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Mergers & Acquisitions – Blaine Fontana solo show at Hellion Gallery

Its Hellion’s pleasure to announce Blaine Fontana’s first solo show in Portland, OR. The show will feature all new fine art, design, sculpture, and furnishings. Blaine is coming off a very successful 2011 with Hellion, having curated the TEDx installation, Hi-Fructose Feature, Tokyo Solo Show & 3 Live Paintings in Tokyo/Portland. This show has been a dream of Blaine’s ever since his senior thesis show at Otis College of Art & Design, which won “Best In Show”. Blaine was unable to create a show like this until his design, fine art, sculpture and environmental aspects all coalesced harmoniously. This show will display his love and practice of the Bauhaus, using a multi-genre discipline to achieve his total vision. The artist is coming back full circle, and is executing exactly what he had set out to do 10 years ago upon graduating. http://www.helliongallery.com/?page_id=730

Opening reception Thursday April 4th at 6pm. Show runs through April 30, 2012.

Hellion Gallery – 19 NW 5th Ave, suite 204. enter to the left of upper playground then right up the stairs.

Gallery hours – mon – sat 12 – 7.

Hajimari at Hellion Gallery

Hajimari
“Hajimari” will feature a series of photographs to commemorate the one year anniversary of the great Tohoku earthquake of March 11th 2011. Japanese photographers, Dai Ishizaka and Soichiro Fukuda, traveled to the cities of Kesennuma and Minamisanriku in Miyagi prefecture to deliver food to the survivors of the catastrophe. With camera in hand they also documented the devastation. Hajimari translates into “The Beginning” in English. The artists believe that the events of last year will be a new beginning for Japan.

Shows open Thursday March 1st at 6pm
show closes 3/31/12
mon-sat 12-7

Hellion Gallery
19 nw 5th ave, suite 204.
Portland, Oregon
enter to the left of upper playground then right up the stairs.

Terra D’ Agua at Hellion Galley

“Terra D’ Agua”
featuring Monstrinho (san diego), Marcelo Macedo (brazil) and Michael Cursed (new york).

Opening reception Thursday March 1st at 6pm
show closes 3/31/12

Hellion Gallery – 19 nw 5th ave, suite 204. portland, oregon.
enter to the left of upper playground then right up the stairs.
Mon-Sat 12-6pm.

In League at Hellion Gallery

On the main wall is the opening of “In League”.
An international collaboration show.
Artists from France, Sweden, Taiwan and Japan were created work on A3 size paper
and then the piece was given to an American artist to add their work.
HR-FM – Cole Gerst
Mijn schajte – Rudy Fig
Nishi – Blaine Fontana
Inohaco – Scarecrowoven
Hsiao Ron Cheng – Kalina Tate
Taka Sudo – Michael Amorillo
Yohei Takahashi – Deseo
Nigamushi – tripper dungan
Anneli Olander – Naomi Nowak
Michinori maru – Keegan Onefoot

each piece has a custom made from from Moriki Design

opens this Thursday February 2nd @ 6pm.
Shows run until February 25th, 2012.
Hellion Gallery
19nw 5th ave, #204
2nd floor across from Ground Kontrol. Enter on 5th to the left of Upper Playground. Right up the stairs. Good things happen in secret spots.
mon-sat 12-6 www.helliongallery.com

1 hand cannot hold 2 watermelons at Hellion Gallery

One of two show this month at Hellion.
“1 hand cannot hold 2 watermelons”
featuring freehand machine embroidery, marker and wire sculpture from
Pandemic, Spenser Little and Jaclyn rose.

INTERNAL at Hellion Gallery

Internal – apprentice, intern, assistant, talent
a group show featuring artists who work with creative folks.
Joey Alvarez (fontana studios)
Joseph Bergin III (albatross tattoo)
Alex DeSpain (hellion gallery)
Christa Mariottini (tatiana wills photography)
opening reception
January 5, 2012 @ 6pm
show closes January 28
HELLION GALLERY
19 NW 5TH AVE, SUITE 204
ENTER TO THE LEFT O UPPER PLAYGROUND
2ND FLOOR IN THE BACK ACROSS FROM GROUND KONTROL
Gallery Hours – Mon-Sat – 12-7pm.
www.helliongallery.com

Hellion Gallery One Year Anniversary Show

It has been an incredible first year for Hellion Gallery. 2011 included monthly shows in Portland, an earthquake relief show in Tokyo, a Portland pop up shop and art show in Tokyo, a comic con event in San Diego, a Blaine Fontana TedX installation at Concordia University and the opening of Hellion Gallery South in San Diego, California.
To celebrate, Hellion is having some of its favorite artists participate in its One Year Anniversary Show. Each artist was given a panel of wood in the shape of the numeral one to create a custom piece for the show. The One Year Anniversary Show will also be the first show in Hellion’s new space. The new, much larger space is one door down from the current space, in the same building.
Opening reception December 1, 2011 at 6pm
Show runs 12/1 until 12/30
Mon-Sat 12-7pm. Hellion Gallery 19nw 5th ave, suite 204. 2nd floor across from Ground Kontrol. Enter on 5th next to upper playground then right up the stairs.