From a cooperative space that’s been around since the 1970s to a newcomer with a bookstore, the city has a thriving gallery scene.
Portland
Demian DinéYazhi’ Is Tired of Museums’ Solidarity Statements
The trans nonbinary Indigenous artist uses text-based printmaking to challenge the ways in which institutions extract from marginalized artists and their labor.
Museum Apologizes for Asking Native Mother to Remove Traditional Baby Carrier
A staff member at the Portland Art Museum told her the basket violated the museum’s “no backpacks” policy.
What Does an “Indigenous Inclusion Advisor” Do?
Passamaquoddy citizen Chris Newell is imparting his knowledge of the Wabanaki Confederacy to advise on the Portland Museum of Art’s expansion.
Pacific Northwest College of Art Hosting Graduate Symposium on DIY Practices
The 2022 Graduate Symposium: “Do-It-Yourself/Do-It-Ourselves” will explore DIY histories, practices, and counter-publics and their roles in fashioning culture.
Pacific Northwest College of Art’s 2022 MFA Thesis Show Opens in Portland
Currently on view across three locations in Portland’s Pearl District, PNCA’s MFA Thesis Exhibitions are the culmination of two years of intensive creative practice.
Powerful Visions of Reclaimed Narratives by Indigenous Artists
The artists in Mesh collectively delve into connections to land and to community, pushing back against colonizing forces, and reclaiming their own narratives and power.
Mexican Modernism Was More Than Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism feeds into the repeated use of Kahlo and Rivera’s work, and the mythology of their romantic relationship, as shorthand for an entire era.
An Artist Surveys Hundreds of Portland Artists on the Pandemic’s Effects
Artist and writer Bean Gilsdorf administered a 16-question survey to Portland-based visual artists, sheds light on the financial and psychological precarity experienced by local art makers.
David Driskell’s Wheel of Action
A retrospective pays homage to the pioneering artist and curator, who passed away last year.
PNCA’s Graduate Programs Support Experimental, Interdisciplinary, Collaborative Creative Practices
For more than 100 years, Pacific Northwest College of Art has served as a dynamic creative center for emerging artists, designers, and cultural producers.
Print, Write, and Publish in Graduate Programs at Pacific Northwest College of Art
PNCA is a dynamic creative center for emerging artists, writers, and scholars located in Portland, Oregon, an innovative city surrounded by natural beauty.