Photography Council’s Lunchtime Talk: C. Meier

Free to the public. People are welcome to bring their lunch.

Cameraless: Artist Talk with C. Meier

Artist C. Meier will discuss their experimental approach to photography through their latest series Haptics (2024–ongoing), which consists of vibrant chromatic abstractions made without a camera. Meier will also share the process behind the work, the evolution of their practice, and the “artcestors” who continue to shape and inspire them.

C. Meier (American, b. 1982, they/them) is an artist, curator, and community organizer based in Portland, OR. Their art practice explores materiality, reveling in the hybridization of processes including painting, drawing and photographic methods. They earned their MFA in Photography from Columbia College Chicago (2017) and BFA in Studio Art from Pacific Lutheran University (2004). Meier has exhibited at Candela Books + Gallery, Hyde Park Art Center, Mana Contemporary (Chicago), Filter Space, Blue Sky, Nine Gallery, Solas Gallery, Carnation Contemporary, among others. Their work is part of the Permanent Collection of Pacific Lutheran University (Tacoma, WA). 

Meier curated Creative Resilience: Critical Mass 2025 Top 50 at Blue Sky (2026), Size Matters for Medium Photo (2023), and co-curated re:collection at the Museum of Contemporary Photography (2017). In 2025, Meier started UNFOLD, a diy gallery in their SE Portland apartment where they curate exhibitions and host artist salons. Professional roles include Collections Manager at the Museum of Contemporary Photography (2018-2020), Studio Assistant to artist Barbara Kasten (2019-2020), and Exhibitions Director at Blue Sky, Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts (2021 – present).

The Lunchtime Talk series is a presentation of the Portland Art Museum’s
Photography Council.