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  • New paintings: Kintsugi

    New paintings: Kintsugi

    My most recent paintings, created with specially ground mineral pigments and oxidized silver leaf from Japan, have taken a new turn during the global trauma of 2020. In response to some technical weather related challenges, I began filling cracks in my paintings with gold leaf inspired by Kintsugi, a Japanese method of repairing broken pottery resulting in a stronger, more beautiful work of art.

    This work embodies a healing process, invoking the desire many of us have to live in a world healed from illness, violence, division, and despair. May the world’s health recover. May we learn to communicate non-violently. May we regain hope for a stronger, more beautiful world where justice and equality are the norm. May we view creation with awe. May art reign.

    2020 Trude Parkinson, Kintsugi Dancing, Oxidized silver leaf, mineral pigments, gold leaf on paper on panel, 6 x 6 inches

     

    2020 Trude Parkinson, Amend, Oxidized silver leaf, mineral pigments, gold leaf on paper on panel, 9 x 12 inches

     

    2020 Trude Parkinson, Repair, Oxidized silver leaf, mineral pigments, gold leaf on paper on panel, 9 x 12 inches

     

    2020 Trude Parkinson, Mediator, Oxidized silver leaf, mineral pigments, gold leaf on paper on panel, 6 x 6 inches

     

    2020 Trude Parkinson, Reciprocity, Oxidized silver leaf, mineral pigments, gold leaf on paper on panel, 6 x 6 inches

     

    2020 Trude Parkinson, Remake, Oxidized silver leaf, mineral pigments, gold leaf on paper on panel, 6 x 6 inches

    To purchase work, contact:
    Trude Parkinson – trude@trudeparkinson.com
    Augen Gallery – (503) 544-6623 or augen@teleport.com
    Don Soker Contemporary Art – 415-291-0966 donsoker@yahoo.com

    6 January, 2021 no comments News
  • OPEN STUDIO 2018

    When: Friday, December 14, noon – 5:30 p.m. and by appointment throughout December
    Where:1801 NW Upshur Street, #260, Portland, OR 97210
    Contact:503-317-4016 or trude@trudeparkinson.com

    Please join me for a glass of wine and refreshments during my Open Studio. Additional new paintings from my MassMOCA residency and the Japanese pigments, silver, ink, and paper that have captured my imagination will be on view. My new catalog will be available for sale as will a selection of paintings.
    I look forward to seeing you there.

    30 November, 2018 no comments News
  • New paintings from MassMOCA residency

    A sample of paintings, using Japanese pigments, silver, and ink created during during my residency at MassMOCA (Massachussetts Museum of Contemporary Art), October 31 – November 6, 2018.

    ©2018 Trude Parkinson, Buddha’s Shadow’s Shadow, Oxidized Japanese silver on Kumohadamashi, 6 x 6 inches

     

    ©2018 Trude Parkinson, Red Ground with Mountain, pigment, oxidized silver, sumi on Kumohadamashi, 6 x 6 inches

     

    ©2018 Trude Parkinson, Buddha Becomes Mountain, pigment and sumi ink on Kumohadamashi, 6 x 6 inches

    Read more

    15 November, 2018 no comments News
  • New catalog, Emanations

    I’m excited to share my new catalog, Emanations,with you. It includes an essay by Peter Frank, art critic and former Senior Curator at the Riverside Art Museum.

    EMANATIONS catalog, 13.5 x 3.75 inches, 28 pages in full color on eggshell 80# cover paper.
    Available for sale: $20 plus shipping. Call 503-317-4016 or email trude@trudeparkinson.com.
    Also available for sale at Augen Gallery, 716 NW Davis, Portland, OR 97209

    View the first few pages as a preview on the Catalog page.

    30 October, 2018 no comments News
  • “Emanations” Exhibition Interpretation at the Riverside Art Museum

    “Emanations” Exhibition Interpretation at the Riverside Art Museum

    From September 6 through December 30, 2017, the Riverside Art Museum in Riverside, California hosted my exhibition, “Emanations.” The exhibition featured 23 pieces of my ongoing works, using oxidized silver on various supports including recycled Kimono silk fabrics.

    At my opening on October 8, 2017, sound artist and cantor Pinna Joseph performed a live interpretation of my works. Watch the video below to hear Pinna’s unique performance and the artwork that inspired it.

    "Emanations," Interpreted at the Riverside Art Museum from Trude Parkinson on Vimeo.

    11 January, 2018 no comments News
  • Upcoming exhibition “Emanations” August 31 – October 1 at Augen Gallery

    From August 31 – October 1, my 2016 exhibition Emanations will be at Augen Gallery.

    Please join us! Schedule as following:

    Preview Reception:
    Wednesday, August 31 from 5–7:30 p.m.

    First Thursday Opening:
    September 1 from 5–8 p.m.

    Stu Levy & Trude Parkinson Artist Talks:
    Saturday, September 10 at Noon

    Mark Andres Artist Talk:
    Saturday, September 17 at gallery at Noon

    (following 10am screening at Living Room Theater, 341 SW 10th)

    View more info about the exhibition at AugenGallery.com »

    Minoan with Shadow, Oxidized silver leaf wax on silk, 10×10 inches, 2016

    View photos of my Ghosts portfolio »

    View photos of my Emanations portfolio »

    25 August, 2016 no comments Augen Gallery , News
  • “Convocation” Exhibit at Don Soker Contemporary Art in San Francisco

    The “Convocation” exhibit at Don Soker Contemporary Art in San Francisco on July 9, 2016, was a total success! Thanks to everyone who came and made this a great party. Thanks, Don. Thanks Dewitt Cheng, for the photos.

    Trude Parkinson at Don Soker Contemporary opening of Convocations on July 9, 2016, Photo by Dewitt Cheng

    View more photos of my Emanations portfolio »

    15 July, 2016 no comments News
  • Yewjournal

    April 15: Yewjournal: A Journal of Innovative Writing and Imagery by Women has published seven of my images with poetry by Mary Kasimor. See more at YEWJOURNAL »


    This Quarter we feature work by Melissa Cundieff-PexaSusanna KwanSusan LewisMelissa SternMadeleine BarnesJiyoo JyeArpine Koyalian GrenierChristine MorroJennifer FinstromLaura EklundMary Kasimor, and Trude Parkinson.

    Yew is an online journal of innovative poetry, hybrid writing and images by women.

    Founded in 2011 by poet Carolyn Guinzio and designer Stephenie Foster, Yew is a venue to showcase women writers along with visuals provided by the poets, the editors, or other contributors. Text and images interact in a manner that enhances and maintains the integrity of both.

    16 April, 2015 no comments News
  • 2015 Pacific Northwest Art Annual

    April 22 – June 18, 2015: The painting, Original Nature, is in the 2015 Pacific Northwest Art Annual exhibition at the Adell McMillan Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.

    Original Nature

    Original Nature, Oxidized silver, collage, wax on paper on panel, 45 in. x 30 in. 2014

    23 March, 2015 no comments News
  • Augen Gallery Group Exhibition

    January 2015: The painting, Measure of Inundation, is on view at Augen Gallery.

    23 March, 2015 no comments News
  • Elusives, a new exhibition of oxidation paintings at Augen Gallery in September, 2014

    September, 2014: Elusives, an exploration of painting using an oxidation process, is on exhibition at Augen Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

    Measure of Inundation

    Measure of Inundation, Oxidized silver leaf on paper on panel, 40 in. x 30 in., 2014

    12 August, 2014 no comments News
  • Upcoming News for May 2014

    May 2014: Portland Art Museum‘s Contemporary Art Council  toured my studio along with Clinton MacKenzie‘s, Christine Bourdette‘s, and Jim Blashfield‘s studios.

    Almost Double, a painting in lithographic tusche on 2 overlapping sheets of translucent Yupo, was selected for the Live Auction on May 3 to support Cascade Aids Project’s fundraising efforts. It sold for double the asking price.

    April 2014: Elusives, an exhibition of oxidized paintings, is on view from March 31 – April 30 at Helzer Gallery, Portland Community Collge, Rock Creek Campus.

    17705 NW Springville Road, Portland, OR 97227 
    Monday – Friday 10 -4, Saturday 9 – 6

    Reception and artist’s talk, Friday, April 18 at 12:30 p.m.

    Prudence Roberts, Curator, Helzer Gallery writes:

    Trude Parkinson has long been fascinated with the human form, and with its mortality. We are, after all, composed of elements and chemicals that link us to the material world of water, rocks, dust, and earth. Yet she also is intrigued with the idea of what she terms “spirit and soul beyond the material.”

    In the body of work she titles Elusives, Parkinson uses unstable materials such as metallic paints that oxidize, change and darken. Like our bodies, her paintings suggest the inherent instabilities and beauties of human existence. In these explorations, she intertwines strength and fragility in equal measure.

    Helzer Gallery 1

    Helzer Gallery 2

    Helzer Gallery #1 for website April 2014

    April 2014: The monotype, Green Hands, was on display at Augen Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

    March 2014: Portland Art Museum‘s Northwest Art Council toured my studio along with those of Clinton MacKenzieChristine BourdetteWhitney Nye, and Lori Mason.

    Bonnie Laing-Malcolmson, Portland Art Museum’s Curator of Northwest Art, introduced each artist who gave a short talk and answered questions. The NW Art council graciously treated the artists to lunch afterward at Meriwether’s Restaurant.

    February 2014: Two monotypes, Green Hands and Gold Ear, are in a group exhibition in February at Augen Gallery, Portland, Oregon. 

    Green Hands with Ear

    Green Hands, Monotype and collage, 10 in. x 10 in., 2013

    Gold Ear with Hands

    Gold Ear, Monotype and collage, 10 in. x 10 in., 2013

    October 10 – November 1, 2014: Oakland Museum of California Senior Curator of Art, Renee de Guzman, curated the monotype, Gold Ear, into the 2D-3D Works exhibition at Horton Gallery, Delta College, Stockton, California.

    July 14 – September 14, 2014: The monotype, Green Hands, is in an exhibition, Collision, at the Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, Washington.

    8 April, 2014 no comments News
  • February 2014, Group Show, Augen Gallery, Portland, Oregon

    The two monotypes, Green Hands and Gold Ear With Hands were part of a group exhibition in February at Augen Gallery. Green Hands is on exhibition through April.

    Green Hands

    Monotype and collage on Kitikata paper, 10 x 10 inches, 2013

     

    Gold Ear With Hands

    Monotype and collage on Kitikata paper, 10 x 10 inches, 2013

     

     

    4 April, 2014 no comments News
  • 2D-3D Works Exhibition, Horton Gallery, Delta College, Stockton, CA

    Gold Ear with Hands, a monotype/collage, will be exhibited from October 10 – November 7 in the 2D-3D Works Exhibition, Horton Gallery, Delta College, Stockton, CA.

    Gold Ear with Hands

    Gold Ear with Hands

    24 August, 2013 no comments News
  • Collision, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle

    Green Hands, a monotype with collage, is exhibited in Collison from July 14 – September 14 at the Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle Design Center, Suite 258, 5701 6th Avenue South 98108 Seattle.

    Green Hands

     

    24 August, 2013 no comments News