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Upswell

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Delivered "In This Place," a permanent gallery at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (Cincinnati, opened 2025), and interactive media for the Library of Congress's "Collecting Memories" exhibition (2024); portfolio actively maintained on upswell.studio. (verified 2026-07-18)

Upswell is a Portland, Oregon-based exhibition and experience design studio founded in 2009, providing interpretive planning, exhibition design, experience design, and digital/AV media for museums, libraries, and archives, including the Library of Congress, the Chrysler Museum of Art, and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.

HeadquartersPortland, OR
Founded2009
RolesExhibit Design, Media Design & Software, Content Production
Websitehttps://upswell.studio

Projects (11)

ProjectVenueRoleYear
In This Place National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Media Design & Software 2025
Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress Library of Congress (Thomas Jefferson Building) Media Design & Software 2024
The Future of Forests World Forestry Center Exhibit Design 2022
Freeze the Day: A History of Winter Sports in Oregon Oregon Historical Society Exhibit Design 2021
Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote Library of Congress (Thomas Jefferson Building) Content Production 2019
Wonder Studio Chrysler Museum of Art Exhibit Design 2018
Mandela: Struggle for Freedom — Posters for Freedom Canadian Museum for Human Rights Media Design & Software 2018
LabVenture (Cohen Center for Interactive Learning) Gulf of Maine Research Institute Media Design & Software 2018
Experience Clemson Experience Clemson (Greenville ONE) Exhibit Design 2015
Inside Out: An Anatomy Exhibit The Discovery (Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum) Media Design & Software 2015
Actions Count Canadian Museum for Human Rights Media Design & Software 2014

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