Anis Mojgani, Oregon’s Poet Laureate, Has First Solo Art Exhibition at A Sometimes Gallery
For Press Inquiries Or Images: Amy Rowan, asometimesgallery@gmail.com
Show Runs June 24 — August 12, 2023
Opening Party & Poetry Reading: Saturday, June 24, 5-8p with reading at 7pm
A Sometimes Gallery is located at 687 N Tillamook St Suite C, Portland, OR 97227
Portland, Ore. — June 21, 2023 — A Sometimes Gallery is pleased to announce SONG, an exhibition of art by Oregon’s Poet Laureate, Anis Mojgani. This will be Mojgani’s first solo exhibition of his visual art.
Best known for his poetry, Mojgani has a BFA in Sequential Art from Savannah College of Art & Design, giving him a deep understanding and experience with blending imagery and narrative.
The works on view in SONG exemplify Mojgani’s investigations into the overlooked. Using found papers, Mojgani uses quick scissor cuts to create shapes which are carefully stacked into abstract collages. The show illuminates the artist’s exploration of economy in lines, akin to the economy of words in poetry. SONG invites you to witness the metamorphosis of simple shapes into a rich narrative.
On the occasion of the exhibition, A Sometimes Gallery is also releasing a limited-run offset lithograph broadside, “Yes Is A Poem,”
A limited-edition run of commemorative poster stamps featuring art from the show will also be available. Poster stamps have decorative rather than monetary value, and have been a favorite of collectors since the 1890s. SONG commemorative stamps were produced by the Portland Stamp Company with their antique pinhole perforator on gummed label stock.
Both are available in person at the gallery or online at https://asometimesgallery.com/song
About Anis Mojgani
Anis Mojgani is serving his second term as Oregon’s Poet Laureate. Mojgani is a two-time individual champion of the National Poetry Slam and an International World Cup Poetry Slam winner. Born in New Orleans to Black and Iranian parents, Mojgani moved to Oregon in 2004. He is the author of five books of poetry including his latest, "In the Pockets of Small Gods." Learn more about Anis Mojgani at www.thepianofarm.com
About A Sometimes Gallery
Run by Amy Rowan in a found space within the studio of (and donated by) internationally-acclaimed artist Lisa Congdon, Rowan’s mission is to offer affordable art while building a strong community of and around artists. SONG is A Sometimes Gallery’s twelfth show. Previous artists shown include Lisa Congdon, Kate Bingaman-Burt, Jason Sturgill, Anna Joyce, and Holly Stalder. Learn more at www.asometimesgallery.com