Guide: Top 10 Galleries in Seattle Worth Visiting

If you are ever in Seattle, you may consider taking a new route and exploring much more than the beautiful stees of the city but its artistic and creative side. We created a guide that will take you on a journey through 10 different Seattle's best Art Galleries that will make you feel much more connected with the history and ambiance of Seattle.

HENRY

The Henry is internationally recognized for bold and challenging exhibitions, and for pushing the boundaries of contemporary art and culture Through individual experiences with art, Henry inspires visitors to upend their expectations and discover surprising connections. The Henry was founded as Washington State's first art museum by Seattle entrepreneur Horace C. Henry, who in 1926 donated their collection of 152 paintings along with $100,000 to the University of Washington for the construction of the Henry Art Gallery. Seventy years later, in 1997, the museum completed a major expansion, to increase exhibitions and public programs. The Henry has had transformative and lasting relationships with numerous international artists including Uta Barth, Ann Hamilton, Gary Hill, Maya Lin, Kiki Smith, and James Turrell, as well as significant and emerging artists from the Pacific Northwest. The Henry recognizes a lot of social issues upon which our society is built on, and tries to amplify the work and voices of artists who have been historically underrepresented, excluded, or stereotyped. Contact: 206-543-2280 Address: 15th Ave NE & NE 41st St Seattle, WA 98195

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FOSTER/WHITE GALLERY SEATTLE

Not only Foster/White Gallery is a sensational gallery but is a remarkable landmark in the Seattle arts center of Pioneer Square, founded in 1968. The Gallery has attracted worldwide attention with its diverse contemporary painting, sculpture, and glass exhibitions. Foster/White Gallery is an active member of the Seattle Art Dealers Association (SADA) and a dedicated participant in First Thursday Art Walk, a Pioneer Square tradition. With a variety of fine art pieces and knowledgeable and professional staff, Foster/White Gallery, considered as one of the most respectable art galleries of Seattle and an absolute must to visit and embrace its rich history and impact. Foster/White is a Bau-Xi Gallery affiliate with three locations in Vancouver and Toronto. Contact: 206-622-2833 Address: 220 THIRD AVE SOUTH #100 Seattle, WA 98104

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MoPOP

Even though MoPOP can hardly be called an art gallery, it is important to mention that your artistic perspective will only benefit from a few hours in the Museum of Pop Culture. It is a creative space, filled with art installations, which historically impacted our modern society as well as unique exhibitions that hold a mission of expressing a life-changing force by offering experiences that inspire and connect our communities. MoPOP exists on several rules and affirmations that allow its purpose to be unique and long-lasting: Open arms: We practice radical hospitality and equitable access. Creative exchanges: We create space for community voices and collaborations. Light bulb moments: We use pop culture as a catalyst for learning, connecting, and creating. Pursuing excellence: We believe integrity, innovation, and hard work lead to amazing things. Excitement: We value the thrill that comes from experiencing creativity together. Contact: 206-770-2700 Address: 325 5th Avenue N Seattle, WA 98109

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NFT MUSEUM OF SEATTLE

Seattle does not stop innovating its artistic input and along with old, sophisticated galleries, the world of art is about to see its very first NFT Museum. Seattle is the first place in the whole world that will become a home to a museum dedicated to blockchain Art. The Seattle NFT Museum will provide a crystal clear window to digital art through more than thirty, high fidelity digital screens. The founders of NFT Museum Jennifer Wong and Peter Hamilton say that "Viewing digital art in a physical space helps to ground the NFT experience, unlocking our imaginations for what is to come," and on January 14th, 2022 such experience will be possible! Contact: (425)-330-3005 Address: 2125 1st Ave Seattle, WA 98121

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SOIL

SOIL was founded in 1995 and quickly emerged as an alternative venue for artists to exhibit, develop, and advance their work, as well as celebrate art of diverse creators' backgrounds, media and content. Over the past 25 years, Soil has gathered attention from local and national press and involved itself in different exhibitions each month, opening on First Thursday. Soil is a true celebration of art in all of its forms and variations. Here, any creative individual will feel welcomed and engaged with a variety of different mediums. From chocolate art, light based work and sculpture to unclassified art and poetry readings, Soil is a great way to evolve your artistic vision. Contact: 206-264-8061 Address: 112 3rd Ave S Seattle, WA 98104

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JAMES HARRIS GALLERY

James Harris Gallery was founded in 1999 and quickly became a center of contemporary art, sculpture, photography and video installations. Its pride lies in collaborations with talented artists all around the world, such as Efrain Almeida, Viola Frey, Akio Takamori and Amir Zaki. James Harris gallery ongoing policy is to develop artists' careers, and curate thematic group exhibitions which emphasize an art historical dialogue. Contact: 206-903-6220 604 2nd Ave Seattle, WA 98104

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PLATFORM

Founded in 2004, Platform Gallery inhabited a brick and mortar space in the Pioneer Square neighborhood of Seattle. After 2016, Platform chose to try itself in a remote environment and became exclusively an online gallery and continues to promote, show and place artwork of its dedicated and talented artists. Despite a new approach, Platform gallery remains its mission which is to consistently show important, challenging contemporary work by spotlighting artists with monthly online exhibitions. Contact: 206-323-2808 Address: 114 3rd Ave S Seattle, WA 98104

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GREG KUCERA

Greg Kucera founded his Gallery in 1983 with high hopes and ambitions to develop a creative space for diverse groups of artists. The only mention of it in the press was a three line paragraph at the end of an arts column in The Seattle Times, which began an incredible journey of Greg and his colleagues. The Gallery began with a modest group show of artists which included established NW artists such as Alden Mason, Gene Gentry McMahon, Karin Helmich and John F. Koenig. A number of younger artists were quickly added including Mark Calderon, Michael Ehle, Jody Isaacson, Ross Palmer Beecher, and Ed Wicklander. For the first decade the gallery exhibitions rotated between emerging regional artists shown alongside emerging artists from New York or elsewhere such as Kiki Smith, Darren Waterston or Cheryl Laemmle. We also created a series of exhibitions devoted to internationally known artists like Susan Rothenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Mimmo Paladino and David Hockney. It was my intention to create a context for printmaking alongside other forms of expression, such as drawings and paintings, by these artists. Fast forward, the gallery began a series of politically themed exhibitions in 1989 with "Taboo," a look at the momentarily incendiary artworks by Andres Serrano, Robert Mapplethorpe, Sally Mann and others. This was followed over the next few years by "God & Country" and "This Is My Body" and "SEX" and "Bad Politics," all of which examined other aspects of contemporary political art. Throughout decades of history Greg Kucera Gallery has gained countless amounts of recognition from its brave pieces and internationally known artists and continues to impress the art world with its contemporary vision. Greg Kucera shares, "Now, as the gallery passes into middle age, I hope that it continues with the same promise with which it began. With eyes that remain fresh and a sensibility that regards contemporary art as the moving target it always is." Contact: 206-624-0770 Address: 212 3d Avenue S Seattle, WA

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ROQ LA RUE

Kristen Anderson founded Roq La Rue in 1998, hoping to create a space for the rising "Lowbrow" art scene, containing of provocative to the world pieces including prison art, tiki art, works of underground cartoonists and any other subcultural influenced artworks that would be considered inappropriate to the society. Throughout the time, Roq La Rue started to be less transgressive and shifted to magical realism and pop-surrealism, exhibiting the best artists in the genre and discovering new talents. This led to gaining not only an international roster of artists and collectors, but a reputation for being highly discerning. Kristen Andersonwrote the first survey of the burgeoning underground pop art scene in 2014 called "Pop Surrealism", which effectively renamed the art movement previously exclusively known as Low Brow. She also was the editor-at-large and writer at Hi Fructose magazine from 2007-2014 and has written numerous forwards for artist monographs including Mark Ryden, Martin Wittfooth, Lisa Petrucci, Travis Louie, Marion Peck, Camille Rose Garcia, and Femke Hiemstra. Contact: Address: 2806 E Madison Seattle WA 98112

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DAVIDSON GALLERY

Davidson gallery was founded in 1973 and occupied 7 different locations, including the Pioneer Square in Seattle. Davidson Galleries is a founding member of the Seattle Art Dealer's Association and Pioneer Square's First Thursday Art Walk. The gallery houses the largest inventory of original contemporary, modern and antique prints in the Northwest and believes it has something for everybody. There is a huge variety of local and international artists working with Davidson Galleries, such as Mio Asahi, Ben Beres, Frank Boyden and Marit Berg. Contact: 206-624-7684 Address: 313 Occidental Ave S Seattle, WA 98104

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