{"id":1747,"date":"2010-05-28T14:50:11","date_gmt":"2010-05-28T21:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp\/2010\/05\/howard_house_closes_in_june\/"},"modified":"2010-05-28T14:50:11","modified_gmt":"2010-05-28T21:50:11","slug":"howard_house_closes_in_june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/2010\/05\/howard_house_closes_in_june.html","title":{"rendered":"Howard House closes in June"},"content":{"rendered":"

A great gallery is a rarity in any city. For thirteen years, starting in his living room and moving into Belltown before establishing himself in Pioneer Square, Billy Howard had a great gallery. As each year ends and I look back on the memorable shows, Howard is consistently at the top of the list. Howard House<\/a> will close June 12, Seattle’s first major gallery to fall victim to the economy.<\/p>\n

Nothing illustrates the depth of the gallery’s lineup than the fact that five of its most stellar artists (Dan Webb<\/a>, Victoria Haven<\/a>, Leo
\nSaul Berk<\/a>, Alex
\nSchweder<\/a> and Joseph
\n<\/a>Park<\/a>) walked out together<\/a> in 2007. Those who wanted other galleries in the region found them on the
\ntop tier. Those artists were the cream, but skim the cream at HH, and
\nmost of what’s left is still cream.<\/p>\n

Below is a small survey of Howard House’s greatest hits. It barely scratches the surface.<\/p>\n

<\/i>Park The Grand Odalisque, 2001 oil\/linen 30 x 36 inches<\/i><\/p>\n

\"josephparkelepha.jpg\"Gretchen Bennett<\/a> Hand-cut Walnut Wood-grain shelf paper on wall, 2005, 9′ h<\/i><\/p>\n

\"gretchenbennettwallpap.jpg\" Debra Baxter<\/a> Crystal Brass Knuckle (I am going to realign your chakras motherf*****)
\nQuartz crystals, sterling silver
\n7 x 6 x 2.5 in
\n2009<\/i><\/p>\n

\"debrabaxterKuckle.jpg\"Sean M Johnson<\/a> Grandpa
\n2008
\nRocking chair, Jack Daniels bottle, pack of cigarettes
\n60″ x 46″ 38″<\/i><\/p>\n

\"seanmjohnsongranpa.jpg\"Robert Yoder<\/a>
\nHarmon
\n2004
\nlego on wood panel
\n20″ x 20″<\/i><\/p>\n

\"robertyoderlego.jpg\"Mark Takamichi Miller<\/a> Thieves: Man at Party
\n2008
\nacrylic, wax, urethane, oil and glass spheres on canvas over board
\n48″ x 72″<\/i><\/p>\n

\"marktmillermanpaty.jpg\"Jon Haddock<\/a>
\nWang Weilen – Screenshot Series
\n2000
\nchromogenic print from digital file created in photoshop
\n22.5″ x 30″
\nEdition of 3 <\/p>\n

<\/i>\"jonhaddocktank.jpg\" Karen Ganz<\/a>
\nBlue Puppet
\n2003\/04
\nphotogravure etching on paper
\n13″ x 11.5″<\/i><\/p>\n

\"karenganzblupupp.jpg\"Cameron Martin<\/a>
\nConflation
\n2006
\nscreenprint
\nedition of 25
\n30″ x 40″<\/i> (Howard House had the first show for Martin.)<\/p>\n

\"cameronmartinmont.jpg\"Lauren Grossman<\/a>  Whithersoever
\n2006
\niron, plastic, rubber
\n10″ x 13″ x 10″<\/p>\n

\"laurengrossironlamb.jpg\"Howard’s goodbye letter here<\/a>. Jen Graves on the end of Howard House here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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