“The Memory of Water” by Lucia Enriquez

Bellevue College Gallery Space

February 9th – April 11th

Artwork by Kite Arner, Holly Ballard Martz, Mary Coss, Nichol Devoy, Lucia Enriquez, Melinda Hurst Frye, Cara Jaye, Amanda Manitach, Beverly Naidus, Debbie Tuepah

“Individually, we make isolated choices that may have only a tiny impact on CO2 levels, but that impact will echo almost forever.”  Dale Durran – Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington

BELLEVUVE, WASHINGTON, January 17, 2024 Ten Northwest artists explore Global Warming through paintings, sculpture, installation and video, each focusing on varying topics of climate concern: rising water, food systems, colonization, environmental pollution, and microplastics. The exhibition Fibonacci Footprint runs from February 9 through April 11 at Bellevue College Gallery Space this winter.  The exhibit provides insight into the causes of global warming and what we can do to help heal the planet. 

“for whom the bell tolls (silence is golden)” by Holly Ballard Martz

The Fibonacci sequence is a mathematical phenomenon found in nature that has captivated the human eye and imagination for millennia. Its structure underlies patterns in everything from plant growth to musical compositions, it’s even woven throughout the human body. Its spiral form can also be used to describe the trajectory of an exponentially-expanding climate problem spiraling out of control. As the intertwined engines of capitalism and colonialism have wrought unchecked havoc on earth in recent centuries, we now find ourselves awash in the palpable effects of global warming.

Fibonacci Footprint approaches this new reality through the lens of art. Artists can say what scientists can’t. They bring feeling to the facts, translating data into knowledge, which in turn empowers change. This exhibit unpacks the difficult data, each work the result of thoughtful research aligned with passionate feeling. Some works were built through ongoing dialogue between artists and biologists, geologists and psychologists, some done in active collaboration with these scientists.

Rather than leave a sense of helplessness in their wake, the works ultimately offer a re-centering of agency. Corporations are not the only agents of action; the impact of individual actions are exponential as well. Healing also spirals outward. As the impacts of climate change infiltrate all aspects of society and everyday life, may our efforts equally expand in answer, and ripple ever outward, toward change.

“Dress Rehearsal for the Future” by Amanda Manitach

The exhibit location is the Bellevue College Gallery Space (D271) located next to the library on the second floor of Building D. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 15th from 4-7 pm, and a closing reception on Thursday, April 11th from 4-7 pm. Gallery Hours: Monday 9:30-7, Wednesday 1-7, Thursday 12-2:15, Friday 9-1:30 and by appointment. Parking is available in Visitors Lot 12. A campus map can be found here.

For high resolution images and additional info, please contact: fibonaccifootprint@gmail.com

ARTIST CONTACT     Kite Arner:www.kitearner.com @kitelikethebird,  Holly Ballard Martz: www.hollyballardmartz.com @hballardmartz,  Mary Coss:   www.marycoss.com @marycoss_studio, Nichol Devoy: nicholdevoy.com/  @icholino,  Lucia Enriquez: www.lucidartstudio.com,  Melinda Hurst Frye: www.mhurstfrye.com  @mhurstfrye.photo,  Cara Jaye:   www.carajaye.com @cara_jaye,  Amanda Manitach: www.amandamanitach.com @amandamanitach,  Beverly Naidus: www.beverlynaidus.net @utopias4all, Debbie Tuepah: debbietuepah.com  @debbie_tuepah