Bio + CV

John Brodie was born in Portland, OR and has been painting for 25+ years, with additional emphasis on sculpture, book art, collage, printmaking and works on paper. He was included in Disjecta's PDX2010: A Biennial of Contemporary Art. In 2007 he founded TodayArt, whose first project was the formation of the 9,000-square foot TodayArt Studios in Southeast Portland. From 1996 to 2006 he was a member of the notorious 333 Studios, a loose collective and fine arts studio. In June 2009, he produced Store for a Month, an art exhibit and temporary "store" in Portland (based on Claes Oldenburg's famous Store of 1961) that featured over 70 Northwest artists. From 1988 to 2007 he worked in the music business for Monqui Presents, La Luna and Pink Martini; and from 2000-2015 he owned Le Happy, a frenchy restaurant in Portland. In 2010 he opened Monograph Bookwerks, a fine art bookstore, with Blair Saxon-Hill.

Solo Exhibitions:
May/June 2025 - Friends of Doom, Old Fashioned Garage Gallery, Portland OR

Sept/Oct 2014 - Is it Contemporary Enuf: New Works on Paper, Stumptown, Portland OR

Feb/March 2014 - Versus Artifacts, Linfield College Gallery, McMinnville OR

March/April 2010 – PDX2010: A Biennial of Contemporary Art, Portland OR

June 2009 – Store for a Month, Portland OR

November 2008 – ¡Collage Y Mas!, Lunar Boy Gallery, Astoria OR

October 2008 – My Carbon Footprint Weighs a Ton, Jáce Gáce, Portland OR

July 3-August 25, 2006 – Walters Cultural Arts Center, Hillsboro OR

May 2004 – Signs, Desperate, Stumptown, Portland OR

December 2003/January 2004 – The Astoria Visual Arts Gallery, Astoria OR

April 2003 – Chaos Academy: Recent Paintings, Lovelake Gallery, Portland OR

March/April 1998 – Henry and Friends: Portraits of Cereal Killers and Dogs of Europe, photographs, The American Museum of Snapshots, Portland OR

Group Shows:

May 2017 - Functionally United, White Box, Portland OR
June 2015 - Quiet Music Festival/All Rise, Seattle WA

December 2012 – Prints for PICA, Portland OR

January 2012 - Highlighter, Nationale, Portland OR

December 2011 – Prints for PICA, Portland OR

November 2011 - CoCA Art Marathon, Seattle WA

December 2010 – Prints for PICA, Portland OR

November 2010 - Sitka Invitational, Portland OR

December 2009 – Prints for PICA, Portland OR

Nov/Dec 2009 - The Gift Shop Presents: Presents, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle

July 2009 – Portland Comes to Astoria, Astoria OR

Sept/Oct 2007 – Construct/Re-Construct, Cathedral Park Place, Portland OR

December 2008 – Prints for PICA, Portland OR

December 2007 – Prints for PICA, Portland OR

December 2006 – Prints for PICA, Portland OR

Nov/Dec 2006 – 25th Anniversary Exhibition: A Century of Collage, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland OR

October 2006 – The October Show, 333 Studios, Portland OR

Dec 2005/Jan 2006 – 18 Independent Artists, Portland Art Ctr, Portland OR

Dec 2005/Jan 2006 – Small Wonders, Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland OR

October 2005 – The October Show, 333 Studios, Portland OR

December 2004 – Prints for PICA, Portland OR

October 2004 – The October Show, 333 Studios, Portland OR

Dec 2003/Jan 2004 – 10 Years: One Foot After Another, Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland OR

December 2003 – Prints for PICA, Portland OR

October 2003 – The October Show, 333 Studios, Portland OR

June/August 2003 – The Modern Zoo, Portland OR

December 2002 – Big Show, Lovelake Gallery, Portland OR

October 2002 – The October Show, 333 Studios, Portland OR

October 2001 – The October Show, 333 Studios, Portland OR

October 1999 – The October Show, 333 Studios, Portland OR

September 1999 – The Super Flea, Portland OR

October 1998 – The October Show, 333 Studios, Portland OR

January-June 1998 – Multi-Mini touring exhibit, various cities USA

October 1997 – The October Show, 333 Studios, Portland OR

December 1996 – Murder of Crows, La Luna, Portland OR

JOHN BRODIE

JOHN BRODIE