Visual Art

  • Tim Marsden: Painting the Punch Line

    If Andy Warhol had read more comic books, made more sculpture, and had a more prominent sense of humor, his work might look similar to that of Seattle artist Tim Marsden. A Seattle transplant from London, Tim uses bold lines and bright...
  • Urban ArtWorks: A Small Group Making a Big Difference

    The youth and staff at Urban ArtWorks are hard at work this summer, illuminating Seattle communities with their wonderful works of art. Armed with brushes, paint, and a passion for public art, the ArtWorks crew bring their skills to the...
  • Art Walk Awards

    Did you miss the Art Walk Awards at FRED Wildlife Refuge last Thursday?  Check out the video below for a quick look at the fun we had and the fun you - yes, YOU - can have next time.  As promised, DJ Swervewon and Dumb Eyes were on...
  • Gallery 4Culture presents "Tomb" by No Touching Ground, NKO, Dan Hawkins

    For the past few weeks, Seattle artists No Touching Ground (NTG), NKO and photographer Dan Hawkins have been hard at work inside Gallery 4Culture, re-creating Tomb, an installation originally constructed by the trio inside an abandoned...
  • Norman Rockwell Brings the Nostalgia

    By the third image of American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell, currently on display at Tacoma Art Museum, two things become apparent. One, Norman Rockwell is a skilled painter with an uncanny ability to tell a story with a single...
  • Surreal Soundsuits at SAM

    Last Friday at Seattle Art Museum, Chicago-based artist Nick Cave (not to be confused with the musician) showed his latest work: "Soundsuits" made of cast-off materials like buttons, purses, and sandwich bags. Accompanying aisles of...
  • 619 Tenants Could Reside in Former Lusty Lady

    Resurrect the Lusty Lady? Over the weekend, councilmember Nick Licata updated his website devoted to tracking the progress of the 619 Western building’s fate, posting eight building suggestions the artists may be able to relocate to. The...
  • Werewolves, Ghosts and Creepy Heads at Tonight's Art Walk

    Joey Veltkamp's The ghost of Claude and the ghost of Pinky When First Thursday rolls around, there's always some head scratching to go along with it. While there are plenty of good exhibits making an appearance at Pioneer Square's galleries...
  • Jonah Samson Paints a Fictional Town's Dark History

      A noted photographer, Vancouverian Jonah Samson can also weild a paintbrush, and gives brightly-colored new life to old photos in his latest exhibit, Paintings from the Archives of the Pleasantville Historical Society,...
  • Tonight: Peter Waite and Ann Gardner at Winston Wächter Gallery

    Waite's "Arch/Paris" This evening, from 6-8 p.m., Winston Wächter Gallery is hosting not one, but two art openings. Returning to the gallery for the third time is Peter Waite, a master at painting architectural monuments. In his installation...
  • One Pot Contest: The Feast of the Beast

    One Pot, brainchild of local culturemaker Michael Hebb, has teamed up with Architecture for Humanity to take “Surf and Turf” to a whole new level. To garner inspiration for an upcoming fundraising dinner in San Francisco, the team is...
  • R E Welch's New Exhibit Perfect For the Sun Deprived

    Jordan's "Dans les vignes rouges" Tomorrow, R E Welch Gallery brings sunshine to Seattle in the form of paintings by Lorraine Jordan. Jordan's oil paintings mimic the landscape of southern France, filled with rolling hills, blooming...
  • Retirement Community Hosts Another Exhibit Tonight

    If you happened to have missed last week’s openings for two exhibits on display in retirement communities, the surprising home for rare works from recognized artists, you’re in luck. Tonight marks another opening at the Aljoya community in...
  • Tonight: Built for Man's Opening Party Launches One Kinky Video

     Built for Man clothing designer Francisco Hernandez is throwing a bash tonight, playing nearly an hour’s worth of weird footage that consists of humping animals, thrusting hips and g-strings at his new Capitol Hill storefront. The...
  • Art's Unlikely Home: Retirement Communities

    A look at Horiuchi's rare work on display at Aljoya tonight You don’t have to visit a museum to see works from the world famous artist Paul Horiuchi this afternoon. Instead, a jaunt over to Mercer Island’s retirement community Aljoya will do...
  • An Intimate Soiree Benefits Erotic Art Festival

    The folks over at the Foundation for Sex Positive Culture are throwing an evening party February 26 to raise some money for this year’s Seattle Erotic Art Festival. Patrons are advised to come dressed in their finest formal wear or street-...
  • Trimpin Documentary Delves Into the Artist's Mind

      The documentary of Seattle sonic artist and musician Trimpin screens tonight at Central Cinema, exploring the artist's large-scale sonic sculptures and a collaboration with the Kronos Quartet. First screened at SXSW in 2009, Trimpin:...
  • "Big Game Hunters" at Ghost Gallery Tonight

    One of Boudreau's spray painted works While we were sad that Michael Alm moved his fur-wearing mannequins out of Ghost Gallery last week, gallery owner Laurie Kearney didn’t think twice about launching another exhibit following the same...
  • A Peek at The Chair Project

    Sylvia Bolton and Laura Ward  When you take a boring object like a chair and hand it over to ten artists and ten interior designers to do as they will, the results are anything but ordinary. That’s exactly what Seattle Design Center’s...
  • Touch Art Tomorrow at the Bellevue College Gallery

    Hayden and Wisdom will demonstrate ways to interact during their exhibit tomorrow Tomorrow, artists Alex Hayden and Juliana Wisdom reveal their newest exhibit Stuck at the Kids’ Table at the Bellevue College Gallery Space. According to their...
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