The Front & Center Galleries Exhibition Calendar
The Front & Center Galleries Exhibition Calendar
Current show:
February 21 – March 29, 2025
Katsuyuki Shibata: nature photography
Julie Johnson: plant-based fiber art
Reception: Saturday, March 1 from 1-3 p.m.
Artist talk: Saturday, March 29 at 1 p.m.
Katsuyuki Shibata creates many of his photographs during his backpacking treks through the alpine regions of the Cascade Range. “The beauty that I find in nature and wildlife is what drives my passion,” he says. He is very intentional with how he creates this work – emphasizing a holistic experience rather than what he calls the “drive-stop-capture” approach. He applies this intentionality to how he shares the work as well, eschewing the use of social media and focusing instead on the tangibility of photographic prints.
Julie Johnson is a plant-based fiber artist. Her eloquently sculptural baskets and abstract forms are made out of materials that she harvests sustainably throughout the Pacific Northwest. She, too, approaches her relationship with the natural world with intentionality. “All plants are respectfully harvested with permission, and the source location is recorded for each piece,” she says. Some of these plants and fungi she also uses as dyes. Her current work is inspired by movement and incorporates elements of ritual and sound.
Katsuyuki Shibata creates many of his photographs during his backpacking treks through the alpine regions of the Cascade Range. “The beauty that I find in nature and wildlife is what drives my passion,” he says. He is very intentional with how he creates this work – emphasizing a holistic experience rather than what he calls the “drive-stop-capture” approach. He applies this intentionality to how he shares the work as well, eschewing the use of social media and focusing instead on the tangibility of photographic prints.
Julie Johnson is a plant-based fiber artist. Her eloquently sculptural baskets and abstract forms are made out of materials that she harvests sustainably throughout the Pacific Northwest. She, too, approaches her relationship with the natural world with intentionality. “All plants are respectfully harvested with permission, and the source location is recorded for each piece,” she says. Some of these plants and fungi she also uses as dyes. Her current work is inspired by movement and incorporates elements of ritual and sound.
2025 Exhibition Calendar
January 10 – February 15, 2025
Menka Desai – works on paper
Studio Art Quilts Associates (SAQA) Oregon – “Biophilia: Threads of Natural Wonder”
Reception: Saturday, January 18, 1-3 p.m.
February 21 – March 29, 2025
Katsuyuki Shibata – nature photography
Julie Johnson – plant-based fiber art
Reception: Saturday, March 1, 1-3 p.m.
Artist talk: Saturday, March 29, 1 p.m. in the Center Gallery
April 4 – May 10, 2025
“Shift Work: Queer Artists in Tectonic Times” – a group s how featuring work by Zephyr Kim, Tommy Bruce, Robert Sumner, Areem Rose, and Ami Patel in the Center Gallery.
“Holding Our Own: Works by Queer Ceramic Artists” – a group show in the Front Gallery.
These two community exhibitions feature work by regional LGBTQIA2S+ artists. They were co-curated by Pablo V. Cazares, Lux Harris and Megan Hatch.
Related events:
- Reception: Thursday, April 10, 6-8 p.m. in the Front & Center Galleries
- Artist talk: Saturday, April 19, 1 p.m. via Zoom
- Reading by regional LGBTQIA2S+ writers: Saturday, April 26, 2 p.m. in the MAC Auditorium
May 16 – June 21, 2025
Heidi Keith – figurative ink paintings on paper
Jennifer Rabin – mixed media sculpture
Reception: Saturday, May 31, 1-3 p.m.
June 27 – August 2, 2025
Speck Collective (Re Pinter, Molly Lecko Herro and Phoebe Mol) – cartoon-based arts
Gesine Krätzner – ceramic sculpture
Reception: Saturday, June 28, 1-3 p.m.
August 8 – September 13, 2025
Avery Nielsen Webb – large-scale photography
Allana Nagy – ceramic sculpture
Reception: Thursday, August 14, 6-8 p.m.
September 5 – October 25, 2025
Portland Zine Symposium – historical and contemporary zine art
Related events: TBD
September 19 – October 18, 2025
Biennial MAC Instructors’ Exhibition – works in a variety of media
Reception: Thursday, September 25, 6-8 p.m.
October 24 – November 29, 2025
Jere Grimm – a retrospective featuring ceramics, textiles and works on paper
Related events: TBD
December 12, 2025 – January 10, 2026
Gili Rappaport – bronze sculpture installation
Related events: TBD
January 10 – February 15, 2025
Menka Desai – works on paper
Studio Art Quilts Associates (SAQA) Oregon – “Biophilia: Threads of Natural Wonder”
Reception: Saturday, January 18, 1-3 p.m.
February 21 – March 29, 2025
Katsuyuki Shibata – nature photography
Julie Johnson – plant-based fiber art
Reception: Saturday, March 1, 1-3 p.m.
Artist talk: Saturday, March 29, 1 p.m. in the Center Gallery
April 4 – May 10, 2025
“Shift Work: Queer Artists in Tectonic Times” – a group s how featuring work by Zephyr Kim, Tommy Bruce, Robert Sumner, Areem Rose, and Ami Patel in the Center Gallery.
“Holding Our Own: Works by Queer Ceramic Artists” – a group show in the Front Gallery.
These two community exhibitions feature work by regional LGBTQIA2S+ artists. They were co-curated by Pablo V. Cazares, Lux Harris and Megan Hatch.
Related events:
- Reception: Thursday, April 10, 6-8 p.m. in the Front & Center Galleries
- Artist talk: Saturday, April 19, 1 p.m. via Zoom
- Reading by regional LGBTQIA2S+ writers: Saturday, April 26, 2 p.m. in the MAC Auditorium
May 16 – June 21, 2025
Heidi Keith – figurative ink paintings on paper
Jennifer Rabin – mixed media sculpture
Reception: Saturday, May 31, 1-3 p.m.
June 27 – August 2, 2025
Speck Collective (Re Pinter, Molly Lecko Herro and Phoebe Mol) – cartoon-based arts
Gesine Krätzner – ceramic sculpture
Reception: Saturday, June 28, 1-3 p.m.
August 8 – September 13, 2025
Avery Nielsen Webb – large-scale photography
Allana Nagy – ceramic sculpture
Reception: Thursday, August 14, 6-8 p.m.
September 5 – October 25, 2025
Portland Zine Symposium – historical and contemporary zine art
Related events: TBD
September 19 – October 18, 2025
Biennial MAC Instructors’ Exhibition – works in a variety of media
Reception: Thursday, September 25, 6-8 p.m.
October 24 – November 29, 2025
Jere Grimm – a retrospective featuring ceramics, textiles and works on paper
Related events: TBD
December 12, 2025 – January 10, 2026
Gili Rappaport – bronze sculpture installation
Related events: TBD
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