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August 9, 2000
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Father and daughter together again
Art
sh o w in g h e r re c e n t c o lo r
monoprints.
G ary R a w lin ’s su bject m atter
centers on the human form with
images selected in a rather eclectic
manner. His recent work involves
the introduction o f familiar art works
(old masters) in new contexts. The
images are modi fied and new images
are added to present a different
perspective o f the work. Gary works
in a variety o f mediums, including
printmaking, drawing and painting.
The Guardino Gallery is located at
2939NE Alberta Street. TheGallery
is open every day, but Monday.
Call for hours and more information,
281-9048.
(The 3Jnrtl:nth (©bserver
proudly
presents
A drypoint self-portrait o f Gary Rawlins.
for
T he P o rtland
O bserver
Gary and Nicole Rawlins, father
and daughter, are showing at the
Guardino G allery in an exhibit
appropriately named “Father &
Daughter, Together Again". The
show will run through August 29.
This will be the second time that the
father-daughter team have exhibited
at the Guardino Gallery. Both artists
are printmakers. Both are teachers
and they are m em bers o f the
Northwest Print Council
and Inklings Studio.
Nicole Rawlin’s work is
about women. Her themes
are narrative and are self
portraits or portraits o f
other women, some real
and some from myth. Her
d o m in a n t m ed iu m is
intaglio (etching). She
w orks her plates using
aquatint, drypoint and
m e z z o tin t te c h n iq u e s.
N ic o le w ill a lso be
Grand opening celebration
at the Portland Art Museum
contributed story
for The Portland Observer
In mid-August the Museum celebrates the completion o f the
Project fo r the Millennium which began over three years ago
with the unveiling o f four new galleries devoted tot he Museum ’ s
Asian collection. Last summer, the European, American and
silver collections were reinstalled in refurbished galleries
dedicated to their permanent display.
With its more than 7,000 square feet o f exhibition space and its
state-of-the-art installations conceived by Curator Bill Mercer
and designed by Clifford LaFontaine, The Confederated Tribes
o f Grand Ronde Center for Native American Art will make it
possible for viewers to gain, for the first time ever, a true sense
o f the scope and importance o f the Museum’s Native American
collection. All told, over400 works o f art, drawn from virtually
every major cultural group in North America, will be on view.
As visitors enter the Center on the second floor they will see
some o f the M useum’s best known masterpieces o f Native
American art, such as the great potlatch dish from the Axel
Rasmussen Collection and the Tlingit from hat from the
(Please see ‘Art Museum’ page 8)
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September 2
For thirty years
¡¡¡inrilantt (©beemer has been committed to
bringing you information regarding people of diverse backgrounds.
In this spirit we bring to the community this first DiversityFest.
Free to the public, this event will be providing barbecue and
entertainment for the entire family, as well as childrens' rides. We
hope you can come and enjoy the fun.
September 2, noon - 7 pm, at Oaks Park
East end of the Sellwood Bridge
If you have any questions please call 503.288.0033