Todo en Talle!* New exhibit of Cuban Art with Reception, March 3, 2009

Chica, Oil/Canvas, 28" X 22" (Miguel)

Todo en talle! = (translation: "this covers everything!") 

RECEPTION Tuesday, March 3 from 5:30-8:30pm

Overall Exhibit dates: February 24, 2009 –  March 31, 2009
WHERE 15800 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd, Lake Oswego, OR 97035

This exhibit, entitled “Todo en talle!*” explores cultural connections that bridge political and geographic divides between the United States and Cuba. The exhibit, opening with a RECEPTION: March 3, (Tuesday 5:30-8:30pm) brings together works of 6 artists; Merida, Santos, Pumariega, Labrada, Pozo and Miguel. FREE to the Public.
“Cuban art is all about identity and exploring what it means to be Cuban, what it means to be American, and what it means to be part of a global community”.

(One block off I-5 exit 291, TURN RIGHT AT EXIT LIGHT, THEN LEFT AT LIGHT JUST PAST THE CHEVRON STATION

MAP

El Tiempos de Vida, Oil/Canvas, 33" X 27" (Merida)

Colador de Cafe, Acrylico/Canvas, 24" X 20" (Pumariega)

TWO GALLERIES, TWO EXHIBITIONS

DOWNTOWN GALLERY RE-OPENS FOR EVENT*
Broderick Gallery - Downtown: UNEXPECTED BEAUTY, STREET VIEWS
February 5-March 7, 2009 Opening reception: Thurs 5th February
Broderick Gallery, Lake Oswego: FIRE & ICE, Winter Salon
December 2008 - February 28 2009

*Downtown Gallery will close again for renovations at the end of Exhibit, reopening in 2009

Unexpected Beauty, Street Views Reception Downtown February 5

Unexpected Beauty, Street Views is a response to an Open Call to Artists invited to submit works emphasizing a fresh perspective of the gritty realities of street life in the city.
Sales from the exhibit benefit Street Yoga, a local non-profit that teaches yoga and wellness to at-risk youth.
Portland artists Becca Bernstein, Shawn Demarest and Gene Gill are among thirty artists to submit work to the show showcases works from both emerging and veteran artists. Bernstein was selected by Southwest Art Magazine in 2008 as one of 21 emerging artists to watch. Gill is an acclaimed veteran painter whose art career has spanned decades. Demarest is a noted alla prima painter who often paints urban landscape "in real time".
Broderick Gallery - downtown (reopening February 5, 2009) 814 SW First Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Tel: 503 684-5511
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday 11am –6pm; Saturday 11 – 5 pm
The exhibit opened with a reception Thursday, February 5 and runs to March 7, 2009.



Street Views by Shawn Demarest