The Everett Station lofts, and diametric coanchors Ogle and Rake, occupy the block bounded by NW Everett and Flanders, Broadway and 6th. The lofts' individualistic galleries represent the explorations of residents in their social-artistic sphere - it is arts' evolutionary edge. A worthwhile stop this evening as few are open the rest of the month.
The DeSoto block is bounded by NW Davis, Park and Broadway. The galleries there, including the Contemporary Craft Museum, are long time sustainable galleries and always worth stopping to see, and open throughout the month.
Quality Pictures continues "It's Kind of Endless", Portland artists previously noted. www.qpca.com 916 NW Hoyt
Hap Tivey is a longtime Portland light artist. Portland sees little of this medium, ditto video. Both share challenges to conserve. Lighting technology is changing as Edison's tungsten filament vacuum glass gives way to light emitting diodes. Although Tivey is no Dan Flavin, James Turrell or Robert Irwin, his work is welcome in dark Portland, and, for this show, his work incorporates LED's with their 10,000 hour lifetime! For local artists to advance, and bring collectors, seeing more light art her would be better. At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th
Kristin Timken explores the limits of landscape photography, at Pulliam Deffenbaugh www.pulliamdeffenbaugh.com/ 929 NW Flanders
Two longtime Portland artists, JD Perkin and Henk Pender show at Laura Russo. Perkins is known for sculptural multiples and the trailer in the woods tableau at the Portland Art Center. Pender paints in oil and watercolor with a individualistic, maybe a little dark style and has been commissioned for some large public works. At Laura Russo
Hiedi Kirkpatrick continues photographs themed on the body at Chambers Gallery. www.chambersgallery.org 207 SW Pine
Compound in presents a show Neulovers, presaging Valentines Day. Japan is unencumbered by some of our taboos, social pressure there substitutes for reducing antisocial behavior. More effectively. So this work is not J-taboo at all. In our, even West Coast, legal constricts, this show is open to those 18 and older. Silly. The group show artists include Ina Takayuki, Dennis Hayes IV, TRIP aka Meg Hasegawa, Tadaomi Shibuya, Kaz, Teriyaki, Kosuke Ikeda, the infinitely detailed Neri, Ippei Gyobu, ENA, Cho-Chan, Mitsuru Saigusa, Momoyon , Megumi Terada, Maya Nukumizu, Sayaka, Makiko Sugawa, Micca Icca, Yuji Moriguchi, Pomme Chan, J.W. Howard, Marguerite Sauvage, Panni Malek, Kozyndan, Yoshihisa Hakai, Edwin Ushiro, Richard Hogg, Naja Conrad, Christina Vantzou, Lydia Bradbury, Shannon McGlothin, Eveline Tarunadjaja, Peter Vattanatham. All at Compound/ Just be Toys www.justbedesign.com 107 NW 5th x Davis
And on the Eastside, outsider style artist Chris Haberman shows paintings. At 23 Sandy www.23sandy.com 623 N.E. 23rd Ave x Sandy
