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Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nature Vive<\/em> is an intimate exhibition celebrating the masterful work of Paul Missal through the lens of his playful and symbolic still-life paintings and prints. This exhibition explores themes of decay to renewal, the cool tension of balanced dualities, and nature as guardian. The title of the show inverts the traditional term nature morte <\/em>(literally, dead nature, or still-life) and instead celebrates his work as nature vive<\/em>, or living still-life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An artist for over fifty years, Missal was classically trained at the Cleveland Institute of Art and Yale University. Despite his love of the classical approach of painting, Missal includes modernist artists like Ellsworth Kelly (1923-2015) and Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) as equally influential to his way of seeing the world through art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to his acclaim for his commanding art, Missal is recognized as an influential and lifelong educator in the Portland community. He taught at the Pacific Northwest College of Art for over 30 years and, in 1979, co-founded the Blackfish Gallery, the oldest artist-run cooperative gallery in Portland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Missal is celebrated for his exceptional portraits, landscapes, still-lifes, and symbolic representations. In this careful selection of drawings, prints, and paintings, Missal\u2019s skillful touch, playful humor, and lifelong dedication to his art come vividly to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acknowledgments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Curated by Grace Kook-Anderson, the Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Curator of Northwest Art and Mary Weaver Chapin, Ph.D., Curator of Prints and Drawings. This exhibition is presented in honor of the late Museum Trustee Jim Winkler<\/a> and includes several artworks from the collection of Jim and Susan Winkler. This exhibition is supported by The Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Endowments for Northwest Art.<\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"nature-vive-paul-missal","image":{"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Paul-Missal-The-Great-Still-Life.jpeg","id":5227,"extension":"jpeg","width":1000,"height":749,"filesize":189580,"sizes":{"medium":{"width":700,"height":524,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":71321,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Paul-Missal-The-Great-Still-Life-700x524.jpeg"},"thumbnail":{"width":270,"height":270,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":19581,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Paul-Missal-The-Great-Still-Life-270x270.jpeg"},"medium_large":{"width":768,"height":575,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":82100,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Paul-Missal-The-Great-Still-Life-768x575.jpeg"},"small":{"width":375,"height":500,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":38110,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Paul-Missal-The-Great-Still-Life-375x500.jpeg"},"medium-large":{"width":900,"height":674,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":108619,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Paul-Missal-The-Great-Still-Life-900x674.jpeg"},"card":{"width":904,"height":565,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":90641,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Paul-Missal-The-Great-Still-Life-904x565.jpeg"},"post":{"width":975,"height":500,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":87067,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Paul-Missal-The-Great-Still-Life-975x500.jpeg"}}},"all_day":true,"start_date":"2023-03-25 00:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2023","month":"03","day":"25","hour":"00","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2023-07-31 23:59:59","end_date_details":{"year":"2023","month":"07","day":"31","hour":"23","minutes":"59","seconds":"59"},"utc_start_date":"2023-03-25 07:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2023","month":"03","day":"25","hour":"07","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2023-08-01 06:59:59","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2023","month":"08","day":"01","hour":"06","minutes":"59","seconds":"59"},"timezone":"America\/Vancouver","timezone_abbr":"","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"USD","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Exhibitions","slug":"exhibitions","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":17,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":201,"filter":"raw","id":17,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/17","collection":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":290,"author":"1","status":"publish","date":"2023-03-28 10:28:29","date_utc":"2023-03-28 17:28:29","modified":"2024-03-07 10:38:06","modified_utc":"2024-03-07 18:38:06","url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/venue\/portland-art-museum\/","venue":"Portland Art Museum","description":"

The Museum is conveniently located on the historic Park Blocks in the center of downtown Portland, which is easy to get around by public transit or on foot. The Portland Business Alliance has installed way-finding signs which direct you to the cultural district, where the Museum is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is generally plenty of street parking surrounding the Museum. These spaces range from 1 \u2013 4 hours and can be paid for using a credit card or the Parking Kitty app<\/a>. There are also surface parking lots, and parking garages within 1 \u2013 4 blocks of the Museum. The closest surface lot is located at SW Main St. between SW 10th Ave. and Park Ave, and there are dedicated accessible and van accessible spaces. This lot accepts credit card or the Reef app<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public transit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Getting to get to the Museum by public transportation is straightforward and economical. The bus and streetcar travel directly past the Museum, and the MAX light rail has a stop only four blocks away.\u00a0TriMet\u2019s Trip Planner<\/a>\u00a0gives you step-by-step travel directions from your location by bus, light rail, or streetcar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n