Form Over Function: Held Together 10/17 – 11/21

Seattle Art Source Presents the Third Annual Exhibition — a Month-Long Group Exhibition on Identity, Connection, and Resilience.

The body communicates what words cannot.

This year’s theme, Held Together, brings together figurative paintings that examine identity at a moment when many of the systems and communities we rely on feel increasingly unstable.

Rather than presenting a single perspective, Held Together looks for common threads across ten distinct artistic voices, suggesting that identity is not fixed or solitary—it is continually formed through our connections with others and the communities we build.

The show will feature works by Kelly Bjork Michael Doyle, Amy Erickson, Becca Fuhrman,
Nahom Ghirmay, Barry Johnson, Kade Marsili, Amy Scherer, Zachary Schomburg, and Kimberly Trowbridge, co-curated by artist Seth Sexton.

You can see the work by joining us for one of the events below, shop the show online, or reach out to [email protected] to schedule a private viewing during business hours.

Thursday, October 22nd, 2026
Feeling in the Doing: Pleasure, Attention and the Figure
Artist Panel with Becca Fuhrman and Kelly Bjork, hosted by Sarah Hurt.
6 to 7pm, Doors 5:30pm

Tuesday, November 10th 2026
Figurative History: Lineage, Rebellion and Revival
Artist Panel with Kimberly Trowbridge and Nahom Ghirmay, hosted by Seth Sexton.
from 6-7 pm. Doors 5:30

Saturday, November 14th, 2026
Georgetown ART ATTACK!
Saturday, November 14th
Galley open 3 to 7pm

This year, Seattle Art Source is partnering with Lifelong Health for All, the Washington-based nonprofit working to make health and food accessible to all. A portion of proceeds will go to the organization.