Originally published on myedmondsnews.com December 13th, 2017, written by James Spangler Author Alain de Botton once said that writing a book is like telling a joke and having to wait two years to know whether or not it was funny. Cascadia Art Museum’s curator, David...
Originally published October 16, 2017 at 6:00 am by Michael Upchurch, Special to the Seattle Times Over the last 25 years, Seattle curator David F. Martin has been on a search-and-rescue mission, uncovering lost chapters in the history of Pacific Northwest Art. He has...
Article from The Edmonds Beacon, October 6, 2017 Cascadia Art Museum’s new exhibit, “Territorial Hues: The Color Print and Washington State, 1920-1960,” opened Oct. 5 and continues through Jan. 7. The exhibition and catalog is the first study of color printmaking in...
Cascadia Art Museum curator David Martin’s book “Territorial Hues” catalogs prints from 1920 to 1960. By Gale Fiege of the Everett Herald, Thursday, October 5, 2017 5:35 am EDMONDS — I remember my shock as a kid in the 1970s when I figured out that most people in New...
Gale Fiege of the Everett Herald, Fri Jul 14th, 2017 9:08am EDMONDS — Cascadia Art Museum curator David Martin knows his stuff. If you appreciate Northwest regional art from the first half of the 20th century and you ever have a chance to tour the museum with Martin,...
GALE FIEGE of the Everett Herald, Fri Apr 7th, 2017 11:41am Cascadia Art Museum curator David Martin maintains there are two good reasons Washington is called The Evergreen State. Native trees and flowers. Martin’s current knockout exhibition — Botanical Exuberance:...
Originally published January 24, 2017 at 7:00 am By Michael Upchurch, Special to The Seattle Times Cascadia Art Museum’s “Northwest Social Realism and the American Scene: 1930-1950” is a good starting point for examining the leftist fervor of the Pacific Northwest...
It’s an important part of art history in our region. During the Great Depression and into the post-World War II period, many Northwest artists set out to report reality in their paintings. “Northwest Social Realism and the American Scene, 1930-1950” is the new...
Artist Peggy Strong was not quite 21, charming and beautiful, when she was paralyzed in a car accident. The tragic story is made more sad perhaps by the fact that this strong-willed, hard-working and talented woman only lived to age 44. Cascadia Art Museum curator...
Lindsey Echelbarger surveyed the Central Gallery, his favorite spot in the newly opened Cascadia Art Museum. Richly colored paintings glowed in the soft light, set off by crisp white walls and soaring, beamed ceilings. Patrons leaned in close, transfixed by the sweep...
