August 10 - October 6,
2024
"Reflected"
Meet the Artist
Saturday August 10,
2024
6:00-8:00
pm
KIRKLAND, Wash., July 10,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Gunnar Nordstrom Fine Arts and
La Petite Galerie is looking forward to welcoming Kristen Reitz-Green to Kirkland and the Marina District for her
first exhibit with us. While we have already had success with her
work, this is the first full exhibition of her photo-realism and
surely will be a new gallery favorite.
Kristen Reitz-Green is an
award-winning oil painter known for her large-scale realistic
paintings of food and glass. Her work is featured in collections
across the United States and
Canada. Recently relocating to
San Juan Island, Kristen spent 17
years on Vashon Island, WA, where
she played a pivotal role in fostering a thriving arts community.
She was a founding member of Vashon Island Visual Artists (VIVA),
the Vashon Center for the Arts Notable Collection, and Swiftwater
Gallery.
Her artwork has been showcased in various galleries around the
Pacific Northwest and featured in publications like Gourmet De
Mexico, the Seattle Times, and "The
Classic Honeybear in Art and Design" online. She has received
commissions from restaurants and food enthusiasts, including
celebrity chef John Schenk for his
honey bear-themed restaurant in Los
Angeles. Kristen's work can currently be viewed at Gunnar
Nordstrom Fine Arts and La Petite Galerie in Kirkland, WA. August
10 – October 6, 2024
Kristen's artistic philosophy emphasizes the dual perspectives
of her paintings: realistic or hyper realistic from a distance, and
abstract up close. She draws inspiration from Chuck Close for his techniques and Wayne Thiebaud for his use of color and subject
matter.
Before transitioning to visual arts, Kristen was a classical
French Horn player. She performed with the Pacific Northwest Ballet
Orchestra and taught at Western Washington
University. A graduate of the Juilliard
School and the Hartt School of Music, she has served on the
faculty of four colleges and performed extensively in the Pacific
Northwest, NYC, and Florida,
including touring the US with several Broadway show tours.
Gunnar Nordstrom Fine Arts and La Petite Galerie have served art
collectors in the Northwest and across the country since 1985.
We are a small and intimate space located in the heart of
downtown Kirkland in the Marina
District just steps away from Lake Washington and nestled among
unique shops and great restaurants where quality, playfulness and a
good sense of value have always been an important aspect of work
exhibited in the gallery and each artist that is represented has
their own quality that we believe in.
Media Contact:
Gunnar Nordstrom
425-283-0461
380124@email4pr.com
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