Rosanna Nafziger—an alum of Portland State’s MFA in Creative Writing Program—has been awarded a 2024 Oregon Literary Fellowship. This fellowship is considered one of the most prestigious literary awards in…
Artist Spotlight: Adalia Rios
Portland State senior Adalia Rios is a BFA student who specializes in oil painting. Her art blurs the boundaries between horror and fantasy, giving life to otherworldly creatures with a…
Artist Spotlight: Forest Wolf Kell
When Portland-based artist Forest Wolf Kell was asked what inspired his work, he answered everything. “It’s hard to explain because I don’t know if inspired is the right word,”…
Artist Spotlight: Angela Anh Nguyen debuts How we Hegemony
Through lofty graffiti-smudged windows at One Grand Gallery in NE Portland, a spectacle of rugs splatter the walls and floor. The textiles take shape in whimsically exaggerated anatomies and bursting…
Artist Spotlight: Eli Durst
Throughout the past few years of pandemic isolation, the value of in-person community has become more apparent than ever. Eli Durst’s photography project, The Community, explores a variety of gatherings…
PSU Vanguard Creative Spotlight
This spotlight video explores the creation of ‘Front Yard Parking + Real Clean’ a gallery exhibition by multidisciplinary Portland artist, Isabeau Waia’u Walker. The show is a capsule of Hawaii…
Creative’s Spotlight: Mitsuki Dazai
Despite its minimalist, 13-stringed structure, the Japanese koto is a surprisingly versatile instrument in the hands of an expert like Mitsuki Dazai. “This is a very simple structured musical…
Creative’s Spotlight: Emily Miller
With bright blues, vivid yellows and mossy greens, artist Emily Jung Miller’s hand-woven baskets immediately catch the eye. The baskets are part of Miller’s Ghost Net collection, an ongoing…