Andrea Land, "Angelina," 2011

Newspace presents In My Room, photographs by Andrea Land. "Each young girl, while physically existing in the natural world, also thrives in another realm, an insular dream state, with her gaze turned inward. The photographs exist as both fictional and autobiographical creations."

Over in the special exhibitions gallery, Lisa Wells and Bobby Abrahamson present The 45th Parallel, a documentary project profiling three endangered rural towns in Oregon.

Opening reception • 6-9pm • November 4
Newspace Center for Photography • 1632 SE 10th • 503.963.1935


Travis Wade, "Bomber," 2011

Launch Pad presents Travis Wade's The Wall and Other Paintings. "My current work seeks to find unconventional beauty in concepts deemed unsavory, from friendly totalitarian states to stalled vehicles as stand in for man on his way to heaven."

Opening reception • 6pm-12am • November 4
Launch Pad Gallery • 34 SE Oak • 503.427.8704


Tia Factor, "Majestic So Far," 2011

Half/Dozen presents Tia Factor's In Want of the World. Gathering descriptions of far-away places through interviews, Factor "sublimates the sense of escape and fulfillment so often promised by travel while questioning the truth behind that promise and the images generated by that fantasy."

Opening reception • 6-9pm • November 4
Half/Dozen Gallery • 722 E Burnside • 503.512.9079


Edward Jeffrey Kriksciun, "Fuck Horny Guys," 2011

Nationale presents Bone Less, drawings by Edward Jeffrey Kriksciun. "Amidst trippy watercolor swirls and jarring geometrical patterns, his ragtag crew of skater punks, bug-eyed wanderers, aliens and cartoon dogs grapple with the surrounding world through humorous, often foul-mouthed, expressions of youthful rebellion."

Opening reception • 6-8pm • November 4
Nationale • 811 E Burnside, Ste 112 • 503.477.9786



The Portland Japanese Garden presents Mottainai, The Fabric of Life: Lessons in Frugality from Traditional Japan. The show features repurposed and recycled Japanese folk textiles from the Meiji period (1868-1912) and early 20th century.

"Before World War II and the 'economic miracle' that followed, Japan was a poor country... the word 'mottainai' was a ubiquitous exclamation used by every frugal parent to warn children about wasting a bite of food or a scrap of cloth or paper. Most of the textiles and garments on view in this exhibition were made by women working from bast fibers foraged from the forest, or patched and quilted together from second-hand scraps of cotton garments of city-dwellers who traded their hand-me-downs with the farmers for rice and vegetables."

Open during garden hours • November 4-27
Portland Japanese Garden • 611 SW Kingston • 503.223.1321