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.
Justin Auld - Quantum Movement | through Nov 29
Stephan Soihl - Landscapes and Pendulums - Then and Now | through Nov 29
Priscilla Carrasco - Working Women of Peru | through Nov 29
Aaron Johanson - Choreography of the Unextraordinary | through Nov 29
Dede Lucia - PLAYA | through Nov 29
First Thursday Opening Reception | Nov 6, 5-8pm
Artist Talk | Nov 15, 2-4pm
Donald Laurent Dahlke - Collective | through Nov 29
Sally Finch & Phil Harris - Passing Time | through Nov 29
First Thursday Opening Reception | Nov 6, 5-8pm
Artist Talk - Sally Finch & Phil Harris | Nov 8, 11am-12pm
North Pole Studio - Future Mythologies | through Nov 30
First Thursday Opening Reception | Nov 6, 5-8pm
Scott Gellatly - Lands Recalled and Echoed | through Dec 20
First Thursday Opening Reception | Nov 6, 5-8pm
A Dialogue with the Artist | Nov 15, 11am-12pm
Kimberly Fulton Orozco - Generative Love | Oct 30 through Dec 12
Artist Talk | Nov 13, 10am-12pm Hosted by the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation
Willie Little - In My Own Little Chair | through Nov 29
Lisa Jarrett - Nightlights | through Nov 29
First Thursday Opening Reception | Nov 6, 5-7pm
Artist Talk - Willie Little | Nov 8, 11am-12pm
Ruth Armitage - Between Certainties | through Nov 30
First Thursday Opening Reception | Nov 6, 5-8pm
Artist Talk - Ruth Armitage | Nov 16, 11am-12pm
Tonita Cervantes - Black Snake Killaz: A Retrospective of the Indigenous-Led Movement at Standing Rock | through Dec 4
First Thursday | Nov 6, 5-7pm
Community Art Build & Artist Talk - Tonita Cervantes | Nov 15, 12-3pm tickets
Group Show - Shadow and Light: Native American Printmakers from Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts | through Dec 30 (at The Brinton Museum in Big Horn, Wyoming)
Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and Betty C. Davis Collection of African American Art | through Dec 20
Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts Biennial | through June 20, 2026
African American Art: From Crisis to Race in Digital Space - Illustrated lecture by Dr. Amalia Amaki | Nov 6, 7:30-8:30pm
Upcoming:
James Moyer - Shadow and Glow | through Nov 29
Shannon Amidon - The Ocean Within | through Nov 29
Janie Lowe - Anchored and Buoyed | through Nov 29
Reception | Nov 8, 3-5pm
North Pole Studio Holiday Pop-up Shop & Gallery | Nov 6 through 14
Joni Smith - Markmaker | through Nov 15
Group Show - Future Mythologies | Nov 6 through Nov 30 (at J. Pepin Art Gallery)
Adam Richards & Deanna Weisenhaus - The Architecture of Experience | Nov 17 through Dec 12
First Thursday Opening Reception | Nov 6, 5-9pm
Group Show - Grand Reopening | Nov 20 through Nov 23
Global Icons, Local Spotlight: Contemporary Art from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer | through Jan 11
Yoshida Chizuko | through Jan 4
