Current and Upcoming Exhibits

the Mad Hat Tea Company

1130 Commerce/1127 Broadway - Tacoma, WA - 253.441.2111
 
Invites you to the 2007 new works exhibition
and
Artists Reception
Thursday November 15th, 2007
-
5:00-10:00 PM
 
Please check out the show review by eminent Washington state art critic Alec Clayton. Alec's Blog has this and much, much more.
 
Toast To The Way Things Were
 
Come to see 20 recent works, meet the artists, talk about the 20 new paintings,
and
sample from over 400 different teas...
at the
Mad Hat Tea Company
1130 Commerce St - Tacoma
* enter The Mad Hat Tea Co.  from Commerce or Broadway.
(253) 441-2111
Thursday November 15th from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM
 
What a perfect time to
kick off the Holiday season with the purchase of original art.



1. "Wringing The Notes Out"
Pastel on Paper, ©, 2006, 18" X 24"
 
 
2. "the Evening's Events Left Everyone With A Clue"
Pastel on Paper, ©, 2006, 18" X 24"
 
3. "Yesterday's Fading Light"
Pastel on Paper, ©, 2006, 24" X 18"
 

4. "the Moment Everyone Remembers"
Pastel on Paper, ©, 2006, 18" X 24"

 
5."Beckman's Legacy"
Pastel on Paper, ©, 2006, 24" X 18"
 
 
6. "Toast To The Way Things Were"
Pastel on Paper, ©, 2006, 18" X 24""
7.  "Rush Hour Delay"
Pastel on Paper, ©, 2007, 24" X 18"
8. "She Wears Her Persona Like A Cloak"
Pastel on Paper, ©, 2007, 18" X 24"
 
9. "grabbingMotherNaturesBounty"
Pastel on Paper, ©, 2007, 18" X 24"
 
10. "Universal Light Transcendental Intervention"
Pastel on Paper, ©, 2007, 24" X 18"
 
11. "the Edison Project"
Pastel on Paper, ©, 2007, 24" X 18"
 
12. "Shadow Interruptus"
Pastel on Paper, ©, 2007, 18" X 24"
 
13. "the Limelighters"
Pastel on Paper, ©, 2007, 24" X 18"
 
14."Heat Wave"
Pastel on Paper, ©, 2007, 18" X 24"
 
15. "Unsuspected Misleading"
Pastel on Paper, ©, 2007, 24" X 18"
 
16. "El Gaucho The Romance Of Life"
Pastel on Paper, ©, 2007, 18" X 24"
 
17. "Summers With My Aunts"
Pastel on Paper, ©, 2007, 18" X 24"

 
18. "Relief Reported"
Pastel on Paper, ©, 2007, 18" X 24"
 
19. "Last Call"
Pastel on Paper, ©, 2007, 18" X 24"
20. "Overseeing Social Clean Up"
Pastel on Paper, ©, 2007, 18" X 24"


Alec Clayton's review of the show.



Recent Exhibits

Quartet Ensemble

Jazzbones Restaurant and Night Club
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the Balcony

October 4th through October 29th 2006

Read what they said about the show in the October 12th 2006 Tacoma Weekly.



Jazzbones
hosted the
Artist Reception

Wednesday night October 4th from7:00 to 9:00 PM,

which was sponsored by the Weekly Volcano.



Jazzbones Restaurant & Nightclub
2803 6th Avenue in Tacoma
253-396-9169



www.jazzbones.com!

June 19-August 11, 2006

Fourth Annual Juried Local Art Exhibition
The Gallery at Tacoma Community College

An interesting and exciting presentation of art in a variety of media by selected Puget Sound artists.


The show was reviewed by the Weekly Volcano Art Critic, Alec Clayton, who hade this to say about the show and our work submitted...
There's some good stuff in the fourth annual Juried Local Art Exhibition at The Gallery at Tacoma Community College. There's also some dull stuff and a few paintings that are so amateurish I can't imagine how they got in the show. Oh well, that's the nature of juried art exhibitions. They're manic-depressive.
I won't bother to write about the bad stuff or the mediocre stuff, and space limitations prevent me from mentioning all of the good stuff. But I'll try to touch on the best.


The Gallery hours are 9a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; admission is free.
  
The Gallery at TCC, in its fourth year of operation, provides space for student, faculty and outside art exhibits. It also provides students in TCC’s Museum Gallery Operations program a hands-on space in which to learn. The 2,000 square-foot gallery was designed by schacht-aslani architects of Seattle and constructed by Construction Enterprises and Contractors Inc. of Tacoma.
 
The Gallery is located on TCC’s main campus, 6501 S. 19th St., Tacoma. To access The Gallery, use the entrance just off South 12th Street between Pearl and Mildred streets. For more information, call 253.460.4306 or visit  The Gallery pages.
 

The American Juried Art Salon

Juried Art Exhibit submissions

Submitted 2/28/2006

Click on the thumbnail to see a larger version of each painting. Remember you will have to use your "back" button to return here as none of the larger versions direct you back to this spot.

  1.    Red And Green Dancing Girls - 2005

  2.    The Face Of The Crowd- 2005

  3.    Overlapping Love - 2005

  4.    Street Side Encounter - 2005

  5. Strings and Bows   Strings and Bows- 2005




Feb 1st through Feb 28th, 2006

Kent Arts Commission Gallery

Juried Art Exhibit

For location and hours at the Kent City Hall


We decided to look close at hand and chose pictures from 2005 which had not been exhibited before and that are suitable for the setting of the Kent Municipality.
  1.    Lobby Reunion - 2005

  2.    Artist Excuse - 2005

  3.    Street Side Encounter - 2005

  4.    Tres Sombreros - 2005

  5.    No Voice Of Her Own - 2005

  6.    Wait Up - 2005

  7.    Overlapping Love - 2005

  8.    Topsy Turvy - 2005

  9.    The Face Of The Crowd- 2005

  10.    Red And Green Dancing Girls - 2005

  11.    Gathered Resolve - 2005

  12.    Double Take - 2005

  13.    Conspirators - 2004


Oct 1st through Oct 29th, 2005

Solo Art Gallery
is proud to present contemporary studies by emerging artists. The Gallery is an excellent exhibiting venue for artists working with a diverse selection of media. The Gallery shows artists who are excited to present a new perspective or direction on the subject of contemporary art. Please visit the Solo Gallery for contact information, times, location.

A selection of work from 2000 - 2005


May 1st through May 8th, 2005

An exciting limited appearance in New York City
With a week long exhibition at the World Marketing Strategies Headquarters. This show is by appointment only. Please look at this informational PDF for times and contact information.

A selection of work from 2004

April 23 through April 29, 2005


Artisans' Ball Albany New York

Come join the festivities of the Opening night Gala at the Ten Broek Mansion in Albany New York Saturday April 23rd 6:00. Download this informative PDF file for all the exciting details.

March 28th through April 30th, 2005


The Karpeles Manuscript Library of Newburgh New York

Thirty pieces recently seen only on the West Coast.

Projekt30\'s February, 2005 exhibition

Every two months Projekt30.com publishes the work of 30 artists, selected from a large pool of applicants. Februarys show received 167 applicants. Projekt30.com is a non-profit online gallery, run by artists, and they take no commission on any sales.




December 16 - February 16, 2004-2005
Panamonicas

1117 S Tacoma Ave
Tacoma, WA 98402
253.272.8470

Speakeasy - Art Center - Lounge

Panamonica's is an art center and cafe dedicated to supporting the creative community. Our mission is to provide artists and musicians with a loving and encouraging environment in which they can communicate their passion to the community, while also providing delicious foods and beverages to the public at excellent prices.  



Works from 2002 - 2004

The selection of these fifteen pieces was done with our eyes closed, throwing darts at a list of nearly 300 paintings.

The fifteen pieces on display are:
  1.    Miss Liberty - 2/2000

  2.    Wonderful Gathering - 12/2000

  3.     Angel in a Red Dress - 8/2000

  4.    Under the Table Deal - 10/2000

  5.     Fall Harvest II - 10/2000

  6.     Jack and Jill - 4/2004

  7.     Wyeth Winds - 2/2002

  8.     Swinging Horn - 7/2000

  9.     Guitar Player - 9/2004

  10.     Final Note - 5/2003

  11.     Couple Exposed - 4/2002

  12.     Girls of the Red Room - 8/2002

  13.     Lounge Act - 11/2003

  14.     Lilting Breeze - 11/2003

  15.     Strings and Bows - 5/2004


October 17 through December 17, 2004


The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museums

A selection of work from 2004

The selection of these six pieces are meant to echo the character of the manuscript show, "Man's Inhumanity to Man". Curator, Thomas M. Juttila, has recently begun seeking out Washington Artist with works that can add to the experience of visiting the manuscript museum. This show of pastel paintings is joined with a show of glass artist Gordon Baker's innovative works.

The six pieces on display are:

June 17 through August 17,2004

The Brick & Mortar Gallery

A selection of work from 2000 and 2002

Brick & Mortar Gallery features contemporary collaborative pastels by artists Ric Hall of Tacoma and Ron Schmitt of Seattle. The new exhibit reception is Thursday, June 17 from 5 to 9 pm. Hall and Schmitt began their collaboration in 1983 and as they have developed their shared style, their works have moved from abstract organic images to more figurative works with a strong sense of the surreal.

See an unsolicited OnLine Review from an opening night patron

Artist's Reception: Artwalk Thursday, June 17, 5-9 P.M. Through August 17.

Brick & Mortar Gallery, located in the 100-year-old restored Rowland Building in the Theater District of downtown Tacoma, features upscale contemporary work by local Washington artists in an eclectic urban setting that includes a wine bar and cafe.

The gallery, café and wine bar are located at 813 Pacific Ave. near the corner of 9th St. in the Theater District of downtown Tacoma. Hours are Monday (lunch only 11a.m. to 2 p.m.); Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 11:00 am to 10:00 pm, and Friday-Saturday 11:00 am to midnight. For information call (253) 591-2787(gallery) or (253) 722-5079 (Vin Grotto) or email vingrottotacoma@yahoo.com.


June 27-August 15

Second Annual Exhibition of Local Artists
The Gallery at Tacoma Community College

The works selected from 36 Western Washington artists working in a variety of media. The show jurors were:

  • Jen Graves Arts Reporter, Tacoma News Tribune
  • Bill Colby Professor of Art, the University of Puget Sound
  • Dr Gael Tower TCC Chair, Humanities Division
  • Marleen Vosanko TCC Dean, Arts and Humanities
  • Kristin Engels-Lockwood Art Faculty, TCC
  • Reid Ozaki Art Faculty, TCC
The Gallery hours are 9a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; admission is free.
  
The Gallery at TCC, in its second year of operation, provides space for student, faculty and outside art exhibits. It also provides students in TCC’s Museum Gallery Operations program a hands-on space in which to learn. The 2,000 square-foot gallery was designed by schacht-aslani architects of Seattle and constructed by Construction Enterprises and Contractors Inc. of Tacoma.
 
The Gallery is located on TCC’s main campus, 6501 S. 19th St., Tacoma. To access The Gallery, use the entrance just off South 12th Street between Pearl and Mildred streets. For more information, call 253.460.4306 or visit  The Gallery pages.