September 5 Westside Art Openings

RECESS continues its Emerging Tactics series at the Littman and White Galleries at Portland State University. At the end of the day, at least we have each other opens tonight. The artists, Cassie Thornton, Ariana Jacob and the Lower Mainland Painting Co., will evolve the work over the month, social practice styley. At Littman and White Galleries, PSU Smith Hall, 2nd Floor, 1828 SW Broadway. 5PM-9 Free



D E May presents Memory of Line: Grids, Templates and Miniatures. May is strongly representational of the early outsider sculpture presented by the Jamison Thomas gallery from which PDX branched. It's quiet and minimal. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM Free



The other child of the Jamison gallery is the Froelick Gallery which has Briar Roses by master illustrator and printmaker, Sarah Horowitz from Portland and Alfred Harris from Seattle with Hope and Glory. The former are finely executed botanical illustrations, the latter abstract, maybe map-like painting-collages. The artists speak in the gallery September 14 at 11. At Froelick Gallery www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis early close 6PM-8 Feee



Alejandra Laviada from Mexico City has two bodies of work, Broken and Photo Sculptures. None of the Above are a series of portraits by Gregg Segal. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9 Free



PNCA is in session and tonight shockingly lists its shows not just the show at the finely curated Feldman. The Feldman has Feelings and How to Destroy Them by A.L. Steiner. There is a sure to be sprawling faculty biennial. Faculty member Teresa Christiansen, recent NYC transplant, presents photographs Portland Porches. Crowdsourcing Revenge (justified by comments) is fiber sculpture by mid-year MFA student Lauren Seiffert. The Closest Exit May Be The One Behind You is another mid-year MFA activity by Mario Gallucci in the Manuel Izquierdo. Finally in the secret lodge-gallery is a show Ginger Group by secret artists. Yes there is a link on the announcement leading to the secret PNCA website homeroom. No indication if there is a secret opening for the secret show. PNCA, you are improving your announcements, but there is room for improvement. The Lodge Gallery, the MFA show space is at 1532 SW Morrison and open normal business hours. At PNCA www.pnca.edu 1241 NW Johnson Map 6PM-10 Free




Mhak, Masahiro Akutagawa from Tokyo, presents Interdeco, paintings and functional objects using the same patterns. At Hellion Gallery www.helliongallery.com through the lobby of the arched brick entry, up the stairs and to the back. Very upper floor Japan-style. 19 NW 5th Suite 208. Map 7PM-10 Free



Hair Show by Amyisla Mccombie, Grim Wilkins, Emma Leonard, David Bray, Amanda Mocci, Jenny Liz Rome, Autumn Rose Northcraft, Jessica McCourt, Laith McGregor, Andi Soto and Eveline Trauadjaja opens tonight. We all have it, and some are obsessed with it, so seemingly prosaic, it's a perfect vehicle for art. At Compound Gallery www.compoundgallery.com 107 NW 5th 6PM-10 Free



Everett Lofts are recommended as always. It's easier for you to see them all than for me to write suggestions. Some close as early as 9PM. At the Everett Lofts 625 NW Everett. Bounded by NW Everett, Broadway, Flanders and 6th Map Free



Way up on NW 21st is one of Portland's classic galleries, the Laura Russo Gallery, heir to the original Portland contemporary gallery, Arlene Schnitzer's Fountain. This month they have Portland painter Eric Stotik, known for mythic paintings, sometimes surreal, riddles enigma wrapped. Anne Siems from Seattle has ceremony, paintings often in wax medium of parents and children. At Laura Russo Gallery www.laurarusso.com 805 NW 21st early close 5PM-8 Free