Fine art in Snohomish County and beyond

Snohomish County

Special exhibit

The Art Workshop: The Snohomish County Arts Commission is exhibiting art work during regular business hours through December in the lobby of the Drewel Building on the county campus. The free show features pen and ink, acrylic on canvas and reverse glass painting from students whose ages range from 6 to adult. Christine Awad Schmalz is their instructor and she serves on the arts commission.

Galleries/museums

Art Loft Sisters at Fisherman’s Market and Grill: 1032 W. Marine View Drive, Everett. Through December, see Inger Hutton’s realistic and colorful butterfly medium watercolor, Janet Meyer’s whimsical oils and Sandra Kramer’s acrylic color composition.

Arts of Snohomish Gallery: 1024 First St., No. 104, Snohomish; 360-568-8648; www.artsofsnohomish.com; noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Gallery artists present a “Giftworks Show” of small works and Joan Pinney presents Snohomish Homes and Scenes.

Cascadia Art Museum: The new museum, located at 190 Sunset Ave., Edmonds, currently shows paintings featured in the Northwest Watercolor Society’s new book celebrating its 75th anniversary. The show runs through Jan. 3. Through Jan. 10, also see rare, vintage Christmas cards made in block print, silkscreen, watercolor and oil by famous Northwest artists including Paul Horiuchi, Yvonne Twining Humber, Danny Pierce and many others. Admission is $10. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, until 8 p.m. on Thursday and closed Mondays and Tuesdays. More information is at cascadiaartmuseum.org. “Looking Back, Moving Forward: A centennial tribute to Nellie Cornish and Cornish College of the Arts” opens Jan. 14 and runs through May 1. Delving deep into public and private archives, Cascadia presents historic artwork, dance films, costumes and more, by key Cornish figures such as Merce Cunningham, Robert Joffrey and Mark Tobey.

Cole Gallery: 107 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 3 p.m. Sunday; 425-697-2787; www.colegallery.net. Pam Ingalls, Angela Bandurka, Cary Jurriaans, Lori Twiggs and selected Cole Gallery artists are involved in the current exhibit through Dec. 30, “A Joyful Repast — Food and Wine in Art.”

Edmonds Arts Festival Gallery: Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St.; 425-771-0228; 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.

Edmonds Historical Museum: 118 Fifth Ave. N., Edmonds; 425-774-0900; historicedmonds.org. 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Suggested donation is $5 for adults, $2 for children.

Edmonds Community College art gallery: 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, until 2 p.m. Fridays and 1 to 5 p.m. weekends; third floor, Lynnwood Hall, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-640-1459; www.edcc.edu/gallery. The winter exhibit features three local artists, Minh Carrico, SuJ’n Chon and Carina A. del Rosario, in a group exhibit titled “Epilogue.” Opening Jan. 4, it continues through March 14. A reception with the artists is 3 to 6 p.m. Jan. 15 in the gallery.

Edmonds Library Gallery: 650 Main St., Edmonds; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Edmonds artist Judith Perry’s oil paintings are exhibited through Jan. 29. She studied art at PLU, UPS, Chicago Art Institute and Honolulu Arts Academy. She is a signature member of the Women Painters of Washington and the Hawaii Watercolor Society. Born and raised in Raymond, Perry says being back in the Northwest brings a wave of nostalgia. “I recall the lush forests of Pacific County, the beaches, picking blackberries, the rain and the softness of no sound.” For more about the artist, go to judithperryart.com. For more about the arts commission, go to edmondsartscommission.org

Everett Community College: The Russell Day Gallery, 2000 Tower St.; 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays; closed Saturdays and Sundays; www.everettcc.edu.

Gallery North: 401 Main St., Edmonds; 425-774-0946; gallerynorthedmonds.com; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. The December show is “Gifts of the Season.” The work of 20 local artists will be available.

Glass Quest Studio: 31808 W. Lake Ketchum Road, Stanwood; www.glassquest.com; 360-629-7005.

A Guilded Gallery: 8700 271st St., Stanwood; 360-629-2787; www.stanwoodcamanoarts.com; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. December features smaller pieces handcrafted by local artists.

Hibulb Cultural Center: 6410 23rd Ave. NE, Tulalip; 360-716-2635; www.hibulbculturalcenter.org. “Natural Wanderment: Stewardship. Sovereignty. Sacredness” features the work of Matika Wilbur and her photographic Project 562. Wilbur, of the Swinomish and Tulalip tribes, is crisscrossing the nation photographing people in each of the federally recognized tribes.

Lynnwood Library Gallery: 19200 44th Ave. W.; 425-670-5518; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays.

Mountlake Terrace Library Gallery: 23300 58th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace; 425-776-8722; www.sno-isle.org; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Ellen Busteed has exhibited her work in Washington and Utah, including in local shows such as the Edmonds Art Festival, Kenmore Art Show and Arts of the Terrace. Her paintings are displayed at the library through Jan. 31.

Port Gardner Bay Winery: 2802 Rockefeller Ave, Everett; 425-339-0293; www.portgardnerbaywinery.com.

Red Cup Cafe: 619 Fourth St. Mukilteo; 425-348-4825.

Rosehill Community Center: 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo. For more information, call 425-263-8180.

Schack Art Center: 2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett; 425-259-5050; www.schack.org. The new year begins with a show by 18 artists who live or work in Skagit County, who have joined together to produce a suite of original prints for “Skagit Women Print,” on exhibit Jan. 7 through Feb. 27. Also see an exhibit of block prints by renowned Northwest painter Guy Anderson, including 28 available wood block prints from “A Catalogue Raisonne of the Block Prints of Legendary Northwest Artist Guy Anderson,” as well as several large scale, never before exhibited paintings.

The Sisters: 2804 Grand Ave., Everett; 425-252-0480; www.thesistersrestaurant.com; 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Janet Myer, local painter of American Indian heritage, shares the current exhibit with Eusha, a Russian-born artist who moved to Everett 20 years ago. Though of different origins, their cultures intersect in art, and art making. Both women find inspiration in the beauty of nature around. Through Jan. 8.

Island County

Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park: 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends, weekdays by appointment; 360-387-2759; www.matzkefineart.com. “Honey, I Shrunk The Art,” the 25th annual small-works show features 40 artists working in glass, oils, acrylic, ceramic, watercolor, mixed media, stone and metal. Over 150 pieces of art. The show continues through Jan. 10.

Skagit County

Museum of Northwest Art: 121 S. First St., La Conner; www.museumofnwart.org. “Not Vanishing: Contemporary Expressions in Indigenous Art, 1977-2015” through Jan. 3. Features more than 40 well-known artists from tribes throughout the region. The artists include Matika Wilbur (Tulalip/Swinomish) and Hank Gobin (Tulalip).

Seattle

Seattle Art Museum: Go to www.seattleartmuseum.org. “Intimate Impressionism — From the National Gallery of Art” through Jan. 10. “Inopportune: Stage One,” the large-scale installation by renowned Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang, will be coming down beginning Jan. 19.

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