Past Exhibitions
Northwest Impressions: The Paintings & Etchings of Paul Morgan Gustin
One of the region’s finest painters, Paul Morgan Gustin (1886- 1974) was born at Ft. Vancouver, WA and was raised in Denver, CO where he studied with Jean Manheim (1863-1945). He returned to Seattle...
Botanical Exuberance: Trees and Flowers in Northwest Art
There is a good reason why Washington has been referred to as the Evergreen State. One of the outstanding features of our region lies in its natural beauty. Very few states can boast such a lush and...
Northwest Social Realism and the American Scene: 1930 – 1950
Northwest Social Realism and the American Scene is an exhibition focused on Northwest artists and their depictions of scenes of everyday life in the Northwest during the 1930s through the 1950s....
Northwest Sculpture: Five Decades of Form and Innovation
We are featuring a selection of rare sculpture by major Northwest artists covering the decades of 1920’s-1960’s. Artists working in wood, plaster, marble and bronze include Everett DuPen, John Carl...
A Spirit Unbound – The Art of Peggy Strong
Peggy Strong (1912-1956) was one of the leading regional artists of the mid-20th century. Born in Tacoma, Washington, Strong studied at the Annie Wright Seminary, the University of Washington and...
Northwest Painting and Studio Ceramics: A Regional Perception
For decades, the art world has attempted to place barriers between stylistic variations in an artist’s production. “Realism” has been denigrated in favor of “Abstraction” with the idea that it is...