Seattle Art Museum
Nov 17 2023 - Jun 16 2024
This solo exhibition celebrates Portland artist Elizabeth Malaska, the winner of the 2022 Betty Bowen Award, SAM’s annual award honoring a Northwest artist for their original, exceptional, and compelling work.
Malaska’s grand tableaux respond to a history of Western painting and power dynamics that often assigns women the roles of submissive accessories. In search of more potent and less pleasing feminine subjects, her tour de force paintings unpack historical genres—such as the reclining nude—and offer up challenging and introspective visions.
Image: The Doorway, 2023, Elizabeth Malaska, oil, flashe and pencil on canvas over panel, 80 x 66 in., Courtesy of the artist
Russo Lee Gallery
Nov 2 - Dec 2, 2023
For the month of November, Russo Lee Gallery exhibits Recent Works on Paper by Elizabeth Malaska. Celebrated for her exceptional and compelling work, Malaska has gained critical acclaim for exploring the place of the female body in a range of art historical contexts. This exhibition features a variety of subjects, often drawing influence from mythology, traditional painting, and Malaska’s own lived experience. Studies, for the artist’s forthcoming solo exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum, are also included in this original body of work.