Exhibition Date: October 4, 2014 - January 4, 2015
Reception Date: Saturday, October 4, 2014 - 1:00pm

Curator(s): David Francis

A large group exhibition featuring work by 42 artists with ties to the Northwest region, Accreted Terrane explores processes of accumulation and erosion, dispersal and gathering. The passage of time is marked in a dazzling variety of ways, from layer upon layer of paint, to the archaeological exposure of 20th century artifacts, to the capture of hot-sculpted glass in the moment, to the interplay of light and shadow unfolding in a video loop. With a number of large scale installations, the exhibition also contains a series of environments that encourage extended contemplation. With about 17% of the show, glass is particularly well represented.

Often referencing scientific research as well as a natural world in the midst of profound change, Accreted Terrane collectively demonstrates the ongoing strengths of contemporary art in the Northwest in terms of innovation in materials, new perspectives on nature, and a sustained engagement with conceptual content. While the exhibition’s title, borrowed from a geological lexicon, is interpreted differently by each artist, the cumulative effect “evokes a world from which human beings are notably absent or indirectly present, perhaps even estranged,” as guest curator David Francis suggests.

Accreted Terrane Participating Artists

Iole Alessandrini, Rick Araluce, Jeff Ballard, Andy Behrle, Kevin Bell, Mika Aono Boyd, Rachel Brumer, Adele Little Caemmerer, Cynthia Camlin, Robert Campbell, Benjamin Cobb, James Ellingboe, Don Fels, Alan Fulle, Ellen George, Sarah Gilbert, Kathryn Glowen, Aaron Haba, Niki Hildebrand, Meg Holgate, Zachary Kolden, Ingrid Lahti, Carrie Larson, Cora Li-Leger, Karen Mahardy, Holly Martz, Savina Mason, Kiki MacInnis, Anna McKee, Susan Murrell, Lee Musgrave, Steve Peters, Nicole Pietrantoni, Russ Prather, Kait Rhoads, Dara Solliday, Clairissa Stephens, Ethan Stern, Sylwia Tur, Dederick Ward, Sophia Wheelwright, Suze Woolf and Ellen Ziegler.