List of public art in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon, has an extensive public art collection. Displayed artworks undergo an approval process. Many of the artworks are administered by the Regional Arts & Culture Council.
Several statues were toppled during the 2020s, including ones depicting Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt. The Promised Land, the Thompson Elk Fountain, and a statue of Harvey W. Scott were also removed.
Mosaics, murals, and paintings
Mosaics, mural, and paintings have included:Art Fills the Void- Avenue of Murals
- Bill Papas's mural of Portland, Oregon
- Black Lives Matter street mural Capax Infiniti, Faith47Conduit, Emily Ginsburg
- George Floyd mural Lovejoy ColumnsNever Ending / Endless, Fatma Al SharshaniNever Look Away Oregon History, Richard Haas
- Packy mural, Eric LarsenPortland Memorial Mausoleum Mural, Dan Cohen and Shane BennettThe Continuity of Life Forms, Willard MartinThe Knowledge, Harrell Fletcher and Avalon KalinTri It, Blaine FontanaWe Stand with You Women Making History in Portland, Robin CorboWoodstock Mural, Mike Lawrence
Sculpture
Sculptures have included:Garden Wreath, Larry Kirkland, Central Library Mago Hermano (Brother Wizard or Magician), Antoinette Hatfield HallSolar Wreath, Larry Kirkland, Central LibraryOutdoor sculptures
118 Modules, John Rogers- Ainu and Native American power boardsAllow Me, John Seward Johnson IIAlluvial Wall, Peter NylenAlong These Lines, Anne StorrsAnimals in Pools, Georgia GerberArtwall, Herbert DreiseitlAscension, Robert CalvoAwning, Douglas SenftBell Circles II
- Broken Wall MemorialBrushstrokes, Roy LichtensteinBurls Will Be Burls, Bruce ConkleThe Burnside Nest, Hannes Wingate
- Bust of York Cairns, Christine BourdetteCapitalism, Larry Kirkland
- Captain William Clark Monument Cat in Repose, Kathleen McCullough Chiming Fountain, John "Hans" StaehliChinatown Gateway City Reflections, Patti WarashinaComing of the White Man, Hermon Atkins MacNeilConstellation, Tad SavinarContact II, Alexander LibermanContinuation, Michihiro KosugeDa Tung and Xi'an Bao Bao Daddy Long Legs, Mel Katz
- David Campbell MemorialDog Bowl, William WegmanThe Dream, Michael Florin DenteThe Dreamer, Manuel IzquierdoDriver's Seat, Don MerktEcho Gate, Ean EldredElectronic Poet, Keith Jellum
- Equestrian statue of Joan of Arc, Emmanuel FrémietFacing the Crowd, Michael StutzFarewell to Orpheus, Frederic LittmanFestival Lanterns, Brian GoldbloomFloribunda, Mark CalderonFolly Bollards, Valerie OtaniFountain for Company H, John H. BeaverFrank E. Beach Memorial Fountain, Lee KellyFriendship Circle, Lee Kelly and Michael StirlingFrom Within Shalom, Steve GillmanGhost Ship, James HarrisonThe Green Man of Portland, Daniel DufordHeart Beacon, Blessing Hancock and Joe O'ConnellHolon, Donald WilsonHost Analog, Buster SimpsonHoward's Way, Lee KellyIdeals, Muriel CastanisIn Honor of a Lifetime of Sexual Assault In the Shadow of the Elm, Paul SutinenInterlocking Forms, Donald WilsonInversion: Plus Minus, Annie Han and Daniel MihalyoJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial Kerf, Thomas SayreKorean Temple Bell Kvinneakt, Norman J. TaylorLeland I, Lee Kelly and Bonnie BronsonLewis and Clark Memorial Column, Otto SchumannLiberty Bell Little Prince, Ilan AverbuchLoyal B. Stearns Memorial Fountain, A. E. Doyle and AssociatesMemorial Fountain, Skidmore, Owings & MerrillMemory 99, Lee KellyMimir, Keith JellumNash, Lee KellyNepenthes, Dan CorsonO Cruceiro
- Oddo MemorialOregon Landscape, Thomas HardyOregon Holocaust Memorial
- Oregon Irish Famine MemorialPassage, Bill WillPeace Chant, Steve GillmanPeople's Bike Library of Portland, Brian Borrello and Rankin RenwickPerpetuity, Alexander von SvobodaPioneer Woman, Frederic LittmanPod, Pete Beeman
- Portland Immigrant Statue, Jim GionPortlandia, Raymond KaskeyThe Promised Land, David ManuelThe Quest, Alexander von SvobodaThe Responsibility of Raising a Child, Rick BartowRing of Time, Hilda Grossman MorrisThe Rippling Wall, David FranklinRiver Legend, Dimitri HadziRoyal Rosarian, Bill BaneRunning Horses, Tom HardySacajawea and Jean-Baptiste, Alice CooperSalmon Cycle Marker The ScoutSculpture Stage, Bruce WestShemanski Fountain, Carl L. Linde, and Rebecca at the Well, Oliver L. BarrettSilicon Forest, Brian BorrelloSilver Dawn, Manuel IzquierdoSkidmore Fountain, Olin Levi WarnerSoaring Stones, John T. YoungSpanish–American War Soldier's Monument, Douglas TildenSpanish–American War Veterans MemorialStack Stalk, Ean Eldred
- Statue of Abraham Lincoln, George Fite Waters
- Statue of Benjamin Franklin, George Berry
- Statue of George Washington, Pompeo Coppini
- Statue of Harvey W. Scott, Gutzon Borglum
- Statue of Paul Bunyan
- Statue of Vera Katz, Bill BaneStratum, Mikyoung KimStreetcar Stop for Portland, Jorge PardoTalos No. 2, James Lee HansenTecotosh, Ed CarpenterTerra Incognita, Ilan Averbuch
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Theodore Roosevelt, Rough Rider, Alexander Phimister ProctorThis All Happened More or Less, Crystal Schenk and Shelby DavisThomas Jefferson, Karl BitterThompson Elk Fountain, Roland Hinton PerryThor, Melvin SchulerThree Figures, Mark BulwinkleTikitotmoniki Totems, Kenny ScharfTranscendence, Keith JellumTree of Life, Lee Kelly and Bonnie BronsonTriad, Evelyn FranzTrigger 4, Lee KellyTrio, Elizabeth ConnerUnfolding Rhythms, Manuel IzquierdoUntitled, John KillmasterUntitled, Ivan MorrisonUntitled, Bruce WestUpstream Downtown, Gary HirschUrban Hydrology, Fernanda D'AgostinoUroboros, Charles KibbyVelosaurus, Horatio LawVentana al Pacifico, Manuel Neri
- Victory BellVoices of RemembranceWater, Please, Don MerktWe Have Always Lived Here, Greg A. RobinsonWeather Machine, Omen Design Group Inc.Whistlestop for an Organ Teacher, Cris BruchWind Gate, Hilda Grossman MorrisWinter Rider No. 2, James Lee HansenYankee Champion, Thomas MorandiYork: Terra Incognita, Alison SaarYou Are Here, Ron Baron