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Alyson Provax

@alysonprovax.bsky.social
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Letterpress artist and cat enthusiast

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
with alt text. this is so beautiful 💕
Dolly Partons IMAGINATION LIBRARY

Dear Imagination Library Graduate,

My, how time flies. It seems it was only yesterday when your family and friends read you your first story. You were just a baby. Now you're five years old and about to go to school. How exciting!
This may be your last book from my Imagination Library but you have to promise me you will keep on reading. If you go to your local public library you will find a great number of books just for kids your age. Every book is a treasure and every time you open one up you will meet new friends and take wonderful journeys to magical places.
I hope you have a great time in school. I bet your school will even have a library where you can check out books. You and all of your friends are very special. There is no limit to what you can do or how far you can go.

Just remember the lessons my family taught me - dream big dreams; learn everything you can learn; and care for all those who care for you. You do all of these things and you can be anyone you want to be.

You are terrific, and remember...
I Will Always Love You,
Dolly
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Alyson Provax @alysonprovax.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
I’ve been working on a new book - it isn’t done, but I think this is the second page.
Black text on cream paper, printed sideways and repeated over itself in a leftwards swoop. Text reads “it didn’t seem like everything was fine”
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wc williams @wcwilliams.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
@smidgeonpress.bsky.social at russo lee right now!
 @smidgeonpress standing under the the wall vinyl with their name on it next to teo paintings"bittersweet" painting by heather lee birdsong. 
a yellow polygon in a forest with plants pulling it down into a holelarge vertical painting with stairs leading into three arched portals in a forest. there is a polygon shape in front of one
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Alyson Provax @alysonprovax.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Lovely time tonight at Holy Moly. Show up through March!
A hand holding two valentine’s candy hearts “you make me forget” and “so very much” printed on them, artwork in the background
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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
My new year's resolution this year, as every year, is to be a more available, supportive friend as well as an increasingly looming, formidable enemy.
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Alyson Provax @alysonprovax.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Print Fest 2025 opens at Gagallery next Friday November 7
Cream colored paper with text printed off the page on four sides. Left: “us”; right: “it’s” top: the bottom half of a 7 word phrase with no descending characters; bottom: the top half of a 7 word phrase showing only the top of some letters “it’  b     diff   lt f    ll f” when studied  it’s possible to see this as “it’s been difficult for all of us”
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Alyson Provax @alysonprovax.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Slow summer studio with Wallace
Tabby cat with gigantic ears sits in front of wall with letterpress on paper works in yellow, mid blue, and pale blue (swirling and floating shapes but text illegible)
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
all right everybody, here we go links, trackers, webinars, templates, and all the free support you need if you just got that nightmare NEA email on Friday please share far and wide, you do NOT have to be in Oregon to use these resources
orartswatch.org
Emergency Alert: Six action steps if your NEA grant was just canceled • Oregon ArtsWatch
Arts organizations can learn how to still appeal the cancellations, including free resources and support on what steps to take.
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Holly Stalder @hollystalder.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Check out Kristen Diederich’s beautiful painting show at Fine Art Fruit up through May 15th. We photographed clothing on her during our studio visit and she was definitely our muse for clothing we made for her Special French Blue show. Not to be missed! Tue-Sun 11-5pm 925 NW 19th, Portland Or
Come check out @kdiederichstudio’s beautiful painting show at @fineartfruit up through May 15th. We photographed clothing on her during our studio visit last month and she was definitely our muse for clothing we made for her Special French Blue show.  This show is not to be missed! Tuesday-Sunday 11-5pm 925 NW 19th, Portland Oregon.
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Alyson Provax @alysonprovax.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
“It’s like you know how you know” opens April 11, 5pm at Mint Gallery Records (3912 N Mississippi, Portland OR). A small solo show with a couple of new pieces from 2025 (like “Untitled (I just want to leave all those feelings in the past)” Letterpress on Hahnemühle warm white, 5x7”)
Black text in a large swirling shape on the left side of the page and running off it: Garamond italic “I just want to leave all those feelings in the past”
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Alyson Provax @alysonprovax.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Beautiful grey and white cat stares at you through a very sheer sheet of paper with text printed on it. Black and white paper on the wall behind the cat.
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Alyson Provax @alysonprovax.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Galeria Libris opens March 7 at Gagallery, 2035 SE Belmont St, Portland. Nice big group show, come see!
Framed letterpress art in frame. Khaki text in swirling overprinted text “I thought you wouldn’t understand”
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
they gave me permission to announce this publicly, so here’s my big news: Oregon Arts Watch, an independent news and criticism site I’ve been a fan of since a team of the state’s leading arts journalists launched it 15 years ago, liked this story so much they’re hiring me to keep covering it
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Alyson Provax @alysonprovax.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Cream paper with khaki text swirling in a circular and funnel shape. Caps Victoria text is partially visible partially obscured can read in places “I feellike” and “you rightnow”
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RAPIDPUNCHES 🍉🫒🕊️ @rapidpunches.itch.io · 19/02/2025
Frannie can be bought here on the gallery's website sonnyshouse.com/products/fra...
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frannie
This piece is in our current gallery show and will be shipped/available for pickup on April 3rd! Please note that your entire order will be shipped together. Ink, water color, color pencil, Animal Par...
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Alyson Provax @alysonprovax.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Coral pink all caps text overprinted in a fan shape reads “I washoping we wereleavingallthat”
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Frankie @bus20ceramics.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Looking for shops who might carry my zine on #longcovid and #fnd hit me with your recs! It’s a 12 page, bound with thread on nice cream cardstock.
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Zach Clark / national monument press @zachclarkis.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Pretty sure we’re not gonna use this app for the purposes all the art people came here but that’s ok, I’m still gonna occasionally dip in with new ways to say “I don’t know”.
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Alyson Provax @alysonprovax.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Save the date: Galeria Libris, a group show of text and book art opens at Gagallery in SE Portland 3/7 6-8PM
White paper with black text, paper is shredded into pieces with one line of text on each. Shredded but cover each other and each reads “but I want to remember all of this forever”
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Alyson Provax @alysonprovax.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
This piece from 2023 is currently on view at Blue Line Arts in Roseville CA for Crocker-Kingsley! Go see her in person if you’re in the area. Untitled (or that I don't feel / like everything was yesterday)
Framed art on wall: blue swirling shape anchored to right side of page, shape is made of overlapping text
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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
thought from my morning trot: the moon has a half shaded way right now that looks a little off. it is not 'aesthetically pleasing' and i cant help think if someone painted it EXACT they would have buds saying 'you gonna fix your moon?' reality can be sloppy and i think some art critique misses that
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Alyson Provax @alysonprovax.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
The gallery is closed this week, but will be open again the week of Dec 2 for last-chance viewing of ’Maybe you know this feeling’ at Norco College Art Gallery. These construction paper risograph prints are free takeaways!
Black construction paper pad with a hand holding one sheet
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Alyson Provax @alysonprovax.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Opening reception and artists talk for my solo show Maybe You Know This Feeling at Norco Gallery. I’m in LA for a couple of days too!
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Alyson Provax @alysonprovax.bsky.social · 27/10/2024
@wcwilliams.bsky.social up at secret room, looking great!
Wood framed brightly colored figurative risograph
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Alyson Provax @alysonprovax.bsky.social · 28/09/2024
Save the date: ‘Maybe you know this feeling’ opens Nov 4 at Norco Gallery in Southern California. Excited to share new letterpress and these risograph takeaways (collaboration with Zach Clark)
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H L Birdsong @smidgeonpress.bsky.social · 22/09/2024
My solo show, The Need for Kindness, is on view at Helzer Gallery at PCC Rock Creek now through October 23rd. Check their website for hours (strongly recommend scheduling an appointment for Saturdays to guarantee someone is there): www.pcc.edu/galleries/ro...
Painting of a monochromatic blue waterfall and forest scene, with an orange sky and two orange polygon figures cavorting in the landscape. One is shading its face, and the lower one is climbing out of the creek flowing down from the waterfall—into a tangle of blackberry vines.
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Alyson Provax @alysonprovax.bsky.social · 17/09/2024
‘There is so much I want to tell you’ is up at Cawein Gallery through Oct 3.
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Alyson Provax @alysonprovax.bsky.social · 09/08/2024
I’m showing “There is so much I want to tell you” again, this time in forest grove at cawein gallery. Opens sept 2!
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Alyson Provax @alysonprovax.bsky.social · 05/06/2024
My solo show is on view at Well Well Projects in N Portland this month. Stop in and see if neighbor Georgie is also visiting (pictured)
White walls and concrete floor with several framed works on paper, back of orange cat also visible
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Alyson Provax @alysonprovax.bsky.social · 06/05/2024
Two very good shows in Portland this month: Anthony Roberto’s All We’ve Got is Each Other at Well Well Projects (pictured) and Cuts Across at Carnation Contemporary - next door, both open weekends 12-5
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Alyson Provax @alysonprovax.bsky.social · 03/03/2024
Starting to get very excited for my solo show ‘To know what we say we know’ at Well Well Projects, opening June 1
Green curving interlocking shapes made of text reading “you couldn’t say but I thought I knew”
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