SELECTED PORTLAND GALLERIES
COMPILED BY LISA LAMBERT
243-2122 ext. 313

To be considered for listings, send information at least two weeks in advance to Visual Arts, Willamette Week, 822 SW 10th Ave., Portland, OR 97205. Fax: 243-1115.
Most galleries are open Tuesday through Saturday; some have more limited hours or require an appointment. Call ahead for times.

events | last thursday | museums

March 28 - April 3

events

Arts Opening Doors
To kick off Women's History month,
the International Refugee Center of Oregon opens the exhibit Arts Opening Doors: Works by Refugee and Immigrant Women Traditional Artists in a special reception. Learn about women's
culture in places such as Afghanistan and Ukraine through traditional arts and crafts. Given what the Taliban are doing to Afghan art and women, this may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Black Crow Gallery,
2368 NW Thurman St., 306-5221.
5-9 pm Thursday, March 29.

last thursday

Groundswell The group exhibition, Pigments features six local artists who have a distinctive approach to the use of color in their work. 1800 NE Alberta St., 331-1420. Opens March 29.

Infusion Michelle Allen works with wood, paint and metal to create whimsical three-dimensional wall pieces. 2929 NE Alberta St., 335-7085. Opens March 29.

Onda This month, see the outcomes of Serena Barton and Mauricio Robalino's tantalizing titillations under the jasmine tree (any readers getting the playful Wallace Stevens allusion in this sentence should give themselves a snooty, erudite slap on the back). What this means is that both artists used mixed media (primarily paint with extra stuff stuck on) to portray the sensations of epiphany, the sudden moments of clarity and understanding. Barton explores the lives of four female artists from the Medieval through the Baroque periods, using a dark, dramatic palette. Robalino keeps it festive and bright by depicting invented deities in tropical colors. 2215 NE Alberta St., 493-1909. Opens March 29.

Plain Jane Stacey L. Chase captures poetic honesty in her vivid, colorful photography. The gallery owner tells us that, in one photo, "the suggestive droplets of water caught on an apple so tantalizingly red, leave the audience reaching for the quenching taste of the seemingly forbidden fruit." Damn, all in one photo. 2936 NE Alberta St., 528-9691. Opens March 29.

Shades of Color Jerry Quenton's bold pastels depict urban themes. Bill Rutherford's multimedia and wire works are also on display. 1476 NE Alberta St., 288-8652. Opens March 29.

museums

PICA
Santa Fe artist Erika Blumenfeld uses Polaroid composites to capture and quantify light. 219 NW 12th Ave., 243-1167. Ends April 21.

Portland Art Museum You've seen the Russians, the Egyptians, the Chihulys. Now, check out the latest blockbuster, Empire of the Sultans, containing more than 200 objects from the Ottoman Empire. 1219 SW Park Ave., 276-4246. Ends April 8. $6-$7.50, children 4 and under free.