"TERRIFIED OF LIVING, TOO SCARED TO DIE" is a culmination of work over the last three years by Mack Florence Greene. These works have been constantly evolving and changing, driven by sentimentality, and allowing for previous iterations of a piece to influence itself. Mack's Sculpture work is primarily upcycled household appliances that have broken down or everyday objects that no longer serve their intended function. All of the photographic prints on display for this show were shot on 35mm film and have been the artist's most recent form of creative expression.

Opening Reception 3/8 from 6-9pm
Closing Reception 3/30 from 5-8pm
Gallery Hours: Thu-Sat from 10-6pm

Slide presents Drawings by Michael Canatsey.

Opening reception on 2/9 during the Belltown Art Walk.

"The Drawings showcased in this collection reflect my enduring interest in Plan-Making exercises, where I manipulate Grids and Geometries using colored pencils, watercolor, and pastel drafting techniques. Simultaneously, I explore indigenous native culture, artifacts, and legends. Currently, I continue to initiate and complete various arhitectural commissions and projects; and, like the sand painter, I “voice” the fundamental design concept that should organize the Drawing and eliminate extraneous ideas or deviations. This exhibition specifically focuses on creating “Pic-to-grams”: reflections of conscious (or perhaps unconscious) thoughts about my favorite Navaho legends and stores. I have incorporated established classic geometry into visual compositions and, in some cases, borrowed icons and symbols from other artists, sandpainters, and plan-makers that, hopefully, enrich and produce even more provocative images."

Alone in a crowd, is the culmination of a year-long series made possible by a generous Hopes Corps Grant from The Seattle Office of Arts and Culture. The series explores themes of access, isolation, and inclusivity through paint, texture, post-stroke journal entries, and decoupaged medical records and braille. Focusing on everyday urban scenes, the work invites us to examine the role of personal narrative in subjective reality and question our own presuppositions about accessibility.

PHIOSUWAN explores a glimpse into our minds through the love of printmaking, sophisticated prints and apparel.

Rajit Phiosuwan began her career as a successful graphic designer in Bangkok, Thailand. Her love for paper, inks and physical media inspired her to make a significant life change; to move to US, complete an MFA in printmaking, and build a career making work she loves.

Influenced by the boundless expanse, her work is an interpretation of celestial forms, exposing details about the energy inside. From prints to apparel, Rajit treats all work and the processes of crating them as an act of art.

Featuring Seattle Artists Alaina Stocker and Claire Donaldson

October sits at the peak of a well-loved seasonal shift here in Seattle, and it’s particularly well suited to the themes of our show. The Wheel is a representation of life and death. With both of our work we aim to celebrate the connection between those two things, albeit in very different ways.

At the center of Alaina’s work is the theme of connection. The skulls painted to celebrate Pride month move through the color wheel. In this way they not only carry with them the symbolic weight behind each hue, but they maintain the heavy reality we all have in common: memento mori, meaning "remember that you will die".

Claire’s work is part of an ongoing chicken tarot card project, with the original paintings of the major arcana cards being included in the show. She aims to illustrate the vibrancy of a chicken's life while honoring its fragility. Tarot readings often prescribe balance and self reflection, making them an ideal pairing with the challenges that come with taking care of chickens.

Opening and Costume Party during the Belltown Art Walk
October 13th, 6-pm
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Gallery Hours: Thursday and Friday, 4-7pm

Chicken Tarot Card Kickstarter Party
October 28th, 6-9pm
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Curated by Shirene Rafie and Esther Loopstra.

Belltown Art Walk opening: September 8 

Open mic: Sept. 14 @ 6:30-8:30pm

Doll Parts pop-up: Sept. 23 @ 1-5pm

Artist talk: Sept. 30 TIME TBD

Open hours: Friday 1-6 and Saturday 1-5 (also by appointment)

“Sorry Not Sorry is a group exhibition that features female-identifying and non-binary artists. We take the years of pressure, questioning and judgment that the male gaze has imposed on us and melt it away, so that we are left with complete freedom to define our sensual and sexual wants and needs.

To some, it may mean celebrating sex as joy and not associating it with shame; reclaiming their right to pleasure. Maybe to others, it means power and resilience, wearing a battleground on one’s skin from years of fighting sexism, misogyny, religion, the government and/or violence — and wearing it proudly. Maybe sexuality means vulnerability and embracing one’s imperfections in a world that constantly tells them to be perfect. It may look like working to shed the patriarchal lens from their eyes and finding their way back to themselves through new experiences. Or, it can be exploring and discovering what their sexual orientation and preferences are.

As the curators and fellow participants in this exhibition, we see Sorry Not Sorry as a celebration of female-identifying and non-binary people having agency over their lives and bodies and being unapologetic about bringing our power and desires completely to light. Here, we are celebrating ourselves instead of censoring. We deserve the right not to give in to what we are “supposed” to be but to rather decide for ourselves.”

ARCHITECTURE

“Memory is not permanent, individually or collectively.  Memories are lost to time, trauma, choice, some are lost to the next news cycle - yet the residuals are all around us. A sense of loss, a scar, a ringing in the ears, a box of old photographs with unfamiliar faces, the traces left behind from our lives, the amount which is remembered pales in comparison to the amount committed to oblivion.”

“Architecture” is an exploration of resilience in the face of industry and pollution. Despite the excesses of industry, despite the Green River being rerouted, straightened and renamed, and used as a dumping ground, the grasses still grow. Renewing, laying a new groundwork, the architecture, for what would hopefully be a more verdant future. Utilizing the grass, growing tall and beautiful on the banks of the Duwamish, I laid the groundwork for this exploration of the intersection between industry and nature. It’s a battle, which despite man’s best efforts, the grass will win. Scorched earth will renew given time. We could only hope to match the resilience of nature. For me, the grasses represent strength, perseverance and beauty in the face of adversity that is to be admired. 

Opening during the Belltown Art Walk on July 14th from 6-9pm. Explore images, stories, and word play by local artist Kyle Krauskopf.

We’re excited for the return of Matrushka Construction. Fashion designer Laura Howe from LA will be popping up her production studio and shop at Slide for the month of July! This means a mini shop, new styles being created on site, on site alterations, and custom orders. Laura is the designer who makes the super awesome pants, and she also creates beautiful Summer dresses.

An Earth-Day focused exhibition, opening Friday the 14th during the Belltown Art Walk. SHIFT features artists working with recycled materials, found objects, and nontraditional surfaces. The exhibition "questions the role of the maker in a world oversaturated with objects. What does it mean to create when so much is created and discarded every day? What can be created form what is already made?" SHIFT is curated and directed by Jay Angel Valentine.

Enter a world of tiny glass objects made by local Seattle artists Lila Westreich, Jackie Loven, Aaron Swanson, Malcolm Ford, Amanda Woodcock, and Lauren Bayer. Curated by Jackie Loven.

On view at Sassafras through September 7th.

Join us for the opening reception of Jack Blouin’s first photography exhibition on August 12th during Belltown Art Walk, 6-9pm.

About Jack Blouin:

 I’m a photographer from Portland, Oregon, and I’ve been photographing my life seriously for around 3 years now—but photography has been an aspect of my life for as long as I can remember. There are photographs taken of me when I was only five or six years old with a Nikon D70 in my hand—which at that time, was about the size of me; and, if you can believe it, some of those photos I took when I was that age I still love today—crazy how that works, huh? 

I don’t consider myself any particular type of photographer. I’m just a photographer, and that’s that. I love photographing many things, some more than others, and some less-so. I can go from photographing my dogs, to the streets of downtown Portland, or into the deep wilderness with my lens pointed at a seemingly dull rock in a river. Chances are, if I’m photographing, I’m happy.

A few of my photographer inspirations are individuals such as Sean Tucker, Thomas Heaton, Henri-Cartier Brasson, and Joel Meyerowitz—those are the big ones. But the reason I got into photography was because of my father. He was one of the driving forces for my improvement and success within my photography. Without him, I would not be the photographer I am today. He criticized my work in a meaningful way, and it was the most important feedback I’ve ever been given.