Gleason Fine Art

The First Friday Art Walk on August 6th marked the opening for several shows at our 545 Congress Street gallery.  The show BIRDS, BOATS, and BIG FISH featured the paintings of David Witbeck and the funky wood sculptures of Jeff Brrett.

URBAN GEOMETRIES featured the work of Murad Sayen and the late Robert Solotaire (1930-2008).  Paintings depicting the city and other Portland scenes were on display. 

A wall of Murad Sayen

A wall of Robert Solotaire paintings

Roger Majorowicz’s TONG SERIES featured iron and steel welded sculptures.  They ranged from 8 feet tall to table top sized pieces. 

A gallery visitor standing next to Jack, a welded piece by Roger Majorowicz

May 7 was the opening day for our A Conference of Birds show in Portland.  The First Friday Art Walk was impressively attended, as the weather was warm and beautiful.

New artists included in the show are paintings by David Witbeck, Henry Isaacs, and Murad Sayen, and sculpture by Jeff Barrett and Michael McLaughlin.  Also included are works by our stable of painters including Scott Kelley, Helen St. Clair, Peter Sculthorpe, Kevin Beers, Gayle Fraas and Duncan Slade, Kim and Philippe Villard, Andrea Peters, Genetta McLean, Loretta Krupinski and Brad Betts; sculptors include Don Meserve, Carole Hanson, Cabot Lyford, Ray Carbone, and Scott Stoll.  Leo Brooks, James Fitzgerald, Chenoweth Hall, and Emil Holzhauer round out the estate work included. 

The crowds of people loved this first-ever theme show, which makes us think we’ll make it an annual event.  The show A Conference of Birds is on display at 545 Congress Street, through June 30.