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Exhibition / Pacific Northwest

Forming Nature, Nature Formed

PortlandA bright white gallery with a slate floor: a dark angular metal sculpture on a low plinth, a large red glass sculpture of clustered forms, a carved Northwest Coast canoe-shaped piece, a hanging mobile and wall works.
Installation view of Forming Nature, Nature Formed, Gallery 200, Portland Art Museum Courtesy Portland Art Museum
On view

The inaugural exhibition in Gallery 200 of the Portland Art Museum’s Rothko Pavilion gathers sculpture in glass, clay, metal, wood and neon addressing the natural world, including a neon text work by Marie Watt.

The work

The works come from the Native American, Asian, Northwest, and modern and contemporary collections.

Sources and provenance +

Research baseline: November 6, 2026. Physical access and exhibition schedules may change.