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Being with Kelp

The Art of Shawna Marie Franklin

January 30 - March 31, 2025 at Jeanette Best Gallery

Painter, printmaker and kayaker Shawna Marie Franklin of Orcas Island has paddled into light-filled oceans across the hemisphere. The first woman to circumnavigate Iceland in a kayak, she has spent many days with kelp and other marine life flowing around her. Through her painting and printmaking, Shawna invites her viewers into this dreamlike place.

Shawna's one-woman show encompasses large-format paintings, monoprints, collagraphs and monotypes, all blending the realistic and the abstract, the water and the light.

This extraordinary show will be celebrated during first-Saturday Art Walk on February 1 and March 1, and Shawna will give a free artist talk at 3 PM Sunday, February 23 at the gallery.

Pictured: Counter-Current by Shawna Marie Franklin

JEANETTE BEST GALLERY

Showcase 2025

January 30 - May 12, 2025 at Jeanette Best Gallery

Fifteen artists across the region, from Sequim to Port Townsend to Seattle, will unveil their fresh works for this diverse exhibition.

Showcase 2025 is a year-long exhibit bringing three cohorts of artists into the gallery for three periods: January 30 to May 12, May 15 to September 8, and September 11 to January 5 of next year.

Join us for the first round of this dynamic show — and come meet the artists at first-Saturday Art Walk on February 1 and March 1.

Pictured: John Strohbehn, Harvest Moon

SHOWCASE 2025

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701 Water Street
Downtown Port Townsend

On the main tourist thoroughfare, this space memorializes a well-loved local artist and features two spacious, light-filled galleries.

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Buildings 306 and 324
in the Creative Corridor
Fort Worden State Park

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We exist on the ancestral homelands of the S’Klallam, Suquamish, Makah, Chemakum, and Twana/Skokomish nations, as well as other nations who met, traded, and made art here. Native peoples have cared for these lands from time immemorial and continue to do so today. We express our deepest respect and gratitude.

Northwind Art

Port Townsend, Washington 98368

Jeanette Best Gallery &
Main Offices: 
701 Water Street

For exhibit-related questions, email exhibits@northwindart.org

Northwind Art School: Fort Worden, Buildings 306 and 324

For school-related questions, call 360.379.1086 ext. 1, or email registrar@northwindart.org

Jeanette Best Gallery hours: 12 to 5 Thursdays through Mondays