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Brett Superstar’s “Till Next Time” solo show at good:a gallery

April showers brings May flowers, and with the emerging spring flora comes a whimsical herd of Brett Superstar‘s painted bunny rabbits. Good:a gallery will be featuring this Portland artist throughout the month of May, showcasing his latest work that is as dynamic as it is resourceful. Brett’s sharp imaginative portraits are sketched and painted on ornate found objects that include cigar boxes, cases, wood paneling, and any other paintable substrate he can repurpose. His show, titled “Till Next Time”, tips the hat to his go-to subject, rabbits, as he prepares to depart from that comfort zone and shift his artistic prowess in new directions. Without a doubt, his artistic explorations will be rewarding for both this artist and the community. The opening reception for “Till Next Time” is Friday, May 4, from 7 to 10pm at good:a gallery in North Portland. Don’t miss the chance to see these fantastical, adorable, and sometimes mystifying creations before they return to the warren. They won’t be back until next time, whenever that may be.

Want more reminders of current and upcoming shows? Visit us on the web at goodpdx.com.

Free, all-ages show at good:a gallery
4325 N Mississippi, Portland, Oregon
OPENS Friday, May 4th, 2012 | 7-10pm

Show Ends: 2012-05-27

Reasons to Live – Paintings by Jason Graham

Jason Graham is a tattoo artist at Sea Tramp Tattoo Company in Portland, OR.
He enjoys sleeping, x-files, and being a well adjusted human being.

Antler is a tiny gallery in Portland, Oregon

In nature an antler is the perfect blend of form and function, used simultaneously for display and task. As a reflection of this we showcase both the highest caliber contemporary art and innovative handmade craft from the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

This space is our way of preserving the creative nature of the Alberta Arts District.

Antler
1722 NE Alberta St.
Portland, Oregon 97211
OPENS Feb 23, 2012 | 6-9pm

Show Ends: 2012-03-28

Amy Ruppel & Molly Bosley November art show

Tilde in Sellwood will host a First Friday reception for artists Amy Ruppel and Molly Bosley from 6:00pm to 9:00pm on Friday, November 4th, 2011. This month, two artists share our shop to showcase works that offer intimate views into the world around us.
Amy Ruppel’s paintings that make up her “Know Your Oregon Backyard Birds” show aim to inspire Portlanders to become intimate with their feathered friends beyond the occasional sunflower seed feeding or fly by. These paintings are shadowy portraits that isolate birds in quiet moments of reflection.

This Wisconsin native spent much of her childhood enjoying nature in a variety of ways—she drew plants and comics, dug up fossils, and went for endless forest walks among all her forest friends, the birds being her favorite. Amy’s love for nature and science led her to an art and illustration career, and to the Pacific Northwest. She has since worked with Target, Converse, Burton Snowboards and many other cool companies. Amy is currently the illustrator for the new wing of Seattle Children’s Hospital, where she aims to make a wonderful environment for all the young patients residing there.

Molly Bosley’s papercut artwork & diorama’s within mason jars attempt to harmonize media with message by constructing work out of the detritus of American culture, the little things that slip away into junk stores, attics, or trashbins. Her mixed media collages incorporate discarded artifacts that she finds enchanting, voyeuristic, and nostalgic—intimate views of life and life’s memories.
Wandering through the aisles of thrift stores and digging into yard-sale bins provide Molly with the raw materials from which she constructs depictions of memories that never happened. Her own memories span from the stretch of New England from her hometown in Massachusetts to her alma mater in Vermont, where she studied fine art and language, to travels abroad. Molly’s artwork is very obviously handled, touched, dirtied, and stepped on, containing the imprint of the instrument that crafted it. She wants to create art that is arresting, yet familiar, like a memento you find tucked away in between the pages of an old book.

Tilde
7919 SE 13th Avenue
Portland, OR. 97202

Show Ends: 2011-11-30

Celebrity Still Life (with babies)

*Celebrity Still Life (with babies)*

Selected paintings from The Celebrity Still Life series (plus a large painting entitled ‘The Clown and the Crossdresser’).

Bijijoo’s collection of 250 baby dolls will be hanging from the ceiling in the gallery.

There may be clowns in attendance.

Good: a gallery
4325 N. Mississippi Ave, Portland, Oregon
Hours: Saturdays 12-7pm, Sundays 1-6pm

Opening Reception: Friday, Sept. 30, 2011: 7:00pm – 10:00pm

The show runs through Oct. 30

facebook event link:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=259691797384546

GUYBURWELL – “BROAD STROKES”

June 30th through July 24th
Join us for the opening reception, June 30th, 2011 from 5pm to 9pm and meet GUYBURWELL!
DJ TommyTank will be spinning records
Laura will be serving refreshments

“BROAD STROKES”

“Have fun”, she said. So there you go.

Some of the tens and tens of people who are familiar with my more recent works in world of screen printing
with recognize all of the themes present in this new batch.

Lines and figures, spaces made flat with line turned dimensional with colors and patterns and tones and shades and richly woven cloth. Those
familiar themes were a familiar place to start again. We were going to revisit painting again. Then we were going to have a show.

We used to paint more than we have and we want to again, but not like before.

Those same tens and tens of people who know our work know how anal we appear to be in our art constructions.

The idea, she said, was instead of planning, just jump right in.

Instead of reproductions let’s have original pieces with first thoughts laid down and made permanent.

Let’s have initial impressions and impulsive gestures and let’s have you loosen your brain and take give yourself a break and don’t be a
jerk. “Have fun,” she said again. So we started from a place we had been visiting lately; a place of figures and forms and femmes and
fabric and with those qualities established to form the base camp for exploration, we set off in search of this “fun” she wanted us to have.

And it was fun.

So we look at these as sketches and as paintings, paintings and sketches, unrefined but finished, and
a bit refined, too. They are complete, each in their capacity as a link to the next, and each complete
in their delivery of fresh goods. Fresh to us and freshly laid down. Each hinting at something more, something more coming along,
nearly ready to show itself, to make another set of first impressions.

These first impressions are made in broad strokes, to start.

-GUYBURWELL

April’s First Thursday @ Backspace Gallery // ALL DIGITAL

We are proud to present an amazing lineup of artists for our
ALL DIGITAL SHOWCASE!!

Pushing beyond what we know of digital medium in the arts…
these artists have opened up a new world of spectral visions for us.
With subtle layering, patterning, color compositions, and strong messages…
These artists images are giving us a glimpse into a world created from pixels and light!

We are bringing a diverse lineup of artists…
ANDROID JONES
JUSTIN TOTEMICAL (Van. B.C.)
MIKE CROCKER (PDX)
GEORGE ATHERTON (WA)
SAGE CATTABRIGA ALOSA (PDX)
CANDAS SISMAN (Turkey)

*all artwork will be printed on canvas and there will be multiples of each print available…

*PLUS>>>VIDEOS by Candas Sisman will be projected in the back hallway!

*Along with LIVE DIGITAL PAINTING by: RASKOE
on the CYDROP system.

*Sounds provided by: BIOSONIK (bloodshot riddims)

*beverages sponsored by WIDMER BREWING

*and a SPECIAL THANKS TO… JDA COLOR for sponsorship

6-10pm
@ Backspace Gallery
115 nw 5th ave.
Portland, Or.

Hope to see you out on first thursday for an amazing night of visual candy!

Up until May 2nd, 2011

Ocean Clark at Someone Gallery

After construction and some projects the Someone gallery is back at their art shows! The amazing artist, Ocean Clark, is the first out of the block and will be opening his show on Friday April 8th, 2011 from 7-10pm. Ocean’s pieces will feature highly detailed paintings of Mike Ness of Social Distortion, an iconic Johnny Cash piece, and much more. To accompany Ocean’s paintings will be live music by The Greater Mid-West, David Mann, and Scotty Del. Plus their will be free beverages and food. All this takes place at 2718 SW Kelly Ave. Portland, OR 97201. The location is a little confusing, so please visit www.someoneclothing.com and click “map it” in the top right corner for easy directions from major parts of Portland. We hope to see all you there!