Press and Media
For all inquiries and image requests, or to arrange interviews and visits, please contact Becky Elmquist at press@disjecta.org or 917.971.9401.
PORTLAND2016 PRESS RELEASES
August 25th, 2016 – Disjecta Announces SCOLD
August 10th, 2016 – Disjecta Announces the Final Month of Portland2016 Biennial Events across Oregon
June 24th, 2016 – Portland2016 Events Release
April 20th, 2016 – Portland2016 Biennial Venues Announced
February 3rd, 2016 – Portland2016 Biennial Artists Announced
June 15th, 2015 – Portland2016 Biennial: Michelle Grabner Statement
June 15th, 2015 – Disjecta Announces Michelle Grabner as the Portland2016 Oregon Biennial Curator
PORTLAND2016 IN THE NEWS
- September 13th, 2016 | At the Portland Biennial, artists make a case for living in the outskirts, Hyperallergic
- September 12th, 2016 | A note on biennials, and the Portland2016 Biennial of Contemporary Art in particular, Camp: A Cascadia Culture Blog
- September 11th, 2016 | Contemporary artist draws from literary fiction in his art from the old west, The Linfield Review
- September 8th, 2016 | Exhibition celebrates final weekend with music, The Dalles Chronicle
- September 7th, 2016 | Julia Oldham: Filming the animal-human hybrid, Oregon ArtsWatch
- August 23rd, 2016 | Curating for a “New” Portland: Portland Biennial 2016
- August 10th, 2016 | Portland2016: The cellular memory of place, Part Two, Oregon ArtsWatch
- August 9th, 2016 | Portland2016: The cellular memory of place, Part One, Oregon ArtsWatch
- August 6th, 2016 | Portland2016 Biennial art survey to hold local receptions, Coast Weekend
- August 6th, 2016 | Portland2016 Biennial art survey to hold local receptions, Coast Weekend
- July 31st, 2016 | Oregon’s Biggest Art Roadtrip, OPB
- July 29th, 2016 | Spectacular Geography and Studios in the Kitchen- Michelle Grabner on Curating the Portland Biennial, Hyperallergic
- July 22nd, 2016 | 10 Picks from Portland2016, Interview
- July 20th, 2016 | MODERN ART SHOW, Go Northeast Oregon
- July 20th, 2016 | Engaging the State- The Portland Biennial’s Sprawling Joys, BLOUIN ARTINFO
- July 17th, 2016 | Art show in TD celebrates Oregon, Hood River News
- July 15th, 2016 | ArtsWatch Weekly: Big biennial, opera in Algiers, down on the farm, chamber music desires, Oregon ArtsWatch
- July 14th, 2016 | Schneider Museum shows Oregon biennial artists, The Ashland Daily Tidings
- July 14th, 2016 | Local art galleries participate in 2016 Portland Biennial, The Bend Bulletin
- July 13th, 2016 | Portland2016 Biennial of contemporary art curated by Michelle Grabner – Art Review
- July 13th, 2016 | Project Art- Biennial Edition – Visual Art, Portland Mercury
- July 13th, 2016 | Media Update – July 2016, Travel Portland
- July 12th, 2016 | Punk Rock Spirit Gives the Sprawling Portland Biennial a Much-Needed Edge, Artnet News
- July 10th, 2016 | UPDATE- Former hardware store evolves into art gallery, The Chief News
- July 7th, 2016 | KINDLE- Portland art show comes east, East Oregonian
- July 7th, 2016 | Rep [Portland], Art ltd.
- July 7th, 2016 | Disjecta Biennial Forges Regional Identity, Portland Tribune
- July 6th, 2016 | Corvallisites Exhibit at Portland 2016, The Corvallis Advocate
- July 6th, 2016 | Yes, Portland Has a Biennial – Visual Art, Portland Mercury
- July 6th, 2016 | This Month in Portland, July 2016, Visual Art Source
- July 4th, 2016 | Portland2016 Biennial offers broadest survey yet of contemporary art in Oregon, OregonLive.com
- July 3rd, 2016 | Oregon’s Largest Statewide Art Event, Travel Oregon
- June 30th, 2016 | Q&A with Michelle Grabner, Artist and Curator of the Portland2016 Biennial, BLOUIN ARTINFO
- June 13th, 2016 | This Exhibit Will Tell You Everything You Need to Know about Oregon Art Right Now, Portland Monthly
- April 20th, 2016 | Looking Ahead to the Portland2016 Biennial, BLOUIN ARTINFO Blogs
- March 9th, 2016 | Writer Jon Raymond’s 20-Year Portrait of the Portland Art Scene, Willamette Week
- February 3rd, 2016 | Disjecta Announces Artists For 2016 Biennial, Oregon Public Broadcasting
- February 3rd, 2016 | Artist List Announced for Portland2016 Biennial, Artforum
- November 30th, 2015 | Michelle Grabner at PNCA, Temporary Art Review
- November 19th, 2015 | Michelle Grabner gave a talk at PNCA. Here is a recording.
- June 15th, 2015 | Michelle Grabner Named Curator of Portland’s Contemporary Art Biennial, Artforum
- June 15th, 2015 | Michelle Grabner Announced as Portland2016 Biennial Curator, Artnews
- June 15th, 2015 | Disjecta Recruits a Distinctive National Curator for its Biennial, Oregon Artswatch
- June 15th, 2015 | Disjecta Announces Big Deal Curator for Portland2016 Biennial, Portland Mercury
PORTLAND2016 MULTIMEDIA
Disjecta Dialogues, in partnership with the Ace Hotel
- A conversation between Disjecta Biennial curator Michelle Grabner and curator and writer Jens Hoffman (no video)
- A conversation between Biennial artist Charlene Liu and Disjecta Consilario member and artist Wendy Red Star
- A conversation between Biennial artists Jon Raymond and Storm Tharp
- A conversation between artist Adriana Lara and 2016-17 Disjecta Curator-in-Residence Michele Fiedler
S.C.O.L.D. PROMO, Carla Bengston and Peter Wetherwax
“Captured Yeti,” Julia Oldham
“The Field Guide to Birds of a Parallel Future,” Rick Silva
Press releases for all of our programs and exhibitions can be found on our general press page.
Media mentions about all of our programs are archived here.