Matt Furie, the artist and illustrator known for crafting (and killing) the frog character Pepe, brings his humorous and vibrant sensibilities to Nucleus Portland in a show currently running at the gallery. “Tuff Crowd” offers both crowd scenes and single portraits, all packed with Furie characters.
“Tuff Crowd” runs through April 3 at the gallery. This show follows two recent gallery shows for the artist, one with Aiyana Udesen at Left Field Gallery in February and another last fall at Thank You Gallery in Norfolk. Upon Pepe the Frog being co-opted by followers of Donald Trump during the 2016 Presidential Election, the continued negative use of the character compelled the illustrator to kill him in a 2017 strip.
See more “Tuff Crowd” works below.
Sue Williams A’Court’s graphite portals into lush environments grace unexpected surfaces, with the artist’s aim to conjure a state of mindfulness rather than any specific terrain. Her work often blends painting, collage, and of course, graphite drawing. Blending both a loose style and hyperdetailed sensibility, the tension in her work brings the viewer to another place, entirely.
With her most recent series, "Viscera", exhibiting this weekend at La Luz De Jesus gallery in Los Angeles, 
The paintings and drawings of David Welker have adorned rock posters, public spaces, and gallery walls. Each offers Welker’s distinct sensibility influenced fantasy, independent comics, and surrealist fine art.