Passing by the Pool, 16x20" photograph by Christina Heliker
Northwest Expressions:
a juried show celebrating artists of the region
August 23 - September 29, 2024
Open 12 Noon to 5 PM daily
Jeanette Best Gallery
701 Water Street, Port Townsend, Washington
Award winners
Jurors' Choice Prize: Center of Attention, sugi pine wood diptych by John Strohbehn of Sequim
Merit Awards: Delusive Vortex by Jordan Carter of Port Townsend
Direct Line to Nature, photograph by Joshua Phelps of Edmonds
What Lies Beyond, oil pastel by Aliza Sáraco-Polner of Port Hadlock
IN THE PACIFIC Northwest, we bathe in myriad shades of green and blue. Life here among the mountains, forests and waters can feel tranquil. Then a little time passesh... and the sky fills with drama as the clouds change shape, swell and part.
The artists in Northwest Expressions reflect these moods. Chosen from more than 600 entries from across Oregon and Washington, some of their creations capture fleeting moments, while others impart a feeling beyond time. These selections come from 38 artists in 17 cities, from Sequim, Washington, to Portland, Oregon.
Northwest artists, naturally, are resourceful. In the work in this exhibition, their materials range from pastels, gouache and oils to piano wire, several kinds of wood and watercolor, and raw rubies.
Jurors Richard Jesse Watson and his son, Jesse Joshua Watson, found themselves dazzled by this range of creativity. “Thank you for the privilege,” Richard said, “of diving deep into art, and into the minds and hearts of these artists.”
Northwest Expressions selected participants
Virginia Ashby, Me'l Christensen, Betsy Carlson, Jordan Carter, Eileen Deutsch, Kathy Fridstein, Nonie Gaines, Victoria Harrison, Pat Herkal, Harold Nelson, Mary O'Shaughnessy, Natalie Oswald, April Ottey, Scott Pascoe and George Wilhelm of Port Townsend
Jeri Auty of Port Ludlow
Aubrey Benasa, David Van Galen and Suze Woolf of Seattle
Rosemary Cohen of Oregon City, Oregon
Jayn Goldsen of Clinton, Washington
Sandy Haight and Cyndy Salisbury of Bainbridge Island
Ari Hoskinson of Cheney
Peggy Judd of Tahuya, Washington
Deborah Harrison, Christina Heliker, Richard Kohler, John Strohbehn and Leonard Zeoli of Sequim
Howard Julien and Ellen Reichart of Bremerton
Anthony Heinz May of Portland, Oregon
Anne Pfeiffer of Port Angeles
Aliza Saraco-Polner of Port Hadlock
Joshua Phelps of Edmonds
Sylvia Susan Smith of Poulsbo
Fedra Yazdi of Kenmore, Washington