Kvinneakt, Bronze sculpture in Downtown Portland, United States

Kvinneakt is a bronze sculpture in Downtown Portland depicting a full-length female figure in abstract form. It stands along SW Sixth Avenue between Alder and Morrison streets as one of several public art works installed as part of the city's 1970s urban development initiative.

The work was created between 1973 and 1975 by artist Norman J. Taylor and funded through public sources including the local transit authority and federal support. It emerged as part of a broader effort to transform a downtown corridor into a space integrating transit infrastructure with artistic expression.

The sculpture's Norwegian name means "female nude". It became a local landmark through the 1978 "Expose Yourself to Art" poster, in which future mayor Bud Clark flashed the figure. Residents have repeatedly used it as a prop: a lacy bra was draped on it on April Fools' Day 1982, a "Congratulations" sash appeared when Clark took office in 1985, and a "Votes for Women" sash was added in 2012.

Kvinneakt stands on SW Sixth Avenue between Alder and Morrison, a sidewalk location reachable on foot or by MAX Light Rail. It is one of 40 sculptures in the Transit Mall art collection, so allow time to walk the mall and see the others nearby.

In 1981, the sculpture nearly became the target of thieves when three people attempted to remove it from its location, though a city worker intervened before any success. This incident highlighted how the work had already become part of Portland's cultural identity and sparked conversations about protecting public art.