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GAW; Awakening to my divine cartoon me " Baxxy "

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Love doesn't need permissionLove knows that freedom is not a deseasebut a Human right everyone on the planet should be ableto have and be able to use in a responsible matterOPENING NIGHTSaturday Feb. 12th, 20117pm-MidnightGallery Homelandin the Ford Building2505 SE 11th AvePDX 97202(big brick building on 11th and Division)FREE! ALL AGES! Benefit for Oregon Food Bank: Bring a can!!!! Facebook

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Backpace presentsBret Hostetler, Jeff Faerber, Amigo and Steve Mathewsopening partyJanuary 6th 6 -- 10 PM115 NW 5th Streetgo see this amazing showcurated byAshley Montaguewww.eardrums4eyelids.comxoxo

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PDX Art Zine: "Big 100 Art Show" at The Good Foot, a benefit for Cascade AidsThursday, December 2 at 4:00pm - December 4 at 2:00amThe Goodfoot Gallery & Lounge (both floors)2845 SE StarkPortland, OR21 + over. Two floors of art. 100 + artists, 1800 works of art, all art is $50/framed, cash/carry. Credit card OK. Benefit for Oregon Food Bank and Cascade AIDS Project. FREE to get in. 4pm-2am Th, Fri

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go seeNando Costa's beautiful wood cuts atTender at Loving Empirewww.tenderlovingempire.comxoxo

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PAZ: " The Body Show" a benefit at Someday LoungeThe Body Show Benefit concived and organiced by Nora Robertson, Jason Bahling & FriendsThe Body Show was adapted from Nora's 2007 Pushcart Prize-nominated poem “How to Boil an Egg,” and was held at the Someday Lounge on November 3rd. The film’s premise is a cooking show gone awry with a Julia Childs meets David Lynch sensibility. Themes: food, sex

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PAZ: Scorpio show at Poboy Art GalleryTHE SCORPIO SHOW: 75 + artistsCurated by Jason Brown and Chris HabermanExhibition: First Friday, November 5, 2010THE SCORPIO SHOW...When we speak about the representatives of the Scorpio's sign, we recollect unusual people with difficult or even tragical destiny. Scorpio is the most positive and negative enigmatic sign of the Zodiac – often heralded as the “

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receicled and painted recordsReports of my life have been greatly exacerbated or the Mark Twain effectAll stories have aback round a place noises voices that still exist in a nether world of memories. The smell of the future is tainted by the musk of the past perfuming the present.A ghost is only a ghost to the living; to the ghost the living are the ghosts. I am ghost writing my own story by

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PAZ presents Vinyl Killer 8 at The Good FootIt is the last VK8 and it is one of the best shows at the Good Foot.Almost 500 painted records are laid out on the walls and each one has its own character.All of them are available at The Good Foot or online atwww.thegoodfoot.com/gallery after October 31 don't miss out on owning one of these well priced treasureshere are just a few examplesxoxo

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acrylic on old recordBlowing blue or the dawn of GodIf I could be somebody elseI would be myself the self I droppedAt the first smell of insecurityI am blowing blowing my canvas bluePush my brain envelope open To let in the skinless horizonAqua Gloria a break in conventionLike a cracking crumbling cookieTwist my brain like a lemon peelTo flavor my life with exotic spiceI consummate the sacred

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PAZ: VK8 Vinyl Killer 8 at "The Good Foot" curated by Jason Brownplease join me to see this amazing show with some of the best local & international new brow artists01 acrylic on recordbyRichard Schemmerer$ 7502 acrylic on old record$ 7503 acrylic on old record$ 7504 acrylic on old record$ 7505 acrylic on old record$ 75Vinyl Killers 8 opens on October 28th in Portland, Oregon at The Goodfoot. The

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The streets are alivepulsating with visial stimulation like squids in a feeding frenzy

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Shapes and other things to comeI can paint you a rainbow but I can’t promise you rain. I can predict trends but I can’t make a cloud. I can spell “Plus Quam Imperfect” but can’t explain what it is. I can seed the present but don’t know what I will harvest in the future. I know that when I stop looking for something I see the most.I n the middle of the pond floats an idea, floats hope, floats a

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Share was greatSHARE First Anniversary Exhibit Showcase SHARE is a bi-monthly event in Portland it was an amazing event: SHARE - 30 plus artists, musicians, writers, performers engaged together LIVE - made art all together for one night only. more info athttp://share.blogspot.com

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The King of TVMy mother couldn't cook but she taught me all about how to use a can opener.She told great stories like about that once there was a king he was a man named "Larry King Larry King" was the name of the man they called the king of TV.I had to shake her to hear the rest of the story because she was stuck like a record of a like a parrot yelling Larry King Larry King.She taught me how to

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"I am therefore I think" at The Good Foota visual fest and feast for body soul and mindover 100 local artists came together to share what's brewing in our heads and brought it out into the light for all of us to contemplate.“I am, therefore I think 4″ at The Goodfoot. It’s part illustrative memoir, part social commentary. The work displays imagery any were from praying to beer to genetic

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"You can't win"PEZ and Josh Blank at Fifty24 PDX Gallery Upper PlaygroundExuberant, vibrant, unhinged, scary are words that come to mind when exposed to this installation. It is a mind blowing visual orgy that satisfies many different levels of the human psyche. You maybe can't win but you sure can try and have fun while you are at it.check out there interview athttp://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/

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I Am, Therefore I Think Opens Thursday, September 30th at 4:00pm “I am, therefore I think″ at The Goodfoot. part illustrative memoir, part social commentary. Opening Last Thursday Sept 30th from 5-11pm show up until Oct 26thparticipating artists:Abigail Vanghan, Adam Ciresi, Adam Sheppard, Ania Palinska, Anna Todaro, Ashley Costa, Azad Sadjadi, Ben Wilson, Beth Myrick, Brad Hamers, Brent Wick,

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"TransITion" at Tribute Gallery curated by Jason BrownDon't overlook “Trans-IT-ion” a small group show at Tribute Gallery that tackles big issues.The show is curate by Jason Brown who also curates "Good Foot" and owns Po Boy Gallery and it serves as a discourse theoretical in nature and tries to express artistically the shift away from metaphysical post modern art formats and theory. It attempts

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Sage & Iris Fisher at Breeze Block Gallerytwo sisters one painting sensationat Breeze Block Gallery at their new location at the Everett Station Loftscontact www.breezeblockgallery.comPhone: 503.318.6228323 NW 6th Ave.Portland, OR 97209HOURS: Wed.-Sat. 12-6pmPaige Prendergastre reopened Breeze Block Gallery just a few weeks ago and it has already established itself as a must go venue to see the

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“ Double Vision”We don't see the same way when we see the same thing. We don't feel equally strong about anything but still we manage to align our self’s to each other’s needs and visions.Science has begun to proof that our minds are able to synchronize their frequency if we align for a common cause.Teams have moved mountains; artists have collaborated to create works in unison.Our realm is

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The messure of manI am not the messure to messure my self neither am I there to be messured by any one elseI am the word that speaks it selfthat wonders how soon is to soonhow soon is a little to latehow far is nowhow little is to muchbut as I float arrested by my emotions I ask the one insidethe one that likes to guesswho is the messure and what is the standard to be messured by

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PAZ: These walls are made for stenciling

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The Art of Jesse RenoJesse Reno painting a new mural at LOCAL 35 at the Hawthorn Street I became aware of Jesse Reno awhile ago participating in some local urban art group shows. I was intrigued by his style and the admiration it solicited from his peers. Their seems to be a revival of Art brut that coexists perfectly well aside or within the new urban graffiti art scene with an new/ old moniker

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DA da dad dad da -- he loves me he -- loves me not -- yetSincerity has become ironic -- doesn’t create the right things --- the boundaries of tastefulness have evaporated – only knowing can do the job – evaporated into the thin air of pop culture manure.What’s on your prayer list today – more dispense-able fame – more unsatisfy-able blame – the clockwork has turned from orange to red alert – who’

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Po' Boy Studios is Jason Browns Art gallery space and frame shopthis month show is the amazing art of EMEK but you can find there the art of many other local street art luminariesmore info atwww.poboyart.com

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dripping paint fresh like skin and bones like the song that wharps itself around the momentlike the rebellion of a reborn soul an aligator born into life as as a human beingto make love with the smile of longing and knowing

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Studio visit and interview with Heidi Elise WirzHi Heidi here are a few interview questions How do you see life in general? Life to me honestly an huge steaplechase, between: work, my son, art, my partner, community and just personal balance it, is really overwhelming. I most certainly go through rough periods where I hate (sincerely) everyone car I pass on the street, but, can usually not

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at the museumStill stranded on Alberta StreetThere it was an empty gallon of Umpqua Chocolate Peanut Butter ice cream right smack in the middle on my kitchen counter. No wonder my head was spinning like a DJ’s turn table scratching its thoughts slowly across my memory bank not ready yet to jump onto the intellectual highway.What had happened? Oh yeah I went to a nice soiree at the Portland Art

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welcome to the darker side of humor at this month exhibit at Guardino galleryshowing art works byYvonne Hanks & Ingrid Hendrixtwo artists depicting a world that is not your Grandma's kind of Paradiseinviting us to ask: "But whose Paradise is it"throughJuly 29-August 24contact www.guardinogallery.com for more info

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Hi SamTell me a bit about your upbringing and back ground? I grew up in L.A. and had a pretty typical childhood. I come from a very conservative Christian family,and all of us are creative to some degree. My dad went to school to play basketball and just wanted to do that. When his coach said he had to declare a major and actually attend classes he landed on art. I think a big influence on me was

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check out Tucker Deutsch 3.0's tapep Portland Bridges installation at the City HallTucker is also one of the organizers of the amazing PDX Bridge Festival unfolding as we speakcontact atPDXbridgefestival .org

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PDX Pop Now launched to a good start at the steps of Portland's City Hall withthe Andrew Oliver *Quartet*, Kelli Schaefer, Atole, and Nick Jaina Bandmore info about future eventsatwww.pdxpopnow.com

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Outsiders orFrom the Inside Out or counter clockwise cultureDefining what is considered The Art of Outsider! No, I am not interested in re-divining but I considered myself an outsider artist when I started as a self taught artist 30 years ago. To me an outsider artist keeps challenging the art system and himself constantly by reinventing his art style and the persona attached to it to keep a step

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"Insurgent Bodies" through May , Milepost 5, Portland, OregonJay Critchley. An artist and activist in Provincetown, Mass., Critchley has recently been in residence at Harvard University, AS220 in Rhode Island, and Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center in New York City. Jay Critchley's visual, conceptual and performance work and environmental activism has traversed the globe, showing and/or

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check out these four amazing Portland ArtistsChuck Bloom, David Stein, Keenan Havens & Michael Fields and their show @ Goodfootmore infoat www.hungryeyeball.com orhttp://thegoodfoot.com/gallery/The goodfoot: 2845 SE Stark Portland, OR 97214open daily 4-2:30

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"Somtimes life is like an endless road other times it is like a short cut"Street Art PDX

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Every First Thursday a couple of blocks are closed off in NW Portland between Glisan and Lovejoy on 13th Street from 5 to 10 pm. The street fills up with musicians and showcases hand-made and original artwork by local area artists. Fortunately for us Lizard Lounge sits at the heart of this. Come visit us on any First Thursday of any month and you are guaranteed to find an art show, live music and

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Disjecta and Alicia Blue Gallery present Heidi Schwegler"swimming through nitroglycerin"as part of the "Portland 2010" Biennialmore info atwww.aliciabluegallery.comwww.heidischwegler.coma very disciplined showing at a beautiful new spacegiving the ordinary its well deserved magic momentto remind us that we have to swim slash survive in the environment we create and stand witness for what we leave

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One year Anniversary of Portland City ArtPortland City Art presents "A Rainy Day Wildfire"at Olympic Mills Commerce Center107 S.E. Washington St.contactwww.portlandcityart.orgfor more info

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"Radish Underground" rocks independent fashion & Artcheck it out for yourself at414 SW 10th Street Portlandwatch for "Tender Loving Empire" move in next doorParty is onMay 6th 6 PM till 10 PMmore info athttp://www.radishunderground.comxoxox

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COEUR Galleryat The Everret Station Lofts, PortlandCoeur:Art323 NW 6thPortland, OR, 97209Practical Magic Group Showfeaturing artwork by Laura Borealisis, Keenan Havens, Morgaine Faye, Nicole Linde, Nemo Boko, Clesea Rose, Jennifer Mercede, Chris Haberman, and Anna TodaroWith Featured Artist Nemo BokoOpening First ThursdayApril 1st, 20106PM-11PMcontact atwww.AnnaTodaro.com"The Magic Show" at COEUR

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New Abstractions for a jaded societyWorth is measured by recognition of value as in beauty or craftsmanship, fragility, rarity, talent, tradability but underneath its worth is much greater. Once on object is removed from the market place of artificial appreciation. The need to turn everything into a commodity has robbed us of our ability to appreciate just for appreciations sake which we now

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The Publishing Fair at the Cleaners/Ace Hotelorganized by “Publishing Studio”Just in case you missed itHere is a recapPortland is “Lit” is burning with the fires of creative kindling.Another successful event just rolled of the press thanks to Matthew Stadler and Patricia No and their newest enterprisePublication Studio—an on demand publisher using community to spread the literary word.Matthew and

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Last weekend for "Blue" at Mile Post Five atRoom 208Hi Victor thanksfor taking the time to do this interviewHow did you get involved with “Blue”?I was invited by MP5's resident meta-curator TJ Norris.>>>What does “Blue” mean to you and how does Blue Humor come into the play likehow did you come up with it?What "Blue" means to me is a state of mind: dark and gloomy. I used that state of mind to

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Gary Hirsch at Vino ParadisoHi Gary thanks for doing thisYou seem to live in your own artistic world. Do you identify with some of your characters?Yah I feel like I know them well. They are a patch work of people I know combined with monsters that have haunted and taunted me since I was a kid. They are a composite of twisted DNA. On top of that I spend a ton of time on stage improvising, creating

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PAZ: "Picture this" Retrospective PDX 2009

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Upper Playground in Association with FIFTY 24PDX Gallery present:“Pioneers” The Portland Group Show FIFTY 24PDX Gallery presents to you a group show for the months of December and January featuring some of the best visual artists Portland has to offer. “Pioneers” will feature a diverse body of work from some of Portland's biggest names. While these talented artists vary in style, medium and

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Upper Playground in Association with FIFTY 24PDX Gallery present:“Pioneers” The Portland Group Show FIFTY 24PDX Gallery presents to you a group show for the months of December and January featuring some of the best visual artists Portland has to offer. “Pioneers” will feature a diverse body of work from some of Portland's biggest names. While these talented artists vary in style, medium and

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IGLOO December 3 – 19, 2009 Art Attack:Art and Engagement from ProjectGrow Jamond Williams, David Lechner, Patsy Blasier, David Crittonden, John Mosser, Cody Lunceford, Dan McClary, Q.T. Buggs, Zach Marzolf, Vickie McDaniel, Babs Boley, Chanel Conklin, Brian Impala, Endale Abraham, Monica VanWart, Kristen Loftis Curated by Sandy Sampson This exhibition will present a selection of works from

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while there check out www.leftbankannex.comand rent it for your next amazing eventWhite Bird presents the Daniel Leveille company from Montreal contact atwww.whitebird.orgWhite Bird, a non-profit dance presenter based in Portland, Oregon; dedicated in bringing the best contemporary dance to Portland.

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very attention grabbing and innovative use of materials by Jo Hamiltonsee more of her Art atcontact www.johamiltonart.comand great eye wear designsatwww. visageeyewear.com

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Io Palmers "Art Stars" reveals that she is definitely an Art Star her self.Seldom has mixed media looked so alluring and the combination with janitorial equipment gives it just enough morbidity to make it relevant.It seems like that even if we disinfect our environment we can't escape the events that shaped today's culture.more info athttp://www.marylhurst.edu/theartgym/2009artstars.phpAFtI/

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Monk One strikes gold with this beautifully executed showMUNK ONE is an artist known for creating artwork for many of today’s major bands. He works with clothing brands know for their creativity. This exhibit gives you a good over view over Monks artistic range and language which deals with the political as well as the social aspects of contemporary life.During the recent election Munk One

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Get on the Busmore info atThe Bus is an innovative vehicle for hands-on democracy.We drive votes.We drive leaders.We drive change. The Bus Project has mobilized thousands of volunteers and activists around the state of Oregon to bring voters out of the woodwork. They create forums to learn about candidates and policy issues. The BusPAC works to elect the best progressive candidates in the state.

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just in case you missed itI had a caramel cake from "Le Pigeon" and a "better than Sex concoction" that was the name of it, which was not better than Sex but pretty equal and I thought it would be great to have it next time with Sex but that's to much info already.All you need to know is that it was put on by Gallery Homeland to support their latest endeavourThe East/ West projectOver 30 local

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"Trashed"a fun show at Back Spaceparticpating ArtistsClutchEva LakeJosh ArseneauJ. SheaBrett superstarChris HabermanAlexis MollomoDan Gilsdorf& others

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Three premiere printmaking artists will be featured in Tribute Gallery's December, 2009 exhibit: PAN Plays TributeDemarest|Askew|KahleDecember 1-31, 2009. Shawn Demarest, Wendy Kahle, and R. Anthony Askew, long-time members of Print Arts Northwest|PAN, will be exhibiting original prints at Tribute Gallery. Their works range from Shawn Demarest's etchings filled with surreal and humorous social

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"Iconic"exhibit this saturday night,november 21st......with artists..........fog vs. fist and blake strawbridge "ICONIC" will feature the surreal collage work of tim livingston......aka......."fog vs fist"and the abstracted photography by blake strawbridge...........the show opens at 7pm ...........and we'll have a dj set by eddie paycheck..............organized byj.shea & keiko o.lryicWe are

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A city is only as good as its last plan. And our last one brought to life some of the very things we admire most about our city. It laid the groundwork for one of the best transportation infrastructures in the country and enabled us to develop a vibrant central city. That was 1980. And almost 50% of us weren’t even here then.Today we face many new challenges. Only 63% of our students graduate on

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German American Society Commemorates the 20th Anniversaryof the Fall of the Berlin Wall at Portland City HallPhoto Exhibit: After the Wall – Changes in a German Landscape November 9-30 in Portland City Hall What caught the eye of ordinary citizens living in or traveling through Germany after the wall? A Photo Exhibit at City Hall provides glimpses of contemporary Germany, depicting some of the

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Linda Austin Dance + Seth NehilBANDAGE A KNIFE open this Friday. This is a multimedia dance/video/sound performance projectTickets are still available for all performances but seating is extremely limited. Call or go online to reserve your seats now!PERFORMANCE WORKS NORTHWESTALL EVENTS @ 4625 SE 67TH BANDAGE A KNIFE Nov. 13-22 Linda Austin Dance + Seth NehilCollaboration between choreographer

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Anka GallerypresentsSpeakeasyspeakeasy painting & free speech verse 100 new solo + collaborative paintings, poems and rants byChris Haberman and John Graeter Opening reception First ThursdayNovember 5th, 6-10pmShow runs through November 30th.Free and open to the public Anka Gallery325 NW 6th Ave Portland, OR, 97209Wednesday-Saturday, 1pm to 6pmBy appointment 503-224-5721

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healing can come through many different channels, traditional or none, physical, emotional or spiritual or through Arteducate your self and experience the transforming power of Jess's drawings and dive deep into your sub-consciousness to heal what has been tornfor more info contactwww.fontanellegallery.com

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What happens in the Family stays in the Familygo and see for yourselfmore info atLaunchpadgallery.org

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participate in the futurefor more info about all the amazing eventsgo towww.oregonmanifest.com

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ANKA GALLERY presentsin October"ALL IN THE FAMILY"Mark Woolley Artists Celebrate PNCA's 100th BirthdayOn view October 1st-31st, 2009 FIRST THURSDAY OPENING: October 1st, 6-9:30 PMCOLLECTOR NIGHT PARTY: Thursday, October 8, 6-9:30 PMFEATURED ARTISTSRachael Allen, Diane Avio-Augee, Stuart Cornell, Rachel Denny,Brigitte Dortmund, Tamara English, Nancy Franzino, Michael T Hensley,Emery Hinkley,

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3 great not to be missed artists in one beautiful exhibitat Guardino GalleryAlberta StreetDiane Archer &Jill TorbersonJamin London TinselSeptember 24-October 27at www.guardinogallery.com

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The art of noize at "Disjecta" curated by Leslie QuinlinSaturday, October 17th....Disjecta Gallery...Portland, Oregon6pm-12midniteLeslie QuinlintheLeslieQ@hotmail.comwww.myspace.com/theLeslieQ(520) 664-6604++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"The ART of NOIZE" curated by LESLIE Q.MUSIC,FILM,ART,FOOD,BOOKS,DANCE,PERFORMANCE & MAYHEM!+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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"Street Wise"Benefit Show for P:EARby Chris HabermanFeaturing the art of Chris Haberman combined with p:ear youth artists and paired with the literary festival, Wordstock.Opening First Thursday Reception: October 1, 6 - 9 p.m.October 1 - November 26, 2009Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Thursday, 10-1pmor by appointmentChris combines word phrases with striking images to mirror our environment for our

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It takes guts, foresight, a sense of community and a generous heart to bring so many different groups together.Portland is a small haven for the cultural creatives who try to lift the commonness of everyday life up to higher grounds.It is up to us the entertained populous to make sure that our artist communities are nourished and appreciated. It takes many hands to feet an Art community and many

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Bret attempts with success to capture the mystery of life in his work.It seems like one is looking deep into another realm open only to the initiated but nevertheless accessible through our psychological faculties. The paintings seem to ask us what is real what is illusion and where is our point of reference.Quote"My focus is on what binds us together as human beings. Water and earth are

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An Artist to watch John Graetercurrent show"Art of Labor and Labor of Art"Olympic Mills Commerce Center107 SE Washington St.Thru SeptemberQuote:"I love intangible, split-second moments in time, the ones which are forgotten, dismissed, or overlooked because they are too immediately abstract or absurd". If Keith Haring would have had a younger brother it would be John Graeter.Just like Keiths work

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Anna's work is about colors, organic patterns and texture representing the transition from Chaos into Beauty and illuminating in the process the co-existence of wholeness and fragmentation. Anna and Graylan King are the owners of one of Portland's NEWEST Art SPACES. Anka Gallery is now in its second year and has become a hub for the local artist scene.In this show you'll also see collaborative

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This installation curated by TJ proves that a grid doesn't have to be boring or predictableTHE GRIDAugust 19 - October 17, 2009MP5³ (Milepost 5 Project Space)900 NE 81st Avenue, Portland* Group exhibition of 26 international artists in various mediaconceptualizing 'the grid'. Selections were made from nearly 60entries. All works are small-scale (under 12" in all dimensions) to beplaced within a

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Kate Fenker is amazingof course that's just my personal opinionbut if you realize her dedication to her craft you'll be convinced tooher last show "Strange Attractor" at MP5 was a feast for the eyevisit Kate's newest effort a collaboration with HYPNOKOMIX at the "Manor of Art Festival" room 302www.milepostfive.comcheck out Kate's interview from last years Portland Open Studiosathttp://

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"Portland goes to ASTORIA, Astoria comes to Portland" is a brain child by John Brodie and friendsSeven artists from each art community show in each other’s hometown.In July it was PDX Artist's turn and throughout August it is the rising stars from Astoria. It is mainly an artistic discussion on how living in one place influences ones creative output.Gallery 12×16 in SE Portland is the host of

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TJ Norris is a master of aesthetics and an artist living and working in Portland.His main focus is on photography, sound and sculptural elementsthat fuse into a cohesive whole and provide the viewer with a multiple sensory experience. Visit his most recent installation subtitled _transmissionin Room 222 at www.milepostfive.comcheck out last years interview with TJhttp://

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Gallery Homeland is planing its upcoming East/West exchange exhibitions in Berlin realizing a long time dream and understanding the importance of showing off the local talent outside of Portland. Berlin seems the logical choice with its Bohemian flair and independent attitude not unlike Portland.On the other hand Home towns don't usually appreciate their local talent and it shows an understanding

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Welcome to PDX Art Zinea place for local art news presented in context to its vital role in a the greater contemporary Art scene

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