Handwork 2026 - Postmark Center for the Arts

 Handwork 2026 | Northwest Designer Craftartists

Postmark Center for the Arts

20 Auburn Avenue, Auburn, WA

July 11 – October 10, 2026

NWDC will contribute to Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026, a nationwide Semiquincentennial initiative honoring the enduring value of the handmade in both history and contemporary life. NWDC’s exhibitions will showcase the creativity of Northwest artists working in clay, wood, glass, metal, fiber, and mixed media. 

About our Juror: Barbara Matilsky (Honorary NWDC Member) was curator at the Whatcom Museum in Bellingham from 2009-2018 where she organized the international traveling exhibition Vanishing Ice: Alpine and Polar Landscapes in Art 1775-2012. For the past three years, she has been curating the Women Rising art exhibition in conjunction with the Cascadia International Women’s Film Festival. 

Tafoni 

Painted Papers, Fiber Mesh & Acrylic

Articulated Layers

Fiber, Acrylic, Glass Beads, Stainless Steel Armature

Swirl

Acrylic, Fiber, Stainless Steel Armature

Love Letters to Planet Earth - Gallery B612 / Seattle

 Love Letters to Planet Earth

March 5 - April 29, 2026

Gallery B612 | Pioneer Square

520 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104

"You're invited to experience the unique perspectives of twenty-five artists as they share their love of our planet. Celebrate, investigate, and reimagine the natural world in Love Letters to Planet Earth.  This collection presents a series of metaphorical “love letters” to the Earth: visual celebrations shaped by unique perspectives of our shared planet. Vibrant color and rich texture bring to life a thriving natural world and allow us to imagine her potential, while works with layered narratives present windows to what may be lost.  Through a lens of hope, the collection highlights why our planet deserves protecting."

Learn more HERE

Abstract Sanctuary - Verum Ultimum Art Gallery / Portland

 

Abstract Sanctuary

Thank you Verum Ultimum Art Gallery for the insightful perspective 💚💙

"Spaces everywhere need punctuation in the grammar of visuals.  May Barbara De Pirto’s “Corolla” provide the moment, the pause to breathe in the wonder of unfolding. Barbara creates the most organic paper art forms. My art confession today is that this breathtaking beauty is as singular as the first spring bloom after a bleak winter…indeed an early spring-like sanctuary for the gaze!"

View art HERE

View Virtual Gallery Tour HERE

Verum Ultimum Art Gallery 

1513 SE 42nd, Portland, OR 

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