From the artist: I kind of broke my brain in 2014 when I did an illustration a day, and subsequently drawing became harder for a while. After a couple of years I got back into illustration again, but this time, because of too much time staring at a screen for my design jobs, I broke my eyes. Working at the art gallery, with all our art supplies, just for kicks I bought a black paper journal and started playing around with colored pencils, which allowed my eyes to relax more, but broke my brain again—this time in a good way; I had to re-think how I approached the drawing process on a fundamental level. This show is a result of all my attempts to rediscover my love of illustration. Vladimir Verano is a designer and illustrator in Seattle and longtime member of Push/Pull! Join us for the Opening Reception of VOIDWORKS on Thursday, March 21st, from 6-9 PM!
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23 artists create original art for Major Arcana Tarot cards for DIVINATION INVASION. Pick up a deck or coloring book, then add your own personality to the cards with markers, coloring pencils, or watercolor!
Featuring artwork from Mx. Morgan (Seattle, WA), Sam Finnegan (Northern Ireland), Gizenth & Juan Y Diego (Colombia), Flora Oakenthorn (Seattle, WA) and MORE. Art used in promo by Maxx FG and will be featured on the backs of cards. The show will run from February 22 through March 21, with opening reception from 6-9 pm on February 22. GIFT OF SURVIVAL features the work of Push/Pull member Mx Morgan Robles and explores urban wildlife and honors their endurance and adaptation in sprawling urban landscapes while reflecting upon one’s unyielding natural spirit in the face of adversity.
The show opens Thursday, January 18th, with a reception from 6-9pm. Come stop by! Come see and celebrate art by Push/Pull members and accomplices past and present! We've been around for TEN YEARS making weird stuff for people to look at, so come look!!
We've shown work by hundreds of independent artists over the years, many local, some not, some formerly local but who've since moved away! COLLECTIVE CONSCIENCE opens this Thursday, December 21, with opening reception from 6-9pm, and brings together a decade of work from artists who've been part of the Push/Pull collective and cooperative in some capacity. Check out the wide breadth of subject matters, mediums, and madness represented in this weird family! 💖 Promo art by Seth Goodkind. In the Witch’s Garden is a year of collected artworks by Flora Oakenthorn.
The show will feature an extensive collection of mixed, multi-media work featuring watercolor, ink, paper sculpture, and embroidery, all inspired by the artist’s garden and walks in nature. Join us for the opening reception on November 16th, from 6-9pm! Pieces will be on display through December 20th. Announcing our October show, Yield, a challenge to human supremacy and a call to embrace nature, featuring the work of RJ Jordan and Maxx Follis-Goodkind.
The opening reception is Thursday, October 19th, from 6-9pm, and the work will be on display through November 15th. Be sure to make plans to come check it out! Curious about art made at Push/Pull’s classes? Students from recent block printing classes and artist members of Push/Pull have carved out a variety of work in this all block-print show!
Come check out the versatility of the medium and the creativity of our students and members! The opening reception is THUSRDAY, September 21st from 6-9pm! Intimidated by block carving? Don't be! Join us for class every Last Friday of the month! Melissa Daye was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, the daughter of two medical professionals, but, while medicine remained an influence, her love for drawing and painting led her to art. The digital heavy curriculum in college was unappealing however, and when she found the more tactile experience of tattooing, she never looked back. “Inner-Sections” explores her dual interests of visual expression and anatomy. I never really had much interest in working in actual medicine, but I was sort of intrigued by the clinical nature of the imagery and working with bodies. The detachment of medical illustration from its subject can sometimes leave you feeling almost as if you're looking at an alien. Reconciling that strange interiority, especially with your conscious awareness of self, is fascinating, and sometimes frightening to me. In 2018 Melissa moved with her family and a menagerie of pets to Seattle, where she continues tattooing at True Love Tattoo on Capitol Hill.
"Inner-Sections" opens August 17th, with a reception from 6-9pm. Pieces will be on display through September 20th. Opening this Thursday, July 20th, alongside The Mind of Plants!
Native Moths of Seattle is an exhibition of scientific illustrations by Francesca Udeschini featuring ten of the Seattle area’s most dazzling moth species. All the moths represented in this series of illustrations are native to the Pacific Northwest and have been frequently documented in the Seattle area. Despite their beauty and the frequency of their distribution, most folks have never seen or even heard of any of these moths. The goal of this exhibition is to increase public awareness of Seattle’s native moth species, and to shed light on a part of the natural world that usually remains out of sight. A book containing pieces from the exhibit will also be available. Francesca Udeschini (they/them) is a queer, Italian-American, interdisciplinary artist and scientific illustrator based in Seattle whose work explores themes of mortality, impermanence, and transformation. Their practice is all about slowing down, observing the natural world, and reflecting on the passage of time. They hold a deep love and respect for the flora and fauna of the Pacific Northwest and use scientific illustration as a point of entry for bearing witness to the sacred life which surrounds us. Francesca earned a BFA from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze in Florence, Italy, where they studied oil painting. They also received a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where they studied sculpture and alternative photographic processes. In 2019 they received a Certificate in Natural Science Illustration from the University of Washington. See more of their work at www.francescaudeschini.com. Get ready for our upcoming group show, featuring work from a variety of artists inspired by our 2023 Book Club pick, The Mind of Plants!
The hefty anthology includes a number of plants, from coffee to passionflower to cannabis and white pine! What did each artist end up choosing? What ended up on their canvases and paper? Join us at the opening reception July 20th, from 6-9pm, to find out! The show will be up through August 16th. |
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