Gallery News
Gearing up for Dan Friday’s August show
The work is coming in, and we are getting geared up for Dan Friday’s solo exhibition, “Dan Friday: New Works in Glass“! This exhibit will show off Dan’s repertoire of glass blowing and sculpting techniques, as well as the many cultural and aesthetic ideas he is exploring. Woven mosaic baskets, hot-sculpted bears, totems, feathers, skulls, […]
New Arrival: Coppers from the Hood by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
The gallery is very proud to announce the arrival of the newest in the “Coppers from the Hood” series by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas (Haida). This Hood is titled “Throw the Ball“, and is perfectly emblematic of the artist’s blend of multiple media, kinetic lines, elegant composition, and humor. “The title of this hood is “throw the ball“, and […]
Raven Skyriver Hits the Museum of Glass
Did you get to see Raven Skyriver (Tlingit) working at the Museum of Glass this past weekend? If you missed it, check out this video of highlights from the MoG, showing Raven and the team working on a gorgeous sea turtle. Many of the pieces he blew will make their debut with us this September, […]
The Gallery is Closed on July 4th
The gallery will be closed tomorrow in observance of the July 4th holiday. Normal hours will resume on Wednesday July 5th at 10am.
Hib Sabin’s “The Long Game” Opens This Week – Don’t Miss the Artist Walkthrough on Opening Night
The staff is busy installing our July exhibition, Hib Sabin’s “The Long Game”. The exhibit will open at 6pm on Thursday, July 6th, and we are excited to have the artist at the gallery for the celebration. Hib Sabin will give an informal exhibition tour at 7pm, free to attend. Along with opening the exhibit […]
Gallery Artists Featured in “Salish Modern” Museum Exhibition
The gallery has loaned a number of beautiful prints and sculptures to the White River Valley Museum in Auburn, WA for their upcoming exhibition “Salish Modern: Innovative Art with Ancient Roots.” The museum exhibit will include works by Shaun Peterson – Qwalsius (Puyallup/Tulalip), lessLIE Sam (Coast Salish), Dan Friday (Lummi), Adam Louis (Nooksack) and Joseph […]
“Masters of Disguise” Closes this Friday
You have just a few more hours to see one of the largest and most beautiful shows of the year, “Masters of Disguise III”! We will begin to uninstall the works tomorrow, so that we may have ample installation time for our July exhibit, “Hib Sabin: The Long Game”. A latecomer to the show is […]
Behind the Scenes: Catalog Production of Hib Sabin’s “The Long Game”
Details, details… We’re in the editing phase of production on Hib Sabin’s new exhibition catalog. The catalog–in both print and digital forms–will debut alongside his solo exhibition, “The Long Game” this July. All photography was shot in-house by our fabulous freelancer Ashley Genevieve, and the introductory essay is by our writer and designer, Sarra Scherb. […]
New Artist: Lena Snow Amason-Berns
It’s with much gratitude that we show the sculpture of Alaska-based artist Lena Snow Amason-Berns (Alutiiq) in our “Masters of Disguise III” exhibition this year. Those who are familiar with contemporary Alaskan artists will recognize the name Amason from her father, painter and sculptor Alvin Amason. Lena has carved and painted a gorgeous plank mask-style wall […]
Behind the Scenes: Drew Michael and the No Good Very Bad Day
Making art is hard. For every work that arrives in the gallery, there are many that never do, whether they are glass that falls off the pipe at the last moment; ceramic that explodes in the kiln; or stone that cracks at the wrong moment. Sometimes, the idea is there but the material just won’t […]
New Artist: Karver Everson
There are lots of new faces in our mask exhibition “Masters of Disguise III”, and we’re not just talking about all the masks. We are proud to show the work of Karver Everson (K’omoks/Kwakwaka’wakw) for the first time, a young artist who carved the mask shown in his hands at left. Karver is the youngest […]