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Francine Seders, Accidental Art Dealer

Francine Seders showed some of the region’s premier artists at her Greenwood Avenue art gallery. In December 2013, after 47 years, she closed its doors, leaving an indelible mark on Northwest art history.

07/01/2014 By Sheila Farr

Memorial

Remembering Photographer Johsel Namkung (1919-2013)

The Northwest's preeminent landscape photographer died earlier this week.

07/26/2013 By Sheila Farr

Art Review

SuttonBeresCuller: Three Way

The trio of installation artists earns its keep at Greg Kucera Gallery.

07/24/2013 By Sheila Farr

Art Review

The Ghost of Architecture

Henry Art Gallery shows off gifts to the collection, including a piece worth 30 minutes of your time.

07/17/2013 By Sheila Farr

Art Review

The Wit and Wisdom of Artist Patti Warashina

Bellevue Arts Museum honors the 50-year career of the masterful (and wickedly funny) Northwest ceramicist.

07/11/2013 By Sheila Farr

Art Review

'Japanese Fashion Has Always Been Far Out'

Seattle Asian Art Museum's show of early Japanese art gives context to the couture of SAM’s Future Beauty exhibit.

06/25/2013 By Sheila Farr

Art Review

Enter the Woodman: The Frye Recaps the Career of Eco-Artist Buster Simpson

From 1970s ad-hoc street performances to environmentally friendly public art.

06/18/2013 By Sheila Farr

Art Review

“If You Could Diagram Dreams, They Would Look Like This”

Master draftsman Fred Birchman shows fanciful new drawings and sculpture at Francine Seders Gallery.

06/11/2013 By Sheila Farr

Art Walk

Art After-Hours: Where to Go This First Thursday

Museums are free, galleries stay open late. So many choices...

06/06/2013 By Sheila Farr

Art Review

The Yin and Yang of Twenty-First Century Masters

Sherry Markovitz’s girls and dolls and Mark Calderon’s sculptures of loss and void share the light at Greg Kucera.

05/28/2013 By Sheila Farr

Dance Review

Men on Pointe: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Tackles the Classics

The all-male troupe dazzles with its technique and affectionate insider jabs at ballet.

05/17/2013 By Sheila Farr

Art Review

John Grade’s Wood Sculptures Restore Life to Ghosts of Ships

See his latest work, After the Wawona, at Davidson Galleries.

05/15/2013 By Sheila Farr

Art Review

Of Trucks and Tranquility: The Paintings of Paul Havas

Woodside/Braseth Gallery honors the late Northwest landscape artist with a show of recent work.

05/07/2013 By Sheila Farr

Art Walk

Art After-Hours: Where to Go This First Thursday

Museums are free, galleries stay open late. So...many...choices.

05/02/2013 By Sheila Farr

Art Review

A Knockout Tribute to Alden Mason at Wright Exhibition Space

New exhibit Alden Mason: In Memoriam 1919-2013 hits the high points of the artist’s work from 1970 on.

04/30/2013 By Sheila Farr

Classical Review

The Sounds of Spring: 'Apollo e Dafne'

Pacific MusicWorks reinvigorates Handel's 18th-century cantata.

04/10/2013 By Sheila Farr

Art Walk

Art After-Hours: Where to Go This First Thursday

Museums are free, galleries stay open late. So...many...choices.

04/04/2013 By Sheila Farr

Exhibit Review

The Dirty Truth About Plastic

Don't we recycle? The Burke Museum's new exhibit Plastics Unwrapped uses "statistical sculptures" to help us face facts.

03/26/2013 By Sheila Farr

Post

Meet Catharina Manchanda, SAM’s Modern Art Curator

The native German brings a good eye and smart ideas to the city’s biggest museum.

03/20/2013 By Sheila Farr

Art Review

The Vogel Collection at Seattle Art Museum: “We Were Obsessed”

A New York postal worker and a librarian spent much of their income on the 20th-century’s most challenging art—50 works now belong to SAM.

03/19/2013 By Sheila Farr