Member Directory

Richard Hacker is an author and artist living and working in Seattle, Washington after living many years in Austin, Texas. Before moving to Seattle in 2009, he worked in management and leadership development in healthcare and became an intrument-rated private pilot. He is the author of six novels, the latest a humorous sci-fi novel, The Bifurcation of Dungsten Crease. The artist created watercolor illustrations for Robert Bode’s children’s book, How to Find Yourself, and a book of poetry, Crickets and Commas. He works primarily in oil.

Emma Graham (she/her), based in Seattle, WA, is a multidisciplinary artist focused on watercolor and gouache painting. She is known for her playful and colorful style that emphasizes exaggerated and strange perspectives of humans, plants, animals, and landscapes. She explores themes of belonging, self discovery, and play through her painting, engaging in a playful relationship with the sometimes unpredictable nature of water. Graham is a self-taught artist whose practice is rooted in creating intimate relationships with her materials. Her work has been shown across the Pacific Northwest and in various print magazines. Her current work is rooted in discovering what she calls her “personal folklore,” in an effort to deeply understand her sense of self, the world around her, her relationships with others, and her desire for others to connect to their own creative selves and histories.

Fidalgo Island artist whose work is distinguished by joyful saturated colors, a lively mix of patterns, and rich details.

PA - 30years, NYC - 20years, Seattle Area - 6years. Aquired a chronic illness along the way. Artist, Writer, Tattoo. Living the best I can. Open to conversations.

Hi. My name is Scot Briscoe. I am a reasonably fine dabbler in fine art, drawing and a practitioner of creative expression. Trained as an illustrator at Utah State University.

Krista O'Halpin holds a BFA in Visual Communication from SCAD and is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Seattle Washington. Her work is a distinctive blend of dark, bold, and familiar elements from folklore that is often used to focus on dismantling analytical and systemic patterns where unfairness resides. Krista draws heavily from her own personal experiences with trauma, mental health struggles, a natural curiosity and appreciation for things often overlooked. Using a wide variety of mediums from illustration, printmaking, design, embroidery, photography to explore empathy, connection, and the human condition.

Jessica Nash is a mixed media artist based in Fall City, Washington, creating work inspired by the wild edges and quiet rhythms of the Pacific Northwest. Born and raised in Alaska, she carries a lifelong connection to nature, movement, and creative exploration. After years in health care and a long season of creative experimentation, Jessica found her enduring artistic home in painting. Her mixed media practice blends intuition, layered color, and organic forms, echoing the landscapes and lived experiences that continue to shape her work. She lives in Washington with her husband, their two young boys, and a lively mix of pets. Balancing family life with her studio practice, Jessica draws steady inspiration from time outdoors—hiking, exploring, and cooking for the people she loves.

39 • navy veteran • life long self taught artist • I currently work with acrylics and ink, but work with other types of mediums.

Picket Fence Art Studio is a one-stop shop for art enthusiasts of all levels. They offer art classes, a gallery of original art, and a wide selection of oil painting supplies.

I am a seasoned commercial artist professional with 11 years of related work experience.

Watercolor & traditional media artist with a focus on animals and nature. I'm also a graphic designer!

Hi! I’m Jodie and I have been painting my colorful, happy signature dog art for 20 years, but have been in the creative field all my life as a former cartoonist and graphic designer. A love of animals, nature, vibrant color (I live in the gray Seattle area after all!) and humor highly influences my work. I enjoy coming up with fun titles for my paintings as much as I enjoy creating them. A few of my accomplishments include my work being recently chosen as the winner for the 2021 National Purebred Dog Day Poster by Juror, Dr. Alan Fausel, Executive Director of the AKC Museum of The Dog in New York. In 2017, I was a featured artist and interviewed on KOMO-TV’s “Seattle Refined.” I’ve had my work shown at Schack Art Center, Overlake Hospital, Red Bluff Art Gallery in California as well as several other art shows including Best of The Northwest in Seattle. I enjoy meeting new collectors and talking with them about their own pets and sharing a love of animals. And yes, I absolutely I would love to see a photo of your dog! Or cat, or horse, or hamster for that matter. Commissions keep me busy as well as my own creations. My backyard studio is in Kirkland where I live with my husband and a fluffy, Great Pyrenees mix named Ranger. We have a college-age son who just finished his college degree in Japan. We lost our sweet Golden Retriever mix years ago We miss her terribly as she was a constant source of inspiration. For questions or to request a quote for original pieces, purchase a print or bring your own pet's unique personality to canvas with a custom painting. e-mail me or text me at 425.591.3664 at jodiesarahartist@gmail.com, I’d love to hear from you.

I am a watercolor miniaturist creating small-scale works that celebrate resilience through the quiet details of nature. My Story: I was an active professional in my 30s when I started getting sick. I fought to stay healthy, but surgeries and diagnoses piled up until I was disabled and homebound. I lost my social life, independence, and livelihood. But I flipped the script by reconnecting with my neglected art. And it's been life-changing! I feel like art is giving me back pieces of myself. Maybe I can no longer stand at an easel, but I can still make art, one tiny piece at a time. Art is giving me new purpose, new energy, and a new community.

Dmitri Ivanov of dmitriivanovart.com is a passionate contemporary Seattle artist, creating stunning original paintings, intricate drawings, hand-drawn digital art, as well as other types of art, involving different types mediums. His work is a reflection of his unique vision of the world, blending intuition and imagination to bring life to his creations. With a commitment to authenticity and creativity, Dmitri Ivanov Art aims to share the beauty of art with the Seattle art scene and the rest of the world. Dmitri Ivanov is widely recognized for his hyper-intricate pen-and-ink illustrations that blend cosmic exploration with botanical surrealism. His distinct approach to world-building separates his art from traditional science fiction illustrators. Operating out of the Pacific Northwest, his unique identity is defined by several core elements: High-Contrast Stippling and Line Work - The foundation of Ivanov’s style relies on painstaking, microscopic ink application. Instead of relying on digital gradients, he generates depth, shadow, and cosmic textures using dense stippling (dot-work) and cross-hatching. This gives his illustrations an organic, hand-etched texture reminiscent of 19th-century engravings, even when depicting highly futuristic subjects. The "Space Garden" Concept - While most sci-fi art frames outer space as cold and metallic, Ivanov’s signature thematic universe introduces interplanetary botany. He routinely places astronauts, moons, and spaceships alongside massive, swirling celestial mushrooms, terrariums, blooming flora, and winding vines. This surreal mashup frames cosmic exploration as a form of cosmic gardening or eco-futurism. Sub-Aquatic Cosmic Surrealism - Ivanov frequently merges the imagery of the deep ocean with deep space. His portfolio features iconic images of deep-space octopuses floating past planets, alongside astronauts navigating alien worlds that behave like coral reefs. This thematic crossover emphasizes the parallel mysteries between Earth's uncharted oceans and the edge of the universe. Multi-Disciplinary Flexibility - Beyond the black-and-white ink work that serves as his social media hallmark under @dmitri_ivanov_art, he is a highly versatile creator. He intentionally experiments across different mediums, fluidly translating his high-concept fantasy and surrealist aesthetics into physical paintings and sculptures. Dmitri’s artworks can be found in private collections across the Pacific Northwest. Dmitri's portfolio can be viewed on his website: dmitriivanovart.com

Brittani Dinsmore is a Washington-based artist whose work explores curiosity, transformation, and the space between intention and intuition. Working primarily in acrylics, she creates expressive paintings that prioritize emotion, movement, texture, and discovery over realism. After more than 15 years leading marketing and business strategy for technology companies, Dinsmore returned fully to painting following a series of significant life changes that reaffirmed the importance of creativity in her life. Her work is influenced by travel, dreams, music, humor, and the unexpected forms that emerge through an intuitive process. Through both abstract and representational subjects, Dinsmore explores themes of identity, perception, connection, and the often-unspoken aspects of the human experience. She views art as a way to reconnect people with curiosity, authenticity, and a sense of shared humanity. Her ongoing aquatic-themed series uses fish and marine life as metaphors for human behavior, corporate culture, social dynamics, and personal growth. Through humor, symbolism, and layered visual narratives, the work invites viewers to look beyond surface appearances and question assumptions about themselves and the world around them. At its core, Dinsmore’s practice is rooted in curiosity. She sees art as a way to bridge differences, encourage reflection, and reconnect people with their own creativity, intuition, and sense of wonder.

Irina is a Sammamish, WA–based watercolor artist. From an early age, she was passionate about painting, although she began her formal art education at the age of 28. She earned a MS degree in Natural Resources and Environment in 2001 and later graduated from a private art school. Since 2024, Irina has been collaborating with the Karin Kirkland School of Dance in Kirkland, WA, creating commissioned dancer portraits and presenting her work during performances at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, WA. Beginning in 2025, she has also been volunteering at the VALA Art Center in Redmond, WA.

Cathy Braasch is an artist, architect, and educator. She is the principal of Braasch Architecture and was an associate teaching professor in Penn State’s Department of Architecture. Her research interests include foundational design pedagogy and diversifying participants in the built environment. She founded the Robert Reed Drawing Workshops, celebrating the pioneering educator and artist, the first and until recently only tenured Black professor at the Yale School of Art. Braasch Architecture’s work consists of commercial and residential projects, emphasizing flexibility. Previously, she worked at Stoss Landscape Urbanism, Stephen Yablon Architect, and Della Valle Bernheimer. She began the Daily Drawing series in 2014 and has exhibited iterations of the work in 2017, 2019, and 2025. She received a Master of Architecture at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design and a Bachelor of Arts at Yale in painting and printmaking. She relocated to Seattle in January 2025.

Artist, illustrator, art Instructor, & friendly neighborhood watercolor witch. www.willowheath.com and @willowheath on Instagram

I'm a Seattle based artist, but hail from the Midwest. I bring my myriad of experiences into my art practice, pulling from past lives in architecture, sustainability, interpretive design, lighting design, and performance art. I studied art and architecture at the University of Arizona and University of Illinois, along with classes at Gage and Pratt in Seattle.

Kirkland Arts Center was founded as the Creative Arts League in 1962 by artists and citizens interested in providing local opportunities in the arts and preserving a Kirkland landmark, the Peter Kirk Building. For over 60 years, KAC has owned and maintained this historic structure and transformed it into an exhibition gallery, community arts studios, and classrooms serving students of all ages and skill levels.

Watercolor artist, gardener, and currently on the Arlington Arts Council's Board

fiber artist + natural dyer + educator Refashioning post-consumer textiles into art https://www.paigest-pierre.com/