2016 Contemporary Northwest Art Awards
Feb 13, 2016 – May 8, 2016
The Museum’s fourth biennial awards exhibition, 2016 Contemporary Northwest Art Awards features eight outstanding artists including a two-person artist’s collaborative. Four of the eight artists are immigrants, coming to the Northwest from Asia and Europe and contributing to the exhibition’s conceptual strength with a fresh view of America. Works in the exhibition address global and regional humanist issues —prejudice, belonging, war, the evolution of power, omnipresent technology, and the environment. Ranging from large-scale installations to intimate ceramic portraits, the multimedia exhibition showcases works in combinations of neon, video, glass, drawing, painting, and clay with innovative approaches to both new and traditional media.At the opening reception one artist will receive the $10,000 Arlene Schnitzer prize selected by the Museum’s curatorial staff. From nomination to final prize, the biennial awards process delivers a two-fold benefit: It allows the Portland Art Museum to identify a number of the Northwest’s exceptional talents, and it provides the museum with a far deeper understanding of the new work taking place in the region by both established and emerging artists. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalog, artists’ lectures and other exhibit related programs.Bonnie Laing-Malcolmson, The Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Curator of Northwest Art, and invited curatorial advisor Jessica Hunter-Larsen, curator of IDEA Space, Interdisciplinary Experimental Arts, at Colorado College, received over 200 nominations from respected regional arts professionals of outstanding contemporary artists from Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. Nominees were selected on the basis of quality, innovation, relevance to community or global issues, continuity of vision and dedication to studio practice. Hunter-Larsen and Laing-Malcolmson reviewed the applications to select 24 four finalists, from which the group of seven award winners was chosen.
Organized by the Portland Art Museum and curated by Bonnie Laing-Malcolmson, The Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Curator of Northwest Art.
Using drawing and video, Haven employs words and geometric spatial relationships to illustrate the fragmented bombardment of technology on the human psyche in the new millennium. With language and mixed media, she binds together two- and three-dimensional imagery to create elegant modernist objects that suggest unanswered questions.
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Lead Pencil Studio, Seattle, Washington
Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo use video, sculpture, drawing, installation and photography to reveal spatial qualities of the built environment that influence human behavior. This combination of styles expands the understanding of the constructed surface, which scripts a large portion of human movement and perception.
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Dana Lynn Louis, Portland, Oregon
Louis is inspired by the human body and its connection to timeless and fascinating systems of the natural and constructed worlds—linking time, space, and energy through dynamic multimedia installations. Creating spaces with intimate and large-scale drawings, light projections, and sculptural objects, she uses glass, light, and shadow to achieve a glitteringly magical environment.
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Helen O’Toole, Seattle, Washington
O’Toole creates a prolonged moment where the painting’s vast space evokes an image with a resonating emotional depth. Metaphorically employing the moody landscape of rural Ireland, she channels a deep-seated pain and misery resulting from a past lived amidst a compilation of grudges, suspicion, and violence.
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Akio Takamori, Seattle, Washington
Takamori’s new, 40-foot-long, lyrically painted clay installation addresses the war torn world through the faces of its threatened children. In our contemporary society of a great mix of people, these diverse faces remind us that life begins unblemished by clashing ideologies. Additionally, a series of serene ceramic landscapes quoted from historic Japanese and European paintings provide a hopeful and contemplative view of the natural environment.
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Willem Volkersz, Bozeman, Montana
Volkersz has an immigrant’s fascination with America. Arriving in Seattle from Amsterdam shortly after World War II, he began photographing a newly discovered landscape of billboards, vernacular architecture, and neon signs. Over time, he became fascinated with roadside art and pop culture: larger-than-life advertising figures, postcards, and travel souvenirs. Volkersz creates a charmingly critical narrative around his Dutch heritage and American citizenship.
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Samantha Wall, Portland, Oregon
Wall seeks to communicate the interior emotional state that separates one’s sense of self from their body. Growing up as an ethnically diverse child in South Korea and the American South, she learned to navigate between social and cultural boundaries. Her quietly powerful work utilizes modest materials, such as graphite or charcoal, to build a supple, interlaced texture of marks which are suspended on the surface of paper.
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Open Captions Screening
Rated PG • 1h 57m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
Closed Captions & Audio Description Available
Free with Museum Admission – Limited seating – tickets available day of at the box office.
A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child. However, the two of them have to struggle to find a place for themselves as Italy becomes embroiled in fascism.
Rated PG • 1h 57m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
Closed Captions & Audio Description Available
Free with Museum Admission – Limited seating – tickets available day of at the box office.
A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child. However, the two of them have to struggle to find a place for themselves as Italy becomes embroiled in fascism.
Sensory Screening (less dim lighting, lower volume)
Rated PG • 1h 57m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
Closed Captions & Audio Description Available
Free with Museum Admission – Limited seating – tickets available day of at the box office.
A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child. However, the two of them have to struggle to find a place for themselves as Italy becomes embroiled in fascism.
Rated PG • 1h 57m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
Closed Captions & Audio Description Available
Free with Museum Admission – Limited seating – tickets available day of at the box office.
A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child. However, the two of them have to struggle to find a place for themselves as Italy becomes embroiled in fascism.
Rated PG • 1h 57m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
Closed Captions & Audio Description Available
Free with Museum Admission – Limited seating – tickets available day of at the box office.
A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child. However, the two of them have to struggle to find a place for themselves as Italy becomes embroiled in fascism.
Open Captions Screening
Rated PG • 1h 57m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
Closed Captions & Audio Description Available
Free with Museum Admission – Limited seating – tickets available day of at the box office.
A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child. However, the two of them have to struggle to find a place for themselves as Italy becomes embroiled in fascism.
Rated PG • 1h 57m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
Closed Captions & Audio Description Available
Free with Museum Admission – Limited seating – tickets available day of at the box office.
A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child. However, the two of them have to struggle to find a place for themselves as Italy becomes embroiled in fascism.
Sensory Screening (less dim lighting, lower volume)
Rated PG • 1h 57m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
Closed Captions & Audio Description Available
Free with Museum Admission – Limited seating – tickets available day of at the box office.
A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child. However, the two of them have to struggle to find a place for themselves as Italy becomes embroiled in fascism.
Rated PG • 1h 57m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
Closed Captions & Audio Description Available
Free with Museum Admission – Limited seating – tickets available day of at the box office.
A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child. However, the two of them have to struggle to find a place for themselves as Italy becomes embroiled in fascism.
June 19 – 23
1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Ages 8-11
Instructor: Andrés Eduardo
Cost: $450
This 5-day camp is designed for children ages 8-11 who are interested in learning the basics of stop motion animation. The campers will spend each day learning and practicing the different techniques used in stop motion animation, including planning and storyboarding, creating characters and sets, and using iPads to record and animate their creations.
Throughout the camp, campers will develop their creativity, problem-solving skills, and teamwork. They will be encouraged to be imaginative and to explore different animation techniques and materials, such as clay, felt, traditional stop motion armatures, and even their own toys from home. They will be given guidance and support but also given the freedom to be creative with their own ideas.
Artist Instructor bio:
Andrés is a talented artist and animator who most recently worked with ShadowMachine Studios as Stop Motion Animation Assistant on Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. Prior to working with ShadowMachine, Andrés earned his MFA in Animation from the Savannah College of Art and Design, where he focused on stop motion and wrote his thesis “Postcolonial Representation of Folk Characters in Animation.” His passion for stop motion animation and his Venezuelan-American heritage is also present in his film short film, Con Fuerza.
June 19 – 23
1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Ages 11-14
Instructor: Jack Kent
Cost: $450
Illustrated Storyworld is a 5-day camp for children aged 11-14 that delves into the world of graphic novels and zines. Through a combination of group discussions and hands-on projects, campers will learn how to create their own illustrated stories and develop their own unique illustration style. Campers will also get a chance to explore the history and cultural impact of graphic novels and learn about the different techniques used to make them. By the end of the camp, campers will have created their own zine or mini graphic novel to take home.
Artist Instructor Bio:
Growing up in the small town of Newport, Oregon, Jack was surrounded by plenty of inspiration from the Pacific Northwest. Jack would create little comics n’ doodles to share with his school buddies. Making people smile through art was all he wanted to do. His life goal was to become a cartoonist. Jack moved to Portland after graduating high school and studied graphic design, cartooning, writing, and music. Jack began to create a myriad of toons.
Jack’s Sketchy People celebrates the unique residents of the Rose City. Simple sketches noted with a time and place brings Portland to life in Jack’s “sketchy” cartooning style. During the pandemic, Jack’s design and character creation came in handy for the Emmy nominated PBS Kids show, Pandemic Playhouse. Gulls is a blend of music and comics. Join the flock and see this unique brand of squawk n’ roll! As a member of the National Cartoonist Society, Jack has had many of his comics published. You can find his Sketchy People and Minus Tide comics printed in the Willamette Week.
Sharing art and creating laughs, it’s still all Jack wants to do. See all of Jack’s toons n’ art at https://www.kentcomics.com/
PAM CUT // Center for an Untold Tomorrow is hosting the 4th annual Cinema Unbound Awards on June 22, 2023, highlighting artists, innovators, and leaders who are not content to be contained.
Working at the intersection of art and cinematic storytelling in all its forms, this year’s recipients Fred Armisen, Guillermo del Toro, Gregory Gourdet, Jon Raymond, Jacqueline Stewart, and Tessa Thompson will be honored at an in-person event at the Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon on June 22, 2023.
This year, the awards will feature a culinary take-over by Gregory Gourdet’s 2023 James Beard Foundation Award finalist for “Best New Restaurant,” Kann. The Haitian live-fire restaurant was recently named the #1 “Best New Restaurant in America” by Esquire and one of the top 50 new restaurants in America by The New York Times.
The Cinema Unbound Awards, presented by the PAM CUT, annually celebrates those who strive to think bigger, try new things, and push forward to transform the field and the world. The Awards honor storytellers who use their creative vision to expand the reach of cinema as an art form to challenge for whom, by whom, and how stories can be told.
Learn more about the Cinema Unbound Awards
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with Amy Dotson, PAM CUT // Center for an Untold Tomorrow Director and Portland Art Museum Curator of Film & New Media
Celebrating his work as a filmmaker and multimedia artist, join us for a conversation between iconic filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and PAM CUT Director and Portland Art Museum Curator of Film & New Media, during which the two will discuss the artist’s process and vision around creating Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio and his connection to the hundreds of artists here at Portland’s ShadowMachine who helped bring his cinematic vision to life.
The winner of three Academy Awards, Guillermo del Toro is among the most creative and visionary artists of his generation, whose distinctive style is showcased through his work as a filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, and author. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, del Toro first gained worldwide recognition for the 1993 Mexican-American co-production Cronos, a supernatural horror film, which he directed from his own screenplay after beginning his career working as a special effects makeup artist. Del Toro went on to earn international acclaim with the Academy Award-winning films Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), The Shape of Water (2017), and Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022).
In animation, del Toro executive produced the DreamWorks films Kung Fu Panda 2 and 3, Puss in Boots 1 and 2, and Rise of the Guardians, and produced The Book of Life. His DreamWorks/Netflix animated series Trollhunters has been both a critical and audience success. In addition to his movie projects, del Toro co-authored the New York Times bestselling vampire horror trilogy The Strain, which has also been turned into a hit series on FX Network. His next animated feature will be the stop motion project based on Nobel Prize–winning author Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel The Buried Giant.
2001 • Rated R • 1h 48m • Spanish with English subtitles • Presented in 35mm
Dir. Guillermo del Toro
Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucía orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for revenge.
Screening before is Guillermo del Toro’s short film Doña Lupe (1985) in which an elderly woman in financial trouble rents out a room in her home to two policemen, but when unscrupulous dealings begin to take place, she takes matters into her own hands. In Spanish with English subtitles.
2022, Rated R • 1h 57m • Presented in 35mm
Dir. Guillermo del Toro
A rare mutation has occurred within the vampire community – The Reaper. A vampire so consumed with an insatiable bloodlust that they prey on vampires as well as humans, transforming victims who are unlucky enough to survive into Reapers themselves. Blade is asked by the Vampire Nation for his help in preventing a nightmare plague that would wipe out both humans and vampires.
2006 • Rated R • 1h 58m • Spanish with English subtitles • Presented in 35mm
Dir. Guillermo del Toro
Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth guarded by a mysterious faun who claims to know her destiny. If she wishes to return to her real father, Ofelia must complete three terrifying tasks.
Screening before is Guillermo del Toro’s short film Geometria (1987) in which a young boy who is tired of failing Geometry decides to summon a demon. In Spanish with English subtitles.
Join us for a select day each month during the run of Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio for a day of all things animation, from demonstrations, to storytelling, to tours and lectures. Get a peek into the artistic, animation and storytelling process, as told by Shadowmachine animators and other Portland-based animators and scholars. All ages are welcome! Included with General Admissions, Animation Art Days’ events are first come, first served.
Animation Art Day Events:
11:00 AM-12:30 PM- Shadowmachine Presents: Cinematography in Pinocchio
We welcome visitors to this kick-off Animation Art Day presentation by Shadowmachine artists from the Cinematography Department. Diving into the role of cinematography in Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, this discussion considers the work of Frank Passingham (Director of Photography), Michel Amado (Lighting Camera Crew Member ) and Gavin Brown (Head Assistant Camera) in bringing the story of Pinocchio to life on screen.
Frank Passingham studied Fine Art at Winchester School of Art (1971/2) and then did a Diploma in Fine Art at Bristol Faculty of Art. In 1975, he Qualified with a Degree in Fine Art with Ist Class Hons. Then he worked as a photographer in reportage, portraiture and landscape. Frank then traveled in Canada, USA, Mexico and Guatemala expanding his photographic portfolio for a few years. In the late 80s, Passingham specialized in Stop Frame Animation and Rostrum camera work. In 1998-2000 he was Director of Photography on ‘Chicken Run’ for Aardman and Dreamworks. Cinematography on Chicken Run nominated for a BAFTA. Then he was Director on ‘The Magic Roundabout’ aka ‘Doogal’ (US) for Action Synthese and then 2004-6 DoP/Head of Layout on ‘Flushed Away’ for Dreamworks/Aardman.
Michel Amado is a 24 years experienced camera department professional, and Director of Photography for the last 18 years in both live-action, and stop motion techniques. He has more than 80 projects including 4 feature films (documentary, blockbuster, and independent), commercials, several short films, and a couple works for TV. In 2020 Amado collaborated on his first film project in the United States as Lighting Cameraperson for the feature film ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’. He has been Director of Photography for two Ariel (Mexican film industry most important award) winning productions: ‘Bajo la Sal’ (Under the Salt), 2008 (Best Special Effects for the animation sequences); and winner of Jalisco State Journalism Award 2016 in the photography category for the documentary series ‘Pueblo Quieto’ (Quiet Town). Amado is working as Director of Photography for ‘In The Know’, the new stop motion sit-com show produced by Shadow Machine studio.
Gavin Brown is a cinematographer based in Portland, OR specializing in stop motion camera, lighting, and motion control. He holds a BFA in Film and Video Production from Pacific University. With over 7 years of experience in stop motion and 10 years in film production, Brown has worked with companies such as the Portland Trail Blazers, Zillow, Trolli, and Laika studios. He recently worked on Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio as Lead Assistant Camera and an additional Lighting Cameraperson.
Rated PG • 1h 57m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
Closed Captions & Audio Description Available
Free with Museum Admission – Limited seating – tickets available day of at the box office.
A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child. However, the two of them have to struggle to find a place for themselves as Italy becomes embroiled in fascism.
2017 • Rated R • 2h 3m
Closed Captions Available
Dir. Guillermo del Toro
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
2004 • Rated PG-13 • 2h 2m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro
In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before they summon a baby demon who is rescued by Allied forces and dubbed “Hellboy”. Sixty years later, Hellboy serves the cause of good rather than evil as an agent in the Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense, along with Abe Sapien – a merman with psychic powers, and Liz Sherman – a woman with pyrokinesis, protecting America against dark forces.
The Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Curator of Northwest Art