THE [h]IT LIST | JUNE 2008
June 5th, 2008Hey there. This is Kaebel filling in for [M] this month; [M] will be back on duty for July.
So before we get into the metric ****-ton of art shows to see this month… and believe me, there is a ****-ton… let’s start with this month’s show at Sequential Art…
HIS MONTH AT SEQUENTIAL ART {328 NW Broadway 113}
Wednesday Members Preview: June 4th, 7-9 pm
First Thursday Opening: June 5th, 6-10 pm
PAUL GUINAN · MULTIMEDIA MAN
At first glance, this month’s installation could easily be mistaken for a group show of several artists. You may find yourself standing, mouth agape, when you realize the 60+ pieces of art are all the work of the eponymous multimedia man, Mr. PAUL GUINAN.
The Chicago-born Guinan’s artistic career includes work as a storyboard artist, cinematographer, illustrator for an ad agency, kinetic sculptor, mural painter, production designer, radio DJ, model maker, silkscreener, and award-winning TV variety show host.
Guinan, partnering w/ wife Anina Bennett, also bears the distinction of creating the first female action hero in American pop culture in 1989 with Heartbreakers, a science fiction series exploring the social fallout of cloning & genetic engineering.
MULTIMEDIA MAN serves as a comprehensive exhibition of Guinan’s work in comic books, photography & “Paintography” (Paul’s description of his digital painting style), as well as samples of his traditional paintings, and his kitbash* model work.
MULTIMEDIA MAN opens today, June 5th, from 6-10pm, and will be on display throughout the month of June. Gallery hours are Saturdays, 11am-5pm, or by appointment. MULTIMEDIA MAN closes June 28th.
*KITBASH: Kitbashing is a practice whereby a new toy or model is created by modifying commercial toys or model kits. Pieces may be added or subtracted to a custom project or to another kit. Kitbashing came to the attention of a wider public via the fine modelwork with the Thunderbirds TV series (1965), the film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), and (especially) Star Wars (1977). Many of the spaceship models created for these incorporated details from tank, speedboat and car kits.
{123 NW 2nd Ave} · (from Grassy Knoll’s press release) The Grassy Knoll Gallery presents “Migratory Patterns”, a solo exhibition and installation by Amy Ruppel - a unique opportunity to view Amy’s charming illustrations and hand-drawn details on a large scale. Graphic renderings form the stages where her iconic mixed-media paintings nest along side embellished wooden sculptures. Even more exciting for those already familiar with Amy’s work or for the multitudes of crafters out there, “Migratory Patters” is a first time outlet for Amy to experiment with fabric. Amy boldly moves into a brand new medium - handprinted fabric using a wood block technique, from which she’s offering one-of-a-kind pillows and fabric by the yard. There is no denying Amy’s knack for capturing the essence of simple pleasures. Her pieces are tiny snapshots, glimpses into natural worlds. With thoughtful lines and colors, she creates perfect homes for her woodland creatures to inhabit. Whether it’s a surprised baby bird or a deer perched on a fine strand of wheat, her characters are nothing if not enchanting. Each piece is a moment, beautifully uncomplicated, for the viewer to savor.
{20 NW 5th Ave} · (from FWC’s press release) June First Thursday, Floating World will present a gallery show with the works of Peter Bagge, who will be in town June 28-29 for PNCA’s Graphic Novel Intensive. Fellow alternative cartoonists J.R. Williams and Mats!? will also display their latest works. David Chelsea will also attend to celebrate the release of his latest mini-comic 24×2.
- 231. SHOW & TELL (showandtellgallery.org) · “THE CURIOUS DREAM”, art, music & spoken word feat. Nicole Linde, Melissa Gilbertsen, Roger Coles, Tomas Mattox, and Soft Tags
- 230. THE CORE (corepdx.com) · “GALACTIC BIRDS”, by David Frost
- 117. VORPAL SPACE (vorpalspace.com) · “bent” Paintings by David Lindsay
- 116. TYSON SPACE · New work by Lauren Taylor
- 115. OPENING IN JULY · Curated by Kevin Darras
- 114. TRACTOR · “CRUSHED ORANGE A19-7″, sculpture installation by Mackenzie Schubert & Charles Olson
- 113. SEQUENTIAL ART (sequentialartgallery.com) · “MULTIMEDIA MAN”, by Paul Guinan
- 111. CLOSED
- 110. PiP · Open First Thursday
- 109. WANDERING GYPSY SOUL (brandykayzakianrowe.com) · “ET CETERA”, oil painting by David Kilpatrick
- 108. SUGAR (sugargallery.org) · New work by Jeremy Okai Davis
- 107. THE LIFE (thelifeart.com) · Open First Thursday
- 106. TILT (tiltpdx.com) · “DIVINE”, a juried group show, feat. Lorraine Dauw, Stephen Funk, Danielle Kelly, Chris Knight & Eva Speer
- 105. PONY CLUB (myspace.com/ponyclubgallery) · “The WORMY APPLE NOW!” group show, feat. Chris Cilla, Vincent Fritz, John Hankiewicz, Ryan Iverson, Jason T. Miles, Onsmith & Tim Root
- 104. EYEFUL · Open First Thursday
- 103. FLYING RABBIT · open First Thursday
- 102. IGLOO (iglooart.blogspot.com) · Paintings by Christopher Ross
- 101. CLOSED
- ART323 ·
- RAKE (rakeart.org) · “GHOSTS IN MY ARMS”, by Kevin Darras & Chris Haberman
- OGLE (ogleinc.com) · Open First Thursday
- HOW TO CHANGE A WORLD (howtochangeaworld.org) · open First Thursday
- 24 HOUR CHURCH OF ELVIS (24hourchurchofelvis.com) · open First Thursday
- BACKSPACE (backspace.bz) · Open First Thursday
- BERBATI’S (berbati.com) · “TIPTOE”, new work by Jessica McCourt
- BUTTERS (buttersgallery.com) · “KING STREET CONCENTRIC” group exhibition (curated by Benjamin P. Moore); and new paintings by Stephanie Weber
- CANAL ROAD (canal-road.com) · Open First Thursday
- FLOATING WORLD (floatingworldcomics.com) · FWC & PNCA Presents Peter Bagge, J.R. Williams, MATS!? and David Chelsea, as part of PNCA’s Graphic Novel Intensive
- GRASSY KNOLL (grassyknollgallery.com) · “MIGRATORY PATTERNS”, by Amy Ruppel
- MOSHI MOSHI (moshi-moshi.com) · “AN EVENING W/ BRETT SUPERSTAR”
- JUST BE/COMPOUND (compoundgallery.com) · “FRACTAL EDGE”, by MHAK & OEIL (from Japan; curated by Matt Wagner)
- NRFCU (nrfcu.org) · “ART FOR ANIMAL ASSISTANCE”, a group show fundraiser for DoveLewis
- OREGON JEWISH MUSEUM (ojm.org) · “TO RETURN TO THE LAND…”, Paul Goldman’s photographs of the birth of Israel (thru Sept 7, 2008)
- PI REM (pi-rem.com) · Open First Thursday
- SOMEDAY LOUNGE (somedaylounge.com) ·Fleet Week Jazz featuring DREW SHOALS -5pm; HEXASION, featuring COLD METAL, and PAREIDOLIA CONSORTIUM - 6:30pm; and THE FIX starring, REV SHINES of Lifesavas, OHMEGA WATTS, DJ KEZ, DJ DUN DIGGY - 9pm, ALL SHOW ARE FREE!
- UPPER PLAYGROUND/FIFTY24 (fifty24pdx.com) · Open First Thursday
- WORD OF MOUTH (1216 NW 21st) · Open First Thursday
- WORKING ARTISTS (workingartistsonline.com) · Open First Thursday
- AUGEN NW (augengallery.com) · New paintings by Naomi Shigeta; and glass art by Paul Dipasqua, Maki Hajikano & Larsen/Collentine (Glass Art Society’s 38th Annual Conference)
- BEPPU WIARDA (beppugallery.com) · Susan Harlan, Kevin Schluker & Taliaferro Jones, from the Glass Art Society’s 38th Annual Conference
- BLACKFISH (blackfish.com) · Open First Thursday
- BLUE SKY (blueskygallery.org) · Open First Thursday
- BULLSEYE (bullseyegallery.com) · “PRESENTING”, selected works by lectures & demonstrators at the Glass Art Society’s 38th Annual Conference; and “SUCCESSION”, curated by Klaus Moje
- ELIZABETH LEACH (elizabethleach.com) · “RELATIONSHIPS”, by Henry Hillman Jr.
- FISSURE GALLERY (fissuregallery.com) · Open First Thursday
- FROELICK (froelickgallery.com) · “URBAN VERNACULAR”, by Joe Feddersen; and “MORE OF LESS”, by Tom Prochaska
- GALLERY 114 (gallery114.org) · Glass Show (Glass Art Society’s 38th Annual Conference)
- LAURA RUSSO (laurarusso.com) · Paintings by Tom Fawkes; New work by Eric Franklin; and special glass exhibition w/ Richard Royal & David Schwarz (Glass Art Society’s 38th Annual Conference)
- MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY CRAFT (museumofcontemporarycraft.org) · “GLASS”, by Melissa Dyne (thru Aug 10, 2008); and “GENERATIONS”, by Ken Shores (thru Jul 23, 2008)
- PACIFIC NORTHWEST COLLEGE ART (pnca.edu) · Open First Thursday
- PULLIAM DEFFENBAUGH (pulliamdeffenbaugh.com) · Jeffry Mitchell, Ken Shores & Jeff Zimmerman
- QUALITY PICTURES CONTEMPORARY ART (qpca.com) · “SPARROW LANE”, by Holly Andres
- QUINTANA (quintanagalleries.com) · Open First Thursday
- TENDER LOVING EMPIRE (tenderlovingempire.com) · Open First Thursday
- VINO PARADISO (vinoparadiso.com) · New work by Anna Todaro & Nicole Linde
- WATERSTONE (waterstonegallery.com) · “SOUNDS - SIMPLE AND COMPLEX”, paintings by Nancy Arko
- ATTIC (atticgallery.com) · Open First Thursday
- AUGEN SW (augengallery.com) · “CELESTIAL MENAGERIE”, by Talmadge Doyle
- AUTZEN (pdx.edu/art/exhibitions.html) · “AND THE LONELY PUNCH”, Amber Moss-Jensen’s MFA exhibition
- BRODERICK (broderickgallery.com) · Open First Thursday
- CHAMBERS (chambersgallery.org) · “URBAN FOREST”, by Wid Chambers
- GALLERIE RENE (gallerierene.net) · Open First Thursday
- GOTTLIEB (gottliebgallery.com) · “LIGHT ON ROSES”, by LeslieAnn Butler, Sally Hageman & Sally O’Neill
- MARK WOOLLEY (markwoolley.com) · Open First Thursday
- MK GALLERY (pdx.edu/art/exhibitions.html) · Annual Department of Art Scholarship Exhibition
- PORTLAND CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (pcpa.com) · Open First Thursday
- PORTLAND ART MUSEUM (pam.org) open 10-8, $10 admission
- R. PALATE (rpalate.com) · “CADS & COQUETTES” paintings by Kenney Mencher & “ENTOMOLOGY 211″ by Melissa Armstrong — both shows extended thru the end of June
- SHAFFER FINE ART (shafferfineart.com) · New works by Hessam & Yuro
Portlandia Prevails.
Kaebel, for [M]
Sequential Art Gallery
