Foster/White Gallery

Foster/White Gallery

Richard White established the Richard White Gallery in 1968 at 311½ Occidental Street in Seattle’s Pioneer Square District. The gallery was the first redevelopment in the Pioneer Square, Seattle neighborhood and is credited with saving Pioneer square from destruction.[1] In 1973 Richard White sold the gallery to Donald Foster who opened his first exhibition as the Foster/Richard White Gallery on January 18, 1973. Eventually Richard was dropped from the name and the gallery is known to this day as Foster/White Gallery. Foster stayed on to manage the gallery for thirty years with the assistance of David Mendoza before poor health and age convinced him to sell. In December 2002, the Huang family of the Bau Xi Gallery located both in Vancouver, BC and Toronto, ON purchased the gallery maintaining the name and the long-standing relationships with artists and city under the direction of Phen Huang. Foster/White is currently located a few blocks from the original location in a much larger space at 220 Third Avenue South, Seattle WA.

Locations Past and Present

Richard White in front of his Gallery.
Richard White in front of his gallery in Occidental Park.

220 Third Avenue South: In April 2006, Foster/White Gallery found its permanent home on the corner of Third Avenue South and South Main Street in Pioneer Square, Seattle. The renovated 100-year-old building features 17-foot (5.2 m) ceilings, original wood beams, and over 7,000 square feet (650 m2) of exhibition space.[2]

Foster/White has also been located at Occidental 311 1/2, City Center, Fredrick & Nelson 7th floor, Kirkland, 123 South Jackson Street, and Rainier Square.

Seattle Art Dealers Association

Foster/White Gallery is a member of the Seattle Art Dealers Association (SADA) which was established in 1990 by Foster/White, Greg Kucera Gallery and Davidson Gallery. "Elected by their peers, members of the association adhere to the principles of integrity and responsibility in working with artists, collectors, museum professionals and the entire cultural community. The association works together to promote increased art awareness.[3]" The galleries that make up SADA are elected by their peers and work to maintain and promote Seattle's artists and contemporary art scene. Most recently SADA galleries have banded together to put on exhibitions such as "Dealers Choice: Century 21,[4]" in fall of 2008, and "Introductions" in summer of 2009.

SADA members as of 2011 are: Davidson Galleries, Fetherston Gallery, Foster/White Gallery, Friesen Gallery, G. Gibson Gallery, Grover/Thurston Gallery, James Harris Gallery, Lisa Harris Gallery, Linda Hodges Gallery, Greg Kucera Gallery, Pacini Lubel Gallery, Platform Gallery, Francine Seders Gallery, Traver Gallery, and Winston Wächter Fine Art.

Artists

The Gallery has attracted worldwide attention with its varied exhibitions in contemporary painting, sculpture, and glass.

Foster/White Gallery represents artists from the Pacific Northwest, the United States and Canada. Will Robinson, John de Wit, Eva Isaksen, Bobbie Burgers, Benjamin Moore, and Alden Mason are among over 45 emerging, mid-career, and established artists exhibiting at the Gallery.

Notable Artists

Foster/White Gallery has a history of representing notable artists from the Northwest including Dale Chihuly, Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, Richard Gilkey, Morris Graves, Tony Angell, Lois Graham, Alden Mason, Duane Pasco and George Tsutakawa.

References

  1. ↑ Obituaries | Gallery owner helped to restore Pioneer Square for artists, businesses | Seattle Times Newspaper
  2. ↑ "History." Foster/White Gallery Official site. www.fosterwhite.com. 27 Apr. 2010.
  3. ↑ North Dakota Art Galleries and North Dakota Gallery Guide
  4. ↑ The Arts | Seattle art dealers pitch a winning show | Seattle Times Newspaper

Coordinates: 47°36′01″N 122°19′48″W / 47.60028°N 122.33000°W

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