The Front & Center Galleries
The Front & Center Galleries
January 16 - February 21, 2026
Center Gallery
A joint show from Latoya Lovely and Stephanie Anderson
Front Gallery
A solo show from Marilyn Cisneros Shawe
Reception: January 22, 1-3 p.m.
Expressions on Identity: The inaugural gallery shows for 2026 showcase a colorful body of work from three artists whose expressions are connected through themes and perspectives on identity.
Latoya Lovely’s paintings explore her identity through themes of motherhood, capitalism, and colorism, while also celebrating “the wonder and awe we as Black people have always inspired throughout the world.” She says she creates art so her son and her community “can see their beautiful brown faces and hear their rich, powerful voices forever.”
The Soul City collection of oil paintings from Stephanie Anderson explores her personal evolution through “fear, grief, healing, identity, and resilience” as inspired by her original #msskateproject photography series. Stephanie’s paintings are the cornerstone, and a testament to, her healing journey and “finding a transformed authentic self after loss.”
Marilyn Cisneros Shawe is a mixed media artist whose works include materials and symbols that ground her practice “in ancestral traditions, while connecting to cycles of nourishment and growth.” Her show in the Center Gallery is intended to create a space “for reflection and dialogue around the complexities of motherhood, identity, and healing.”
2026 Exhibition Calendar
January 16 – February 21, 2026
Front Gallery – Marilyn Cisneros
Center Gallery – Latoya Lovely & Stephanie Anderson
Reception – Saturday, January 24 from 1-3 p.m.
February 27 – April 4, 2026
Front Gallery – Michael F. McDonald
Center Gallery – Joy Kloman
Reception – Thursday, March 5 from 6-8 p.m.
April 10 – May 16, 2026
Front Gallery – Charlotte Deason Robillard
Center Gallery – Ami Maki & Sarah Heckles
Reception – Thursday, April 16 from 6-8 p.m.
May 22 – June 27, 2026
Front Gallery – PDX Natural Pigment and Dye group show
Center Gallery – Irina Belova & Pearlyn Tan
Reception – Thursday, May 28 from 6-8 p.m.
July 3 – August 1, 2026
MAC Youth Biennial – A group exhibition by youth age 18 and under who have taken MAC classes in the past three years.
Reception – TBA
August 7 – September 12, 2026
Front Gallery – elijah jamal asani
Center Gallery – Swapna Mukhopadhyay & Philip A. Robinson
Reception – TBA
September 18 – October 17, 2026
Group exhibition curated by Melanie Stevens and Celeste Noche
Reception – TBA
October 23 – November 28, 2026
Front Gallery – Lettie Jane Rennekamp
Center Gallery – The Reprintery (Charlotte Flory & Michelle Freedman)
Reception – TBA
January 15 – February 20, 2027
Front Gallery – Malini Gupta
Center Gallery – Chelsea Ferguson & Torea Frey
Reception – Saturday, January 23 from 1-3 p.m.
January 16 – February 21, 2026
Front Gallery – Marilyn Cisneros
Center Gallery – Latoya Lovely & Stephanie Anderson
Reception – Saturday, January 22 from 1-3 p.m.
February 27 – April 4, 2026
Front Gallery – Michael F. McDonald
Center Gallery – Joy Kloman
Reception – Thursday, March 5 from 6-8 p.m.
April 10 – May 16, 2026
Front Gallery – Charlotte Deason Robillard
Center Gallery – Ami Maki & Sarah Heckles
Reception – Thursday, April 16 from 6-8 p.m.
May 22 – June 27, 2026
Front Gallery – PDX Natural Pigment and Dye group show
Center Gallery – Irina Belova & Pearlyn Tan
Reception – Thursday, May 28 from 6-8 p.m.
July 3 – August 1, 2026
MAC Youth Biennial – A group exhibition by youth age 18 and under who have taken MAC classes in the past three years.
Reception – TBA
August 7 – September 12, 2026
Front Gallery – elijah jamal asani
Center Gallery – Swapna Mukhopadhyay & Philip A. Robinson
Reception – TBA
September 18 – October 17, 2026
Group exhibition curated by Melanie Stevens and Celeste Noche
Reception – TBA
October 23 – November 28, 2026
Front Gallery – Lettie Jane Rennekamp
Center Gallery – The Reprintery (Charlotte Flory & Michelle Freedman)
Reception – TBA
January 15 – February 20, 2027
Front Gallery – Malini Gupta
Center Gallery – Chelsea Ferguson & Torea Frey
Reception – Saturday, January 23 from 1-3 p.m.