Join me at Gallery 110, Seattle

Seattle’s Gallery 110 (110 Third Ave. S.) presents a show of 18 paintings in my series The Impossibility of Knowing, 5-28 October.

I’ve mentioned this series before – it seems to be a favorite of art jurors and curators. The gallery is open Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 12-5pm.

I’ll be there:

Thursday 10/5, 4-8pm for Pioneer Square’s First Thursday artwalk (see this site for a list of galleries and garages offering free parking -- including the Frye Garage across the street from Gallery 110)

Friday 10/6, 12-7pm – for the show’s opening reception!

Saturday 10/7, 12-5pm

Saturday 10/21, 12-5pm, including a special Q&A with Nick Riesland from 1-2pm

Saturday 10/28, 12-5pm.

Please come by, and recommend a visit to friends: what makes this worthwhile is seeing and talking with people about images, reactions, and interpretations. I titled the series The Impossibility for Knowing because it brings lots of questions to viewers (including to me, and I painted the pieces!).

Five upcoming shows!

Greetings!  I’ve been busily painting and documenting, and haven’t written in a while.  I’ll be brief with some great news, and will follow up later with more details and thoughts.
 
I’ve got two solo shows soon in the South Sound (as we call Pierce, Thurston, and southern King Counties).  Tacoma Community College’s Gig Harbor campus (3993 Hunt Street NW, Gig Harbor – near the Wollochet Dr. exit from SR 16) has a building with a bright, airy atrium, white walls, and high windows, perfect for showing artwork.  I’ll be exhibiting a dozen paintings in “The Impossibility of Knowing” series from 20 June to 11 August.  I’ll be there to greet visitors and ask your thoughts on at least two late afternoons or early evenings – dates and times in my next correspondence.  The space is open to visitors Mondays-Thursdays 9AM-6PM.
 
The Tahoma Center Gallery is housed on the second floor of the Tahoma Family Center at 1323 S Yakima Ave, Tacoma.  This is the former St. Leo High School, and the second floor hall is a very wide, very long space lit to show off artworks.  Twenty of my “MBTW” paintings will be on display in July and August.  These are 3-foot square abstractions that I produced joyously in 2021-22.  I’ll have an evening opening event in early July, and the space is open during business hours.
 
Bremerton is at the same latitude as and a breathtaking ferry ride from downtown Seattle, or a 35-minute trip up SR 16 from Tacoma.  The Collective Visions Gallery (331 Pacific Avenue) is two blocks from the ferry terminal.  In July, it’s featuring works from local artists in a wide range of styles:  I’ll be displaying Le Nuvole di Como there.  The gallery is open 11-4 on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and 11-7:30 on Fridays. 
 
Back in Seattle, the Berkano Gallery has opened within the re-developed Seattle Labour Temple (2800 First Avenue).  Gallery director Trevor Doak has selected a dozen of my paintings to join those of several other artists.  It’s worth a trip to see how beautifully this historic building has been redeveloped.  These pieces will be on display through the summer, during business hours – and during the Belltown First Friday artwalks. 
 
Finally, Gallery 110 will have a booth at the Seattle Art Fair,  21-24 July at 800 Occidental Avenue S.  The gallery’s curator will select 1-2 of my works to show.  If you love visual art and have not been to the SAF before, please go!  I’ll be at the booth through most of the show.  Buy tickets in advance and allot some quality time to see artworks from around the world. 
 
If you’re in the greater Seattle region this summer, I hope you can find time to view some art and purchase something from (especially) local artists!  Every piece tells at least two stories – within the composition and about the person who created it.

Current & upcoming shows in Seattle

Welcome to 2022!

I’m pleased that The Impossibility of Knowing (12) was selected for Gallery 110’s annual juried show, from over 1,200 entries reviewed by Emily Zimmerman, Director and Curator of Seattle Jacob Lawrence Gallery. That show opens on Thursday 3 February and runs through the month. You can also view the show and purchase works online at gallery110.com.

“The Impossibility of Knowing” refers to the strength of memory and imagination, compared to what is “real” or “observed.” In these paintings, a solid shape, figure, or silhouette interacts with its mirrored outline, against a shadowed background.

I’ve just completed the 30th painting in my series of monochrome paintings, which I call MBTW for the only two pigments used: Mars Black and Titanium White. Each canvas is 36” square, large enough to make a difference in an interior space, and enigmatic enough to reward multiple interpretations. I’ll display 12-14 of these in my first solo show at Gallery 110 in Seattle (110 Third Ave. S., in Pioneer Square), 3 March – 2 April. The show is titled “Embracing Black and White – and the infinite shades in between.”

The show opens on Thursday 3 March – I’ll be there for the evening reception, 5 – 8 PM. I’ll also be in the gallery from noon to 5:00 each Saturday in March. The gallery is open 12-5 PM Thursday-Saturday. I hope you can come by – I’m eager for you to see these pieces “in person.” I’ve printed 11”x 17” publicity posters, which feature MBTW26 at 11”x 11”. I’ll be happy to sign one for you at the gallery!

Now at Gallery 110, Seattle!

I’m really pleased to announce that I’m now a member of Gallery 110, online at Gallery 110.com and physically at 110 Third Avenue S. in Seattle’s Pioneer Square. I’m even more pleased that the Gallery’s June show is a group show that includes four of my paintings. If you’re in or near Seattle, try to get by noon-6PM on Thursdays, Fridays, or Saturdays: 206-624-9336.