Tag: Events in Multnomah Village

Lot’s of good stuff going on around here lately!

Right Now: Carrie Moore in the Gallery

If you missed First Friday, stop in during the month of June to see the diverse work of artist Carrie Moore. An Oregonian who loves nature, Carrie creates in chalk pastel, linocuts, copper, and embossed leather. Exhibits are free to the public during regular business hours.

This Week: Gifts for Dads and Grads

Still looking for something special? Consider artwork that evokes shared memories or a favorite interest, a handcrafted tool, or a gift certificate for framing. We have lots of tasteful, unique choices, so come see us this week!

Get Ready: We’re Heating Up First Friday in July

In the Mist photographer Russell Young is teaming up with two of the poets from his book of painterly photography for a poetry reading plus on July 1st. This is a not-to-be-missed event, so watch for details to be published later this month.

This month, we are featuring the work of Portland artist Carrie Moore at Village Frame & Gallery. Come meet Carrie Friday, June 3rd, from 6 pm – 9 pm.

Artist Statement

My early years as a graphic designer helped set the stage for my current work.  All my work is centered around  line and the environment.  Figurative meets floral; fish and water; abstraction of forms and negative space–all intrigue me.

I now find myself mingled in four media:  printmaking, pastel painting, sculpture, and embossed leather works.  How these things have intertwined has been an organic unfolding and interconnecting of my processes, creativity, and experimentation.  And it changes week to week, my focus on which media feels the right one to allow for expression at the time.

Teaching and owning an art center, Carrie Moore Studios, allows me to teach, show, and share my art and craft, and bring other artists from around the country to do the same.

Sneak Peak of Carrie Moore’s Exhibition at Village Frame & Gallery

Can’t make it Friday? Carrie’s work will be on the gallery walls throughout the month of June. Stop in during regular business hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm, at 7808 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219. Exhibits are always free to the public.

First Friday is tomorrow, already! It should be gorgeous weather, so come meet local painter Anya Coxworth from 6:00 – 9:00 pm. Anya is a Portland resident, in fact, we first met her at Fat City. She’s been exhibiting her work around the area and is known for her use of vibrant color and flowing lines. Anya’s work will be featured at Village Frame & Gallery throughout April.

Anya Coxworth, Artist’s Bio

Anya Coxworth is a self taught painter born in Flint Michigan in 1971 relocating to Portland Oregon in 1999. Inspired as a child by her artist father she began experimenting with color and lines. Anya has now been painting whimsical portraits, landscapes, and originals for 29 years. She has sold her work locally and internationally for the last 16 yrs. While in Portland she gave a lecture on her work at Portland Community College during the annual Artbeat event in 2006 and has donated pieces to Habitat for Humanity and Oregon Health and Sciences University benefit auctions. The Regional Arts and Culture Council of Portland accepted an original painting of Anya’s for the cities permanent collection. Anya currently resides between Portland and Yamhill Oregon.

First Friday, April 1st

No fooling, this is a show worth seeing with your own eyes at Village Frame & Gallery. We will be open until 9 p.m. at 7808 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219. Hope to see you there.

Karen Story is an painter who majored in printmaking and painting at PNCA in Portland, Oregon. She was the recipient of a Louis Bunce Scholarship award, the Printmaking Department scholarship award, and the Local 10 Scholarship award.  She exhibits throughout Oregon and her work is owned by the Portland Art Museum and many private collectors.

This month, Village Frame & Gallery is featuring Karen’s newest show, Shipscapes.

Karen Story Artist’s Statement

I use art to communicate with those around me, as well as with my own inner being. Through arrangement of color, form, content, line, shape, and value I attempt to create a unique experience for the viewer.

This show is especially exciting for me, since the medium is not one I generally use for artistic expression. After I discovered Captain Bob, a rusting 65 year-old ship on the Multnomah Channel (while kayaking), I could think of no other way to capture the beauty of what I saw than through photography. I was stunned as I noticed the ‘landscapes’ which surrounded the ship, at the level of the water, created by years of re-painting, rust, moss, oxidation, and erosion.

Presenting familiar but unusual scenes of lakesides and ocean/land views, the shipsides compelled me to repeatedly visit and photograph them over the following 4 years. I continue to photograph ships during various times of day, season, and weather. The images are evocative of time and place, but with a slight mystery about exactly what one is viewing. These illusions may evoke emotion as well as memory.

Currently an encaustic painter, I use many of the images to inspire paintings in a medium which is also somewhat mysterious, and also asks the viewer to look more deeply into the painting. While assembling this show, I have been able to revisit the initial reactions and excitement brought on by discovering Captain Bob and other rusted ships in Swan Island harbor. It has been my pleasure.

Meet Karen at First Friday

Join us at Village Frame & Gallery for an artist’s reception Friday, March 4, starting at 6:00 pm. We are located in Multnomah Village at 7808 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219. In the meantime, here’s a sneak peak of Shipscapes:

Village Frame & Gallery Open Late January 8th

Happy New Year! Since we were all out celebrating last week, Multnomah Village is having “Un-First Friday” this week. It works that same as a regular First Friday, we will be open until 9 p.m. with a new show in the Gallery. Come to the Village for dinner, shopping, and catching up with friends and neighbors.

Village Frame & Gallery will be featuring several artists from around the Pacific Northwest. Hope to see you there!