Gallery News
Coming Up: Lillian Pitt + Dan Friday Collaborative Exhibit
The gallery is proud to host an exhibition of collaborative glass work by artists Lillian Pitt (Warm Springs/Wasco/Yakama) and Dan Friday (Lummi) this May. The works are currently undergoing coldworking, and then will be photographed and transported for their debut on May 5th. The vessels were made collaboratively at a multi-day glass blow earlier in 2018; Dan brought over twenty […]
Gallery Will Be Closed April 1st
Stonington Gallery will be closed on April 1st in observance of the Easter/Passover weekend. Normal hours all other days. We hope you enjoy your weekend! Our usual hours: Sundays: 12pm-5pm Monday – Fridays: 10am-6pm Saturdays: 10am-5:30pm
Raven Skyriver’s “Tyee” Swims into the Gallery, and a Kickstarter for His Glass Studio Build!
With this blown, off-hand sculpted glass masterpiece Raven Skyriver honors the magnificent spring Chinook salmon, known as “tyee” or “the chief” in Nuu-chah-nulth. There is no more important being to the life-cycle of the Northwest than the salmon. It has sustained the orca, the forests, and the native human population of the coast for millennia. […]
Gallery Holiday Hours
Stonington Gallery will be open normal hours during the holiday season, with two exceptions: Dec. 25th (Christmas Day) – CLOSED | New Year’s Eve Dec. 31st -CLOSED | January 1st (New Year’s Day) – CLOSED Our normal hours are: Monday-Friday 10am-6pm / Saturday 10am-5:30pm / Sunday 12-5pm
Thomas Stream’s “Snow Scene” Paintings Are Available As Prints
Each year the Stonington Gallery hosts an invitational group exhibition celebrating the winter season; and every year painter Thomas Stream (Sun’aq Aleut) is the very first artist to submit his work. From 2013-2016 Stream produced what we at the gallery refer to as his “snow scene” paintings: four beloved gouache on paper paintings that look […]
Gallery will be closed on Thurs, Nov. 23
The gallery will be closed for Thanksgiving this Thursday, Nov. 23rd. We will reopen for normal business hours on Friday, 10am. Image shown is by Susan Point (Musqueam).
Gallery Will Be Closed Monday, Sept 4
In observance of Labor Day, the gallery will be closed on Monday, Sept 4th. We re-open with normal hours on Tuesday. We will be installing our September solo exhibition, “Raven Skyriver: SURGE” on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the show will have a public opening reception on Thursday, Sept 7th from 6-8pm. Join us!
An Early Look At Works in Raven Skyriver’s September Show
Back in July we had a visit from glassblower Raven Skyriver (Tlingit) who had just finished a multi-day blow at the Museum of Glass. He stopped by with the newly blown sculptures to give us a peek at what we might see in our September exhibition. As September draws near and each piece is completed, […]
Gallery Opening Late in Honor of Eclipse!
In honor of the total solar eclipse on the morning of August 21st, the gallery will be opening at 11am to give the staff the opportunity to view it! Seattle is at 92% totality for this special event, and the excitement around the state is palpable. Thank you for your understanding, and we’ll see you […]
New Quartet of Prints by Alaskan Artist Allie High
We’re over the moon for these brand new prints by Allie High (Aleut/Haida/Ts’msyen)! Allie’s work is some of the most popular in the gallery, and is often chosen as the perfect wedding, housewarming, or baby shower gift. Each print is a limited edition of 100, hand-pulled on thick, high-quality paper, and they frame up beautifully. […]
Video: How Dan Friday Makes His Mosaic Glass Baskets
Dan Friday (Lummi) and videographer Derek Klein have put together this video that shows the steps to making one of his luminous glass baskets. It’s a mixture of mosaic, hot-sculpting, and blowing the glass.