Regional Perspectives:
Nature to Manufacture

July 5 - September 28, 2014

REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES

Exhibition Date: July 5 - September 28, 2014
Reception Date: Saturday, July 12, 2014 - 2pm

Regional Perspectives: Nature to Manufacture outlines the region’s landscapes from a quiet forest to a bustling metropolis. Discover how Northwest artists chronicle our environment, whether in the city or country. MoNA also features artist Bob Patterson‘s large painting of the La Conner waterfront. 

Artists include Guy Anderson, Robert Buchanan, Kenneth Callahan, Lockwood Dennis, Richard Gilkey, Joseph Goldberg, Morris Graves, Paul Havas, Clayton James, Jack McLarty, Buster Simpson, Mark Tobey and Wesley Wehr. Curated by Exhibition Director, Lisa Young. 



Pastels and watercolor have sketched a bare rocky formation against a dark night sky, illuminated by a full moon.

Paul Havas, From Ridge from Alta Pass, CA, 1989, Ink, watercolor, pastel on paper, 6.875” x 7.75”
2012.069.105, MoNA, gift of Robert and Shaké Sarkis

A forested, mountain ridge extends up from left to right out of a bay. Fog is rolling in from the sky.

John Simon, Chuckanut Mountain Range, 2009, Oil on canvas, 46” x 70”
2009.221.036, MoNA, gift of Smith & Vallee and Friends of the Artist

A woodblock print in gray tones of cars driving on roads, with two black barn buildings with the numbers '62' and '63' labeling each. A bird flies against a textured sky.

Lockwood Dennis, Pier 62, 63, 1986, woodblock print (6/7 edition), 15” x 12”
MoNA, gift of The Lockwood Dennis Family Art Estate