Seattle, WA – Gallery 110 is thrilled to announce the much-anticipated 2024 Emerging Artist Scholarship Competition Finalist Exhibition, showcasing the diverse talents of King County's early-to-emerging artists. This year's competition invited King County residents who self-identify as BIPOC* and are at the early stages of their art careers.

We invite all art lovers, collectors, and community members to join us in celebrating these fresh artistic voices at Art Walk, the Awards Reception, and during the exhibition’s full run from June 6th through June 29th.

Exhibition Details

• Dates: June 6-29, 2024
• Location: Gallery 110, 110 3rd Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104
• Opening: First Thursday, June 6th
• Awards Reception: Friday, June 7, 2024, 4-6PM Registration required.

We invite you to register and join us at the Awards Reception to meet and celebrate each of our 10 finalists. Our juror, Hanako O'Leary, will announce the 2024 Gallery 110 scholarship winners. We wish we had space to accept all ten!

During the Pioneer Square Art Walk on 6/6, we’ll ask guests to vote for the People's Choice Cash Prize. In this first 24 hours, we will tally votes to award one distinctive new artist a cash award at the following night’s reception.

The 2024 Finalists

Heidi Grace Acuña

Jo Cosme

Amara Eke

Shruti Ghatak

Aramis O. Hamer

Suneeva Saldanha

Stephanie Silva Santana

Shima Star

Jay Stoneking

Allen Vu

This series juxtaposes the opulence enjoyed by tourists or North American settlers with the stark living conditions of the majority of native Boricuas.

The works in this exhibition represent a broad spectrum of artistic expression and innovation, highlighting the rich cultural diversity and unique perspectives of our community. For example, finalist Jo Cosme (above right) was displaced from Borikén, Puerto Rico to Seattle a year after Hurricane María’s landfall and was struck by the lack of awareness among North Americans regarding their nation's exploitative and ongoing colonial relationship with her island. Cosme uses the lenticular printing method—you have to walk from side to side to see both images—to show what visitors expect to see in the Caribbean vs. what native Boricuas see.

Preview all artwork in this exhibition

This Year’s Juror: Hanako O’Leary

A craft-based sculptor and installation artist, O’Leary’s major artistic accomplishments include solo shows in galleries such as King Street Station, Frye Art Museum, and Gallery 4Culture, and awards including the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture City Artist Grant, Bernie Funk Fellowship, Robert B. McMillen Grant, and Artist Trust Fellowship.

“Art is about work ethic as much as it is about talent and vision. Every artist featured… showed these three factors in their work,” says O’Leary. “With these artists, I see the years of continued effort to have their work seen, and the passion they have for where they come from and the people and places they represent.”

O’Leary was assisted by a panel including the Gallery 110’s Exhibitions Head, George Brandt, and 2022 Emerging Artist Scholarship Winner Nahom Ghirmay.