On March 5th, Hellion Gallery’s Portland location will be opening a group exhibition featuring works created on small wooden plaques called “Ema” on which Shinto worshipers write their prayers or wishes. Most of the artists like Stella Im Hultberg (above) used the plaques to paint on but some went took a more novel sculptural approach.
Participants include Brendan Monroe (US), Tadaomi Shibuya (Japan), Mary Iverson (US), Dave Macdowell (US), Anandine Urruty (France), Skinner (US), Eric Wert (US), Stella Im Hultberg (US), Maryanna Hoggatt (US), Josh Keyes (US), AJ Fosik (US), Nigamushi (JAPAN), Yoskay Yamamoto (US), Imaone (JAPAN), Mitsuya Watanabe (JAPAN), Bonethrower (US), Naoshi (JAPAN), Nonnow Naruse (JAPAN), Mar Hernandez (SPAIN), Koichiro Takagi (JAPAN), Ryuichi Ogino (JAPAN), Casey Weldon (US), Yu Suda (JAPAN), Nosego (US), Sayuka Bloodstone (JAPAN), Lauren Gonsalves (US), Yoshi47 (Japan), Hideyuki Katsumata (JAPAN), JShea (US), Tadashi Ura (Japan), Jon MacNair (US), Martin Ontiveros (US), Kenji Nakayama (Japan), Mateu Velasco (Brazil), Souther Salazar (US), Yohei Takahashi (Japan), Yoriko Youda (Japan), Meredith Dittmar (US), Olivia Knapp (US), Ikumi Nakada (JAPAN), Meredith Dittmar (US), Gage Hamilton (US, Aki Miyajima (JAPAN), Cole Gerst (US), Rob Reger (US), Cho-Chan (Japan), Chris Valkov (US), Ryosuke Matsuzono (JAPAN), OT (JAPAN), Peach Momoko (JAPAN), Jordi Ferrándiz (SPAIN), Kousuke Shimizu and Tina Lugo (US).
After a couple weeks, the show will head to the Tokyo branch of the gallery for a showing there.
