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.
Christa Nye and Eddie Reed - WHEN WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH | through March 28
Philip Stork - Abstract Journeys| through March 28
Mae Al-Jiboori - Presence Under Pressure | through March 28
Upcoming:
Jana Demartini - Dancing with Trees | through May 2
Group Show - The Verdant Hour | through May 2
Pomegranate Doyle - Circe, Circle, Circus | through May 2
Justin Auld - Address Label Mandalas | through May 2
First Thursday Opening Reception | April 2, 5-8pm
Artist Talk - Jana Demartini & Pomegranate Doyle | April 18, 2-4pm
Zac Banik - I'm Just Happy to Be Here | through March 28
Upcoming:
Angela Riggs - Love You More | through May 2
Michael Spence - Explorations, New Paintings by Michael Spence | through May 2
First Thursday Opening Reception | April 2, 5-8pm
Jennifer Pepin & Andrew Haskins - Before Elsewhere | through March 28
Upcoming:
Group Show - Turning Lighter | through May 2
First Thursday Opening Reception | April 2, 5-8pm
Earth\Studies (Timme Lu & Damien Heller-Chen) - TeaRoom_01 | through March 27
Upcoming:
Zhanna Tsytsyn - Where Roots Refuse Borders | through May 8
First Friday Opening Reception | April 3, 6-9pm
Tad Savinar - 2025: A Logbook Through Darkness| through March 28
Upcoming:
Nathan William Lambdin - Inhabitations | through April 25
Opening Reception | April 4, 3-5pm
Michael Dailey - Four Decades: Works from the Estate | through March 28
Heather Lee Birdsong - Forgetting and Remembering | through March 28
Upcoming:
Dan Gluibizzi - The Neighboring World | through May 2
Betty Merken - Balancing Acts: Recent Paintings and Works on Paper | through May 2
First Thursday Opening Reception | April 2, 5-7pm
Artist Talk | April 11, 11am-12pm
Kevin Jesequel - Beneath the Bark | through March 29
Upcoming:
Erika James - Into the Quiet | through May 3
First Thursday Opening Reception | April 2, 5-8pm
Artist Talk | April 12, 11am-12:30pm
Éléonore Simon - Valparaíso | through March 28
Terri Warpinski - Death|s|trip | through March 28
Upcoming:
Elliot Ross - A Question of Balance | through May 2
Group Show - Creative Resilience: Critical Mass 2025 Top 50 | through May 2
First Thursday Opening Reception | April 2, 5-9pm 2 PM:
Curator Walkthrough - C. Meier | April 4, 2-3pm
Conversation - Christopher Rauschenberg & Stu Levy | April 4, 3-4pm
Group Show - Mapping Familiar Territories, Charting New Paths | through April 25
Group Show - Arlene Schnitzer Visual Arts Prize (2025) Exhibition | through April 25
Exhibition Tour | April 18, 11am-12pm rsvp
Artist's Talk - Tatiana Parcero | April 23, 4-5pm rsvp
James Enos - 2026 Oregon Contemporary Artists’ Biennial: The Price of the Ticket | through July 5 (at Oregon Contemporary)
Annie Rose Macer, Dan Tran, & Davis Wohlford - Wild Classified | through Dec 31 (at The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton, OR)
David Hockney: Works from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation | through July 26
Marco Brambilla - Maximalist Dreamscapes | through Nov 20
The Art of Mark Rothko | through Feb 28, 2027
Free First Thursday | April 2, 10am-7pm
Art and Conversation - The Art of Mark Rothko with Sara Krajewski | April 2, 10:30am-12:30pm
Artist Talk - Marco Brambilla | April 4, 2-3pm
Group Show - Finding Figurative: The Human Form at the Rental Sales Gallery | through April 4
Upcoming:
Spring Member Artist Show 2026 | April 25 through May 30
Opening Reception | April 24, 4-7pm
