PDX Contemporary Art

PDX Contemporary Gallery’s exhibition schedule brings an impressive array of national artists to Portland and nurtures those who are from the region. The exciting line up of show is possible through the commitment to quality and relevance that is the benchmark of Jane Beebe’s curatorial vision,. An excellent example of this is the current exhibition of Seattle artist, Jeffry Mitchell.

This was another random stop on my Friday of art stops in the Pearl. Modern art. Minimalism and abstract. PDX had a small showing going on for seven artists. Very modern work similar to Rothko on one of the artists. Two others were more in the graphic design area (at least that’s the way I interpreted the work. Some were a bit more literal, like a series of small paintings of flowers.
The space itself is not that large so there really isn’t a lot of time you can spend in here. Right next door was a place called Uproar which I though was just part of PDX, not sure but they had some instillation pieces and sculpture work by one artist. A nice little place, I look forward to seeing more work there.

Portland is an art town — visual arts with a capital A. It’s well known within art circles internationally, and we know it too. Our challenge is to let collectors know.
PDX Contemporary Art is doing that.
This gallery specializes in quiet minimal work from Portland artists, American artists, and international artists. The work runs from maybe $ 300 into five figures. They select artists that have art career potential and nurture that. They have a few Whitney Biennial
artists. They signed them and promoted them before they showed in New York.
They understand that artist and gallery careers are made outside Portland. They are the only Portland gallery that consistently brings work to art fairs where whale collectors and museum curators gather, like Art Basil Miami. They sell Portland artists there and through extensive collector relationships worldwide.
If you are a collector, this is a good spot. It’s always free to look, an essential part of developing your personal taste in art. The staff is chill, knowledgeable and helpful, Northwest –style, no haughty Chelsea little black dress syndrome.
The gallery takes its work seriously, they invest in their artists and the work of their artists is a good investment, as well as being beautiful.