New Portland artists added to our shop at Hungry Eyeball. We have included Ryan Bubnis and Jenna Robertson, plus some more art pieces by Tripper Dungan. Hungry Eyeball supports artists and throws them at you.

New Portland artists added to our shop at Hungry Eyeball. We have included Ryan Bubnis and Jenna Robertson, plus some more art pieces by Tripper Dungan. Hungry Eyeball supports artists and throws them at you.


The Free Life Center is an art project by Portland artists Seth Neefus and Mark Warren Jacques.
For your Free Life Center pledge of $20, Mark Warren Jacques is offering a limited edition 3 color hand-pulled silk screened print. This incentive will also include our regular offerings of a Free Life Zine and a Sweet Little Doodle by the artists. This offer is good thru this Sunday, August 16th 2009. We hope you’ll take advantage of this rad offer while its available!
Support Free Life!
This project will only be funded if at least $2,500 is pledged by Aug 31, 2009, 4:23 pm. See below video for more info.
Free Life Center from seth neefus on Vimeo.

Title: Linsay De Armond + Julia Gfrorer + Elena Cronin = 3 Muses
Location: Bamboo Grove Salon Gallery: 134 SE Taylor (entrance on 2nd), Portland, OR 97214
Link out: BambooGroveGallery.BlogSpot.com
Description: Three Portland artists will showcase new figurative drawings, paintings and prints at The Bamboo Grove Salon. Lindsay De Armond, Elena Cronin and Julia Gfrorer explore the self portraiture of their own bodies in these intimate pieces. Their teahouse, which is connected to the gallery, will be selling loose leaf tea and they’ll be serving complimentary sake and wine.
Art Opening Date: August 7th from 6pm – 9pm
Show will be up till September 17th, 2009.

Title: LIVE PAINTING by Anna Todaro, Rochelle Koivunan, Brett Superstar and Chris Haberman
Location: Plan B: 1305 SE 8th Portland, OR 97214
Description: Paint Your Art Out ~ Benefit for Siren Nation, including a SILENT ART AUCTION featuring dozens of Portland painters, photographers, jewelers, crafters and sculptors. PERFORMANCE ART by the fine acrobatics of COLLECTIVE OF GENIUSES, sexy burlesque by THE BB DOLLS and members of the ROSE CITY SIRENS, and dance by UNTRAINED, I. MUSIC by DJ BigTrax.
All outside under the August sky at the Plan B patio.
Proceeds from this event will go to support Siren Nation‘s annual women’s music festival taking place November 5-8, 2009.
Event Date: Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 from 7pm – 10pm
Age: 21 + Admission: $5
Art has been donated by: Angela Modzelewski, Mary Loudermilk, Jen Prokopowicz, Alyson Provax, Dylan Scott Howard, Kris Krueger, Shauna Crandall, Sue Tyler, Rachel Solomon, Jeff Butterworth, Agent, Honey, Heather Perkins, Shayla Hason, Tara Jane O’neil, Felix Manx, Mary Ann Naylor, Molly Jochem, Kate Stock, Gigi Grinstad, B.T. Livermore, Elys Bunkers, Jennifer Finn, Cate Avenski, Katie Simpson, S.I.D. Need, Jules Gragg, Angela Gay, Brenda Dunn

Title: Rob Pellicer and Zach Tobias
Location: Breeze Block Gallery 1847 E. Burnside, Ste. C Portland OR 97214 (19th and E. Burnside in the alley)
Link out: BreezeBlockGallery.com
Description: Rob Pellicer and Zach Tobias each live here in Portland and are showing their nature-themed, story-telling, vibrant colored paintings. Zach has been working on some large paintings and Rob’s got a good array of sizes, not too often you get to see the big pieces.
DJ: Chris Wu
KEG: Captured by porches!
Through August 4th, 2009.
Art Opening: First Friday, July 3rd from 6pm – 10pm
Show up through August 4th, 2009.


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


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.

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. 



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