The artwork of Brent Wear will be on display at Launch Pad Gallery for the month of May. If you are familiar with Brent’s work, you likely associate him with birds, birds in hats, birds in pants, otters, trains and the like; unlike his signature found-wood, character-driven work, this show is completely abstract, spatially deep and elegantly finished in dark wood frames.

Read an interview with Brent Wear

Launch Pad Gallery invites you to come out and join them for the opening festivities which include: Live music (starting around 10 pm) by The Rostropobitches, an all-womens side project of the Portland Cello Project, sets by DJ Nealie Neal, DJ B.Hill, Mr. Romo, and special guests The Merce Cunningham Duo

Show Opens: Friday May 2, 2008 from 6pm-12am
On Display: Through June 1st, 2008

Tom Keating will be displaying work at the Press Club on 25th and Clinton through the month of May. Although the piece above will not be there, many paintings of the same style will. The Press Club invites you to come out tonight from 7 to 10 pm.

Check out Tom’s drawings set to animation.

Jesse Reno will be live-painting an 8′ x 8′ indoor wall for the duration of his opening at Destroy Store tonight. The opening will feature never-before seen work from the artist. Destroy Store has worked with Jesse to produce a new series of t-shirts based on Jesse’s drawings (please see image above).

Show Opens: Friday May 2nd from 7-10 PM
On Display: Through May, 2008

Featuring the work of local Portland muralists over the past 20 years. (Please see partial list of participating artists. There will be more.) This show is a snapshot of extant mural work around Portland and a showcase for new work by local muralists.

Since 1998, there has been no easily accessible path to public murals in Portland. On the heels of the 2007 legal decision by Judge Michael Marcus deeming mural art legally sound, there is word that the city will soon open most walls to a simple mural permitting process. In exuberant display, local muralists show work & anticipate the opportunity of painting legally on public walls. In this show there will be photos sketches, original work and documentation of some of your favorite Portland murals places…Outside In, The Musicians Union, Community Cycling Center, S.C.R.A.P.

Participating Artists:

Charlotte Lewis, Ping Khaw, Mike Hensley, Robin Corbo, Emily Lutz, Charlie Alan Kraft, Sara Stout, Sheri Love, Jennifer Mercede, Larry Kangas, Joe Cotter, Kolieha Bush, Mark Meltzer, Asa Kennedy, Jay Meer, Eileen Belanger, Nicholas M. Olmsted, Chris Haberman, Kenny Spurlock, Jason Coatney, William Floyd, Rin Carroll Jackson, John Early, Laura Bender, Mark Larsen, Angelina Marino, Joel Heidel, Jesse Valesquez, Joanne Oleksiak, Bruce Orr, Carol Forté, Tom Cramer, Josh Wallace, Kate Sullivan, Eric Klanton, Jan York, William Park, Ryan Shanks, Donna Guardino and others

Read an Interview with Joe Cotter!

Opening Reception: First Friday, May 2, 5-9PM
Closing Party/Paint Off: June 28, NOON - 6
Show Runs Through: June 28, 2008

This Thursday, May 1st from 6-9pm PiP Gallery will unleash a one-night-only show featuring 576 works completed by 24 artists over the course of 24 hours. The artists are at the gallery working as I type, having at started 11am today. They will remain at the gallery until 11am tomorrow morning when they can finally get some much earned sleep. You can check in on the progress of the project at: 24hoursinportland.blogspot.com.

Pieces will be priced starting at $24.00 each.

Participating Artists

Jackie Avery, Kendra Binney, Brett Bowers, Angie Burr, Jennifer Conshue, Ryan Dobrowski, Katherine Langlands, John Larsen, Michelle McKay, Erin Patterson, Ben Pink, Nic Schaefer, Erika Sears, Brett Superstar, Anna Todaro, Alisha Wessler, Vicki Wilson, Heidi Wirz, Johnna Wells, Lynn Yarne, and more!

Please note that PiP Gallery will only be open for First Thursday in May, as they are closing their doors to do some rearranging, reopening on Thursday, June 5th.

Chris Haberman sits down for an interview with artist Brent Wear.

The artwork of Brent Wear will appear at Launchpad Gallery during the month of May. Opening reception is Friday, May 2, 5 PM - Midnight
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New Colony from myspace-land is looking for artists to donate stickers which will be part of an installation at Eclectica Clothing this fall. An opening will be held on September 5th 2008 featuring new paintings and art from Nose, Chris of Robots Will Kill, Charlie Alan Kraft and a few others. All stickers accepted will be added to the wall and/or given away for free at the opening.

Please contact newcolony {AT} hotmail {DOT} com for more information.

Eclectica
3409 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR 97214
503.238.3923
eclecticaclothing.com

Deadline: August 25th, 2008

From the well known McMenamin’s art walls to a continuing battle with billboard giant Clear Channel, Portland muralist Joe Cotter found time to speak to ARTPDX about his career and the mural code battle that has been shrouding Portland’s public muralists.

Mr. Cotter is one of many artists for the historical Portland Mural Show, opening May 2nd at the Olympic Mills Commerce Center (1st SE Washington), 5-9 PM.

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Diesel Fuel Prints presents the U.S. debut of works by Pierre Dacruoix.

Saturday April 26, 2008 from 6-10 pm