Join us during Portland’s First Thursday art walk as we hear from alumni and exhibiting artist, Mami Takahashi. She will discuss her work on view in our Park Block gallery space, and how it intersects with the work she recently made while in residence at MASS MoCA.

No pre-registration is required for this in-person event. Masks are required in the gallery for COVID-19 safety.

Mami Takahashi, The Poetry of Presence: Book, letterpress on paper, silver leaf, vellum

About the alumni + exhibiting artist

Mami Takahashi is an artist from Tokyo, currently based in Portland, Oregon. Using photography, performance, installation and urban intervention, her practice explores the complexities of being a foreigner and a woman living in the US. Previous exhibitions and performances have taken place at Center for Contemporary Art and Culture, Portland, OR; San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco; DANK Haus, Chicago, IL; The International Museum of Art, El Paso, TX; Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Canada; Gwangju Folk Art Museum, Korea; Instituto Municipal del Arte la Cultura, Mexico and Toriizaka Art Gallery, Tokyo, among other venues. She holds an MFA from Portland State University, a BFA from Joshibi University of Art in Japan. Takahashi is a recipient of Ford Family Golden Spot Artist Fellow at the PNCA+Leland Iron Work residency program in 2018 and the Studios at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in 2021. Recent and upcoming residencies include Santa Fe Art Institute, NM, Stelo arts and Culture Foundation, OR, and Hambidge Center, GA.

Learn more about Mami’s work on her website.