Credit: Brenda Mallory, Old Homeplace, 2024, mixed media, 135 x 180 x 2 inches, Courtesy of the artist and the Russo Lee Gallery, Portland OR / Marinaro Gallery, New York City, NY, Image Credit: Mario Gallucci

Mapping Familiar Territories, Charting New Paths

Downtown

When

Ongoing

Every Tuesday, Times vary

Free

Where

Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Portland State University

1855 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97201

The following description was submitted by the event organizer.

For millennia, maps have been essential tools for understanding and navigating the world. They help define boundaries, reveal relationships, and envision possibilities. Through their creation and use, they transform space into place, shaping political, cultural, and social understandings of the world. This exhibition brings together the work of eleven artists who reinterpret and expand mapping practices to explore questions of place, identity, and power. Through diverse media and distinct approaches, they use the language of mapmaking to uncover personal histories, unearth collective narratives, and address pressing social and environmental concerns.

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Epiphany Couch, I Dream of Wooly Dogs (Cameron Island), 2025, hand-pieced fine art photoprint quilt, embossed Rives paper, sheep’s wool, 16 1/4 x 21 1/4 inches, Courtesy of the artist, Image Credit: Epiphany Couch

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Rick Silva, Dirt Nap (video still), 2025, HD video, projection, sound, dimensions variable, Courtesy of the artist.

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Brenda Mallory, Old Homeplace, 2024, mixed media, 135 x 180 x 2 inches, Courtesy of the artist and the Russo Lee Gallery, Portland OR / Marinaro Gallery, New York City, NY, Image Credit: Mario Gallucci

Mapping Familiar Territories, Charting New Paths is curated by Alexandra Terry, Head of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Contemporary Art at the New Mexico Museum of Art. This exhibition is supported by the Ford Family Foundation, the Jackson Foundation, the Richard and Helen Phillips Charitable Fund, and the JSMA Exhibition Circle.