galleryHOMELAND is a non profit art organization and art space located in southeast Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

, United States

United States

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,founded in 2005 by Paul Middendorf

Paul Middendorf

Artist and curator Paul Middendorf was born on June 13, 1978, in Neuenbürg, Germany to parents Mary and Robert Middendorf.Paul spent his earlier years growing up in Lake of the Ozarks Missouri and continued to live there until 1996. In 1996 he moved to Chicago, Illinois to study at The School of...

 and Paige Saez. Currently galleryHOMELAND exhibits contemporary art by regional, national,and international artists. In 2009 galleryHOMELAND co produced an international gallery and project space The EAST/WEST project. The EAST/WEST Project showcases East and west coast artist alongside of Berlin artists. This project is scheduled to the beginning of Summer of 2010.

At the end of 2007, galleryHOMELAND moved its exhibition space to the Historic Ford Building in the SE on Division Street and 11th Avenue. galleryHOMELAND at the Ford Building features several thousand square feet of exhibition space. It is a part of the Central Eastside Arts District. galleryHOMELAND is currently directed by artist and curator Paul Middendorf

Paul Middendorf

Artist and curator Paul Middendorf was born on June 13, 1978, in Neuenbürg, Germany to parents Mary and Robert Middendorf.Paul spent his earlier years growing up in Lake of the Ozarks Missouri and continued to live there until 1996. In 1996 he moved to Chicago, Illinois to study at The School of...

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Art Exchange

galleryHOMELAND’s Art Exchange seeks exposure for regional artists throughout the world as well as helping provide Portland with international and national contemporary art.

Artist Residency

galleryHOMELAND’s Aubrey Baer Artist Residency has provided international and national visual artists the opportunity to live, work, and exhibit in Portland.

Under artist and professor Harrell Fletcher

Harrell Fletcher

Harrell Fletcher is an American artist in Portland, Oregon who creates socially engaged interdisciplinary projects.-Early work:While completing his degree at California College of Arts and Crafts, Fletcher began collaborating with artist Jon Rubin...

 at Portland State University

Portland State University

Portland State University is a public state urban university located in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1946, it has the largest overall enrollment of any university in the state of Oregon, including undergraduate and graduate students. It is also the only public university in...

, galleryHOMELAND co-founder Paige Saez began an artist’s residency program.

To date, galleryHOMELAND has brought six artists into Portland with 2008 marking the first international resident to participate.

Exhibitions and Art Events

galleryHOMELAND has shown imported and local Portland artists, as well as produced Lifeboat-Miami for Art Basel

Art Basel

Art Basel is an international contemporary art fair held each June in Basel, Switzerland. Similar to the Venice Biennale, it has been called "the Olympics of the art world". Art Basel features nearly 300 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa...

 Miami Beach, Lifeboat-Hamptons for Scope Art Fair Hamptons, Waterways, an Istanbul Biennale project, and co produced The EAST/WEST Project Berlin.