Together by Juliana Kang Robinson

May 17, 2023

The SZ Gallery has the distinct privilege of exhibiting one of Juliana Kang Robinson’s more recent works of art, Together. This stunning 48”x76”x2” painting is made with Acrylic on Birch and draws you in upon initial glance. We invite you to the SZ Gallery to see this delightful piece first-hand.

Artist’s Note:

My focus as an artist is to deepen my studio practice and fully engage in creating work that embodies the spirit of unity or HanSan, Korean for "One Mountain." HanSan is the holistic notion that the whole is more than the sum of its parts. A mountain is more than simply soil, plants and rocks just as we people are stronger when unified and rooted together.

My goal is to create visual representations of this concept of HanSan or Togetherness that spur viewers to ponder the beautiful yet complexway that different parts can come together to unify and elevate us beyond the self.

Featured Art: Milky Way I by Nabil El Makhloufi

May 7, 2022

SZ Gallery’s featured artist, Nabil El Makhloufi, melds his Moroccan background with his experiences living and working in Europe, providing a glimpse into the life of those in permanent states of cultural in-betweeness. El Makhloufi combines planes of colors with airy brushwork, giving his paintings a strikingly dream-like property. He captures deeply meditative moments of seen and lived realities with the use of the figure as a representation of quiet alienation and nostalgia.

El Makhloufi’s works question the place of the individual in society. The characters seem, in fact, often alone, even when they are in the middle of a crowd. They always impose their presence. A quiet, serene presence that does not try to shout that it is here to win.

Golden Falls by Debra Van Tuinen

September 1, 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, September 3rd (along with Clarke + Clarke, Barrels and other local Mercer Island businesses), as we welcome back celebrated PNW artist, Debra Van Tuinen. Golden Falls will be on display through the end of September. Not to be missed!

Join our (masked) festivities with a cocktail, fine arts and an outdoor plaza gathering at the SZ Gallery. Can’t wait to see you, in person!

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!