Art Exhibits

 

Art Gallery at Lynnwood City Hall

STARTS February 26, 2024

gao.jpeg  Long Gao, "The Holy Peak"

Long Gao

Artist Statement: My feelings.

Biography: Long Gao is a multi-media talent with very few peers. Jerome Silbergeld, Professor of Chinese Art History at the University of California, Berkeley declares that "...of the Chinese artists who have come to the U.S. in the last fifteen years, some of whom represent the highest level found in China, ... I would rank Gao's work among the best."

Long Gao works in many media: oil paintings, traditional Chinese landscape paintings, abstract sculpture in metals, wood carving, Image Seal Cuttings, and even large scale public art. His reputation in China is legendary. He received widespread international recognition for his book of "Image Seal Cuttings", an art form based on the ancient of Chinese art forms, Seal Cutting, which marries imagery and poetry.

His work is in numerous international public and private collections. He is represented by Jeffrey Moose Gallery of Seattle.

 

Cochran-Folded.jpg  Kayla Cochran, "Folded"

Kayla Cochran

Artist Statement: The representational drawings, paintings, and sculptures I create in my practice are explorations in the subjectivity of objects. I see myself as an investigator of human artifacts and domestic environments. Using this human paraphernalia as a subject matter has allowed me to explore the relationships between time and the inanimate, value and waste, and privacy and intimacy. In looking at objects subjectively, my work deconstructs the utility of the object, questions stereotypes, and relates specificity with universality. Each piece carries a sense of mystery and narrative, whether it be through the anonymity of a found grocery list or the stories told by its contents. I attempt to pose questions about the people and stories that surround a still moment or a discarded thought.

Biography: Kayla Cochran is a Massachusetts born artist currently living and working in Seattle, WA. She received her BFA from Montserrat College of Art in 2015 where she was awarded the Painting Award and the Art Education Award. She recently completed her MFA at the University of Washington in 2023, where she received the di Cillia Teaching with Excellence Award. Drawing in charcoal is the mainstay of her practice, but she is ultimately an interdisciplinary artist working in paint and other 2D media, photography, sculpture, ceramics, and installation.

 

 

Art Gallery at Lynnwood Rec Center

Starts March 4, 2024

After-the-Storm.jpg  Katherine Mao, "After the Storm"

Katherine Mao

Artist Statement: A burst of color on a canvas, a palette dusty in color yet rich in stories. In my paintings, I try to express the world in a variety of different brushstrokes and perspectives. I hope to evoke powerful feelings in each of my works while making them open to a variety of views so that each viewer can take away something unique based on their individual experiences.

Biography: Katherine Mao is 16 years old and has been learning art since she was 6. She started oil painting a little more than a year ago, and before that, she explored other mediums like watercolor and colored pencil. Art has always been a sanctuary for her to explore the pockets of creativity in her mind. She has admired and been influenced by a variety of artists like Monet, hoping to create a meaningful difference in the world through her imagination.

 

 

 

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Questions? Contact Fred Wong via email Arts@lynnwoodwa.gov or call 425-670-5502.