The Edmonds Arts Festival Museum presents the art of the Sculptor’s Workshop in an exhibit entitled “Inspired by Marc Chagall” through July 26.
Using the painter as inspiration, members of Sculptor’s Workshop have created a magical array of sculpture, including floating figures, villages, circus performers, religious icons and farm animals.
Artists included in the Edmonds exhibit are Shiloh Ariel, Rosemary Dally, Robert Dionne, Michiko Euling, Denise Heekin, Tia LaMontagne, Scott Merrick, David Murphey, Rebecca Newton-Barnes, Paloma Pattis, Sandra Z. Richardson, Eric Sarchett, Beverley Sears, Terry Sonmore, Patty Steele-Smith, Jerry Stiffler, Janet Still, Lisa Szilassy, Masako Thrower and JoAnn Zogg.
The Edmonds Arts Festival Museum gallery is in the Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds. 425-771-1984.
D’Elaine Johnson exhibit: The Edmonds Arts Commission presents exhibits at the Edmonds Library and in the Frances Anderson Center Display Case of paintings by Edmonds artist d’Elaine Johnson that reflect her affinity with the sea.
The paintings are on exhibit during the month of July at the Edmonds Library, 650 Main St., and at the Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St.
Johnson’s work reflects an interest in the sea influenced by a broad knowledge of ancient nautical mythology and developed through scuba diving expeditions and local dives at the Edmonds Underwater Park.
“Critters, Clay &Cowboys”: Several artists will be showing their work during this exhibit presented by the Arts of Snohomish Gallery.
Carol Noble will present her Western-inspired oil paintings and pastels. Olivier Peter-Contesse will show unique pottery and jewelry. Janie Olsen will present her acrylic paintings of animals.
An artist reception is planned from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the gallery, 105 Cedar Ave., Snohomish. Reservations are necessary and can be made by calling 360-568-8648. The show runs through July 31.
Bishop Harvey Gallery: Oil paintings by Maryse Proctor, photography by Edmonds-Woodway High School graduate Amy Zolton, and fanciful pottery creations by Mary Christie can all be viewed during July at the Bishop Harvey Gallery in Joan Longstaff’s 1890 Historic building at 524 Main St. in Edmonds. The exhibit runs through Aug 5. 206-550-4372.
Susie Wind exhibit: Paintings by Susie Wind are on display starting today at the Lynnwood Library Gallery, 19200 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood. The exhibit runs through Aug. 17. 425-771-4030.
“Visions from the Himalayan Highlands”: This colorful show of original art focusing on the ethnic cultures of Tibet, southwest China and the montagnard peoples of northwest Vietnam will be curated by Jennifer Clarke and Paul Hansen of Ten Thousand Peaks Trading Company.
The show encompasses art works in a variety of media including stunning gouache landscape paintings from Tibet by Lu Tianning, Tibetan Buddhist thankas and prayer wheels, Tibetan and Han masks, woodcut prints from Suzhou, watercolor portraits of the Zhao montagnards of Vietnam, as well as textile and wood art.
The exhibit can be seen at Insights Gallery, 516 Commercial Ave. in Anacortes; 360-588-8044; www.insightsgallery.com.
“Rivers of Light”: Romanian artist Tudor Gradinaru is the featured artist in July at the Art/Not Terminal Gallery in Seattle, showing a dynamic radiance of light and color captured in a romantic mood.
The diverse talents of some 40 other artists will also be on display. The exhibit opening is 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the gallery, 2045 Westlake Ave., Seattle; 206-233-0680; www.antgallery.org.
Two exhibits: Two exhibits are opening at the Columbia City Gallery in Seattle: “Constellation of Shadows and Leaves,” a mixed media collage by Carletta Wilson, and “The Human Animal,” new works by gallery artists Dianne Bradley, Joe Ermenc, Shari Kaufman, Jim Madara and Fasika Moges.
The exhibits open Wednesday and run through Sept.10 at the gallery, 4864 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle. The opening reception is from 5 to 8 p.m. July 15. 206-760-9843; www.columbiacitygallery.com.
“Natural Origins”: Fountainhead Gallery on Seattle’s Queen Anne Hill will feature seven national basketry artists to show new works in a variety of media including bull kelp, paper, reed, hog gut and metal.
An opening reception is scheduled from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. All seven artists are featured in a new book, “500 Baskets,” and a book signing is set to start at 4 p.m.
The Fountainhead Gallery is at 625 W McGraw St., Seattle. 206-285-4467.
“Birthday Girls”: Artists Anne Martin McCool, Teri Silva, Makiko Ichiura, Kathleen Faulkner and Debbie Aldrich will be featured in a “Birthday Girls” exhibit in the First Friday Gallery Walk in Anacortes from 6 to 9 p.m. today. All the artists have birthdays in July.
The McCool Gallery is at 711 Commercial Ave., in Anacortes. The show will run through July. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays; 360-293-3577.
Wing Luke Asian Museum exhibit: Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani is a fiercely independent, 86-year-old Japanese American artist who lost his family and friends to the U.S. internment camps during World War II and Hiroshima’s atomic bombing. He has survived the trauma of those two events and homelessness by creating art every day.
A remarkable exhibition about the art and life of Mirikitani is a poignant exploration of the lasting impacts of war and discrimination, and the healing power of creativity.
The exhibit opened this week and will run through Sept. 17 at the Wing Luke Asian Museum in Seattle’s International District, 407 Seventh Ave. S.; 206-623-5124.
Art by d’Elaine Johnson is on exhibit in Edmonds.
“Aloft” by Janet Sill (left), “The Birds” by Sandra Z. Richardson (above left) and an untitled work by Colleen Duran (above, right) are all at the Sculptors Workshop exhibit in Edmonds.
Asian art is on display at Insights Gallery in Anacortes.
Paintings by Susie Wind, such as “Gasworks IV,” are on display at the Lynnwood Library Gallery.
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