Artist Statement:
I am a visual artist working primarily in the disciplines of printmaking and painting. I have always been drawn to objects that show evidence of their history: old books and photos, vintage toys and clothes, diaries and letters. The ways that different materials are altered by time as well as the untold stories they contain give a bittersweet sense of both loss and connection. My sensibility can be a bit dark, but I hope I balance that with humor.
My process typically begins with a visual cue; something I observe that I connect with on an emotional level. I seek a partnering of image and medium that amplifies the emotional response. I alternately build and obliterate the surface with printed, drawn and painted elements; letting the images come together over many layers of material.
I view my materials as collaborators and feel a piece is successful when it shows me something new.
Bio:
Dawn Endean has exhibited at the Bellevue Arts Museum in Bellevue Washington and the Turner Print Museum in Sacremento CA, the Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds, WA, and in many Seattle galleries including Davidson Galleries, the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Shift Gallery, the Columbia City Gallery and Good Arts Gallery as well as at the Northwind Arts Center in Port Townsend, Mighty Tieton in Tieton Washington, and Gallery 25 in Fresno California.
Endean currently teaches Printmaking at the Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle and at the BARN on Bainbridge Island.
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Exhibition History:
2023
“CLUSTER”: Group Exhibition
Tashiro Kaplan Arts Building, Seattle WA
“The Exploded View”: Invitational Exhibition
“The Jack” Seattle WA
2022
“Paper Work”: Group Exhibition
1+1=1 Gallery, Helena MT
“Lost & Found”: Featured Member Exhibition
Columbia City Gallery, Seattle WA
2021
Contemporary Northwest Print Invitational: Juried Group Show
Davidson Galleries, Seattle WA
Reset: Featured Member Exhibition
Columbia City Gallery, Seattle WA
2020
Not on Mute: Featured Member Exhibition
Columbia City Gallery, Seattle WA
2019
Contemporary Northwest Print Invitational: Group Exhibition juried by Sam Davidson, Davidson Galleries, Seattle WA
Companion: Invitational Group Exhibition, 1+1 Gallery, Helena MT
Works on Paper: Invitational Group Exhibition, Island Gallery, Bainbridge Island WA
New Eyes, New Perspectives: Invitational Group Exhibition Ballard Works,
Ballard WA
100 Under $100: Invitational Group Exhibition, Good Arts Building, Seattle WA
2018
Seattle Art Fair: Shift Gallery artists, Seattle WA
Requited: Solo Show, Shift Gallery
Invitational Group Exhibition: Island Gallery, Bainbridge Island WA
Invitational Group Exhibition: The Gardens at Town Square, Bellevue WA
2017
Passing Through: Solo Show, Shift Gallery – Seattle WA
Making Our Mark: Invitational Group Exhibition, The Bellevue Arts Museum – Bellevue WA
Contemporary Hues: SPA Juried Group Exhibition, The Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds WA
Apotheosis II:Shift Gallery Group Exhibition, Axis, Seattle WA
Gimme Shelter: Juried Group Exhibition, Columbia City Gallery, Seattle WA
Invitational Group Exhibition: Aljoya House – Mercer Island WA
Gimme Shelter: Juried Group Exhibition, Columbia City Gallery – Seattle WA
2016
Juried Group Exhibition: Aljoya Mercer Island WA
Seattle Print Arts: Group Show – Schack Arts Center, Everett, WA
Deluge: Solo show, Shift Gallery – Seattle WA
The Printmaker’s Hand III: Group Show Juried by Sam Davidson – Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend WA
2015
In Lieu of Flowers: Solo Show, Shift Gallery – Seattle WA
Cross Pollination: Invitational Group Exhibition, Shift Gallery – Seattle WA
2014
Permutations: Solo Show, Shift Gallery – Seattle WA
Here & There: Group Exhibition – Gallery 25, Fresno, CA
Pushing Boundaries-Expanding Horizons:
10th Janet Turner National Print Competition and Exhibition
The Janet Turner Print Museum, Chico, CA
2013
Observation and Apprehension, Solo show, Shift Collaborative Studio, Seattle WA
Palimpsests I: Group Exhibition – Shift Gallery, Seattle WA
Palimpsests II: Group Exhibition – Washington State Convention Center, Seattle WA
10x10x10xTieton: Juried Art Exhibition – Mighty Tieton Gallery, Tieton, WA
little x little: Juried Miniature Print Exhibit – Columbia City Gallery, Seattle
Peak Shift: Group Show, Shift Collaborative Studio, Seattle WA
2012
Currents: Seattle Print Arts Group Show – Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA
The Printermaker’s Hand II: Group Show Juried by Sam Davidson –
Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend WA
Seattle Print Arts: Group Show – Collins Pub, Seattle WA
Made at Pratt: Juried Group Show – Tashiro Kaplan Gallery, Seattle WA
2011
Rock, Paper, Scissors: 6th Annual Juried Exhibit – Columbia City Gallery, Seattle WA
Earth, Ocean: An exhibit of monotypes and mixed media prints – Click! Design, Seattle, WA
Made at Pratt: Juried Group Show – Tashiro Kaplan Gallery, Seattle, WA
Awards and Residencies:
2019
Printmaking Residency: Golden Road Studios, Hillsboro OR
Judge, Mercer Island Visual Arts League Minatures Show
2018
Juror’s Award for Excellence: Pratt Fine Art Center Auction
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