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Made in U.S.A.
Gallery Artists
April 1 - May 15, 2010
My Dear Fellow Americans,
As Americans, and as consumers, we are confronted every day with purchasing decisions about what to buy and where to spend our hard-earned money. We notice with dismay that so few of the products we buy in our stores are made in this country. We're well aware that very little manufacturing is done here any longer. Our raw resources are often shipped elsewhere to become products from other countries. Even our very jobs are often outsourced in favor of cheaper labor elsewhere. All of this weighs heavy on our collective conscience.
At the same time we are exhorted by the media to "buy local!" To "reduce our carbon footprints." To "think green!" And we are bombarded with buzzwords like "sustainable" and "globalization."
It occurs to us that Seattle's galleries, all of which are small businesses, provide American-made goods and products of exceptional value and quality. "Made in U.S.A.," the group show we have curated this month, is an example of that American ideal. Not as some jingoistic expression of xenophobia, but as a celebration of this country and all it can achieve.
While none of the artists represented in this exhibition were asked to create work about or referencing the idea of American made, all of these artists are making their work here in their own studios, often employing local assistants, nearby fabricators and other artists in their production. They are using materials that are bought here and sometimes made here as well. These artists are part of a complex food chain of very small increments but they represent the continuation of a long-held American tradition, emblematically referred to as "Made in U.S.A."
This gallery employs four full-time staff members, our Gallery Frames shop has three employees, and our resale business, Seattle ArtREsource, has one more. A total payroll of ten including its owners. We have not sent any of their jobs overseas, nor do we plan to. Neither do we maintain an offshore banking account.
No big deal. We're just saying.
We hope that you will join us as we support and celebrate these American artists.
—Greg Kucera and gallery staff
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ROSS PALMER BEECHER
AUTO LOG CABIN QUILT, 2009
Aluminum license plates, tin, Hot Wheel cars and mixed media, 76 x 87 inches
SOLD
JOHN BUCK
TRIO, 2009
Jelutong wood
52 x 21 x 7 inches
SOLD
JOSEPH BIEL
HAMMER, 2009
Graphite on paper
12 x 10 inches
SOLD
MARK CALDERON
UNTITLED (tortoise), 2010
Cast lead
4 x 10 x 9 inches
Edition of 7
POR
CHUCK CLOSE
PHIL/ FINGERPRINT, 2008
Screenprint in 25 colors
50.5 x 38 inches
Edition of 80
POR
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JACK DAWS
LIFE ON THE FARM (Butterfield), 2010
Photocopy
48 x 36 inches
Edition of 5
JACK DAWS
LIFE ON THE FARM (Heizer), 2010
Photocopy
48 x 36 inches
Edition of 5
JACK DAWS
LIFE ON THE FARM (Barney), 2010
Photocopy
48 x 36 inches
Edition of 5
CHRIS ENGMAN
INVERSION, 2009
Inkjet print
33 x 80 inches
JOSH FAUGHT
BLESS THIS MESS, 2010
Sequins, spray paint, xerox transfer,
mirror, hemp, wool, indigo dye on linen,
wooden placard and potpourri pies
75 x 50 inches
SOLD
CLAUDIA FITCH
FLATSCREEN, 2009
Ceramic, steel, gator board, flocked paint
26 x 15 x 6 inches
CLAUDIA FITCH
THE EDGE OF THE WORLD, 2010
Graphite oil pastel on Strathmore drawing paper
45.5 x 37 inches
SOLD
JOSEPH GOLDBERG
EDGE OF BLUE, 2009
Encaustic on linen over wood panel
20 x 16 inches
JANE HAMMOND
CABRITO, 2007
Selenium toned silver gelatin print
11 x 14 inches
Edition of 5
JANE HAMMOND
FAIRY TALE, 2008
Selenium toned silver gelatin print
11 x 14 inches
Edition of 5
VICTORIA HAVEN
NOISE REDUCTION - A SIDE, 2010
Ink and watercolor on paper
20.5 x 22 inches
VICTORIA HAVEN
NOISE REDUCTION - B SIDE, 2010
Ink and watercolor on paper
20.5 x 22 inches
MICHAEL KNUTSON
BIPOLAR COILS III, 2009
Oil on canvas
36 x 36 inches
MICHAEL KNUTSON
WHITE/BLACK CROSSING OVAL COILS #1, 2009
White watercolor on black Arches Cover
22 x 30 inches
MARGIE LIVINGSTON
299 ANGLES WITH BLACK X, 2010
Acrylic and adhesive
25.5 x 31 inches
MARGIE LIVINGSTON
332 ANGLES PALE PINK WITH GREEN HIGHLIGHTS, 2010
Acrylic and adhesive
25 x 32 inches
MARGIE LIVINGSTON
STUDY FOR SPIRAL BLOCK, 2010
Acrylic
3 x 3 x 3 inches
SOLD
MARK NEWPORT
ALTER EGOS: COWBOY, 2009
Archival ink jet on paper
19 x 13 inches
Edition of 8
MARK NEWPORT
F MAN, 2007
Hand knit acrylic and buttons
80 x 23 x 6 inches
SHERRY MARKOVITZ
SNAKE CHARMER, 2009
Gouache and collage on mate paper
15.5 x 23 inches
SHERRY MARKOVITZ
WHITE, BLUE, BLACK, SILVER, 2010
Glass beads, papier mache, and mixed media
30 X 21 X 4 inches
POR
PETER MILLETT
BLUE WOMAN, 2009
Painted wood
36 x 15 x 7 inches
PETER MILLETT
RED WINDOW
Painted wood
32 x 13 x 8 inches
SOLD
TIM RODA
UNTITLED #172, 2009
Black & white photograph on fiber matte paper
14.5 x 21 inches
Edition of 8
TIM RODA
UNTITLED #175, 2009
Black & white photograph on fiber matte paper
14.5 x 21 inches
Edition of 8
TIM RODA
UNTITLED #177, 2009
Black & white photograph on fiber matte paper
14.5 x 21 inches
Edition of 8
JEFFREY SIMMONS
TRANSIT II, 2010
Watercolor on paper, in four parts
11.5 x 36.75 inches
SOLD
Detail of TRANSIT II, 2010
JEFFREY SIMMONS
TRANSIT III, 2010
Watercolor on paper, in five parts
15.25 x 53.5 inches
SOLD
JEFFREY SIMMONS
TRANSIT IV, 2010
Watercolor on paper, in six parts
15.25 x 41.75 inches
SOLD
SUSAN SKILLING
EMPTINESS, 2009
Watercolor on Fabriano paper
11 x 8 inches
SUSAN SKILLING
LANDSCAPE FROM A DISTANCE 1, 2009
Watercolor on Richard de Bas paper
12.5 x 9.75 inches
SUSAN SKILLING
LANDSCAPE FROM A DISTANCE 2, 2010
Watercolor on Richard de Bas paper
13 x 9.75 inches
SUSAN SKILLING
LOVERS' KNOT, 2009
Watercolor on Cloister Parchment paper
9 x 12 inches
SUSAN SKILLING
STREAM, 2009
Watercolor on Richard de Bas paper
10 x 6.5 inches
SUSAN SKILLING
WITNESS, 2010
Watercolor on Richard de Bas paper
6.5 x 10 inches
WHITING TENNIS
BUTLER, 2010
Fir, plywood and canvas
63 x 24 x 20 inches
WHITING TENNIS
LOOP, 2010
Oil on panel
20 x 15 inches
LYNNE WOODS TURNER
UNTITLED 560 (wavy), 2007
Pencil on paper
7 x 10 inches
LYNNE WOODS TURNER
UNTITLED 879, 2009
Pencil and colored pencil on paper
6.25 x 9.25 inches
DAN WEBB
STONE FLY (FOR PETRUS), 2010
Carved gray marble
8.5 x 19 x 11 inches
DAN WEBB
WOODYLION, 2009
Carved Redwood
32 x 14 x 11 inches
VIEW: Detail of WOODYLION, 2009
ALICE WHEELER
BELMONT AND DENNY WAY, 2010
Inkjet print
27 x 40 inches
Edition of 3
ALICE WHEELER
DELRIDGE PARK IN THE SNOW, 2010
Inkjet print
27 x 40 inches
Edition of 3
ED WICKLANDER
CRYSTAL CORE, 2007
Carved and painted wood, cast resin, velvet pillow and steel
9 x 8 x 8 inches
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