drawing by Samantha Wall

Curated by Selina Ho, Reverse Reality is an artist residency and exhibition project that sent four Hong Kong young artists to Portland for a month to create new work informed and inspired by their experiences. Artists Beatrix Bang, Doris Wong, Hanison Lau, and Florian Ma translated their tradition working methods through the lens of their experiences in Portland, fostering a cultural dialogue between contemporary American and Chinese art. Included in this mix Portland artist Samantha Wall has a room devoted to her highly kinesthetic drawings of grappling women.

Opening reception • 6-9pm • October 3
Worksound • 820 SE Alder • mojomodou@gmail.com



Susan Murrell, "Indication of Oversight"

Susan Murrell is exhibiting Instinctive Inquiry, installations and works on paper, at Gallery Homeland. Using "the visual vernacular associated with textbooks and the sciences in order to parody the measurement of creative output," Murrell explores the active, self-reflexive process of creating knowledge.

Opening reception • 6-9pm • October 3
Gallery Homeland • 2505 SE 11th • 503.819.9656




This series of John Brodie's new large scale paintings/collages screams out the "swirling absurdity, frenzy and desire of living the Western modern life," utilizing acrylic paint and a collage of media imagery.

Opening reception • 6-9pm • October 3
Jáce Gáce • 2045 SE Belmont • 503.239.1887




"Pretty Ugly is about emerging extremes in art language." Jim Neidhardt and Kerry Davis present a found object exhibition that asks the age-old question: do pretty and ugly mean good and bad art?

Opening reception • 6-9pm • October 3
Artist talk • 2-4pm • October 5
12x16 Gallery • 8235 SE 13th Ave No. 5 • 503.432.3513




Grass Hut presents Hut On An Island, a collaboration between Grass Hut and Islands Fold artists. Islands fold artist painted islands - Grass Hut artists put huts on them.

Opening reception • 6-9pm • October 3
Grass Hut • 811 E Burnside • 503.445.9924

Hi Megan. The image in the posting for the worksound show is by Portland artist Samatha Wall, but I did not see her name on the list of artists or in another part of the announcement. Do you know what's up with that?

JN, Samantha (a Portland artist) has a whole room of her work in the exhibition as well.

Great, thanks for adding that in. I am betting the work will be great.