Lynn Yarne World

WIP working on a Kwan Yin forrest. Struggling through cast sculpture a full year

Roast duck process photos

roast duck is an atonal love song. Fall AT @ppstmm_203 After spending a couple years trying out public art, I developed a private art practice. Grateful for the opportunity to share things I had felt shy to

Grappling with artist statements again 🎶

Lynn Yarne: roast duck is an atonal love song October 03 - December 13, 2025 PPSTMM is tickled pink to present a new project from the artist and classroom teacher Lynn Yarne. Join us on Friday October 3rd from 6:00pm - 8:00pm for an opening reception. roast duck is an atonal love song’s starting point is a celebration of the Pacific Northwest's Chinese and Japanese public cultural spaces and icons. Through a mixed media sculptural installation and digital collage Yarne’s newest works continue her journey collecting oral histories, emblems, and emotions that swirl around locations such as Portland's Chinatown and Seattle’s International District. Like many celebratory moments, roast duck is an atonal love song contains within it a lament. An observance of the past, clearly laid before us and the future hidden in an overly imaged and short term memoried present. Lynn Yarne once remarked that she “puts the fun in funeral.” This jaunty quip drills down into her area of interest and aesthetic proclivities. One part reverence, requiem, and stories; the other mirth, technicolor, and elation. As in many of her past works, aunties and uncles are quoted liberally, in roast duck is an atonal love song, while the questions of what is Asian American culture in the Pacific Northwest, bounce around the room. Gallery hours: Oct 3, 6pm - 8pm - opening event Oct 19, 10am - 2pm Nov 9, 10am - 2pm Nov23, 10am - 2pm Dec13, 10am - 2pm More hours will be posted on Instagram throughout the run. Contact for appointments. Bio: Lynn Yarne is a 4th and 5th generation Chinese and Japanese American from Portland, OR. She is interested in visual remixing as a process of meaning making, pulling from mixed metaphor and iconography, stories your auntie’s friend told you, traditions you don’t know where they came from, making it up as you go along and doing with what you have. Though much of her work has stemmed from a family connection to Portland’s Old Town, her curiosity around community, space and story extend and expand as they encounter the experiences of other communities and individuals. #art #roastduck #chinese #japanese #contemporary #fun #funeral #lament

Thank you to @le.bao.khang , @dontcashthat , and Mariah Rocker for these beautiful photos from the August 9 ‘Looking Back, Moving Forward’ walking tour! The images are a testament to the cultural legacies and people that make Old Town Chinatown a very special place. Couldn’t make the tour? You can visit some of the stops year-round, or visit their websites for upcoming events/tours/online exhibitions: Oregon Black Pioneers @oregonblackpioneers Portland Chinatown Museum @portlandchinatownmuseum Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association Republic Cafe and Ming Lounge @republicming Golden West Hotel | centralcityconcern.org/blog/the-golden-west-hotel/ Japanese American Museum of Oregon @jamopdx Barnes and Morgan @barnesandmorgan For Old Town news and events: @oldtownpdx

Thank you to everyone who joined the ‘Looking Back, Moving Forward’ walking tour on August 9 with Wisdom Workshops and Oregon Black Pioneers! It was a beautiful day to explore the richly diverse histories of Old Town Chinatown, guided by OBP’s Mariah Rocker, and learn from treasured community elders Joni Kimoto, Roberta Wong, and Ed Washington (pictured in the first slide), as well as the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association’s Victor Leo and Neil Lee (second slide). Starting from the Portland Chinatown Museum, participants toured important sites in local Black and Asian American history, including the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA) building, Tuck Lung, the Republic Cafe, Golden West Hotel, the Japanese American Museum of Oregon, Royal Palm Hotel, Mikado Hotel, and the Merchant Hotel. The tour wrapped at Barnes and Morgan, where everyone enjoyed refreshments and stories. ‘Looking Back, Moving Forward’ was made possible with the support of the Old Town Community Association (OTCA), Portland Chinatown Museum, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA), and the Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC).

08/07: Our RSVP list is currently at capacity and we are no longer able to accept sign ups. Saturday, Aug 9: Join Us For a Community Walking Tour in Old Town! 10:00 am–1:00 pm Cost: $12 per person | Reserve your spot by clicking the link in our bio | 35 spots max Location: Tour starts at the Portland Chinatown Museum and ends at Barnes and Morgan Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Walking Tour of Black and Asian American Histories In Old Town Discover the multicultural heritage of Old Town through the eyes of descendants and entrepreneurs who continue that legacy today. The tour is a collaboration between Wisdom Workshops and Oregon Black Pioneers. When communities of color had nowhere to go, this corner of NW Portland offered a space to rest your head and start a life. Learn about the buildings and businesses that became strong roots for the city’s Chinese, Black, and Japanese communities, from people who lived and played there in their youth. This walking tour is only a small survey of the diverse histories of communities who lived in Portland’s Old Town Chinatown neighborhood. Although there are many more stories to tell, this tour highlights a handful of locations core to Black, Chinese, and Japanese histories from the 1850’s-1980’s. Thank you to our community partners for supporting this project: Old Town Community Association, Portland Chinatown Museum, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, and The Regional Arts and Culture Council.

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Caldera in March Inspired and nurtured by time, space and the most amazing cohort.