The Front & Center Galleries
June 27 - August 2, 2025
Gesine Krätzner - ceramic sculpture in the Front Gallery
Re Pinter, Molly Lecko Herro and Phoebe Mol – cartoon-based arts in the Center Gallery
These colorful ceramic creatures made by Gesine Krätzner vary in size but are equally large in personality and heart. Often seen holding hands or otherwise linking limbs, they explore their world with a magical humaneness. Krätzner is a Portland-based artist with a long career in animation. She was born in Germany, and studied art in Stuttgart and London before coming to the United States. Some years ago she began exploring sculpture, and her “motley crew of fantastical creatures” has evolved into a mainstay of her arts practice. She has been featured by Oregon Public Broadcasting twice in the past decade, and has exhibited extensively.
“Fishbone Harp” is a group show by Molly Lecko Herro, Phoebe Mol and Re Pinter. All are cartoonists exploring storytelling in unique ways. Molly says that she “immediately began drawing” as a child, and she continues to work on paper with graphite and ink or watercolor to this day. Re works primarily in charcoal on vintage typewriter paper, and explores “existentialism, optimistic nihilism and the human instinct to barter with god.” Phoebe is a multimedia artist whose work “softens the borders between memory, relationship, and dreams.” All have authored multiple comics over the past several years. They have recently formed a collective and are now making art together as well. Their show at MAC will be in the Center Gallery, and includes both 2D and 3D elements.
This show is made possible by grant support from the Regional Arts and Culture Council.
Join us for the artists’ reception on Saturday, June 28th from 1-3 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
2025 Exhibition Calendar
January 10 – February 15, 2025
Menka Desai – works on paper
Studio Art Quilts Associates (SAQA) Oregon – “Biophilia: Threads of Natural Wonder”
Reception: Saturday, January 18, 1-3 p.m.
February 21 – March 29, 2025
Katsuyuki Shibata – nature photography
Julie Johnson – plant-based fiber art
Reception: Saturday, March 1, 1-3 p.m.
Artist talk: Saturday, March 29, 1 p.m. in the Center Gallery
April 4 – May 10, 2025
Two companion exhibitions with work by over 50 regional LGBTQIA2S+ artists, co-curated by Pablo V. Cazares, Lux Harris and Megan Hatch.
- “Shift Work: Queer Artists in Tectonic Times” – a group show in the Center Gallery featuring work by Zephyr Kim, Tommy Bruce, Robert Sumner, Areem Rose, and Ami Patel.
- “Holding Our Own: Works by LGBTQIA2S+ Ceramic Artists” – a group show in the Front Gallery.
Related events:
- Reception: Thursday, April 10, 6-8 p.m. in the Front & Center Galleries
- Artist talk: Saturday, April 19, 1 p.m. via Zoom
- Reading by regional LGBTQIA2S+ writers: Saturday, April 26, 2 p.m. in the MAC Auditorium
May 16 – June 21, 2025
Heidi Keith – figurative ink paintings on paper
Jennifer Rabin – mixed media sculpture
Reception: Saturday, May 31, 1-3 p.m.
June 27 – August 2, 2025
Re Pinter, Molly Lecko Herro and Phoebe Mol – cartoon-based arts
Gesine Krätzner – ceramic sculpture
Reception: Saturday, June 28, 1-3 p.m.
August 8 – September 13, 2025
Jennifer Foran – paintings
Mary Neustadter – found object and ceramic sculpture
Allana Nagy – mixed media
Reception: Thursday, August 14, 6-8 p.m.
September 5 – October 25, 2025
Portland Zine Symposium – historical and contemporary zine art
Related events: TBD
September 19 – October 18, 2025
Biennial MAC Instructors’ Exhibition – works in a variety of media
Reception: Thursday, September 25, 6-8 p.m.
October 24 – November 29, 2025
Jere Grimm – a retrospective featuring ceramics, textiles and works on paper
Related events: TBD
December 12, 2025 – January 10, 2026
Gili Rappaport – bronze sculpture installation
Related events: TBD
January 10 – February 15, 2025
Menka Desai – works on paper
Studio Art Quilts Associates (SAQA) Oregon – “Biophilia: Threads of Natural Wonder”
Reception: Saturday, January 18, 1-3 p.m.
February 21 – March 29, 2025
Katsuyuki Shibata – nature photography
Julie Johnson – plant-based fiber art
Reception: Saturday, March 1, 1-3 p.m.
Artist talk: Saturday, March 29, 1 p.m. in the Center Gallery
April 4 – May 10, 2025
Two companion exhibitions with work by over 50 regional LGBTQIA2S+ artists, co-curated by Pablo V. Cazares, Lux Harris and Megan Hatch:
- “Shift Work: Queer Artists in Tectonic Times” – a group show in the Center Gallery featuring work by Zephyr Kim, Tommy Bruce, Robert Sumner, Areem Rose, and Ami Patel.
- “Holding Our Own: Works by LGBTQIA2S+ Ceramic Artists” – a group show in the Front Gallery.
Reception: Thursday, April 10, 6-8 p.m. in the Front & Center Galleries
Artist talk: Saturday, April 19, 1 p.m. via Zoom
Reading by regional LGBTQIA2S+ writers: Saturday, April 26, 2 p.m. in the MAC Auditorium
May 16 – June 21, 2025
Heidi Keith – figurative ink paintings on paper
Jennifer Rabin – mixed media sculpture
Reception: Saturday, May 31, 1-3 p.m.
June 27 – August 2, 2025
Speck Collective (Re Pinter, Molly Lecko Herro and Phoebe Mol) – cartoon-based arts
Gesine Krätzner – ceramic sculpture
Reception: Saturday, June 28, 1-3 p.m.
August 8 – September 13, 2025
Avery Nielsen Webb – large-scale photography
Allana Nagy – ceramic sculpture
Reception: Thursday, August 14, 6-8 p.m.
September 5 – October 25, 2025
Portland Zine Symposium – historical and contemporary zine art
Reception: Thursday, September 25, 6-8 p.m.
Reading: Thursday, October 9, 7-8:30 p.m.
September 19 – October 18, 2025
Biennial MAC Instructors’ Exhibition – works in a variety of media
Reception: Thursday, September 25, 6-8 p.m.
October 24 – November 29, 2025
Jere Grimm – a retrospective featuring ceramics, textiles and works on paper
Related events: TBD
December 12, 2025 – January 10, 2026
Gili Rappaport – bronze sculpture installation
Related events: TBD