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September 4 - May 10, 2020
"Blanc de Chine, a Continuous Conversation"
Featuring historic and contemporary ‘Blanc de Chine’ - white porcelains made in Dehua, China.


Thursday, September 5, 2019 – Sunday, May 10, 2020 


10.00 – 17.30 


Ceramics, Room 146 & China, Room 44 


This display showcases historic pieces from the V&A’s Asian and European ceramics collections, as well as a selection of new works by contemporary makers including: Babs Haenen, Lucille Lewin, Liang Wanying, Jeffry Mitchell, Su Xianzhong, and Peter Ting. Retelling the story of porcelain-making in Dehua, this display will build a bridge between the past and the current, tradition and innovation, and breaking the boundary of Chinese and non-Chinese ceramic practices.

This work by Jeffry Mitchell was recently accepted into the permanent collection of the Frye Art Museum through a two-year acquisition partnership between the Seattle Art Fair and the Frye Art Museum. Congratulations to Jeffry Mitchell and the three other artists selected!

“To support not only local artists but also the galleries of our region that sustain their careers is a privilege.” —Joseph Rosa, Director and CEO of the Frye Art Museum

https://seattleartfair.com/About/Announcements/2019_08_05_SAF-x-Frye-Ar…

Iván Carmona's ceramics were a hit at the Seattle Art Fair. Established collectors and first time art buyers happily bought his brighly colored, expressive sculptures. Thank you to all who visited our booth.

Congratulations to PDX CONTEMPORARY ART represented artist James Lavadour who was named a Hallie Ford Fellow alongside Corey Arnold, Niraja Cheryl Lorenz, Jess Perlitz, and Sharita Towne! Thank you to The Ford Family Foundation for their generous support of Oregon artist and our art ecology through important gifts like the Hallie Ford Fellowship.

PDX CONTEMPORARY ART is pleased to announce Jenene Nagy’s participation in The Santo Foundation’s 10th Anniversary Exhibition in St. Louis, MO, curated by Gretchen L. Wagner, Saint Louis Art Museum’s Andrew W. Mellon Fellow for Prints, Drawings and Photographs.

Nancy Lorenz’s solo exhibition 'Shimmering Flowers' will be on view at the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, MA, from June 1- September 30, 2019. The exhibition focuses on the artist’s lacquer boxes and works on panel, in addition to new works in bronze. The bronze pieces in the show will display ikebana arrangements in collaboration with floral designers at the garden throughout the exhibition.

PDX CONTEMPORARY ART is pleased to announce Ellen George and Jenene Nagy’s participation in the Bellingham National 2019, Water’s Edge: Landscapes for Today, juried by Bruce Guenther and on view at the Whatcom Museum in Bellingham, WA.

February 2 - May 19, 2019

Whatcom Museum
Lightcatcher Building
250 Flora Street
Bellingham, WA 98225

https://www.whatcommuseum.org/exhibition/bellingham-national-2019/

PDX CONTEMPORARY ART is pleased to announce Adam Sorensen’s recent mural commission by Trimet. Congratulations Adam!

“Although some works are vividly hued (there are some particularly sumptuous purples and blues), mostly the palette confines itself to dusty rose, grays, eggshell tones and washed-out greens. A sun-bleached quality permeates this body of work, as if the whole lot had been left out to cure for months or years under the glare of high-desert light.” -Richard Speer

Ellen George’s exhibition, “I begin with a thin line” was reviewed by Richard Speer on Visual Art Source.

www.visualartsource.com/index.php?page=editorial&pcID=17&aID=5170

Susie J Lee was one of a select few artists to be interviewed about her work from the State of the Art exhibition at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Premiering tonight, the documentary focuses on seven artists from the exhibition who are representative of what is being made now in America. Congratulations, Susie!

Watch tonight, Friday, April 26th on PBS
9pm EST/ 6pm PST