Elizabeth Venable
Born 1978 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Currently resides in Portland, Oregon.
www.elizabeth-venable.com
Education
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. Arts and Letters Major, Philosophy Minor. 2015.
Discography
2018 - Sad Horse, Full Length Cassette, Fancy Panhandling
2017 - Fronjentress, EP Cassette, Self-Titled, Curly Cassettes
2017 - Sad Horse, EP Cassette, MFTPI
2015 - Sad Horse, Full Length Album, Greatest Hits, Mississippi Records
2015 - Sad Horse, Full Length Album, Greatest Hits, Sweet Dreams Press
2013 - Sad Horse, Full Length Cassette, SH, Curly Cassettes
2012 - Sad Horse, Full Length Album Reissue, Purple on Purple Makes Purple, Field Hymns
2012 - Sad Horse, Full Length Album, Purple on Purple Makes Purple, Water Wings Records
2012 - Sad Horse, EP Cassette, Insert Snappy Tour Name Here
2011 - Sad Horse, Full Length Cassette, Self-Titled, Eggy Records
2008 - Sad Horse, 7 inch vinyl, North Portland Music Series, Mississippi Records
2008 - Sad Horse, Full Length Album, Self-Titled, Supermegacorporation
2006 - The Naysayer, Full Length Album, Smoke Reality
2004 - The Naysayer, EP, Pure Beauty
2000 – Venable, Full Length Album, S/T
Collaborations
2014 - Sad Horse/The Funs, EP, Manic Static
2014 - Sad Horse, Hits Volume One, New Moss Records
2013 - Sad Horse/2up, EP, Toad Records
2013 - Sad Horse, Friends and Acquaintances, Cassingle and Loving It
2010 - Sad Horse, Tape Compilation, Museums Zine (UK)
2008 - Sad Horse, CD Compilation, Yeti Magazine #6
Selected Performances
2017 - Fronjentress, Hickey Fest, Mendocino County
2017 - Fronjentress, Treefort Music Festival, Boise
2017 - Sad Horse, Treefort Music Festival, Boise
2016 - Sad Horse, Portland Museum of Modern Art, Portland
2014 - Sad Horse, PDX Pop Now! Music Festival, Portland
2014 - Sad Horse, Eastern Oregon Film Festival, La Grande
2013 - Sad Horse, Music Fest Northwest, Portland
2013 - Sad Horse, Bender Fest, Portland
Selected Tours
2016 – May – June, Sad Horse, US
2016 – April, Sad Horse, Japan
2014 – May – July, Sad Horse, US
2014 – April, Sad Horse, Japan/Korea
2010 – May, Tara Jane O'Neil, Spain
2009 – August, Tara Jane O'Neil, Spain
2006 – March, The Naysayer, UK/Europe
Visual Arts
Solo Exhibitions
2018 - Sculpture, Turn Turn Turn, Portland, Oregon
2011 - Spring, Valentines, Portland, Oregon
2009 - New Paintings & Photography, Muddy’s, Portland, Oregon
Group Exhibitions
2013 - SUN/LIGHT, Portland Museum Of Modern Art, Portland, Oregon
2012 - What Comes After Yes, Curated by Siren Nation, Albina Press, Portland, Oregon
2011 - House of Broken Hearts, Ladybird’s General Store, Portland, Oregon
2009 - Autonomy, Autonomous Gallery, Portland, Oregon
2008 - New Paintings: Elizabeth Venable & John Frentress, Haven, Portland, Oregon
2007 - Curated by Tara Jane O’Neil, Newspace, Portland, Oregon
Community and Related Work
2018 - Present - Volunteer Coordinator at Unite Oregon
2010 – Present - Portland, OR. VARIABLE, founder & curator. Booking performances showcasing various artists, musicians, and writers in non-venue settings.
2008 - Autonomous Temporary Gallery, founder & curator. Portland, OR. Month long group exhibition in a donated empty China Town building.
2001 - Present – National/International touring musician and song-writer. The Naysayer, Papa M, Tara Jane O'Neal, Sad Horse, Fronjentress.
Born 1978 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Currently resides in Portland, Oregon.
www.elizabeth-venable.com
Education
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. Arts and Letters Major, Philosophy Minor. 2015.
Discography
2018 - Sad Horse, Full Length Cassette, Fancy Panhandling
2017 - Fronjentress, EP Cassette, Self-Titled, Curly Cassettes
2017 - Sad Horse, EP Cassette, MFTPI
2015 - Sad Horse, Full Length Album, Greatest Hits, Mississippi Records
2015 - Sad Horse, Full Length Album, Greatest Hits, Sweet Dreams Press
2013 - Sad Horse, Full Length Cassette, SH, Curly Cassettes
2012 - Sad Horse, Full Length Album Reissue, Purple on Purple Makes Purple, Field Hymns
2012 - Sad Horse, Full Length Album, Purple on Purple Makes Purple, Water Wings Records
2012 - Sad Horse, EP Cassette, Insert Snappy Tour Name Here
2011 - Sad Horse, Full Length Cassette, Self-Titled, Eggy Records
2008 - Sad Horse, 7 inch vinyl, North Portland Music Series, Mississippi Records
2008 - Sad Horse, Full Length Album, Self-Titled, Supermegacorporation
2006 - The Naysayer, Full Length Album, Smoke Reality
2004 - The Naysayer, EP, Pure Beauty
2000 – Venable, Full Length Album, S/T
Collaborations
2014 - Sad Horse/The Funs, EP, Manic Static
2014 - Sad Horse, Hits Volume One, New Moss Records
2013 - Sad Horse/2up, EP, Toad Records
2013 - Sad Horse, Friends and Acquaintances, Cassingle and Loving It
2010 - Sad Horse, Tape Compilation, Museums Zine (UK)
2008 - Sad Horse, CD Compilation, Yeti Magazine #6
Selected Performances
2017 - Fronjentress, Hickey Fest, Mendocino County
2017 - Fronjentress, Treefort Music Festival, Boise
2017 - Sad Horse, Treefort Music Festival, Boise
2016 - Sad Horse, Portland Museum of Modern Art, Portland
2014 - Sad Horse, PDX Pop Now! Music Festival, Portland
2014 - Sad Horse, Eastern Oregon Film Festival, La Grande
2013 - Sad Horse, Music Fest Northwest, Portland
2013 - Sad Horse, Bender Fest, Portland
Selected Tours
2016 – May – June, Sad Horse, US
2016 – April, Sad Horse, Japan
2014 – May – July, Sad Horse, US
2014 – April, Sad Horse, Japan/Korea
2010 – May, Tara Jane O'Neil, Spain
2009 – August, Tara Jane O'Neil, Spain
2006 – March, The Naysayer, UK/Europe
Visual Arts
Solo Exhibitions
2018 - Sculpture, Turn Turn Turn, Portland, Oregon
2011 - Spring, Valentines, Portland, Oregon
2009 - New Paintings & Photography, Muddy’s, Portland, Oregon
Group Exhibitions
2013 - SUN/LIGHT, Portland Museum Of Modern Art, Portland, Oregon
2012 - What Comes After Yes, Curated by Siren Nation, Albina Press, Portland, Oregon
2011 - House of Broken Hearts, Ladybird’s General Store, Portland, Oregon
2009 - Autonomy, Autonomous Gallery, Portland, Oregon
2008 - New Paintings: Elizabeth Venable & John Frentress, Haven, Portland, Oregon
2007 - Curated by Tara Jane O’Neil, Newspace, Portland, Oregon
Community and Related Work
2018 - Present - Volunteer Coordinator at Unite Oregon
2010 – Present - Portland, OR. VARIABLE, founder & curator. Booking performances showcasing various artists, musicians, and writers in non-venue settings.
2008 - Autonomous Temporary Gallery, founder & curator. Portland, OR. Month long group exhibition in a donated empty China Town building.
2001 - Present – National/International touring musician and song-writer. The Naysayer, Papa M, Tara Jane O'Neal, Sad Horse, Fronjentress.
