First Thursday: Art & Wine [01.05.17] w/ STEFFANIE LORIG

We enjoyed a truly heartfelt art opening for Steffanie Lorig at the SZ Gallery this past First Thursday.  Such a pleasure to exhibit almost 50 of her most recent mixed media paintings, each with it's own vibe & hidden treasures. 

Steffanie has just recently retired from her 20+ years as the Founder & CEO of Art with Heart, a non-profit dedicated to helping children, who have experienced trauma, heal through creativity.  She's kicking off 2017 with more independent pursuits as an Artist & Creative Consultant.  In celebration of her immense accomplishments, SZ is donating 10% of all art sales during Steffanie's exhibit to Art with Heart.

SZ | GHI | LB :: Holiday Party! [12.01.06]

A huge thanks to all those who joined our Annual Holiday Party!  We're so grateful for our wonderful community of Clients, Creatives & Collaborators, since our official launch on March 31, 2016.  Keep an eye out for upcoming announcements of all that we've got brewing at SZ...  Promises to be a fun & fruitful 2017 - CHEERS!

Learn more about our Constellation of Creatives:
* Suzanne Zahr [art & architecture]
* SZ Build [general contractor]
* Gary Henderson Interiors [interior design & furnishings]
* L+B Design [visual experiences beautifully delivered]
* Anna Skibska [featured artist]

Bubbles & Bites, provided by The Islander

Thank you Bell-Anderson & PURE Insurance for your event sponsorship!

Bell-Anderson employs some of the most knowledgeable and experienced professionals; providing coverage for high-value homes, automobiles and Life insurance to name a few. PURE is a policyholder-owned insurer dedicated to creating an exceptional experience for responsible high net worth individuals and families. As sponsors, both are providing us with long time insurance expert Mike Donnelly, their VIP Client Advisor, to participate in our First Thursday tradition. Mike can be reached at 360-676-2578 or miked@bell-anderson.com.

First Thursday: Art & Wine [11.03.16] W/ ANNA SKIBSKA

Since 1984 Anna Skibska has presented 54 individual exhibitions all over the world. Her glass filigree explorations integrate her virtuosity as a fine artist with her love of architecture. Skibska's jewelry is equally stunning, as she transforms gems and stones into wearable art.

"...designing my jewelry following my mood…my moods, my whims, commemorating the beauty of everyday life".

SZ is thrilled to exhibit Anna's exquisite work through January, 4, 2016. 

First Thursday: Art & Wine [10.06.16] w/ KOSTA KULUNDZIC

Suzanne Zahr and L+B Design Presents Kosta Kulundzic’s
“Bloody Icons!” new Exhibit in the Pacific Northwest
French-Serbian Artist Returns to the United States

Three Tech Moguls cringe and cower in the frightful shadow of a furious dragon! Kim Kardashian hobnobs with St. Sebastian and an apocalyptic abomination as a bound and perplexed Kanye West looks on! Judith stands ready to behead the hell out of Holofernes, Tarantino-style, Grand Guignol, without the slightest remorse (and more than a little Grindhouse flair)! Buckle-up, because you’ve entered the world of Kosta Kulundzic - a deeply spiritual yet profanely B-movie realm where angelic figures coexist with bare-knuckled brawlers, hulking monstrosities stalk the same earth as tattooed, scantily-clad muses, and pas-sion and attitude are always the order of the day! Part and parcel of the lowbrow art school and deeply pious Christian imagery, Kulundzic somehow manages to enter a new level of the soulfully obscene, the salaciously reverent!

Kulundzic has had shows in Paris, Belgrade, Sarajevo, Brussels, and Honolulu, and his new show, “Bloody Icons!”, opened at the SZ Gallery on October 6th, where he debuted the piece “The Desperate Plea of Modern Technology Fac-ing St George’s Dragon”, featuring Seattle’s very own Bill Gates, Paul Allen & Jeff Bezos.

LIVE PAINTING PERFORMANCE will take place at the SZ Gallery at 2PM on Saturday, October 8th. All are welcomed.

Suzanne Zahr and L+B Design, both Mercer Island-based creative studios have teamed up to bring the work of internationally renowned artist, Kosta Kulundzic to the Pacific Northwest. Kulundzic is also an adjunct art professor at the School of Architecture of Paris Val de Seine and will lecture at the University of Hawaii in 2017.

SZ Gallery is dedicated to sourcing and featuring global artists to new audiences in the Pacific Northwest. Located at the confluences of Seattle and The East Side, SZ Gallery features up and coming talents on a monthly basis and serves as an art outpost for Lake Washington and its surrounding areas, bringing a new twist to the local market. 

L+B Design is a multi-disciplinary branding studio helping organizations of all sizes create memorable visual ex-periences delivered beautifully. With 20 years of experience in Branding and Marketing, L+B design is constantly searching for new ways to tell a compelling brand story. 

WINE:
The Islander"s Sommelier, Isaac Schmid, will be introducing Synne Cellars, offering pre-sales to his Reserved 2014 Syrah & Chenin Blanc along side other wonderful reds & whites.