Art Exhibits

Calling Visual Artists

Our galleries are accepting applications for exhibits in 2025. City Hall is for artists of all ages. Rec Center Gallery is for young artists under 18. Application and more below. Deadline is October 27, 2024.

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Art Gallery at Lynnwood City Hall

August 12 to September 20, 2024

drewM.jpg   "The Fisherman" by Drew Mortenson

 

Drew Mortenson

I am a painter based in Seattle, Washington. I decided I was going to become a professional artist at age 9 and began to spend all my time drawing, finding inspiration in Hip-Hop music and street art. In high school I took every visual arts class offered--drawing, panting, sculpture, graphic design, 3d modeling, and animation--to broaden my skills. After high school I majored in graphic design with a minor in fine arts at the University of San Francisco. Post graduation I decided to return to my analogue roots and began working in a style titled the "Blue Meanies Series". My work now merges street art, pop art, and cubism to tell relatable stories and bring vibrancy to my message.

The characters in my paintings are extreme representations of facets of my personality and experiences. My goal is to present the characters in a way that the viewer can understand my story while also relating to their personality and experiences. For me these paintings are conversation and therapy. As I create characters whose backstory reflects a caricature of me, I internally converse with the viewers. This allows me to compartmentalize various tiles of my own mosaic and present them on the canvas. I can then reflect in the third person on myself while simultaneously conversing and relating to the viewer about the human perspective and what ails each of us personally and what ails humanity on a societal level.

 

 

lindsayb.jpg  "Hare of the Dogs" by Lindsay Breidenthal

 

Lindsay Breidenthal

Lindsay Breidenthal is a painter living in Wenatchee, WA. She graduated from Central Washington University with a BA in Studio Arts. Her multi-layered pieces focus on a sense of place and connection to the living world outside of built or perceived walls using plants and pattern, animals, landforms, and images of domestic labor. Her work has been exhibited throughout the state and she has recently been accepted to the ArtsWa Public Artist Roster. In addition to a studio practice, she is a founding and active board member for NCW Arts Alliance, teaches on call for the Wenatchee Arts Education Consortium, and loves roaming the hills and coulees with loved ones.

I grew up on the edge of town in Wenatchee, WA, where the intersection of the wild and the domestic provided a vantage point that shapes how I see the world. Studying biology and painting at Wenatchee Valley College, Central Washington University, and working for the Forest Service, my paintings began to reflect the overlap (or intersection) of modern domestic habits and the natural cycles that define our animal natures. At some point I began paintings by sketching out patterns to overcome the blank canvas, but this practice has become an integral part of my process. Designs inspired by personally significant plants and other forms create symbolic bridges between interior and exterior scenes, and between the earth and our animal bodies. I also connect with my community as a Wenatchee Art Education Consortium teaching artist and a founding board member of the NCW Arts Alliance.

 

 

Art Gallery at Lynnwood Rec Center

Starts august 26, 2024

wrinkle-small.jpeg Maya Park-Weber, "Wrinkle"

Maya Park-Weber

Artist Statement: My artwork fosters a connection between the viewer and the piece through narrative visuals. I am inspired by the stories behind everyday actions--like cleaning and cooking--that may seem mundane but are in fact the underappreciated foundation of family and society. As an artist, I have the incredible power to bring to light the value and beauty of every simple task and every happy moment, and I hope to continue to do so. 

Biography: Maya Park-Weber is a high school student and young artist from Kirkland, WA. For the past few years, she has experimented with watercolor, acrylics, and digital painting. She loves bright colors and storytelling and aims to create an emotional connection between her audience and her work. She is also a Youth Commissioner on the Kirkland Cultural Arts Commission, a volunteer group dedicated to bringing art to the public.

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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