Azad Sadjadi will be showing brand new autobiographical works at the Nest Lounge (1801 NE Alberta Street). The works are a visual dialogue about his bicycle accident where he lost his front teeth, the dental surgeries that followed, and his experience painting on pain medication. The Nest is open everyday from 3- close. Happy Hour + food.

Brin Levinson brings a fresh series of work titled “Paradise Urbania” to Slinde & Nelson for January first Thursday opening. Brin’s recent work are urban landscape paintings that reflect my most nostalgic dreams. I’m very inspired by urban and old industrial landscapes. I like creating imagery that tells part of a story like a moment in history. An unfinished dream is something you can become obsessed with

Artist Gabriel Decker is showing selected works at The East Bank Commerce Center Public Gallery (1001 SE Water Ave. Decker’s newest works are abstract plaster-acrylic constructs, heavily layered and framed with recycled materials. Gabriel was also an artist at the Manor of Art festival at Milepost 5 in August, 2009.

Keith Rosson is showing selected works at The Limelight (6708 SE Milwaukie Ave) for the month of October. Keith’s hybrid feel of comic book icons and zine apparations are a perfect treat to accompany 30 oz of long island ice tea to celebrate Halloween.

Rai Villanueva hangs a show at the brand new Seven Planet store in Chinatown, with an opening and live painting on Thursday, October 1st.

The Risk/Reward New Performance Series is an evening length program that repeats The New Performance Series presents a platform for the Northwest’s finest genre-busting performing artists to share fresh, short-length new works in the Manor of Art’s performance space. Evening programs will feature a mix of dance, theatre, spoken-word and performance artists, with four [...]

Portland City Art presents Roscoe Hall II solo show, “Tryin to Do the Right Thang’”, featuring all new work at Slinde & Nelson lawfirm. The first Thursday opening reception was fantastic, with a packed house, great food, conversation, wine and two sales for Roscoe. A second opening will be set for November’s first Thursday on the 5th.

Siren Nation is guest curator at Olympic Mills Commerce Center for the month of November, displaying over 50 different Siren Nation female artists. Show reception is at OMCC onThursday, November 5th, with live DJ’s.

In his “Instruments” series, Thadeus Lutz works to mend the rift and meld the mundane objects of his profession with objects of passion. He begs the question, if your only tool is a hammer; would nails cringe at your approach? Or would they stare in wonder at the instrument of their meaning?

WORKS V is an annual art exhibition/event produced by Intown Church and Portland City Art http://www.portlandcityart.org/. This will be Intown Church’s fifth year hosting the event and our first year partnering with Portland City Art, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving and promoting local artists. The focus of the evening will be celebrating the incredible and diverse art and culture our city has to offer. It will feature a curated gallery of incredibly talented local visual artists exhibiting and selling their painting, sculpture, photography, film, and fine crafts in the gothic atmosphere of The Old Church, one of Portland’s oldest buildings.