PAST EXHIBITIONS
October 5 - November 10, 2018
BENJAMIN BJÖRKLUND
Moments in Monochrome II
Amy Earles & Lily Seika Jones
August 3 - September 5, 2018
Gallery Opening: August 3 / 4pm - 7pm
Lily Seika Jones is a full-time artist/illustrator currently based in the third bedroom of a charming home in Shoreline, Washington with her husband and their two cats. She spends the majority of her time drinking tea indoors while creating highly detailed, whimsical watercolor and ink paintings, taking inspiration from her favourite childhood stories and mid-century illustrators, as well as the natural world of the Pacific Northwest. She graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2014 majoring in Literature, Fine Arts, and Education, and decided that very year she would pursue a career that would allow her to combine her all her passions and interests: book illustration. Since then, she has been freelancing and running Rivulet Paper Shop on Etsy. Lily is interested in how myths and fairytales shape our childhood and the world around us, and sees her art-making as an exploration of the significance of these stories as we grow up.
Teagan White / Aj Frena / Fumi Mini Nakamura
July 6 - August 1, 2018
Minneapolis
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AJ Frena is an illustrator from Texas who studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. AJ currently lives and works in Pittsburgh, PA with a lucky black cat and a lazy border collie.
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FUMI MINI NAKAMURA
New York
Artist Bio:
b.1984, Currently live/works in New York City area.
Secret Sauce
June 1 - July 1, 2018

Dang Olsen
Daniel Zender
Erika Rier
Ess Ayy Dee
Frank Forte
Grady Gordon
Helen Mask
Jade Strums
Jamiyla Lowe
Jas Helena
Jim Pavelec
Joey Rex
Miso
Mizna Wada
Nick Francel
Niky Motekallem
Nomi Chi
Pitch Grim
Samuel Lee Turner
Stephanie Inagaki
The Infinite Well
May 4 - May 30, 2018
Group exhibition curated by WOW x WOW
Adrian Landon Brooks
Bennett Slater
Bill Mayer
Blaine Fontana
Charlie Immer
Chris Leib
Corinne Reid
Dallas Rayburn
Dan May
Dean Stuart
Deth P. Sun
Edward Cao
Helice Wen
James Lipnickas
Jason Limon
Jeremy Hush
Jesse Jacobi
Jolene Lai
Kelsey Beckett
Kisung Koh
Laura Berger
Leonardo Santamaria
Mandy Cao
Matte Stephens
Phoenix Chan
Rebecca Green
Sam Wolfe Connelly
Sandra Yagi
Shoko Ishida
Casey Jex Smith / Jason Holley / Maxwell Mcmaster
April 6 - May 2, 2018

CASEY JEX SMITH
Provo, Utah
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Los Angeles, CA
Maxwell McMaster is a Los Angeles based multidisciplinary artist/designer. His work is primarily a reaction to his surrounding environment, or a reflection of past experiences. Maxwell explores a wide range of styles and techniques within his work, allowing the concepts to dictate the aesthetic.
Kozyndan & Nicole Gustafsson
March 10 - April 4, 2018

KOZYNDAN
Los Angeles, CA
Nicole Gustafsson is the creator behind NIMASPROUT. Nicole works as a full time illustrator, specializing in traditional media paintings featuring everything from woodland characters and environments, to pop culture based project. She currently lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and pet kids.
Bao Pham & Yuka Sakuma
January 13 - February 8, 2018
BAO PHAM
Painter living and making in Iowa, USA.
TITLE: RUMINATION
“Rumination” is a collection of drawings and paintings illustrating scenes of contemplation. The figure in my work are suspended between worlds, captured in that moment of being awake and dreaming, when the mind is free to wonder and create. The noise and clutter from the day are condensed into seeds that sprout into various forms of leaves, flowers, and insects. The complexity of the plants and flora are simplified into colors and forms that I can recognize and build on. They grow into and out of the figure to create flourishing gardens, suggesting that the mind is fertile ground for growth and renewal.
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The evening before the big festival, the eve of festival will be held, while the expectations and excitement for tomorrow are the highest.
Unicorn II Group Exhibition
December 9 - January 11, 2017
It's been 11 years since Gallery Nucleus held its first Unicorn Show, and we are happy to announce that we are bringing this exhibition back! We will explore the folklore, mythology, and beauty of this mystical creature through the work of these artists:
Amy Sol / Alan Brown / Daria Tessler / Huntz Liu / Jeanne D'Angelo / Jason Limon / Joey Stupor / Junko Mizuno / Leo Eguiar / Michael C. Hsiung / Nomi Chi / Oliver Hibert / Rona Liu / Shoko Ishida / Tetsunori / Wendy Hearts
Salut! II A Coaster Art Exhibition
November 18 - December 7, 2017

ARTISTS:
Edward Kinsella III & Stewart Easton Exhibition
October 14 - November 12, 2017
EDWARD KINSELLA III
St Louis, Missouri
Edward Kinsella III was born in St Louis, Missouri, in 1983. He graduated with honors from Ringling School of Art and Design in 2006, and his work has since been commissioned by a variety of prestigious magazines and publishers. He has also shown his fine art and illustration in a number of gallery exhibitions. His accolades include gold and silver medals from the Society of Illustrators, and a Gold Award from Spectrum.
TITLE: CREEPS
Creeps represents Edward Kinsella’s journey deeper into paranormal themes. Drawing on multiple visual and literary sources, Edward creates pieces that mix a peculiar visual hodgepodge with a lifelong fascination with the paranormal. Creeps celebrates the strange, the unusual, and the things that go bump in the night.
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STEWART EASTON
London, United Kingdom
Breaking the traditional boundaries of craft, Stewart Francis Easton’s work fuses together hand embroidery, sonic art and music. Drawing upon and using folk song, story and social history as a starting point Easton works with the space and weight of story to create large scale wall based pieces which emphasise the passage of time within a single panel. These pieces vary in size and medium and can be drawn with hand embroidery, direct wall drawing or paint. Whichever medium is used Easton emphasises the need to create using the hand as it is in this process that a connection is made with the story allowing a slowing down and immersion in the moment. Most recently Easton has been removing the ‘storyline’ of a visual narrative by creating geometric/ graphic forms in stitch. This reassembling of his work ethic in a chance layout enables the viewer to be free of their preconceptions of story. Using a process of abstract minimal stitch he is enabling himself to create a visual reference to an ever changing pathway and reaching for a utopian form. Easton’s stitch work blurs the lines between craft, illustration and fine art making his work dynamic and progressive and a must see. Stewart Francis Easton is a visual storyteller based in London who works in thread, ink, paint and digital media.
TITLE: THE GLASS BEAD GAME
The Glass Bead Game is Easton's exploration into the fictional Castalian order of mind, spirit and the artistic life.
Drawing upon the major elements and characters from Hesse's great work Easton has fused together and created a depiction of a fantastical world of spirit and art.
Using a contemplative approach in the creation of each of the works he has allowed a space to develop within the journey of their creation. This space gives the viewer a glimpse into the artistic life and the possibilities available to us when we not only look at a work, but meditate upon it.
1 Year Anniversary Group Exhibition
September 16 - October 12, 2017
Gallery Opening: September 16 / 4pm - 7pm

We just turned 1-year old, and we are excited to be celebrating with a spectacular artist line-up for our Anniversary Group exhibition!
If you are in Portland, please join us for snacks, pizza and giveaways by Sizzle Pie and Scout Books. We hope to see you there!
Artist:
ALEX KUNO
BRENDAN MONROE
EDWIN USHIRO
JAKE KEAN MAYMAN
LEE KYUTAE
MATTHEW FORSYTHE
NATHAN SPOOR
RICK LEONG
RONALD KURNIAWAN
SAM WEBER
SAMUEL HUNG
SOUTHER SALAZAR
STEPHANIE BROWN
TIMOTHY LAMB
YELLENA JAMES
YOKO TANAKA
Bijou Karman: A Look
August 19 - September 14, 2017
BIJOU KARMAN
Los Angeles, CA
A Look presents a new body of work by Bijou Karman where an ideal world is depicted in vibrant colors and over-the-top fashion. Karman’s women are beautiful, strong individuals. They invite the viewer to gaze, but do not hesitate to look back. Details in each piece signify who the woman is, what she wants, and how she sees the viewer. Their unique fashions derive from real clothing, yet the women and their surroundings are imagined. This creates a satisfying tension between a realistic depiction and an overly-perfect designed world. Foliage, greenery and houseplants are a recurring theme in this body of work; a visual representation of the untamable woman. A domestic houseplant can be manicured, but ultimately it will grow as it pleases.
Artist Bio:
Bijou Karman is an artist and illustrator from Los Angeles. She graduated with Distinction from Art Center College of Design in 2014. As an illustrator she has worked with clients such as Harper's Bazaar, The Los Angeles Times, and Rihanna. Her paintings are inspired by unique women, nostalgia, flora, and the California landscape. In this body of work, fashion becomes a way to express the distinct personalities of her subjects.
Boris Pelcer / Julian Callos Exhibition
July 22 - Aug 17, 2017

TITLE: REVERIE
Boris Pelcer’s new body of work “Reverie” is a visual experiment involving a voluntary confrontation with the unconscious through willful engagement with his own imagination and fantasy. In essence, each pieces is shaped by the rich and symbolic narratives that are brought forth from the unconscious. Being that each piece is shaped by the unconscious means that they are paradoxical in nature; they simultaneously say a great deal about the artist’s psyche while being difficult to decipher. The meaning that he is able to extract from each image is based on the overarching concepts that surface during the creation of each piece. Ultimately, the artist’s decision to deliberately evoke fantasy in a waking state is an effort by the artist to overcome the frequently cumbersome nature of conceptual overthinking in order to create work that is a more authentic representation of his own psyche.
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JULIAN CALLOS
Los Angeles, CA
Julian Callos is an illustrator and gallery artist based in Los Angeles. He graduated from Otis College of Art & Design in 2009 and has since worked with a diverse roster of clients that includes The New York Times, Scientific American, The New Republic, and Chipotle. His illustration work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators and American Illustration, and his paintings have been exhibited in galleries across the US and abroad. Julian has explored a wide variety of subjects in his work, which can range from lighthearted takes on popular culture to darker, symbolism-filled narratives. He is continuously fascinated by nature, folklore, death, and the allure of the unknown.
TITLE: SENSE MEMORY
"Every once in a while I will be struck by a wave of longing or an ambiguous feeling of wistfulness; a vague nostalgia triggered by certain stimuli—a whiff of a familiar fragrance worn by a passing stranger; the song of a mockingbird. The stimuli are not really tied to specific memories, but to a hazy, dreamlike past only accessible through the evocation of the senses. This show seeks to capture the melancholy and serenity that is elicited by these particular sensations."
Maxwell McMaster Solo Exhibition
June 24 - July 20, 2017
MAXWELL MCMASTER
Los Angeles, CA
Maxwell McMaster's new body of work "Cherish the Day" is a reflection of past events and possible future ones that highlight the “good times” in our lives. Life is a short journey and our time here is limited. “Cherish the Day” explores moments that inspire us and make us feel alive. The work is brought to life abstractly to capture the feeling of a moment rather than a literal depiction. By overlapping moments on top of one another, Max's paintings are depicted through color, and texture the changing of scenes over the course of a day. The images serve as a reminder that life is beautiful and each day is a gift.
Artist Bio:
Maxwell McMaster is a Los Angeles based multidisciplinary artist/designer. His work is primarily a reaction to his surrounding environment, or a reflection of past experiences. Maxwell explores a wide range of styles and techniques within his work, allowing the concepts to dictate the aesthetic.
Apparition
May 20 - June 22, 2017
Gallery Opening: May 20 / 4pm - 7pm

Rapid Eye Movement

Moments in Monochrome
March 25 - April 20, 2017

Timothy Lamb: God, Savage and the Amazon
February 25- March 23, 2017
TIMOTHY LAMB
Los Angeles, CA
Timothy Lamb’s debut solo exhibition imagines a glimpse into a vibrant parallel universe where chaotic scenes of war and leisure play out a familiar and timeless existence. In settings of neither past nor future, figures fill the canvas engaged in savage civil wars, ritualism, and dangerous encounters with the untamed wild. Inspirations include a life-long obsession of dinosaurs, religious art, comics, and science-fiction, and the art of battles preserved in many ancient civilizations. The artist works with acrylic paint, using a Paasche airbrush and neons to bring a panoply of faux beings and civilizations to life. Contrasting the darker themes of his paintings is always a sliver of playfulness, bringing a sense of humor to otherwise chaotic and morose subjects. Unfortunately, there is a sense that the colorful beings of Lamb’s paintings seem tragically doomed to realize the same fate of violence and flaws of human behavior that we see in our world today.
Artist Bio:
Timothy Lamb is a Los Angeles based artist recognized for his achievements for his work in the animation industry over the last decade. He studied at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco before entering into animation art in the capacities of art direction, visual development and character design.