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10/13/2021

For many BIPOC and LGBTQ artists, it may be difficult to get their work into mainstream galleries if they aren’t well-known enough. A gallery in Portland is hoping to give those emerging artists a home to show their art and potentially jumpstart their career.

Sum of Many Parts by Ciara Lynsey Digital Print on Cold Press 18 x 18" $250⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀--⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀...
06/15/2021

Sum of Many Parts by Ciara Lynsey Digital Print on Cold Press 18 x 18" $250⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Im Ciara. Im a combination of all my parts. Artist, Q***r, Black, White, Emotionally Complex, Loyal. Im proud that Portland is my city and that I get to be inspired and challenged by this place. I fear complacency so I will never stop learning.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Got Your Back by Shannon Axelson ; Oil and Acrylic on Canvas; 40 x 30”; $375⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀--⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Shanno...
06/15/2021

Got Your Back by Shannon Axelson ; Oil and Acrylic on Canvas; 40 x 30”; $375⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Shannon Axelson is an artist based in Portland, OR. She works primarily as a painter, utilizing a background in photography and design when forming compositions. Her work is vibrant yet sentimental; drawing inspiration from significant memories, relationships and shared experiences.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Love Bleeds by Nickolas Barnes ; Oven Fire Clay, Foil, Wire, Acrylic Paint, Wood; 10.5 x 4 x 5"; $125⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀-...
06/15/2021

Love Bleeds by Nickolas Barnes ; Oven Fire Clay, Foil, Wire, Acrylic Paint, Wood; 10.5 x 4 x 5"; $125⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Nic graduated in 2002 with a BFA in sculpture. After nearly a 17 year hiatus, the desire to make art and share it with others was reignited. Focusing on love, loss, body image and the connection with the world around him, Nic uses his art to convey his emotions and spark something in others.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Out The Box by Gary Higgins II ; Acrylic on Canvas, Framed; 36 x 36”; $650⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀--⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Gary J H...
06/15/2021

Out The Box by Gary Higgins II ; Acrylic on Canvas, Framed; 36 x 36”; $650⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Gary J Higgins II is Q***r, black creative from NYC. Gary’s primarily artistic focus at this time is painting and curating but he is designing floral, interior and event decore for clients all over the US. Gary also has a background in health and human services and is currently a Development & Engagement Specialist and in-house event planner for a global health organization. Gary has been able to tether his creative and health endeavors together to provide free art therapy workshops for LGBTQIA survivors of trauma, individuals living with chronic health conditions and or overcoming substance and other mental health diagnoses.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Magnetic Pride Pals by Hilary Nichols ; Made from paper, pen, laminating sheets and adhesive magnets; .5" to 3" diamete...
06/15/2021

Magnetic Pride Pals by Hilary Nichols ; Made from paper, pen, laminating sheets and adhesive magnets; .5" to 3" diameter. 5$.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Hilary Mar Lopez Nichols (she/her) is a multiracial, multicultural and q***r creative who produces art that is funky, imperfect, fantastical, dreamy and fluid. She currently creates magnetic street art in an indefinite project called "The Guesthouse" and dabbles in other mediums including polymer clay sculpting.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I Chose Me by Ashly Sypherd ; Paper collage; 15 x 7 3/4"; $444⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀--⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Pomona based artist,...
06/15/2021

I Chose Me by Ashly Sypherd ; Paper collage; 15 x 7 3/4"; $444⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Pomona based artist, Ashly Sypherd, has been cultivating her craft since 2016. Her works investigate the intersections of identity politics as a Q***r Multiracial woman; oftentimes referencing the past and present in the same breath. These intricacies lace together the complexities of race from an intimate, raw, space. Using her background in Black Studies and Sociology; she applied historical tropes to modern scenes. In turn juxtaposing unnatural elements with the natural.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Material Girl by Ian Inoy ; Mixed Media: Found objects, Acrylic and Spray Paint and Resin; 6 x 6"; $120 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀...
06/15/2021

Material Girl by Ian Inoy ; Mixed Media: Found objects, Acrylic and Spray Paint and Resin; 6 x 6"; $120 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Ian Inoy is a gender-fluid multidisciplinary artist from the Philippines whose works motivate environmental awareness and protection all through the different disciplines. As an artist he uses upcycled materials treated in order to be used as building blocks towards his heavily textured works. Ian's style and technique on the other hand is a mergence of Western and Asian techniques that inspired him since he was little. He believes that with the use of such a process, he can make new things that support the cause he has as an artist.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Silly W***y by Boz .zart; Collaged Canvas with Acrylic and Mixed Media; 24 x 24"; $200⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀--⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀...
06/14/2021

Silly W***y by Boz .zart; Collaged Canvas with Acrylic and Mixed Media; 24 x 24"; $200⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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As someone who considers themselves void of gender their art attempts to do the same. Free of any idea of how humans should look or act. These figures are surreal creations of the culmination of both conscious and unconscious interpretations of human life.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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conscious by Dee Bustos ; Paper Collage with Acrylic Paint and Ink on Unidentified Wood; 8 x 10"; $75⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀...
06/14/2021

conscious by Dee Bustos ; Paper Collage with Acrylic Paint and Ink on Unidentified Wood; 8 x 10"; $75⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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dee bustos is a q***r, non-binary, mexican-american performance and visual artist living on the original lands of the clackamas people on what is now known as portland, oregon. dee's creative process is guided by leaning into uncertainty, noticing sensations of what feels intrinsically stimulating and honest, and, if they're lucky, temporarily finding relief from the (seemingly) constant chaos that is living in their mind.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Bare With Me by Lucci.Flyy .flyy $65 12 x 12" Acrylic on Canvas⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀--⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Lucci is a ...
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Bare With Me by Lucci.Flyy .flyy $65 12 x 12" Acrylic on Canvas⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Lucci is a BIPOC creative who loves to experiment in her art. She dabbles in a variety of mediums from drawing and painting to mixed media, collage, sculpture, stickers, and more. She incorporates illustrations or symbols in a lot of her work that reflect themes and events that are important to her and also loves reusing or upcycling items to create what she affectionately refers to as "trash art."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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in discovery by Kristen Morley ; Acrylic and White Charcoal On Canvas; 16 x 20"; $150 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀--⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀...
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in discovery by Kristen Morley ; Acrylic and White Charcoal On Canvas; 16 x 20"; $150 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Creating expressionist works, Kristen employs intuitive motions to unify bold color palettes and soft shapes. Through expressive paintings, ceramic works, and minimalist compositions, she uses an abstract lens to explore themes of vulnerability, identity and universal connectivity.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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