Marybeth Rothman and portrait of Syringa
(SEATTLE, WA) – Closter, NJ artist Marybeth Rothman has a June Solo Exhibition at Frederick Holmes and Company - Gallery of Modern & Contemporary Art (309 Occidental Avenue South) in Seattle, Washington as part of their Tenth Anniversary Celebration and Exhibition. The exhibition runs from June 1st through July 4, 2023. Rothman is a critically acclaimed, contemporary artist who has been part of the Gallery’s growth since 2014.
“She is known for her fictional biographies and abstract narratives utilizing orphaned, vintage photographs, digital photographs, encaustic paint and mixed media.”
The Gallery produced her first Seattle solo show in 2014 titled, “A Curious Collection of Stranger”. Since being introduced nearly ten years ago her work has been enthusiastically embraced by Pacific Northwest collectors and visitors from out-of-state. Rothman’s vintage photo-collage portraits have been exhibited in numerous US galleries and several museum group exhibits. Her portrait, “Syringa”, was a semi-finalist in Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC, 2022 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition.
Marybeth Rothman - The Last Mermaid 60 x 48 x2 in
The Gallery’s Tenth Anniversary Exhibition is titled, “Marybeth Rothman: Recent Observations, and Conjectures Near Madaket Road”. It includes her serialized photo-collage with encaustic paintings, many of which have been created specifically for this show, and her highly collected series of archival-pigment prints. The exhibition will open June 1 with a private, RSVP only reception honoring Ms. Rothman, followed by a presentation of her particular practice and the exhibited series. The show will run through July 4, 2023.
Frederick Holmes And Company - Gallery of Modern & Contemporary Art, which opened in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square on June 6, 2013 will be celebrating it’s tenth anniversary in Seattle throughout June 2023. Owner Frederick Holmes - a forty year veteran of the art business - having been the Director of galleries in California, Hawaii, and Hong Kong; a national artist representative for several fine art publishers; a public speaker on the visual arts; and an art consultant with San Francisco’s prestigious Weinstein Gallery, relocated to Seattle in 2012 and opened his gallery a year later.
