Past Exhibitions
Invocation of Beauty: The Life and Photography of Soichi Sunami
This exhibition and accompanying publication is the first in-depth study of the life and photography of Soichi Sunami (1885-1971). Soichi Sunami was born in Okayama, Japan, on February 18, 1885. He...
Drama & Design: Yvonne Twining Humber and Blanche Morgan Losey
This exhibition will bring together the work of two prominent regional artists active in Seattle during the 1930’s – 50’s. Yvonne Twining Humber (1907-2004) was a Northwest transplant, arriving in...
Modern Alaska: Art of the midnight Sun, 1930-1970
In this first of its kind exhibition, we will present works created by Northwest artists who traveled to Alaska in the mid-20th century. In the summer of 1938, Tacoma photographer Virna Haffer...
Travelogue: Views Beyond the Northwest
This installment examines the work of Northwest artists who traveled around the country and throughout the world seeking variation in their subject matter as well as expanding their exhibition...
Northwest Sculpture: Five Decades of Form and Innovation Part II
Returning with a brand new collection of sculpture, we are delighted to display Northwest Sculpture once again in our Central Gallery. Featured is a selection of rare sculpture by major Northwest...
Northwest Design at Mid-Century
This exhibition will present a variety of works and objects that define the Northwest aesthetic at mid-century covering the period 1948-1966. “I had my very first work in silkscreen printing with...