Yoshida Chizuko
The first major retrospective to focus on the groundbreaking 20th-century painter and printmaker Yoshida Chizuko (1924–2017), a pioneering woman modernist in Japan.
1219 SW Park Ave
Sep 27, 2025 – Jan 4, 2026
Global Icons, Local Spotlight: Contemporary Art from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer
Global Icons, Local Spotlight is an exhibition that shares works by some of today’s leading artists with local Portland audiences.
1219 SW Park Ave
Sep 6, 2025 – Jan 11, 2026
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ExhibitionsFor the Enjoyment of All: Celebrating the Kress Gift
In 1952, the Portland Art Museum was given a spectacular selection of European art by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation in New York. The department store magnate Samuel Kress, who […]
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ExhibitionsGlobal Impressionism
In 1874, a group of French artists organized the first exhibition of sketch-like avant-garde paintings at a private gallery in Paris. Critics gave them the unflattering label “Impressionist” because of […]
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ExhibitionsFacing Ourselves
Portraiture is about truth and honesty, both in how we choose to have ourselves portrayed and in how artists present their subjects. During the Renaissance, portraiture was tied to humanism, […]
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ExhibitionsConversations in Clay
Conversations in Clay presents a glimpse of the diverse range of directions in contemporary ceramics in Japan. Emphasizing natural ash glazes, sculptural forms, and meticulous surface treatments, it explores the […]
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ExhibitionsHighest Heaven
The glorious saints and archangels in this gallery were made in the Americas but far from the United States. Elvin A. Duerst’s gift of works from the Spanish viceregal or […]
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ExhibitionsAmerican Land
Landscape painting has always had a unique place in the history of American Art. Earlier settlers and colonists especially celebrated the American landscape – one that has been shaped by […]
Upcoming exhibitions
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ExhibitionsThe Art of Mark Rothko
This exhibition features a concise, chronological display of works by the renowned American artist Mark Rothko. The Museum’s new entrance pavilion is named in honor of the artist.
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ExhibitionsAbstraction Since Mark Rothko
A companion to The Art of Mark Rothko, this exhibition presents the vitality of abstract painting in American art from Rothko’s time to the present. Rothko created abstract paintings with rich […]
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ExhibitionsForming Nature, Nature Formed
The inaugural exhibition in the heart of the Rothko Pavilion speaks to the strong sense of place experienced through our connection to our natural environment. Drawn from the Asian, Native […]
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ExhibitionsHere we are
Here we are surveys contemporary art from the Portland Art Museum’s collection. Featuring work across a range of media, the exhibition showcases recent acquisitions alongside signature works and reflects on the […]
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ExhibitionsInkling Studio: Community and Printmaking in Portland, 1981–2009
For more than twenty-five years, Inkling Studio, a cooperative printmaking workshop, operated out of a storefront on SW Corbett Avenue. Liza Jones was the organizing force and spirit of the […]
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ExhibitionsLisa Jarrett: Tenderhead
Lisa Jarrett weaves together her interest in migration and tracing lost familial histories to Beauty Supply stores and salons—critical intersections of Black life.
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ExhibitionsMary Henry: A Long Unbroken Line
Mary Henry (American, 1913–2009) embraced geometry as relational to the structures and environments around us. Despite critical recognition of her work and a steady presence in exhibitions that began in […]
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ExhibitionsPaul Harris: Shut-In Suite, 1969–1970
Shown for the first time at the Portland Art Museum, Shut-In Suite by Paul Harris takes the viewer on a voyage through the artist’s physical and imaginative surroundings. In 1969, […]
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ExhibitionsPipilotti Rist: 4th Floor to Mildness
Pipilotti Rist dissolves exhibition spaces through luminous color, moving imagery, and melodic sound. 4th Floor to Mildness immerses us in a soft, aquatically inspired environment, where a film shot underwater plays across two biomorphic-shaped screens hanging from the ceiling.
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ExhibitionsRick Bartow: Storyteller
Bartow’s gift as a visual storyteller takes us on a narrative journey: his self-portraits tell stories of pain, memory, and self-discovery; others reflect on his Wiyot identity, Native history and culture; and his portrayals of beings who walk on four legs, swim, or fly deftly capture their essence.
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ExhibitionsTogether
To celebrate the reopening of the Portland Art Museum and a return to community gatherings within its many spaces, Together features photographs of people in community with one another. Drawn […]
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ExhibitionsIm/Material
From the 1960s onward, artists engaged in a vibrant expansion of stylistic approaches, idea-driven practices, and material exploration. In some circles, they embraced the value of concepts as the foundation […]
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ExhibitionsMirror Mirror: Silver in the 20th Century
Silver has had special status in European and world art for thousands of years. Besides coins and jewelry, silver was used for objects of practical use, and families often held […]
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ExhibitionsMystic Mountain: Mount Hood in Art
Mount Hood’s iconic form, isolated presence on the horizon, and impressive height all serve to mark the natural monument as home for Portlanders. It has inspired generations of artists, from […]
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ExhibitionsMyth and Memory: Mediterranean Antiquity and its Revivals
The ancient Greeks loved wall murals and small portable paintings, but most of these have been lost over time. Instead, their art is best known from objects such as ceramic […]
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ExhibitionsShifting the Narrative: 21st Century Acquisitions
Shifting the Narrative: 21st Century Acquisitions highlights Native American art gifts and purchases since the year 2000 at the Portland Art Museum. This broad selection showcases the diversity of the collection […]
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ExhibitionsTo Gather Your Leaving: Themes of Diasporic Experiences in the Northwest
Covering a span of a hundred years, the Portland Art Museum’s Northwest collection represents a rich tapestry of work created from the experiences of movement, migration, displacement, hope, home, memory, […]
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ExhibitionsDavid Hockney: Works from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation
Spanning six decades of creativity, this expansive showcase invites visitors into Hockney’s colorful, topsy-turvy world through an array of prints, photographs, and digital drawings and paintings.
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ExhibitionsThe Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art
This eye-opening exhibition introduces North American audiences to the diverse and distinct visual iconographies of Indigenous Australia, which is made up of more than 250 distinct Indigenous nations.
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Support for the inaugural year exhibitions provided by:
Presenting
- Mary and Tim Boyle
Lead
- William G. Gilmore Foundation
- Mary and Pete Mark Family Foundation
- Meier Family Fund
- Anonymous
Major sponsor
- Greg and Cathy Tibbles
- Pat and Trudy Ritz
Sponsor
- Alix and Tom Goodman
- Grace Serbu and Ivan Gold
- The Smidt Foundation
- Darci and Charlie Swindells
- Mr. and Mrs. William A. Whitsell
- Janet Macomber Williamson
Supporter
- Allen Trust Company
- Lakecia Gunter
- KeyBank
- Bruce and Jeanette Morrison
- NetX
- Northern Trust
- The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club
- Robert Trotman Interior Design
Media sponsor
- KGW
Friend
- Heidi and Doug Kirkpatrick
- Zachary Franks
- Froelick Gallery
- Lucinda Parker
- Phyllis A. Yes
- Wyss Foundation
Support for our exhibitions is also provided by the Sharon and Keith Barnes Endowment, Maribeth Collins Exhibition Endowment, Ritz Family Exhibition Endowment, and the Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Endowment for Exhibition.