Masquerade
Curated by Bret Marion

September 2 - 26, 2004
Opening reception, Saturday, September 4th 7 - 10pm

Gallery will be open for First Thursday Art Walk
Thursday, September 2, 6 - 8 pm

When an organization changes location, its identity is thrown into interrogation. Sometimes subtle, sometimes
not.

Masquerade is SOIL’s first exhibition in its new space in the Tashiro-Kaplan Building in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood. The show is about artist’s self-portraiture. SOIL artists were asked to produce what they felt constitutes a self-portrait. As most of the artists are not portraiture (self or other) artists in their typical practice, this can be read as another relocation. Masquerade will shed new light on the role of context, representation, and the desire to "know" oneself and others in the constant reassessment and evolution of identity.

Artists:
Debra Baxter
Kristen Becker
Jana Brevick
Buddy Bunting
Helen Curtis
Chris Engman
Thom Heileson
Claire Johnson
Margie Livingston
Kiki MacInnis
Yuki Nakamura
Nicholas Nyland
Randy Wood
Samantha Scherer
Toi Sennhauser