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JOE RUDKO | Heirlooms

We are thrilled to present you an opportunity to commission well known photography artist Joe Rudko for a unique collage using your family photographs. This is your chance to be a part of his new project titled 'Heirlooms.’

Many of us holds a treasure trove of memories in our personal photo collections, more than what can be neatly arranged in albums. Rudko's new, innovative project will preserve your personal photographs by crafting them into a one-of-a-kind heirloom artwork of your pets, people. and/or places. Each piece will be a treasure of your family's unique legacy, history and memories presented in a fresh and captivating way. 

PDX is now accepting commissions and are happy to feature Joe Rudko's project at the 2024 Seattle Art Fair (July 25th - 28th) as the exclusive source for "Heirlooms" at the fair.

If you are interested please inquire by email to info@pdxcontemporaryart.com and we will send you the details on the process, price, and timeline. 

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Heirlooms Sample Prices

9" x 12" — $2,520
15" x 11" — $3,600
30" x 22" — $7,200

We are honored to be among the sponsors of the U.S Pavilion.
"The Portland Art Museum and SITE Santa Fe, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, present Jeffrey Gibson as the representative for the United States at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
Celebrated for an artistic practice that combines American, Indigenous, and Queer histories with influences from music and pop culture, Gibson creates a dynamic visual language that reflects the inherent diversity and hybridity of American culture. Using abundant color, complex pattern, and text, he invites deep reflection on identity, inspires empathy, and advocates for a widening of access to democracy and freedom for all. On view April 20 through November 24, 2024, Jeffrey Gibson: the space in which to place me provides international audiences with the first major opportunity to experience Gibson’s work outside of the U.S.
For the U.S. Pavilion, Gibson will activate the interior and exterior of the building with a series of new and recent works that invite reflection on individual and collective identities including sculpture, paintings, multimedia works, and a site-specific installation activating the pavilion’s courtyard. The title of the exhibition references Oglala Lakota poet Layli Long Soldier’s poem Ȟe Sápa." PAM

There will be a talk about Terry Toedtemeier's legacy and current exhibition "Terry Toedtemeier: Photographer" at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on Saturday, May 5, 2024.

TALKING ABOUT TERRY: A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE TOEDTEMEIER LEGACY
Saturday, May 11, 2024 — 2:00pm

Artist Terry Toedtemeier (1947-2008) was an influential photographer, curator, and historian who made a lasting impact on the state of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Join his colleagues Craig Hickman, artist; Prudence Roberts, curator and partner; John Weber, JSMA Executive Director, in a conversation moderated by Thom Sempere, JSMA Associate Curator of Photography.

https://jsma.uoregon.edu/events/talking-about-terry-conversation-about-…

Solo exhibition Terry Toedtemeier: Photographer, will open at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art May 4 - August 11, 2024.

"Terry Toedtemeier: Photographer brings together a special collection of prints by the artist, given to the JSMA by his friends, family, and colleagues. Born and raised in Portland, Toedtemeier was a fixture in the Oregon cultural community until his untimely passing in 2008 at the age of 61.

The exhibition highlights the range of Toedtemeier’s photographic work. It begins with his early experimentations made in the 1970s when, as a self-taught artist, he explored the boundaries of the photographic medium. The exhibition culminates with his impeccable later Northwest landscape images, where he balanced a discerning, scientifically-trained eye with an aesthetic interpretation of nature.

The fortuitous combination of art and science in Toedtemeier’s work began when he earned a bachelor’s degree in earth sciences from Oregon State University in 1969. His coursework included experiential learning as students walked the land to understand that observation and description were foundational skills necessary to interpret the meaning of geologic processes. Over time, he came to intuit that perceiving how the land was formed only increased its beauty."

Terry Toedtemeier: Photographer is curated by Thom Sempere, Associate Curator of Photography.

For more information: https://jsma.uoregon.edu/TerryToedtemeier

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/

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, 2024

Helzer Gallery
Portland Community College
Rock Creek Campus
Building 3 / Room 102
17705 NW Springville Road
Portand, OR 97229

Artist Talk and Gallery Reception
Thursday, April 18, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Gallery Hours
Monday – Friday 9 am – 4 pm
Saturdays 10 am – 4 pm (free parking)

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 PM

Print Center New York
535 West 24th Street
New York, NY, 10011United States

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-conver…

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_…

Heather Watkins & Katherine Shaughnessy in Conversation with Author Sarah Sentilles.
Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 4:00 pm

Sun Valley Museum of Art
191 5th St E,
Ketchum, ID 83340
United States