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J. Shea + Larry Mills @ Igloo in Portland, Oregon

IGLOO Gallery presents Merge featuring new art by Larry Mills + J. Shea

Title: J. Shea + Larry Mills @ Igloo in Portland, Oregon
Location: IGLOO Gallery @ Everett Station Loft Building ~ 325 NW 6th #102 Portland, OR 97209
Link out: IglooArt.BlogSpot.com

Description: After meeting more then a decade ago…. Larry Mills & J. Shea have combined forces to curate exhibits in Santa Barbara, San Francisco & Los Angeles. The two have also collaborated over the years to create mixed media artworks combining photography, collage, painting & found objects. Mill’s lonely photographic landscapes & cityscapes are often invaded by Shea’s religious iconography, punk rock sensibilities and ghostly figures. While Mills has been photographing live music performances in tiny clubs to big name venues for 15 years, Shea has been a rock poster artist for the legendary Fillmore auditorium in San Francisco for the past 13 years. Both artists have produced countless editorial work for numerous publications over the years, exhibit their personal art internationally and are original members of the infamous “Haley Collective” an artist collective formed in Southern California in the late 90′s.

Art Opening: First Thursday, July 2nd from 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Show will be up until July 26, 2009.

Yellena James + Fashionbuddha Studio + Radium Ltd = Aquarium Multitouch Exhibit

Yellena James Aquarium Multitouch show @ Grassy Knoll in Portland

Title: Yellena James + Fashionbuddha Studio + Radium Ltd = Aquarium Multitouch Exhibit
Location: Grassy Knoll Gallery ~ 123 nw 2nd avenue, 2nd floor portland, ore 97209
Link out: GrassyKnollGallery.com
Description: Aquarium is a collaborative drawing application and one-of-a-kind multitouch table that brings Portland artist Yellena James’ sea creature prints to life. Gallery viewers can create their own creatures with hand gestures, and watch as the creatures take on a life of their own. The Aquarium exhibit is a collaboration featuring artwork by Yellena James, animation and programming by Fashionbuddha Studio, and atmospheric sound design by Radium Ltd.

This First Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 show will be up for ONE night only from 6pm – 9pm

See video demonstration of the Aquarium Multitouch Exhibit.

Aquarium Multitouch Application from fashionbuddha on Vimeo.

Jesse Reno @ Adidas Originals Store, NW Portland

Jesse Reno @ Adidas Portland, Ore.

Title: Jesse Reno @ Adidas Originals Store, NW Portland
Location: Adidas Originals Store ~ 1039 NW Couch Portland OR. 97209
Link out: JesseReno.com
Art Opening: First Thursday, July 2nd, 2009.
Description: Jesse is back in town from having an amazing time and experience showing his art in France to a show in Vancouver, BC. Jesse told us about this upcoming opening, which will feature some of his new work. Opening is on First Thursday, in Portland, Oregon and will be up for the month of July, 2009. Not sure on the times, but probably around 6 – 8pm. Check out a great video by BRAVE Art about Jesse Reno.

City of Night Video from the June Goodfoot show

Check out the video done by Heather Hawkins for the Jason Brown and Chris Haberman Collaborate Art Show @ The Goodfoot in Portland, OR for the June 2009 show. Unfortunately the show has been taken down, but the video lives on.

Portland Artists Out for July, 2009

If you happen to be in LA in July, you might want to check out these shows:

kokeshi_dolls-show Kokeshi: From Folk Art To Art Toy

Kokeshi: From Folk Art To Art Toy Portland Artists in the Kokeshi Doll Show: Amy Ruppel, APAK, Betsy Walton, Meredith Dittmar, Yellana James and Timothy Karpinski. July 11th to October 4th, 2009.

Presented by Los Angeles Toy, Doll & Amusements Museum (LATDA) in collaboration with the Japanese American National Museum (JANM)

Portland’s APAK presents Rainbow Garden at Tinlark Gallery in Los Angeles from June 27th-July 25th, 2009.

APAK Rainbow Garden @ Tinlark Gallery LA

If you happen to be in Vancouver, B.C., Canada the Ayden Gallery is showing Portland artists J. Shea and Jesse Reno from June 19 – July 19th, 2009.

The Rivet Gallery in Columbus,Ohio will feature Portland artist J. Shea from July 4th – 29th, 2009.

In San Francisco, Giant Robot is having there their 15-Year Anniversary Show, June 20, 2009 – July 15, 2009. Portland artists featured in the show are Apak and Le Merde and the following show will be Portlander Theo Ellsworth’s solo show called “Imaginary Friends” that’s opening on July 18th. Jesse Reno, Dave Barnes, J. Shea and Mandy Tsung @ Ayden Gallery

J. Shea at Rivet Gallery, Columbus, OH.

Strange Bedfellows at Compound

Compound Gallery: Strange Bedfellows, Image from compoundgallery.com
Japan + Portland = Strange Bedfellows @ Compound

Title: Strange Bedfellows
Location: Compound Gallery 107 NW 5th Avenue Portland, OR 97209
Link out: CompoundGallery.com
Description: “Strange Bedfellows” is a very special show this month. 13 artists from Japan and 13 artists from Portland paired up to create 13 spectacular works of art. The Japanese crew received their panels first. After they finished, the panels were sent to the Americans for completion.
An international art collaboration between Japan and Portland with artists:
Mhak + Zach Johnson
Cho Chan + Mona Superhero
Shiori Kawamoto + Geneva Smith
Makiko Sugawa + Christopher Ross
Oeil + J Shea
Naoshi + Martin Ontiveros
Kaz + Robert Pellicer
Tenga + Tom Webb
Sowl + Eatcho
Jun Inoue + Damon Soule
Nishi + Jen Lobo
Jon Jon Green + Jason Graham
Yohei Takahashi + Keegan Onefoot
Will be up till June 28th, 2009.
Start Time: 7:00 pm
Date: June 4th, 2009

Carye Bye presents Hidden Portland: The Museums

Hidden Portland reception for Carye Bye, Image from ReadingFrenzy.com Carye Bye's Hidden Portland Art Show at Reading Frenzy, Photo from RedBatPress.com
Title: Hidden Portland: The Museums
Art Show and Guide Book Release by artist/local museum expert Carye Bye
Location: Reading Frenzy 921 SW Oak St. ~ Portland, Ore 97205
Link out: ReadingFrenzy.com and RedBatPress.com
Description: Carye loves museums, and has been to as many as she knows about here in Portland, so for the last few months she has been revisiting all the museums and making on site illustrations to go in a little artist book/guide book that will be out in the public starting June 4 at an art opening at Reading Frenzy. She will also be selling lots of original Portland people & scenes illustrated postcards for the month of June at the same location.
Opening Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Date: June 4, 2009 and will be up till the end of June