Illy2, Industry One, Fine Art Fruit, The Black Gallery, Elizabeth Leach, and Adams and Ollman, who posted a nice interview, https://adamsandollman.com/Lynne-Woods-Turner-and-Sidony-O-Neal, continue.
For your +1, there is a timely online talk, Lessons from Minneapolis: Legal, safety and ethical considerations for photographers. It is organized by Photographic Center Northwest in Seattle. The panelists are solid. It is free online to view.
Lessons from Minneapolis. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lessons-from-minneapolis-tickets-1982249035225?aff=oddtdtcreator 6PM - 7 Free.
For your +2, The Portland Art Museum free all day. There is programming all day in collaboration of the Cascade Festival of African Films which begins tomorrow in full. Https://portlandartmuseum.org/event/free-first-thursday-feb2026/ at the Portland Art Museum 1219 SW Park 10AM-7 Free
For your +3, 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. At the PCC Cascade Paragon Gallery https://www.pcc.edu/galleries/cascade/ 815 N. Killingsworth Noon - 7 Free
For your +4 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
Native artist Don Bailey brings paintings Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance. Signs of Dissent is a group show by gallery artists Mae Al-Jiboori, Justin Auld, Don Bailey, Carol Benson, Clint Brown, Paula Bullwinkel, Myra Clark, Jana Demartini, Angennette Escobar, Ellen Goldschmidt, Anastasiya Gutnik, Aaron Johanson, Michael Knutson, Dede Lucia, Benjamin Mefford, Christa Nye, Pomegranate Doyle, Eddie Reed, Ruri, Robert Shepard, Christopher Shotola-Hardt, Noah Alexander Isaac Stein, and Philip Stork. Ellen Goldschmidt has paintings Pardon My Paradoxes.
Check their socials for Signs of Dissent events this month.
All at Blackfish Gallery https://www.blackfish.com/ 938 NW Everett Map 5PM-8 Early Close Free
Blue Sky has 1985 - 1995: The Third Decade is a show. They have work from 78 of the 215 shows of that era, new work paired with the historic images.
Just the Essentials, abstracts by Scott Malbaurn and Petra Sairanen, is in the Nine Gallery.
At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 5PM-9 Free
Fans Only shows its residents. That is along with a large group curated from PSU departments, Lola Hayes, Anya Talbert, Ella Peterson, Rain Le, Anders Larson, Jovan Lagrotta, Zoe Lodahl, James Brady, Adalia Rendon, Lucy Asadorian-Myers, Keller Armour, Yakelin Echeverria, Mila Russell, and Mia Potenza-Parsons.
At Fans Only https://www.fansonly.studio/ 1010 SW 11th 5PM-8 Free
Augen has a show by the late Tony Fitzpatrick, https://www.augengallery.com/exhibitions/tony-fitzpatrick-1958-2025-in-memoriam-prints-and-drawings/.
At Augen Gallery www.augengallery.com 716 NW Davis 5PM-7:45 Free
Laura Vincent Design has Treelines, abstract landscape paintings by Alexandra Boyden https://www.alexandraboyden.com/.
At Laura Vincent Design and Gallery www.lvdesignandgallery.com/ 824 NW Davis 5PM-8 Free
Russo-Lee Gallery has paintings and ceramics Magnificent Malaise by Dirk Staschke. In Search of Cascadia is paintings by late career regional artist Michael Paul Miller. Think dark landscapes and portraits to disturb.
At Laura Russo Lee Gallery www.russoleegallery.com 805 NW 21st 5PM-7 Early Close Free
Waterstone has a group show Layered Surfaces by James Alby, Paul Gadsden, Leonard Harmon, Yuji Hiratsuka, Marcel M. Johansen, Kanani Miyamoto, and Kyra Watkins.
At Waterstone Gallery www.waterstonegallery.com 124 NW 9th 5PM-8 Free
Life Lessons is a group show by gallery artists listed on their website https://froelickgallery.com/exhibitions/143-life-lessons-winter-2026-group-show/overview/.
At Froelick Gallery www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis early close 5PM-8 Free
PNCA Willamette has many visual shows tonight.
At PNCA | Willamette University www.pnca.willamette.edu 511 NW Broadway Map 5PM-8 Free
