March 7 – April 20, 2024 Joan Wortis’ creative journey has been shaped by a lifetime of global exploration and an enduring fascination with how line, shape, and form become imbued with meaning. Found Forms presents works created over the course of more than three decades with monotype collages on panel and Plexiglas alongside elegantly…
Please join us at the gallery on Saturday, November 14th, from 12-4pm for an open house with artist Joan Wortis to experience her new solo exhibition, Luminous Rhythms. Capacity will be limited to no more than 6 guests at one time; if you’d like to ensure a specific time for you visit, please contact us…
In Luminous Rhythms, opening November 5, 2020 at ArtXchange Gallery, Vashon Island-based print artist Joan Wortis combines line, light, and visual rhythm to create ethereal monotype collages. Wortis guides delicate sheets of translucent paper through her printing press with a variety of experimental materials and inks, creating unique textures and linear surfaces. She then layers…
As part of our Season Partnership with Seattle Public Theater, ArtXchange Gallery presents a mini-exhibition in their lobby curated especially for SPT’s new production of “The Liar.” Featuring works by Chin Yuen, Joan Wortis and Lauren Iida, this exhibition adds a colorful 60s vibe for this fantastic production of David Ives’ play.
The first thing that often strikes viewers of artwork by Joan Wortis is her impeccable sense of compositional balance, as well as her unusual and striking color choices. It is no surprise to learn that her extensive creative background includes time spent as a dancer and choreographer, as well as professional work as a designer…
Joan Wortis’s folded fabric piece, Coiling and Spinning, featured in the recent issue of Luxe magazine!
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