Handforth Virtual Gallery

Wendy Wahman

Artist's Statement

I seem to have come full-circle with my art, just drawing for myself again. No assignments, no one to please, no one looking over my shoulder, except maybe my dog. I call them, “Wenderings,” for the wandering way they flow from the pen, almost like they’re drawing themselves.
— Wendy Wahman, January, 2023

Bio
Former Seattle P-I newspaper artist, Wendy Wahman now writes & illustrates children’s books. Her debut picture book, ”Don’t Lick the Dog,” was selected as a 2010 Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year, starred for Outstanding Merit and accepted to the Society of Illustrators Original Art show. Other books include ”A Cat Like That,” ”Pony in the City,” ”Nanny Paws,” ”Old Pearl,” and more. She received a Tacoma Arts Grant (TAIP) and the SCBWI Martha Weston Grant for “Progress,” an illustrated memoir of her year in the 7th grade.

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  • The Thomas Handforth Gallery at Tacoma Public Library’s Main Branch provides an opportunity for local regional and national artists and arts organization to exhibit their work. Additional,Tacoma Library often hosts exhibitions of a historical, cultural or scientific nature.

    The Handforth Gallery can be found at the Main Branch (1102 Tacoma Avenue South), on the first floor of the Carnegie building (C1).

  • The gallery has approximately 550 running feet of wall space.  It is quite large. Typically, two or more artists are featured in an exhibition.  There is no expectation that the entire gallery space will be used.

  • The Thomas Handforth Gallery at Tacoma Public Library’s Main Branch provides an opportunity for local regional and national artists and arts organization to exhibit their work. Additional,Tacoma Library often hosts exhibitions of a historical, cultural or scientific nature.

    The gallery offers nine shows each year of work in varied media such as paintings and drawings, mixed media, photography, textiles, and mosaics. Tacoma Library does not typically exhibit jewelry, pottery, or small 3 dimensional pieces. Some of the shows are by individual artists, and others feature the work of groups. Most exhibits run five weeks.

    These are the directions for submitting your work for consideration.

  • Via Email

    Email 7 - 10 digital images of your work, along with a resume, cover letter and any other information you deem relevant to info@tacomalibrary.org, opens a new window.

    Via Mail

    Mail l or deliver 7 - 10 digital images/ photographic prints of your work, along with a resume, cover letter and any other information you deem relevant to:

    Handforth Gallery
    Tacoma Public Library
    1102 Tacoma Avenue South
    Tacoma, WA 98402

  • You will be notified within three weeks of submitting a request to exhibit.

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