Julian V.L. Gaines
Installation View
Installation View
Installation View
Installation View
Samantha Wall (b. 1977)
Taste in the Air, 2023
conté crayon, charcoal, and ink on Dura-Lar
31.25 x 82.5 inches framed
Samantha Wall (b. 1977)
Looking Back, 2023
conté crayon, charcoal, and ink on Dura-Lar
31.25 x 82.5 inches framed
Samantha Wall (b. 1977)
I dragged them across the ocean with me (No. 1), 2023
conté crayon, charcoal, and ink on Dura-Lar
31.25 x 41.25 inches framed
Samantha Wall (b. 1977)
I dragged them across the ocean with me (No. 2), 2023
conté crayon, charcoal, and ink on Dura-Lar
31.25 x 41.25 inches framed
Julian V.L. Gaines
Racism, A Broken Record of Truth., 2023
acrylic on clayboard
11 x 14 inches
Julian V.L. Gaines
Will you shuck and jive 2 stay alive?, 2023
acrylic on clayboard
11 x 14 inches
Julian V.L. Gaines
Half Assed Compassion Picnic!, 2023
acrylic on clayboard
11 x 14 inches
Julian V.L. Gaines
No False Friends, 2023
acrylic on clayboard
20 x 16 inches
Lisa Jarrett
Migration Studies, Beauty Supply (No. 53, Black child), 2022
#4 Kinky Bulk woven into kozo with traditional Chinese black ink and acrylic
31.5 x 24 inches framed
Framed: 31.50h x 24w in
Lisa Jarrett
Migration Studies, Beauty Supply (No. 92, animal print combs with shower cap and bonnets), 2022
assembled pigment prints
41 x 41 inches framed
Framed: 41h x 41w in
Lisa Jarrett
Migration Studies, Beauty Supply (No. 50), 2022
Ombre kanekalon hair woven into pink, striped, satin head scarf and acrylic
40 inches high, width variable
Lisa Jarrett
Migration Studies, Beauty Supply (No. 56, Mauve lace and satin lingerie bonnet with lavender clip) A/P, 2022
limited edition pigment print
20 x 16 inches unframed
Edition of 35
Lisa Jarrett
Migration Studies, Beauty Supply (No. 55, Yellow twist comb with cowries and #4 Kinky Bulk), 2022
limited edition pigment print
49 x 36 inches unframed
Edition of 20
Lisa Jarrett
Migration Studies, Beauty Supply (No. 58, Pink animal print bonnet and animal print rattail combs), 2022
limited edition pigment print
49 x 36 inches unframed
Edition of 20
Lisa Jarrett
Migration Studies, Beauty Supply (No. 59, Pink glitz bonnet with animal print edge comb and headscarf), 2022
limited edition pigment print
49 x 36 inches unframed
Edition of 20
Lisa Jarrett
Migration Studies, Beauty Supply (No. 57, Blue polka dot shower cap and animal print headscarf), 2022
limited edition pigment print
49 x 36 inches unframed
Edition of 20
Lisa Jarrett
Migration Studies, Beauty Supply (No. 60, Blue lace and satin lingerie bonnet), 2022
limited edition pigment print
49 x 36 inches unframed
Edition of 20
Intisar Abioto
Sight Film, by Kalimah Abioto, Portland, Oregon, 2017
digital pigment print
10 x 8 inches framed
Intisar Abioto
Boy on Boat to Goree Island, Senegal, 2006
digital pigment print
10 x 8 inches framed
Intisar Abioto
Claribel Dorant, Maroon Town, Jamaica, 2009
digital pigment print
10 x 8 inches framed
Intisar Abioto
Flyaway. Portland Protest, MLK & Freemont, Portland, Oregon, 2020
digital pigment print
8 x 10 inches framed
Intisar Abioto
Midnite Abioto in Living Color, Portland, Oregon, 2021
digital pigment print
8 x 10 inches framed
Intisar Abioto
untitled (yellow), Senegal, 2006
digital pigment print
8 x 10 inches framed
Intisar Abioto
Southern Heritage Classic Parade, Orange Mound, Memphis, Tennessee, 2017
digital pigment print
8 x 10 inches framed
Intisar Abioto
Donovan, Portland, Oregon, 2018
digital pigment print
10 x 8 inches framed
Intisar Abioto
Accompong, Maroon Town, Jamaica, 2008
digital pigment print
8 x 10 inches framed
Intisar Abioto
Donald Eno Washington, Dance Elder, Tucson, Arizona (II), 2022
digital pigment print
8 x 10 inches framed
Intisar Abioto
Goree Island, Senegal, 2006
digital pigment print
10 x 8 inches framed
Intisar Abioto
Desire Marea, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2016
digital pigment print
8 x 10 inches framed
Intisar Abioto
Aunt Teen & The Grands, Memphis, Tennessee, 2017
digital pigment print
10 x 8 inches framed
Intisar Abioto
Flyaway Kaolack, Senegal, 2002
digital pigment print
8 x 10 inches framed
Intisar Abioto
Our Hand, Portland, Oregon, 2020
digital pigment print
8 x 10 inches framed
Intisar Abioto
Grandmama Alversa Williams Lee, 2007
digital pigment print
8 x 10 inches framed
Intisar Abioto
ANAKA, Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, 2018
digital pigment print
8 x 10 inches framed
Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe
Observe (Self Study), 2023
oil and acrylic on wood panel
36 x 36 inches
Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe
Look Over (Self Study II), 2023
oil and acrylic on wood panel
36 x 36 inches
The Russo Lee Gallery is pleased to present But, why are you here? This exhibition, in recognition of Juneteenth, is a celebration of diversity and inclusivity through art. In featuring the works of Intisar Abioto, Julian V.L. Gaines, Lisa Jarrett, Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe, and Samantha Wall, Russo Lee Gallery is committed to providing an opportunity for these extraordinary artists to share experiences and perspectives as Black artists working and living in Oregon.
Collectively, the artists determined what works they will exhibit. Various small and large-scale pieces will be on view, in a number of mediums, from oil and acrylic on canvas to photography and limited- edition prints. As part of the exhibition, there will be a catalog available featuring a conversation among the artists and an essay by Dr. Kiara Hill, visiting Assistant Professor of Art History at Portland State University.
