Grey walled gallery space with three paintings and a video screen.

Morris Graves Gallery

The Morris Graves Gallery, a 170-square-foot space dedicated to Oregon artist Morris Graves, in acknowledgment of the museum's significant collection of his works. This small gallery features rotating exhibitions of 2-D artworks, primarily drawn from the museum's permanent collection. It offers visitors a focused view of Graves' contributions and the museum's extensive holdings of his art.

An abstract painting depicting a red creature, possibly a dog, howling at the moon against a dark blue background. Green and blue bones are scattered at its feet.

Flor y canto Diego Rivera’s La ofrenda and Rufino Tamayo’s Perro aullando a la luna

Morris Graves Gallery

September 22, 2018

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August 25, 2019

A black-and-white photograph of a photographer and a model. The photographer, holding a camera, smiles at the model, who poses with a suitcase. The image is signed at the bottom.

Weegee’s Grief and Joy Selections from the Collection

Morris Graves Gallery

March 28, 2018

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September 9, 2018

Painting in muted colors of a square vessel with rounded feet and raised, sloping handles

Morris Graves Layers of Time

Morris Graves Gallery

January 18, 2018

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March 18, 2018

Mírame Bien Portraits of Mexico by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Paul Strand, and Edward Weston

Morris Graves Gallery

June 7, 2017

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January 14, 2018

An abstract painting with vibrant red, orange, and yellow swirls intertwined with blue and purple lines.

Mark Tobey and the Calligraphic Line

Morris Graves Gallery

February 18, 2017

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May 21, 2017

Charcoal drawing of several men in hats and jackets walking along a street in bad weather. The man in the foreground has his hand on the back of the man in front of him.

David McCosh and the Midwest Regional Lithograph Tradition

Morris Graves Gallery

October 15, 2016

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February 12, 2017

An etching of a person covering their face with their hands. Very stylized and grotesque.

The Face of War Gabor Peterdi and his Contemporaries

Morris Graves Gallery

June 11, 2016

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October 9, 2016

A black and white photograph of a dancer in motion, wearing a dress and adorned with necklaces, captured mid-dance with a graceful pose.

Strike a Pose Images of Dance from the JSMA’s Collections

Morris Graves Gallery

February 10, 2016

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June 5, 2016

Black and white photograph of a foggy forest with a silhouetted tree in the foreground, branches visible against the misty background.

Brett Weston in Oregon

Morris Graves Gallery

May 5, 2015

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January 31, 2016

Drawing of a goat

Morris Graves’s Goats Heroes and Fantasies

Morris Graves Gallery

December 13, 2014

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April 19, 2015