Winds of up to 175 mph, a death count of 1,836 with 705 still unaccounted for. People swam for their lives or became prisoner to 15 feet of water. That was five years ago. Today it looks as if hurricane Katrina just struck. Tragedy can happen anywhere despite the fact that God is everywhere. Living inside that conundrum, those who remain in New Orleans will tell you hope is their home. Come and see what remains from disaster—temporary treasures and permanent scars—odd symbols of hope for us these five years later.

Photographs by Miranda Clott

Opening || February 5, 2010 || 5:00-9:00 pm

Part of the Spokane Visual Arts Tour

hors d’oeuvres & live music – featuring Greg “Lightning Boy” Juran & Scott “Smokehouse” Brown

Enigma is a word artists love. Caught in the draft between the spirit and flesh, West Coast artist Glen LaMar probes the lives of Paul and Job. A consummate colorist, LaMar’s work is both gesture and vivid abstraction. Brilliant patterns resound with light and emotion having woven the paradoxes of faith in between the canvas and paint.

Opening    ||    October 2, 2009    ||    5:00-9:00 pm

We have a major update finished. In the process of updating our software, the slideshows of gallery images were not working. That is now fixed.

Also, we have loaded up some images from the last two shows, “broke” and “Beaneath the Surface”. Check out the “shows” page.

Beneath the Surface runs to late September.

We trust our eyes. Usually. We see what we see and act accordingly. Or not. But what happens as we skirt the apparent to imagine what God sees — risk knowing and being known. Clearstory Gallery’s newest interactive installation wrestles with poverty and redemption in a barrio in Mexico, where you just might find that beneath the surface we are them and they are us.

Clearstory Gallery is honored to present a photographic installation by artist and photographer Jim Van Gundy.

Opening    ||    June 5, 2009    ||    5:00-9:00 pm

Broke-whether it means penniless, reduced to fragments, or just plain inoperative, Clearstory’s latest show wrestles with the frailties of our humanity, how the wrecked parts of our lives reveal the extent of redemption.

Artists include Whitworth University art faculty and selected Whitworth students. Among these are Scott Kolbo, Gordon Wilson, Steven Rue, Nathan Ellefson and Katrina Snediker.

Opening will be part of the Spokane Visual Arts Tour Friday February 6th.  Come between 5:00 and 9:00pm and enjoy hors d’oeuvres.  We will have live music featuring classical guitarist Art Corcoran.  The coffee bar will be open.

We were featured by IMAGE in their most recent ImageUpdate in the Gallery Watch section which highlights new gallery and show openings. Check out the article here and the rest of Image here.

And if you are coming to us from IMAGE, thank you for checking us out and hopefully you can visit us in person sometime.

We have responded to some Frequently Asked Questions. Check out the bottom of our about page.

Check out some photos from our opening night reception…

Here is a virtual tour of the UNDONE show located in the Shows section.

Here is the final list of artists displaying work at UNDONE: