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Seattle Art Fair 2018
02.08.2018 - 05.08.2018
Field Event Center

Renowned Curator of Public Art Takes Reins of Fair’s Programming and Talks

2018_0215_NatoThompson.jpgSeattle Art Fair​, presented by AIG, is pleased to announce Nato Thompson as the Artistic Director​ for the fourth edition of the fair, this August 2-5, 2018​. Thompson is currently the Artistic Director of Philadelphia Contemporary and has a robust curatorial background that includes a decade-long tenure overseeing iconic projects at Creative Time, from Kara Walker’s A Subtlety (2014) to Pedro Reyes’s Doomocracy (2016).

The Pacific Northwest has long been an incubator for fascinating cultural projects,” said Nato Thompson​, Artistic Director of Seattle Art Fair​. “I’m excited to collaborate with the Seattle Art Fair to curate interdisciplinary and engaging on-site projects that speak not only to an art audience, but the wider community in which they’re situated.”

Thompson will be in charge of curating site-specific installations by world-renowned artists, and tapping leading cultural figures for talks and panels. Thompson is a critical academic voice, publishing best-selling books of criticism including Culture as Weapon: The Art of Influence in Everyday Life, and Seeing Power: Art and Activism in the 21st Century.

“The role of the Seattle Art Fair’s Artistic Director helps maximize the potential of the fair as a platform to see and experience art,” said Seattle Art Fair Director Max Fishko​. “Nato’s unique experience with presenting major public art projects will bring an added layer of connectivity and interaction this year.”

The addition of Thompson to the fair is another milestone in a tremendous year of growth, which saw record-breaking numbers of visitors and exhibitors this past year.

"Bringing on Nato is a great decision," said Robert Goff, Director of David Zwirner, and a member of the Seattle Art Fair Dealer Committee​. "His appointment as Artistic Director reflects Seattle Art Fair’s commitment to collaboration and cultural dialogue that extends beyond the fair itself."

The Seattle Art Fair offers residents and visitors a slate of events, talks, and cultural programming, as well as a chance to peruse cutting-edge contemporary art from over 100 local and international exhibitors. Past fairs have included talks from Kim Gordon and Carrie Brownstein, and public artwork from artists such as Nancy Rubins and Glenn Kaino.

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2018 GALLERIES

Abmeyer + Wood | Seattle, WA // Absolut Art | Stockholm, Sweden // ACA Galleries | New York, NY // Adams and Ollman | Portland, OR // Alexandre Gallery | New York, NY // Allan Stone Projects | New York, NY // Axiom Contemporary | Santa Monica, CA // Back Gallery Project | Vancouver, BC Canada // Berry Campbell | New York, NY // C24 Gallery | New York, NY // Ceysson & Bénétière | Paris, France // Charlie James Gallery | Los Angeles, CA // Chimento Contemporary | Los Angeles, CA // Chosun Hwalang | Seoul, South Korea // CK Contemporary | San Francisco, CA // Claire Oliver Gallery | New York, NY // COHJU contemporary art | Kyoto, Japan // CYNTHIA-REEVES | Walpole, NH // David Zwirner | New York, NY // Davidson Contemporary | New York, NY // Debra Force Fine Art | New York, NY // Diane Rosenstein Gallery | Los Angeles, CA // Dolan/Maxwell | Philadelphia, PA // Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery | San Francisco, CA // Elissa Cristall Gallery | Vancouver, BC Canada // Elizabeth Leach Gallery | Portland, OR // F.L. Braswell Fine Art | Chicago, IL // Fazakas Gallery | Vancouver, BC Canada // Federico Luger - FL GALLERY | Milan, Italy // Feheley Fine Arts | Toronto, ON Canada // Forum Gallery | New York, NY // Foster/White Gallery | Seattle, WA // Fridman Gallery | New York, NY // G. Gibson Gallery | Seattle, WA // Gagosian Gallery | New York, NY // Gail Severn Gallery | Ketchum/Sun Valley, ID // Galerie 55Bellechasse | Paris, France // Galerie Lelong & Co. | New York, NY // Galerie PICI | Seoul, South Korea // Galerie Richard | New York, NY // Galerie Taménaga | Tokyo, Japan // Galerie Youn | Montréal, QC Canada // Gallery Dei Gratia | LaConner, WA // Gallery Jones | Vancouver, BC Canada // Gibbons & Nicholas | Dublin, Ireland // Greg Kucera Gallery | Seattle, WA // Hall Spassov Gallery | Seattle, WA // Harris Harvey Gallery | Seattle, WA // Hashimoto Contemporary | San Francisco, CA // Heather Gaudio Fine Art | New Canaan, CT // HEXTON | modern and contemporary | Chicago, IL / Aspen, CO // Hirschl & Adler Modern | New York, NY // James Harris Gallery | Seattle, WA // Jason Haam | Seoul, South Korea // Jerald Melberg Gallery | Charlotte, NC // Joseph Gross Gallery | New York, NY // Joshua Liner Gallery | New York, NY // K. Imperial Fine Art | San Francisco, CA // Koki Arts | Tokyo, Japan // Kuckei+Kuckei | Berlin, Germany // Lapis Press | Culver City, CA // Linda Hodges Gallery | Seattle, WA // Long-Sharp Gallery | Indianapolis, IN // M.S. Rau Antiques | New Orleans, LA // Maybaum Gallery | San Francisco, CA // Melanie Flood Projects | Portland, OR // Michael Rosenfeld Gallery | New York, NY // Miles McEnery Gallery | New York, NY // Mindy Solomon Gallery | Miami, FL // Muriel Guépin Gallery | New York, NY // NanHai Art | Millbrae, CA // Nil Gallery | Paris, France // Ohshima Fine Art | Tokyo, Japan // Opera Gallery | New York, NY // Over the Influence | Los Angeles, CA // Patricia Rovzar Gallery | Seattle, WA // PDX Contemporary Art | Portland, OR // Peter Blake Gallery | Laguna Beach, CA // Peter Robertson Gallery | Edmonton, AB Canada // Phylogeny Contemporary | Seattle, WA // projects+gallery | St. Louis, MO // Quantum Contemporary Art | London, UK // Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery | London, UK // Richard Levy Gallery | Albuquerque, NM // Robischon Gallery | Denver, CO // Rosenbaum Contemporary | Miami, FL // Samuel Freeman Gallery | Los Angeles, CA // SEASON | Seattle, WA // Shift Gallery Seattle | Seattle, WA // Somerville Manning Gallery | Wilmington, DE // Spanierman Modern | New York, NY // SPONDER GALLERY | Boca Raton, FL // Stewart Gallery | Boise, ID // TALION GALLERY | Tokyo, Japan // Tamarind Institute | Albuquerque, NM // The Russo Lee Gallery | Portland, OR // Traver Gallery | Seattle, WA // UNIX Gallery | New York, NY // Upsilon Gallery | New York, NY // William Shearburn Gallery | St. Louis, MO // Winston Wächter Fine Art | Seattle, WA // Woodside/Braseth Gallery | Seattle, WA // Yufuku Gallery | Tokyo, Japan // YUKI-SIS | Tokyo, Japan