Local artist launches solo show at The Pratt Gallery at Tashiro Kaplan Studios_Opening Reception: First Thursday, October 7, 6 - 8 pm

Something is Shifting opens this Thursday at Pratt Gallery's off-campus gallery in the heart of downtown Seattle's Art Walk. It's a remarkable selection of new and recent prints and artist books by Burien artist Kelda Martensen. In her first solo show on the West Coast, Martensen continues to explore interconnectivity -- addressing our travel through city and nature, and our quest to define home.

Martensen's fresh perspective incorporates photography, collage and drawing. Her compositions launch the viewer into their own tales and fantasies -- encouraging them to make a personal connection through and beyond the familiar materials of paper, ink and graphite. She defines contemporary collage using the methods of traditional printmaking.

Kelda Martensen is a studio artist and educator focused in the paper, book and print arts. She teaches youth and adult studio art classes at Pratt Fine Arts, Moshier, and Sev Shoon Art Centers. She teaches design at School of the Arts (Tacoma) and teaches printmaking and book arts for the Continuing Education programs at North and South Seattle Community Colleges. She is also an artist mentor for Arts-Impact, a Puget Sound ESD program. Martensen received her MFA in Visual Art from Washington University in St. Louis.

Art lovers throughout the Puget Sound area are invited to visit the exhibit, available October 7 - 29. The Pratt Gallery is open Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 5 pm. Admission is free.

What: Something is Shifting by Kelda Martensen
Where: The Pratt Gallery at Tashiro Kaplan Studios
3rd & Washington Suite 102
Seattle
When: October 7 - October 29, 2010
Cost: Free