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Gina Matarazzo\u2019s colorful, wide-eyed animal portraits take over Nucleus Portland starting with an October 2 opening reception, bringing her award-winning, magic-tinged style to the gallery\u2019s walls through the month. Nucleus Portland<\/a><\/p>\n After years of making carvings for private clients, Hillsboro artist Manuel Regalado is sharing his work publicly: his monumental Guendanabani<\/em> \u2014 a 15-foot ash tree carved with animals including herons, beavers, frogs and other wetland wildlife \u2014 is now on view along the River Trail at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve. More of his carvings are on display through October at Forest Grove\u2019s Valley Art gallery. Regalado traces his artistic breakthrough to a 2018 epiphany on the Oregon coast that changed how he saw forms hidden in wood and stone. \u00a0Oregon ArtsWatch<\/a><\/p>\n The Portland Art Dealers Association throws its third annual Pop-Up at Building 5\/NW Marine Artworks, gathering member galleries and ORVAA partners under one roof to celebrate four decades of the city\u2019s First Thursday gallery walks. Mark the calendar now for a rare single-stop sampler of Portland\u2019s gallery scene. PADA<\/a><\/p>\n Salem Art Association\u2019s Bush Barn Art Center hosts the Indigenous Northwest Biennial, bringing together traditional and contemporary weaving, beadwork, painting, and photography from 16 Indigenous artists across the region \u2014 a rich, still-running show worth catching before it closes next month. Salem Reporter<\/a><\/p>\n Native Hawaiian printmaker and painter Miki\u2019ala Souza, who has taught art for a decade, is the subject of a new episode of the Seattle-based PBS series \u201cArt by Northwest,\u201d filmed at her studio and at Fort Stevens State Park. Her prints of shifting winds and clouds explore the connection between people and landscape, and the episode is streaming now at cascadepbs.org<\/a>. The Astorian<\/a><\/p>\n The High Desert Museum\u2019s \u201c20-Dollar Art Show\u201d fills its galleries with thousands of miniature original works by local and emerging artists, all viewable with regular admission. The exhibition runs Oct. 10\u201327, with the Extravaganza kickoff Oct. 23 and additional purchase opportunities Oct. 24\u201325. Cascade Business News<\/a><\/p>\n Crossroads Carnegie Art Center\u2019s \u201cBrushstrokes and Byways: Autumn\u2019s Palette\u201d sends up to 60 juried plein air painters out across Baker City for a month-long, city-wide exhibit, capped by a downtown quickdraw competition and more than $4,000 in cash prizes. Crossroads Carnegie Art Center<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nA Self-Taught Sculptor\u2019s 15-Foot Carved Ash Tree Goes on Public View, Hillsboro<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Portland Art Dealers Mark 40 Years of First Thursdays With a Pop-Up, Portland \u2013 Nov 22, 2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Willamette Valley<\/strong><\/h3>\n
16 Indigenous Pacific Northwest Artists Fill a Salem Gallery, Salem \u2013 thru Oct 25, 2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Oregon Coast<\/strong><\/h3>\n
An Astoria Printmaker\u2019s Landscapes Get National TV Attention, Astoria<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Thousands of Tiny $20 Artworks Return to a Bend Museum, Bend \u2013 Oct 10-27, 2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n
60 Artists Paint Baker City\u2019s Streets for an Autumn Plein Air Event, Baker City \u2013 Oct 14-18, 2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n