Current Exhibitions
Samurai, Sunrise, Sunset
February 1-June 1, 2025
Step into the world of a Samurai and experience the armor, weaponry, and personal items that comprise Samurai, Sunrise, Sunset. Dedicated to the powerful military class that ruled Japan for over 700 years, each item tells a story through its master craftsmanship and individual details.
Samurai, Sunrise, Sunset is organized by Contemporanea Progetti, Italy in collaboration with the Museo Stibbert, Italy, in cooperation with the EDG, USA.
Image ©Archivio Fotografico Museo Stibbert.
Samurai, Sunrise, Sunset Exhibition Info
Fire: Rebirth and Resilience
April 5 – September 28, 2025
Fires have long been symbols of both devastation and renewal, shaping the landscape of the west throughout history. In 1889 a catastrophic fire ripped through Spokane destroying much of the downtown core and business district and making national headlines. Today, regional fires reshape communities, affect individuals in lasting ways, and force us to think about how we live within our own changing landscapes. This exhibition explores historic and contemporary regional fires, illustrating how destruction can be a catalyst for rebirth and resilience.
Banner image: Ruins of the Hyde Block the morning after the Great Fire (detail), August 5, 1889. Photograph printed by the Minneapolis Art Studio in Seattle, Washington. Photographer unknown. Gift of Durant I. Morrison, 1950, Joel E. Ferris Archives and Research Library, Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (L89.108).
Fire: Rebirth and Resilience Exhibition Info
Andrea Joyce Heimer: No Name That I Know Of
February 14-May 25, 2025
Through collage-like layers of detail, Washington-based artist Andrea Joyce Heimer reconstructs tangled memories of her upbringing in rural Montana. The artist combines autobiography, fantasy, and dark humor to explore themes of loneliness and belonging.
Abridged title: When I Was About 11 And Had a Bright Pink Windbreaker We Would Go To The Horse Sale Outside Of Town To Watch The Bidders Buy This Horse Or That Horse [...] (detail), 2022, Acrylic on panel, 60 x 80 in (152.4 x 203. 2 cm). Image courtesy of the artist and Megan Mulrooney.
Andrea Joyce Heimer: No Name That I Know Of Exhibition Info

Melissa Lange: Keep Feeling Fascination
May 10-June 29, 2025
Melissa Lang’s paintings reference nature, science, and poetry to translate human experience into an abstract visual language. Negotiating between the artistic process and her aesthetic will, she captures the sensual experience that is felt rather than seen, experienced rather than known. Each piece becomes a visual record of making art, a synthesis of thought and feeling, and a conversation between observation and imagination, demonstrating a fascination with the expressive power of line.
Melissa received a BFA in painting at Eastern Washington University in 1991 and a MFA in painting and drawing from the University of New Orleans in 1994. Her work has been exhibited nationally in galleries and museums and is in private and public collections throughout the United States and in Tokyo, Japan.
In addition to working full-time as a professional artist, Lang has taught as an adjunct and served as a visiting artist lecturer/reviewer at colleges and universities in Washington and Idaho.
Melissa Lang, In My Nerves, oil on canvas. Photo courtesy of the artist.