Special Exhibitions

Oregon Contemporary presents visual arts exhibitions beyond those of our core programs, creating opportunities for regional artists to present their work as well as for national and international exhibitions to be brought to Portland’s audiences.

Maia Chao & Fred Schmidt-Arenales:

Waste Scenes

Georgie Friedman: BREATHING- LIGHT

Social Forms: Art as Global Citizenship Te Moana Meridian

Social Forms: Art as Global Citizenship One Hundred More Fires

Culinaria: Alison Heryer’s Picnic

Hallie Ford Fellows in the Visual Arts 2017–19

Lavender House

Time Being

What Needs to Be Said: Hallie Ford Fellows in the Visual Arts

2 Up and 2 Back: Arvie Smith

Culinaria Pop Up: Bloom Tomb by Jessie Weitzel Le Grand

Design Week Portland 2019: Amplifier

Emily Mistell (Hey Love), Alyson Provax, and Marcus Fisher // Leah Brown (Angel Face), Manu Torres, and Clint Snow // Jeffrey Morgenthaler (Clyde Common), DB Amorin, and Amenta Abioto

Culinaria (Art+Food+Community) Exhibition

Culinaria Dinner: Jodie Cavalier, MK Guth, and Jason French (Ned Ludd) at Camp Colton

Culinaria: Fernanda D’Agostino and Carlo LaMagna (Clyde Common, Magna)

Culinaria Dinner: Julie Green and Johanna Ware (Smallwares)

Culinaria Opening: Drinks by Leah Brown (Angel Face) at the new Art Bar by Ben Sanders

2017 NCECA Annual Exhibition: The Evocative Garden

Converge 45:

YOU IN MIND

Culinaria Dinner Series (2012-2015)

Vestibule Program (2009-2013)

Incident Energy

: Jacob Pander and Marne Lucas

Hold: Heidi Schwegler

The Game: Anna Fidler

Interiotrope: Dan Gilsdorf

The Writing's on the Wall: Diane Jacobs

Immaterialized: Group Exhibition