Current Exhibitions
On view June 20 — September 20, 2026
Image: Ross Palmer Beecher, Evelyn’s Doll Quilt #2, 2022, Punched and stapled tin and silk neckties with oil paint on plastic and glass bottles and porcelain dolls, 44 x 44”
The Museum of Northwest Art is excited to present a major survey of the work of Ross Palmer Beecher. Ross Palmer Beecher is a Seattle-based mixed media artist who creates quilts, flags, portraits of famous American folk heroes, and Americana sculptural objects by stitching together scavenged materials such as aluminum cans, found metal, as well as found objects, wood, and fabric. The exhibition will feature a broad range of works from the past three decades drawn from both public and private collections throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Image: Detail of William Cumming, Mural of Skagit County Agriculture, 1941, casein and/or tempera or oil on primed canvas, unstretched, 71" x 318", MoNA Permanent Collection, gift of the Breckenridge Family
An ongoing engagement with the collection as the place of contact of the many artistic identities of the region. The exhibition asks to look not only at the individual works but also at the ‘seams,’ where works representing different artistic trends and cultural identities come in touch with each other. When they come in contact with each other, these works tell stories of coexistence, contrast, and difference within the social fabric of the Northwest region, past and present.
Image: Digital artwork created by MoNA Teen Art Club Participant
This exhibition showcases MoNA’s Youth Education Programs, which are collaboratively interwoven with our community to create a vibrant network connecting people of all ages with various art forms, teaching artists, and ideas. Explore this creative solar system while participating in the collaborative cosmos display to express your own unique place in MoNA's fantastic formation of artistic community!