Embodied
Juliette Aristides and Dominique Medici
April 6 - 27th, open hours Thursdays & Sundays
Public Opening:
Thursday, April 6th 5-9 PM
Embodied is a must-see exhibition of new works by two local and nationally celebrated figurative painters, Juliette Aristides and Dominique Medici, opening April 6th.
These works emerged during the transformative time of the pandemic, in which we all navigated degrees of isolation and virtual experience. They seek to capture the “fully embodied life,” a celebration of the human form and spirit, and an ode to the power of art in the world beyond the screen.
Aristides’s work includes dramatic expressive figures and other works, forming her first major show in Seattle after a career of showing nationally.
Medici’s works capture the joy and exuberance of the Hindu festival of “Holi,” a celebration of colors, love, and spring. About her work she writes:
Celebration has a way of calibrating the soul, it reminds us of what is valuable. Ritual and festival remind us of our life cycles, in the cosmos and the beauty and transience of it all.
About the Artists
Juliette Aristides is a Seattle-based artist who explores the human spirit through art. She has exhibited nationally in many solo shows and authored six best-selling books including Beginning Drawing Atelier and Lessons in Classical Painting. Aristides founded the Atelier programs at Gage Academy of Art and ran an atelier at Gage for two decades before starting the Aristides Atelier remote art instruction program via Terra Cotta. She is also a teaching fellow at the Florence Academy of Art. In 2022 she was the recipient of a Fine Art Connoisseur’s Lifetime Achievement award. She has had two solo museum exhibitions, has been featured in prominent national magazines, is a recipient of an Elizabeth Greenshields grant and is an Art Renewal Center “Living Master.” This is her first major show in Seattle.
Dominique Medici is a Seattle-based figurative painter. Medici's art captures the beauty and depth of her subjects and invites us to look beyond the surface and remind us of our innate interconnectedness with all things. Her training at prestigious institutions in London and New York City have honed her skills, resulting in a body of work that has garnered critical acclaim from both peers and collectors. She has exhibited internationally and has received numerous awards, including recognition from the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Portrait Society of America, and the Art Renewal Center. Medici founded Dominique Medici Studio to provide aspiring artists worldwide with a unique opportunity to master the art of painting and drawing classes online.