2024 Pacific Northwest Drawers

Blue Sky, Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts is pleased to announce the 60 artists selected for the 2024 Pacific Northwest Drawers. Each artist showcases a series of 10 photographic works, which will be on view in the Pacific Northwest Drawers flat files from April 2024 through March 2025 and on our website in perpetuity.  These selections showcase the range and vibrancy of Pacific Northwest artists working in the photographic medium.

Blue Sky received a huge number of submissions for its 17th iteration of the Pacific Northwest Drawers. The exhibition was juried by Aline Smithson, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Lenscratch. The 2024 cohort comprises a strong showing from Blue Sky’s home state, with 41 artists from Oregon. Other artists hail from Washington (9), British Columbia (3) Alaska (2), Idaho (2), and Montana (3). The photographic work includes both lens-based and alternative processes, with a range of themes including identity, environment, connection, and social issues.

In a world where everyone has a camera, and many more image makers are contributing to the photographic dialogue, it is crucial to be unique, to be relevant, to be exacting, and to be professional. 

- Aline Smithson, 2024 Juror