Ron Ho was a jeweler and art educator. The son of Chinese parents, he grew up in Hawaii surrounded by diverse cultures and their unique artistic expressions. His work, admired … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Vanished Wishes”
“My pieces are meant for dialogue, for discussion, for thinking about…That’s my ultimate goal.” Thomas Haukaas In More Time Expected, ledger, beadwork, and doll artist Thomas Haukaas (Rosebud Sioux Tribe) … Continue reading Object of the Week – “More Time Expected”
Marsha Burns has spent much of her career capturing people whose existence is self-defined. Working in Seattle in the 1970s, she focused on creating figure studies and nudes in her … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Untitled”
Seattle based (and TAM collection) artist Steven Miller has been spending much of his time during the stay at home order creating a new series of work informed by the … Continue reading Portraits Under Quarantine: An Interview with Steven Miller
In Tacoma Art Museum’s new exhibition Forgotten Stories: Northwest Art of the 1930s, explores how in 1930s the US federal government appreciated art and artists as critical to economic and … Continue reading From Despair to Hope- What We Can Learn for Today from Our Own Forgotten Stories
In February, Tacoma Art Museum opened Forgotten Stories: Northwest Art of the 1930s. In the 1930s, government investment in public art and artists in the Northwest supported communities and created … Continue reading The Contemporary Call for a New WPA
At the end of February, I was lucky enough to get to Washington DC., for a very special event. TAM’s quite outstanding work of art by Edgar Degas – Danseuses, … Continue reading Degas and the Opéra
“I love creating open stories in my artwork” writes Seattle-based artist Saya Moriyasu. By using figurative elements, like those visible in “Waiting Lady 291,” and broad, yet informative titles, Moriyasu … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Waiting Lady #291”
Portraits have a long history with examples in a variety of mediums and cultures across time. More than just a record of someone’s appearance, portraits are often used to show … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Self Portrait Drawing”
Tacoma Art Museum was founded in 1935 but it was not until 2003 that it moved into a building designed specifically as an art museum. For 68 years the organization … Continue reading All About TAM: Buildings over Time
