Alexis Day is a Portland based, mixed media artist, originally from the coastal town of Bandon, Oregon. Utilizing her background in psychology, she investigates the themes of perception and memory, and how these processes relate to both individual and cultural identity. Working with a variety of mediums including paint, photographs, fabric, thread, and charcoal, Day creates artworks that resist categorization, and communicate through both their rendered subject matter, as well as the materials and processes used to create them.
Day is represented by Elizabeth Leach Gallery in Portland, Oregon. She has earned an MFA in Visual Studies from Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2019, a Bachelor of Science in Art Practices from Portland State University in 2017, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Oregon in 2010. She recently attended an artist residency at The Studios at Mass MoCA, in North Adams, Massachusetts, participated in the Forefront Symposium at Cynthia Reeves Gallery, in North Adams Massachusetts, and exhibited a solo show, Cascades: Synapse and Satin, at Elizabeth Leach Gallery in Portland, Oregon. Other shows include the California Exhibition, at the TAG gallery in Los Angeles, California, Putting it Together 2, at the Foundry in St. Charles, Missouri, Figuratively Speaking at Liberty Arts Gallery in Bend, Oregon, and Dismantled, a solo exhibition at the Lodge Gallery in Portland, Oregon. She has also participated in several Portland group exhibitions including, Gathered, at ADX Studios, HEART, at Urban Studios, Can’t Touch This, at the 511 Gallery, Potentialization/Actualization, at the Center for Contemporary Art and Culture, and Groundcover at The Lodge Gallery.
With one of the tallest buildings – and most spectacular views – in town, the Hugh’s View rooftop terrace serves as The Studios’ creative space in the sky. The terrace sits four stories above street level and offers panoramic views of the island. The Kitwald Stage glows in the golden twilight of our sunset performances.
With original seating from its days as a Masonic temple, the Helmerich Theater has been updated to also include floor seating. As a black box theater, the set up is intimate but professional, and sets the stage for concerts and performances that leave guests feeling like they really got to know the performer.