Chase Gallery

Emily Somoskey is a 2-D mixed media artist and painter from Northeast Ohio. She pursued a BA in Art Education/Painting at The University of Akron in Akron, OH (2013) and her MFA at Michigan State University, in East Lansing, MI (2020). Emily is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor in Painting at Whitman College, in Walla Walla, WA.

Emily’s mixed-media paintings use representational and abstract methods to explore the ways we simultaneously experience physical and mental space. On a material level, her work is largely built through layering paint and various forms of photographic imagery. These disparate mediums collectively create a complex and nuanced language that weave together moments of clarity and ambiguity. Through her work she references the shifting and overlapping nature of our experience with the sensate and psychological realms; giving form to the complexity, instability, and enigmatic nature of our lived experiences.

(Plunge)

"At its core, my work examines liminality and periods of transition: physical or metaphorical spaces that don’t quite feel settled. Through the use of recognizable structures and symbols, my work offers the illusion of security, using playfulness, novelty and imagination to subvert, or even generate, feelings of tension."
Emily Somoskey
(Shards)

Madison Jones is an emerging artist currently living and working in Spokane, Washington. She has recently received a Bachelor's of Fine Arts from Eastern Washington University, where she focused on digital media and photography. Using mainly film and lens based media, Jones is currently focusing on the importance of the image in lens based media. She questions the relationship of how the image works and the layers within the image while incorporating various methods of destruction and reconstruction.
(Just Barely: Helen)

"Each layer or piece of an object completely changes how we view it. I see things completely differently if I remove or introduce something new in the image. The need to be able to see something from every possible perspective and context drives my process of taking things apart and rebuilding them differently. I am interested in seeing images, objects, and people as constructions that are all made up of different components."
Madison Jones
(Landscapes of the Forgotten No.4)

Aleeta Renée Jones is a mixed media artist based in Spokane, Washington. She holds an M.A. in Sculpture (1984). Her work has been shown in galleries from San Francisco to Portland and Spokane including Terrain Twelve (2019). Renée is returning to art after 25 years in a different creative endeavor: growing salad mixes for top Portland chefs.
Most recently Renée has been turning her attention toward painting. She approaches this work with a sculptural sensibility building up layers and textures and physically scraping down. Her work is inspired by topography, significant events, and her own inner landscape.
(The Orange Line)

"I feel my subconscious was, and is, searching for something old and solid, mysterious yet deeply familiar, in the midst of such swirling uncertainty. These paintings are a pursuit of commonality throughout human history, the ancient ties that bind us."

Aleeta Renée Jones
(Divination of the Tea Leaves)

Spokane Arts and Chase Gallery is excited to present Layer by Layer featuring Aleeta Renée Jones, Madison Jones and Emily Somoskey.

Open January 7th- February 25th at during City Hall business hours between 8am-5pm.

Cup of Joy - Spokane Arts Trackside Studio's 8th annual group invitational of drinking vessels. A celebration exhibit of over 150 ceramic cups; ceramic cups in many forms, colors and treatments serving as mini sculpture, many times a small lovely 3 D paintings and most often functional. Forty invited artists will participate...

Spokane Arts and Chase Gallery are proud to present Fast Trash featuring Thom Caraway, Katie Creyts and Tiffany Patterson.

Fast Trash addresses this mindset of waste by repurposing "useless" materials. Each artist approaches the theme differently, but all utilize found, discarded, and/or repurposed materials in their work.

View the exhibit in-person November 29 - December 30 at the Chase Gallery in Spokane City Hall.

The gallery is open when City Hall is open to the public;
Monday- Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Access to the gallery is limited on Tuesday mornings.)

Saranac Art-Projects gallery is open to the public Fridays, 12-8 p.m. & Saturdays, 12-8 p.m. Stop by to check out their current Annual Small Works show & sale!

Saranac Art Projects - Annual Small Works Show & Sale - Spokane Arts The annual Small Works Show and Sale featuring small, affordable, original works of art by Saranac members and invited guests is once again here! Come browse and buy original works of art for your personal collection or for unique gifts this holiday season.

Nine mixed media paintings by Neil Martin from 2016 – 2021 will be featured illuminated by a stroboscopic L.E.D. and black light installation.

Neil Martin [Paintings 2016 - 2021] - Spokane Arts Nine mixed media paintings by Neil Martin from 2016 – 2021 will be featured illuminated by a stroboscopic L.E.D. and black light installation at Object Space Gallery in Spokane on December 3.

The Whitworth University Art Department and the university’s Bryan Oliver Gallery present the work of Jiemei Lin!

Jiemei Lin at Bryan Oliver Gallery - Spokane Arts

Take a tip from The Inlander and make Fast Trash at the Chase Gallery the first stop on your First Friday art walk! Kick off your weekend with this amazing new exhibit with new work from Tiffany Patterson, Katie Creyts and Thom Caraway! The Chase Gallery is open only during City Hall hours, so come by BEFORE 5 p.m. on Friday. (Or enjoy the exhibit next week during business hours.)
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Attention West Central neighborhood artists! The arts and culture committee for REACH West Central wants to meet you!

West Central Artists - Spokane Arts Attention West Central neighborhood artists! The arts and culture committee for REACH West Central wants to meet you. We are passionate about collaborating, promoting, and potentially sponsoring artists in our neighborhood. Please send us an email at [email protected] so we can champion all...

http://spokanearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Zine-PDF.pdf

A printable activity pdf is now available on our even page for Bright Spot! Engage deeper with the work by using your own creativity to explore these concepts and ideas!

Bright Spot - Spokane Arts Spokane Arts is excited to present Bright Spot online and in person at the Chase Gallery September 1 through October 29. Bright Spot showcases five artists all using familiar materials in fresh and inventive ways to explore the varied connections between everyday experiences and how we capture, reme...

Awesome news! Bright Spot has been extended! You will still be able to experience this work in person through November 19th during Spokane City Hall business hours and online at:

https://spokanearts.org/events/brightspot/

Start your November First Friday with a tour of The Hive! See what the Artists-in-Residence have been creating in the recently opened Spokane Public Library studio spaces!

First Friday Open House at The Hive! - Spokane Arts Start your November First Friday with a tour of The Hive! See what the Artists-in-Residence have been creating in the recently opened Spokane Public Library studio spaces! The Artists-In-Residence (and one Writer-In-Residence) have been working hard for the last few months and invite the public to c...

Saranac Art Projects present Wax and Wool – a collection of new works, material research, visual translations and residue by Lisa Nappa and Chris Tyllia

Visit the gallery all month during regular hours, Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 8 p.m.

Wax & Wool - Spokane Arts Wax and Wool - a collection of new works, material research, visual translations and residue by Lisa Nappa and Chris Tyllia.

“Her Words to Life” is a celebration of Black American womanhood. Spokane artists, Shantell Jackson and Tracy Poindexter-Canton, exhibit a collection of visual art inspired by the poetry and/or literary prose of Black women writers, Audre Lorde, Nikki Giovanni, Ntozake Shange, Alice Walker and Toni Morrison.

October 1st- October 30th 2021

Her Words to Life - Spokane Arts “Her Words to Life” is a celebration of Black American womanhood. Spokane artists, Shantell Jackson and Tracy Poindexter-Canton, exhibit a collection of visual art inspired by the poetry and/or literary prose of Black women writers, Audre Lorde, Nikki Giovanni, Ntozake Shange, Alice Walker and T...

Registration is only $10 if you register before Oct 9, and $15 after. So gather some friends and come join us!!

Last chance to register for CREATE 2021!

CREATE 2021 - AAF Spokane - Spokane Arts Calling all creatives! AAF is hosting our 6th annual Create event and it will be 100% virtual again, after our awesome online event last year. Our lucky non-profit this year is none other than The Sweethearts' Ball. They need our help promoting their annual event which raises money to provide a week...

The Chase Gallery Open Call for 2022 is ending soon!

Submission deadline is October 17th, 2021

Chase Gallery 2022 exhibits - Spokane Arts Open Call for Artwork submissions for the Chase Gallery in Spokane City Hall, exhibition season 2022 Deadline: Sunday, October 17, 11:59 p.m.T he Chase Gallery is now accepting portfolios for consideration of the 2022 exhibition schedule. The Chase is located prominently in Spokane City Hall. The mi...