The Sammamish Arts Commission is pleased to welcome a new exhibit by Seattle artist Hannah Viano to the Sammamish City Hall Commons Gallery. Viano’s papercuts exhibit, Come Sit A While, will be on view beginning March 9 through June 29, 2012, with a special gallery tour scheduled for Tuesday, April 17, 2012.
About the Exhibit
Come Sit A While Art Exhibit
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March 9 – June 29, 2012
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F
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Sammamish City Hall Commons Gallery
Come Sit A While is an invitation to slow down, to appreciate a place and moment of time. Hannah Viano’s modern portrayals of local flora, offset with large locally inspired landscapes beckon the viewer to have a closer, slower look and sit a while.
Included with the exhibit will be a hands-on opportunity for children who will be able to create their own black and white art on a large white felt board from black felt abstract shapes and silhouettes making their own version of the black and white art.
“I have tried hard to learn the lessons of how to catch a memory, and save it for another day and another friend to see. To distill these impressions down I use an exacto knife and pieces of black paper. The act of carving out the pictures is a delicious and delicate process that
gives itself perfectly to the flowing shapes of wood and water, the way faring a hull feels right in the hands, or a sweetly blossoming bowl on the potter’s wheel,” states Viano.
About the Public Program
Come Sit A While Public Program
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Gallery Tour: 6:00 pm City Hall Commons Gallery
Program: 7:00 pm Sammamish Library
Using the exhibit as its basis, a public program is planned that will not only include a gallery tour, discussion of the artist’s inspiration, and the process but also a presentation by Dr. Joshua Tewksbury, biology professor at UW. Professor Tewksbury will speak about the role of the layman in the study of natural history and how that offers a better appreciation and enjoyment of the environment. This program is provided in partnership with the
Sammamish Parks Commission and the Sammamish Walks program sponsored by the Sammamish Parks and Recreation Department.
The Artist, Hannah Viano
Viano has been working with the papercut medium for the past 2 years. She has studied different printmaking
styles through Sev Shoon and Pratt. Recent exhibits of her work have been at Center for Wooden Boats, spring 2011 and Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend and Columbia City Gallery in the fall of 2012. Her work can be found on her website: www.devilspursediary.com.
“I would like to tie pictures to words and word to actions.
Maybe my inspirations from nature can be reflected back, nudging others out to find their own,”Viano said.
The Sammamish Arts Commission
The Sammamish Arts Commission offers a year-round series of exhibitions in the City Hall Commons Gallery with a primary focus on regional artists.
Sammamish City Hall is located on the Sammamish Plateau, at the intersection of 228th Ave. SE and SE 8th Street. Directions can be found on the City web site: www.ci.sammamish.wa.us.