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Luckygirl Gourmet Gallery (Luckygirl Press) <\/p>\nWhen you walk into Luckygirl Gourmet Gallery, the first thing that catches your eye is the art: a bright sunshine yellow diptych by Tom Relth, twisted abstract forms in calming indigos and teals by Eric Rue, playful bright and warm landscapes by Paul Solevad, and collections of figurative works with a variety of approaches by Michelle Yamamoto, Richard Cutshall, and Paula Bullwinkel. <\/p>\n
After you enter, you descend into the gallery space down a short flight of stairs; at the far end, you\u2019ll find a gallery desk and shop corner with treats stocked in refrigerators and on shelves, the second layer. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s my version of exiting through the gift shop,\u201d says founder Nikki Brovold, who opened Luckygirl in Portland\u2019s Pearl District last month.<\/p>\n
The selection is intentionally narrow, the curated offerings lean toward what Brovold calls \u201cexecutive drinks\u201d and elevated snacks, items that feel indulgent, bespoke, and in alignment with the general vibe of Luckygirl. \u201cThat\u2019s half of consuming it,\u201d Brovold says. \u201cThe visual draw is real.\u201d <\/p>\n
Luckygirl Gourmet Gallery (Luckygirl Press) <\/p>\n
Among her current favorites: rosemary and sea salt shortbread cookies from Makabi & Sons; actual Swedish\u2011made sour candies flavored in non-Red 40 flavors like sour raspberry and black currant; and Puff Coffee\u2019s selections of caffeinated beverages. Brovold\u2019s reaches for the half\u2011caf cold brew designed for the customer who wants energy \u201cwithout adding to the weirdness of the day.\u201d <\/p>\n
Shawn Przybilla, the space\u2019s co-owner and Brovold\u2019s husband, is fond of Zingerman\u2019s candy bars\u2014especially the mini variety packs that give the false illusion that he moderates his sugar intake by eating the small bars. (\u201cIn reality, I eat the entire bag,\u201d he says.) He also loves Bonilla a La Vista potato chips, washed down with a Mat\u00e9 Party Sparkling Mint Grapefruit Tea.<\/p>\n
The name Luckygirl Gourmet Gallery may suggest a hybrid space. But founder Brovold and her husband Przybilla are clear about the order of operations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis space is more art first,\u201d Brovold says of the new gallery, which opened about a month ago in Portland\u2019s Pearl District. \u201cThe food comes second, but the two have always belonged together for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brovold\u2019s art world bona fides include work alongside artists at a global consulting firm in New York and, more recently, a stint as a gallerist at the Portland Art Museum. <\/p>\n
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Luckygirl Gourmet Gallery (Luckygirl Press) <\/p>\n
\u201cMy joy is to work with artists,\u201d she says. The gallery inaugural exhibition, Who\u2019s That Girl, features work by nine invited artists\u2014with a focus on abstractive figuration and feminine perspectives. Individual exhibitions are scheduled on roughly four\u2011week cycles throughout the rest of the year. Artists are curated from a mixture of Brovold\u2019s relationships formed during her professional experiences and others from broader creative networks. Later in the month, an exhibition by Eric Rue will open, with large expansive paintings that will engage in scale relating the space\u2019s architecture. Brovold discovered Rue during an open studio visit at Northwest Marine Art Works last fall.<\/p>\n
But the name Luckygirl harks back to another period in Brovold\u2019s career: In the 2000s, she opened Luckygirl Gourmet Grocery in Minneapolis. That only lasted about a year, but the concept never fully left her. <\/p>\n
\u201cI had this neon Luckygirl sign in our backyard,\u201d she says. \u201cI finally said, whatever we do next, let\u2019s make it a little bit Luckygirl.\u201d <\/p>\n
Then, when she and Przybilla founded the gallery space, she says, \u201cwe just said, \u2018Let\u2019s do this.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cThis really does feel like the honeymoon era of opening a gallery,\u201d Brovold says. \u201cThere\u2019s excitement, possibility, and a sense of luck\u2014but also intention.\u201d<\/p>\n