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Eric Wert’s “Stomping Ground” at Hellion Gallery.

Opening on Thursday, October 6th, 2016 at Hellion Gallery in Portland, Oregon is artist Eric Wert’s solo exhibition “Stomping Ground.”  This will be Hellion’s last show at their 5th & Couch location before moving to a new location in South East Portland.

The subjects of the paintings in “Stomping Ground” are all common in or near Portland.  Some are unique species native to the region, such as the Northern Red-Legged Frog but others, like the Bull Thistle, are invasives.  Wert observes and records these creatures and their habitats in dream-like resonance, taking strong inspiration from Dutch masters of the 17th century such as Otto Marseus Von Schrieck who observed nature with a curiosity and a love for its beauty that Wert strongly connects with.

“In the Ether” at Hellion Gallery.

Opening on Thursday, September 1st, 2016 at Hellion Gallery in Portland, Oregon is the two person exhibition “In the Ether” featuring work by Veronique Dorey and Tamaki Mori.

The two talented artists display a knack for describing the strange, often involving the supernatural and appearing to be on the brink of what might be considered a nightmare...  As one might expect from breathing the fumes of ether.

Hellion Gallery Presents “Ema Show” in Paris.

Opening tonight - June 21st, 2016 - at Galerie Artisik Rezo in Paris, France is Portland, Oregon based Hellion Gallery’s popular group exhibition “Ema Show.”

Ema are small wooden plaques on which Shinto worshipers write their prayers or wishes. The ema are then left hanging up at the shrine, where the kami (spirits or gods) receive them. They bear various pictures, often of animals or other Shinto imagery, and many have the word gan’i (願意), meaning “wish”, written along the side. In ancient times people would donate horses to the shrines for good favor; over time this was transferred to a wooden plaque with a picture of a horse, and later still to the various wooden plaques sold today for the same purpose.

For “Ema Show” artists such as (above) AJ Fosik, Josh Keyes, Haroshi, Souther Salazar and Yoskay Yamamoto plus many others have all created gorgeous Emas in their own manners and styles.  

Zach Johnsen’s “Folklore” at Hellion Gallery.

Currently showing at Hellion Gallery in Portland, Oregon is the fantastic looking exhibition of brand new work by artist Zach Johnsen entitled “Folklore.”

Focusing on ideas from Slavic fables, campfire tales, talk of ghosts, plagues, witchcraft, and good vs evil Johnsen has compiled a series of work that entrances and brings you in to see what’s beneath the layers of such things.

Yoshi 47 at Hellion Gallery.