with several neighboring galleries and boutiques including but not limited to:
Check out the full map and links to their schedules at CEAD First Friday
we are pleased to announce
an opening reception this first Friday
August 6th, 2010
at
REDUX
811 east Burnside #110
Portland, Oregon
with local artist
JULIANNA SWANEY
Don't miss her first solo show in Portland!
33 original works by this amazingly detailed artist, Julianna Swaney features bears on banjos, flying foxes, and sublime portraits of damsels and gents in the sweetest of fairytale forms. Journey with us for this fantastically darling and impossibly tiny fantasy world of this amazing local artist.
Artist Statement:
I grew up in the wilds of Michigan, playing out in the woods behind my house every day and cultivating a love of animals and bird watching. I would spend seemingly endless days observing and watching the plants and animals around me. My parents were bird watchers and every family vacation revolved going to some distant place to see a bird with an exotic sounding name. I was lucky enough to have an early education that also cultivated my imagination and I always had a love of fairy tales and magic that I could find in the real world though nature and history. It's these experiences that have had the greatest effect on my work.
Though the fairy tales and folktales I grew up on I felt like I could understand a universe that was confusing and often frightening, but beautiful and mysterious. I didn't believe in fairies or elves but I firmly believed that everything, animals, trees, rocks, had a voice, and that if I listened hard enough they would be guides for me. Today I may look at the natural world more rationally than I did then I was a child but I don't think it can be reduced to a set of abstract principles. There is a human element that is essential to our understanding of the non-human world. Intermingling with facts are patterns and traces, lingering echoes of childhood stories, of folklore and fairy tales.
-Julianna Swaney
Opening Reception begins at 6pm
Sweet treats & wine served until 9:30pm
Show runs Sept 3rd- Sept 29th, 2010
January/February- Shelli Markee- Seattle based sculptural wire artist will bring down her gorgeous bird series as well as some other whimsical wire-works.
March- (Double Bill) Natalie Phillips- Entitled "JUNKYARD" comprised of intricate paintings in gouache. this mesmerizing shipwreck of detail and drama is a series of 12 paintings which together form one whole collective work.
April- CROSS-STITCH GROUP SHOW curated by Pamela Davis; ONE STITCH FORWARD, ONE STITCH BACK; CONTEMPORARY EMBROIDERY REVISITS THE PAST
May- (Double Bill) Nicomi "Nix" Turner & Justin Barry :Nocturnal: Life in Darkness Artists Nicomi Nix Turner and Justin Barry have collaborated for this detailed and fascinating glance into the world at night and those who dwell in it's shadows.
June- (Double Bill) Julia Gardner features mixed-media imagery (paint, found objects and photography) of iconic Portland Imagery, sealed onto wood slabs under a layer of resin.
Ted Davee- Haunting photographs in black and white. Stills of the film "Story of Hurt" his first feature-length film now in post-production. The proceeds to this sale go entirely toward funding it's completion.
July- Stephanie Meininger -extraordinary paper photo and found object collage on wood
August- Adam Burke- mixed-media magazine collage.
September- Julianna Swaney- lovely detail oriented watercolor and pencil illustrations. Vintageque portraiture and fantasy-lands of animals and folks.
October- 2nd annual Halloween group show!
"Skulls and Crossbones" particpating NW artists
Penny Nickels
Beau Berkley
Alea Bone
Beth Myrick
ErinJane Laroue
Richard Fox
Brett Superstar
Cathy Pitters
Juanita
D.R.
Pamela Davis
Mary Tapogna
November- Haley Ann Robinson- our second show with one of our favorite young painters. colorful iconographic surrealist studies of animal life.
December- Clock Show! Yup, all sorts of crazy things made into clocks.
2011:
February-
March- Joe Ryckebosch- colorful cutout photo collages
April-
May- Tim Combs- handpainted routed cedar-fence wood art-pieces.
June-
July-
Previous shows:
COMPLETE SCHEDULE 2009:
January 2009- REDUX expansion! (closed Jan 15th-23rd)
February 2009- Mary Tapogna-simply stunning small works from local mosaics maven
March 2009- Barbe St John- gorgeous textured mixed media works
April 2009- Molly Wolfe- amazing sculptural glass wall adornment and conceptual tidbits
May 2009-Adrienne Vita- detailed illustrations on paper in marker, ink, watercolor and acrylic.
ALSO in May: happy crocheted bird installation by Cheryl Cambras
June- Ashley G and Drew- darling bold and graphic prints and original illustration depicting simple creatures and characters
July- Valerie Pensworth- Soft portraiture encapsulating the warmth and humor and spirit of women. These lush illustrations in acrylic, gouache and inks feel quite vintage yet have a timeless quality.
August- Richard Fox- dioramas depicting aquatic life and more encased in gouache on wood
September-Thaddeus- 2 and 3D hybrid sculpture oddities and more from variety of found and upcycled sources. This show featured the combination of instruments and tools.
October- Haley Ann Robinson- colorful illustration, paintings with repurposed frames and small sculpted creature installations.
November- MUERTOS; A GROUP SHOW showcasing art as a celebration of death and varied artist interpretations of all things macabre and surreal. Featuring paintings, photography, sculpture, marionettes, sugar skulls, punched tin art and shrines by several artists from around the country as well as lovely local homegrown talent. check out the website for the full online show: www.muertospdx.wordpress.com
December- Faryn Davis- Gorgeous paintings and found objects embedded in blocks of resin. These lovely art specimens were once locally made, but alas, She has recently moved back to her hometown in North Carolina. Don't miss this show!!!
Schedule 2008:
January- Pepe Moscoso -resin encased painting and photo-montage on salvaged house siding
February- Art Ghost - Collaborative paintings, often incorporating found thrift-store paintings by Seattle duo
March- Lisa Congdon- art+craft from SF artist utilizing founded paper, fabrics, wood and things altered by paint, ink and silkscreen
April- Dr Medz- sweet surrealist paintings on salvaged objects and wood like skateboard decks
May- Kristin-Marie- mixed media, found objects, old yellowed text, assembled on salvaged wood
June-Kate Durkin- tasty soft goods, sweet graphic prints and re-stitched canvas paintings from this talented SF artist
July- Tim Karpinski- luciously layered painting and delicate illustration on paper, canvas and found objects.
August- Jesse Utt- detailed mixed media portraiture of man meets beast
September Ryan Berkley- intricately illustrated portraits of the more illustrious members of animal kingdom, each filled with personality.
October- Norman Chambers- fabulous complex illustrations in ink & gouache
November- Julia Gardner layered found objects and illustration encased in shadowboxed resin
December- TBA (holiday vacation Dec 25-Jan)
2007 Schedule
January- Kendra Binney -Resin paintings on wood
February- Rebecca Haack - "A Quiet Lark" encaustic encased paintings incorporating organics and sewing patterns on wood
March- Kelly Williams Ray - Silk-screened ties and wall pieces
April- Rachel Blumberg - Found organics & objects in shadow boxes
May- Faryn Davis - Jewelry & Small works, resin encased organics over wood featuring hand-painted layers upon layers of delicate beauty
June- Struct- painted and stenciled vinyl records
July- Joseph Valentino - topographically illustrated polaroids
August- P. Williams- Graphical paintings on salvaged wood and canvas
September- Tim Combs- routed /painted stencils on recycled fence wood
October - Jason Dietz- multi-media photographs and paintings
Melissa Kolbusz [wired]- TRUNK SHOW!!
Jewelry recycled from industrial parts
November- Jason Greene- paint, wood, strings and found materials
PREVIOUSLY FEATURED ARTISTS:
November 08: Julia Gardner: Portlander Julia Gardner creates her mixed media pieces by first building wood panels with “windows” in which she layers images and multiple layers of resin. In a visual exploration of PDX Gardner captures the contemporary essence of the city.
October 08: Norman Chambers: Dreamlike visions of a defunct futurism propel the viewer through these works of man meets machine. Deliriously piled machinery crowds the landscape and isolates it's single calm protagonist, these are science-fiction characters, within similar but unique story-lines.. all having managed to adapt to their environment as we humans tend to do.
September 08: Ryan Berkley: Prepare to fall hopelessly in love with the illustrious illustrations and animal portraiture of local artist Ryan Berkley. He creates comic book inspired art, prints, and whatever other fun diversions come to mind, using his trusty 'magic' markers and colored pencils. These anthropomorphic superheroes are oozing with personality and donning all sorts of refined finery.
August 08: Painter and jewelry designer extraordinaire, Jesse Utt, is a renown and prolific creator fine art as well as renowned jewelry designer, from hand-painted canvas wrist-cuffs to earrings sporting his graphic comic-book aesthetic, to creative assemblage jewelry incorporating chain, feathers, gemstones, vintage components and found oddities. This urban-inspired accessory line, also known as Zachary Pryor, is also carried at REDUX.
July: 08: Timothy Karpinski- Gorgeous meticulously rendered illustrations on paper cutouts. often sewn together with precision stitches, these delicate works are under glass and beautifully framed.
June 08: Kate Durkin- Years of experimentation led her to discover that she could successfully manipulate a piece's composition while integrating a wide range of subjects by cutting up the canvas, creating groups of little pieces, and stitching them back together. This discovery liberated her from traditional notions of the painting process, both allowing her to be more deliberate with her composition choices and forcing her to relinquish control.
May 08: Kristin-Marie- Collections of fascinating objects have been painstakingly rendered and reassembled in Kristin's work. She reinterprets tiny objects withing new settings in 3-dimensional ways.
April 08: Dr Medz.
Bradley Royce collaborates with the characteristics inherent in salvaged wood to dictate the image or creature that emerges. Working in stark graphic lines of black and white, he brings out the creature or person trapped within.
March 08: Lisa Congdon
Ordinary objects, old photographs and papers, along with pieces of nature form beautiful keepsakes that allow viewers to imagine how they are connected and to create their own narratives.
February 08: Art Ghost
Cleverly manipulated thrift store paintings and colorful portraiture of beauties and beasts by Seattle duo Eric and Liz, otherwise known as: Art Ghost
January 08: Pepe Moscoso
creates collages of carefully arranged human figures, almost caricatures of themselves, placed within the realism of a photographic setting. Resonating with startling purpose, there is a surreal nature to these pieces which smartly express his unique way of seeing the world.
December 07 Rebecca Haack
foggy landscapes of photography, acrylic paints and mixed media drenched in encaustic wax create gorgeous moody pictorals of typical NW scenery.
November 07: Jason Greene
In his most recent series, he paints small, found objects using the objects instead of brushes. The “objects that paint themselves” are included in each composition and provide a brief history of process and symmetry between paint and the painted.
October 07: Jason Dietz multi-media photographs and paintings
sliced rolled sandwiched photographs and printed media are layered meticulously in dizzying patterns of color and industriousness.
Melissa Kolbusz [wired ] Trunk show! Fabulous Jewelry recycled from electronics parts, transistors, magnet wire and industrial rubber
September 07: Tim Combs
Through his most recent work in portraiture, local artist Tim Combs examines parallels between the way he sees our society as excessively consuming and discarding products with similar disregard for the past. His work puts special emphasis on the compelling nature of memory and our fragile bonds to family, friends and community.
August 07: P. Williams
P. Williams current series of work is an exploration of the relationship between humans and nature. The work looks at the plastic divide between humans and the world at large, as well as the tragedy and disasters that come from ignoring the seemingly benign.
July 07: Joseph Valentino
Utilizing a multiple exposure trick to construct double and triple layered ghostlike images, Joe then modifies them with topographical illustrations and letter transfers, pushing the possibilities of what can be done with Polaroid film. The result combines his meditative line designs with geometric repetition and allusions to favorite themes like nature, people, film television stills, and urban decay.
June 07: Struct Portland, OR
A member of the “Vinyl Killers” troupe, this talented local artist’s undeniably unique interpretation of repurposed record art utilizes his unique stenciling techniques.
May 07: Faryn Davis Seattle, WA
This tradition as a “collector of small, powerful things” has transitioned in many ways into her jewelry, installations and mixed media art. Her work incorporates a wide array of found organic elements such as wood, clay, resin, light, paint, wax and texts into illuminated, shrine-like forms.
April 07: Rachel Blumberg Portland, OR
These 'shadow' boxes are repurposed drawers, filled with found miniatures, delicate artifacts, vintage dolls, hanging painted birds, dried flowers, pages of books and other carefully selected ephemera.
March 07:
Using historical imagery, primarily from advertising campaigns of the 50’s, Kelly Williams Ray's pieces often take a satirical, tongue-in-cheek approach to current issues. Using the graphic nature of the silk-screen process to fuse bright pictures onto colorful vintage men’s neckties, Kelly produces stunning (and wearable) pieces of political and social commentary.
February 07: Rebecca Haacke
Rebecca makes use of a fragrant, unrefined beeswax, an infinitely malleable medium which encases the image with a sensuous and emotional tonality. Her use of encaustics diffuses the light upon each story like miniature revelations, giving each piece an aged, yet timeless, child-like fantasy. These small works are her daydreams.
January 07: Kendra Binney
REDUX is proud to present the hauntingly beautiful work of Kendra Binney, a very talented painter creating small works on wood with multi textural embeddings of organic materials, illustrated paper and paint. Through scenes of dripping landscapes and insecure, vulnerable characters, she illustrates a world draped in memories, remorse, and fragile realities.
November 06: Rachel Austin
Rachel Austin loves creating little pieces of art - the smaller and cuter the better. Common themes of innocence, loneliness, travel and flight show up many times in her paintings. She utilizes reclaimed pallet wood and old maps as her canvas.
October 06: Liz Cohn
Liz Cohn works in oil, acrylic, mixed media, and collage to create abstract and whimsical works of art on paper and canvas. These works often contain newsprint and lettering, vintage photography, paint, attachments of metal wire and nails. Constantly pushing the boundaries of assemblage with her brilliant use of color, texture, words and images, Liz conveys the multidimensionality of life and all it’s curious representations.
September 06: Jenna Robertson
Jenna Robertson- creates sewing machine-stitched collages using luxurious recycled wool. The textures and colors of angora, lambswool and cashmere and the simultaneous movement and pinned-down stillness of the thread have inspired this series of birds and butterflies.
August 06: Lucia Johnson
Lucia Johnson begins by building her works out of recycled found materials. Ingredients vary from acrylic sheeting, ancient windows, acrylic paint, wood panels or MDF. Most completed works are a combination of multiple painted layers on glass or clear acrylic sheets stacked up inside a box frame to create a multi-dimensional effect. The layering moves as the viewer does, resulting in a most hallucinatory experience.
July 06: Mary Tapogna
Mary Tapogna- From functional art and crosses, vases, pendant lamps and iconographic portraiture, this prolific artist has mastered the art of mosaic with an incredible sense of color, detail and technical skill.
June 06: Brett Superstar
Brett Superstar – Gouache paintings on vintage file folders. Starting with the original brown of the faded folders, Brett pulls shapes by shading and highlighting in order to bring his portraiture studies to life.
May 06: Gregory Hanson
Using almost exclusively recycled materials exhumed from attics and basements and old photos from decades past, drawers and boxes are brought back to life in the colorful and whimsical assemblages of Gregory Hanson.
April 06: Theo Fanning
San Francisco artist Theo Fanning and his typewriter jewelry. This wicked neck-piece attracted many window-shoppers.
March 06: REDUX Grand Opening brings you four fabulous metal sculptors and lamp artists:
Jason Radies is a Portland artist and metalworker, mainly working in mild steel and recycled car parts.
Coby is a local metal sculptor using primarily found objects in his work, including machine parts, tools, gears and the like.
Matt Sipes is a Portland lamp artist reinventing a variety of consumer cast-offs into functional lamps. His specialty is the reinvention of the common kitchen appliance, for a fresh, unique interpretation on lighting.
Brody Boeger is a Portland artist who collects old lamp parts from the seventies and reassembles them with a completely chic kitchy-retro cool. He connects recycled globes of green, amber and white in stacked towers of glowing glass and brass. He also appropriates objects like vacuum cleaners and other vintage appliances into lamps.