First Friday: Red. White. Blue. - Debra Van Tuinen

June 24, 2021

"Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.”
— E.E. Cummings

It’s with great pleasure & delight that we re-launch our First Friday tradition! Please join us this First Friday, July 2nd (and Second Friday, July 9, along with Clarke + Clarke, Barrels and other local Mercer Island businesses), as we welcome back celebrated PNW artist, Debra Van Tuinen.

Kick off your 4th of July festivities with a cocktail, fine arts and an outdoor plaza gathering at the SZ Gallery. We miss you & can’t wait to see you, in person!

FIRST FRIDAY RE-LAUNCH: July 2nd, 5 - 7PM
Mercer Island ART WALK: Friday, July 9th, 5 - 7PM
MEET THE ARTIST: Friday, August 6th, 5 - 7PM

ARTWORK

To view Debra Van Tuinen’s website, click here.

SKIN - The Exhibition.

June 30, 2020

Join us this First Friday, July 3rd, Noon - 3PM for an Outdoor Art Walk!

SZ Gallery features a display of talented photographers selected during PICHA’s annual call to artists. This year’s topical theme is SKIN. $100 from each sale of the SKIN collection will be donated to BLACK ARTISTS + DESIGN GUILD.

‘Apart from the roles we play in our communities and the traditions we've inherited from the past, what does it mean to be African today? Who are we once we are stripped of the expectations, the prejudices, and the assumptions? What makes us African?’

SZ Gallery has aired (IGTV + FB) an exclusive interview with PICHA Founder, Josiane Faubert. The beauty of this Virtual Art Opening is that you can watch it anytime, enjoy!

SKIN Exhibition: Virtual Art Opening - 04.03.2020

April 10, 2020

SZ Gallery features a display of talented photographers selected during PICHA’s annual call to artists. This year’s topical theme is SKIN.

Apart from the roles we play in our communities and the traditions we've inherited from the past, what does it mean to be an African today? Who are we once we are stripped of the expectations, the prejudices, and the assumptions? What makes us African?

First Friday, April 3 at 5PM: Virtual Art Opening of SKIN - The Exhibition. SZ Gallery will premiere (IGTV + FB) an exclusive interview with PICHA Founder, Josiane Faubert. Join us & meet the Artists!

The beauty of this Virtual Art Opening is that you can enjoy it anytime, enjoy!

Meet Michelle Williams and Catherine McMillan, Artists

September 30, 2019

Q&A with Michelle & Catherine - enjoy!

Why do you do what you do?

Michelle: Because I love it. I find the process of making ceramics calming, endlessly interesting, and unbelievably fun. I also enjoy having the opportunity to make things that people bring into their homes and their lives. We live in a world with fewer and fewer handmade objects, and the connection people develop with the work is quite inspiring to me.

Catherine: I approach each project as an experiment (or series of experiments). I am curious about materials, techniques, chemistry, and of course aesthetic results and viewer response.

How do you work?

Michelle: I usually work in series, honing an idea or a form by making it many, many, many times. I started making narrow bottles with long necks in 2009. It’s still the form I make most frequently. I keep saying once I make the perfect bottle, I’ll move on.

Catherine: Prolifically, efficiently, a bit chaotic.