What is The Dreaming
The Dreaming, or ‘Tjukurrpa’, also means to ‘see and understand the law’ as it is translated from the Arrernte language (Frank Gillen with Baldwin Spencer, translating an Arrernte word Altyerrenge). Dreaming stories pass on important knowledge, cultural values and belief systems to later generations. Through song, dance, painting and storytelling which express the dreaming stories,…
Stacked Tetradecagons by June Sekiguchi
Stacked Tetradecagons (14 sided polyhedrons) were made in honor of Sekiguchi’s father, a mathematician who favored geometry as the most elegant form of math. In the original installation after her father passed, she made 12 sets of the tetradecagons for a total of 168 panels, an auspicious number in Chinese numerology. Each set had a…
Beryl Nangala Collins
Born in 1960, Beryl Collins is an Anmatyerre speaker. Her traditional homeland is Ngarliyikirlangu and Yuelamu. Her finely detailed dot paintings represent her memories and heritage, particularly the Women, Emu and Honey Ant Dreamings.
Winged Mandala by June Sekiguchi
Winged Mandala (2012) 46” x 46” Enamel on scroll cut wood $1200 It is a long tradition in Japan to identify clans by their family crests (mon in Japanese). Sekiguchi’s family crest is crossed hawk feathers. She has taken the feather, expanded the representation to the whole wing, and manipulated their configuration into a radiating…
Elaine Hanowell creates new commission for the Dahlia Lounge
Seattle’s celebrated restaurant, the Dahlia Lounge, kicked off their anniversary in 2016 with a revamped interior featuring ten brand new lighted fish by ArtXchange Gallery artist Elaine Hanowell. Elaine Hanowell’s fish have been a signature part of the popular restaurant since 1989, when restaurateur Tom Douglas commissioned Hanowell to create a series of custom fish…
Showing in May at ArtXchange Gallery
North Gallery Featured Artist: Lauren Iida Opening Reception: First Thursday, April 7, 5-8pm Artist will be in attendance Life with Dogface features new works created in Cambodia and Seattle by local artist Lauren Iida, a Seattle-based cut paper artist and Cornish College of the Arts graduate (’14). Iida teaches her paper cut-away techniques to homeless…
Also Showing in April
North Gallery Featured Artist: Lauren Iida Opening Reception: First Thursday, April 7, 5-8pm Artist will be in attendance Life with Dogface features new works created in Cambodia and Seattle by local artist Lauren Iida, a Seattle-based cut paper artist and Cornish College of the Arts graduate (’14). Iida teaches her paper cut-away techniques to homeless…
Beauty in the Decay : Alan Lau solo exhibition at ArtXchange Gallery
The International Examiner March 2, 2016 Opening First Thursday, March 3, ArtXchange Gallery welcomes esteemed artist Alan Lau to the gallery roster with his latest solo exhibition, Beauty in the Decay. Supported in part by a $25,000 grant from the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, Alan Lau’s new series of paintings reveal a mature artist,…
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