Aug 2019 - James Reed & Gary Wiseman "...'not not: in view of'..." Aug 10 - Artist talk Aug 24 - Performance and mini symposium James Reed presents an exhibition of drawing, mixed media and objectism which emerged from working with lime, vinegar and asking, "What do the silent and invisible processes look like that are active and informing our views?" James Reed emigrated to the United States from South Africa in 2010. He Lives in Portland, OR. He has exhibited locally and internationally. Gary Wiseman is an artist, facilitator, writer, and musician. He has exhibited and performed at such places as Portland Pataphysical Society, Flux Factory, the PICA TBA festival, The Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Gallery, and The Housatonic Museum. Wiseman was the 2015 inaugural Signal Fire Tinderbox artist in residence and received the PNCA Dorothy Lemelson scholarship from 2009-2014. Wiseman co-founded Place, a 4000 square foot installation-based gallery on the top floor of Pioneer Place Mall, with Gabe Flores in 2010 and formed the collective Kitchen Sink PDX (2005-2007) with Alicia Eggert. Wiseman was born on Mt. Tabor and grew up in SE Portland, OR. He emigrated to Australia in 1993 and lived there until 2003 when he returned to Portland where he remains. July 2019 - Members show "Redoux" The members of Gallery 114 will share the gallery space for a genuinely diverse show featuring collage, sculpture, photography, and painting. Redoux is defined as “bringing back” and the yearly members’ exhibit allows us all to show our work together – not the same as last year’s show, but rather where each of us has gone since exhibiting our past work.
June 2019 - Juried show "Decadence + Desire"
We live in a world where excess and want are polarized into extremes. When we have what we need, we can always acquire more, and when we lack the necessities, wanting is all we have. What shape does desire take? How do you trace the boundaries of decadence? Where are their intersections? How much is Too much? What is enough? How do we measure our consumption, our needs and wants, our materialism in terms of decadence + desire? In June, Gallery 114 presents a juried exhibit of artworks that explore these themes on a personal, political, cultural or social level. DECADENCE + DESIRE includes 21 artists from throughout the United States – Oregon, Washington, Pennsylvania, New York, Colorado, New Mexico, California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Illinois, Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. Sculpture, painting, printing, photography, paper quilting and mixed media are included in the exhibit.
May 2019 - Mary Jo Mann & Heather McGeachy "Reflections and Shapeshifters"
May 4 - Artist talk May 19 - Reading (David Oates & Annie Lightart) Mary Jo Mann presents a body of work entitled “Reflections” which offers viewers a quiet and contemplative space. The work is an expression of her time sitting by a small lake and willow tree during an artist residency in Caylus, France. The abstract paintings, done primarily with ink on canvas, speak of the human experience in nature. The medium’s fluidity and transparency expresses the mesmerizing experience of the watery environment by the lake. Complimenting her paintings is ceramic sculpture reminiscent of botanical and rock forms found in nature. Heather McGeachy's time spent in France was filled with a rush of productivity. Focusing on themes that have been lingering in the background for years, she was able to give over to dissecting the complicated relationship humans have with the natural world. Her show, titled “Shapeshifters,” reflects an exploration of the moments when we strive to be of the natural order and less segregated from our environments and our animal brethren.
Apr 2019 - Juried show "Untethered"
Apr 13 - Panel discussion (Mark Andres, Daniel Peabody, Amy Bay, Tamara English, and Kendra Larson) What does it mean for a work of art to be beautiful in 2019? That question was posed to the artists who applied for this exhibit. The theme is challenging--in part because the contemporary art world has dubbed beauty a dirty word. Dave Hickey tried to rescue it from the onslaught of art criticism with his collection of essays in The Invisible Dragon in the '90s. The three artists William Park, Ruth Ross, and Poca Kim took up Gallery 114's invitation to challenge that critical taboo, and they reassert in their own ways the place of beauty in art. These artists presented individual work based in a powerful and moving quality embedded in a strong aesthetic, a key criterion in their selection.
Mar 2019 - David Slader & Owen Carey
Mar 7 - Performance (live art models) Mar 16 - Play (Rusty Tennant) Mar 26 - Reading (Street Roots) A painter and a photographer explore the longings, hopes and passions of the decorated and tattooed human figure, For March 2019, Gallery 114 present InkBodySkinPaint+Fire, a joint show featuring the decorated and tattooed human figure, featuring painter David Slader and photographer Owen Carey. The theme for the show was sparked by a remark that the figures in Slader’s paintings were tattooed. Carey picked up on that thread, creating a series of intimate portraits of people whose body art is their personal journal, expressing their intimate stories, traumas and yearnings. Each of Carey’s models has a personal story of perseverance and is available for interviews. Feb 2019 - Portland Grid Project
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