J Pepin Art Gallery May 2025 Auction

With a variety of artworks from represented artists,  J. Pepin Art Gallery is having an online art auction in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month,  A portion of the proceeds will benefit Cascadia Health, which provides integrated mental health, addiction treatment, primary care, housing, crisis intervention, and more to over 18,000 individuals and families across the Portland-metro region each year.

This auction will also go to support the artists and gallery during challenging times.  Your bids are greatly appreciated!

Featured artworks will be on exhibit at J. Pepin Art Gallery from April 30th - May 4th including during the First Thursday art walk May 1st 5-8pm.  You can also schedule a time to view or request additional images by emailing inquiry@jpepinartgallery.com

J. Pepin Art Gallery is a contemporary art gallery reframing the perception of mental illness to be one of mental health. Along with their work, the artists share their own journeys with mental health creating a much needed dialog. We all have a mental health, as we do a physical health, and we shouldn't be ashamed to talk about it.

The gallery was founded in September 2013 by Jennifer Pepin who lives with bipolar disorder. After personally experiencing prejudice and witnessing the negative perception many have of mental illness, she began going to a support group where she heard similar stories of people faced with stigma.

At the same time, she was overwhelmed by the creativity that existed in the room. She opened the gallery to use this creativity to start a positive conversation around mental health and fight the negative portrayal that so frequently exists. She hopes it empowers people to tell their story and look at mental health in a different way.