Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds, WA – April 3 – Sep 7. Part 2 opens Sep 13
Originally published by Preview Art Magazine, written by Michael Turner.
September 12, 2025, marks ten years since the nonprofit Cascadia Art Museum opened its doors in a refurbished Edmonds Safeway. With its focus on visual art and design of the Northwest from 1860 to 1970, the museum serves the local community and visitors alike through a wide-ranging program of curated exhibitions, public programs, publications and educational outreach. In recognition of its service, the museum recently received a substantial donation from collectors Mike and Lynn Garvey.
“The Garveys’ deep connection to the Pacific Northwest spans generations, and their generosity is truly transformative,” says Sally Ralston, the museum’s executive director. “Their generous gift, along with their extraordinary collection—many pieces of which have never been publicly displayed—represents a landmark moment for the museum. The Garvey Family Gallery will serve as a lasting tribute to their legacy and to the rich artistic heritage of our region.”
In addition to a “significant financial donation,” the museum will receive more than 75 paintings—the largest collection of early American Northwest paintings ever donated to a museum from a private collection. Among the riches: John Fery’s Seattle Waterfront (1892), where Southern Coast Salish canoes gather in the foreground while a merchant ship looms behind; Sydney Laurence’s haunting Aurora Bridge (1934); and another port scene, Robert Alexander Graham’s Lake Union (1931), where this time the ships are larger, the foreground quiet with pleasure craft.
Museum visitors should note that the Garvey Family Collection will be exhibited in two parts, with the second running from Sep 13, 2025 to March 15, 2026.
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