ART WALK JULY 2, 2026 – 5-8PM

SECOND SATURDAY OPEN STUDIOS JULY 11, 2026 – NOON-4PM

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FEATURED ARTIST: SHIVANI BHALLA

Art making has always provided me with a space to condense and analyze my thoughts, feelings, and emotions, while helping me express experiences that are often difficult to put into words. Throughout my artistic practice, I locate myself within my work, examining how the world around me impacts me and how I, in turn, respond to it. I often see my artworks as subjective renderings of significant life events that become a way of knowing myself and reflecting on those experiences. Articulating and sharing these experiences creatively has also allowed me to learn from life’s challenges.

Often structured around childhood memories, my artworks act as autobiographical renderings of oppressive social hierarchies and the silenced narratives surrounding mental illness and disability within my family. Rather than creating mimetic representations of life events, I develop subjective visual narratives that seek to capture their emotional and psychological essence.

These visual narratives rarely emerge in a linear manner. Multiple panels often help me structure and explore different aspects of a single experience. At times, they capture the passage of time; at others, they convey the range of emotions surrounding a particular event and its lasting impact. Past, present, and future frequently merge, creating narratives that exist beyond chronological time.

-Shivani Bhalla

STUDIO ARTISTS:

DAWN ENDEAN, ROSALIE FRANKEL, ZEYNEP BANU ALEV and STEPHANIE HARGRAVE

SOLO SHOW

July 7 – September

FINISTERE, PORT TOWNSEND

Curated by Thya Merz

SIRACUSA SERIES 1-6, Acrylic on stretched canvas with collaged elements (photographs of Siracusa Sicily, pages from a French/English dictionary) with Charcoal, Pencil, Micron Pen and Silver Point.

OCTOBER: EXHIBIT IN SWEDEN

DETROIT/STOCKHOLM GALLERY

Marilyn Charlat Dix and I will be headed to Stockholm to show our work as part of an exchange we have with two Swedish artists who will be showing in Seattle in 2027 – stay tuned!

NOVEMBER: SHIFT GALLERY WINDOW

COURTESY OF CYNTHIA HIBBARD

I’ll be displaying an installation in the Shift Gallery window on S. Washington Street, Seattle – stay tuned!

Salon Machine Artist Archive Video:

Online Magazine Feature: THE NEW YORK OPTIMIST