Froelick gallery is excited to welcome Lis Pardoe to the gallery with a thrilling selection of new paintings in her first ever solo exhibition in Portland, OR
Portland, OR (PRUnderground) August 8th, 2026
What: Solo Exhibit
Featured Artist: Lis Pardoe
Exhibit title: Here To Remind You
On View: SEPTEMBER 2nd - OCTOBER 10th, 2026
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11:00am to 5:30 pm
Special Events
Preview Reception September 2nd 5pm - 7pm
First Thursday Opening Reception September 3rd 5pm - 8pm
Where
714 NW Davis St, Portland, OR 97209
Contact
503-222-1142
Froelick Gallery is excited to introduce Lis Pardoe and welcome her to the gallery with this solo exhibition of recent paintings. Lis Pardoe is a contemporary American artist whose oil paintings affirm a world worth holding onto. In response to the dissonance she experiences living in a fast-paced economy, her work narrates a return to awareness and ritual; an antidote to the anxiety arising from the rapid passing of time. Pardoe uses the figure as a catalyst to speak to the space between ethereal beauty and bodily grief. Her paintings offer vibrant color, domestic detail, and multidimensional light, depicting introspective and layered scenes that portray a world she believes to exist within us.
Pardoe writes about her work: "My oil paintings explore the space between inner and outer worlds, centering the figure, nature, and nostalgic surroundings-- reflecting the impermanence of this life. As my work has developed, I've become ever more interested in narrating overlapping states and memories, as opposed to singular events, to communicate grief, presence, beauty, and longing. This feels true to how I experience living."
Lis Pardoe was born in Sandy, Utah, and grew up along the Wasatch Front. Shortly after graduating from Viewmont High School in 2010, Pardoe began an apprenticeship at the Hein Atelier of Traditional Art, from which she graduated in late 2015. In 2021, she won the museum exhibition award in the 15th International ARC Salon, from which the Springville Museum of Art collected "Tell Me About Your Day" in 2022. She has exhibited at noteworthy institutions such as the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (2020) and Baton Rouge Gallery's Surreal Salon (2025). She shows with galleries across the U.S. This is her first solo exhibition in Portland, OR
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