Utopian Visions Art Fair is a little different. It's little. Many of the fair participants have brought just a few artists that matter. It's curated by Asha Bukojemsky, from Portland with work in London, now an independent curator. Srijon Chowdhury is the instigator.
"Utopian Visions Art Fair (UVAF) is an alternative art fair that provides a platform for artists, gallerists, and curators to present projects that work towards possible, alternative futures.
Art fairs allow transparency for conversations around the art world’s reliance on capitalist systems. Taking this model, UVAF asks: How do we free art from a system that both gives art its value but also makes it powerless? Presenting a range of collaborative, site-specific, accessible and community-oriented artist projects, UVAF will present an environment that explores and promotes engaged dialogue surrounding these topics.
The fair will include installations, performances, outdoor projects and a program of open conversations."
Artists include John Riepenhoff Experience, Carmen Winant, Alice Konitz, conversations curated and hosted by Asha Bukojemsky, the Institute for Interspecies Art and Relations with: Aidan Koch, Shawn Creeden, Lisa Schonberg & Mixed Needs, The Institute for Queer Ecology with: POSADAS (Pablo Herza + Ignacio Hernández Murillo), Private Places with: M. Page Greene, Manuel Arturo Abreu, U: Curated by Ana Iwataki and Marion Vasseur Raluy with: Kim Farkas, Alix Ferrand, Anna-Lisa Hölger, Hanna Hur and Michael Kennedy Costa, Lila de Magalhaes & Harley Hollenstein, Benjamin Reiss, Brittany Shepherd, Naoki Sutter-Shudo, Et Al with: Laurie Reid & Cybele Lyle, Chicken Coop Contemporary with: Rnar Asgeirsson, The Orchards with: Chi Tran & Chaz Stobbs, Conduit, Williamson | Knight with: Maximiliano, 2727 California Street, Victor Maldonado with: Laura Medina, Marie Conner, Vanessa Briones Englund & Julian Adoff, Nicolo Gentile & Sam Williams, Lundgren Gallery with: Christopher Richmond, OV Project Space with: Cat Ross, the Pegasus Project, Garden with: Genevieve Belleveau & Themba Alleyne, Sarah Rosalena Brady, Sarah McMenimen, Lindsey A. Schulz & Kyle Welker, Keith J Varadi with: Joshua Bienko, Naomi Fry, Jeremy Jansen & Joe Sola, the Institute for New Connotative Action, Derek Franklin, Emma Courtney Cook, Midori Hirose & Mia Ferm with: Sam Hamilton, Ben Glas, Daniel Menche, Shannon Kerrigan, Nick Bindeman & Danny Sasaki, Lucy Chinen curated by Jesse Stecklow, Tropical Contemporary, Good Weather with: Layet Johnson, Demian Diné Yazhi’ and Upfor with: Moreshin Allahyari.
We believe OV Project space, a block away is a satellite, check their schedule at the fair.
The Utopian Visions Art Fair www.utopianvisionsartfair.com
at 518 SE 76th. Friday September 14, 5PM-8, Saturday September 15, 11PM-4 and Sunday September 16, 11PM-4 Free
Friday, September 14, 2018
September 14 Abstract Surrealism
Claiborne Colombo has abstract layered landscapes. At 1122 Gallery 1122gallery.com, gallery in a garage, 1122 SE 88th. 6PM-9 Free
Erik Mark Sandberg brings his pop surrealism from LA to Portland along with Jillian Evelyn making Shepard Fairey-style work. At Stephanie Chefas Projects www.stephaniechefas.com 305 SE 3rd Ave #202 - the City Sign Building, formerly a low cost artist space Map. 7PM-10 Free
Erik Mark Sandberg brings his pop surrealism from LA to Portland along with Jillian Evelyn making Shepard Fairey-style work. At Stephanie Chefas Projects www.stephaniechefas.com 305 SE 3rd Ave #202 - the City Sign Building, formerly a low cost artist space Map. 7PM-10 Free
Friday, September 07, 2018
September 7 Eastside Art Openings
Redux has a show, Repose, tonight through Thanksgiving. Artists
Casey Capell, Mike Wellins, Heidi Elise Wirz, Kendra Binney, Helen Mask, Alea Bone, Alison Greyson, Emily Brown, Anneke Wilder, Kirsten Moore, Mavis Leahy, Mary Coleman, Isaac Fletcher Weiss, Brent Wear, Robyn Lee Williams and Lisa Laser contribute. That's a great collection for a a good project. At Redux www.reduxpdx.com 811 E Burnside 6PM-9 Free
Photo Shoot: 2018 is a photographic portrait, still life and landscape show, At Black Box Gallery www.blackboxgallery.com 811 E Burnside, Suite 212 upstairs Early close 5PM-8 Free
All at 811 East Burnside Map
We like the energy of True Measure and the hard work of Jesse Reno. He has his own show there tonight. At True Measure truemeasuregallery.com 3022 E Burnside 6PM-10 Free
The LA show is Jillian Evelyn and Erik Mark Sandberg. It's graphic design and pop surrealism work. At Stephanie Chefas Projects www.stephaniechefas.com 305 SE 3rd Ave #202 - the City Sign Building, formerly a low cost artist space Map. 7PM-10 Free
Susan Thayer and Cary Weigand have new ceramic work tonight. At Eutectic Gallery www.eutecticgallery.com 1930 NE Oregon 6PM-9 Free
Casey Capell, Mike Wellins, Heidi Elise Wirz, Kendra Binney, Helen Mask, Alea Bone, Alison Greyson, Emily Brown, Anneke Wilder, Kirsten Moore, Mavis Leahy, Mary Coleman, Isaac Fletcher Weiss, Brent Wear, Robyn Lee Williams and Lisa Laser contribute. That's a great collection for a a good project. At Redux www.reduxpdx.com 811 E Burnside 6PM-9 Free
Photo Shoot: 2018 is a photographic portrait, still life and landscape show, At Black Box Gallery www.blackboxgallery.com 811 E Burnside, Suite 212 upstairs Early close 5PM-8 Free
All at 811 East Burnside Map
We like the energy of True Measure and the hard work of Jesse Reno. He has his own show there tonight. At True Measure truemeasuregallery.com 3022 E Burnside 6PM-10 Free
The LA show is Jillian Evelyn and Erik Mark Sandberg. It's graphic design and pop surrealism work. At Stephanie Chefas Projects www.stephaniechefas.com 305 SE 3rd Ave #202 - the City Sign Building, formerly a low cost artist space Map. 7PM-10 Free
Susan Thayer and Cary Weigand have new ceramic work tonight. At Eutectic Gallery www.eutecticgallery.com 1930 NE Oregon 6PM-9 Free
Wednesday, September 05, 2018
September 6 Westside Art Openings
Portlander Chris Rauschenberg is a photographer, facilitator - co-founding Blue Sky, collector and a curator. Inspired by Charles Harbutt’s Blind Boy, Rauschenberg shows Touch works on the theme human sensation. Artists include Thomas Alleman, Catherine Angel, Talya C. Arbisser, Eugene Atget, Rich Bergeman, Cecilia Berkovic, Skyra Beveridge, Richard Brown, Jamila Clarke, Vernoll Coleman, Celeste Cottingham, Paul Dahlquist, Aristide Economopoulos, Sidney Felsen, Michelle Frankfurter, Mary Frey, Patricia Galagan, Dorothy Glenn, Alison Grippo, M Bruce Hall, Anita Hamremoen, Charles Harbutt, Phil Harris, Craig Hickman, Ann Hughes, Birney Imes III, Gwynne Johnson, Sara Kirschenbaum, Les Krims, Justine Kurland, Dorthea Lange, Robert Langham, Zun Lee, Catherine Leuthold, Holly Lynton, Robert Lyons, Chema Madoz, Heather McClintock, Julie Mihaly, Jennifer Lynn Morse, Zanele Muholi, David Pace, Gordon Parks, Keri Pickett, Ann Ploeger, Gus Powell, Romualdas Požerskis, Jana Romanova, Irina Rozovsky, Nadia Sablin, Kris Sanford, Dona Schwartz, Joshua Smith, Jan Sonnenmair, Larry Sultan, Chip Thomas, Paul Trevor and Carol Yarrow. Recommended. Matt Eich also has a show I Love You, I'm Leaving. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9 Free
Momopixel is a compelling artist-designer. If you don't have time for the video, take our word for it. Her art is animation, 8-bit stylie. She recontextualizes her work into the art works at Ground Kontrol tonight, where you can play her Hair Nah. There is a rare admission charge for first Thursday, but there is freeplay. At Ground Kontrol https://groundkontrol.com/event/momoland-lvl-4-free-play/ 115 NW 5th 7PM-11 $10
Encounters is a show of Japanese artists participating the the Yale Union End of Summer residency. The residency results are shown here and in Japan. Northwest artists represented by the gallery join them. It is a representation of the long time relationship between Portland and Japan. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM Free
Malia Jensen makes sculpture, and 2d work. It's morphed over the years. Newest is Yields in ceramic. Longtime artist and PNCA painting faculty Judy Cooke has paintings Conversations: Aluminum, Oil, Rubber. At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 6PM-9 Free
Samantha Wall is a preternatural skill with large scale ink washes capturing the body. Her newest work, Phantom Limbs opens this evening. Lisa Jarrett has Imagining Home -100 exercises in empathy (Part 3), a social practice project. Melanie Stevens has If You’re Watching This, It’s Too Late, a large tapestry imaged from broadcast news. At Laura Russo Lee Gallery www.russoleegallery.com 805 NW 21st early close 5PM-8 early close Free
Utopia Without You by Tabitha Nikolai is an installation, a video game and other works. At Williamson | Knight 916 NW Flanders early close. early close 6PM-8 Free
Amy Stephens has minimalist sculptures Land | Reland [Portland]. At UpFor Gallery www.upforgallery.com 929 NW Flanders early close 6PM-8 Free
The Ace Hotel has a First Thursday experimental music event curated by Sounds et al. It pairs well with Veriform's sound gallery First Thursday, but it detracts from people flowing to galleries and it is a very small space. This month: Christi Denton and Glenn Sogge. In the Ace Hotel Lobby 1022 SW Stark 6PM-8 Free
PNCA is recommended to stop in. They have long time cycle shows and pop ups distributed throughout the building. PNCA www.pnca.edu 511 NW Broadway Map 6PM-9 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 6PM-9ish Free
Momopixel is a compelling artist-designer. If you don't have time for the video, take our word for it. Her art is animation, 8-bit stylie. She recontextualizes her work into the art works at Ground Kontrol tonight, where you can play her Hair Nah. There is a rare admission charge for first Thursday, but there is freeplay. At Ground Kontrol https://groundkontrol.com/event/momoland-lvl-4-free-play/ 115 NW 5th 7PM-11 $10
Encounters is a show of Japanese artists participating the the Yale Union End of Summer residency. The residency results are shown here and in Japan. Northwest artists represented by the gallery join them. It is a representation of the long time relationship between Portland and Japan. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM Free
Malia Jensen makes sculpture, and 2d work. It's morphed over the years. Newest is Yields in ceramic. Longtime artist and PNCA painting faculty Judy Cooke has paintings Conversations: Aluminum, Oil, Rubber. At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 6PM-9 Free
Samantha Wall is a preternatural skill with large scale ink washes capturing the body. Her newest work, Phantom Limbs opens this evening. Lisa Jarrett has Imagining Home -100 exercises in empathy (Part 3), a social practice project. Melanie Stevens has If You’re Watching This, It’s Too Late, a large tapestry imaged from broadcast news. At Laura Russo Lee Gallery www.russoleegallery.com 805 NW 21st early close 5PM-8 early close Free
Utopia Without You by Tabitha Nikolai is an installation, a video game and other works. At Williamson | Knight 916 NW Flanders early close. early close 6PM-8 Free
Amy Stephens has minimalist sculptures Land | Reland [Portland]. At UpFor Gallery www.upforgallery.com 929 NW Flanders early close 6PM-8 Free
The Ace Hotel has a First Thursday experimental music event curated by Sounds et al. It pairs well with Veriform's sound gallery First Thursday, but it detracts from people flowing to galleries and it is a very small space. This month: Christi Denton and Glenn Sogge. In the Ace Hotel Lobby 1022 SW Stark 6PM-8 Free
PNCA is recommended to stop in. They have long time cycle shows and pop ups distributed throughout the building. PNCA www.pnca.edu 511 NW Broadway Map 6PM-9 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 6PM-9ish Free
September 5 Unwalking Borderlines
Unwalking the West is a readout by Signal Fire artists. Tonight the show opens with a panel discussion by the artists Sarah Farahat, Joe Hedges, Garrick Imatani, Rachelle Reichert, Rick Silva, Ilvs Strauss and curators Ka’ila Farrell-Smith of Signal Fire and Mack McFarland of PNCA. At PNCA www.pnca.edu 511 NW Broadway Map 6:30PM-8 Free
Fernanda D'Agostino opens Mapping (Borderline) a 6 month, multi-site work on "the intersections between climate change, mass migration and surveillance." Tonight is a projected collage of moving images in the public space of Open Signal. We are interested in following the works over months. At Open Signal www.opensignalpdx.org 2766 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. 7PM-9 Free
Fernanda D'Agostino opens Mapping (Borderline) a 6 month, multi-site work on "the intersections between climate change, mass migration and surveillance." Tonight is a projected collage of moving images in the public space of Open Signal. We are interested in following the works over months. At Open Signal www.opensignalpdx.org 2766 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. 7PM-9 Free
Saturday, September 01, 2018
Septemer 1 Post Apocalyptic Masterpiece Date
The Olympic Mills Commerce Center has sometimes had interesting shows. For a time they had sprawling shows of many dozens of artists all at once. This one is two.
Angelee van Allman has And A Thing Called Love, images a post apocalyptic world of gas masks. Julia Oldham has Dogs of Future Earth, collage envisioning a future earth without humans, but with dogs. It was inspired by a documentary she shot in the Chernobyl reactor area, abandoned by humans and reclaimed by wild and feral animals.
At the Olympic Mills Commerce Center 107 SW Washington 6PM-9 Free
Nathan Paul Rice had drawings and paintings Masterpiece / Good Job / Big Shit. At Nationale www.nationale.us 3360 SE Division Map 5PM-7 Free
New space Carnation Contemporary, inside the Disjecta Building, hosts a show of their collective members, First Date. At Carnation Contemporary 8371 N Interstate 6PM-8 Free
Jaleesa Johnston has Encounters. It is shown in a gallery in a living room, opening tonight, with limited hours over its run or by appointment. At Indivisible indivisiblepdx.tumblr.com 2544 SE 26th 6PM-9 Free
Angelee van Allman has And A Thing Called Love, images a post apocalyptic world of gas masks. Julia Oldham has Dogs of Future Earth, collage envisioning a future earth without humans, but with dogs. It was inspired by a documentary she shot in the Chernobyl reactor area, abandoned by humans and reclaimed by wild and feral animals.
At the Olympic Mills Commerce Center 107 SW Washington 6PM-9 Free
Nathan Paul Rice had drawings and paintings Masterpiece / Good Job / Big Shit. At Nationale www.nationale.us 3360 SE Division Map 5PM-7 Free
New space Carnation Contemporary, inside the Disjecta Building, hosts a show of their collective members, First Date. At Carnation Contemporary 8371 N Interstate 6PM-8 Free
Jaleesa Johnston has Encounters. It is shown in a gallery in a living room, opening tonight, with limited hours over its run or by appointment. At Indivisible indivisiblepdx.tumblr.com 2544 SE 26th 6PM-9 Free
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