Zoe Crosher's LAX Best Western at Small A Projects

Out the Window (LAX) • Zoe Crosher • photography
This LA based artist is getting international attention for her studies of transitional situations. Her latest series explores images taken from hotel rooms by the LAX airport.
small A projects • 1430 se third avenue portland, or 97214 • 503.234.7993
Opening Reception May 5, 6-9p. Artist talk, 8p. Show ends May 27.

Light Leak • group show • photography
The second half of the light leak photography show which features Blake Andrews, Lisa Gidley, George Kelly, M. Bruce Hall, Krista Wheeler and Bob Gervais.
Newspace Center for Photography • 1632 se 10th ave portland, or 97214 • 503.963.1935
Opening Reception Friday May 5th 7-10p. Show ends May 28.

group show • mixed media
Paintings, illustrations and silk-screened images by Kelly Lynn Jones, Josh Cochran, Matt Haber, Allison Cole, Kelley McCarthy.
Renowned • 811 east burnside suite 111 portland, or 97214 • 503.445.9924
Opening Reception May 5, 6 -9:30p. Show ends May 31.

threedays • group show • photography
New gallery with new photographs by Jeremy Pelley and benpink. The gallery is also hosting the Northwest release party for art prostitute magazine.
Launchpad • 534 se oak • 971.227.0072
Opening Reception May 5, 6-11p.

Mini Plushtastrophe • group show • mixed media
Needles, fabric and eyeballs turned into nightmarishly stuffed "plush" creatures.
Jenny Harada and Cody Thompson.
Moshi Moshi • 811 east burnside portland, or 97214 • 503.233.3993
Opening Reception May 5, 6-9p.

I reccomend the second half of Internal Guidance Systems show tonight too. It's at Mark Woolley's Wonder space and the 1st half in the Pearl was wonderful. Really a great month for shows in Portland (but May, June, September & October are always the primo months).

I grew up around a lot of outsider artists and Intuit was never far away. I still find that a lot of this work is light years ahead of what Bruce Guenther once described to me as "MFA Outsider art" that is all the rage in New York. It's a perfect description, and I prefer the real thing. You dont get much true Outsider Art in Portland or the west coast but here's your chance.