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Past Exhibitions

The Art of Consumption
October 14, 2014 to January 18, 2015
Curated by Samantha Hull, a 2013 graduate of the Department of the History of Art and Architecture, the exhibition showcases photography from the 1960s and ’70s when the medium grew in respect as an art form and began exploring new expressive possibilities, including environmental documentary work.
Ryo Toyonaga: Awakening
October 11, 2014 to January 04, 2015
Barker Gallery
Awakening features the haunting, surreal work of Ryo Toyonaga, a New York City-based contemporary artist, in his first major museum retrospective. The exhibition surveys 20 years of ceramic and mixed-media sculpture, drawing and painting. Toyonaga’s imagery is drawn from a wellspring of recurrent dreams.
Geraldine Ondrizek: Shades of White
September 02, 2014 to December 14, 2014
Artist Project Space
Geraldine Ondrizek, an artist and professor at Reed College, creates installations that explore personal and political issues related to genetics, ethnic identity, and disease.
The Word Became Flesh: Images of Christ in Orthodox Devotional Objects
August 30, 2014 to August 30, 2015
A. Dean & Lucile I. McKenzie Gallery
The works in this exhibition feature scenes from the life of Christ, culminating in his passion and death at Golgotha. According to the Christian tradition, Christ was buried at Golgotha, which in Aramaic means “the place of the skull.”
Chipping the Block, Painting the Silk: The Color Block Prints and Serigraphs of Norma Bassett Hall
August 23, 2014 to October 12, 2014
Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Gallery
This special exhibition presents a spectrum of the Oregon-born Hall’s twenty-five year career as a printmaker. It is the first solo exhibition of Hall’s work since her death in 1957, the first time that more than sixty of her prints have been gathered for exhibition, and likely the first time prints by her have been exhibited in Oregon since 1930.
Morris Graves: Visions of Metamorphosis
August 05, 2014 to December 07, 2014
Morris Graves Gallery
For Pacific Northwest artist Morris Graves, metamorphosis was a spiritually rich symbol of growth and renewal. Drawing from the museum’s permanent collection, this exhibition highlights two aspects of this concept: regeneration and enlightenment.
Japanese Impressions from the Vault: The Rare, the Beautiful, and the Bizarre
July 26, 2014 to September 06, 2015
This selection of Japanese woodblock prints was catalogued during a recent print re-housing project undertaken by Faith Kreskey (MA, art history, 2012). The works include a variety of 19th century ukiyo-e (images of the floating world) by artists of the Utagawa School, 20th century shinhanga (so-called new prints) and sōsaku hanga (creative prints), and a few recently acquired works.
Elegance & Nobility: Modern & Contemporary Korean Literati Taste
July 08, 2014 to June 28, 2015
Huh Wing and Jin Joo Gallery
In summer 2014, the JSMA will install a small selection of 20th–21st century Korean calligraphy, paintings, and ceramics, including recently acquired porcelain vessels by KIM Yikyung (born 1935) and LEE Young-Ho (born 1977).
Healing Arts: Highlights from the Museum’s Arts and Healthcare Outreach Program
June 24, 2014 to September 28, 2014
Healing Arts: Highlights from the Museum’s Arts and Healthcare Outreach Program showcases artwork from Holly Residential and Oregon Supported Living Program.
Vistas of a World Beyond: Traditional Gardens in Chinese Material Culture
June 17, 2014 to July 26, 2015
The exhibition will feature woodblock prints related to scholar's garden from famous and wide-spread painting manuals Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual (first printed in 1679) and Ten Bamboo Studio Collection of Calligraphy and Painting (first printed in early 17th Century). Exquisite textiles, paintings, and sculptures presenting garden iconography will also be included in the exhibition.
John Piper: Eye and Camera & Travel Notes
June 03, 2014 to October 12, 2014
John and Ethel MacKinnon Gallery
British artist John Piper (1903–92) defies categorization. In addition to producing some of Britain’s best-loved paintings, prints, and photographs of the 20th century, Piper designed fabrics, stained glass windows, and stage sets for a number of theatrical works (including six operas by Benjamin Britten). He also wrote extensively—both poetry and non-fiction texts—on the arts in England.
Placing Pierre Daura
May 10, 2014 to September 28, 2014
This exhibitions features work of the Catalan-American artist Pierre Daura (1896- 1976) and explores his process of identity formation as interpreted through three major motivating forces: his devotion to family, his engagement with various artistic communities, and his evolving nationality.
The Human Touch: Selections from the RBC Wealth Management Art Collection
April 26, 2014 to September 14, 2014
Barker Gallery
This exhibition, drawn from the RBC Wealth Management Art Collection, features major works by international contemporary artists, all of which explore creative interpretations of the human figure. Ranging in scale and media, these whimsical and provocative pieces include works by John Baldessari, Chuck Close, Lalla Essaydi, Roland Fisher, Roy Lichtenstein, Hung Liu, and Elizabeth Peyton.
Vanessa Renwick: Hunting Requires Optimism & Medusa Smack
April 25, 2014 to June 29, 2014
In conjunction with Cinema Pacific and made possible by a JSMA Academic Support Grant, the JSMA is pleased to present two video installations by Portland-based artist Vanessa Renwick. Renwick’s installations address serious issues, related to our environment, in often humorous ways.
Contemporary Oregon Visions: Jo Hamilton and Irene Hardwicke Olivieri
April 01, 2014 to August 03, 2014
Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Gallery
These two contemporary Oregon artists offer substantially different but equally innovative approaches to figurative art.

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