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Georgina Reskala and Stephanie Snyder in Conversation

20 September, 2023

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
Volver a ver / To see again is on view at the gallery through September 30.


Jenene Nagy | Artforum

5 September, 2023
Installation view, While navigating the distance of the sun

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


The Armory Show 2023 New York | James Lavadour

30 August, 2023

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–6pm

Javits Center
Crystal Palace Entrance
429 11th Avenue
New York, NY 10001

Tickets available here: https://www.thearmoryshow.com/visit/plan-your-visit



Heather Watkins | Artist Talk Cooley Gallery and Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

1 May, 2023
Heather Watkins, working on Score (2014), the large-scale sculptural wall drawing installed in the north atrium of Lincoln Performance Hall, and related scroll drawings from her series Transcripts and Readings (2013).

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 chapel

The 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
Refreshments served!

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Heather Watkins: Blindspots and Throughlines Artist Talk
THURSDAY, MAY 11 | 6:00 PM

RSVP : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heather-watkins-blindspots-and-throughline…

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.*


VOLTA New York Art Fair 2023 | Nick Blosser

17 May, 2023
Nick Blosser, Openings of Light in Woods, 2013, water color on paper, 42" x 36"

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-551518916927

The 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 – 5pm 

VOLTA New York, Booth #B4
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West 18 Street
New York, NY 10011


Jenene Nagy | University of Wyoming Art Museum

11 April, 2023
WHILE NAVIGATING THE DISTANCE AROUND THE SUN: WORKS BY JENENE NAGY

Jenene Nagy’s solo exhibition “While Navigating the Distance Around the Sun” will open at the University of Wyoming Art Muesum on April 22, 2023 - July 29, 2023.

There will be an artist talk as well as an Artist led workshop in conjunction with the exhibition.

Salvagio Art Talk Series – Wednesday, April 26th - Free
Enjoy a reception at the UW Art Museum from 5:30–6 PM, Jenene Nagy’s Art Talk is from 6–7 PM.

Artist-Led Workshop – Friday and Saturday, April 28th and 29th
4/29 – 10 AM-12 PM at the Laramie Plains Civic Center – Phoenix Ballroom. Space is limited.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-workshop-with-artist-jenene-nagy-ti…

Through artist-led prompts and creative experiments, develop a personal symbol that honors and celebrates your identity. During this two-part workshop, participants will use lino-cutting techniques to create a personal flag.

More information about the exhibition and the programming can be found here:
https://www.uwyo.edu/artmuseum/exhibitions/upcoming/jenene-nagy-exhibit…


Georgina Reskala | Artist Talk at SFAC Galleries

8 April, 2023

Wednesday, April 12, 2023
7:00 p.m. (Doors at 6:30 p.m.)
Free and Open to the Public

Join Crossing Lines/Lineas que Cruzamos artists Arleene Correa Valencia and Georgina Reskala for a conversation about migration, materiality, and the power of memory. Moderated by Shana Lopes, Assistant Curator of Photography (SFMOMA).

APRIL 12, 2023
7:00 PM TO 8:30 PM
SFAC MAIN GALLERY
401 Van Ness, Ste. 126,
San Francisco, CA 94102

Full information: sfartscommission.org/calendar/arleene-correa-valencia-and-georgina-reskala-shana-lopes


Georgina Reskala | Woven Voices/Voces Entretejidas: A collective textile workshop with Georgina Reskala

23 March, 2023

Join Georgina Reskala at the San Francisco Arts Commissions for “Woven Voices / Voces Entretejidas” a textile workshop that brings people together to create a collective work.

“For this workshop, participants are invited to share their stories and write their fears, troubles, heartaches, and wishes on a piece of fabric and attach them to a larger textile work on view in the gallery. By joining in community and engaging in the act of sewing we can begin to mend ourselves and our world. Reskala invites you to ‘leave’ your troubles and wishes on the tapestry where she will hold space for them and for you. 
Reskala started this project three years ago at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to stay connected with her loved ones. After seeing how impactful this simple gesture of holding space for others was, Reskala grew the project to include women’s voices from places far and wide. With this workshop, she continues to hold space and heal together with newfound community. 

Materials provided by the artist including hand-dyed fabric using avocados from Mexico. Refreshments also provided.”

The event will take place on MARCH 25, 2023 from 1:00 PM TO 4:00 PM at the San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) Main Gallery
401 Van Ness, Ste. 125,
San Francisco, CA 94102

RSVP recommended but not required.

Full information on the workshop available here: https://www.sfartscommission.org/calendar/woven-voices-voces-entretejid…


Jenene Nagy | Camp Colton Community Day: Session III

11 March, 2023

Jenene Nagy will be an artist-in-residence at Camp Colton as part of Stelo Arts and Culture Foundation’s printmaking residency.

There will be an open studio and community day on March 25, 2023.

Jenene will have an artist talk at 1:15 pm.

Full information and a list of events can be found here:
https://www.campcolton.com/events/communityday3

Camp Colton
30000 S Camp Colton Drive
Colton, OR
97017