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
