Exhibitions
The Museum presents exhibitions ranging from single-artist retrospectives to historical surveys to focused presentations that explore specific topics. Exhibitions feature works of art from the Museum's collections, many not regularly on view, as well as masterpieces on loan from museums and private collections worldwide.
Special Exhibitions
The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb's Book of Genesis:
JUN 12, 2010 – SEP 19, 2010This summer, the Museum will present the drama and sweep of the Book of Genesis as illustrated by the internationally celebrated artist R. Crumb. More >
A Pioneering Collection: Master Drawings from the Crocker Art Museum:
JUN 12, 2010 – SEP 19, 2010This exhibition of Old Master drawings from the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento consists of 57 of the most handsome works in the collection, dating from the late 15th through the 19th centuries. More >
Lee Kelly:
OCT 2, 2010 – JAN 9, 2011The Portland Art Museum will present a major exhibition paying tribute to Lee Kelly, one of the premier sculptors of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. More >
Riches of a City: Portland Collects:
FEB 5, 2011 – MAY 22, 2011This celebration of arts patronage in Portland will present more than 100 works of art selected by the Museum’s curators from the city’s private collections. More >
Exhibition Series
Mark Grotjahn:
JUL 24, 2010 – OCT 17, 2010Presented in conjunction with the Museum’s Summer of Drawing, Mark Grotjahn's Untitled (Dancing Black Butterflies) is a drawing in nine parts in a stark, densely rendered elemental black, that takes the butterfly motif to its ultimate formal and historical conclusion. More >
Dossier Presentations
Sol LeWitt
As a part of the Summer of Drawing, the Museum has sponsored the drafting of a massive wall drawing by Sol LeWitt (American, 1928-2007) as the centerpiece of a small dossier exhibition of LeWitt works from Oregon collections. More >
Leon Golub: Historical Witness
Artist Leon Golub was considered a great narrator of post-Word War II American history. This exhibition includes works from his 1976-1979 Face of Power portrait series, which depicted male political figures of the day. More >
Prints and Drawings
The largest of the Museum’s collections ranges from the 12th century to today and features works by Cézanne, Rembrandt, Matisse, and Picasso. An invaluable resource, the more than 20,000 works are accessible to visitors in the Haber Study Room. More >
Events Calendar
