8.02.2019 - 9.30.2019
Art & Wine - First Friday, September 6th, 5:00 - 8:00PM

Please join us at SZ Gallery on Friday, September 6th for our First Friday Art & Wine Reception from 5 - 8 pm. Enjoy the serene paintings created by our August/September featured artist along with complimentary refreshments and seasonal bites.

What Dreams May Come… Several years ago, while on a boat with my husband, a purple satin party dress fell in the ocean. The accidental image created exquisite shape, texture and movement of light on water and fabric. This inspired my latest series of paintings. The dress revealed itself as a metaphor. A dreamlike narrative, more poetry than prose transpired. The worn and well-traveled dress, mysterious and fragile is renewed by light and water.
- Jean Sbarra Jones

Join us for a vivacious evening of Art & Wine!

Please RSVP here for the event.

2.01.2019 - 3.26.2019

Artist Reception - First Friday, March 1st, 5:00 - 8:00PM

Please join us at SZ Gallery on Friday, March 1st for our First Friday Art & Wine Reception from 5 - 8 pm. Enjoy the dynamic paintings created by our February/March featured artist along with complimentary refreshments and seasonal bites.

“Light Revealed” is the organic evolution of my previous work into a new flowing form. In these pieces, I have opened up my relationship with paint and canvas, allowing myself a greater freedom to explore the movement and the sensual aspects of my work. 
- Debra Van Tuinen

Join us for an expressive evening of Art & Wine!

Please RSVP here for the event

2.01.2019 - 3.26.2019

Opening Reception - First Friday, February 1st, 5:00 - 8:00PM
Artist Reception - First Friday, March 1st, 5:00 - 8:00PM

Please join us at SZ Gallery on Friday, February 1st for our First Friday Art & Wine Reception from 5 - 8 pm. Enjoy the dynamic paintings created by our February/March featured artist along with complimentary refreshments and seasonal bites.

“Light Revealed” is the organic evolution of my previous work into a new flowing form. In these pieces, I have opened up my relationship with paint and canvas, allowing myself a greater freedom to explore the movement and the sensual aspects of my work. 
- Debra Van Tuinen

Join us for an expressive evening of Art & Wine!

Please RSVP here for the event

On January 11th the SZ Gallery will host our first Art & Wine Reception of the new year featuring Monir & Mehdi Ghanbeigy in the PERSIAN GARDEN.

‘Persian Garden’ is an exhibit that tells culturally rich stories of Persian culture through contemporary and classically-influenced pieces. Monir and Mehdi Ghanbeigy from Iran have created multimedia artwork together since 1970, combining Mehdi’s detailed work with Persian miniatures and painting, Monir’s background in ceramics and pottery, and their mutual love and appreciation for the history of Persian art.

Handcrafting their own clay, glaze, and even their kilns all from scratch, their ceramic pieces have a distinct quality that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.  

Join us for vibrant art, engaging conversation, along with sparkling refreshments and seasonal bites. This evening of art and wine is not to be missed!

On December 7th, the SZ Gallery will host our Annual Holiday Party in the PERSIAN GARDEN, featuring ceramic artistry by Monir & Mehdi Ghanbeigy, during our First Friday Art & Wine Reception from 5 - 8 pm. 

PERSIAN GARDEN is an exhibit that tells culturally rich stories of Persian culture through contemporary and classically-influenced pieces. Monir and Mehdi Ghanbeigy from Iran have created multimedia artwork together since 1970, combining Mehdi’s detailed work with Persian miniatures and painting, Monir’s background in ceramics and pottery, and their mutual love and appreciation for the history of Persian art. 

Handcrafting their own clay, glaze, and even their kilns all from scratch, their ceramic pieces have a distinct quality that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.  

Join us for vibrant art, engaging conversation, along with sparkling refreshments and seasonal bites. This holiday evening of art and wine is not to be missed!

10.05.2018 - 12.05.2018

Opening Reception - First Friday, October 5th, 5:00 - 8:00PM
Artist Reception - First Friday, November 2nd, 5:00 - 8:00PM

Lucia Neagu, a local Mercer Islander, is a prolific artist who continues to expand her artistic world and discovers more about herself, each day, through a spontaneous expression of flowing brush stroke. Self-Realized. will include Neagu's most recent works to date. Each piece sings with color and imagination invoking intense personal feelings.   

10.05.2018 - 12.05.2018

Opening Reception - First Friday, October 5th, 5:00 - 8:00PM
Artist Reception - First Friday, November 2nd, 5:00 - 8:00PM

Lucia Neagu, a local Mercer Islander, is a prolific artist who continues to expand her artistic world and discovers more about herself, each day, through a spontaneous expression of flowing brush stroke. Self-Realized. will include Neagu's most recent works to date. Each piece sings with color and imagination invoking intense personal feelings.   

On September 7th, meet the artists of our newest exhibit, TENACIOUS, for our First Friday Art & Wine Reception from 5 - 8 pm at SZ Gallery.

TENACIOUS, curated by Deborah Kapoor, is a group show of contemporary artists featuring interpretations of perseverance related to the feminine. Works encompass a range of materiality including painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, glass, fiber, cut paper, drawing, collage, embroidery, mixed media, bronze casting, and video installation.

Join us for enlightening art pieces and engaging conversation, along with complimentary refreshments and seasonal bites. This evening of art and wine is not to be missed! 

Please RSVP here for the event.

Read our interview with Deborah Kapoor here.

On August 3rd, we will be premiering our newest exhibit, TENACIOUS, for our First Friday Art & Wine Reception from 5 - 8 pm at SZ Gallery.

TENACIOUS, curated by Deborah Kapoor, is a group show of contemporary artists featuring interpretations of perseverance related to the feminine. Works encompass a range of materiality including painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, glass, fiber, cut paper, drawing, collage, embroidery, mixed media, bronze casting, and video installation.

Join us for enlightening art pieces and engaging conversation, along with complimentary refreshments and seasonal bites. As a special treat, two tickets to the Seattle Art Fair will be raffled off during the reception. This evening of art and wine is not to be missed! 

Please RSVP here: https://www.greenvelope.com/event/TENACIOUS/rsvp

Please join us on July 6th for our First Friday Art & Wine Reception from 5 - 8 pm at SZ Gallery on Mercer Island. Enjoy inspirational art pieces along with complimentary refreshments and seasonal bites.

We will be featuring figurative oil paintings by Erin Milan in an exhibit called VANITAS. This series of paintings is titled after the Vanitas paintings by Dutch artists from the 17th Century, which contrasted luscious displays of food with symbols of death and decay, such as a rotting piece of fruit, a fly, or a skull. Each piece is a meditation on nourishment, desire, and the inevitability of loss.

Join us for an evocative evening of Art & Wine! *Paintings include female nudity*

Please RSVP here for the event.

Read our interview with Erin Milan here.

Please join us on June 1st for our First Friday Art & Wine Reception from 5 - 8 pm at SZ Gallery on Mercer Island. Enjoy inspirational art pieces along with complimentary refreshments and seasonal bites.

We will be featuring figurative oil paintings by Erin Milan in an exhibit called VANITAS. This series of paintings is titled after the Vanitas paintings by Dutch artists from the 17th Century, which contrasted luscious displays of food with symbols of death and decay, such as a rotting piece of fruit, a fly, or a skull. Each piece is a meditation on nourishment, desire, and the inevitability of loss.

Join us for an evocative evening of Art & Wine! *Paintings include female nudity*

Please RSVP here for the event.

Read our interview with Erin Milan here.

Please join us at SZ Gallery on May 4th for our First Friday Art & Wine Reception from 5 - 8 pm. Enjoy the inspirational art pieces created by our April/May featured artists, along with complimentary refreshments, seasonal bites, and live music. 

We will be featuring Robert Wood's unique multimedia exhibit, "Lost Luggage of Gnome Island," and collaborative paintings by Laura Castellanos and Juan Carlos Castellanos. The musical accompaniment for the evening will include a performance by father-daughter duo Benoît and Carla Mory. They will be performing Bach Aria on the flute and harp, respectively, and Carla will play a harp solo of Bernard Andrès' "Amarante."

We hope to see you at SZ Gallery for a beautiful evening of art, wine, and music! 

Please join us at the SZ Gallery on March 2nd for Mercer Island's First Friday Art & Wine. Free admission, along with complimentary refreshments. 

Our current exhibit, "Nature's Poetry" by Gitte Peters, will be offered at a special 30% gallery discount! *This month is your last chance to see Gitte's pieces at SZ Gallery.* 

See more of Gitte's art here. 

Please join us at the SZ Gallery on January 5th for a festive evening during our initial First Friday Art & Wine of 2018. in the spirit of ringing in the New Year, our current exhibit, "Nature's Poetry" by Gitte Peters, will be offered at 30% off!

We'd like to wish our beloved community of friends, patrons, artists, & collaborators a joyful holiday season! As we reflect on another year passed, our hearts fill with gratitude. 

Please join us at the SZ Gallery on December 1st for a celebratory evening of cheer during our First Friday Art & Wine. Our latest exhibit, "Persian Garden" by Monir & Mehdi Ghanbeigy, may also inspire unique gift-giving ideas!

Please RSVP through our Invite Link.

Juliana Kang Robinson's show "Migrations" opens on September 1st at SZ Gallery during the First Friday Art Walk. Stop by for a night of art, wine, and delicious bites catered by Caruccio's! Juliana's art will be available for purchase. 

Mercer Sources and Clarke + Clarke Art + Artifacts will also be participating. 

In an interview with Juliana, she shared why she named her exhibit "Migrations": “The burrowing beneath the sand or soil by subterranean critters, the arc of flight by a swarm of birds, the fluid undulations of a school of fish are all the movements that inform my work. Tides of marks and sweeping cuts in the surface of the paintings make visible and track the movements that take place all around us.” Using nature as her muse, the layers within her work are meant to mimic the beauty found in natural movements over time. Read more about Juliana's work on our featured artist post. 

View Juliana's artwork on her artist's page.