“Chromosome Painting Edition II 1-X” by Geraldine Ondrizek, dyed silk, photo by Lynette Charters

REVIEW: Tracing Genetic Inheritance at The Evergreen State College

VISUAL ARTS REVIEW by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS Works from three major installations come together in the show Tracing Genetic Inheritance: Recent Work by Geraldine Ondrizek at The Evergreen State College art gallery. This is a highly unusual, beautiful and intelligent exhibition that combines science and art in ways that should open the mind …

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"And They Call This Home" (oil on linen panel), Kathy Gore-Fuss

REVIEW: Kathy Gore-Fuss at Salon Refu

VISUAL ARTS REVIEW by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS The exhibition of drawings and paintings by Kathy Gore Fuss at Salon Refu offers proof positive that practice makes perfect. When she started plein air painting in the dense forests in and around Olympia, then later at the gritty, industrial Port of Olympia, she found her …

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"Tracing Genetic Inheritance," exhibit by Geraldine Ondrizek

Geraldine Ondrizek Visual Art Exhibit

by Christina Butcher for OLY ARTS Geraldine Ondrizek, artist and professor of art in Portland, Oregon, works in the crossroad between visual art, architecture and medical research. Her ongoing exhibit, Tracing Genetic Inheritance, is a synthesis of three of her most-recent collections (Chromosome Painting Edition II 1-X, Shades of White and mtDNA) and addresses issues …

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Julie Creighton, "A Favorite Place"

Oly Artists to Show in Bicoastal Exhibition

by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS Two Olympia-area artists have been chosen to show work in the bicoastal exhibitions Coast to Coast West in Seattle and Coast to Coast East in New York beginning in October and sponsored by The National Association of Women Artists and Women Painters of Washington. These artists are Susan Flora …

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Christine Malek

Gallery Boom Explodes

by Molly Gilmore for OLY ARTS Gallery Boom, opening Oct. 1 in downtown Olympia, has come a long way. Geographically, it’s moved only four miles from its first home in the Fred Meyer parking lot in Tumwater, where it began two years ago as part of the city’s business incubator program. The big change: The …

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Nikki McClure

Nikki McClure Nurtured by Olympia Art Scene

by Ned Hayes for OLY ARTS Once upon a time, Nikki McClure hung out with Olympia’s own “riot grrrls.” She danced on stage at Nirvana’s early performances and labored alongside K Records founder Calvin Johnson on a light table used for music newsletters. Over time, McClure also became a well-regarded papercut artist and began selling …

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From "My Love Hath / Kissed in Fixing," art by Shaw Osha

REVIEW: Shaw Osha’s “My Love Hath / Kissed in Fixing” at Salon Refu

VISUAL ARTS REVIEW by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS Salon Refu owner Susan Christion posted this on Facebook: “I have an art gallery, Salon Refu. This evening we finished installing a quiet, enticing, initially mysterious show of works by Shaw Osha, my friend and an important artist. Sometimes I don’t understand what Shaw is doing …

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Lesa Terry

Terry Twins to Play Salon Refu

by Christian Carvajal for OLY ARTS The Terry Twins, Lesa and Mona, will play music for stringed instruments at Salon Refu. The gallery is displaying landscapes by Olympia-based artist Barlow Palminteri as well as sculptural works in progress by textile artist and sculptor Lucy Gentry. Refreshments will be served, and the twins’ music CDs will …

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Barlow Palminteri

New Paintings by Barlow Palminteri at Salon Refu

by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS EDITOR’S NOTE: This event was cancelled by the venue on Aug. 4. — Olympia painter Barlow Palminteri graces the walls of Salon Refu with a series of paintings of his backyard. “Everything was within 500 feet of the house,” Palminteri says. The gallery will be filled with paintings and …

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“Jungle Crossing” acrylic on wood by Bernie Bleha, 2015. Photo courtesy SPSCC.

SPSCC Readies Juried Exhibition for 2016

Tuesday, July 5 marks the opening of South Puget Sound Community College’s 2016 Juried Exhibition, with opening reception and awards presentation July 7. The Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition is organized by the college’s gallery, located in the Kenneth J Minnaert Center for the Arts. Artists who reside in Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, …

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