Current Exhibitions | Past Exhibitions

The Art of Ceremony: Regalia of Native Oregon
September 28, 2008-January 18, 2009
The Art of Ceremony features historic and contemporary regalia from native Oregon, offering visitors a rare glimpse at the beauty, history, and meaning of regalia in tribal life and thought. Included in the exhibition are objects made of buckskin and beadwork from the Plateau region of eastern Oregon, objects with condor feathers from the Columbia River Gorge, and objects with feather and abalone shell decoration from the Oregon Coast.

The Collector’s Eye: Contemporary Art from the Leo Michelson Collection
August 2-October 5, 2008
Leo Michelson is a Portland resident and avid collector of contemporary art. Beginning in the late 1990s, Michelson donated a large portion of his collection to the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, including works by Rick Bartow, Judy Cooke, Baba Wague Diakite, James Lavadour, D.E. May, and James Thompson, among others. The exhibition presents a range of artists and themes found in the Michelson collection.