ABOUT THE PERMANENT COLLECTION

The Museum of Northwest Art strives to collect, preserve, and interpret the art of the Northwest. Our growing collection includes over 2,500 contemporary art objects from the early 1900s to the present day. Noted artists include Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, Morris Graves, Kenneth Callahan, Hilda Morris, George Tsutakawa, Richard Gilkey, Leo Kenney, Doris Chase, Paul Horiuchi, Ambrose Patterson, Viola Patterson, Neil Meitzler, Frank Okada, Clayton James, Philip McCracken, Dale Chihuly, Mary Randlett, Max Benjamin, Jay Steensma, William Slater, and Sonja Blomdahl.

We are also proud to collect the works of numerous younger or emerging artists, including Jeff Crandall, Jeremy Lepisto, Kevin Quinn, Joe Rossano, and Lisa Zerkowitz.

Read more about the Current Exhibition, including the current permanent collection exhibition.