VizArts Monthly: Personal reflections, collective inquiries, and space rocks
Lindsay Costello
May 3, 2021
Lindsay Costello discovers a state of wonder in her roundup of art to see in May.
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Lindsay Costello discovers a state of wonder in her roundup of art to see in May.
“Indigenous Resilience in Oregon” continues with the tale of a wood carver’s cultural connection through art.
Sankar Raman of “The Immigrant Story” took up photography as a child in India. He’s been smitten ever since.
After 8 years, Dawson Carr retires as Portland Art Museum’s curator of European art. A look at his impact here.
Two glass artists in Cannon Beach’s Spring Unveiling Arts Festival collaborate to make finned figures.
In the final of a three-part series, Pat Rose talks with photographer Susan Bein abut her influences and her iPhone art.
Sue Taylor considers the work of Dennis Cunningham, whose deft linocuts of Oregon fishing reflect the fabric of life in the state. Cunningham died last week.
Part two of a three-part profile of creative Portland photographers features Laura Kurtenbach.
Pat Rose profiles three of Portland’s most creative photographers. Part 1: Grace Weston.
The artist’s eco prints, at the Chehalem Cultural Center, are an earthy mix of abstraction, symbolism, and collage.
Stage & Studio: The noted artist talks about friendships, mentoring, and the Indigenous traditions that shape her art.
Lindsay Costello’s round-up of shows to see virtually, in Portland, and around the state in April.
Art institutions have embraced the call for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Jennifer Rabin probes the shortcomings of the approach and offers an alternative.
Luiza Lukova interviews the artist and educator about claiming space, engaging students, and creating “social forms.”
Relocating a WWII jail cell to the Japanese American Museum of Oregon honors a civil rights hero.
A narrative art exhibit at the Chehalem Cultural Center tells stories that “provide insight into the human condition.”
Shannon M. Lieberman contemplates the complex and intertwined animal relationships featured in works by April Coppini, Chase, Mullen, and Chris Austin.
The Hallie Ford Museum of Art exhibits 70 pieces produced by Northwest artists during the New Deal.
Lincoln City students blend art with technology to create self-portraits during a year of virtual learning.
A group of collectors burned a Banksy print to increase the value of its digital version. Jennifer Rabin sorts it out.
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School Museum of Contemporary Art has faced a difficult year, but it has adapted to the pandemic and kept its students engaged.
What does what is kept say about attention and care in a period of isolation? Lindsay Costello reviews the artists’ exhibition “Winnowing” at Well Well Projects.
When Greg Archuleta realized the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde didn’t have any cultural education classes, he created them himself.
Lindsay Costello’s monthly round-up of what to see in March everywhere from new backyard spaces to established galleries.
A conversation about the difference between America’s ideals and its reality leads to a Newberg fiber arts show.
Jennifer Rabin was moved to tears by Sophia Wright Emigh and Jaleesa Johnston’s project “Bodies Apart, Moving Together.” A conversation about the pandemic, art, and finding connection.
Blake Andrews on how labor plays a starring role in Dan Nelken and Edward Pabor’s photo shows in Springfield and Eugene.
Lindsay Costello reviews the February show of works by Bill Traylor and Billy White at Adams and Ollman.
The Astoria artist has gone from designing giant inflatables to painting the city’s landmarks.
The vibrancy of Portland’s art scene is the perfect antidote to a gloomy February. Lindsay Costello gives a run down of the many options.
Rian Dundon has been photographing Oregon protests since 2019. Blake Andrews gets the lowdown on his busy year.
A McMinnville retrospective shows the late artist’s range, from echoes of the Holocaust to Fauvism.
In a divided nation, a photo exhibit at Blue Sky celebrates the many faces and stories of immigrant Americans.
Lindsay Costello ventures out to Fuller Rosen Gallery to review the current show, NO SANCTUARY.
Adrian Chitty’s work celebrates the unseen people who “work so very hard to get that wine in your glass.”
The images of the insurrectionists invading the Capitol were complicated by the backdrop: the art on the walls.
Many events are canceled or scaled back for 2021, as gathering in crowds remains unlikely, but it’s not all bad news.
Blake Andrews goes into the forest, literally, with photographer David Paul Bayles and Forest Service Scientist Fred Swanson.
A show at the Chehalem Cultural Center considers the ramble of clutter that makes up home.
New art to welcome the new year! Galleries and virtual spaces alike offer a wealth of viewing opportunities for January.
Smith’s photos remind us that you don’t have to scratch the surface of time TOO deeply to find Old Portland.
Looking back: A devastating 2020 fire leaves ashes where the Santiam Canyon and its cultural life once thrived.
World traveling out of the question? Gary Ferrington’s globe-trotting from home—and sleeping in his own bed.
The oil painter and former Newport mayor says she can’t separate politics and art.
“Eartha” at Adams and Ollman presents seven artists’ visions of the natural world.
Grace Stott’s ceramic sculptures at Fuller Rosen Gallery tackle everything from Venus figures to Cheetos.
Most galleries remain shuttered this December due to Oregon’s Covid restrictions but there are still plenty of opportunities for virtual viewing.
A Yamhill County artist visited a local park over a year and came away with a series of pastels expressing her life.
Experiencing the natural acoustic and visual worlds of Don Latarski.
Sitka Center brings a Native American tradition to elementary students.
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