Lan Su is open daily, hours are 10 am - 6 pm. Last admission is 5:30 pm.
- Get Your Admission Today XJoin us for a meet and greet with Lan Su’s featured artist, Stephanie Brown. An exhibition of her work will be on display at Lan Su Chinese Garden in December, 2018.
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Included free with Lan Su membership or admission; no registration is required.
All work is available for purchase through the Garden Shop.
Stephanie Brown is an interior designer/architectural color consultant by training, and a botanical photographer by happy accident. Brown has refurbished numerous historic buildings, from turn-of the-century bungalows to large commercial structures such as Southeast Portland’s Academy Theater. Her passion for plant photography was sparked by a different sort of renovation project: the redesign of her own backyard. What began as an effort to catalog landscaping possibilities morphed over time into a daily practice and artistic obsession.
She uses photography to create vibrant, highly-detailed botanical studies. Intrigued by the many ways in which rainwater, direct sunlight and deep shadow can influence the appearance of petals, branches and leaves, she especially enjoys capturing images which give the impression of being illuminated from within. Rather than staging shots in a studio setting, Brown prefers to document plants in their natural environment. She photographs flora wherever she encounters it: in her own backyard, on sidewalks and street corners, in public parks, and along the many lush hiking trails of the Pacific Northwest. When not photographing plants or rescuing dilapidated buildings, Brown can often be found teaching in the Interior Design department at Portland Community College.
Lan Su Chinese Garden is pleased to offer an Artist Membership for photographers and artists — professional and amateur alike. This yearly membership provides benefits created specifically for artists including additional access to Lan Su, the ability to sell photos and paintings of the garden and invitations to events tailored for an artist.
239 Northwest Everett Street, Portland, Oregon 97209
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Lan Su Chinese Garden
38 NW Davis St #260, Portland, OR 97209
Members, donors and visitors help keep Lan Su healthy and growing. Lan Su is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and all donations and memberships are tax deductible. Lan Su’s Federal Tax ID number (EIN) is 93-1296840.