WoP – May 31 – July 6, 2025
WoP showcases varied expressions of works on paper by an international collection of artists. Equipped with different materials and techniques, the artists explore individual themes of memory and migration, surreal whimsy, adolescent anxiety, transformation, and the perhaps unavoidable tug-of-war between control and unpredictability. The visually diverse works share a commonality of individual reflections on existential themes that stray more into the terrain of delight than melancholy.
Exhibiting artists include: Hibiki Miyazaki, Vander McClain, Stas Orlovski, Julie Liger Belair
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The exquisitely executed drawings and mixed media work of Portland-based Hibiki Miyazaki playfully grapple with childhood anxieties. The works interpret and unpack formative memories through dreamlike compositions and surreal, non-sequential storylines. Hibiki explores the “strange logic” of adolescence and how it goes on to shape our adult lives.
Vander McClain travels alone for weeks into remote geographical areas, exploring and photographing the isolated terrain and collecting organic materials that will become his subject matter. Vander records his discoveries in thoughtful depictions in gouache painted on antique geological survey maps. This exhibition will be the first look at his recent series produced in the highlands of Iceland.
Influenced by Russian Constructivism, European modernism, Soviet experimental animation, and found ephemera, the mixed media works on paper of Los Angeles-based Stas Orlovski contend with themes of history, memory, migration, loss, and transformation. His pieces give hints of faded myths or ideals once presumed the expected.
Springing from her fascination with all forms of iconography, the playful collage work of Canadian artist Julie Liger Belair blends whimsy and nostalgia. Old-fashion imagery and cabinet cards are contemporized with color and pattern. Julie thinks of her pieces as “alter-pieces for everyday life” through which viewers can reflect on a collective sense of being and place.
Stas Orlovski
Sculpture with Door, 2020
Ink, graphite, frottage and collage on paper
18 ½ x 14 ½ in. framed
Stas Orlovski
Tear, 2020
Flashe, watercolor, and collage on paper
18 x 14 in. framed
Stas Orlovski
Still Life, 2020
Ink and collage on paper
18 ½” x 14 ½” framed
Stas Orlovski
Table with Cigarette, 2021
Charcoal, crayon, and collage on paper
18 x 14 in. framed
Stas Orlovski
Head with Icebergs, 2009
Ink and collage on paper
14 x 11 in. framed
Sarah Gordon
Green Parrot, 2025
Acrylic, Acryla Gouache on canvas
9” x 9”
Stas Orlovski
Interior with Sculpture, 2020
Ink, frottage, and collage on paper
15 x 11 in. image size; 18 x 14 in. framed
Stas Orlovski
Head with Ships, 2021
Ink and collage on paper
18 ½ x 14 ½ in. framed
Vander McClain
Syðri Háganga (Southern High Ridge)
August 8, 2024
Syðri Háganga, Ísland
Gouache and ink on paper
24 ¾ x 21 ½ in.
Vander McClain
Lúpína (Lupine Flower)
August 9, 2024
Ishólsvatn, Ísland
Gouache and ink on paper
24 ¾ x 21 ½ in. framed
Vander McClain
Hvönn (Angelica Plant)
August 10, 2024
Reykjadalsá, Ísland
Gouache and ink on paper
24 ¾ x 21 ½ in. framed
Vander McClain
Basalt & Brennisteinn (Basalt & Sulfur)
August 5, 2024
Ásgarđså, Ísland
Gouache, ink and graphite on paper
24 ¾ x 21 ½ in. framed
Vander McClain
Klórítskífur (Green Chlorite Schist–metamorphic Rock)
August 6, 2024
Brennisteinsöldukvísl, Ísland
Gouache and ink on paper
24 ¾ x 21 ½ in. framed
Vander McClain
Mænisjökull (Ridge Glacier in Basalt & Rhyolite)
August 6, 2024
Mænisjökull, Ísland
Gouache and ink on paper
24 ¾ x 21 ½ in. framed
Vander McClain
Kjalfell (Keel Mountain)
August 2, 2024
Kjalfell, Ísland
Gouache and ink on paper
24 ¾ x 21 ½ in. framed
Vander McClain
Gígbotn (Crater floor with Flowers 1)
August 6, 2024
Ljótipollur, Ísland
Gouache, ink and graphite on paper
24 ¾ x 21 ½ in. framed
Vander McClain
Stúfa (Devil’s-bit Scabious flower)
August 11, 2024
Reykjadalsá, Ísland
Gouache and ink on paper
24 ¾ x 21 ½ in. framed SOLD
Vander McClain
Líparít (Banded Rhyolite)
August 3, 2024
Fannborgarjökull, Ísland
Gouache and ink on paper
24 ¾ x 21 ½ in. framed
Vander McClain
Líparít & Feldspat (Rhyolite & Feldspar)
August 6, 2024
Brennisteinsöldukvísl, Ísland
Gouache and ink on paper
24 ¾ x 21 ½ in. framed
Vander McClain
Náttmál (Nightfall)
August 10, 2024
Narfastaðafell, Ísland
Gouache and ink on paper
24 ¾ x 21 ½ in.
Vander McClain
Grámosi (Moss)
August 4, 2024
Kerlingargjöll, Ísland
Gouache and ink on paper
24 ¾ x 21 ½ in. framed
Vander McClain
Draugahvönn (Ghost Angelica)
August 10, 2024
Reykjadalsá, Ísland
Gouache and ink on paper
24 ¾ x 21 ½ in. framed
Hibiki Miyazaki
Dog Breath, 2015
Casein, Color pencil on paper
9 x 11 in. image size; 15 ½ x 18 in. framed
Hibiki Miyazaki
Skull Stack, 2023
Color pencil on paper
11 x 14 in. image size; 17 ½ x 10 ½ in. framed
Hibiki Miyazaki
Shuffle, 2020
Casein, Color pencil and graphite on paper
9 x 11 ½ in. image size; 15 ½ x 18 in. framed
Hibiki Miyazaki
Lid, 2019
Color pencil on paper
11 x 10 in. image size; 17 ½ x 16 ¼ in. framed
Hibiki Miyazaki
Arrows, 2020
Color pencil on paper
10 x 12 in. Image size; 15 ½ x 17 in. framed
Julie Liger-Belair
Cabinet Card Number 03, 2025
Collage, acrylic on cabinet card
6 x 4 ½ in; 11 x 9 in. SOLD
Julie Liger-Belair
Cabinet Card Number 28, 2025
Collage, acrylic on cabinet card
10 x 8 in; 11 x 9 in.
Julie Liger-Belair
Cabinet Card Number 21, 2025
Collage, acrylic on cabinet card
10 x 8 ½ in; 11 x 9 in.
Julie Liger-Belair
Cabinet Card Number 27, 2025
Collage, acrylic on cabinet card
6 x 4 ½ in; 11 x 9 in.
Julie Liger-Belair
Cabinet Card Number 17, 2025
Collage, acrylic on cabinet card
6 x 4 ½ in; 11 x 9 in.
Julie Liger-Belair
Cabinet Card Number 07, 2025
Collage, acrylic on cabinet card
6 x 4 ½ in; 11 x 9 in.
Julie Liger-Belair
Scrappy Blahblah 26, 2025
Collage, drawing on watercolor paper
15 x 12 in. framed
Julie Liger-Belair
Scrappy Blahblah 22, 2025
Collage, drawing on watercolor paper
15 x 12 in. framed
Julie Liger-Belair
Scrappy Blahblah 23, 2025
Collage, drawing on watercolor paper
15 x 12 in. SOLD
Julie Liger-Belair
Scrappy Blahblah 24, 2025
Collage, drawing on watercolor paper
15 x 12 in. framed
Julie Liger-Belair
Scrappy Blahblah 23, 2025
Collage, drawing on watercolor paper
12 x 9 in. unframed
Julie Liger-Belair
Wild Dwelling 01, 2025
Collage, acrylic on mixed-media paper
15 x 12 in. framed
Julie Liger-Belair
Wild Dwelling 04, 2025
Collage, acrylic on mixed-media paper
15 x 12 in. framed
Julie Liger-Belair
Wild Dwelling 03, 2025
Collage, acrylic on mixed-media paper
11 x 7 ½ in unframed
Julie Liger-Belair
Wild Dwelling 03, 2025
Collage, acrylic on mixed-media paper
11 x 7 ½ in unframed