Seattle Met Recommends ART@SDC Holiday Small Works Sale

Article by Amanda Zurita of Seattle Met Magazine

Find sentimental, stocking-sized gifts for nearly anyone on your list at Seattle Design Center's holiday art sale. 

   

Nichole DeMent, “Ride”, 2012, Mixed media encaustic on board, 10” x 10” x 1”, $145

Nichole DeMent, “Poppy”, 2012, Mixed media encaustic on board, 10” x 10” x 1”, $145

WHAT: A thoughtfully selected, locally made work of art is sort of a win-win for nearly anyone on your list: You support the city's art community while showering a special someone with a sentimental gift that will last longer than that pair of leather gloves they're bound to lose.

Danielle Dean Palmer, “Starlings II”, Ed. 3 of 5, Photography, encaustic + oil, 10.5” x 7” x 1", $350

Timothy Cross, “Landscape 4”, Ink on archival paper, $200 (framed)

Seattle Design Center's small works sale features stocking-sized pieces in a variety of mediums. The event includes over 300 works from local artists represented by Bilinear Art Consulting, the Center on Contemporary Art, the Community Artists Program at Meyer Wells, the Eastside Association of Fine Arts, Gallery Context, and William and Wayne.

   

Nate Gowdy, “Dykes on Bikes”, 2011, Photograph on paper, 8" x 10", $100 (matted)

Karen Ready, “Burlesco Divino”, 2012, Inkjet print on archival paper, 10” x 14”, $100

All artwork was specially curated to fit the event's giftable and affordable theme, and the variety of art ensures you'll find something for anyone—like burlesque dancers for your cheeky roommate or a poppy painting for your gardening grandmother.

Check out our slide show to get a sneak peek of the pieces.

WHEN: December 10 through 14 from 9 to 5 each day.

Nichole DeMent | Seattle

Now on Show at Bilinear Art Gallery
Seattle Design Center, Plaza Suite 260

Nichole DeMent, "i am sky", Mixed media encaustic on paper, 62”x45” [Sold]

Nichole DeMent, "Bird Moon", Mixed media encaustic on paper, 62”x45” [Sold]

 Nichole DeMent, "Protection", Mixed media encaustic on paper, 70”x57”

[Artist Statement] Oracle Series: My work is a creative exploration of human story and myth. Longstanding interest and study of the global allegories from prehistoric times to contemporary era inform the figurative work I create in the studio using everyday people as models. Conceptually, I am interested in (re)presenting what is below the surface to challenge belief systems or the structures created in society. What does a hero look like? Who are our contemporary villains? This exposition ultimately creates work that is concurrently intimate and destructive, and potentially antagonistic.

My process begins with an inkjet print on Japanese rice paper that is then fused with encaustic, or beeswax, and further transformed with paint, collaged materials, and anything else I may be inspired to use. With a natural affinity for texture, I take pleasure in affecting the surface of my work to create a visceral topography. By taking risks with paint, wax and other media I endeavor to allow my creative subconscious the freedom to play, dream and inevitably teach me about my own human story.

Nichole DeMent, "Metamorphosis", Mixed media encaustic on board, 36”x12”

Nichole DeMent, "Dervish", Mixed media encaustic on paper [Sold]

[Artist Biography]  Nichole DeMent is a mixed media encaustic artist, curator and professional advisor to artists through her position at Artist Trust in Seattle, Washington.  For the past decade, she has curated hundreds of exhibits as past co-owner of Rock|DeMent visual art space in Pioneer Square, gallery director at non-profit and commercial Seattle galleries, and has taught fine art with a photographic focus at Pacific Lutheran University and Photographic Center Northwest. Her personal artwork in photographic mediums and avant-garde mixed media encaustic has been awarded, positively reviewed, and can be found in numerous collections including the Swedish Medical Center Art Collection.  Her artwork is represented at various fine art venues in the region and online at nicholedement.com.

ART@SDC Holiday Small Works Sale

DECEMBER 10th-14th, 9am-5pm at Seattle Design Center 

Showcasing small and miniature works by artists shown at ART@SDC galleries for holiday gifts. Specially curated gift oriented pieces at affordable prices.

Participating galleries include:

• Bilinear Art Consulting
• CoCA: Center on Contemporary Art
• Community Artists Program at Meyer Wells
• EAFA: Eastside Association of Fine Arts
• Gallery Context
• William and Wayne

The Seattle Times: Seattle Design Center Galleries Band Together

Visitors to Seattle Design Center in Georgetown may have noticed that quite a few art galleries have popped up there alongside SDC's showrooms. Now 12 of them -- including Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA), Seward Park Clay Studio and Canlis Glass Gallery -- have banded together as ART@SDC, with Krista Kelly, of Bilinear Art Consulting, as their newly appointed director. With 40,000 square feet of art-gallery space, ART@SDC offers plenty of variety, featuring some choice and adventurous fare. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 5701 6th Ave. S.

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Krista Kelly Appointed Director of ART@SDC

Krista Kelly has recently been appointed Director of ART@SDC. Krista has played an integral role in the formation of the committee, which consists of twelve art galleries at the Seattle Design Center. 

In 1973, the Benaroya’s founded Seattle Design Center as a creative epicenter to serve the needs of interior designers and architects. The design center now has 40,000 square feet dedicated to art gallery space. Krista has led the members of ART@SDC in developing a cohesive identity and a presence as art galleries beyond the Design Center by including the greater Seattle community in monthly events, shows, lectures and classes. In addition, ART@SDC participates in art based events hosted by the Design Center.

Krista Kelly was born in Redmond, Washington. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2003 from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and has since worked as an art consultant, an applied arts designer, and has taught at the Pratt Fine Arts Center. Krista founded Bilinear Art Consulting in 2006, which offers client-orientated art consultation for private and public spaces. Bilinear is one of the twelve galleries that makes up ART@SDC.

Danielle Dean Palmer | Friday Harbor, WA

Now on Show at Bilinear Art Gallery
Seattle Design Center, Plaza Suite 260

Danielle Dean Palmer, Seas, 2004, Hand Printed Photograph on Archival Paper, 11" x 14" Each, Edition 2 of 5  (framed)

Danielle Dean Palmer, Seas (Untitled 8), Silver Gelatin Print on Archival Paper, 26" x 38"

Danielle Dean Palmer, Seas, 2004, Dimensions and Materials Variable

Danielle Dean Palmer, Seas (Untitled 5), Silver Gelatin Print on Archival Paper, 26" x 38"

Danielle Dean Palmer Seas at Columbia Tower Club

Danielle Dean Palmer, Seas (Untitled 4), Silver Gelatin Print on Archival Paper, 26" x 38"

All Work Available with Aluminum Mounting 

Danielle Dean Palmer, Apple Blossoms (From Tree Series), 2007, Archival Pigment Print Photograph Mounted on Aluminum

Danielle Dean Palmer, Untitled 4 (From Tree Series), Archival Pigment Print Mounted on Aluminum, 27" x 40", Edition 2 of 5

Danielle Dean Palmer, Tree Series, Hand Printed Photograph on Archival Paper, 11" x 14" (Larger Custom Sizes and Aluminum Mounting Available)

[Statement] Danielle Dean Palmer’s work depicts a world between times. She uses a blend of old and new image making techniques to reveal a primal and personal vision of nature in its most elemental form. Her elegant compositions are evocative of specimens collected from a memory of encounter, an experience of something eternal and inextricably of us. They are works of discovery unveiled with a subtle lens.

(left) Danielle Dean Palmer, Starlings II, Photography, Paint and Encaustic, 7" x 10.5"
(right) Danielle Dean Palmer, Starlings III, Photography, Paint and Encaustic, 15" x 8"

(left) Danielle Dean Palmer, May 4, Photography, Paint and Encaustic, 4" x 4"
(right) Danielle Dean Palmer, May 3, Photography, Paint and Encaustic, 4" x 4"

(left) Danielle Dean Palmer, Untitled (Sunrise II), Photography, Paint and Encaustic, 4" x 4"
(right) Danielle Dean Palmer, Untitled (Sunrise), Photography, Paint and Encaustic, 4" x 4"

[Biography] Danielle Dean Palmer’s work is included in several private collections and has been exhibited throughout the West Coast. She lives and works on San Juan Island with her husband, sculptor Matthew Gray Palmer. Her natural, local surroundings often serve as inspiration for her work. Palmer has won many West Coast photography awards including Los Angeles.

Jen Minnich | Seattle

Now on Show at Bilinear Art Gallery

Seattle Design Center, Plaza Suite 260

 Jen Minnich, Flowering Tree, Photograph on Paper, Image 14" x 14" (framed)

 Jen Minnich, Cherry Blossoms, Photograph on Paper, Image 14" x 14" (framed)

[Statement] I fell in love with photography at a young age, readily embracing the serenity and calm I felt with a camera in hand. My subjects are rewarding and a constant source of inspiration. With so much to experience and observe, I am grateful for the beauty around me and the chance to share my view with others. As I travel, locally or abroad, I find inspiration in the smallest details and in the most striking landscapes. I am always ready and excited to capture moments full of energy and a sense of place.

Timothy Cross | New Works

Now on Show at Bilinear Art Gallery
Seattle Design Center, Plaza Suite 260

Timothy Cross, "Roses", 34"x 42", ink, oil and acrylic on UV print on canvas, 2011 [Sold]

[About] "Roses" is a series made from a photograph of Timothy Cross' mother's garden at night.  
Timothy Cross paints, sands down, and burns the UV photos on canvas. Each piece is different. The concept is about memories and their transitory states. Each is a little different. Tim Cross prefers to have them acquired in multiples. He sees a diptych as "Siamese twins".

 

Timothy Cross, "Roses", 17" x 13", ink, oil and acrylic on UV print on paper, 2011 (Framed) [Sold]

[Statement] I began making music in my teens and soon changed to the plastic arts, working in printmaking, clay, found objects and painting simultaneously. Since then I’ve explored many media and have discovered that drawing is at the center of a kind of expansive practice that I currently enjoy. I have a strong connection to the Northwest and feel that my work is heavily inspired by the culture and landscapes surrounding Seattle.

[Biography] Timothy Cross was born and raised in Seattle and Edmonds. He received his B.A. from The Evergreen State College in 1995, and MFA from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago in 2003. Cross has been published in New American Paintings twice.  He has exhibited at Tacoma Art Museum, Seattle Art Museum Gallery, and Sea-Tac Airport. His work has been acquired in private collections, as well as the King County and City of Seattle Portable Works Collection.

Nate Gowdy | Seattle

Now on Show at Bilinear Art Gallery
Seattle Design Center, Plaza Suite 260

Nate Gowdy, "Dykes on Bikes", Photograph, Sizes and materials variable

Nate Gowdy, "Guy Labrecque", Photograph, Sizes and materials variable, Edition of 30

Nate Gowdy, "Elderly Drag Queen", Photograph, Sizes and materials variable

 

Nate Gowdy, "Around the Fountain", Photograph, Sizes and materials variable

Nate Gowdy, "Freedom Fantasia", Photograph, Sizes and materials variable

[Biography] Nate Gowdy was born in Elkhart, Indiana. He has a bachelors degree in journalism and history from Indiana University and pursuing his BFA at Art Institute of Seattle.  He has photographed over 400 events in Greater Seattle's LGBTQ community as staff photographer for Seattle Gay News. Nate Gowdy has won many national awards and published in numerous local magazines and newspapers.

à la cARTe: ART@SDC Event

"à la cARTe" ART@SDC Event Including: Bilinear Art Consulting • Canlis Glass Gallery • Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA) • Columbia City Gallery • Community Artists Program at Meyer Wells • Eastside Association of Fine Arts (EAFA) • Gallery Context • Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters (PSGNWP) • Seward Park Clay Studio • William & Wayne 

©Void Asunder  

Bilinear Art House MC Areola Borealis opens the show

 ©Void Asunder 

Danny Mangold puts his art in motion with his working guitar and mixed media piece entitled, "Jesus Like Clockwork." Danny Mangold has made, modified, and repaired guitars for Rolling Stones, Nirvana, Tom Petty, Prince, Eric Clapton, and Drew Barrymore to name a few.

 Singer Shandon Hayes with Danny Mangold 

 Contortionist Dancer Galina works the stage with her expressive performance

 ©Void Asunder 

Final performance Bilinear Art House MC Areola Borealis

Martinez & Martinez Wine provided a wine tasting for the event. 

 ©Void Asunder 

Debrianna Maryfeather and Nate Gawdy, Artist currently on show at Bilinear Art Consulting. 

 Eastside Association of Fine Arts (EAFA)

  ©Tina Carter

 Arlon Rosenoff + Dot Bonneau Live Painting the Same Image

 ©Tina Carter

 ©Tina Carter