Portland-based artist Linn Olofsdotter’s work appears in an international roster of publications like Bon Magazine (Sweden), Simples Magazine (Brazil), Plaza Magazine (Sweden +), and she’s done illustration work for clients like La Perla, Absolut, Samsung, and MTV. But her first solo exhibition in the United States, nonsensical, opens tonight at one of Portland’s newest galleries, Grassy Knoll Gallery (123 NW 2nd, Suite 206). The gallery is open by appointment only after tonight’s reception from 6-9 PM so go tonight.
Olofsdotter’s work is lush, complex, and fantastic, nimble stylistically and notable for the juxtaposition of technique and media (giving the appearance in some pieces of pen and ink meets airbrush meets collage meets watercolor wash meets…) creating depth in the two dimensional surface with flatter fields coming to the fore and grounds receding or swimming.
The Grassy Knoll is a fairly new venture from partners Renee Marcotte and Robert Lewis (owner and creative director of animation studio, Fashionbuddha). The Grassy Knoll is located in Fashionbuddha’s space in the Merchant Hotel in Old Town. The duo plan to do four shows a year focusing on illustrators and animators, a lesser explored niche in Portland. August was the first show with work by Portland-based artist and illustrator Alberto Cerriteno.
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