Read My Pins & Other Artistic Expressions

5/9/2015

"Liberty" by Gijs Bakker. Photo from BAM website.

The Bellevue Art Museum (BAM) is hosting five concurrent exhibits running for the next one to three months.

Read My Pins pays homage to former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s predilection for political statements through her pins.

Her collection of over 200 pins span from the early 1900s to the present day. Examples include the face of the Statue of Liberty with clock eyes where both the wearer and viewer get their own perspective of time (my favorite); bejeweled bees, spiders, and butterflies; shoulder mounted zebras (worn when meeting with Nelson Mandela); a clay heart made by one of her daughters as a child (her favorite); and many others. (Closes June 7, 2015)

"The Apartment" by Gina Zetts. Photo from the BAM website.

Emerge/Evolve 2014 highlights the works of artists associated with the Bullseye Glass Company (located in Portland, Oregon). Show-cased art includes delicate glass hanging like a lace curtain; an empty chair faces a window in a glass double-façade, miniature vignette; thin, black glass spreads infinitely across a wall creating beautiful, organic patterns; and flowers emerge from fused glass bits. (Closes June 14, 2015)

"Tumblers" by Joel Sayre. Photo from BAM website.

The New Frontier presents work by designer-makers from the Pacific Northwest. It’s an eclectic mix that includes large rocks fashioned from salvaged wood (my favorite); furniture; a large woven rug; eclectic lamps; and a high-end dog house that offers beauty, but no weather-protection. (Closes August 16, 2015)

"Puzzle Guts" by Jana Brevick. Photo from BAM website.

In the exhibition titled, Infinity Fits in My Hand, Jana Brevick’s galactic-inspired jewelry and fully-jointed, robotic pieces mix humor with a high level of metal craftsmanship. (Closes August 16, 2015)

And as a last treat, the Northwest Collage Society's Spring 2015 show, Adornment, is featured until June 28, 2015.

Don’t wait. Take a trip to the BAM and enjoy these fascinating exhibits today!

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Author and artist, Kathryn V. White's most recent book, Rumble Tumble Joy: A Journey for Healing, Inspiration, and Wholeness, is a finalist in the 2014 Wishing Shelf Book Awards. Find out more at: www.kathrynVwhite.com

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Kathryn V. White is an author and artist who dreams of rousingly playing a djembe in a drum circle.

Two of my books are finalists in the 2014 Wishing Shelf Book Awards! Click on the below book covers to learn more.

Rumble Tumble Joy book reviews: San Francisco Book Review (4 star) & Story Circle Book Reviews (4 star).

2020 Juried Exhibit at the Washington State History Museum

Kathryn's collage, "Resonating Truth" has been juried into a show at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma, Washington. The exhibit runs from April 9 to August 20, 2020.

2019 - 2020 Juried Traveling Art Exhibit in Virginia

Kathryn's papercutting plus collage "Summer Interlude" has been juried into a traveling show. The exhibit runs September 9, 2019 to December 8, 2019 at Gallery 3700 in Arlington, Virginia and from December 17, 2019 to February 18, 2020 at Westover Library in Arlington, Virginia.

2019 Juried Exhibit at the Washington State Convention Center

Kathryn's large collage "When I'm Gone, Who Will Remember Me?" has been juried into a show at the Washington State Convention Center's Phyllis Lamphere Gallery. The exhibit runs January 12, 2019 to March 31, 2019.

Poetry On Buses
Kathryn's poem, The Sound Soothes, was selected for the 2017 Poetry on Buses: Your Body of Water Program and is a part of the online collection! Click here to read it!

2018 Juried Exhibit at the Rosehill Community Center

*Three of Kathryn's collages have been juried into an exhibit at the Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo, WA from April 3 through June 24, 2018. "Phoenix" won the Northwest Collage Society's prestigious Eleanor Wolters Smith Memorial Award.

2017 SOLO SHOW at the University Business Center

*20 of Kathryn's artworks were on exhibit in a solo show from October 16 through December 7, 2017 at the University Business Center's Gallery 4500 in Seattle's U-District.

2017 Juried Exhibit at Seattle City Hall
Kathryn's collage, "Welcome to My Universe" was juried into the exhibit, "Hot Town: Summer in the City" at the Seattle City Hall in downtown Seattle that ran from July 7 through August 30, 2017.

2017 Juried Exhibit at Seattle University
Kathryn had a large collage, "Broadway at Times Square" juried into the 2017 Search for Meaning Art Exhibition (part of the Search for Meaning Book Festival) from February 16 to 25, 2017 at Seattle University's Vachon Gallery.

2017 Juried Exhibit at Cascadia Art Museum
Kathryn had a collage, "Indra's Net" juried into the exhibit, "Collaged Impressions of the Northwest Social Realism and the American Scene 1930 to 1950" that ran January 19 to March 26, 2017 at the Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds, WA.

2017 Exhibit at Dreamclinic
Kathryn had 10 artworks exhibited from January through April 12, 2017 at Dreamclinic in Seattle's Roosevelt neighborhood.

BUY ART:
Kathryn's art is available as fine art prints. Click here to find out more.

Kathryn’s quotes

"You have everything when you embrace the full circle of life."— Kathryn V. White

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