After 20 years, ArtXchange Gallery continues global perspective

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…

Papercut and multimedia artist Lauren Iida: ‘Heaven to me is an Exacto knife and a blank piece of paper’

The International Examiner Justine Chan, March 15, 2016 Encountering one of Seattle-based, Japanese American artist Lauren Iida’s paper cut pieces is like emerging from a darkroom into a day blinding bright and stark with outline and shadow. The paper cuts tell stories in singular scenes from a life both familiar and strange: a woman selling…

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,…

Mayumi Tsutakawa: ‘Alan Lau is the behind-the-scenes lifeblood of API arts community in Seattle’

The International Examiner Mayumi Tsutakawa, March 5, 2016 Seattle arts activist and writer Mayumi Tsutakawa has worked on art projects with Alan Lau for many years. In the following letter, she recommended Alan for the Mayor’s Arts Award, which he received in 2014. Mayumi recently left the Washington State Arts Commission as manager of grants…

Louie Gong (Eighth Generation) Launches Line of Native-Designed Wool Blankets

Richard Walker 9/23/15 SEATTLE – Nooksack visionary Louie Gong wants to change not just how people see Native art, but how people see Native artists. The most common business model is this: Art dealer acquires artwork from the artist outright or on consignment. Art dealer markets the artwork and sells it for a profit. And…

Jonathan Wakuda Fischer to work on Hirabayashi Place project

ArtXchange artist Jonathan Wakuda Fischer will creating a series of outdoor panels for Hirabayahi Place, a building honoring civil rights activist Gordon Hirabayashi and the Japanese Americans struggles for justice. More information can be found on their website here, or in Alan Lau’s article for the International Examiner here.