Seattle Art Blog - News, Discussion, and Events

Feb 28, 2008 Autumn's Framing & Gallery, 537 Main Street in Edmonds, is showing "Still Life," oil paintings by award-winng  Ukranian artist Irina Kirienko Milton through March 18. Shown at the left is her "China Cinnabar."

A show of gallery artists opens at Sisko Gallery, 3126 Elliott Avenue, from 5-8pm and continues until April 20.

Lawrimore Project, 831 Airport Way South, opens from 5-8pm February 28 with CHARLES LABELLE: POLIS/PERSONA, a selection of videos and slide-projection works from 1993 to 2007 which involve the direct engagement between the artist and the urban environment. Blurring the boundaries between documentary forms, performance, endurance art, and Hollywood fictions, LaBelle’s work ultimately investigates the relationship between subjective notions of self and the space of the city.The exhibit is up until April 12.

Feb 26, 2008 Tickets for the March  8 "Museo: 2-Museum Benefit," the Hotel Murano Launch Party are nearly SOLD OUT, but it is still possible to see Burt Bacharach in concert. Tacoma Art Museum and Museum of Glass have made 100 concert-only tickets available for their joint fundraising event Saturday, March 8. At $150, each concert ticket gives you access to the private concert with Burt Bacharach, a “nightcap” dessert and cordial service, and complimentary valet parking. The concert will begin at 8:30 pm. For tickets and more details, contact Morgan Moulongo at 253.272.4258 x3057 or  mmoulongo@tacomaartmuseum.org.

Feb 23, 2008 On February 23, the Seattle Times' Mike Lindblom reported that Sound Transit has commissioned Mike Ross, a young Brooklyn artist,  to do a piece of "groundbreaking public art"  for the future Capitol Hill light-rail station. Ross is known for "Big Rig Jig," a big hit at the Burning Man Festival in Nevada last year. There are plenty of artists in this town who could have been chosen for this project. Why is it that we always think art from someplace else is superior to our own when it comes to the really big projects? Of the $550,000 art budget, $110,000 of it will go to Ross. It will be most interesting to see if any of the remaining amount goes to support our own art community. It wouldn't be charity; we have some talent in this area.

Feb 22, 2008 Writing for the Seattle Times, Gayle Clemans begins the article on Lino Tagliapietra by saying, "Lino Tagliapietra, the man who has been called 'the world's greatest living glass blower,' is, in person, simply charming and down to earth. In his light-filled office/shipping warehouse in Belltown, Tagliapietra (whom everyone seems to call Lino, pronounced "Leen-o")) talked about his life and career and his decidedly mixed feelings about the first major retrospective of his work, which opens tomorrow at The Museum of Glass in Tacoma." The show, "Lino Tagliapietra: In Retrospect. A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass," is on view at the Museum of Glass from February 23 - August 24, 2008, before going on to venues throughout the country.

"Living Legacies: Homage to a Maestro," an accompanying exhibition that explores Tagliapietra's influence on three generations of glass artists, is on view at the Museum of Glass  from March 28-Sept. 7.

Traver Gallery Seattle , 110  Union Street, also  has a Tagliapietra show, Il Bianco e il Nero", a  large-scale exhibition showcasing his newest work, on view through March 30.

Feb 16, 2008 The Fairman's new contemporary gallery, Drop City, located at 964 Denny Way on the lower level, is featuring original chair designs by fifteen artists, architects, designers and craftsmen. Each one-of-kind chair is made of recycled, salvaged and/or reclaimed materials. All chairs are built by their designers giving each submission a distinct and unique personality. The various disciplines and backgrounds of each individual make for different approaches. On view through March 29. Pictured is Reupholstering Defacement by Amy Pruzan.

Feb 14, 2008 Catherine Person Gallery, 319 Third Avenue S., presents a solo exhibition by Seattle painter Lynne Saad. The show features work on unconventional painting surfaces including playing cards & white ceramic plates. Saad has a Masters degree in Arts Education from the University of Washington, taught high school students in Seattle for many years & was voted Washington State Teacher of the Year by her peers. The show is up until February 28.

Fine Impressions Gallery, located at 8300 Fifth Avenue NE in Seattle, is now showing antique and contemporary botanical prints, through March 15. Explore the beauty and variety of this art form, which began with scientific, medical, and world exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries. Shown at the left is Basilius Besler Ficus Indica. Hand-colored etching, 1613.

Greg Kucera Gallery, 212 Third Avenue S. in Seattle, hosts an opening reception for  award-winning artist Anne Appleby on February 14 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. On Saturday, February 16th, at noon during the "Saturday After" talk, Appleby gives an informal walking tour of her work. Appleby's work is currently being shown at the Albright Knox Museum in Buffalo, NY in "The Panza Collection: An Experience of Color and Light" through February 24, 2008. Appleby is one of 16 artists, each generously given separate rooms of their work. The show is up until March 29..Shown at the right is her Red Bud.

Gunnar Nordstrom, 127 Lake Street in Kirkland, is showing "A Room with a View," new paintings by Northwest artist Brad Caplis. Also on view is "Deliberately Organic, works by Dan Larsen. The show is up until  March 9. Shown at the left is Caplis'  Sea and Shells.

Howard/Mandville Gallery, 120 Park Lane in Kirkland has opened a new show titled "People and the  Stories They Tell," featuring Fred Calleri and Karin Jurick, each of whom uniquely captures people in ordinary situations.  The show is on view through February 24. Shown at the right  is Calleri's Amelia.

Patricia Cameron Gallery, 234 Dexter Ave. N., is showing " ATmosPHERE" - an art exhibition of new paintings and works on paper by artists Jane McGehee of Seattle and Deanne Belinoff of Portland. Both artists works relate to nature and the universe as manifested in it's energy and underlying connections. The show is on view until March 8.

Feb 11, 2008 The AP reported a $163 million art theft in Zurich, Switzerland on Sunday, February 10 from the E.G. Buehrle Collection, one of Europe's finest private museums for Impressionist and post-Impressionist art, Read all about it by clicking on this bolded link. For more information about the biggest art burglaries in the last 22 years, read this story in the International Herald Tribue. 

Feb 5, 2008 So, where else is Lino Tagliapietra going to stay when he's in an exhibit at Museum of Glass Art? The Murano Hotel, formerly known as the Sheraton, is now undergoing a $22 million renovation, most of which, according to Howard Jacobs, CEO of owners Provenance Hotels, is going into art. Read all about it in an article in the Tacoma News Tribune.

Feb 2, 2008 Karlson/Gray Gallery, 302 First St. in  Langley, features the  bronze sculpture of Julie Hougom and Rene Flynn-Federspiel‘s oil paintings of Italy at their February show. Hougom’s award-winning sculptures often depicts the equine form in both abstract and realistic styles. Flynn-Federspiel’s oil paintings evoke the emotions she has felt while traveling through Italian villages.  Opening reception: Saturday, February 2 from 5-8 pm. Shown  at the right is Rene Flynn- Federspiel's  The Inner Courtyard

Traver Gallery Tacoma,  1821 E Dock Street #100, opens their February show with a reception February 2 from 5-8pm featuring Seattle glass artist Dante Marioni in his tenth solo show with the gallery. The son of legendary glass artist Paul Marioni who is also showing this month, Dante had his first solo show at the Traver Gallery at the age of 23. His work is included in many prominent public and private collections, including the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, the Corning Museum of Glass in New York, and the National Museum of Art - Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC. Also in February, the Traver Gallery features "I am in Motion," a new body of work by Seattle artist Paul Marioni. The exhibition includes 14 of the artist's kinetic, cast glass sculptures. Both shows run until March 9.

Feb 1, 2008
Collective Visions Gallery, 331 Pacific Avenue in Bremerton, celebrates the Bremerton First Friday Art Walk with a reception from 5-8pm. On view is a state-wide juried art show of  147 pieces selected by jurist, Susan Parke, former director of the Museum of Northwest Art. Shown is Found by Susan Sweetwater.

On view until April 30 at Grace Episcopal Church on Bainbridge  Island is "Sharing Our Stories: a group exhibition of 15 women photographers, painters, printmakers and sculptors." Included are works by Pam Fermanis, Susan Marie Andersson, Jennifer Mann, Anna Neff and Lorna Belkin.The gallery/church is located at 8595 NE Day Road.

Insights Gallery, 516 Commercial Ave. in Anacortes, opens for the Anacortes First Friday Art Walk, 6-9pm., with "For the Love of Art," their 2008 Anniversary show with 70 new work by gallery artists and a few guest artists. Shown at the left is Al Currier's Little White Truck.

Island Gallery, 100- 106 Madison Avenue on Bainbridge, celebrates their fifth anniversary with the third annual "Bread Pudding Bake-off."  All proceeds benefit Bainbridge Island's Helpline House.

Scott -Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Avenue, opens for the First Friday Art Walk in Anacortes with the work of Jim Orvik, "Acrylics on Paper."  The exhibit is on view until March 4.