was a center for contemporary art in Southeast Portland, Oregon. It was led by a desire to support artists, propose new modes of production, and stimulate the ongoing public discourse around art. This website serves as an archive of Yale Union’s programming from 2011 through 2021.

Yale Union acknowledges that it occupies the traditional lands of the Multnomah, Chinook, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Tualatin Kalapuya, Molalla, and other Indigenous peoples.

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Choksi, Neha. “It is Dense and Bears Repetition: Notes on Rehearsals of Asher Hartman’s The Dope Elf.” Riting (7 September 2020). https://riting.org/post/628657034325295104/it-is-dense-and-bears-repetition-notes-on

Archibald, Sasha. “Silvia Koblowski, That Monster: An Allegory.” The White Review (January 2020). http://www.thewhitereview.org/reviews/silvia-kolbowski-monster-allegory/

McLaughlin, Laurel V. “The Dope Elf at Yale Union” Art Practical (6 November 2019). https://www.artpractical.com/review/the-dope-elf-at-yale-union/

Daghlian, Martha. “TBA report: aggressive whimsey, meditative chaos, kinetic violin” Oregon Arts Watch (17 September 2019). https://www.orartswatch.org/reports-from-tba-aggressive-whimsey-meditative-chaos-and-kinetic-violin/

Ham, Robert. “Performance Review: Jack Callahan Slides Into His DMs and Creates Something Like Art.” The Portland Mercury (3 June 2019). https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2019/06/03/26582862/performance-review-jack-callahan-slides-into-his-dms-and-creates-something-like-art

Raymond, Jon. Review of “Cathy Wilkes” Artforum (November 2018).Jon Raymond-on-Cathy-Wilkes-Artforum-International

Maldonado, Devon Van Houten. “How Jef Geys’s Conceptual Enigmas Speak to Life.” Hyperallergic (June 2018). https://hyperallergic.com/444152/jef-geys-yale-union/

Lukova, Lusi. “The Ghost of Geys: Art as Artifice at Yale Union.” Art Practical (May 2018). https://www.artpractical.com/column/feature-the-ghost-of-geys-art-as-artifice-at-yale-union/

Gormley, Shannon. “Yale Union is Hosting One of the Last Exhibits By an Influential Belgian Artist.” Willamette Week (April 2018).
http://www.wweek.com/arts/visual-arts/2018/04/18/yale-union-is-hosting-one-of-the-last-exhibits-by-an-influential-belgian-artist/

Ham, Robert. “Yoko Ott’s Vision for Yale Union.” The Portland Mercury (April 2018). https://www.portlandmercury.com/visual-art/2018/04/18/19821829/yoko-otts-vision-for-yale-union

Browne, Alix. “With the 2017 Whitney Biennial, the Fashion Designer Susan Cianciolo is Turning Into an Art Star At Last.” W Magazine (March 2017).
http://www.wmagazine.com/story/susan-cianciolo-artist-fashion-designer-profile-2017-whitney-biennial

Tarasoff, Sabrina. “Staging Affect.” Mousse (March 2017).
http://moussemagazine.it/product/mousse-57/
http://yaleunion.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/MM57_16_SABRINA_TARASOFF_DOUBLE.pdf

Miller, Briana. “One Building, Three Works, Many Ideas in Conceptual Artist’s ‘Secret Garden’.” The Oregonian (October 2016).
http://www.oregonlive.com/art/index.ssf/2016/10/lutz_bacher_at_yale_union.html

Anderson, Samuel, and Susan Cianciolo. “Nineties Cult Icon Susan Cianciolo Still Believes in Zines.” V Magazine (September 2016).
http://vmagazine.com/article/susan-cianciolo-zines-interview

“‘Trees in the Forest’ at Yale Union, Portland, Oregon.” Art News (August 2016).
http://www.artnews.com/2016/08/30/trees-in-the-forest-at-yale-union-portland/

Dalton, Trinie. “Critics’ Picks.” Review of Susan Cianciolo. Artforum (June 2016).
https://www.artforum.com/picks/id=60930

Chhay, Bopha. Review of “Mommy.” Frieze (December 2015).
https://www.frieze.com/article/mommy

Nagle, Ron. “The Best of 2015.” Artforum (December 2015).
https://www.artforum.com/inprint/issue=201510&id=56240

Mauss, Nick. “Radical Chic: The Art of Susan Cianciolo.” Artforum (November 2015).
https://www.artforum.com/inprint/issue=201509&id=55529 

Blackley, Andrew. “Park McArthur: Geometry, Material, Scale.” Afterall (November 2015).
http://www.afterall.org/journal/issue.40/park-mcarthur_geometry_material_scale#footnote11286

Thorel, Benjamin. “Off-Track.” Mousse (November 2015).
https://mzin.de/shop/mousse-it-9/
http://yaleunion.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/8.-THOREL_double.pdf

“Yale Union.” Temporary Art Review (October 2015).
http://temporaryartreview.com/yale-union/

Taylor, Phil. “Critics’ Picks.” Review of Willem Oorebeek. Artforum (July 2015).
https://www.artforum.com/picks/id=53339

Irvin, Nick. “Live: Charlemagne Palestine.” Frieze (June 2015).
https://www.frieze.com/article/live-charlemagne-palestine

Huberman, Anthony. “Pay Attention.” Frieze (June 2015).
http://www.frieze.com/article/pay-attention

Palmer, Daniel S. “Against Accommodation: Park McArthur.” Mousse 47 (February–March 2015).
http://moussemagazine.it/articolo.mm?id=1269

Motley, John. “Influential British artist Terry Atkinson uses an uncommon material—grease—in provocative sculpture show at Yale Union.” The Oregonian (December 2014).
http://www.oregonlive.com/art/index.ssf/2014/12/review_terry_atkinson_at_yale.html

Snyder, Stephanie. “Critics’ Picks.” Review of Terry Atkinson.
Artforum (November 2014). http://artforum.com/picks/id=49341

Motley, John. “New York artist Park McArthur explores how forces beyond our control shape our lives in installation at Yale Union.” The Oregonian (October 2014).
http://www.oregonlive.com/art/index.ssf/2014/10/review_park_mcarthur_at_yale_u.html

Irvin, Nick. “Yuji Agematsu.” Art in America (September 2014).
http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/reviews/yuji-agematsu/

Raymond, Jon. “Yuji Agematsu.” Artforum (September 2014).
https://www.artforum.com/inprint/issue=201407&id=47944

Radon, Lisa. “Susan Howe.” Frieze (March 2014).
https://www.frieze.com/article/susan-howe

Scott, Aaron. “Christmas Comes Early for Yale Union.” Portland Monthly (November 2013).
https://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2013/11/26/christmas-comes-early-for-yale-union-november-2013

Motley, John. “Review: Liz Magic Laser’s ‘Mine’ at Yale Union raises troubling questions about our mechanical age.” The Oregonian (November 2013).
http://www.oregonlive.com/art/index.ssf/2013/11/review_liz_magic_laser_at_yale.html

Gragg, Randy. “Review: Lucy Skaer at Yale Union (YU).” Portland Monthly (July 2013).
https://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2013/7/30/review-lucy-skaer-at-yu-contemporary-july-2013

“Yale Union Receives $60,000 from Warhol Foundation.” Artforum (January 2013).
https://www.artforum.com/news/id=38487 

Fox, Dan. “Saul Steinberg.” Frieze (January 2013).
https://www.frieze.com/article/saul-steinberg

Motley, John. “Critics’ Picks.” Review of Marianne Wex. Artforum (October 2012).
https://www.artforum.com/picks/id=37339

Motley, John. “Saul Steinberg at YU gallery: In cartoons, artist achieved greatness.” The Oregonian (July 2012).
http://www.oregonlive.com/art/index.ssf/2012/07/saul_steinberg_at_yu_gallery_i.html