Virna Haffer experimented with and mastered a variety of photographic styles and techniques throughout her career, creating images that can be categorized as pictorialist, surrealist, documentary, straight, or modernist. She … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Rattlesnake Grass”
Michael Brophy is often considered the quintessential Northwest artist. His decades-long focus and wry approach to the people, landscape, and history of the region have earned him much attention from … Continue reading Object of the Week – “January”
Joe Feddersen is a printmaker as well as a glass and textile artist. In the tradition of his Plateau Indian ancestors, he uses symbols in his work to record the … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Rainscape”
Some of the earliest works of art made by people were animals drawn or painted on the wall of caves. Recently discovered cave art from Indonesia, shows human-animal hybrid … Continue reading Creature Feature: An Online Animal Art Exhibition
Sonja Blomdahl has been working in glass for over forty years. Her vessels are based on classical traditional forms, symmetrical in shape with clean, spare lines. A specialist in the … Continue reading Object of the Week – Untitled white and pink vessel
Ginny Ruffner is an internationally known artist based in Seattle who creates works in a variety of media including painting, metalworking, and glass. Ruffner received her MFA from the University … Continue reading Object of the Week – “The Juggler of My Heart in Person”
If you have been outdoors anywhere in Tacoma, you have seen public art. From the amazing Prairie Line Trail to the environmental sculptures at the new Dune Peninsula, Tacoma has … Continue reading The Art in Your Backyard: Public Art in Tacoma
At Tacoma Art Museum, we believe that all students are artists, with the power to make meaning by viewing and creating works of art. Through creative expression, artists express the … Continue reading Keeping Young Artists Active at Home: Education Resources from Around the Globe
March is Youth Art Month! Youth Art Month was created in 1961 to emphasize the value of participating in visual arts education. Art is essential for the full development of … Continue reading Celebrate Youth Art Month
In ancient Greek mythology, Persephone was the goddess of vegetation and was abducted by Hades, the ruler of the underworld. Ancient Romans adopted her cult. In this work, Nancy Mee … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Reconstruction of Pluto and Persephone”
