Adams and Ollman

418 Northwest 8th Avenue
Portland, OR 97209
503 724 0684

Adams and Ollman exhibits and promotes both contemporary art and historical works by self-taught artists of the 20th century. The gallery’s exhibitions radically expand the discourse around contemporary art by bringing together diverse artistic practices—from self-taught masterworks and material culture to contemporary works in various media. Our programming reflects a deep commitment to fostering inclusivity and supporting the work of women and historically underrepresented artists.

Founded in 2013 in Portland, Oregon, by Amy Adams, the gallery has presented over 100 group and solo exhibitions, introducing many artists to West Coast audiences. Our artists have been the focus of solo or two-artist exhibitions at prestigious institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; the Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA; the Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA; the John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI; the Carpenter Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; the Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA; and the Moderna Museet, Stockholm, SE. Forthcoming exhibitions include the ICA LA, Los Angeles, CA; the Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA; and the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT.

Artists Represented:
Jose Bonell

Katherine Bradford 

Mariel Capanna 

Vaginal Davis 

Joy Feasley 

Jessica Jackson Hutchins 

Kinke Kooi 

Jennifer Levonian

Rob Lyon 

Ryan McLaughlin 

Marlon Mullen 

Joan Nelson 

Todd Norsten 

Conny Purtill 

Will Rawls 

Paul Swenbeck 

Lynne Woods Turner 

Stefanie Victor

Works Available By:
Jose Bonell

Katherine Bradford 

Mariel Capanna 

James Castle

Vaginal Davis 

Joy Feasley 

Jessica Jackson Hutchins 

Kinke Kooi 

Jennifer Levonian

Rob Lyon 

Ryan McLaughlin 

Marlon Mullen 

Joan Nelson 

Todd Norsten 

Conny Purtill 

Will Rawls 

Paul Swenbeck 

Bill Traylor

Lynne Woods Turner 

Stefanie Victor

Installation View Stefanie Victor: New Works Adams and Ollman Portland, OR June 20–August 16, 2025 Photo: Area Array

Installation view: Conny Purtill’s The Ground, February 12-March 26, 2022, Adams and Ollman, Portland, OR. Photo: Area Array.

Installation view: Joan Nelson: New Works, Adams and Ollman, Portland, OR, April 6–May 18, 2024. Photo: Area Array.

Installation view: Kenji Ide: American Friend, Adams and Ollman, Portland, OR, January 20–February 17, 2024. Photo: Area Array.

Installation view: The Fullness of the Seeming Void, Adams and Ollman, Portland, OR, February 24–March 30, 2024. Photo: Area Array.

Upcoming Exhibition

Peggy Chiang

Peggy Chiang: barn burner

September 13, 2025 - October 25, 2025

Brooklyn-based artist Peggy Chiang (b. 1989, San Francisco, CA; lives and works in Brooklyn, NY) will have her first solo exhibition on the West Coast, opening at Adams and Ollman in September. Titled barn burner, the mixed media sculptural installation includes works that explore themes of the American West—oil, stock, rationality, and units of measurement. Like her past works, Chiang begins with an image—here, a saddle—and engineers it into an uncanny likeness of the real-life object. Around this central piece, Chiang expands a non-linear narrative with a series of precarious mobiles constructed from old measuring weights and cast iron meat hooks that, with the slightest touch, could tip the scale. Oil, wire hangers, bandsaw blades, shirt collars, roll-up gates, and bone—the artist's materials list suggests a violence that is omnipresent in American identity and engenders a resonance that echoes out from the four walls of the gallery into the architecture, structures, and systems that make up modern life.