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Making the Ephemeral Timeless

Earlier this year, the Japan Institute of Portland Japanese Garden announced that the internationally-acclaimed Sasaki had been selected as the organization’s very first artist-inresidence. Over two separate journeys east from her homebase of Kanazawa, Japan, Sasaki will be collecting Portland Japanese Garden’s plant life for a 2023 exhibition – Subtle Intimacy: Here and There on show from March 18 – June 12, 2023.

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2023 Art Exhibitions

In 2023, Portland Japanese Garden will continue to be a destination for those interested in experiencing world-class Japanese art and culture in one of the world’s most celebrated gardens.

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About the Artist: Jun Kaneko

Portland Japanese Garden is excited to share that its final art exhibition of 2022 features the work of internationally acclaimed artist Jun Kaneko (b. 1942).

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Portland Japanese Garden to Transform Its Landscape with Large Ceramic Statues by Internationally Acclaimed Artist Jun Kaneko

Portland Japanese Garden is delighted to share that its final art exhibition of 2022, Garden of Resonance, will feature the work of internationally acclaimed artist Jun Kaneko (b. 1942). Kaneko, winner of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Sculpture Center, has made major contributions to the field of sculptural art on a global scale, exploring the relationships between art, nature, and people with their bold scale and placement.

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Gifts from Japan: A Horticultural Tale Told Through Botanical Art

Plants that originated in Japan have had an enormous impact on the gardens of the world. It is difficult to imagine spring without flowering cherries, irises, wisterias, and magnolias. Or autumn without the brilliant reds, oranges, and golds of chrysanthemums, ginkgo, and maples. Yet the unique story of these plants is generally untold. What were …

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Did You Know Your Flowers Came from Japan? New Portland Japanese Garden Exhibition Illuminates the Origin of the Plants Around Us

As the Pacific Northwest moves from spring into summer, its landscape becomes decorated with the joyous colors of irises, wisteria, azaleas, and rhododendrons. These flowers have become so deeply woven into the gardens, parks, and yards of Oregon that one may not realize many are actually Japanese in origin. Gifts from Japan: A Horticultural Tale Told through Botanical Art, a new art exhibition at Portland Japanese Garden explores how these beloved plants voyaged across an ocean to establish new roots in the United States.

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Exhibition Explained: “Ukiyo-e to Shin Hanga: Changing Tastes in Japanese Woodblock Prints”

From November 20, 2021 – January 30, 2022, Portland Japanese Garden will be hosting it’s final art exhibition of the year, “Ukiyo-e to Shin Hanga: Changing Tastes in Japanese Woodblock Prints.” “Ukiyo-e to Shin Hanga: Changing Tastes in Japanese Woodblock Prints” features a selection of Japanese woodblock prints from the diverse collection of Irwin Lavenberg and illuminates …