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Seated Woman No. 2<\/em> by Emily Krill
60″x48″; collage on paper; 2025. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

COLLAGE ON VIEW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emily Krill: What Remains<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

at The Portal Art Gallery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA
13 February-30 April 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Working with ledgers, letters, manuals, blueprints, and discarded documents, Emily Krill builds layered compositions that bring together figures, objects, landscapes, and abstract forms. Her work explores memory not as nostalgia, but as material, something handled, altered, and carried forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Krill\u2019s process begins with collecting historical paper that bears handwriting, stains, stamps, and marks of use. These materials are painted with ink, cut, layered, and reassembled into carefully structured compositions. Fragments of text and pattern remain visible, allowing each work to carry traces of its previous life while forming a new visual language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Birds of Paradise<\/em> by Emily Krill
40″x30″; collage on paper; 2025. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Across the body of work, Krill is interested in what endures. Figures appear seated or still, suggesting moments of pause, while familiar objects and interiors feel uncannily out of time. Drawing from mid-century modern design and domestic ephemera, the work balances clarity and restraint with warmth and material presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(text adapted from material provided by the gallery)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INFORMATION<\/strong>

The Portal Art Gallery<\/strong>
6425 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206 USA
(412) 952-7370<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hours:
Monday-Friday, 7AM-5PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAP <\/a>| WEBSITE<\/a> | INSTAGRAM<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

COLLAGE ON VIEW Emily Krill: What Remains at The Portal Art Gallery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA13 February-30 April 2026 Working with ledgers, letters, manuals, blueprints, and discarded documents, Emily Krill builds layered compositions that bring together figures, objects, landscapes, and…<\/p>\n

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