Jackie Avery
Painter
Media: Painting
Education:
1990-1994 University of California at Santa Cruz, BA Studio Art, Painting
Exhibitions
2023 Toy Show, Juried show, Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR.
Meet Your Neighbors, Solo Show, Plural, Sellwood OR
Native Bird Paintings, Dambo Troll Installation, Portland, OR
2022 Having A Party, Solo Show, Venice Beach, CA. OR
2020 Open Show, Socially Distanced Art Show, Lake Oswego, OR.
2019 Unnatural Histories VIII, Antler Gallery, Portland OR
Circus, Solo Show, Dragonfly Coffeehouse, Portland, OR
Siren Nation, Annual Visual Art Show, Portland City Hall, Portland, OR
2018 Kitch, Group Show, Splendorporium, Portland, OR
2017 Big 500 Show, Pioneer Place, Portland OR
Sweet & Low , Juried Show Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Solo Show, Salt & Straw, Portland, OR
Solo Show, Tin Shed, Portland OR
Portland Open Studios, Portland, OR
2018-2023 Food Show, Lovejoy Bakers, Portland, OR
Selected paintings, Blick Art Materials, Portland, OR
Solo show, Tin Shed, Portland, OR
2016 Group Show, BIG 500, Portland, OR
2015-2016 Lake Oswego Art In George Rogers Park
2015 Bend, Art In the High Desert
Portland Open Studio Tour
2012, 2014, 2016 Ice Cream Paintings, Salt & Straw Ice Cream Shop, Portland, OR
Solo Show, Bikeasaurus, Portland, OR
“Unnatural Histories” Group Show, Antler Gallery, Portland, OR.
“Food Cart Art”, Screaming Sky Gallery, Portland, OR.
“Swan Boat” Installation in Red Rover Gallery, Portland OR.
Solo Show, Suzette Creperie, Portland, OR.
Group Show, Antler Gallery, Portland, OR
Bend SpringFest, Bend SummerFest, Bend, OR
2011 Juried Show, ‘Artcrank” Ace Hotel, Portland, OR.
Solo Show, Suzette Creperie, Portland, OR.
“What the Timbers Saw” Bitter End Pub, Portland, OR
Group Show, Screaming Sky Gallery, Portland, OR.
2010 Group Show, Benjamin Benjamin Gallery, Portland, OR
“Octopus” Benjamin Benjamin Gallery, Portland, OR
Solo Show, Suzette Creperie, Portland, OR
“Atomic Tiki”, Elroy Gallery, Portland, OR
“Blue Ribbon” Benjamin Benjamin Gallery, Portland OR
2009 Bicycle Art Installation, Green Microgym, Portland, OR
Solo Show, Nora’s Table, Hood River, OR.
Group Show, PiP Gallery, Portland, OR.
2008 Juried Show, “Images of the Pittock Mansion” Pittock Mansion, Portland, OR
“Gargle”, Sarkie Studios, Portland, OR
Solo Show, Good Neighbor Pizza, Portland OR
Group Show, PiP Gallery, Portland, OR.
2007 “Thirty” Group Show, Ohm Studio, Portland, OR
“Zoo” Sarkie Studios, Portland, OR
2004 Commerative Sculpture w/ Thomas Collins & Kate Murphy for Sonoma Community Ctr.
2002 Juried Selection, Sonoma Art Banner Project, Sonoma, CA
Two Person Show with Helene Minelli, Cloverdale Library, Cloverdale, CA
2001 “Recreation” Arts Guild of Sonoma, Sonoma, CA
2000 “April Fools” ” Arts Guild of Sonoma, Sonoma, CA
1999 “Figurative Interpretations” Quicksilver Mine Co., Sebastopol, CA.
“Travel and Leisure”, Alta California Gallery, Sonoma, CA
Juried Show, “Tiles,” The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
“6 on 5” Alta California Gallery, Sonoma, CA.
1998 “Thrills and Chills” Alta California Gallery, Sonoma, CA
1997 “You Are What You Eat” ” Arts Guild of Sonoma, Sonoma, CA
1996 Solo Show, “Tables and Chairs,” ” Arts Guild of Sonoma, Sonoma, CA
1995 Group Show, Central Coast Craftmakers, San Luis Obispo, CA
1994 Senior Show, Bridge Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
Publications
2019 Featured Artist Of The Week, Willamette Week, Portland, OR.
2012 Painting on the cover of Source Weekly, Bend, OR
2009 Illustration in Dirt Rag bicycling magazine, for the Old Coot column
Five illustrations in Oregon Home Magazine, ‘Control Your Clutter’
Illustration used on rustler.com, a British cycling website
Interview in Boneshaker Magazine
Featured in Michael Mann’s “Art of Bicycling” blog www.velotry.blogspot.com
Recognition and Awards
2021 Artist Relief Award, Oregon Arts Commission
2012 Best of Show, Bend SpringFest, Bend, OR
2009 Design Competition Winner, CD design, KINK FM, ‘Plug In Portland’
1998 Honorable Mention, Sonoma Salute to the Arts Competition
Third Place, 3D, Napa Mustard Festival Art Competition
1997 First Place, 3D, Napa Mustard Festival Art Competition
1996 Best Of Show, Small Works Show, Arts Guild of Sonoma, Sonoma, CA
Honorable Mention, National Society Of Arts and Letters, Ceramics Competition,
Santa Barbara Chapter, judged by Beatrice Wood
Related Work History
2007-2009 Co-Owned and operated Sarkie Studio and Gallery, Portland, OR
2003-2007 Co-Owned and operated Hipkiss Gallery, Sonoma, CA
1996-2005 Ceramics and Art Teacher, Sonoma Community Center.
2001-2004 Art Teacher, Prestwood Elementary School
2001-2004 Art Teacher, El Verano Elementary School
2001 Ceramics Teacher, La Luz Community Center
2000 Ceramics Teacher, Sassarini School
1998 Printmaking Teacher, Dunbar School
1995-1996 Craft Teacher, Whiz Kids, Los Osos, CA
1992-1994 Gallery Worker, Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA
Installations
Current Paintings in the Troll House at the Dambo Troll Installation, Nordic Northwest, Portland, OR
Current Two 5x5’ paintings at the Modera Belmont, Portland, OR
Current Six Portraits of Members of Secret Societies. Secret Society Recording Studio, Portland, OR.
Current Six paintings depicting Oregon’s logging history. Secret Society Lounge, Portland, OR
2008-2012 Twelve paintings of cyclists. Portland’s Green Microgym, Portland, OR