Exhibition Tour: Just Playin' Around

JSMA at PSU is pleased to present an exhibition tour of . Featuring the work of 11 contemporary artists, the exhibition is a peephole into some of the many ways in which art is play, play is art, and both are in all of us. Led by curators Nancy and Theo Downes-LeGuin, the tour will cover highlights of the exhibition.

Each tour will be joined by one exhibiting artist. The schedule is as follows:

• Saturday, February 15: Calvin Chen
• Saturday, March 15: Matthew Earl Williams
• Saturday, April 19: Jeremy Okai Davis

Please contact two weeks in advance of the program to request accommodations for a disability or ask questions about physical access.

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Just Playin’ Around is curated by Nancy Downes-Le Guin and Theo Downes-Le Guin. This exhibition is supported by The Ford Family Foundation, The Reser Family Foundation, the Jackson Foundation, Elements Roofing, the Richard and Helen Phillips Charitable Fund, and the JSMA Exhibition Circle.

Image Credits:

1: Calvin Chen, Cornfield (detail), 2016, Archival inkjet print on paper, 25 x 32 inches, Courtesy of the artist

2: Jeremy Okai Davis, Untitled (Ray Brown) (detail), 2023–24, Acrylic on canvas, 52 x 40 inches, Collection of Jonathan H. Singer, Image courtesy of the artist and Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR

3: Matthew Earl Williams, Twentysix Gasoline Stations in Grand Theft Auto V (detail), 2014–24, Digital print, 16 x 20 inches, framed, Courtesy of the artist

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Portland State University, 1855 Southwest Broadway, Portland, United States