Handwork 2026 - Postmark Center for the Arts

 

'Tafoni' Painted Papers, Fiber Mesh & Acrylic

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. 

Learn more HERE

TREE: Breath of Humanity - Verum Ultimum

'Roots Unbound' 

Crocheted Fiber, Painted & Coated with Acrylic, Stainless Steel Armature

TREE: Breath of Humanity

Verum proudly presents the 2nd edition of "TREE: Breath of Humanity," and it's a massive exhibition with 88 original works spanning 4 rooms and 2 galleries to create a forest of appreciation.

It's a virtual grove of gratitude for the icon the TREE!

We are inextricably bound to trees.  We share this sky, this earth, and we share the need for clean soil and water.  Trees ARE the clean air we breathe! It's hard to fathom, but in the U.S. alone, trees remove 17.4 million tons of pollutants annually, and trees within city environments remove approximately 711,000 metric tons of air pollution each year. Protecting our forests is essential for a sustainable future. The tree is a symbol of our humanity.  Flourishing forests signal that we are doing well, while woodlands in peril sound an alarm.  

This exhibition conveys a deeply rooted connection to trees and nature.  It is TREE as a symbol of life itself. 

The selected works express a materiality that echoes the woods with a vast array of media including textile, water media, oil, encaustic, porcelain, wood, branches, etching, ceramic, photography, and more!

View more art HERE

View the Virtual (2 room) Gallery HERE

View the Virtual (long) Gallery HERE

Check out the Catalog HERE

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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Pacific Northwest Perspectives

 

Thank you Lynnwood Event Center for hosting us!

'Pacific Northwest Perspectives', Northwest Designer Craftartists - NWDC.

'Blossom', 'Entangled' & 'Entwined' are included in this exhibition. Opening July 7, runs through Dec 12, 2025.

'Blossom', Painted Papers, Acrylic, Crocheted Stainless Steel Wire

'Entangled', Crocheted Fiber, Acrylic, Stainless Steel Wire Armature

'Entwined', Crocheted Fiber, Acrylic, Stainless Steel Wire Armature

Kent Summer Art Exhibit

'Shadows & Reflections', Acrylic on Wood 

Thank Kent Arts Commission!

Exhibit runs June 4 - August 21 at the Centennial Center Gallery (400 W Gowe St Kent, WA ). Gallery is open Monday-Friday from 8am to 5pm 

'Opening', Acrylic on Wood 

 

'Harmony' & 'Kelp', Acrylic on Wood 

'Parallels', Acrylic on Wood 

Exhibiting artists: John Armstrong ▪ Susan Boye ▪ Julia Brodsky ▪ Charde Brown ▪ Kay Burnett ▪ Carol Colin ▪ Jo Cosme ▪ Barbara De Pirro ▪ Devon Dille ▪ Liz Ewings ▪ Kurt Erickson ▪ Andrew Feuk ▪ Tom Fletcher ▪ Mohamed Gabriel ▪ Miwa Gardner ▪ Nikki Jobbora-Barber ▪ Laurie Kallsen-George ▪ Sonya Lang ▪ Cindy Lieberman ▪ Anna Macrae ▪ Aaron Mann ▪ Angela Marvel ▪ Gabriela Nirino ▪ Kelly Haejung Paik ▪ Dmitrii Patapov ▪ Chad Pilkington ▪ Brett Polonsky ▪ Johanna Porter ▪ Debbie Ranniger ▪ Umesh Shebe ▪ Shyun Song ▪ Annette Stiers Jones ▪ Laura Wallace ▪ Suze Woolf ▪ Chandra Wu

Jurors: Kyler Pahang, Anna Mia Davidson

Sponsor: Kent Arts Commission