The Foster/White Gallery is an art gallery in Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It was started as the Richard White Gallery in 1968 in the Pioneer Square neighborhood.
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Former name | Richard White Gallery |
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| Established | 1968 |
| Location | Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Coordinates | 47°36′01″N 122°19′48″W / 47.60028°N 122.33000°W |
| Type | Gallery |
| Collections | Contemporary art |
| Website | Official website |
History
editRichard White started the Richard White Gallery at 311½ Occidental Street, in the Pioneer Square district of Seattle, in 1968. In 1973, he sold it to Donald Foster, who renamed it the Foster/White Gallery.[1][2] Foster sold it in December 2002 to the Huang family, owners of the Bau-Xi Gallery in Vancouver, British Columbia.[3][4] In April 2006 it moved to a renovated building at 220 3rd Avenue South, a few blocks from its original location.[5] It earlier had other premises in Kirkland, Rainier Square, and Pioneer Square.[4]
In the mid-1980s, Foster/White was one of five galleries which started the Pioneer Square Exhibition Magazine, a monthly magazine to publicise their shows.[6] In 1990 the gallery was among the founding members of the Seattle Art Dealers Association,[7] which in 2005 took over publication of the magazine, renaming it the SADA Exhibition Guide.[6]
The gallery shows mostly contemporary art and work by artists of the Northwest School.[citation needed] Some work by Kenneth Callahan, Alden Mason, Mark Tobey and George Tsutakawa is permanently on show.[8] The first Seattle showing of glass work by Dale Chihuly was at the gallery in 1977.[1] Janna Watson showed work there in 2016.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Clemans, Gayle (April 7, 2012). "Obituary: Longtime Seattle gallery owner Don Foster nurtured fine art in region". Seattletimes.com. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ^ Blecha, Peter (April 4, 2012). "Foster, Donald Isle (1925-2012)". Historylink.org. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ^ Farr, Sheila (December 5, 2002). "Foster/White Gallery sold". Community.seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ^ a b "Canadian art gallery owners buy Seattle's Foster/White". Puget Sound Business Journal. December 5, 2002. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ^ "Seattle Art Dealers Association Members' Map". Seattleartdealers.com. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ^ a b "SADA Exhibition Guide". Seattleartdealers.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2013. Archived February 7, 2013.
- ^ "Seattle Art Dealers Association". Seattleartdealers.com. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ^ "Foster/White Gallery Review". Fodors.com. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ^ "Five must-see Seattle art shows in August". Seattle Times. August 2, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2020.