Visual Arts

Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas' 'Carpe Fin' Tells Its Story at Seattle Art Museum

Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas’ ‘Carpe Fin’ Tells Its Story at Seattle Art Museum

Commissioned by SAM, the new piece is a 6-by-19-foot watercolor mural condensing a Haida folktale into one immense color-drenched panel

This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Sensing an affinity between the iconography of his First Nation art tradition and the boldness and sweep of the Japanese film/graphic-novel visual style known as manga, Haida visual artist and British Columbia resident Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas combines the two—“committed to,” as he puts it,…

Seattle Fall Arts Preview: Inside the New Burke Museum

Seattle Fall Arts Preview: Inside the New Burke Museum

The new Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture invites visitors to interact with the cultures and objects that document our world

Rendering of the new Burke Museum’s lively lower lobby

National Nordic Museum Photo Exhibit Is a Must-See for Pop Culture and History Buffs

National Nordic Museum Photo Exhibit Is a Must-See for Pop Culture and History Buffs

A soon-to-close exhibit showcases the powerful lens of Swedish photographer Hasse Persson

IRON FIST: President Nixon was one of many political and pop cultural figures captured on camera by Swedish photojournalist Hasse Persson; an exhibit of his work is at the National Nordic Museum

7 Must-See Seattle Museums

7 Must-See Seattle Museums

Notable works and artifacts at must-visit museums

John Grade’s “Middle Fork” at the Seattle Art Museum

Behind-the-Scenes With MoPop’s Fashion Exhibit Curators

Behind-the-Scenes With MoPop’s Fashion Exhibit Curators

Internationally acclaimed creative duo Sofia Hedman and Serge Martynov talk about 'A Queen Within,' their creative process and what’s ahead for the fashion industry

Regardless of your personal interest in the fashion industry, one fact is certain: What we wear can be a reflection of our mood or communicate a personal statement. That goes to the heart of the Museum of Pop Culture’s (MoPop) latest exhibit: A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes. The exhibit curators seem to want you to…

A MOHAI Exhibit Explores Seattle's Fashion History

A MOHAI Exhibit Explores Seattle’s Fashion History

It's not all about flannel and Gore-Tex

From left to right: one-piece ski suit (1980s), silk evening gown (1937), wool ski ensemble (about 1948)

MoPop's New Haute Couture Exhibit Is Fit for a Queen

MoPop’s New Haute Couture Exhibit Is Fit for a Queen

The new exhibit features fashion objects, garments and photos

PATTERN PLAY: MoPop’s new exhibit features fashion objects, garments and photos, including fashion photographer Omar Victor Diop’s 2013 print, “Aminata”

Is It Art? Is It a Book? Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Says Yes to Both in Its New Exhibit

Is It Art? Is It a Book? Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Says Yes to Both in Its New Exhibit

Celebrate art made from books at 'Open Sesame! The Magic of Artist's Books Revealed'

IN THE FOLD: A detail from Nebraska artist Karen Kunc’s 2016 accordion-style handmade paper book, LandEscape, part of the exhibit at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art

Jimi Hendrix Exhibit Reveals Early Sparks of Creativity

Jimi Hendrix Exhibit Reveals Early Sparks of Creativity

His early drawings reveal a bent toward psychedelia (and a love for Husky football)

Young Jimmy Hendrix with his father, James “Al” Hendrix, in Seattle circa 1945

UW's Jacob Lawrence Gallery Rings in 25 Years

UW’s Jacob Lawrence Gallery Rings in 25 Years

The party promises a headlining performance by local soul rapper SassyBlack and the unveiling of volume 3 of 'Monday,' the gallery’s new journal of contemporary arts criticism

This article appears in print in the February 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. The University of Washington School of Art’s gallery honors its namesake 25 years to the day after it was christened for the Seattle artist (1917–2000) and UW faculty member whose bold, colorful work draws on the mythology and history of the African-American experience. The party…

Modernist Cusine's New Gallery Gives Us Food for Thought

Modernist Cusine’s New Gallery Gives Us Food for Thought

The new gallery shows off the otherworldly food photography of Nathan Myhrvold

SECRET SAUCE: Nathan Myhrvold at the gallery with his deconstructed cheeseburger image titled “The All-American”

Modernist Cuisine’s Gallery Shows a Different Side of Food 美食广场:现代主义烹饪画廊展现别样美食

Modernist Cuisine’s Gallery Shows a Different Side of Food 美食广场:现代主义烹饪画廊展现别样美食

新“现代主义烹饪”(Modernist Cuisine) 画廊高调展示Nathan Myhrvold空灵超然的美食摄影 The new Modernist Cuisine gallery shows off the otherworldly food photography of Nathan Myhrvold

科学及美食天才Nathan Myhrvold意在通过“现代美食主义”画廊向人们以不同的角度和层面展现食物,如他身后这幅名为“典型美国”的分层后的汉堡包

A Seattle Indie Rocker Goes Solo at Bellevue Art Museum

A Seattle Indie Rocker Goes Solo at Bellevue Art Museum

An indie music veteran constructs his sonic vision in 3-D

FLAMINGO FRETBOARD: Clyde Petersen’s 2018 cardboard, paper and ink piece, The Flamer

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