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Eco-conscious exhibit deserves a closer look Published in Cascadia Daily News, March 24, 2022 By Stephen Hunter "Tree Ring 2 (red)" is part of Meg Holgate's "Tree Ring" series in "A Precarious Edge" exhibit showing through May 15 at the Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner. Glass artist Steve Klein is also part of the eco-conscious assemblage. (Photo courtesy of the Museum of Northwest Art) Global warming may be destroying the habitability of Earth. The recognition of this tr

Published in The Olympian, March 7, 2014 By Rosemary Ponnekanti Trio of new exhibits at Tacoma museum dives into poetics of glass Sun, oil on canvas, Meg Holgate, 2013 “COASTAL ALCHEMY” Glass bottles and balls are nothing new. But glass as poetry is a concept that’s not often explored — which is why three new exhibits at the Museum of Glass are such a delightful juxtaposition. In “Coastal Alchemy,” Anna Skibska, Meg Holgate and Trenton Flock join forces to create poetry out o

Visual Edge: "Coastal Alchemy" at Museum of Glass Pacific Northwest in painting, sculpture and poetry By Alec Clayton on April 28, 2014 Moonshine IV, oil on canvas, 52” x 50”, Meg Holgate, 2013 Art is most effective when it can evoke the essence or the spirit, of a person, place or event without necessarily looking like that person, place or event. More often than not it is most effective when it does not look like the subject because illusory depiction often detracts from th

Seattle Times originally published Friday, June 15, 2012 By Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times Arts Writer Beach II, oil on canvas, Meg Holgate, 2012 Earlier this year Friesen Gallery, a two-branch Seattle/Sun Valley operation owned by Andria Friesen, engaged in a friendly sort of cell division and became two separate galleries under two different owners. Jonathan Wood, director of the Seattle branch, bought and renamed the Seattle gallery in January, consolidating its rather od

Published in The Daily Herald, March 25, 2023 “Cryosphere,” a collaborative piece by artists Meg Holgate and Steve Klein, is positioned on a back wall during installation at Schack Art Center on March 18 in Everett. Meg Holgate’s dreamlike paintings seem to gaze back at you. The abstract landscapes are mildly unsettling but also compelling. “I want viewers to focus on the beauty, because that’s what we are at risk of losing,” Holgate said of the work she created for “A Preca

Salish Current | May 4, 2022

PAINTING BY MEG HOLGATE, GLASS BY STEVE KLEIN A Precarious Edge Exhibition In "A Precarious Edge," artists Steve Klein and Meg Holgate incorporate different media to explore a contemplative dialog on the beauty, benefits, and boundaries of our essential habitats. An original score "Terra Nostra" composed by Christophe Chagnard.

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Female Fequency Podcast December 24, 2024 How do we restore a sense of wonder and awe? My next guest on Female Frequency Podcast, artist Meg Holgate, invites us to explore our profound relationship with the earth through astonishing portals. This master of luminosity and landscape has exhibits at the Museum of Glass, Museum of Northwest Arts, and numerous galleries around the globe. Meg sits down with me to share the pivotal day that cracked open her world and changed her lif

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