CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Over the years Portland’s art scene has expanded widely, and continued to persist even through a global pandemic. PADA & ORVAA work hard to promote openings, exhibitions and events all throughout the Portland Metro Area and greater State of Oregon. Events can be attended at galleries and institutions on any given night of the week.
First Thursday, Portland’s flourishing art walk, was initiated thirty years ago by the founding members of PADA. During this year-round, monthly event, galleries in and around the Pearl District and Northwest host opening receptions for new exhibitions. Many PADA members continue to follow the First Thursday schedule—keeping the tradition alive—while also having events throughout the month as well.
Clint Brown - A LIFE OF DRAWING | through Sept 26
Don Bailey - People I’ve Known | through Sept 26
Jerry Svoboda - Natural Forces | through Sept 26
First Thursday Opening Reception | Sept 3, 5-8pm
Artist Talk - Don Bailey | Sept 16, 6-8pm
Artist Talk - Clint Brown | Sept 19, 2-4pm
Closing Reception featuring live music from The Greebles | Sept 25, 7-9pm
David Cohen - Relics Recent Paintings | through Sept 26
First Thursday Opening Reception | Sept 3, 5-8:30pm
Artist Reception & Exhibition Walk Through | Sept 5, 1-3pm
Kirk Weller - Earth Remembered | through Sept 26
First Thursday Reception | Sept 3, 5-8pm
A Dialogue with the Artist | Sept 19, 11am-12pm
Quinha Faria - Cambium | through Sept 11
Upcoming:
Hazel Miller - Nocturnes | Sept 18 through Oct 23
Opening Reception | Sept 18, 6-9pm
Victoria Haven - THE HEROINES | through Sept 26
Artist Talk with author Claire Dederer | Sept 12, 2:30-3pm
Opening Reception | Sept 12, 3-5pm
Laura Domela - Bright Side | through Sept 26
Gabe Fernandez - New Bearings | through Sept 26
First Thursday Opening Reception | Sept 3, 5-7pm
Artist Talk | Sept 12, 11am-1pm
James Page - Ouroboros | through Sept 27
First Thursday Opening Reception | Sept 3, 5-8pm
Artist Talk | Sept 20, 11am-12pm
Autumn Breon - Maroon Portals | through Oct 4
First Thursday Opening Reception | Sept 3, 5-7pm
riel Sturchio - Signal | through Sept 26
Raymond Thompson Jr. - It's hard to stop rebels that time travel | through Sept 26
First Thursday Opening Reception | Sept 3, 5-9pm
In-Person Artist Talk - riel Sturchio | Sept 5, 2-3pm
In-Person Artist Talk - Raymond Thompson Jr. | Sept 5, 3:30-4:30pm
CONVERGE 45: Ido Radon - Men make their own history.... | through Oct 3
Group Show - 86/26 | through Oct 3 (curated by Theo and Nancy Downes-Le Guin)
First Thursday Reception | Sept 3, 5-8pm
Public Lecture - Ido Radon | Sept 10, 6-7:30pm
Group Show - What Do We Hold? A Community Conversation | through Nov 21
Group Show - Drawn from the Collection | through Nov 21
Handmade Revolution: Craft in the Pacific Northwest | through March 13
Curating in the Craftsscape: How Craft Museums Make History Lecture - Namita Wiggers | Sept 24, 7:30-8:30pm
Upcoming:
Sherrie Wolf, Lisa Conway, & Rachael K. Bowles - September Gallery Exhibition | through Sept 26
Opening Reception | Sept 5, 3-5pm
Anish Kapoor - Dissolving Margins, From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation | through Dec 5
Family Day at the JSMA at PSU | Aug 29, 11am-1pm
Reception | Oct 22, 4-7pm
Group Show - Together in Art: A Century of Oregon Society of Artists | through Sept 25
First Thursday Opening Reception | Sept 3, 5:30-8:30pm
2026 HeART of Portland: A Portland Public Schools K-12 Arts Showcase | through Sept 20
Watanabe Sadao | Sept 19 through Sept 26
Marco Brambilla - Maximalist Dreamscapes | through Nov 20
Group Show - The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art | through Jan 3
The Art of Mark Rothko | through Feb 28
Free First Thursday | Sept 3, 10am-7pm
Yuri Kinoshita - Woven Light: Washi Sculptures | through Sept 14
Doug Rundle - A Second Look | through Oct 26
Group Show - Artist Spotlight - Summer in the City | through Sept 12
Upcoming:
Group Show - Fall Member Artists Show 2026 | Sept 25 through Oct 31
Opening Reception | Sept 25, 4-7pm

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