Buddhist Monks, 1999
Courtesy of Gary Grenell
A new collection of portrait photographs by Gary Grenell will adorn the walls of Stacya Silverman’s Art and Beauty gallery (614 W. McGraw) beginning this Sunday with an artist’s reception from 1pm-4pm. The show, Five Blocks to Green Lake, runs from Sunday, February 3rd through April 30th and highlights people that Grenell has photographed in his own Seattle neighborhood, where he lives just 5 blocks from Green Lake park.
The black and white photographs show a variety of people who visit Green Lake, and while it’s one of Seattle’s busiest parks, the settings for many of the images are serene and peaceful, not the hustle-bustle “on your right” that a sunny, crowded day at Green Lake conjures in most Seattleites’ minds. Instead, Grenell’s series “reflects his personal vision of this very public place” as a serene and peaceful private setting.
Three Teenage Girls, 2008
Courtesy of Gary Grenell
Works from Grenell’s Green Lake series were selected for the Portland Art Museum’s Flesh and Bone: Photography & the Body exhibition that just finished its run earlier in January. The Portland Art Museum also purchased two of Grenell’s photographs for its permanent collection. Six photographs from the Green Lake series are also in the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Attend the artist’s reception this Sunday from 1pm-4pm to meet the artist and see his works in person. If you have any questions about the upcoming show, contact Stacya Silverman via email or at 206.270.9465.