Gallery4Culture
2008-2009 Season

Ariana Page Russell
Dressing
November 6 - November 28

reception November 6, 2008, 6 – 8 p.m.

Gallery4Culture is pleased to announce an exhibition of new photo-based work by Seattle artist Ariana Page Russell.

Russell has sensitive skin that easily flushes. She also has dermatographia, a condition that allows her to draw temporary welts on her skin. In this exhibition, Russell continues her exploration of using imagery of the temporary change in her skin as her medium. She places skin (as a temporary tattoo) back on her body to explore the ephemerality and ornament of externalized emotions. The power of a blush, an uncontrollable response revealing internal sentiment, becomes the fashion of skin through photographs, collages and wallpaper.

A reception will be held on November 6, 2008, the first Thursday of the month, during the Downtown Artwalk, from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. The public is encouraged to attend. The exhibition will run from November 6 – 28, 2008.

Gallery4Culture is located within 4Culture offices at 101 Prefontaine PL S, at the corner of Third and Prefontaine, in the Tashiro/Kaplan Building. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., closed government holidays; the gallery is open and free to the public.

In 1979, King County Arts Commission's visual arts coordinator, Mickey Gustin Hardman, began a gallery with little more than some foam core and linen and a visionary spirit. Her legacy continues through the Gallery 4Culture program which provides artists not represented by commercial galleries with opportunities for one-person shows. She will be remembered as a fierce advocate for artists and a pivotal figure in shaping the Seattle arts community.

For more information on Gallery4Culture or other 4Culture programs, contact 206 296.7580.