Open Studios Open Doors For BallardWorks Artist

Phil Stoiber was in his BallardWorks studio on the evening of the February Artwalk. A stranger wandered into his studio. She was on her way home from work and took an interest in his prints. 

Ivory's Rock - Arbritrary Meridian by Phil Stoiber, paper, lithography and chine-collé

He learned his visitor worked for Abmeyer + Wood, a gallery very close to SAM downtown where Stoiber has worked as a registrar since 1991. He didn't expect to hear anything from her again. A couple weeks later he was informed that he was being considered for Sustaining, a group show at Abmeyer + Wood Fine Art in April. There is no way to predict what Artwalk will bring when studio doors are open.

Visit Abmeyer + Wood to see Sustaining through April 27 at 1210 2nd Ave, Seattle 98101. 

BallardWorks is a studio building with artists working in various media. The building is open every second Saturday with a new group show in the 2nd and 3rd floor galleries, and several art studios open for visitors. 

BallardWorks
2856 NW Market St

BallardWorks Presents Group Show For December Artwalk

December marks the semi-annual Tenants & Friends group show at BallardWorks, the studio building located at 30th and NW Market. This diverse body of work include encaustic paintings incorporating vintage printed handkerchiefs, a quilt assembled with materials acquired in Yemen. abstract watercolor, oil paintings and photographs to name a few. The show is hung in the halls and galleries of the three story building floors, with many studio artists opening their doors for a peek into their creative world. 

Inmate Quilt

Karla Freiheit

Prescience

Joan Stuart Ross

"How can I see the bark of tree without asking: who has passed this way before me?

did they make marks, or maps of the landscape?"

Phil Stoiber, 2013

Ivory's Rock: Arbitrary Meridian

Paper litho and chine-collé

Sheet size : 22 x 16 in (HxW)

In addition to the fine art and jewelry on display upstairs, don't miss out on the first floor holiday sale. The tenants of Spark Studio and the printmakers formerly known as Sev Shoon will have gifts small and large for sale. 

BallardWorks

2856 NW Market St