Member Directory

Lea Basile-Lazarus is an intuitive abstract printmaker and papermaker who has been an artist and educator for most of her life. Lea’s passion for printmaking grew in undergraduate school, at The College of New Jersey. She received her MFA with a concentration in Printmaking from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. For 25 years she was an art educator in the northern suburbs of Chicago, IL. Lea has been a recipient of a teacher Fulbright to Japan and spent three weeks in Africa visiting Ghanaian schools and villages, in both cases studying their culture and educational system. Lea has exhibited nationally and is featured in numerous collections. Over the past few years she has participated in one person shows or group exhibitions at the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking in Atlanta, GA, Jeffrey Moose Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA, Mavi Contemporary Gallery, Gig Harbor, WA, Alki Arts, Seattle, WA, CoCA, Seattle, WA, and Gallery 110, Seattle, Wa. In 2026, Lea exhibited in national shows at Slip Stitch Gallery, WA, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, CA, Brand Library and Art Center, CA, and Remarque Print Workshop, NM. Lea moved to the Pacific Northwest almost 6 years ago, now living in West Seattle. She is an active member of the Seattle art community and is currently Co-Chair of the West Seattle Art Tour and is responsible for hanging exhibitions at the Women Painters of Washington Gallery in Columbia Towers, Seattle, WA. Most recently, Lea was awarded a residency at the Remarque Print Workshop. She is also a member of Seattle Print Arts, California Society of Washington, and CoCA, Seattle WA.

Milla Petrova is a Seattle-based contemporary visual artist born in the former Soviet Union. Working in oil, acrylic, and pencil, she reinterprets the iconography of her childhood through the lens of contemporary life, layering inherited symbols with the imagery of surveillance, biology, protest, and technology. Realistic in execution and emotional in essence, her work explores memory, identity, and human vulnerability.

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.

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.

ohn Smither is originally from the Chicago area and grew up in the Midwest with an MFA in printmaking from Washington Univ. in St. Louis. Once out of school he moved back to Chicago where he continued to make relief prints, video, and large-scale drawings. His subjects focused on the urban and wild landscapes of the area. After showing in Chicago at solo and group events for many years he moved to Seattle. In Seattle, he continued to work on drawings, paintings and developed a new way of creating mixed media video installations based on the local environment of the Pacific Northwest. His work is included in numerous private and public collections. John's studio is in Seattle, Washington’s Georgetown Equinox complex and is open for visits every second Saturday of the month and by appointment.

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

My name is Arthur! I am a nonbinary freelance illustrator. My works revolve around animals, nature, death, and spirituality.

Very small artist, just starting out in Seattle, WA. I’m looking for a community to connect with and find resources through. I’m 20, halfway through college, with a needs-improvement portfolio. Advice, critique, anything is loved and appreciated.

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

Klever Moscoso is a contemporary Ecuadorian painter known for his symbolic figurative work and emotionally charged visual narratives. Through painting, he explores themes of identity, memory, vulnerability, and the invisible emotional worlds that shape human experience. Working primarily in oil, Moscoso blends elements of magical realism, dreamlike symbolism, and contemporary figurative painting. Cuenca, Ecuador / Pacific Northwest.

Lauren M. Wong is an Art Director currently residing in Seattle, WA. Her work has be exhibited in numerous galleries in the US and internationally. Notable galleries include, Ghost Gallery in Seattle, WA, Evolved Art Gallery, Ventura, CA, Helvella Art in Oakland, CA, Neurotitan Gallery in Berlin, GER, The Lab in San Francisco, CA, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Her work is in private collections across the world.

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.

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.

Gage Academy of Art is a vibrant, nonprofit visual arts education center in Seattle dedicated to cultivating artistic skills, critical thinking, and creativity.