April 5 Westside Art Openings

April is Portland photo month inspired by Photolucida.



Matthew Picton has El Dorado, schematic city maps and photographer Robert Lyons has hometown One Eye Crying.
At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM Free



Svetlana Bailey has Once There Was There Wasn't and J. Fredric May has Apparition: Postcards from Eye See You. They are inspired by growing up in Russia and having a stroke respectively.

In the Nine Gallery, Bill Will has Symphony of the Small Appliance. His work is often kinetic. This is an array of kitchen and other household appliances which activate in a sequence of musical noise. It's topical, all but two of the appliances are imported from China.

At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9 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: Southwoods, Skin Lies, and Mike Gamble. In the Ace Hotel Lobby 1022 SW Stark 6PM-8 Free



The Feeling Good Handbook is a dual show by Heidi Hahn and Shana Moulton. At UpFor Gallery www.upforgallery.com 929 NW Flanders early close 6PM-8 Free



Every First Thursday, the Portland Art Museum is free from 5PM-8.

It is a great opportunity to see the year-long project by Libby Warbel: We Construct Marvels Between Monuments. Warbel is the creator of Portland's other art museum, the Portland Museum of Modern Art. Tonight is a performance by Sidony O'Neal and Tropic Green from Florida and LA. Marvels https://portlandartmuseum.org/event/performance-tropic-green/?instance_id=29304 At the Portland Art Museum www.portlandartmuseum.org 1219 SW Park 5PM-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 closing ranges from 9PM-10:30ish, in cold Winter earlier

April 4, 11, 18, 22, 25, 29 Foot Stomping Your Should See

Butoh is a weird beautiful modern dance movement. You can see it and decide. There are international visitors here to see. Performances will sell out. Yumiko Yoshioka from Japan, Maureen Flemming from New York, Mizu Diserto and Anastazia Arnaga from PDX/SF, Dengerate Ensemble from Seattle. Meow! Each performance is about $25. Dancing at Headwaters https://www.witd.org/performance/butoh-college-performance Various nights $10-25

March 29 German Jazz

German Jazz is a show of bright, alternately geometric and bulbous, paintings by David Wien, along with some wood sculptures. Opening tonight at Ampersand Gallery www.ampersandgallerypdx.com 2916 NE Alberta, Ste B. Map 6PM-8 Free



Jason Borders, wood carvings by Laura Buchan and paintings by Wendy Matenga At Antler Gallery www.antlerpdx.com 2728 NE Alberta 6pm-9 Free

March 24 Eye Within I; Caldera Within Caldera

In her eye you see another small eye is a show including Cristine Brache, Sally Jerome and Sarah Smiley with painting, ceramic, sculpture and poetry. It's curated by Rose Dickson. The closing reception is this afternoon. At Melanie Flood Projects, www.melaniefloodprojects.com 420 SW Washington St #301 2PM Free



Caldera Arts is a Summer arts immersion for at-risk youth. In Winter/Spring, guest artists visit for an uninterrupted residency in a beautiful setting. Today is an open house to see the work and meet the artists in the cycle.

Full artist bios: www.calderaarts.org/caldera/arts-in-residence/current-roster/.

Arrive for the 1PM sharp presentations by the artists, then visit the studios.

Camp Caldera is itself within the Blue Lake caldera, as well as being a metaphor for the artistic work there: volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=322030.

At Camp Caldera www.calderaarts.org, 31500 Blue Lake Drive, Sisters, OR Map 12:30PM-3:30 Free

March 23 Six

SIX is 12. 12 performances since 2008 of electronic music performed live in 6 surround channels. This performance's artists include Reese Bowes, Sage Fisher + Chloe Alexandra, Marcus Fischer and France Jobin. It has usually been at PNCA where the audience brought blankets and pillows to listen on the floor. This SIX is at 15 NE Hancock 6PM-9 Free

March 18 Space Retriever

Nationale has Jake Manning with paintings Guests of Space, https://www.nationale.us/jake-manning-guests-of-space-2018/.
At Nationale www.nationale.us 3360 SE Division Map 3PM-5 Free



The First Congregational Church is a great place to hear acoustic music. And they have an organ. So Veriform Gallery has teamed with them to present Golden Retriever, Hair and Space Museum and WL. Preview: https://www.instagram.com/p/BgQJnRQDyzl/?taken-by=variformgallery Veriform at the First Congregational Church 1126 SW Park 7:30PM $10

March 17 Saturation+

Daipan wraps their Butoh+ season tonight. Its butoh +visual art and maybe even comedy. Performers are Trio De Femme: Lela Besom, Sheri Brown and Marina White Raven; Dhyana Garcia-Snyder and Emily Batlan with live painter Carol Rashawnna Williams and musician Edelmar Obenza interpreting the Rite of Spring; Brittle Sisters dance: Helen Thorsen; and Erica Akiko Howard; Ari Rudenko’s experimental Prehistoric Body Theater; and more by Alan Sutherland, Brooklyn Dicent and Jeffrey Robert. At Youngstown Cultural Arts Center 4408 Delridge Way SW, West Seattle Doors 6:30PM $15-20 cash only



Sondra Perry opens digital works Chromatic Saturation. At Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate Map 6PM-9 Free

March 16 Hope For the Flowers

Dust to Dust opens The Way of Flowers, flower themed work by Emily Counts, Laurel Hill, Hilary Horvath, Emma Lou Weber, Erica Prince and Anya Roberts-Toney. Normally we don't do flowers here, but it's Spring. They also are doing an olfactory workshop next week for Design Week Portland. At Dust to Dust http://dusttodust.space 3636B N Mississippi - inside Beacon Sound Map 6PM-8 Free

March 13 Weird Shiftiness

Weird Shift Microtalks have a new location. It is an open source platform for short talks ranging from obscure to faux. Since it is a larger location, you simply must come to fill the space. You can even give a talk - they have a projector, so bring it on a laptop or on a flash drive or have it online somewhere. At Open Signal www.opensignalpdx.org 2766 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. 7PM Free

March 12 Bansuri Flower Fodder

Flower(s) in Concrete is a show by Léonie Guyer, Wayne Smith and Lynne Woods Turner opening at the first of two members in Portland of the New Art Dealers Alliance www.newartdealers.org, Fourteen30 Gallery www.fourteen30.com 1501 SW Market Street Map 11AM-1PM Free



Fodder by Renee Petropoulos is a show by a late career artist from LA. They are normally in commercial galleries and have a body of public art. The show is a great example of the network of this small alternative space. At Chicken Coop Contemporary www.chickencoopcontemporary.com 12400 SE Knapp Noon-3 Free



Ustad Zakir Hussain and Rakesh Chaurasia perform classical Indian music on tabla and bamboo flute. Both have a strong lineage and a lifetime of study. You can find their performances on YouTube. This hall is perfect for the music too. Recommended. Presented by Kalekendra www.kalakendra.org/events/zakir-hussain-and-rakesh-chaurasia/ at the First Congregational Church 1126 SW Park. 6PM $50

March 10 Raining Volts

Volt Divers is a night of analog synth performers. This month they are Terror Apart, Science Patrol, Darcy Neal, Erin April Cooper, Plea, Mountain on the Moon and an octet of jam performers. 100% of the modest cover, $5, goes to the rainn.org. Volt Divers at Lovecraft Bar 421 SE Grand 7PM Sharp-10 $5

March 9 Parallel Fantasy

Fantasies in Parallel is a portrait show in color by 13 female & non-binary Portland photographers: Alexis Paschal / @bigsaddumby, Danni Ordoñez / @synethetes, Haley Jensen / @thebonegoddess, Jenny Olsen / @jennyolsenphoto, Jess Garten / @flashbodies, Jordan Raye / @jordan_x_raye, Krystyna Solodenko / @_softpetals_, Miss Prys / @miss_prys, Rachel Lily (Kiki LeMiau) / @rachellilyphoto, Sevin Mundo / @no1mundo, Sofija Olson / @sofija.olson, Williejane Dent / @williejane and Yvette Aispuro / @yvettepet. At Grapefruits, www.grapefruitjuiceartists.org/www.grapefruitsartspace.org 2119 N Kerby, STE D. 6PM-10 Free

March 1 Westside Art Openings

This month art gets some serious shows. Many close early at 8.



Ma'at Mons is a new show by ever evolving Storm Tharp. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM Free



Imogen Cunningham is a force of nature in the world of photography. You can read about her accomplishments. And you can enjoy this video of part of her appearance https://www.sfmoma.org/watch/imogen-cunningham-on-the-tonight-show-with-johnny-carson/ at age 93 on the Tonight Show. If you can find the full version, recommended, it gets even more funny! At Charles Hartman Fine Art www.hartmanfineart.net 134 NW 8th early close 8PM Free



Tom Prochaska is a painter and printmaker. His impressionistic portraits are enigmatic in their roughness of image and texture. Gail Tremblay is a contemporary sculptor weaving baskets with motion picture 35mm sprocketed filmstock. The work of both is strongly recommended. At Froelick Gallery www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis early close 8 Free



Zun Lee has Father Figure, portraits of African American fathers. Manhood and fatherhood is explored in https://the1a.org/shows/2018-02-28/boys-to-men-how-masculinity-is-made. The show was curated far in advance, but discussing it is continuously critical. Michał Cała has Silesia, documenting that industrial area in Poland between 1975 and 1992. The Solidarity trade union - Solidarność, Soviet military exercises and dissolution of the Soviet Union, freeing Poland all changed Poland in that period. The dramas Man of Marble, Man of Iron and Man of Hope by Wajda capture that era and are recommended. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9 Free



The Ace Hotel has started 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: Marcus Fischer, Chloe Alexandra & Burke Jam. In the Ace Hotel Lobby 1022 SW Stark 6PM-8 Free



The Coldest Night is a show of paintings by Srijon Chowdhury. At UpFor Gallery www.upforgallery.com 929 NW Flanders early close 6PM-8 Free



The RACC + Open Signal Night Lights series of video projection continues. It's on the building wall at 411 NW Park 5PM-9ish


Every First Thursday, the Portland Art Museum is free from 5PM-8.

It is a great opportunity to see the year-long project by Libby Warbel: We Construct Marvels Between Monuments. Warbel is the creator of Portland's other art museum, the Portland Museum of Modern Art. Tonight is a performance by http://www.url-gurl.com/wizardapprentice/, infinitely better than the conceit that is The Apprentice. At Portlandartmuseum.org/exhibitions/we-construct-marvels-between-monuments/ Portland Art Museum www.portlandartmuseum.org 1219 SW Park 5PM-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 closing ranges from 9PM-10:30ish, in cold Winter earlier

February 15 Bespoke Bodies

We occasionally drop design events. One is a collaboration between PNCA and the virtual Design Museum.

It is Bespoke Bodies: The Design & Craft of Prosthetics. Included are 35 visual case studies. The field is thriving, advanced by design software, 3d printing and better understanding of biomechanics. It's interesting to see from my early work on artificial joint research.

Bespoke Bodies designmuseumfoundation.org/blog/2017/12/06/bespoke-bodies-design-craft-prosthetics/ at PNCA www.pnca.edu 511 NW Broadway Map 6PM-9 Free

February 11 Wildwood Valentine

Carson Ellis opens new work in her fourth solo show at Nationale. At Nationale www.nationale.us 3360 SE Division Map 3PM-5 Free



Be My Cinematic Valentine: a Valentine's Day show of short experimental films is here for your Valentine's Day warm-up and/or intervention. Along with the film program, Larry Peace-Love Yes performs live music. Boathouse events are popular and interest can exceed capacity, so arrive early. At the Boathouse Microcinema www.boathousemicrocinema.com 822 N River Doors 7:30PM Show 8 $8

February 10 Invariants

Ampersand has geometric photographic still lifes by Erin O’Keefe, and photographic landscapes by Clayton Cotterell and Jordan Sullivan. Opening tonight at Ampersand Gallery www.ampersandgallerypdx.com 2916 NE Alberta, Ste B. Map 6PM-8 Free

February 9 Selfie Accretion

Karen White opens a contemporary abstract show Accretion. It's 2D and 3D work on personal psychological themes. The work is her OCAC MFA thesis. Godeleine de Rosamel has Selfies, friendly characters as you might find at Pictoplasma. 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

February 9-11 Moto!

The Moto Show is not exactly contemporary visual art in a gallery. It is a show of custom built motorbikes. Also included are cycling clothing and accessories, and an indoor flat rack race in Salem. There will be a visual art show, DJs and live music, and coffee, drinks and food available for sale. There is very limited parking. The One Moto Show http://the1moto.com/ 900 N Columbia Blvd. See website for times. $10-20

February 8 Tropical

Portland Tropical Gardens is an artist project open to you in anything but tropical Portland. Ralph Pugay is behind it. They have erected a greenhouse in Director Park downtown. It's filled with tropical plants and tonight it opens with presentations gathered in real tropical gardens around the world. https://www.facebook.com/events/149513472400405/ Director Park 877 SW Park 5:30PM-7:30 Free

February 7 Portrait Love Net

Tonight brings some outstanding art choices!


Stumptown Coffee Roasters presents their second fellowship award artist, Jennifer Brommer. Her color photographic portraits capture ordinary individuals in a dramatic way. We, each one, are special; Brommer lenses that.

This show is from her Memphis series.

It captures a generation of social grace, wealth and studied appearance. It is that generation's way to project identity entwining Southern culture with the East Coast Gilded Age. The photographer processed the contrast of growing up in the New York City surviving artist world, with her grandparents' experience. The artist discusses the project here: https://www.stumptowncoffee.com/blog/stumptown-artist-fellowship-jennifer-brommer.

Her work reminds Holly Andres and the Yale school along with local portraits of a different tribe by Ann Ploeger. Brommer is one of the many SFAI-schooled artists who have made an impact on Portland art over the last few years. At Stumptown www.stumptowncoffee.com 128 SW 3rd 5PM-7 Free



British artists Jon Thomson and Alison Craighead investigate the intersection of flesh and blood people with the Internet. Many people do and many artists do. But it is always a pleasure to experience contemporary artists outside our country contextualizing our evolving relationship with the net.

They bring a selection of work spanning almost 20 years, Academy of Saturn.

The lecture space is small, arrive early. After the talk, the artists open the show in the Cooley Gallery.

Talk Eliot Hall Chapel upstairs, reception and exhibit at the Cooley Gallery in the library building. At Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Talk 6:30 Free



Grapefruits Art Space drops their latest artist zine: Turkey Club Issue #3 - "The Love Edition." It includes Aki Kame, Artur Erman, Candice Goodman, David Dresbach, Jack Graydon, Kate Bingaman-burt, Kennedy Cruz, Lisa Kohn, Matthew Kramer, Ralph Pugay, Robby Day, Ruby Li, St. James Sneed, Tyler Alexander and Zac Pranji. Contributors David Dresbach, photography; Jack Graydon, painting and Zac Pranji, collage have full size work on the wall. At Grapefruits, www.grapefruitjuiceartists.org/www.grapefruitsartspace.org 2119 N Kerby, STE D. 7PM-10 Free