Susan Platt
Cascadia Art Museum revives the work of Japanese American photographers of the pictorialist tradition
What a beautifully named exhibition of the Seattle Camera Club at Cascadia Art Museum! “Shadows of a Fleeting World: Pictorial Photography and the Seattle...
“I make paintings of the woman I’m becoming”: Karen Chang’s ‘Metamorphosis’ series at Gallery...
In the window of B612 Gallery is one of my favorite works in this series of ten works by Karen Chang called “Metamorphosis.” “She...
Maggie Jiang’s playful paintings demand a second look
When I visited Maggie Jiang’s studio to interview her, she had carefully laid out snacks: two big oranges, some small yellow cookies, large red...
Etsuko Ichikawa exhibits stunning blue and brown works created by dropping molten glass on...
Etsuko Ichikawa is exhibiting a dozen works that are based on an extraordinary technique. They actually are the record of a performance by the...
New books and an exhibition demonstrate Ruth Asawa’s extraordinary contributions to 20th century sculpture
Ruth Asawa had an extraordinary childhood. In her early years she grew up on a farm with her immigrant parents, sharing in the hard...
From traditional Japanese woodblock to anime inspiration, Tacoma Art Museum exhibit has fun and...
What an amazing exhibition. Curator Kenji Stoll spans the era from original ukiyo-e ( floating world) prints to our very present day in anime...
Artist June Sekiguchi creates strange, flowing shapes radiating symmetry
As we enter June Sekiguchi’s living room we are immediately immersed in multi-dimensional creativity. Strange, flowing shapes appear everywhere from the ceiling, the walls,...
Catching up with wildly original Seattle-based ceramic sculptor Patti Warashina
Patti Warashina, the legendary Seattle-based ceramic sculptor, has been creating wildly original artworks for decades. Based on a figural form of her invention, with...
Roger Shimomura’s ‘More Little White Lies’ upsets expectations and worldviews in 100 very small...
In these 100 small paintings, each of them two square feet, Shimomura packs in his favorite subjects, as though he cut up and tossed...
In Kelly Akashi’s Encounters, galactic sculptures collide at the Henry Art Gallery
First, visitors see a full wall projection of swirling, colliding galaxies from the balcony above Kelly Akashi’s compelling installation Encounters at the Henry Art...
