Current Exhibitions
Charcoal and pastel on paper mounted to Dibond corner TV bracket, 2021
Eye of the Blackbird
January 18th - April 26th, 2025
Inspired by the Wallace Stevens poem, Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird, this exhibition is dedicated to artists for whom looking is inseparable from thinking. In each case, the eye is an agile organ capable of enabling both intellectual depth and emotional precision.
Curated by Craig Drennen
Eye of the Blackbird Exhibition Catalog (PDF)
Featured Artists: Colleen Asper, Bo Bartlett, Claire Chambless, Namwon Choi, Sylvan Lionni, Steve Locke, Dana Lok, Shona Macdonald, Fahamu Pecou, and Adam Winnie
Thank you to our sponsors:
Maxine & Edward Hudson
Jessica & Jake Wallace
GSH Attorneys
and other anonymous donors
Join us for the combined public opening reception with Women of the Pacific Northwest on February 5th at 6:30 PM!
Additionally, come hear a few of the artists talk about their work at the panel discussion on March 6th, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM.
Installation Photos by Travis Dodd
Tin jingles, polyester, twill tape, polyester mesh, steel, 2023-24
Women of the Pacific Northwest
January 18th - April 26th, 2025
This exhibition highlights female artists whose work is rooted in material exploration within the tradition of Northwest influences and how environment shapes visual vocabularies and concepts.
Curated by Betsy Eby
Women of the Pacific Northwest Exhibition Catalog (PDF)
Featured Artists: Victoria Adams, Drie Chapek, Jaq Chartier, Susan Dory, Betsy Eby, Ann Gardner, Emily Gherard, Etsuko Ichikawa, Lisa Jarrett, Brenda Mallory, Julie Speidel, Katy Stone, Marie Watt, and Susan Zoccola
Thank you to our sponsors:
Sue Anne, Karin, & Champ Baker III
Bettye & Cecil Cheves
Suzanne & Joel Fine
Anna & Jake Flournoy
Chris & Ken Henson
Sandy & Otis Scarborough
Glenda & Len Sexton
Dina Woodruff and the Illges House
Join us for the artist panel discussion on February 5th at 5:30 PM, with the combined public opening reception with Eye of the Blackbird following immediately at 6:30 PM!
Installation Photos by Travis Dodd
Works from the Bartlett Center's Permanent Collection
Works from the Sandy Bartlett Scarborough Collection of historically important paintings by Bo Bartlett features paintings and drawings executed by the artist between 1977-2019, currently on view in the Scarborough Gallery.
Below are videos discussing some of the larger works that are a part of the center's permanent collection:
- Civil War, 1994, Oil on linen, 134 x 204 in.
- Damascus Road, 1988, Oil on linen, 120 x 168 in.
- Good Old Days, 2000, Oil on linen, 94 x 98 in.
- Habeas Corpus, 2006, Oil on linen, 82 x 128 in.
- Hiroshima, 1994, Oil on linen, 134 x 204 in.
- Leviathan, 2000, Oil on linen, 188 x 138 in.
- Object Permanence, 1986, Oil on linen, 120 x 168 in.
- Parents, 1988, Oil on linen, 88 x 112 in.
- Tarmac, 1986, Oil on linen, 88 x 176 in.
- The Last Correspondence of Ray Johnson, 2006, Oil on linen, 88 x 67.5 in.
Bo's Brain
Curated by Bo Bartlett, Bo's Brain is currently installed in the Cheves Archival Gallery with a time-lapse video by Matt Hanner and two channel audio by Man Bartlett.
Watch The Brain with Bo Bartlett
