Excerpt: “Lauren Iida’s love affair with Cambodia began by accident. In 2008, the Japanese American artist was on her way to Bangkok when political unrest rerouted her flight to Phnom Penh. She immediately felt at home. Soon she began dividing her time between her hometown, Seattle, and various parts of the country — drawn in part, she…
Lauren Iida discusses her art practice and Open Studio Cambodia, the artist collective she founded in 2018, with the Phnom Penh Post. Iida says that she really loves using hand-cut paper as her primary medium because the materials are not complicated or expensive and though it can be time consuming the process itself and the…
With fellow IDEAL PDX artists, William Hernandez creates a mural reflecting on the legacy of Mexican Modernism for the Portland Art Museum’s exhibition Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism.
Thank you to writer Kiyomi Kishaba for a thoughtful review of Lauren Iida’s solo show, Citizen’s Indefinite Leave, in the Feb 2022 issue of the International Examiner. Read the full article here! “Iida’s main art form is hand-cut paper. Her previous piece Memory Net is a 30-foot long paper intricately cut to resemble a fish net that…
Thanks Seattle Met for this timely preview of Jeremy Bell’s solo exhibition! Check it out to read Bell’s thoughts on his mixed-media painting, Tick Tock.
When gallery artist Lauren Iida’s panel in the temporary art mural at Sound Transit’s Federal Way Extension Link was vandalized, she boldly confronted the racist act with the healing power of art.
Thank you to The Stranger art critics for highlighting our dual exhibitions, “Due Belle Voci” by Deborah Kapoor and “32 Aspects of Daily Life” as part of the Seattle Deconstructed Art ! Check out their guide to the Seattle Deconstructed Art Fair.
Check out the wonderful exhibition review by Lisa Edge for Real Change News covering the Bloodlines show and in-depth interviews with Samina Islam (featured on the cover), Steve Johnson and Raychelle Duazo. “Bloodlines” is a chorus of diverse voices playing off one another in perfect harmony. The artists are exploring familial ties, whether there’s…
Humaira Abid is known for her bold, symbolically rich and precisely realized wood sculptures and miniature paintings. Her work demonstrates a fearless approach to tackling cultural norms, gender roles and relationships, often with an ironic edge. Personal life becomes a metaphor for current events and everyday objects resonate with meanings of love, loss and resistance….
The International Examiner Roxanne Ray, March 4, 2016 After celebrating its 20th anniversary last year, ArtXchange Gallery continues its active schedule of six to eight exhibitions per year of artists’ work from around the world, plus numerous special events including workshops, networking events, and poetry readings. Founder Cora Edmonds created ArtXchange Gallery in Seattle after…
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