The Gallery of Collections and Creations: SOIL at Bumbershoot

• Bret Marion, Casey Keeler, Carrie Whitney, Claire Johnson, Claude Zervas & Chris Zervas, Debra Baxter, Helen Curtis, Jana Brevick, Jodi Rockwell, Juniper Shuey, Karen Liebowitz, Kelly Kempe, Kiki MacInnis, Margie Livingston, Randy Wood, Samantha Scherer, Toi Sennhauser, Yuki Nakamura
• Curator: Randy Wood

• A SOIL group show, curated by Randy Wood, at BUMBERSHOOT 2003

• August 27-September 1 noon to 8pm

• August 26-28th are FREE

• FREE Opening Gala Wednesday Aug 27, 6-9.30pm

• In the Lopez Room (in the Northwest Rooms, corner of Republican and 1st Ave near Key Arena, Seattle Center)

Artists' workspaces are cluttered not only with the tools of their trade but various collections from which they derive inspiration. Some collections are formal, such as carefully labeled fossils under glass and others are considerably less, like a stack of dog-eared fashion magazines.

Collections and Creations examines the relationship between that which an artist accumulates and that which an artist creates, showcasing collections and art by the diverse group of artists who make up SOIL. The exhibition is divided into sections for each artist. Each section includes a sample of the artist's collection, examples of their work, and a statement by the curator on the relationship between their collection and work. In some of the work, the influence of their collections is obvious, while in others it is not.

Show made possible in part by One Reel and by Boeing Surplus.