2020 Gallery Arts Jurors

Photography and Computer Art: Darrell Gulin

Darrell has been photographing for over 35 years and a full-time nature/travel photographer for 26 years. He is one of Canon’s Explorer of Light Photographers. He has been featured on most nature calendars including Audubon, Sierra Club, Nature Conservancy, and World Wildlife Fund and in many magazines including National Geographic, Popular Photography, and Newsweek. He resides in Sammamish, WA and is a past member of the Seattle Photographic Society and a past president of the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA). He has taught many workshops around the United States.

Miniatures and Small Paintings: Lynn Hanson Lynn Hanson is a contemporary artist who owns a gallery in Pioneer Square, Seattle (Lynn Hanson Gallery), and a studio in Lynnwood WA. Lynn is a graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute, and has had over 30 exhibitions in England, Denmark, California and Washington. Besides pursuing her artistic career, she is a member of the City of Lynnwood Arts Commission, Co-President of the Art Walk Edmonds organization, as well as being on Mural Project Edmonds committee. Every aspect of her career is defined by service to the local community and to the promotion of art and artists in general.

Painting and Drawing: Monica James and Melissa Newell Monica James was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. She determined her calling to the Arts at a young age and was awarded admission to Governor’s School for the Arts at age 16. She went on to earn her B.F.A at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and an M.F.A at Savannah College of Art and Design. Her exhibition record includes The Painted Bride, The African

American Museum of Philadelphia, Chroma Gallery, and the Lowe Gallery. She continues to observe and record my thoughts on the nature of our existence through painting, and I share my love of this medium by teaching the craft to others. Melissa Newell recently retired as an Art Instructor from Edmonds Community College in Lynnwood, Washington. She received a M.F.A. in art from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas and a B.A. in art from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. In addition to making art and writing, my work includes community art advocacy projects focused on art education and creative collaborations. I have served as a juror for Bumbershoot, the Edmonds Art Festival, and numerous Washington State Arts public works projects and have led workshops for adults and children in art since 1984. Long interested in a variety of materials and surfaces, my work includes the use of mixed media.

3D Artworks: Mike Magrath Michael has spent most of his life in the Pacific Northwest where he discovered sculpture in his early thirties. He has studied and taught in a number of rich sculptural environments, including the University of Washington, the Florence Academy of Art in Italy, and Gage Art Academy. He spent a decade in the building trades and brings a craftsman’s approach to his work and his interest in the figure naturally steers toward the narrative and symbolic. His primary focus lies in the embodiment and reinterpretation of mythology in contemporary contexts, and is most interested in its potential to reinvigorate the human spirit, particularly in the face of the cynicism of the modern world.