Fine art gallery exhibiting paintings, prints, photography and sculpture
Hiroshi Sato
Screens
June 4 - 27, 2026
Artist Reception: First Thursday, June 4, 6-8 PM
Northern California-based artist Hiroshi Sato’s work sits at a compelling intersection of tradition and immediacy, where contemporary realist oil painting acts as a medium for both historical dialogue and present-day reflection. Drawing from a lineage that spans the Old Masters to modern figures (including Vermeer, Degas, Andrew Wyeth, Edward Hopper and Chuck Close), Sato builds carefully structured environments rooted in geometric design, yet vibrant with layered meaning.
In Screens, Sato examines the dissolution of boundaries between physical and digital space through the artist’s continually evolving approach. Depicting figures in seemingly ordinary environments, the work integrates digital “screens” as indistinguishable elements of architecture—appearing as windows, doors, or spatial layers. Proximity to screens and our constant contact with the digital realm have become part of the architecture of daily life. The artist materializes our straddling of the physical and digital realm with these architectural frames, nodding to the social isolation of the internet age. Interpretation becomes participatory, shifting depending on each viewer’s familiarity and perspective. The exhibition further presents Sato’s contemporary still life paintings, where bottles and everyday objects are thoughtfully arranged across a range of surfaces.
Upcoming Exhibition
Wendy Orville
Faraway, Nearby
July 2 - August 1, 2026
Artist Reception: First Thursday, July 2, 5-8 PM
Artist Talk: Saturday, July 11 at 2 pm
In Faraway, Nearby, Wendy Orville presents a series of black & white monotypes that reflect the quiet power and layered emotional resonance of the Pacific Northwest landscape. Working with a restrained visual language, her prints distill the experience of place with depth, motion, and atmosphere. Orville will give an artist talk about her work in the gallery on Saturday, July 11 at 2 pm.
The artist shares, “I carry the landscape of places I’ve lived within me. Such a wide range of landscapes to explore and translate, from the tranquil wetlands of Hood Canal to the wild animism of the La Push seastacks. Wetland grasses during high tide often remind me of calligraphic writing. Shifting weather, especially mist, makes me giddy. Wind is a silent character, defining the shape of coastal trees. Each place evokes different emotional states in me. Nothing stays the same. I return over the months and years to imagine fresh possibilities and to push my technique and vision into new territory.”
Previous Exhibition
Carole Barrer - Resonance
May 7 - 30, 2026
Artist Reception: First Thursday, May 7, 6-8 PM
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Carole Barrer’s acrylic paintings evoke the inherent flow of the natural world, inviting viewers into atmospheric scenes that suggest mist, expansive mountain vistas, and vast, shifting seas. Her work captures an intuitive sense of movement and stillness, offering an experiential encounter that unfolds slowly and contemplatively. Carole Barrer will give an artist talk on Saturday, May 9 at 2 PM highlighting her artistic background, inspirations and creative process.
In this latest series, Resonance, Barrer introduces increased complexity in structure, depth, light, and motion. Subtle shifts in color and compositional dynamics emerge from her intuitive process, shaped by her experiences across seasons, climates, and terrains. Each piece develops organically, guided by a sensitivity to nature’s intricacies and an approach the artist likens to composing the rhythm and notes of a new song.