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1. Paul Polson Studio
Gallery
100 10th St.
March’s show includes oil paintings not
yet exhibited. There will also be a mix-
ture of styles without the consistency
of past shows — landscapes, ﬁ gures,
abstracts and surrealism. I plan to also
show drawings and water-based works
along with the oils. Also, the ceiling
mural is almost ﬁ nished.
2. McVarish Gallery
1060 10th St.
Presenting Matthew Dennison paint-
ings in the main gallery and “Inside the
Secret Doll House” in the Secret Gallery.
Dennison’s proliﬁ c career spans more
than 30 years and combines many me-
diums, materials and ideas. Dennison
also makes period-speciﬁ c doll houses.
“Inside the Secret Doll House”
is work from various artists and doll
makers. We present a room full of dolls,
doll paraphernalia and images of doll
scenarios to prove what anyone who
has read the Raggedy Ann and Andy
Stories can tell you: Dolls have secret
lives.
3. Smoked Bones
BarBQ
Pier 11
A beneﬁ t show for the Astoria Warming
Center featuring local artists. Inside Pier
11. Enter from 10th Street pier or follow
the blue arrows!
and Design, will be the Pop Up Artist at
VH. Adams’ photographs are of natural
landscapes and iconic objects that
reﬂ ect geological history and human
culture.
5. Imogen Gallery
240 11th St.
We welcome back Astoria artist Miki’ala
Souza. An accomplished printmaker
and member of the North Coast
Printmakers Collective, Souza brings
a new series of monotypes and chine
colle prints that explore journey and
migration of people from one culture to
another. A native Hawaiian herself, she
brings a complex series of prints depict-
ing waterways and currents that might
be used to migrate from homeland to
a new land.
936 Commercial St.
Featuring three local artists. Chuck
Fritz, a wood turner, shows handcrafted
wood creations using alder and other
locally reclaimed wood. Ronni Harris
displays acrylic on canvas and acrylic on
fabric — quilted paintings — featur-
ing local scenes of Astoria. J. Wesley
Willis shows oil-on-panel landscapes of
the North Coast and Astoria cityscapes.
1010 Duane St.
The Astoria Studio Collective is a new
art studio space. The collective houses
19 art studios on three ﬂ oors, with a
common space on the second ﬂ oor
that serves as a gallery for Art Walks.
The artist mediums include ceramics,
painting, sculptures, jewelry, digital
design, mixed media and makers.
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10. AVA Gallery
11. Astoria Studio
Collective
1001 Commercial St.
Invites you to meet one of our artists,
March
Karyl Hall. Her whimsical upcycled glass
garden ﬂ owers are a must-see. Buy one
get one half oﬀ ! Refreshments served.
8. Reclamation
Marketplace
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McVarish Gallery
‘Candidate Z,’ oil on panel
by Matthew Dennison, at
McVarish Gallery.
240 11th St.
Find the perfect thing for your spring
ﬂ ing.
6. Cargo
1162 Marine Drive
Kim Rose Adams, PNW Photography
e Drive
Tempo Gallery
A work of fabric art in
progress by Janet Hutchings
at Tempo Gallery.
1010 Duane St.
AVA Gallery is presenting Precipice Fund
2019 artist Anne Greenwood Rioseco
in an exhibit titled “Island Threads.”
Greenwood will feature hand-dyed
fabrics and hand-stitched books titled
“Vestiges” that include folded, sewn,
dyed and printed crinoline pieces
accompanied by text. Much of the work
was recently created while Greenwood
was in residence at the Icelandic Textile
Center in Iceland.
4. Astoria Vintage
Hardware
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453-A 11th St. (Studio 11)
Artist-in-Residence Celeste Endlich will
open her studio to the public to share
her process as she explores themes of
solitude, space and nature through
intaglio prints and black, white and
gold line drawings.
13. Oscar d’Masi
Studio & Gallery
395 11th St.
Oscar has new artwork, prints and our
latest addition of coﬀ ee mugs to share
with you. How about a personalized
mug or amazing work of art for your
Astoria Vintage Hardware
Kim Rose Adams is Astoria Vintage Hardware’s Pop-Up Artist
during the Second Saturday Astoria Art Walk.
sweetheart? Coﬀ ee mugs personalized
for you right at our gallery!
14. AVA Artist in
Residence
375 11th St.
Artist-in-residence Sally Lackaﬀ
welcomes visitors to view her ongoing
illustrative work for two upcoming
books, as well as a gallery of original
art from earlier published works. Enjoy
an opportunity to witness some of the
stages of illustrating a book and chat
with Sally about her process.
15. Finnware
1116 Commercial St.
Augusta of Nomadic Artistry will
demonstrate the art of Sami jewelry
making. Pewter handicraft and
weaving of bands involve a mixture of
native and borrowed techniques dating
back centuries. Pewter thread is a Sámi
technique, developed and perfected
over time and kept alive through
perseverance and love. Augusta will
teach two classes to make your own
Sami bracelets this weekend.
16. Forsythea Home &
Garden Art
1124 Commercial St.
Forsythea will be open for Art Walk
with new pieces from Marga and
Zemula Fleming. We’re also delighted
to have a stunning wall of photography
by Kim Rose Adams. New products
arriving everyday from all across the
U.S., so stop by for refreshments and a
look around.
17. Holly McHone
Jewelers
1150 Commercial St.
What’s your favorite Gemstone?
Holly McHone Jewelers will be talking
Gemstones during Art Walk! Our
annual “Kaleidoscope of Gems” show is
Wednesday, March 13, and we will be
sharing all the info about it. Peruse the
gems we have in store now to whet
your appetite.
18. RiverSea Gallery
1160 Commercial St.
Portland artist Kevin Farrell opens
his ﬁ rst solo show at RiverSea Gallery
titled “Dark City.” His intense cityscapes
oﬀ er a metro industrial vibe in oil on
canvas. Farrell is mostly interested in
conveying atmosphere and mood,
and his dark urban scenes resonate
with the hum and bustle of the city.
He captures the sizzle of reﬂ ected light
on rain-slicked streets, the thrum of
twilit industrial sites, and seaports
at dusk deﬁ ned by pinpricks of light
under a vast sky. Enjoy musicians Peter
Hinsbeeck on tenor sax, John Orr on
guitar.
19. The Art Stall
1268 Commercial St.
We welcome Sunny Graham to the
gallery. Her work has an Asian ﬂ air
and she works in monoprint and
mixed-media collage. Please join us for
refreshments and see what’s new.
20. Tempo Gallery
1271 Commercial St.
“More Paint, Less Fabric” is the new
collection by artist Janet Hutchings
being unveiled at Tempo Gallery.
Janet has begun to explore looser,
less representational forms while still
maintaining her fabric-based roots.
Stop in to see this new work, visit with
Janet, and listen to Keyboard Jazz by
Peter Unander.
21. Old Town Framing
1287 Commercial St.
It’s raining cats and dogs! This exhibit
features portraits of shelter dogs and
cats by the Clatsop Community College
painting class to help promote adop-
tion. The students will be donating the
proceeds of the sale of the artwork to
Clatsop Animal Assistance. Please come
and help support our furry friends!
22. Bridge & Tunnel
Bottleshop &
Taproom
1390 Duane St.
Presenting David Plechl, a full-time
brewer and part-time photographer.
He says, “I do it when I’m going to the
store, walking home from work, or out
with my three-year-old. These pictures
were all made within the last six
months, in my neighborhood, around
Astoria, or very close by.”
23. Creations Studio &
Gallery
1396 Duane St.
Add some more fun to your Art Walk
experience by creating your own mini
mosaic for only $5 for ﬁ rst-timers
at Creations! Even kids 5 and up can
participate.
24. Sweet Relief
1444 Commercial St.
Aaron Toledo began his tattooing
career in Portland before moving to
Astoria, where he founded Keepsake
Tattoo Studio. He is inspired by the
ocean, the woods, the far reaches of
the Earth and his passion for creating
art. On display at Sweet Relief will be
Aaron Toledo’s artwork of his hand-
crafted drawings.
This listing does not necessarily
include all participants.