David Hartt Curates Show at Howard House

On July 2, Howard House hosted a reception for the “if night is a weed and days grows less.” The show, curated by David Hartt, includes works by David, Mitchell Akiyama, Thomas Bangsted, Erik Frydenborg and the collective Stand Up Comedy. This exhibition runs through August 1, 2009, along with a companion show, “The Grisaille Series A Ten Year Survey,” by Michael Byron, in the back room.

David Hartt & his wife

Stand Up Comedy

Gallery-owner Billy Howard

Spike Mafford Exhibits & Drinks at Virginia Inn

The Virginia Inn features and exhibition by Spike Mafford from July 2 to August 31, 2009. The photo-based works combine iconic landscape images with Braille symbolic text. 

Out for Seattle’s July First Thursday art walk, I found Spike enjoying a beautiful summer evening on the restaurant patio.

Molly Norris ♡ Lovelace Watkins

My last post covered the July 1, 2009, opening night reception for a Molly Norris exhibition at Marni Muir Gallery. Besides her art making, curating and other arts activities, Molly always makes me smile because she’s the only person that I know who is familiar with the late vocalist Lovelace Watkins.

Molly’s video explicates her passion for Lovelace:

Molly Norris at Marni Muir Gallery

On July 1, 2009, Marni Muir Gallery, located in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood, hosted and opening night reception for “Culture Complex: Editoons,” an exhibition by Seattle artist Molly Norris.

Gallery-owner Marni Muir (left) & Molly Norris

Rachel #1

Linda Lu Cannon (center) & Ian McFail (right)

Weldon Butler

Gay Pride Festival Seattle 2009 - Portraits

Seattlepridefest09 was held in the Seattle Center on June 28, 2009. The festival was one of a variety of events celebrating gay pride.

Melissa Morgan at Jazz Alley

Jazz vocalist Melissa Morgan made her Seattle debut at Jazz Alley in a two-night run in late June 2009. Backing Ms. Morgan were Seattle pianist Randy Halberstadt, Seattle bassist Doug Miller and Los Angeles drummer Kevin Kanner. 








Randy Halberstadt

Kevin Kanner

Doug Miller

Judith Kindler Studio Exhibition & Party

Artist Judith Kindler invited guests to a studio exhibition, annual studio party and sale, on June 26, 2009.


Judith Kindler (left)

Liis Todd, this blogger’s wife

Judith Kindler and Kyle Johnson

Tequila Aha Toro

Iranian Festival 2009 - Seattle Center

The 3rd annual Seattle Iranian Festival was held in the Seattle Center, on June 20, 2009. The event included a variety of cultural experiences, including music, performance and poetry, and politics emerged as another important theme, in the context of the dynamic and evolving situation in Iran at the time of the festival.

Fremont Fair Solstice Parade - 2009

The 38th annual Fremont Fair was held on June 20 and June 21, 2009, highlighted by the fair’s Solstice Parade. Following tradition, the parade was preceded unofficially by several hundred bicyclist wearing only paint. Fremont, the self-proclaimed Center of the Universe is a Seattle neighborhood.

Seattle Toasts Mimi Gates

On June 19, 2009, a celebration for Seattle Art Museum (SAM) out-going director Mimi Gates was held at the museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park. After 15 dynamic years as director, Ms. Gates is leaving that position in July 2009.



SAM chief exhibition designer Michael McCafferty

SAM capital campaign officer Andy Burgess

 
Museum trustee Dr. Constance Rice

Mimi’s husband William H. Gates, Sr.

Mimi Gardner Gates

Pictures With and Without Words

On June 18, 2009, as part of its Projections series, the Henry Art Gallery organized a panel on photography titled “Words Without Pictures”. Panelists included Seattle artists David Hartt, Margot Quan Knight and Vesna Pavlović, and Alex Klein, photographer and curatorial fellow at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Henry curator Sara Krajewski moderated the panel. The event also served as a book lunch for Words Without Pictures, a book of essays on contemporary photography written by artists, curators and critics.

 

Sara Krajewski & Vesna Pavlović

Henry curator Elizabeth Brown listens to David Hartt

Margot Quan Knight & Alex Klein

“Blowing Up Demographics” Panel Discussion at Greg Kucera Gallery

On June 17, 2009, the Greg Kucera Gallery hosted a panel on issues around art and demographics. Titled “Blowing Up Demographics,” the panel featured artist and moderator Mary Ann Peters, Seattle University drama professor and playwright Ki Gottberg, Fairhaven College art professor and artist John Feodorov and artist Margo Quan Knight.

Margot Quan Knight & Mary Ann Peters

Greg Kucera introduces the panel

John Feodorov (center with hands raised)