PAST EXHIBITS
Stories We Tell: February 2025
Featuring Lauren Boilini, Amanda Blake, Christie West, Keke Cribbs and jewelry by Denise Barr
February brought a profusion of color, pattern and story to Museo. Introducing Lauren Boilini and Amanda Blake and welcoming Christie West and Keke Cribbs. These PNW artists create rich narrative works, bringing to life their subject matter with vibrant color palettes and elaborate patterns. Each artist tells their own beautiful story; shown together it’s an evocative tale.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we also featured the beautiful jewelry of local artist Denise Barr. Denise’s finely crafted one-of-a-kind pieces and Museo’s other jewelry selections await your discovery.
Conversations by Laura Hudson: January Pop-up 2025
In January we had a two-week pop-up show featuring a selection of Laura Hudson’s large scale paintings from her post graduate installation “On Common Ground.” These works provide insight into Laura’s figurative foundations and shed light on her current body of work.
Holiday Gift Show: December 2024
Our Annual Holiday Gift Show returned for December. The gallery had works from our beloved gallery artists, as well as new introductions. Objects of desire in many styles and price points; including ornaments, jewelry and small gifts.
New & Treasured: November 2024
In November, Museo gave thanks for the lovely art that surrounds us – with a little help from our friends, old and new. Featuring fresh work from new-to-Museo artists alongside beloved gallery artists, all which enrich our lives with their unique perspectives.
Work by Lauren Boilini, Heather Robinson, Noble Golden, Robin Kerr, Alexandra Boyden, Kathleen Kemly, Calley Morrison and Maria Wickwire.
Don Fels, Nancy Stentz, Leslie Stoner & Jan Lipetz: October 2024
October welcomed artists Don Fels, Leslie Stoner, Nancy Stentz and Jan Lipetz to Museo. From Fels’ illuminated surfaces, to Stentz’ meditations, from Stoner’s mesmerizing mazes, to Lipetz’s studies of form the October show explores abstraction in all its beauty. Quiet, contemplative, complex and meticulous – it’s a show not to be missed.
Quincy Anderson, Zue Stevenson & Sandi Bransford: September 2024
In September, Museo brought together the work of Quincy Anderson, Zue Stevenson and Sandi Bransford. Quincy’s serene landscapes and Zue’s solitary figurative paintings combined with Sandi’s sensual anthropomorphic sculptures, create a unique and exquisite show.
Pete Jordan, Claudia Pettis & Brian O'Neill: August 2024
August at Museo brought Whidbey’s own Pete Jordan and Claudia Pettis along with Bellingham artist Brian O’Neill. Together, Jordan’s iconic landscapes juxtaposed with Pettis’ new Falcon studies and O’Neill’s raw, architectural ceramics portray a sweeping picture of our beautiful Pacific Northwest – from earth to sky.
Michael Dickter, Faith Scott Jessup, Susan Mattson & Cara Jung: July 2024
In July Museo welcomed the work of painters Michael Dickter and Faith Scott Jessup and ceramicists Cara Jung and Susan Mattson. View how each artist explores the natural world through shape, color and texture.
Bergen Rose & Evelyn Woods: June 2024
June brought two Whidbey Island female artists who explore expression through both painting and clay: Bergen Rose and Evelyn Woods. Delight in the juxtaposition between Evelyn’s realistic, detailed paintings and clay sculptures and Bergen’s abstract landscapes and ceramic pieces.
Joanne Bohannon, Kris Ekstrand, Dewey Schurman: May 2024
May at Museo welcomed artists Kris Ekstrand, Joanne Bohannon & Dewey Schurman. This show brought together their passion for the natural world through a wide range of mediums by showcasing Ekstrand’s detailed charcoal nest drawings, unique monotype and painted landscapes; Bohannon’s quirky, mixed-media constructions; and Schurman’s colorful, stylized scenes.
The Garden Show: April 2024
Bursts of color, more light, and sweet smells – it’s spring outside and in the gallery! Museo joyfully presents our annual Garden Show. We have invited a group of exceptional artists, many showing for the first time at Museo, to share their vision of this lively season of renewal and growth. What will bloom from these seeds of creativity?
Featuring work by Karen Abel, Drew Christie, Bonnie Cook, Michael Dickter, Marci Erspamer, Trisha Gilmore, Ryan Grossman, Meg Holgate, Michael Howard, Heather Jacks, Kathleen Kemly, Jan Lipetz, Hilary Pfeifer, Amy Pleasant, AJ Power, Kathleen Secrest, John Smither, Mary Tapp, Deloss Webber, Danielle Bodine, Christie West & Jean Whitesavage.
Elizabeth Bruno, Bruce Hale & Christine Westergaard: March 2024
March at Museo brought Seattle artists Elizabeth Bruno and Bruce Hale, along with ceramicist Christine Westergaard. Together their work weaves a vibrant story through pattern, color and imagery.
ABSTRACTION Feat. Nino Yuniardi: February 2024
In February we welcomed ABSTRACTION – an exhibit featuring new work by Seattle painter Nino Yuniardi. Nino fuses bravura brushwork with elegant design and color choices, resulting in paintings that are rich and dynamic.
The show includes Museo gallery artists Laura Viola Preciado, Michael Howard, Don Fels, Robert Jessup and Dion Zwirner, along with Whidbey Island guest artist Nancy Stentz and David Harto. Visit the gallery and be enveloped by the visual poetry, the meditations on color, line, form that this work evokes.
Nino Yuniardi, Coconut Rice with Spinach Curry, mixed media on canvas, 48 x 48 in
Holiday Gift Show: December 2023
Our Annual Holiday Gift Show returned in December 2023. The gallery was bursting with works from our beloved gallery artists, as well as new introductions. With objects of desire in many styles and price points; including ornaments, jewelry and small gifts.
Laura Hudson & Jean Whitesavage: November 2023
Laura Hudson and Jean Whitesavage to the gallery. Both artists create from an intuitive place, patiently crafting their individual medium until an oft-elusive sense of balance is achieved.
Michael Dickter & Robert Jessup: October 2023
Michael Dickter brings a new body of work with his expressive portraits of animals. Robert Jessup’s large abstractions fill the gallery with color, light and line
Claudia Pettis, Michael Scott & Susan Melrath: September 2023
September brings in a seasonal transition and with it two beloved local artists, Claudia Pettis and Michael Scott, and in her first show at Museo, Susan Melrath. Together, the September show feels like a welcome homecoming.
With her painterly depth and sensitivity, Claudia's sheep portraits feel like a fresh take on the old world masters. By the same token, Michael’s skillful manipulation of a burl breathes another life into each wood piece of his carved and turned sculptures. Susan's architectural abstractions of rural structures – with her bold use of color and activated surfaces – offer a refreshing perspective on familiar subjects.
Pete Jordan, Karen Abel, and Skip Smith: August 2023
August brings some of our near and dearest: Pete Jordan, Karen Abel and Skip Smith, all portraying the Pacific Northwest from their own unique perspective. These three artists are a wonderful representation of the strong Whidbey art community and are longtime Museo supporters – and good friends. We are proud to be showing these distinguished artists next month at Museo.
Christian Carlson & Christie Scheele: August 2023
For July, Museo welcomed Christian Carlson and, in her first show at Museo, Christie Scheele. Christian is a painter from Skagit Valley and the co-owner of Perry & Carlson Gallery in Mt. Vernon, which is also one of our favorite galleries. Christie lives and works in upstate New York and is an artist that we had followed for years before we happened to meet her, by chance, on our travels. We were amazed how her landscapes felt very local even though they are miles away. Each artist approaches their depiction of the natural world in a different way, but both capture beauty in stillness.
Laura Hamje, Laura Viola Preciado, and Sara Owens: June 2023
In June, Museo ushers in a new season by welcoming fresh perspectives and new introductions.
The June exhibit showcases three distinctive women artists whose work is defining strength in different ways: Laura Viola Preciado, Sara Owens and Laura Hamje.
We are also delighted to introduce to the gallery the bright animal paintings of local artist Laura Hudson and the bold ceramics of Peter Gross.
Laura Hudson, Pas De Deux, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 36 in