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About gallery110

Gallery 110’s mission is to provide dynamic opportunities to established and emerging professional artists in an environment that encourages creative expression, experimentation, and collaboration. As a nonprofit organization, the gallery fosters artistic and professional connections between its associated artists and the arts community at large through creative dialogue, the presentation of challenging and enriching curated exhibitions, public opportunities, and collaborative projects.

Gallery 110 at the Seattle Convention Center

From September 11, 2024, to January 14, 2025 at the Seattle Convention Center, Gallery 110 proudly presents a vibrant and diverse exhibition showcasing the talents of 26 member artists through 59 compelling paintings, evocative photographs, and vibrant mixed media works. All works are for sale—browse through the exhibition online and submit inquires here. 

This dynamic display reflects Gallery 110’s commitment to fostering creative expression, experimentation, and collaboration among both its established and emerging artist members. Explore this engaging public showcase any time in the Phyllis Lamphere Gallery on Level 2 of the Convention Center’s Arch Building, where rotating exhibitions are booked approximately two years in advance, following a screening process with the SCC’s Art Advisors.

Gallery 110 has offered a platform for innovative contemporary art for over two decades, and has been a nonprofit organization since 2010. Since 2018, we have provided free memberships through our Emerging Artist Program because while talent is everywhere, opportunity is not. Tax-deductible donations may be made to support emerging artists here. 

 


Echoes of Yesterday by Sanjida Mity

September 5-28, 2024

Opening: 1st Thursday Art Walk, September 5, 5-8pm
Reception: Saturday, September 7th, 2-5pm

Gallery 110 presents Echoes of Yesterday, a vibrant exhibition capturing the essence of dreams and memories through mesmerizing, luminous artworks on glass by mixed media artist Sanjida Mity.

Her work often features human figures and faces against surreal backdrops. Working on the distinctive media of glass, Mity merges the colors and rhythms of life into a harmonious symphony of “beaming yellows, oranges, and rusts of hope; the tranquil beauty of coexistence between humans and nature in white, green, and blue; and the bravery and spirit of life in red.” These elements combine to form a bright and dreamy concoction that flows like the ragas of classical music, with patterns, lines, and shapes moving in a rhythmic dance across the glass surface.

For Mity, the blueprint for a rewarding and fulfilling life lies in the quotidian minutiae, the spirituality of a humble mind, and the innocence that comes from authenticity and connection with one’s roots. Born in Bangladesh, her art is deeply inspired by her South East Asian heritage, reflecting the earthiness, spirituality, Sufism, and celebration of nature that are central to Bangladeshi culture.

A testament to optimism, her art captures the grandeur in the ordinary, the warmth and shelter provided by Mother Nature, and the tenderness of the human heart. Echoes of Yesterday embodies the unstoppable human spirit and the harmonious living of communities, bringing to life the beauty and resilience of her homeland.

Sanjida Mity is an acclaimed artist whose work reflects her deep connection with her cultural roots and passion for exploring the beauty and harmony of life through art. Born in Bangladesh and currently a resident of Washington, USA, her unique glass paintings have been exhibited in galleries and art shows in Dhaka, Bangladesh, as well as in Washington, Oregon, and California in the USA.


In Vivo by Sarah Barnett

September 5-28, 2024

Opening: 1st Thursday Art Walk, September 5, 5-8pm
Reception: Saturday, September 7th, 2-5pm

Gallery 110 presents an exhibition by Sarah Barnett entitled In Vivo—a biological term used to describe processes or experiments conducted within a living organism.

Despite signifying organic life, in vivo processes also reveal a paradoxical relationship between flesh and the technology that surrounds, probes, and changes it. On one hand, technology enhances our understanding and enables life-saving medical advancements. On the other hand, it disrupts natural states of life and, sometimes, life itself.

Showcasing recent oil paintings by Barnett, this exhibition reflects on the implications of developing biotechnologies through a surreal and emotionally charged lens. The works explore themes of life preservation, mortality, augmentation, and the uncanny blurring of the natural and artificial.

Through intimate close-ups, viewers encounter highly rendered yet ambiguous forms, including plastic-wrapped humans and animals, gloved hands at work and looming from out of frame, fabricated medical devices, machines that mimic bodily organs, and disorienting perspectives of the body both inside and out.

Vivid in detail, richly colored, heavily layered, and distorted, the works emerge from the artist’s conflicting feelings about the body and an uncertain future. The exhibition aims to ask questions, stir thoughts, unsettle slightly, and resonate emotionally with the viewer.

Sarah Barnett has exhibited both regionally and nationally, including the 2021 AXA Art Prize Exhibition at NYAA, MANIFEST in Cincinnati, OH, the Women’s Museum in Fair Park, Dallas, TX, and the Chase Gallery in Spokane, WA. After earning a BFA from the University of North Texas in 2018 and attending a Summer Undergraduate Residency Program at the New York Academy of Art, she received her MFA in 2022 from Washington State University. She is also a 2023 recipient of the Artist Trust Fellowship Award.

In Vivo will be on display at Gallery 110 from September 5-28, 2024. Gallery hours are Thursday through Saturday from 12–5pm and by appointment.


Environments of Texture and Motion by Ruth Kapcia

August 1-31

Opening: 1st Thursday Art Walk, August 1, 5-8pm

Ruth Kapcia’s abstract oil pastels represent reinterpretations of familiar images of landscape and architectural environments, exploring the dynamics between colors, textures, and patterns with a tactile, 3D approach.

Kapcia’s tone can be whimsical or moody, using a varied color palette and diverse mark-making to reference several influences from the general to the specific—often in the same piece. Her work is intended to provoke the audience into developing their own interpretations of what they see—and what the imagery may signify—rather than having a specific viewpoint dictated by the artist.

Some works may be self-explanatory with a clear inspiration indicated in the title, while others can be left to the imagination of the viewer.

 

Under Audit II by Tabitha Abbott

August 1-31, 2024

Opening: 1st Thursday Art Walk, August 1, 5-8pm

Gallery 110 presents the exhibition Under Audit II, the second in a series of striking exhibitions by Tabitha Abbott, a contemporary oil painter who masterfully uses themes inspired by nature to capture the experience of life as an artist working in the field of regulatory auditing. 

Abbott’s visual arrangements are inspired by audit evidence and pinned insects, most easily recognized by the monochromatic pattern captured within a rectangular form on each piece—a symbolic representation of a time-stamp, capturing the moment when the piece was completed.

The artist spent her early adult years fully immersed in the operational processes of Fortune 100 companies, although her Masters degree in accounting was originally intended to garner a part-time role to support her pursuit of art. As a newlywed and sole earner, she struggled with the reality of successfully supporting a household on a single income.

Throughout years of burnout, Abbott continued to create—and her experiences during this time inspired her strong artistic voice. Contrasting natural forms with unforgiving grids, Abbott asks viewers to question how creative minds can survive as the cost of living continues to rise across the nation.

 

Gallery 110 at the 2024 Seattle Art Fair

July 25 – 28, 2024  |  Booth B20

Gallery 110 is proud to be a part of the Seattle Art Fair this year!
Visit us at Booth B20 to see the work of fifteen member artists:

Tabitha Abbott
Michael Abraham
Sarah Barnett**
Kurt Erickson
David Haughton
Bonnie Hopper*
Marie Okuma Johnston*
Nahom Ghirmay*
Ruth Kapcia
Kathy Roseth
Mity Sanjida Sharmin
Greg Pierce
Ingrid Sojit
Li Turner
Dorothy Anderson Wasserman

*Winners of the 2022 Gallery 110 Emerging Artist Scholarship Competition
**Winner of the 2023 Gallery 110 EmergEast Artist Scholarship Competition

Additionally, exhibitions strawberries_for_lunch by Brian Vu and All the World’s a Stage (And I’m Hip to It) by K. Taka are on display at Gallery 110 from July 4 – 27, 2024. The gallery is open to the public from 12pm to 5pm on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays and by appointment.

 


All the World’s a Stage (And I’m Hip to It) by K. Taka

July 4-27, 2024

Gallery 110 presents a thought-provoking exploration of societal issues with All the World’s a Stage (And I’m Hip to It), a solo exhibition by Indigenous photographer K. Taka.

The Master of Ceremonies has done the work of setting the stage, elevating the reality brewing just underneath the performative politeness and politics. She brings the characters in as well, demanding that we look at ourselves, and exposes the vulnerabilities, the lies, and the dark secrets that inform individual and collective choices and repercussions. All the world is a stage, after all. What part do you play in it?

This exhibition explores and challenges themes of violence, addiction, homophobia, racism, and political unrest—addressing what we are seeing weekly on our news programs and in our social media feeds. K. Taka created this body of work to express their anger and sadness. Gallery 110 warns that this exhibition contains material that is difficult to discuss and may upset viewers. 

The works on display depict the artist in costume, representing these themes, and may include insignia, scenarios, or other potentially triggering images, such as confederate flags, swastikas, drug use, and violence. As a type of protest, artist K. Taka creates these images to reveal and denounce the actions and people involved. The exhibition aims to challenge our natural urge to recoil.

K. Taka’s work has been shown in multiple national and international galleries & publications. A self-taught photographer currently living in San Francisco, their personal and professional experiences around trauma, poverty, resilience, and healing deeply inform their work.

Please join us for the “First” Thursday Art Walk on July 11th—postponed a week due to the holiday—from 5-8pm.

 

strawberries_for_lunch by Brian Vu

This solo exhibition by interdisciplinary ceramic artist Brian Vu features minimalist, colorful wall and sculptural works that incorporate porcelain, wood, and steel. Unique, thought-provoking compositions focus on the modular, geometric nature of the domestic household, rendering ceramic and non-ceramic materials equally significant to spark nuanced and formal conversations.

Exhibition Details

  • Dates: July 4-27, 2024
  • Location: Gallery 110, 110 3rd Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104
  • Opening: Pioneer Square Art Walk, July 11, 5-8pm
  • Artist Talk: Sunday, July 14, from 11am to noon

Brian Vu’s work explores themes such as color theory, architecture, material specificity, geometry, and empty space. His compositions address the improvisation of memory within domestic settings, aiming to initiate new dialogues about the monotony of everyday life.

“A cup leaves a circular stain on a table; it is picked up and placed down on the same spot again and again. It is both intentional and involuntary,” says Vu. “It is a consistent improvisation; repeating and improving mundane daily tasks towards an unconscious efficiency and intended function.”

With an MFA in ceramics from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a BA in ceramics and contemporary dance from Bennington College, Vu has exhibited in numerous group and solo shows nationally, receiving multiple fellowships and residencies.

This exhibition will be open to the public on Thursdays to Saturdays from 12pm to 5pm and by appointment. Note: The Pioneer Square First Thursday Art Walk event has been rescheduled to July 11th due to the holiday.