Some galleries are in Miami for Art Basel https://www.theartnewspaper.com/keywords/art-basel-miami-beach-2025, 80F and no rain.
Illy2, Industry One, Fine Art Fruit, The Black Gallery, Laura Vincent Design and Gallery, Writer’s Block and After | Time Collective continue.
The Portland Art Museum is suspending their free first Thursdays.
For your +1, in the North. Paragon Gallery has Thanatopsis: A Meditation on Grief, Death, and Transition by Shelly Chamberlin, Dardinelle Troen, and Marne Lucas. There are workshops in January and a closing reception and talk February 14
Thanatopsis https://www.pcc.edu/galleries/2025/11/04/thanatopsis-a-meditation-on-grief-death-and-transition/ at PCC Cascade's Paragon Gallery 815 N Killingsworth 5PM-8 Free
For your +2 in Northeast. You can experience Flamenco music with guitarist Brenna McDonald and guitarist/vocalist Yeshe Wingerd. A project of Espacio Flamenco, it repeats on first Thursdays. At Bar Botellón 606 NE Davis 7PM-9 Free
Munro Galloway has Rest is Smoke, abstract landscape paintings inspired by climate change and inescapable wildfire smoke. Jaq Chartier https://jaqbox.com brings Mutable Paintings, her saturated color patterns that remind gel chromatography. Some of her newer work may reference micro-nano-pico titer plate chemistry. That is the basis for modern genetic sequencing essential in the COVID response.
At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 5:30PM-7:30 Free
Fans Only shows its residents. That is along with a show by artist writer Ashley Yang Thompson https://ashleyyangthompson.com, Kenyon BFA and PSU MFA minted. Parentheses Project, out of Northwest Academy, a neighboring private school high school, has a large group show Our Mother the Mountain.
At Fans Only https://www.fansonly.studio/ 1010 SW 11th 5PM-8 Free
Portland Arts Collective brings a show of local artists curated by Jeff Jahn. It draws relationships from Rothko to their current work. The artists are Andi Kovel, Arnold Pander, Bruce Conkle, Claire Francis Spaulding, Colin Kippen, David Schell, Ellen George, Laura Fritz, Matt McCormick, Pat Barret, Salvator Reda, Sandra Roumagoux, V, and Yoonhee Choi.
At the Portland Arts Collective https://www.portlandartscollective.org/ 122 NW Couch 6PM-9 Free
Russo-Lee Gallery has a large group show of their artists and guests. It is a good opportunity to see wha the gallery interests. The artists are James Allen, Marlene Bauer, Heather Lee Birdsong, Michael Brophy, Sean Cain, G. Lewis Clevenger, Laura Domela, Ka’ila Farrell-Smith, Tom Fawkes, Gabe Fernandez, Julian V.L. Gaines, Dan Gluibizzi, James Lee Hansen, Roll Hardy, Lisa Jarrett, Jackie Johnson, Fay Jones, Mary Josephson, Mel Katz, Connie Kiener, Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe, Willie Little, Brenda Mallory, Betty Merken, Michael Paul Miller, David Curt Morris, Richard Notkin, Whitney Nye, Stephen O'Donnell, Kim Osgood, Lucinda Parker, J.D. Perkin, Jack Portland, René Rickabaugh, Chris Russell, Anne Siems, Eric Stotik, Whiting Tennis, Margot Voorhies Thompson, Samantha Yun Wall, Gina Wilson, Sherrie Wolf, and Ko Kirk Yamahira.
At Laura Russo Lee Gallery www.russoleegallery.com 805 NW 21st 5PM-7 Early Close Free
Blue Sky has 1985 - 1995: The Second Decade is a show by 64 of the 209 artists shown in that era with their current work.
Bokolo Roots by Penda Diakite is in the Nine Gallery.
At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 5PM-9 Free
Mae Al-Jiboori brings Settling In, impressionistic portraits. Pomegranate Doyle has paintings, Imaginary Friends in a magical realism style. There is also a group show of gallery artists.
All at Blackfish Gallery https://www.blackfish.com/ 938 NW Everett Map 5PM-8 Early Close Free
Hibiki Miyazaki and David Joel Kitcher have a collaborative show of works on paper, The Dreamery. Reception and artist talk 1 Saturday.
At Augen Gallery www.augengallery.com 716 NW Davis 5PM-7:45 Free
Waterstone has a group show of their artists, Of Earth & Sky.
At Waterstone Gallery www.waterstonegallery.com 124 NW 9th 5PM-8 Free
Stello is doing artist residency open houses. Tonight is Claire Gunville who does relief shading of wires. At Stelo Arts https://www.steloarts.org/ 412 NW 8th Avenue 5PM-8 Free
The late Rick Bartow and Seiichi Hiroshima havw a show commerating their printmaking project Moon and Dog Press. At Froelick Gallery www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis early close 5PM-8 Free
The PSU MFA Art + Social Practice students and BFA students have open studios and a show. At the AB Lobby & MK Gallery Galleries 2000 SW 5th 5PM-7 Free
PNCA Willamette has many visual shows tonight.
At PNCA | Willamette University www.pnca.wilamette.edu 511 NW Broadway Map 5PM-8 Free
