PORTLAND, ORE.- The Portland Art Museum presents Global Icons, Local Spotlight: Contemporary Art from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer. The exhibition shares works by some of today’s leading artists drawn from the holdings of one of the world’s leading art collectors and lifelong Portland resident, Jordan D. Schnitzer. The exhibition will be on view through January 11, 2026.

Highlighting recent acquisitions from the collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his Family Foundation, the exhibition includes more than 65 works by celebrated artists of the 20th century, such as Andy Warhol, Helen Frankenthaler, Ellsworth Kelly, and Robert Rauschenberg, in addition to contemporary luminaries such as Nick Cave, Jenny Holzer, Julie Mehretu, Wendy Red Star, and Judy Chicago.

A stalwart of the local community, Schnitzer is a business leader known for his philanthropy as well as his sustained and deep support of the visual arts. Encompassing more than 22,000 works by over 1,500 artists, his collections are among the most notable in North America. His collaboration with PAM is part of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation’s ongoing commitment to improving access to art by sharing works from the collections with audiences across the globe.

“Instead of having to travel to New York City to go to the Museum of Modern Art or the Whitney, all you have to do is visit the Portland Art Museum to see exceptional artwork by some of today’s leading artists," said Schnitzer. “Each year, when I collect new works, I think about how to share them with museums across the country through the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation exhibition program. My hope is that they will inspire audiences who might not otherwise have the opportunity to see works by these amazing artists."

The exhibition features works across various media, including paintings, textiles and tapestries, sculpture, photography, glass, ceramics, mixed media, and more. Additional artists in the exhibition include Tracey Emin, Jeffrey Gibson, Keith Haring, Jeff Koons, Barbara Kruger, Dinh Q. Lê, Roy Lichtenstein, Faith Ringgold, Tschabalala Self, Mickalene Thomas, and Portland’s own Marie Watt, among others. The selection of artists on view reflects Schnitzer’s major post-war holdings while highlighting his commitment to supporting a younger generation of talents from diverse backgrounds, with particular attention to women, BIPOC, and Indigenous artists. The diversity on display reinforces PAM’s own work to spotlight underrepresented artists who represent the myriad of communities that comprise the state of Oregon.

“Portland Art Museum is a vital cultural resource for the region, which is why we are thrilled to partner with the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation to provide our community more opportunities to access and find inspiration in the art that brings the world to Portland,” said Brian Ferriso, Director. “Jordan and his family have long been ardent supporters of the Museum and our city, and we are grateful for his collaboration with PAM to further our mission to engage and enrich Portland’s diverse communities through art.”

Notable works in the exhibition include Christopher Myers' immersive and mesmerizing installation Let the Mermaids Flirt with Me, on view for only the third time since debuting at Art Basel Miami in 2022. Featured in the Museum’s grand Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Sculpture Court, the installation is a suite of stained glass paintings in lightboxes installed within a freestanding octagonal architectural structure, creating a chapel for contemplation of the illuminated compositions.

Several of the artists featured in the exhibition have previously exhibited works at PAM or are represented within PAM’s encyclopedic collection, including Hank Willis Thomas, with whom PAM organized a traveling solo exhibition in 2019, and Jeffrey Gibson, whose work PAM commissioned and exhibited at the Museum in 2023 before serving as co-commissioner for his exhibition for the U.S. Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia (the Venice Biennale).

PAM has also previously featured works from the collections of Jordan Schnitzer in its exhibitions including En Suite: Contemporary Prints from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and The Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation (2001), Location/Dislocation: Recent Prints from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and The Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation (2003), Minimalism/Postminimalism: Selections from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation (2007), Ellsworth Kelly Prints (and Paintings) (2012), Anish Kapoor: Prints from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer (2015), Andy Warhol Prints (2016), Josiah McElheny’s Cosmic Love (2018), and Jeffrey Gibson: To Name An Other (2022).