Art

In my 36th year as a photojournalist at The Spokesman-Review, I have photographed thousands of assignments for the newspaper. Most are routine, such as a high school basketball game, a dedication of a new middle school or a portrait of a community leader. Looking through the many images I made in 2024, I think my standouts are the simple, beautiful photos that I came across at unexpected times. These are a just few of my favorites.

Two decades ago, a pair of physicists stood in a museum in Madrid contemplating the work of the post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh.

Some people are very specific about the “right” time to focus on the holidays. There are those who start decorating as soon as Thanksgiving leftovers are in the fridge, while others aren’t in any hurry to untangle the string lights they tossed in the attic after last year’s festivities.

Passing his 35th year working at The Spokesman-Review newspaper, photojournalist Jesse Tinsley is still trying to capture the joys and highlights of the Spokane region and the people who live here. Some of his favorite things to photograph are landscapes of the Inland Northwest, wildlife, air shows, the dramatic weather of the changing seasons and community events, like Bloomsday and the Fourth of July.

It’s not often that artwork by an iconic artist comes with a house, but that’s what happened when David Partovi purchased a home in 2018.

You wouldn’t know it while taking in the exhibits at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, but something has been missing from the museum since 2011.

In a vibrant arts community like Spokane, there are various microcommunities within the city that thrive on their own while also playing a part in the success of the city.

Born and raised in Spokane, Patti Warashina went to Lewis and Clark High School and attended the University of Washington in Seattle. Her goal was to one day become a medical or dental assistant as encouraged by her family.

The newsroom pumpkin patch was filled with spooky, silly and sweet squashes this year. The judges were impressed with the artistry.

If you not yet found a reason to visit the Hive, there’s a good one coming up this week. The Spokane Public Library is hosting the 33 Artists Market at the Hive this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Ludmila Pawlowska was transformed when her mother died in 1997.

Following a lecture series focused on African American voices in art, American Impressionism, women artists, the Renaissance, French modernism and the female figure, Baroque art and architecture, and the Italian renaissance, a professor of art at Whitworth University, Meredith Shimizu, is bringing another lecture series to the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, this time focused on art and feminism.

It’s possible that no one knows Spokane – the people and places that make up the city – quite like photographer Rick Singer.

Fedderson, whose work can be found at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, won the 2024 Governor’s Arts and Heritage Individual Artist Award. 

Before Terrain’s inaugural flagship event in 2008, Ginger Ewing, executive director and co-founder of Terrain, wasn’t confident anyone would show up.

His first exhibit at Gonzaga University since he was a student.

Take a trip down by the river with the Little Spokane River Artist Studio Tour this weekend.