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Discover“Black art history is Black history”: Guest curator Intisar Abioto on creating Black Artists of Oregon
The special exhibition Black Artists of Oregon grew out of the research of Portland artist Intisar Abioto, the exhibition’s guest curator. Grace Kook-Anderson, The Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Curator of […]
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DiscoverHuman | Nature: Unveiling the beauty of Japanese landscapes in Portland
Go behind the scenes with assistant curator Helen Swift on her inaugural exhibition at the Portland Art Museum. Human | Nature: 150 Years of Japanese Landscape Prints, currently on display […]
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LearnEunice Kim on Shades of Light
“Eunice Kim’s collagraph monoprints are intimate, meticulous constructions. Works in the Tessellations series are created from three-inch square monoprints—each individually inked and printed—which are then assembled to create a composite whole. […]
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CommunityDiscoverLearnWrite Around PAM: Maurice Denis
As many of us gather this weekend with our households, extended family and friends, or even just our furry companions, we will center time together, and may even take a […]
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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Édouard Vuillard
Artist Édouard Vuillard found inspiration from the people closest at hand, as seen in our current special exhibition, Private Lives: Home and Family in the Art of the Nabis, 1889–1900. […]
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CommunityDiscoverLearnWrite Around PAM: Pierre Bonnard
As the current Private Lives exhibition makes clear, the Nabis artists loved depicting children. Not only were they part of the artists’ intimate family circles, but children also offered an […]
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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Private Lives
After resetting the clocks and settling in for a dark winter, I am reminded of the many scenes of lamplight in the exhibition Private Lives: Home and Family in the […]
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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Lynnette Haozous
Last week was an exciting week at the museum with artist Lynnette Haozous, and her assistant Andrew Benally, here from Albuquerque, New Mexico. They were on hand to install Into […]
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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Pierre Bonnard
After a hot, dry, summer, I cheered the recent return of rain to Portland. More than 100 years ago, French artist Pierre Bonnard captured the magic of a rainy night […]
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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Shirley Gittelsohn
Shirley Gittelsohn’s Family Portrait is featured in the current exhibition, Portraiture from the Collection of Northwest Art. The painting depicts her adult children, the family pets, her relaxed husband, herself, […]
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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Pierre Bonnard
As we enter the dog days of summer, I offer you seven pups by French artist Pierre Bonnard. Bonnard was a keen observer of animals, whether pampered pets or urban […]
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CommunityConnectDiscoverWrite Around PAM: Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams took this photograph on the side of the highway, after glancing out the window while driving. It has since become one of his most famous pieces. We invite […]