The Behnke Family Gallery

The Behnke at Cornish

1077 Lenora Street (corner of Lenora and Boren)
Seattle, WA 98121

Gallery hours: Thursdays – Saturdays, 12 – 5 PM

About

The Behnke Family Gallery is a new exhibition venue at Cornish College of the Arts which includes a ground-level gallery space and an outdoor exhibition space, the Ivey Art Wall, currently featuring the work of Professor Emeritus Preston Wadley. The inaugural show in the gallery was the 2022 Neddy Artist Award Exhibition. The 2023-24 exhibition season was curated by Cornish Art professor Robert Campbell and featured the work of Mary Sheldon Scott, Gary Hill, Preston Wadley, Gala Bent, and Laura Hart Newlon. The 2024-25 exhibition season, also curated by Cornish Art professor Robert Campbell, featured the work of Design Faculty Susan Boye, the Cornish Art Faculty, Seattle artist Brent Watanabe and Cornish Design alum Victor Melendez.

2025-2026 Exhibit Calendar

Seattle University at Cornish College of the Arts: A Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition | Sept 26th – Oct 25th

Currents: Cornish Staff Exhibition | Nov. 14th – Dec. 13th

Robert Campbell: Haecceities | Jan. 16th – Feb. 14th

Erin Elyse Burns: Dead Reckoning | Feb. 20th – April 4th

Unearthed, Unknown, Unbound | April 24th – May 8th

2026 Neddy Artist Award Exhibition | June 3th – Sept. 12th

Image by Gemma Cannon-Green Blue and tan image of two people walking on a beach with a cliff in the background

Unearthed, Unknown, Unbound

Opening Reception
April 24, 4:30 – 7:00 PM

On View
Apr. 24 – May 8, 2026

Gallery Hours
Thursday – Saturday – 12pm – 5pm

The Cornish College of the Arts Art Department is proud to present the final exhibition at the Behnke Family Gallery for the 25/26 Academic Year. This exhibition contains work from current third-year Cornish College of the Arts Art Students.

Exhibiting Artists:

Violet Brose
Gemma Cannon-Green
Claire Ebersbach
David Noble Flurscheim
Moss Gobert
Lexie Gonrowski
Tyson Hard
Perla Hernandez Carreon
Lance Johnson
Dahyun Kim
Cory McNutt
Leyna Nguyen
Angela Pelayo
Pidge Pridgen
Zoey Stein

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