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Lockwood Dennis | In the Emerald City
Lockwood Dennis | In the Emerald City    EXHIBITION: February 6 - March 29 OPENING: First Thursday, February 6, 6-8pm   Lockwood Dennis, Flat Iron Building. Woodcut.   Davidson Galleries is pleased to present In the Emerald City, opening Thursday...
January Staff Recommendations
Mikio Watanabe's work is extremely delicate and intriguing. The themes are simple, but his execution of form and technique are quite complex. Fossile catches my eye and reminds me of an Italian marble sculpture. The lighting is beautifully balanced between cool and warm tones and the figure's pose is expressive. Both filled with emotion and purpose.
Robert Connell & Phil Greenwood | Through the Branches

Davidson Galleries is pleased to share work from Contemporary artists, Robert Connell and Phil Greenwood, including newly added ink and gouache paintings from Connell.

Though they observe the world from separate continents, their resulting works are united by an appreciation of contrast, texture, and above all, nature. The artists don’t simply look at the environment, they look through it. They capture scenes through webs of tree branches, groups of tree trunks, through heavy mists and golden evening sun. Connell and Greenwood go into the natural world to collect photographs, sketches, and even the first brushstrokes of the work so their pieces come straight from the grasses, riverbanks, and forests that they depict.

Aristide Maillol & Francisco Goya | Divergent Perceptions

Davidson Galleries is pleased to present Divergent Perceptions, opening Thursday December 5th at our new location. This exhibition features selected works from Modern and Antique artists, Aristide Maillol and Francisco Goya. 

December Staff Recommendations
The 'Alchemy of Love' series captivates me, and this piece in particular can lock me in an endless loop. There's a little contradiction – using text and words to tell us 'There are no words here'. My mind can go over that detail again and again. In the end, I love it because this simple contradiction reveals how hard it is to express ourselves or our experiences. We have only words to describe the indescribable. Landsaat also offers twisted vines, knotted branches, and eccentric demons to help us visualize our predicament, but the rest is left to us.
Thank You
It has been so rewarding to help you find connections through our shows and individual works over these many years. The artists especially have benefited from your support.  It has allowed them to pursue their dreams and present so many unique visions.  Many have made great sacrifices to bring them to you.  You in turn, have helped them to be able to continue.
November Staff Recommendations

Rodriguez’s graphic depictions of difficult-to-swallow topics feel tangible. The bold lines of the background draw attention to the small figures above the scene. One figure is shouting from a helicopter and pointing a gun, while the other also shouts and gestures frantically from a high-rise building. Both frame the central two figures who bare horns and tails to mark them as evil. Interestingly, the largest figure, assumed to be the artist dressed as a businessman, is hunched over with his hand in his pocket, tired. Even his pointed ears and large wings droop. The artist reminds us there’s no peace for those who choose evil from their positions of power.

Jean Gumpper | Reaching Out
Davidson Galleries is pleased to present Reaching Out, an exhibition of new woodcuts from Contemporary artist, Jean Gumpper, created from 2020 to 2024. Gumpper focuses on the edges of water and land, the lakes, rivers, marshes and ponds where we witness renewal, harmony, and growth. She captures glimmers, arcs, and reaching tendrils seeking light, moving upwards and reaching outwards toward each other.
October Staff Recommendations
'...This piece expresses how I often feel when I am out of place in a new place. Traveling far from home or starting over somewhere new can be a surreal experience...'
Artist Feature | Kevin Fletcher
Kevin Fletcher, Underemployed Longshoremen Looking Wistfully at an Empty Cargo Ship. Monotype   Davidson Galleries is pleased to share new monotypes from Contemporary artist, Kevin Fletcher. In these works, we revisit familiar places with fresh eyes. We stand in warehouses, beside...
Albert de Belleroche | Drawn to Beauty

The October exhibition at Davidson Galleries features selected works from Modern artist, Albert de Belleroche, including newly added lithographs. Join us at our new location to view Albert de Belleroche: Drawn to Beauty.  

September Staff Recommendations

'...As summer winds down, I am reminded of all the house chores I’ve left piled up, including washing the duvet. I love Langford’s humor around this chore. I sympathize laughingly with the person in the etching struggling in each scene to make the duvet fit inside the cover. This piece gives me a welcome lighthearted feeling as I look forward to the fall season...'

Welcome Home

Davidson Galleries is pleased to present the inaugural exhibition of our new location, Welcome Home, featuring works by Pacific Northwest artists Marit Berg, Virginia Hungate-Hawk, and Stephen McMillan as well as selections from our Modern and Antique collections.

August Staff Recommendations

'...heat and frenetic energy of summertime always spark a desire in me to escape to scenic and remote areas, where shady forests and bodies of water are plentiful. Viewing Eva Pietzcker's moku hanga woodcut 'Cape Flattery' transports ...'

Grand reopening
News and updates  Our grand reopening is Thursday, September 5! We are happy to announce that Davidson Galleries will be opening to the public in-person on Thursday, September 5. Please join us for the Pioneer Square First Thursday Art Walk...
July Staff Recommendations

'...Arnoldi was able to freely enjoy the printing process with abandon and utilize the knowledge of the master printers who create consistent, beautiful impressions. It involved a unique way of printing, using the separate, cut blocks with overlaid inks in different viscosities, so that the blocks could be printed together simultaneously...'

Artist Feature | Carol Summers
Carol SummersCarol Summers: The Never-ending Journey Davidson Galleries is pleased to share new additions of color woodcuts from Carol Summers created between 1978 and 2014. Known for his monumental woodcuts in brilliant color, Summers showcases the great scale he is...
June Staff Recommendations
'...Carrie Lingscheit’s intaglio prints explore the symbolism and subtleties of human behavior and relationships. This enchanting and somewhat absurd etching, depicting a masked woman with an armful of beloved ferrets (or some other musteline creature), inspires some curious narratives in my mind...'
Featured Artist | Art Hansen
Davidson Galleries is pleased to share new additions of etchings and watercolor paintings from Pacific Northwest artist, Art Hansen. These works show a wide range of Hansen’s most iconic imagery: poppies, roses, gardens, and ponds. Taken directly from his everyday life on Vashon Island, small fragments of the ordinary world are crafted into epic fairy-tale scenes in Hansen's hands.
May Staff Recommendations
'...using his stone as if it were a sheet of paper and not an expensive, precious, tool for the final stage of printmaking. He was a talented printer, editing and altering his drawing on the stone. But much of the character of his lithographs comes from the fact that he didn't have to worry about the financial challenges of being an artist. Each impression is its own, not preoccupied with being a perfect match for the edition but rather welcoming variation...'
Featured Artist | Artemio Rodriguez

Davidson Galleries is pleased to share new additions of linocut prints from contemporary Mexican artist, Artemio Rodríguez from 2000 to 2010. These works range between highly political, confrontational messages like My Blood Is Your Oil and contemplative, meditative scenes like Cuando Lees Pasan Muchas Cosas (When You Read Many Things Happen). Rodríguez constructs captivating stories that we can absorb instantly or for hours on end.