Behind Closed Doors II: Hipbone Art Studio Artists
March 6-29
First Friday Artwalk:  March 7, 5-7pm, with the artists at the opening

For over 36 years, Hipbone Art, which is located on inner E. Burnside Ave, has served Portland area artists by offering multiple weekly, affordable figure drawing sessions open to everyone. Founder Jeff Burke, a professional model from New York, “encouraged the view of the model as a sensitive, thinking, expressive being -- a subject, rather than an object.” This set a tone of professionalism, generosity, and collaboration between artists and models. Over the years, Hipbone has become a vibrant and supportive community reflecting a wide variety of artistic disciplines -- from fine artists, professional illustrators, comic book artists and animators, to retirees, students, and people just wanting to try figure drawing for the first time. 

This is our second year to exhibit a collaboration between Hipbone Art Studio and Sidestreet Arts Gallery. All the artworks are created by Hipbone artists and juried and curated by Sidestreet Arts Gallery members. We invite viewers to enjoy the beauty, complexity, variety, and mystery of the human form in this wide range of art mediums. We hope this exhibit offers a contemporary window on the long and honored history of figure drawing and painting.