PSU Art

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN ARTISTS’ EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE

USA 2010: Her Presence in Colours IX

Littman Gallery PSU Smith Building, 1825 Broadway

Exhibition: August 5-27

Exhibition Opening Reception: August 5, 5-7 p.m.

The Oregon Women’s Caucus for Art (OWCA), a chapter of the National Women’s Caucus for Art, welcomes 84 artists from 24 countries to Portland for the 9th biannual conference of the International Women’s Art Council (INWAC) based in Panang, Malaysia. This is the first such conference held in the United States and Portland will be opening it’s doors to welcome the artists during the first week in August. The public is invited to the weeklong series of free events, offering an opportunity to interact with the artists and to help promote world peace and harmony through communication and meaningful interaction.

Autzen Gallery | Portland State University Art Department

Autzen Gallery | 2nd Floor PSU Neuberger Hall | Room 205 | 724 SW Harrison | Portland, OR 97201

alteración : A collaborative experiential installation of light by four Portland based artist and PSU professors.

Exhibition: September 2, 2010 – September 11, 2010

Reception: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 6-9 p.m.

Gallery hours for this exhibition: Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday, 12-4 p.m.

Artists

Laura Di Trapani has been making award winning independent films, educational shorts and commercials since 1989. Her diverse films have been screened all over the world in numerous festivals including Annecy International, Hiroshima and the Sundance Film Festival. She also was awarded an Emmy for her work on Public Broadcasting’s Sesame Street program.

Susan Harlan is a professor of art at Portland State University. She has exhibited her work at Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR, Sherry Frumkin Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, and Troyer Fitzpatrick Gallery, Washington, DC. Her work is included in the collections of The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, IL, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, Victoria Albert Museum, London, England, The National Museum of Women In The Arts, Washington, DC, among others. Currently she is working on an installation of glass, books and painted surfaces.

Rachel Hibbard is a painter and multimedia artist. Her work is thematically based. Currently she is working on several series exploring games, place and struggle.

Jeff Schnabel uses buildings, landscapes and sculpture, to reveal and transform post-industrial sites. Jeff is currently a member of the Portland State University architecture faculty.