Upfor Gallery

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Upfor is an American contemporary art gallery based in Portland, Oregon, United States, presenting primary market artworks by early and mid-career artists. [1] [2] [3]

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History

The gallery opened in 2013 in its present location at 929 NW Flanders Street in Portland. [4] In its single exhibition space of 1,700 square feet (160 m2), the gallery mounts eight to ten full-scale exhibitions per year. [5] The gallery also participates in art fairs in the United States. [6] and internationally [7] The gallery was founded by Theo Downes-Le Guin, a former high technology marketing executive with an academic background in art history and sociology, and son of noted science fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin. [8] [9]

Artists

Upfor’s artistic program emphasizes artists who focus on contemporary media culture; exhibited artworks often include a technology or digital component in their making and presentation. [10] Artists that Upfor represents exclusively or in conjunction with other galleries are Brenna Murphy, [11] Ben Buswell, [12] and Rodrigo Valenzuela. [13] Other notable artists who have exhibited at Upfor include Frances Stark, whose feature-length video work My Best Thing was Upfor's inaugural exhibition in 2013 , [14] and artist Ryan Trecartin, who in 2014 screened the video Center Jenny. [15]

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  2. ↑ "That Capitalist Vision of Thomas Kinkade". Portland Mercury.
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  7. ↑ "Highlights From Art15". News.artnet.com. 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  8. ↑ "Breaking: New Gallery to Open in Pearl | Portland Monthly". Pdxmonthly.com. 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  9. ↑ Jonas, Gerald (2018-01-23). "Ursula K. Le Guin, Acclaimed for Her Fantasy Fiction, Is Dead at 88". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-08-18.
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  11. ↑ "PORT: Portlandart.net - Portland art + news + reviews".
  12. ↑ "PORT: Portlandart.net - Portland art + news + reviews".
  13. ↑ "Upfor".
  14. ↑ "Review: Frances Stark's "My Best Thing" at Upfor Contemporary Art". 18 September 2013.
  15. ↑ "Upfor Gallery Celebrates Its First Year with Art Superstar Ryan Trecartin".

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