Origins: Northwest Abstract Art
"Origins" offers an insightful multi-tier recitation of 20th Century abstraction thanks to curator David Martin. more...

A Story about a Poet and Visual Art
Andy Brumer recounts how Stan Rice and Joseph Slusky made him see that poets are artists and artists are poets. more...

“A Left Coaster Goes Home to Florida”
Richard Speer returned to his native Florida to reconnect with his southern roots and to reexamine who he once was. more...

"For All the World to See"
Decades before “Black Lives Matter,” civil rights leaders employed images and media to drive their cause, as shown by the select more...

Tom Uttech, “Origin”
The recently renamed and reopened Figge Museum features a single, fortuitous painting by spiritual landscapist Tom Uttech. more...

Inflection Point for a Would-be Digital Nomad
Richard Speer reflects on his late partner, artist Dorothy Goode, and unexpected possibilities of life after. more...

Artists of Color Offer Strong Personal Visions
Jody Zellen makes note of the recent increase in exhibitions featuring Black artists in Los Angeles galleries. more...

Uncloseted: Historic Gay artists of Washington State
The book in the wake of the recently closed “The Lavender Palette” uncovers a wealth of valuable new material. more...

My Battle against the ‘P-word’
Most of us have at least one word or phrase that we hate — a word that rankles, that grates in such a way that we cringe. For me, that more...

Grant Wood's Secret
Like the myth of Main Street U.S.A., the closeted Grant Wood hid behind his own myth as an exemplar of traditional agrarian values. more...