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Yulia Pinkusevich: Calm Under the Waves in the Blue of My Oblivion — Art & About
On Yulia Pinkusevich's Calm Under the Waves in the Blue of My Oblivion at Archer Gallery.
Holding on to the dear: Jade Mara Novarino and Alix Jo Ryan
The winnowing process is ancient. Early Egyptians depicted this method of separating grain from chaff, as did the Ojibwe.
Interview with Rainen Knecht
An interview with the painter Rainen Knecht, whose solo exhibition R U My Mother? is at Fourteen30 Gallery in Portland, Oregon.
Rami George: and one day will tell you so many stories
Review of Rami George's window exhibition at PCC Paragon Gallery, January 2021.
Bodily limitations recast: Panteha Abareshi and Kayley Berezney
Review of Panteha Abareshi and Kayley Berezney's exhibition NO SANCTUARY at Fuller Rosen Gallery in Portland, Oregon.
Pacifico Silano: I Won’t Last A Day Without You
Pacifico Silano’s solo exhibition at Melanie Flood Projects, I Won’t Last A Day Without You, consisted of photographic prints, framed without glass and adhered in vinyl to the gallery walls, plus a video, Inside Out.
The Allure of Interconnection: Eartha at Adams and Ollman
It’s easy to compartmentalize nature as a singular entity—we’re either in it or we’re not—and it feels quite distant during pandemic times. But perhaps our relationship to nature could become more fluid, more interconnected, more spiritual. Such is the central topic of Adams and Ollman’s group show, Eartha, featuring the works of seven artists grappling with their place in the natural world.
Alyson Provax: Out of Nothing
A review of Alyson Provax's "Out of Nothing" at Archer Gallery in October 2020.
Colorful banners for anxious times
Review of "Banners for Cultivating Resistance" by the Living School of Art at Nationale, October 2020.
Anya Roberts-Toney: Summer’s Eve at Nationale
At Nationale, Anya Roberts-Toney’s Summer’s Eve imagines a matriarchal realm with an edge. The artist’s series of twelve oil and acrylic paintings are shaped by visions of euphoric women amongst flora, but hint at the complexities inherent to such a space.
Nature-Inspired Artworks Tap Into the Dark Side of the Psyche
Review of Rebecca Brewer's "Natural Horror" at Frye Museum, Seattle, Washington.
Cecilia Vicuña: About to Happen
Article on Cecilia Vicuña's retrospective at the Henry Art Gallery in Seattle, for the 2019/20 winter Globalism issue of Art Papers. Print and online.
Judging by the cover: Bright paintings inspired by library books at Adams and Ollman
The vibrancy of Marlon Mullen’s paintings beckons to every pedestrian who passes the broad windows of Adams and Ollman. The thirteen paintings included in Mullen’s solo exhibition are inspired by advertisements, as well as magazine and book covers running the gamut from Artforum and Art in America to knitting and cooking publications. Mullen finds these visual references in the library at Nurturing Independence Through Artistic Development (NIAD), a Richmond, California ar...
Critical Viewing: Art events in Winter 2020
Critical Viewing is a free monthly online article and that can include but is not limited to; art exhibitions, performances, readings, lectures and artist talks, fundraisers, popups, film screenings, and social practice projects. Critical Viewing is a collaboration between Lindsay Costello & Ashley Gifford that began in May 2019 in conjunction with Art & About. We also occasionally print seasonal publications.
This season’s edition is by Lindsay Costello.
We also included a PDF link at the bo...
Working It Zine Showcases Multiple Narratives About Sex Work
At the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, an exhibition and corresponding series of events has centered the multiplicity of voices surrounding sex work. No Human Involved: the 5th Annual Sex Workers’ Art Show features a range of artworks made exclusively by sex workers. The show was co-curated by Roya Amirsoleymani of PICA and Kat Salas and Matilda Bickers of STROLL, a Portland-based harm reduction, outreach, and education group run by and for sex workers. In tand...