Qualia

April 2–27
Blackfish Gallery
Portland, OR

Hannah Theiss pieces together fragments of memory in her exhibition, Qualia, weaving a tapestry of haunting emptiness and faint familiarity. Memory is far more imperfect than we often acknowledge—especially for those who have experienced ongoing trauma, where recollections remain compromised, unhealed, and unprocessed. Through her use of non-traditional materials, Theiss explores the void that memory presents in the search for answers. Her work teeters on the edge of eerie non-recognition, where transparency and absence evoke the instability of recall. Amidst these echoes, washes of color emerge—offering a release of long-suppressed emotion and forming a fragile, fleeting connection to the past self.

Show Length

April 2–27
Wednesday–Sunday, 11–5pm
Blackfish Gallery

Opening Reception

Thursday, April 3, 5–8pm

Meet the Artist

at Blackfish Gallery

Saturday, April 12, 11–5pm
Saturday, April 19, 11–5pm
Saturday, April 26, 11–5pm

Artist Talk

Thursday, April 13, 2pm

Artist Talk +

Collage PartIES

Friday, April 18, 6pm
Sunday, April 20, 6pm
Friday, April 25, 6pm

Hear the story and process behind the work as well as create your own collage with extra materials from the show. Participants are encouraged to bring a piece of 2D ephemera that evokes a strong feeling, which can be used in a collage or simply as a point of inspiration.
FREE!, Limited spots, RSVP required