EXHIBITION: September 6 - November 2, 2024
OPENING: First Thursday, September 5, 6-8 pm
Stephen McMillan, Salish Sea. Aquatint
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.
Humio Tomita, 77-38. Color Serigraph
The exhibition brings together a group of Northwest artists who define our home in unique and complementary ways and expands to showcase some favorites from our Modern and Antique collections, from Japanese artists Humio Tomita, Haku Maki, and Utagawa Hiroshige I as well as American artist John James Audubon. The selected artists employ varied approaches to placemaking from exploration of cultural identity to documentation as an art practice.
Featuring:
Marit Berg
Virginia Hungate-Hawk
Stephen McMillan
Humio Tomita
Haku Maki
Utagawa Hiroshige I
John James Audubon
This exhibition brings together a group of Northwest artists who define our home in unique and complementary ways.
Marit Berg represents the animals and nature of the Northwest with a detailed look at the unique character of creatures and communities, down to the fur type or glimmer in an eye.
Merit Berg, Waiting Fox. Linocut
Virginia Hungate-Hawk explores placemaking and boundaries in a conceptual sense, investigating the self-imposed and naturally formed limits of a place.
Virginia Hungate-Hawk, Conclave. Etching
Stephen McMillan captures the stunning beauty of the landscape from the perspective of an insider, someone who has walked the trails at sunrise, or through a thick mist.
Stephen McMillan, Columbia Gorge. Etching and aquatint
Together, this exhibition produces a collective idea of who makes up a community and how we see ourselves in the place we call home, not just as individuals, but as participants in a valuable network where each member adds strength.
Humio Tomita, 76-36. Color serigraph
Welcome Home also expands to showcase some favorites from our Modern and Antique collections, from Japanese artists Humio Tomita, Haku Maki, and Utagawa Hiroshige I as well as American artist John James Audubon. While ranging across decades, techniques, and locations, the selected artists are united by their excellent printmaking techniques and appreciation for color. They employ varied approaches to placemaking from exploration of cultural identity to documentation as an art practice. Representing some of our most beloved and requested artists, we welcome them back to the walls of the gallery to be enjoyed in person once again.
John James Audubon, Common Buzzard. Engraving and aquatint with hand-coloring
Please join us in celebrating a new space for Pacific Northwest artists and our international community of printmakers. We would like to say welcome home to artists and community members alike and invite you to our first exhibition in the new gallery.
View exhibitions online at davidsongalleries.com or in the gallery (appointments encouraged).