About

nowhere is an art collective based in Portland, Oregon. The nowhere team—Matt McCalmont, Brennan Conaway and Charissa Niles—has evolved and transformed as they take on new projects. In 2008, nowhere was accepted to the artist in residency program at The Center For Land Use Interpretation, a two year residency based in the high desert of Utah. They are currently creating work derived from explorations of the Great Basin. nowhere has received a grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council in support of this project.

Founded in 2005, nowhere’s first project was the creation of a nomadic gallery from the remains of a 1960s travel trailer. The team replicated the interior of a typical gallery—white walls, genuine hardwood floor—and installed a half-dozen display windows in the trailer’s exterior skin. The result was a contemporary gallery inside a retro aluminum camper—a ‘white box’ on wheels. Nowhere Gallery has been featured in The Willamette Week and The Oregonian and has exhibited the work of more than 20 Portland artists.

Mary Blankenburg was a founding member of Nowhere Gallery before starting her own design company. Nowhere’s website is designed and hosted by Grady Clifford.