NERVOUS (BEHIND THE MASK)

Solo Exhibition by Rachel Crane

with handmade chainmail flowers by Gabrielle Koch

    Rachel Crane has committed to a weekly practice of self-portraiture. Rooted in an embodied conceptual approach and informed by experimental techniques, her methods of work shift with each phase, allowing perception to evolve with every image. Nervous (Behind the Mask) reflects on the past year of this process, returning to its earliest layers.

     Using her body and nervous system as sites of ritual collaboration with the environment, this series explores subconscious desire, the continual death and rebirth of identity, and the tension between the masked and unmasked body. Moving through themes of time, sexuality, gender, and shapeshifting form, it holds the contradictions of filth and purity, fear and love, pain and pleasure, discipline and play.

    By stepping beyond the threshold of comfort, she creates fleeting moments of intimacy where internal states surface externally, revealing the unstable and shifting nature of identity.

Special Agent Collage Collective presents Collage-O-Rama, a celebration of all things collage where you can make art and make friends. On view is Confrontage, an exhibition exploring juxtaposition--the most overused word in collage--in both physical and digital presentations. Collage-O-Rama is also hosting Of a Topographical Nature, a show of highly textured collage art juried by Anna Macrae. Locative collage work from last year's residency will be shown, and this year's event is soundtracked with artists from around the world sharing the sounds of creating a collage in their studios. There is free drop-in collage making with all tools and materials provided during open hours.

A joint exhibition by sister and brother artists Angelena McQuarter and Douglas McQuarter

Between Place and Memory brings together the distinct yet interconnected practices of sister and brother artists Angelena McQuarter and Douglas McQuarter. Through folk art and landscape, the exhibition explores how environments shape identity, history, and lived experience—revealing the quiet dialogue between where we are and what we carry.

Angelena McQuarter’s folk art centers memory, culture, and lived experience. Drawing from tradition, symbolism, and personal history, her work elevates everyday narratives often overlooked or erased. Figures, patterns, and visual storytelling function as acts of preservation—transforming memory into something visible, tactile, and enduring. Her work speaks to inherited stories and emotional truths passed through generations.

Douglas McQuarter’s landscape works move beyond depiction, treating land not as background but as presence. Fields, horizons, and open spaces hold emotional weight, suggesting memory embedded in terrain. His work invites viewers to slow down and consider place as something felt as much as seen—marked by time, atmosphere, and absence.

Urban Village is an exploration of various neighborhoods of Seattle by Sid Benavente and Ian Shearer. Works seen through each artist’s lens celebrate the beauty of the Seattle denizens that make up the foundation of the city. Focusing on everyday moments, the artists endeavor to capture the magic of the city and its enchanting narratives. For our lives are forever intertwined creating the heartbeat of the city.

An artists reception will be held on Friday, April 10th from 6:00pm-9:00pm. 

An Artist Talk by Ian Shearer and reception will be held on Saturday, April 25th from 4:00pm-6:00pm.

The gallery will be open Thursdays 1:00pm-7:00pm. Fridays and Saturdays 1:00pm-6:00pm.

Two artists have teamed up to put on a show called "Happily Ever After". The artists are a couple from Port Townsend, Burl Norville and Julie Read. They plan to wed during the month of March (in Slip Gallery!), and this show not only commemorates a body of work they have been creating for years, but also celebrates their exciting life together.

Norville, who is a mixed media artist, and Read, a realist painter, both include themes of nostalgia, Americana and humor interlaced with darkness in their different styles. Their show opens at 1:00 Friday March 13th, with the opening reception that night from 6-9 during Belltown Art Walk. The opening will feature music by Peace Thieves!

A group exhibition featuring works by 30 transgender artists based in Seattle. Curated by Jay Angel Valentine.

Visiting hours follow:

Thursdays, 2-6pm
Fridays/Saturdays, 3-7pm
Sundays, 3-6pm

Visitors may also request an appointment outside of these hours by emailing jayvalentineart@gmail.com.

This exhibition is about tapping into that piece of ourselves that we turn to in times of trouble. That part of ourselves that believes peace will return, that inspires us to believe, hope, and dream again.
And once we are whole that part shines brightly.
It is our light and when we are free it is unbound.

We hope this show will inspire you and move you to reflect on all that you have gone through. Use that strength to create and make the world your own.

(This project was supported, in part, by a grant from 4Culture.)

Events offered alongside the exhibit can be found on Eventbrite.

A solo exhibit by Seattle artist Marina San Miguel
at Slide gallery inside Slip

December 12, 2025 - January 3, 2026

“The Ties that Bind” is a solo art exhibition featuring the work of Marina San Miguel. This show will examine the various constraints of our lives and the deeper emotions that follow. For better or worse, from personal to societal, our lives are made up of ties. Only when we examine these can we start to understand ourselves and our place in the world.

Erase the Line is a show dedicated to raising funds and awareness for immigrant justice. 30% of all sales will be donated directly to the Washington Immigration Solidarity Network. @waisn_org supports legal defense and community resources for those impacted by immigration enforcement. Additional donations are welcome (donate here). 

Events:

• Belltown Art Walk 12/12, 6-9pm

• Gifty Under Fifty Holiday Market 12/21, 11am - 3pm

• Closing Reception: 1/3, 5-7pm

Alleson of Radiant Neon returns to Belltown for her solo show,
The Maiden Crone, at Slip Gallery.

​The Maiden Crone is both a free gallery exhibition and a ticketed immersive experience. 

Gallery opens Oct. 10th at 6pm | Show Opens Oct. 24th

Information on the immersive experience 
The Maiden Crone takes participants on a journey through a young queer woman's triple goddess archetype while the world crumbles. It tells the painful story of her past maidenhood that she emotionally alchemizes into strength only the Crone can wield.

Despite the hopelessness around her, she can see a better future glowing through the cracks of the world's ruin - and it’s worth the work to get there. Out of the rubble of her life, she moves through the world as a self-ordained Crone: an often-silent partner, healer, and a grounding source in this new world. 

The Maiden Crone is an invitation to visit this bright future – a place to ignite a lasting promise of hope within visitors. An explorable world to find the crone within so we may build a beautiful world again.

A group art exhibition by artists participating in the Belltown Mural Festival! The following artists are included in the exhibit:

Rodney King
Ben Hubbard
Brian Spillman
Tori Shao
Alex Nason
Brady Black
Derek Wu
Sneke
Kas LaRue
Alex Siniscalchi
Morgan Zion
Victor Melendez
Robert Garcia
Dozer
Valerie Ortiz

Visiting hours can be found here.