To see new paintings and work in progress, follow me on Instagram\u00a0<\/a> or Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n BIO<\/strong>: Riis Griffen is a self-taught mixed media artist whose work is in private collections across North America, Europe, and Australia. Creativity has always been an important part of her life and she began seriously pursuing art in 2007. Since then, Riis has been active in the local art community through exhibiting, curating, volunteering, and organizing events. Originally from Sonoma, California, Riis has lived in the Portland area since 1991.<\/p>\n SELECTED SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Small Solo, Brassworks Gallery, Portland, OR<\/p>\n 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n 3rd Annual Postcard Show,\u00a0<\/em>Brassworks Gallery, Portland, OR<\/p>\n CAT-tastic!<\/em>, Sidestreet Gallery, Portland, OR<\/p>\n Submerge,\u00a0<\/em>WOW x WOW Contemporary Gallery, online<\/p>\n SMALLS<\/em>, Brassworks Gallery, Portland, OR<\/p>\n 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n PAWS on Broadway<\/em>, Portland’5, Portland, OR<\/p>\n Postcard Show<\/em>, Brassworks Gallery, Portland, OR<\/p>\n The Curio<\/em>, Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton, OR<\/p>\n 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n Small Wonders,<\/em> Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton, OR<\/p>\n 97116 Art Show<\/em>, Forest Grove, OR<\/p>\n Postcard Show<\/em>, Brassworks Gallery, Portland, OR<\/p>\n Figure & Face, <\/em>Cannon Beach Art Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR<\/p>\n 2022<\/strong> Miniature Show,<\/em> Cannon Beach Art Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR 2021<\/strong> 2020<\/strong> 2019<\/strong> 2018<\/strong> 2017<\/strong> 2016<\/strong> 2015<\/strong> 2014<\/strong> 2013<\/strong> PRIVATE COLLECTIONS<\/strong> AWARDS<\/strong> PUBLICATIONS and PUBLIC ART<\/strong> RELATED EXPERIENCE<\/strong> EDUCATION<\/strong> Art is an outlet for my defiant, irreverent inner self, the essential self from before I was taught how to act, how to be. With art, anything is possible. I explore strong emotion through primitive, abstract faces or strange creatures. I\u2019m drawn to all kinds of visceral expression, from cave paintings to outsider art to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.riisgriffen.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.riisgriffen.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.riisgriffen.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.riisgriffen.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.riisgriffen.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.riisgriffen.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1430,"href":"https:\/\/www.riisgriffen.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112\/revisions\/1430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.riisgriffen.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.riisgriffen.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/studio-palette.jpg\")
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\n97116 Art Show,\u00a0<\/em>Forest Grove, OR<\/p>\n
\nOff-Kilter,<\/em> solo, Insomnia Coffee Co., Beaverton, OR
\nAround Oregon 20th Annual Exhibition,<\/em> The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR<\/p>\n
\nBirds of a Feather,<\/em> Insomnia Coffee Co., Beaverton, OR
\nMember Artist, Catherine Bede Gallery, Hillsboro, OR<\/p>\n
\nYin Yang Show<\/em>, The Remains Gallery, Hood River, OR
\nKnickers in a Bunch<\/em>, Forest Grove, OR<\/p>\n
\nSmall Works Holiday Show<\/em>, Columbia Center for the Arts, Hood River, OR
\n97116 Art Show<\/em>, Forest Grove, OR
\nArt in the Loft<\/em>, Beach Books, Seaside, OR
\nBig and Small<\/em>, Columbia Center for the Arts, Hood River, OR
\nPedals and Paws<\/em>, Portland\u20195 Center for the Arts, Portland, OR<\/p>\n
\nLittle Things 18<\/em>, Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR
\n97116 Art Show<\/em>, Forest Grove, OR
\nLake Oswego Festival of the Arts<\/em>, Lakewood Center, Lake Oswego, OR
\nCelebrating Renewal: Visions in the Forest<\/em>, installation, Tillamook Forest Center, Tillamook, OR
\nJourneys<\/em>, Hillsboro Brookwood Library gallery, Hillsboro, OR<\/p>\n
\nBlack + White + One<\/em>, Insomnia Coffee Co., Hillsboro, OR
\nGrand Opening four-person show<\/em>, Tappen Studios, Portland, OR
\nBeaverton Arts Mix<\/em>, Beaverton City Library, Beaverton, OR
\nExploring the Seasons<\/em>, solo, Featured Artist, Village Gallery of Arts, Portland, OR<\/p>\n
\nCelebration: Siren Nation Visual Art Show<\/em>, Portland\u20195 Center for the Arts, Portland, OR
\nGoing on Record<\/em>, Insomnia Coffee, Hillsboro, OR
\nLake Oswego Festival of the Arts<\/em>, Lakewood Center, Lake Oswego, OR
\nBrothers Grimm Fairy Tale Art Show<\/em>, Portland\u20195 Center for the Arts, Portland, OR
\nLittle Beauties, Small Treasures<\/em>, Valley Art, Forest Grove, OR<\/p>\n
\nGroup Exhibit<\/em>, Beaverton City Hall (Beaverton Arts Commission), Beaverton, OR
\nHere Be Art<\/em>, Walters Cultural Center, Hillsboro, OR
\nGreen Cab group exhibit<\/em>, Beach Books gallery, Seaside, OR
\nWhere I Am Now<\/em>, solo, New Seasons, Beaverton, OR
\nCharacter Quirks<\/em>, solo, Forest Grove News-Times, Forest Grove, OR
\nThe Love of Portland<\/em>, People\u2019s Art, Portland, OR<\/p>\n
\nI Am Therefore I Think<\/em>, Goodfoot Art, Portland, OR
\nThings that Go Bump in the Night<\/em>, People\u2019s Art, Portland, OR
\nBusywork<\/em>, solo, New Morning Cafe, Corvallis, OR
\nSiren Nation\u2019s Paint Your Art Out<\/em>, Portland, OR (live painting and exhibit)
\nMenagerie<\/em>, solo, Featured Artist, Village Gallery of Arts, Portland, OR
\nICON<\/em>, People\u2019s Art, Portland, OR
\nThe Recycled Rain Project<\/em>, Olympic Mills, Portland, OR
\n88 Strong<\/em>, Goodfoot Art, Portland, OR
\nThe Love of Portland<\/em>, People\u2019s Art, Portland, OR<\/p>\n
\nI Am Therefore I Think<\/em>, Goodfoot Art, Portland, OR
\nOddities<\/em>, Lane Gallery, Portland, OR
\nSiren Nation\u2019s Paint Your Art Out<\/em>, Portland, OR
\nSummer Afternoon<\/em>, solo, Artisan Salon (Beaverton Arts Commission), Beaverton, OR
\nHeart of the Matter<\/em>, Lane Gallery, Portland, OR
\nThe Love of Portland<\/em>, People\u2019s Art, Portland, OR
\nPortraits<\/em>, North Bank Artists\u2019 Cooperative, Vancouver, WA<\/p>\n
\nAustralia
\nCanada
\nFrance
\nGermany
\nThe Netherlands
\nSpain
\nSwitzerland
\nUnited Kingdom
\nUnited States<\/p>\n
\nBlue Ribbon, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts<\/em>, 2018
\nHonorable Mention, Village Gallery of Arts Award Show<\/em>, 2016
\nHonorable Mention, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts<\/em>, 2016<\/p>\n
\nYour Art Moment<\/em>, Beaverton Arts Council, July, September, October 2019
\nVoiceCatcher<\/em>, Fall 2018 issue
\nWhimsicalia<\/em>, self-published catalog, 2018
\n\u201cAffordable Art Returns to Hillsboro,\u201d HillsboroArts<\/em> magazine, Summer 2016<\/p>\n
\nEditor, Subjectiv Journal<\/em>, 2020- 2022
\nPresident, Village Gallery of Arts Board of Directors, 2014 to 2016
\nEvent Organizer, Affordable Art for Everyone, 2015 through 2017
\nOrganizer, Westside ArtShare group, 2015 to 2022
\nVolunteer Art Instructor, Bienestar, Hillsboro, OR, 2012 to 2013
\nPublicity Committee, Portland Open Studios, 2009<\/p>\n
\nMA, History, Portland State University, Oregon, 2002
\nBA, History, Portland State University, Oregon, 1999<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"