The exhibit, sponsored by the Department of Art and the Africana Studies program, runs through Feb. 27 in Bliss Hall’s Judith Rae Solomon Gallery. An opening reception will take place 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6 in the Gallery, after which an artists’ presentation and discussion will occur from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the McDonough Museum of Art.
Portlock was born in Chicago and was educated primarily as a traditional visual artist. He has worked in the past as a community-based muralist as well as a studio painter. His current body of work is created using 3D gaming technology to simulate real world and imagined spaces based on the abandoned and foreclosed buildings in biking distance of his home in Philadelphia.
Parking is available in the M30 Wick Avenue parking deck via Walnut Street for a nominal fee. Patrons are advised to watch for posted detours as construction progresses on Wick Avenue. For more information, call 330-941-2307.