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December 2011- Happy Holidays from the TK

Jennifer Dagdagan

     Someday, Maybe.

A portrait photographer by trade, Jennifer Dagdagan’s art photography, paintings, and multimedia artwork allow her to explore the more unpredictable side of her creative vision.   Her art photographs use shadows and light to tell, or hint at the story, often a story with a sense of mystery. They utilize texture, color, and large blocks of space to capture the viewer’s interest.  Her frequent use of paper and fiber paste give her work texture and a dimensional quality that invite the viewer to touch.  Circles are a recurring motif in Dagdagan’s paintings.  This shape, along with curves often weight the space on her canvas, creating motion and energy that moves the viewer’s eye from one section of the canvas to the next, and back again.  This tension and energy is further enhanced by Dagdagan’s joyous use of color – both in her monochromatic pieces and her work that has multiple colors.  A process painter, Dagdagan lets emotion and light and shadows lead her forward, working and reworking the canvas in a spontaneous and unplanned fashion until it “feels right”.  The resulting work is that of an artist discovering things herself, and allowing us to join her on the journey.

Opening Reception, Thursday December 1, 2011- 5:00 to 9:00pm.

On view through December 30th.  Hours Wednesday through Saturdays- Noon to 5:00pm

And by appointment.

The Angle Gallery is located at 312 S. Washington Street, Seattle, WA.  98104

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November 2011

Mike Hipple and Allison Kline

     The Conversation

The Conversation is a visual dialogue between photographer Michael Hipple and visual artist Allison Kline – who worked together to create their own version of the telephone game with pieces of art acting as the conduits for speech.

Mike Hipple is a Seattle-based photographer.  He has a BFA in Photography from Savannah College of Art & Design and has worked on numerous fine art, editorial, and commercial projects throughout the years.  More of his work can be seen at www.hipphoto.com

Allison Kline is a Seattle-based artist and graphic designer. She has a BFA from Savannah College of Art & Design and works in many mediums from acrylics to encaustics. To see more of her work visit stuffmaker.wordpress.com

Opening Reception, Thursday November 3, 2011- 5:00 to 9:00pm.

On view through November 26th.  Hours Wednesday through Saturdays- Noon to 5:00pm

And by appointment.

The Angle Gallery is located at 312 S. Washington Street, Seattle, WA.  98104

Next Month- November 2011:  Jennifer Borst Dagdagan

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August 2011

Glenn Tramantano

Antinous Drowned

Artist Statement:     I first came across the story of Hadrian and Antinous a couple of years ago while researching the history of homosexuality in art.  What surprised me about their relationship was not that a Roman Emperor would take a young male lover (pretty unremarkable for a Roman Emperor, apparently).  Rather, I was struck by the sheer scale and public nature of Hadrian’s devotion to the boy.  After Antinous drowned in the Nile River, Hadrian publicly mourned the loss by founding an Egyptian city in his name, erecting statues of him across the empire, and proclaiming him a god.  Worship of Antinous became widespread, and a cult following lasted well into the fourth century.

I began to consider the remarkable nature of a religion centered on a gay god.  This work stems from my own associations growing up in the Christian faith, the simple stories I remember hearing, and the elaborate trappings, symbols and iconography of the church.   I wonder how Antinous might be celebrated today, what objects of worship he would inspire, and how religion might be altered by his presence.

Glenn Tramantano is a mixed media artist and a recent transplant to Seattle, WA from the east coast. He received his Masters of Fine Arts from Washington University in St. Louis and his Bachelors of Arts from University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.  He has exhibited his work across the U.S. and currently teaches painting and drawing in the greater Seattle area.

Opening Reception, Thursday August 4th 2011- 5:00 to 9:00pm.On view through August 27th. Hours Wednesday through Saturdays- Noon to 5:00pm

And by appointment.

The Angle Gallery is located at 312 S. Washington Street, Seattle, WA.  98104

Next Month- August 2011:  Chris Rollins

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July 2011

Jesse Link

Of Soil and Sonance: New Works

Jesse Link grew up in a small town just outside of Pittsburgh but has lived in Seattle for the past 5 years.  He has a degree in Industrial Design from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh but is mostly a self-taught painter.  Links subject matter has become more diverse in recent years and his sphere of artistic interest has been expanded: all the while trying to create a harmony between nature and Urban culture through his imagination and artistic style.

Opening Reception, Thursday July 6th, 2011- 5:00 to 9:00pm.On view through July 23rd. Hours Wednesday through Saturdays- Noon to 5:00pm

And by appointment.

The Angle Gallery is located at 312 S. Washington Street, Seattle, WA.  98104

Next Month- August 2011:  Glenn Tramantano

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North Seattle Artist Group (NAG)

Inaugural Group Exhibition

Tim Manthey- Honeride

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May 2011

Betsy Barnum

In The Roots

Sometimes It’s Never Enough

STATEMENT:  I use my works on paper to describe my life, expressing my thoughts and emotions about a specific moment or circumstance through my relationships with those I am closest to. I build up thin layers of paint, collage, and pencil to conceal and reveal images the way emotions and behavior are unconsciously layered to hide or signal something to others. The gesture and composition of the figures in my work are very important, as they are the first indicators of the work’s meaning. I use recurring objects from piece to piece as symbols or metaphors for people and ideas. For example, I often use a typewriter to represent myself, or a bird as a metaphor for fear, joy, or anger. I use paper as my surface because of its flexibility, smoothness, and capacity for erasure. Like a palimpsest, it shows the progression and history of layers of marks. It is like skin; it wrinkles and fights back when worked on, asserting its personality into the painting or drawing. Like journal pages, my work is an ongoing narrative, each piece chronologically linked to the others. The work is often grouped in a series. Each gesture, color, layer, and object is significant, and each work interacts with the others to establish meaning through a repetition of these elements.

BIO:  Betsy Barnum was born in San Francisco, California in 1982. She has exhibited widely in the United States and Canada. In 2007 she received the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition’s prestigious Art 365 grant. Betsy earned a Master of Fine Art degree from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2006, and a Bachelor of Art, Magna Cum Laude, from Anderson University in 2004. Barnum currently resides in Seattle, Washington.

Opening Reception, Thursday May 5th, 2011- 5:00 to 9:00pm.

On view through May 28th  Hours Wednesday through Saturdays- Noon to 5:00pm

And by appointment.

The Angle Gallery is located at 312 S. Washington Street, Seattle, WA.  98104

Next Month- JUNE 2011:  NAG (North Seattle Artist Group)

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April 2011

Amber Vanhatala Stene

The Fringe

Anonymous

STATEMENT: Portland artist, Amber Vanhatala Stene, explores the social dynamics of gaining acceptance within the fringe of society. Her work combines implausible elements through drawing and water media. Her figurative subjects are placed in situations that reference a feeling of disconnection, or a fleeting moment of connection.

www.amberstene.com

Opening Reception, Thursday April 7th, 2011- 5:00 to 9:00pm.

On view through April 30th  Hours Wednesday through Saturdays- Noon to 5:00pm

And by appointment.

The Angle Gallery is located at 312 S. Washington Street, Seattle, WA.  98104

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March 2011

Matthew Cox

Cans

Cans 2011

STATEMENT:  I began making cans a year or so ago. I started turning cans from wood, then began casting them in clay. It wasn’t clear to me why I was making cans or where they were going, but the form was so appealingly simple and practical. It is a very familiar form and I thought that was a interesting quality. The wood cans inevitably dry and crack and the clay cans shrink leaving them flawed from their original inception, but you still know it’s a can. In the same way you know the large red, white and blue circle over Highway 99 is for Pepsi, even without “Pepsi” written on it. You believe because your brain tells you to trust your eyes. Cans are such a recognizable form that they aren’t mentioned in the titles, as if to say: “They’re just cans.”  Everyone knows what a can is, how they’re used and where to find them. The trick here would be to try to let go of those associations.

The cans reminded of an earlier lifestyle and what it means to preserve food beyond the harvest. Only in the last fifty or sixty years did food preservation come in the form of freezing and in many cases, no preservation at all for food flown in overnight from other countries. For someone like myself, 37 years old and raised in North America, I can not recall a time I wasn’t able to get any food I liked, any time of day in any time of year. It wasn’t that long ago Americans spent all winter opening cans, but now I open as many cans in winter as I do in summer. That is to say: not many.

Matthew Cox is a Seattle based artist who received a BFA from Cornish College of the Arts in 2000 and is currently the Exhibition/Collections Manager for Western Bridge contemporary art space in Seattle.

Opening Reception, Thursday March 3, 2011- 5:00 to 9:00pm.

On view through April 2nd.  Hours Thursday through Saturdays- Noon to 5:00pm

And by appointment.

The Angle Gallery is located at 312 S. Washington Street, Seattle, WA.  98104

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February 2011

February 1 – 26, 2011 at the Angle Gallery | Tashiro Kaplan Building First Thursday ArtWalk February 3rd, 6 to 8pm. Kate Pollard – Sold The talented artists included in ND11 are - Leon Alesi, Steven Alverez, Steven Beckly, Jonathan Blaustein, Nan Brown, Liz Clayman, Daniel W Coburn, Andy Cook, Kristen Fecker Peroni, Jon Feinstein, Elizabeth Fleming, Martha Fleming Ives, Alan Gastelum, Flavie Guerrand, Max Hirshfeld, Ann Conway Jennings, Eddie Lanieri, Ash LaRose, Winky Lewis, Elizabeth Clark Libert, Holly Lynton, Coco Martin, Meridith Miller, Heather Musto, Russ Osterweil, Kate Pollard, Shawn Robinson, Haley Jane Samuelson, Michael Sebastian, Larysa Sendich, Katie Shapiro, Meera Margaret Singh, Tabitha Soren, Agnieszka Sosnowska, Amber Terranova, Chikara Umihara, Vikky Wilkes, Antonio Ysursa Eddie Lanieri – Giselle

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January 2011

Seeing the Numbers

New Paintings by Suze Woolf

Astoria.497 by Suze Woolf

I’m driven to glorify and aggrandize our infrastructure. I’ve painted a lot of industrial landscapes in the Seattle area in both daylight and at night. I think of them as unintentional monuments that rarely enter our consciousness.
A recent form of this preoccupation is a series showing the numbering systems on utility poles. For me, they represent a paradox of anonymous identity. The numbers represent location and inventory, but they are utterly faceless and unmemorable.

Bio:  Suze Woolf has been drawing all her life. After an initial undergraduate degree, she pursued fifth-year studies in printmaking and ceramics at the University of Washington. Her professional career has included the graphic design of printed materials and interface designs for commercial and prototype software. In the last few years she has devoted herself to the watercolor medium, winning awards at regional competitions. Her subject matter is diverse and driven by a desire to bring the unnoticed to the forefront of consciousness. From burned-over forests of the arid West, the numbering systems on utility poles to large scale industrial subjects, she finds intense visual, emotional and intellectual experience everywhere she looks.

www.suzewoolf-fineart.com