Chase Biado's Enter: The Troll at PSU's EXIT MFA thesis exhibition AB Lobby space

This month, there are too many talented people receiving their BFAs and MFAs to mention here. The majority of this will come from PNCA but there are others like OCAC (who has a Practicum show at 902 SW Morrison for some exposure too). Although it might seem like an overwhelming constellation, it will be well worth wading through. I recommend starting in PNCA's Swigert Commons at the main PNCA building and working your way outwards. The sparkling diamonds in the rough, though, will come from the BFA show Exit at PSU. Chase Biado will be in the AB Lobby, Andre Fortes and Ross Farrier are in the MK Gallery, and the Autzen features the work of J.P. Huckins, Chloe Womack, Krystal South, and many others. It might be a good idea to start there, because the show will end promptly at 8 p.m.

EXIT | The 2012 PSU BFA Thesis Exhibition | various PSU galleries

Exhibition Dates: Thursday, June 7, 2012 - Monday, June 21, 2012
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 5 - 8PM
Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday: 10 - 5PM

PNCA's MFA in Visual Studies Thesis Exhibition
First Thursday reception June 7th 6-9PM | May 21 - June 8th
Swigert Commons | 1241 NW Johnson St.




Olivia Erlanger

Speaking of recent graduates, be sure to check out the object-based installation by Olivia Erlanger, Missed Connections at the PDX Window Gallery. This recent Lewis and Clark grad and founder of [O U T E R] S P A C E gallery reinterprets responses to her craigslist post asking "What do you like?" Knowing nothing of the participants, she infuses the objects with their imagined identities.

June 5 - 30 PDX Window Gallery PDX Contemporary Art | 925 NW Flanders



Dorothy Diess' As If Nothing Happened is a series of (primarily portrait) photographs taken along the stretch of land where the Berlin Wall had once stood. It's now a bike lane. I'm sure that local residents can relate to the neoliberal patchwork covering up sites of past trauma. Dorothy's work is cleverly paired with portraits in the series About Love by Gay Block.

Dorothy Diess' As If Nothing Happened
First Thursday reception till 8:30PM
Blue Sky | 122 NW 8th



Alex Felton's As the World Churns exhibition lasts just one night and according to PICA, "Like all good public libraries, ours has attracted its own inhabitants. Its frequent patrons. Its power users. Its long-term residents. Among them is Alex Felton, who has inaugurated our Resource Room Residency program with a series of interventions in the collection, not to mention a good daily presence. For this one-night exhibit, Felton will present a mix of works new and old, created through his residency, as well as by a small group of guests and collaborators. In the true spirit of libraries, Felton's show will share space with other artists, share new amentities with the PICA office, and share a newly published artist interview with all visitors."

Alex Felton ONE-NIGHT GALLERY SHOW | PICA
June 7, 8 - 10 PM
415 SW 10TH (Suite 300)




From Germany, Martin Mohr at Victory Gallery

It is the Pearl District's newest contemporary gallery, often showcasing international artists. This month Victory presents Playing Fields by German artist Martin Mohr.

Victory Gallery | First Thursday reception 6-9PM
Martin Mohr's Playing Fields | June 5 - July 1
733 NW Everett Street (on the North Park Blocks)