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Artist uses TV as source material for paintings
Photos and story by James Hill
The exhibit of pop culture paintings “Leslie Nemour: The Variety Show,” is coming to the Northview Gallery at Portland Community College.
The show will run from Feb. 19 to March 19 at the gallery, which is located in Room 214, CT Building, Sylvania Campus, 12000 S.W. 49th Ave. The gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. There will be an artist’s reception from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 19 at the gallery.
The idea for the show is that the television is the most common framing device for contemporary two-dimensional images. The series began in 2005 with an exhibition entitled, “Television Portraits,” and followed by an expanded version, “RUTV,” in 2008. “Variety Show” represents a selection from these works.
Nemour, who resides in San Diego, has a master and bachelor’s degrees in visual arts from University of California at San Diego.
For more information on this upcoming show, contact the gallery director, Vicki Wilson, at (503) 244-6111, ext. 3705.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »