
Oregon Community Health Worker Association
Oregon & Southern Idaho District Council of Laborers
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
Oregon State University – Superfund Research Center
Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc.
Portland Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines
Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group
Portland Jobs with Justice
Portland People’s Coalition
Portland Raging Grannies
Sierra Club-Oregon
St. Johns Center for Opportunity
StreetRoots
Willamette River Advocacy Group
Willamette River Partnership
Willamette Riverkeeper
Our River. Our Future.
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Jeffry Mitchell spent the Spring of 2020 as the first Artist-in-Residence at Township 10. One of the many projects he worked on while in residence was to make a series of mugs, which we are delighted to have the opportunity to share with you and sell.

Thinking of these mugs as both utilitarian and as sculpture, Jeffry Mitchell’s approach includes sculpted tiger handles, his iconic hand-drawn imagery of ‘elefants’, bears, roosters, owls, and peonies, and saturated, pooling glazes that reference those of Michoacán and Oaxaca in Mexico, in addition to Tang Dynasty ceramics.

20% of sales from Jeffry Mitchell’s Mugs will be donated to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

*Please note that the images in this email are examples of what the mugs look like. While the mug you purchase will be similar in format, glaze, and size, each mug is handmade with varied imagery and subtle differences from piece to piece.

Congratulations to Ivan Carmona, Natalie Ball and Donald Morgan! The Ford Family Foundation today named its 2020 Hallie Ford Fellows in the Visual Arts, recognizing three Oregon visual artists for demonstrated excellence.

I ‘sindikit I
presents

The Devil is in the Details

Hosted by Carrie Secrist Gallery on the eve of
Diana Guerrero-Maciá:
The Devil’s Daughter is Getting Married

Join in conversation with
Diana Guerrero-Maciá (Chicago, IL), Paolo Arao (Brooklyn, NY), and Marie Watt (Portland, OR)

Friday, May 29, 2020 @ 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM PST

"The Devil is in the Details" is an idiom that refers to a catch or mysterious element hidden in the details, meaning that something might seem simple at a first look but will take more time and effort to complete than expected... details are important.

Idiomatic images lose their historical/ economic/ material gravity over time -- that which is hidden is archived in the details.  Diana, Paolo, and Marie convey ideas around who they are and what their work represents through material choices often coded in abstraction, using a collage aesthetic. There isn’t direct access into each of the panelists’ identities unless you understand the signifiers engaged or each artist’s visual language—it’s mediated in the work.  The details in their work are important, and often the details are sewn. Their work sets a foundation for a conversation around visibility and invisibility.

"A Stitch in Time"

Barbara Stafford’s show “Falling Green” is exactly the uplifting, breath of spring we hope to share with you right now.

Yet, to use an old phrase “A stitch in time saves nine,” in current language “flatten the curve,” of COVID-19 we ask you to visit us by appointment.

Please email us at info@pdxcontemporaryart.com to set up an appointment.

If you are staying home, let us know if we can help you online. Whether you see the exhibition in person or online, we hope you feel you are in a place of peace, curiosity, and even joy.

Please know how much we appreciate your interest in the artists we represent and whose art we exhibit. We will update our website and social media with updates to our open hours.

Wishing you and your loved ones the very best in health and spirit.

Jane Beebe with Jordan Pieper, Debbie Mishler, Iván Carmona, Lydia Beebe, Nathan Anderson, Jill Guild

Congratulations to artist Natalie Ball on winning the 2020 Bonnie Bronson Award! Natalie joins the Bonnie Bronson Fellows, an important group of makers, who have previously won the award.

We are also very pleased to announce that PDX CONTEMPORARY ART will have a solo exhibition of work by Natalie Ball at the Gallery in June 2020.

Natalie Ball was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. She has a Bachelor’s degree with a double major in Ethnic Studies and Art from the University of Oregon. She furthered her education in New Zealand at Massey University where she attained her Master’s degree, focusing on Indigenous contemporary art. Ball then relocated to her ancestral homelands to raise her three children. Her work has been shown nationally and internationally, including: Vancouver Art Gallery, BC; Te Manawa Museum, NZ; Half Gallery, NY; Portland Art Museum, OR; Museum of Contemporary Native Art (MoCNA), NM; Seattle Art Museum, WA; and SculptureCenter, NY. Natalie attained her M.F.A. degree in Painting & Printmaking at Yale School of Art in 2018.

About the Fellowship:
Bonnie Bronson (1940–1990) was an artist and vital member of the Pacific Northwest arts community. In celebration of her life, the fund bearing her name was founded in 1991. Each year a fellowship is awarded to a working Northwest artist in recognition of artistic excellence and to encourage intellectual and creative growth. In 1996, the Fund established the Bronson Collection. It is comprised of works purchased successively from each of the Bronson Fellows. The Collection exemplifies the Fund’s long-term commitment to the work of the Fellows, while building a visual record of the Fellowship. On extended loan to Reed College, the Collection is installed throughout the campus. It is the Bronson Fund’s gift to the community.