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Under My Skin: Artists Explore Race in the 21st Century
On display May 10 to November 17, 2013
Safeco Foundation Insurance Special Exhibition Gallery

In "Under My Skin," 26 artists share their creative visions of race - the brutal realities of racism in the past and present, the ways race shapes the immigrant experience, and the hope that can be found in the complex realities of race in daily life. The exhibit invites visitors into a thoughtful conversation about race in the 21st century, and beyond. "Under My Skin" is on display at The Wing from May 10th through November 17, 2013.

Featured Artists:
John Armstrong
Jenny Asarnow
Wanda Benvenutti
Jasmine Brown
Kathy Budway
Minh Carrico
Lemuel Charley
Ling Chun
Mary Coss
Carina del Rosario
Tatiana Garmendia
Erin Genia
Ronald Hall

Chau Huynh
Akiko Jackson
Laura Kina
Naima Lowe
Fumi Matsumoto
Kathleen McHugh
Darius Morrison
Cahn Nguyen
Polly Purvis
Jennifer Smith
Joseph Songco
Tim Stensland
Stefani Thornton

Community Partners:
21 Progress
5th Ave Theater
AFSC Seattle Community Justice Program and Youth Undoing Institutional Racism
Bethany United Church of Christ, Seattle
Cultural Art Projects
Cultures Connecting
Ethnic Heritage Art Gallery
IDEA Odyssey Gallery
Japanese American Citizens League, Seattle Chapter
Japanese American Citizens League, Olympia Chapter
Jewish Family Service; Refugee and Immigrant Service Centers
KidSpeak Consulting
Lake Washington Girls Middle School
Latino City Employees
Northwest African American Museum
OneAmerica
Parents for Student Success
The Service Board
Social Justice Fund NW
Trusted Advocates
Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs

Season Sponsor

Exhibition Lead Sponsor

Media Sponsor

Additional Season Support
JP Morgan Chase & Co
Metlife Foundation
ArtsFund
4Culture
Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs

Additional Exhibition Support
City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation
Snoqualmie Tribe Funds


Paper Unbound: Horiuchi and Beyond
On display February 15, 2013 to July 14, 2013
George Tsutakawa Art Gallery

Renowned Northwest paper artist Paul Horiuchi pushed the limits of paper through his innovative collage work. Paper Unbound celebrates his work and contemporary artists who continue to push artistic boundaries through the medium of paper.

Featured Artists:
Paul Horiuchi
Romson Regarde Bustillo
Etsuko Ichikawa
Yuri Kinoshita
Bovey Lee
Taiko Suzuki
Jeong Han Yun and Choon Hyang Yun

Exhibit partners:
Nordic Heritage Museum
Rena Bransten Gallery
Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
  P-Patch Community Gardening Program

White River Valley Museum

Exhibition support from:
Washington State Arts Commission

Annual support from:
4Culture
City of Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs






Tomas and Asuncion M. Landas

I Am Filipino
On display now
Comcast Community Portrait Gallery

Through personal stories and photographs, experience the many layers of Filipino American history and identity. This cultural legacy lives on in the Filipino community and beyond.

Send us your photos! Be part of the I Am Filipino exhibit by participating in the ongoing photo slideshow. Submit your response of what it means to be Filipino-American along with a corresponding photo:
   Upload your photo to Flickr and tag it "IAmFilipino", or
   Email photo, name and response to IAmFilipino@wingluke.org
View the photo submissions here.

Annual support from:
Wing Luke Museum Donors and Members
Ford Foundation
The Kresge Foundation
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
ArtsFund
MetLife Foundation
4Culture
The Seattle Foundation
City of Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs

Exhibit funding from:
4Culture

Community Sponsors:
Filipino American Civic Employees of Seattle
Filipino American Community of Yakima Valley
Filipino American National Historical Society
Filipino Community of Seattle


Father Dien Pham, and mother Mau Nguyen, with their children David, Hanh and Tuan hold their identification numbers upon arrival at Ban Thad refugee camp in Thailand, 1988.
Courtesy of Hanh Pham

Vietnam in the Rearview Mirror
Oct. 5, 2012 - ongoing
The Seattle Times Community Portrait Gallery

Over 40 years, Vietnamese refugees and immigrants have built a life and established roots in America, against all odds. Now the younger generation strives to shape their own story, not solely defined by the war that brought their parents here.

Vietnam in the Rearview Mirror explores this complex and interwoven identity - looking ahead to the future while keeping an eye on where we came from.


Sleeping under Tsutakawa's "Heaven, Man, and Earth." Photo by David Entrikin.

Uprooted and Invisible: Asian American Homelessness
On display December 7, 2012 to August 18, 2013
A New Dialogues Initiative Exhibit

An exhibit illuminating "hidden homelessness" in the Asian American community and exploring resonances between the experience of homelessness and the historic disruptions and traumas Asian immigrants have survived in the U.S. Uprooted and Invisible leads visitors on an experiential journey from the disruption and isolation of homelessness to the acceptance and community of home, and provides concrete suggestions about how to support homeless people in our community.


"I arrive in Seattle in the spring of 1923. The next morning we went to see the contractor, and he told me he'll give me a job…" -Vincent Bacho
Courtesy of John Stamets

Alaskeros: A Documentary Exhibit on Pioneer Filipino Cannery Workers
On display October 12, 2012 - September 7, 2014
The Boeing Company Community Portrait Gallery

Stunning portrait photographs of Filipino American pioneers in the Pacific Northwest pair with their own words to tell the personal story of struggle and success as they toiled in the canneries of Alaska. Photography by John Stamets.

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