Photography Council-Portland Art Museum

04/22/2026

TODAY AT NOON, the first of this year’s Lunchtime Photography Talk Series with Nykelle DeVivo. Please join us today at 12pm in the 4th floor Trustee Room of the Portland Art Museum’s Mark Building for Nykelle’s talk and presentation of their project A Flash of Spirit.

“I use light as a ritual technology for spiritual intervention and ancestral protection. In this presentation, I’ll trace the evolution of my artistic practice and pay homage to those who guided me forward. From the potentiality in Sun Ra’s astral travels to the void work of decolonial struggles, I’ll discuss the power of light in all its forms.”

Nykelle DeVivo (they/them) is a Portland-based artist whose practice centers on light as a tool for ancestral connection and spiritual revelation. Through photography, film, and installation, they engage in a meditative dialogue with the unseen, drawing from diasporic traditions of divination, Afrofuturist methodologies, and Black Anarchist praxis. DeVivo holds an MFA in Visual Arts from the University of California San Diego and is an inaugural Google Image Equity Fellow. Their work has been presented internationally and is included in numerous public and private collections. They are currently preparing their first monograph, Tha Crossroads, a culmination of over a decade of image-making, slated for release in 2027.

04/18/2026

Coming up in less than a week, the first of this year’s Lunchtime Photography Talk Series with Nykelle DeVivo. Please join us on Wednesday, April 22nd at Noon for Nykelle’s talk and presentation of their project A Flash of Spirit.

“I use light as a ritual technology for spiritual intervention and ancestral protection. In this presentation, I’ll trace the evolution of my artistic practice and pay homage to those who guided me forward. From the potentiality in Sun Ra’s astral travels to the void work of decolonial struggles, I’ll discuss the power of light in all its forms.”

Nykelle DeVivo (they/them) is a Portland-based artist whose practice centers on light as a tool for ancestral connection and spiritual revelation. Through photography, film, and installation, they engage in a meditative dialogue with the unseen, drawing from diasporic traditions of divination, Afrofuturist methodologies, and Black Anarchist praxis. DeVivo holds an MFA in Visual Arts from the University of California San Diego and is an inaugural Google Image Equity Fellow. Their work has been presented internationally and is included in numerous public and private collections. They are currently preparing their first monograph, Tha Crossroads, a culmination of over a decade of image-making, slated for release in 2027.

04/07/2026

04/07/2026

Coming up next week! Nykelle DeVivo will be this year’s first Lunchtime Photography Talk Series speaker on Wednesday, April 22nd at Noon. Nykelle will be presenting their project A Flash of Spirit.

Nykelle DeVivo (they/them) is a Portland-based artist whose practice centers on light as a tool for ancestral connection and spiritual revelation. Through photography, film, and installation, they engage in a meditative dialogue with the unseen, drawing from diasporic traditions of divination, Afrofuturist methodologies, and Black Anarchist praxis. DeVivo holds an MFA in Visual Arts from the University of California San Diego and is an inaugural Google Image Equity Fellow. Their work has been presented internationally and is included in numerous public and private collections. They are currently preparing their first monograph, Tha Crossroads, a culmination of over a decade of image-making, slated for release in 2027.

About A Flash of Spirit: “I use light as a ritual technology for spiritual intervention and ancestral protection. In this presentation, I’ll trace the evolution of my artistic practice and pay homage to those who guided me forward. From the potentiality in Sun Ra’s astral travels to the void work of decolonial struggles, I’ll discuss the power of light in all its forms.”

04/02/2026

Come meet Nykelle DeVivo at this year’s first Lunchtime Photography Talk on Wednesday, April 22nd at Noon. Nykelle will be presenting their project A Flash of Spirit.

Nykelle DeVivo (they/them) is a Portland-based artist whose practice centers on light as a tool for ancestral connection and spiritual revelation. Through photography, film, and installation, they engage in a meditative dialogue with the unseen, drawing from diasporic traditions of divination, Afrofuturist methodologies, and Black Anarchist praxis. DeVivo holds an MFA in Visual Arts from the University of California San Diego and is an inaugural Google Image Equity Fellow. Their work has been presented internationally and is included in numerous public and private collections. They are currently preparing their first monograph, Tha Crossroads, a culmination of over a decade of image-making, slated for release in 2027.

About A Flash of Spirit: “I use light as a ritual technology for spiritual intervention and ancestral protection. In this presentation, I’ll trace the evolution of my artistic practice and pay homage to those who guided me forward. From the potentiality in Sun Ra’s astral travels to the void work of decolonial struggles, I’ll discuss the power of light in all its forms.”

03/31/2026

We are so excited to announce the first of this year’s Lunchtime Photography Talk Series with Nykelle DeVivo. Please join us on Wednesday, April 22nd at Noon for Nykelle’s talk and presentation of their project A Flash of Spirit.

“I use light as a ritual technology for spiritual intervention and ancestral protection. In this presentation, I’ll trace the evolution of my artistic practice and pay homage to those who guided me forward. From the potentiality in Sun Ra’s astral travels to the void work of decolonial struggles, I’ll discuss the power of light in all its forms.”

Nykelle DeVivo (they/them) is a Portland-based artist whose practice centers on light as a tool for ancestral connection and spiritual revelation. Through photography, film, and installation, they engage in a meditative dialogue with the unseen, drawing from diasporic traditions of divination, Afrofuturist methodologies, and Black Anarchist praxis. DeVivo holds an MFA in Visual Arts from the University of California San Diego and is an inaugural Google Image Equity Fellow. Their work has been presented internationally and is included in numerous public and private collections. They are currently preparing their first monograph, Tha Crossroads, a culmination of over a decade of image-making, slated for release in 2027.

12/10/2025

Photography has been a social practice from its very beginnings. One of the earliest and most valued uses of the medium was for portraiture. As technology evolved, cameras moved beyond the studio, opening the door to candid, everyday snapshots.

Twentieth-century photographers captured the many ways people interacted with one another in public places. Some revealed the loneliness of modernity; others captured people uniting to demand change.

Drawn from the permanent collection, “Together” features photographs spanning the nineteenth century to today, many recently acquired and on view for the first time. At a moment when technology can leave us feeling more isolated than ever, “Together” is a reminder of the enduring power of community.

📍 See it on view in the Photography Galleries: North Wing, Level 3

Learn more → https://bit.ly/3KK1b70
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Garry Winogrand (American, 1928–1984), “World’s Fair, New York City,” 1964 (negative); 1981 (print). Gelatin silver print. Gift of Rick A. Cigel,1998.61.20 © The Estate of Garry Winogrand, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco

Daniel Traub (American, born 1971),” Two Boys, North Philadelphia,” 2008. Pigment print. The Blue Sky Gallery Collection; Gift of Christopher Rauschenberg, 2012.135.6 © 2008 Daniel Traub

Unknown photographer, ca. 1920. Gelatin silver print. Gift of Peter J. Cohen, public domain, 2020.29.15

Mariah Harris Dance (American, born 1991), “Tears for Breonna,” 2020, printed 2022. Pigment print. Museum Purchase: Funds Provided by the Photography Council and the Photography Fund, 2023.9.3 © Mariah Harris Dance

Will Wilson (Navajo Nation and American, born 1969), “Wilson-Kountoupes Family,” from the “Critical Indigenous Photographic Exchange (CIPX - Denver Art Museum),” 2013. Archival pigment print with Epson UltraChrome K3 inks. Museum Purchase: Funds provided by bequest of Elizabeth Cole Butler by exchange, 2015.105.9 © Will Wilson

11/12/2025

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We’re almost ready for the big reveal next week! Celebrate YOUR transformed art museum as a member.

You’ll enjoy a year of unlimited free admission, 10% off in the new gift shop, discounts on PAM CUT programming, and much more.

Be among the first to step inside the stunning new Mark Rothko Pavilion and explore the reimagined galleries on November 19 – one day before the public opening!

Join now and enjoy up to 30% off your membership. Learn more at portlandartmuseum.org/join25 and be part of this historic moment!

11/12/2025

We’re so excited! The first four days of the whole museum re-opening will be FREE. Get your tickets online, there will be no walk up tickets.

10/28/2025

We are so excited about the Grand Reopening of the Portland Art Museum in four weeks!