Shift Collaborative Studio presents the work of nine new member artists.
The artists are represented by a variety of styles and media including painting, sculpture and photography.
Daya B. Astor colorfully examines the theme of loss in her new triptych. In Loss/Leap, Daya combines textured paints on fine art paper to explore
the emotions that are expressed in and around our bodies. More at dayabastor.com
Romson Bustillo uses mixed media and printmaking processes to explore ideas and stories we all share. He teaches at Pratt Fine Arts and Gage
Academy and show throughout the region. More at romson.tumblr.com
Alice Case's paintings focus on experience, shifting and elusive emotional states, and the vast range of the indescribable and often unnoticed
sensations and emotions that flow through us as we interact with our physical world. More at alicecase.com
Adele Eustis paints and draws using traditional drawing materials, wax, oil, acrylic and watercolor pigments. She aims to feel the nature of different
materials the way a cook knows spices, each one imparting a distinctive behavior, a sound, and energy.
Susan Gans creates prints and montages using photographs from urban settings. These landscapes with their back stories of recurring memories or
social issues, lend themselves to metaphor and narrative. Her work has been seen in the Seattle area for ten years. More at susangans.com
Kerstin Graudins works with a wide range of subject matter and themes using printmaking processes, drawing and painting. Through experimentation
and iteration, she approaches realism abstracted to convey a deeper truth. She teaches printmaking classes at Pratt, Gage and the Vera Project. More
at artsypants.com
Ted Hiebert is a Canadian visual artist, theorist and Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Arts at the University of Washington Bothell. He uses the
hidden, imaginary and delirious aspects of photographic representation to explore imaginary possibilities. More at tedhiebert.net
Cass Nevada uses plant pigments, recycled materials, mixed media and sometimes her lunch (if it's colorful) to explore the world around her. Change,
illusion, and the stories we tell ourselves are all recurring themes of interest. More at cassnevada.com.
Ruthie V. applies her vast energy, passion and skill to raw gestural works on canvas, panel, and paper. She has shown in numerous venues throughout
Washington. More at ruthiev.com and fineart.ruthiev.com
Shift is a collaborative artist's studio that opened in the fall of 2004 in the renovated Tashiro Kaplan Fine Arts Complex.
Shift was established as an artist-run space with the primary goal of supporting emergent, practicing Northwest artists. Email:info@shiftstudio.org