Foster/White Gallery

The Foster/White Gallery is an art gallery in Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It was founded in 1968 in the Pioneer Square district of the city.

History

Richard White started the Richard White Gallery at 311½ Occidental Street, in the Pioneer Square district of Seattle, in 1968. In 1973 White sold the gallery to Donald Foster, who renamed it the Foster/Richard White Gallery, and later the Foster/White Gallery.[1][2] Foster sold it in December 2002 to the Bau-Xi Galleries of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;[3] the name of gallery was not changed.[4]

In April 2006 the gallery moved to new premises in a renovated building at 220 3rd Avenue South, a few blocks from its original location.[5] The building has 7,000 square feet (650 m2) of floor space, and high wood-beamed ceilings.[6] Foster/White formerly had other premises in Kirkland, Ranier Square, and Pioneer Square.[4]

Role in promoting Pioneer Square and Seattle galleries

In the mid-1980's, Foster/White and four other Pioneer Square galleries began publishing the Pioneer Square Exhibition Magazine to provide coverage for the First Thursday gallery walk, when most Pioneer Square art galleries start their new shows.[7] Foster/White Gallery then became a founding member of the Seattle Art Dealers Association (SADA) in 1990.[8] The SADA assumed ownership Pioneer Square Exhibition Magazine in 2005, renaming and publishing it as the SADA Exhibition Guide.[7]

Artists

Foster/White Gallery represents U.S. and Canadian artists with attention to those from the Pacific Northwest. The gallery permanently shows works by Kenneth Callahan, Alden Mason, Mark Tobey, and George Tsutakawa.[9] The first Seattle showing of Dale Chihuly's glass work was at the gallery,[1] which has also shown other Pilchuck glass artists like Clare Belfrage, John De Wit, Benjamin Moore, and William Morris.[2][10][11]

Exhibitions of other notable Pacific Northwestern artists have included:

References

  1. 1 2 Clemans, Gayle (2012-04-07). "Obituary: Longtime Seattle gallery owner Don Foster nurtured fine art in region". Seattletimes.com. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  2. ↑ Farr, Sheila (2002-12-05). "Foster/White Gallery sold". Community.seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  3. 1 2 "Canadian art gallery owners buy Seattle's Foster/White". Puget Sound Business Journal. 2002-12-05. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  4. ↑ "Seattle Art Dealers Association Members' Map". Seattleartdealers.com. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  5. ↑ "History". Foster/White Gallery. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  6. 1 2 "SADA Exhibition Guide". Seattleartdealers.com. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  7. ↑ "Seattle Art Dealers Association". Seattleartdealers.com. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  8. ↑ "Foster/White Gallery Review". Fodors.com. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  9. ↑ "Selected Group Exhibitions — Clare Belfrage". Clarebelfrage.com. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  10. 1 2 "Foster/White Gallery Information". Homeandabroad.com. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  11. 1 2 "Foster/White Gallery". Travelandleisure.com. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  12. ↑ "SHOW OPENING: Foster/White Gallery". Tonyangell.net. 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  13. ↑ Dodic, Dusan (2015-03-28). "Bratsa Bonifacho "Grazioso Sempre" Foster/White Gallery". YouTube. Retrieved 2015-10-17.

Coordinates: 47°36′01″N 122°19′48″W / 47.60028°N 122.33000°W / 47.60028; -122.33000

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