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Seattle LGBT Community Center to display works of emerging artists this month

Seattle LGBT Community Center to display works of emerging artists this month
QArts, the fine arts committee of the Seattle LGBT Community Center invites the public to the opening reception for the April 2007 gallery show, "Virgin: Emerging Art&Emerging Artists&." to be held Saturday April 7th from 6pm to 9pm in the gallery at the LGBT Community Center at 1115 East Pike Street on Capitol Hill. Curator of the show and QArts Committee member Michael Strangeways promises something different from your average gallery reception party. Live music will be performed by local band Danielli at 8pm, and the results of an art raffle will be announced after that performance, around 8:30pm. Participants in the raffle have a chance to win some of the art featured in the show, a first for the gallery and QArts. "My goal, with this show, is to showcase some exciting, talented LGBTQ artists AND to have a good time doing so. I think the combination of some great art, live music, wine, and homemade cupcakes will be a great start to your Saturday evening on April 7th!" This month's show celebrates the work of 'virgin' artists, paying tribute to the spiritual birth and rebirth inherent in the spring season. Artists participating this month vary greatly in age, experience, training, style and life experiences. For some, this is their first non-academic gallery exposure; for others, a chance to display new pieces that come from a new outlook on life&Among the artists featured this month are: Kati Green, a self professed, 'east coast native; west coast resident' is a painter who attended the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. In her own words: "Kati Green is twenty three. She's a girl. She's a girl who draws. She's a girl who draws and is twenty three. Sometimes, she paints." See her work at: www.katigreen.blogspot.com. Photographer Pam Drago got her first 35mm SLR at the age of thirteen and has been shooting manually ever since. Beginning purely with black-and-white, Pam delved into slide film, which she now uses predominately due to its expansive fluctuations in mood. She also finds time to play bass in her band, Danielli, which will also perform at the reception on April 7th. Painter David Johansson is a born again 'virgin'. An academically trained artist who has studied at the University of Puget Sound, Cornish, and Western Washington University, David operated an art venue in Broadway Market in the '90's before becoming involved in music recording and ultimately, methamphetamine abuse. In his 4 years of recovery from drug abuse, Johansson has channeled his artistic abilities to educate and warn the LGBTQ community of the dangers of meth by creating paintings that amuse, alarm, and alert the eyes of the beholder. Brandy Hatfield is a versatile artist skilled in a variety of mediums ranging from pen & ink, pencil, water color to charcoal & pastel, sculpture and three dimensional collages. Using this eclectic assortment of tools, she has created portraits, artist trading cards, and cartoon illustrations. Her latest endeavor; a Graphic Novel and comic strip called "Getting Real": is slated for publication via Raytoons Cartoons (and distributed by Diamond Distributors) sometime in 2007. Ms. Hatfield also has plans to produce this as a television show in the future. Her work can be viewed at: http://723.com/designergrl/ A young artist to keep an eye on, Tam Inglese creates free form three dimensional wall sculptures when he has time away from his busy, productive career in International Banking and the world of Modern Dance. In previous lifetimes, he lived in Massachusetts and California and is proud of time served as a gopher for Hollywood production companies&and he does not kiss and tell. Christopher Zeigler is a self-taught artist, a Nebraskan native, a master baker and a genius at whipping up paper mache effigies of Jennifer Lopez's derriere at a moment's notice. In his spare time, he calls up Metro to complain about negligent and tardy bus drivers and makes a mean Long Beach Iced Tea. This is his first gallery show. Michael Strangeways is also a self-taught artist and a Nebraskan but doesn't bake and is allergic to paper mache. When not plotting how to get a blue badge at Amazon.com he acts as house manager/publicity chair/artsy curmudgeon on the QArts Committee. He also curated this show. If you didn't have a good time, you weren't trying hard enough&He can be found at: http://www.myspace.com/michaelstrangeways and http://www.strangewaysart.com (under construction)&. Kerri McGar, Pam Drago, and John Gibson have been playing music together in their band Danielli since March 2006. Since then, the band has been playing shows and reaching new fans, a base that grows enthusiastically with each performance. They've been described as "pop with a dark edge" and their influences range from Kristin Hersh/Throwing Muses to PJ Harvey and The Pixies. They have been in the studio all winter working on their first full-length record which will be released this summer. To learn more about Danielli and show dates, please check them out at www.myspace.com/daniellimusic. For more information on QArts, the Seattle LGBT Communtiy Center, volunteering opportunities or making a donation, The Center can be reached by calling Shannon Thomas, at 206-323-5428 or by emailing info@seattlelgbt.org. A QArts press release