As We Imagined
As We Imagined is a group show exploring the potency and dichotomies of perception, memory, and the imagined. The paintings, photographs, and textile work portray romanticized myths, intuitive orations, prophetic posits, and idealized interiors. The compelling stories they share can be borrowed, revelatory, and occasionally remembered.
Exhibiting artists include Ricky Allman, a.p. gath, Bean Gilsdorf, Melissa Monroe, Jesse Reno, and Grace Weston.
Show viewing room forthcoming.
About the artists:
Ricky Allman paints enigmatic landscapes and incongruous architectural structures that bridge dystopic or utopian worlds.
In his paintings of idealized interiors, a.p. gath curates a rich world of alluring and mysterious collectibles. His flattened perspective and exhubernat excess feel like nods to the maximalism of Henri Matisse.
The three-dimensional work of Portland-based artist Bean Gilsdorf blends sculpture and photography by transforming flat images of cultural and political figures into collaged forms made from printed and patterned materials.
The colorful and fanciful tufted sculptures of Portland-based Melissa Monroe speak to the vulnerability of unmasking and the celebration of authenticity.
Jesse Reno’s mixed-media paintings exude an earnest fervor reminiscent of impassioned passages from a preacher’s sermon. Described as “Contemporary Primitive,” the work articulates a search for understanding through intuition and introspection.
With dark humor and a love of the surreal, Portland-based photographer Grace Weston creates narrative photographs with staged, miniature vignettes that address psychological themes.
Jesse Reno
Behave as if it is true, 2024
Acrylic, oil pastel, pencil on wood
9 ½” x 18″
Jesse Reno
Vandalizing Picasso, 2024
Acrylic, oil pastel, pencil, silkscreen made from original drawings on wood
48″ x 24″
Jesse Reno
Mushmouth collecting memories for fat albert, 2024
Acrylic, oil pastel, pencil on wood
48″ x 24″
Bean Gilsdorf
Mercy is Greater, 2022
Archival pigment print
36” × 24 ½” framed
Ed. 3 + 1AP
Bean Gilsdorf
Tupelo Boy, 2020
Polyester, velvet, rayon
31” x 12” x 8”
Bean Gilsdorf
Thin King, 2019
Wool, polyester, cotton, brocade, vinyl
40” x 20” x 8”
Bean Gilsdorf
Blue Eye, 2019
Polyester, wool, brocade, taffeta, cotton, metallic mesh, fringe
29” x 14” x 10”
Jesse Reno
Gold is something you feel, 2024
Acrylic, oil pastel, pencil, silkscreen on wood
48″ x 48″
Melissa Monroe
Giver, 2022
Tufted wool
24” x 22”
Melissa Monroe
Forever a Mouse, 2023
Tufted wool
24” x 20
Melissa Monroe
Sad Zebra, 2024
Tufted wool
20” x 14”
a.p. gath
This Can’t be the Place, 2024
Acrylic on wood panel
18” x 18”
Grace Weston
Secret
Archival pigment print
19” x 15” image on 20” x 16” paper
Grace Weston
The Question Remains
Archival pigment print
15” x 15” image on 16” x 16” paper
Grace Weston
Quality Time
Archival pigment print
13” x 19” image on 16” x 20” paper
Grace Weston
Dutch Lite
Archival pigment print
15” x 15” image on 16” x 16” paper
Melissa Monrow
Tiger’s Rest, 2024
Tufted wool
36” x 26”
a.p. gath
The Ocean, 2024
Acrylic on wood panel
11″ x 14″
a.p. gath
Bit Part, 2024
Acrylic on wood panel
16″ x 16”
a.p. gath
Daily Uniform, 2024
Acrylic on wood panel
22″ x 30″
Ricky Allman
Distant Encounters, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
32” x 23″
Ricky Allman
New Heat Source, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
29” x 23″
Ricky Allman
Level Storage, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
26” x 35″
Melissa Monroe
Giving All or Nothing, 2024
Tufted wool
28” x 29”
Melissa Monroe
Playing Creative, 2024
Tufted wool
44” x 20”
Jesse Reno
Jack-in-the-box mountain, 2024
Acrylic, oil pastel, pencil on wood
24″ x 16″
Jesse Reno
Whatever you want, 2024
Acrylic, oil pastel, pencil on wood
24″ x 28″
Jesse Reno
Before does not matter, 2024
Acrylic, oil pastel, pencil on wood
24″ x 26″
Jesse Reno
Know how you new not planned, 2024
Acrylic, oil pastel, pencil on wood
29″ x 28″
Grace Weston
The Bad Birthday
Archival pigment print
19” x 13” image on 20” x 16” paper
Grace Weston
Rise and Shine
Archival pigment print
15” x 15” on 16″ x 16″ paper
a.p. gath
Above It, 2024
Acrylic on wood panel
36″ x 48″
a.p. gath
Crew, 2024
Acrylic on wood panel
9″ x 12″
Grace Weston
First Impressions
Archival pigment print
19” x 15” image on 20” x 16” paper
Melissa Monroe
Face Sandwich, 2024
Tufted wool
22” x 12”
Melissa Monroe
Big Hair, 2024
Tufted wool
18” x 27”
Ricky Allman
Threeclipse, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
57” x 65″