Mel Katz at his March 2009 show Of all of Portland’s many longstanding art world figures, none commands the respect of younger generations more than Mel Katz. He’s an impressive sculptor who hasn’t grown so comfortable with his reputation that he’s become stagnant. Though I’ve watched him for a mere decade, Katz appears to be the opposite he seems to get more curious and take more risks as the years go by. What’s more, no other local artist deserves a serious retrospective tha