The gallery established in 1985, by Ruth Offen, and currently represents a diverse group of artists who live and work in the Pacific Northwest, occasionally expanding this area to include a few remarkable artists from other parts of the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain. The gallery concept and mission is to present artworks by artists who have established mastery of their techniques and knowledge of their subject matter, yet continue to evolve in expertise and medium.
The gallery is located in the charming town of Friday Harbor on the Island of San Juan, Wa. The landscape is beautiful and rich, with a wide variety of flora and fauna. The gallery represents the best of our Island artists who portray their experience of island living through sculpture, ceramics, glass, oil, acrylic, gouache, watercolor, pastel, and intaglio. Many of the art works represented here are traditional in nature, while some favor a more abstracted and non-traditional approach.
Our Mission
The gallery is located in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, 70 miles north of Seattle, Washington. Established in 1985, waterworks gallery exhibits artists who live and work in the Pacific Northwest with an emphasis on local artists living in the San Juan Islands. The gallery also shows various Regional, National and International Artworks.
We offer an eclectic range of artworks representing over 30+ artists in the full spectrum of media: Glass, Watercolours, Oils, Works on Paper including Etching, Lithography, Mezzotint and Photogravure; Stone, Wood and Ceramic Sculpture. Since the conception of the gallery, our mission has been to find and show not only established artists, but the "emerging" new talent.
