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

 

Collage Monoprint Paintings!

Inspired by the nature that surrounds & nurtures me!
Multiple layers of pattern within transparent pools of acrylic. These small Collage Monoprint Paintings are now in my DePirroStudio Shop,
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DePirroStudio

Support local Artists!

NWDC Currents at Museo Gallery

'Petals' (detail), Painted Papers, Acrylic, Crocheted Stainless Steel Wire

Museo Gallery on Whidbey Island is pleased to host a juried NWDC members exhibition. This show runs concurrently with the Currents 2020 National Craft Exhibition and Symposium at Schack Art Center in Everett, WA. 

Exhibition Dates: March 6-30

Opening reception March 7th 5-7 pm

MUSEO Gallery

215 First Street/PO Box 548

Langley, WA 98260

360.221.7737

www.museogallery.net

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

'Flourish' at Seattle Center

'Flourish' is now installed!!

This is what 3,000+ bottle caps look like. Installed at Seattle Center Poetry Garden through January 2018.

Special thanks to Office of Arts & Culture Seattle and Seattle Center for highlighting & funding this project!


‘Flourish’; thousands of plastic bottle caps reclaimed, drilled then stitched into multi-color eco-banners. Each abstractly representing & celebrating the multicultural mix of people in our community.

Photo Credit: Seattle Center

Photo Credit: Seattle Center

Photo Credit: Seattle Center

'Nests' in Shoreline...

'Nests' a temporary environmental installation within an urban forest in Washington state.

These 30 sculptures are woven out of the invasive ivy that strangles both our urban & rural forests. Each nest has then been harmoniously installed throughout South Woods Park in Shoreline.

Thank you Shoreline Public Art and City of Shoreline Parks & Rec for this opportunity!

A close-up video glimpse of a 'Nest" in motion HERE 

Millay Colony Art Residency

My home, place of exploration, experimentation & creation for an entire month....My deepest gratitude to Artist Trust and Millay Colony!

Image share from my wanderings at Millay Colony in Austerlitz New York, to view more check out my pages on Facebook  and Instagram, enjoy!

Millay Colony Art Residency

My home, place of exploration, experimentation & creation for an entire month....My deepest gratitude to Artist Trust and Millay Colony!

Image share from my wanderings at Millay Colony in Austerlitz New York, to view more check out my pages on Facebook  and Instagram, enjoy!

LODGE(d) 2.0

Originally created as a horizontal installation at the Museum of Northwest Art,  LODGE(d) 2.0 now nestles comfortably in its vertical incarnation at Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park.

Always looking up!

Green Art on Camano Island

Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park
presents: 
"GREEN ART, Trees, Leaves & Roots"

Featured artists in the Main Gallery: Barbara De Pirro (installation, sculptures, paintings, photographs), Kirk McLean (stone sculptures), Patricia Resseguie (fiber) and Susan Cohen Thompson (paintings).

 West Gallery; Mike Adams (ceramics), Aaron Haba (special installation) & Victor Loverro (photographs).

New sculptures in the 10 acre park.

October 11 – November 9
Opening party & potluck; Oct. 11, 5 – 9 PM

Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park
2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island 
360-387-2759
WEBSITE

Ethnobotany

'Spanish Moss: a study'    Barbara De Pirro

SEPT 5 - OCT 12

Seymour Botanical Conservatory

in Wrights Park

316 South G Street

Tacoma, WA

The Seymour Botanical Conservatory at Wright Park is one of Tacoma’s iconic landmarks – and this September it will be the scene of a unique exhibition: “Ethnobotany: An Artists’ Study of Plants”.

Twelve featured artists in the Conservatory will venture into the world of ethnobotany through recycled material, wood, textiles, glass, metal and ceramics. Ethnobotany is the study of the relationships that have existed between primitive cultures and plants across time and throughout the world. The plant kingdom supports human life as a source of food, medicine, textiles, shelter, transportation, currency, and more. It is also a source of inspiration and ritual. In this show, artists explore ethnobotany through works that make often surprising connections between contemporary circumstances, art, botanical life and science.

'Spanish Moss: a study' (detail)   Barbara De Pirro

Artists:

Melissa Balch

Benjamin Cobb

Barbara De Pirro

Shannon Eakins/Marc Dombrosky

Jeremy Gregory

Steve Jensen

Doug Johnston

Christopher Jordan

Lisa Kinoshita

Sabrina Knowles/Jenny Pohlman

Curator: Lisa Kinoshita

Photographer: River Meschi

Music: Alex Tapia

WEBSITE

Artist Bios

ArtOutside Sculpture Invitational

'Hives'  by Barbara De Pirro

'Hives' is a site-specific installation comprised of a series of opulent forms nestled within a grouping of three trees.  As nature creates life cell by cell, so I create these sculptures.  Reclaiming hundreds of plastic bottles, I begin by hand cutting each into individual cellular shapes; stitching them together with staples until a multifaceted organic structure takes shape.

Celebrating 15 years as one of the largest art parks in the Northwest!

Summer Solstice Reception Saturday June 21

Port Angeles Fine Art Center

1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

Port Angeles, WA 98362

WEBSITE

pafac@olypen.com

360-457-3532

Helping as mark this occasion are returning artists:

Alex Anderson

Anna Wiancko Chasman &  Kim Weimer

Barbara De Pirro

Claudia Lorenz

Dani La Blond

David Eisenhour

David Nechak

Deanna Pindell

Gray Lucier

Lanny Bergner

Lin McJunkin
Margie McDonald

'Hives'  by Barbara De Pirro

Camano Island Studio Tour

'Hives'   Barbara De Pirro

Art lives on Camano Island!

If you've been wanting to visit Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park, 

plus.... check out my outdoor installations, ‘Hive & Forest Weavings’, 

the next two weekends are perfect!

Camano Island Studio Tour

#9 on the map

May 9 - 11 & May 17 & 18

10 AM to 5 PM

Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park

Growing on Camano Island

'Hives',  soon to be installed at Matzke Sculpture Park.

Take a walk in the park & look up....

More details posted HERE

also opening this month in the gallery, 'Autumn Winds'.

my sculptural garden...

Flora Plastica   Barbara De Pirro  

....looking up!

Flora Plastica is constructed using over 3,000 reclaimed plastic bags.

Flora Plastica   Barbara De Pirro 

Flora Plastica   Barbara De Pirro 

More from my sculptural garden....

'Burst' (detail)    Barbara De Pirro

'Ripple' (detail)    Barbara De Pirro

'Encircle', 'Burst', 'Ripple' & 'Cascade'   Barbara De Pirro

More details about this exhibit, HERE

Profusion: Fiber Art Now ARTICLE