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SPOTLIGHT NORTH is an open studio tour featuring artists and creative spaces in North King County.

To find locate this year's artists during the tour, check out www.spotlightnorth.org/map

05/15/2026

Tomorrow and Sunday, May 16th + 17th, from 12—5PM in Shoreline, Lake Forest Park and the northernmost reaches of North Seattle.

Specific locations can be found on our website: www.spotlightnorth.org. Link in bio ☝️

The 2026 Featured Artists are:
· Robin Arnitz
· Anna Wetzel Artz
· Laura Brodax
· Shruti Ghatak
· Eva Isaksen .art
· Amanda Knowles
· Sarah Norsworthy
· Paul Leavitt
· Paul Lewing
· Iskra Johnson
· Dale Lindman
· Shoko Zama

Visit their creative workspaces, talk to the artists, and check out works in process as well as completed work.

Many thanks to our sponsors:
King County 4Culture
Cori Whittaker Homes
Aurora Prints
Modern Glaze

See you there!

05/14/2026

SPOTLIGHT NORTH Open Studio Tour is happening THIS WEEKEND: May 16+17, NOON—5PM. Come visit our artists and chat with them at their studios! Check the website for more information and the map: https://www.spotlightnorth.org/map

SPOTLIGHT NORTH Open Studio Tour is an event for you to meet local artists and check out their creative workspaces.

Our mission is to bolster the arts in north King County by celebrating our local contemporary visual artists and by making art more accessible
to a broader audience, closer to home.

This year’s TWELVE artists include:

· Robin Arnitz
· Anna Wetzel Artz
· Laura Brodax
· Shruti Ghatak
· Eva Isaksen .art
· Amanda Knowles
· Sarah Norsworthy
· Paul Leavitt
· Paul Lewing
· Iskra Johnson
· Dale Lindman
· Shoko Zama

Thank you to these 2026 sponsors for supporting and growing our local arts community!

King County 4Culture
Cori Whittaker Homes
Aurora Prints
Modern Glaze

05/11/2026

Dale Lindman () has been exploring abstraction in painting for the past fifty years with a vocabulary of light, color, and texture. These variables evoke a sense of place, sometimes a memory, a moment in the day, or a specific location. “My goal,” Dale says, “is to have the viewer emotionally connect to a place where time stops.” Dale has exhibited in galleries and museums locally, nationally, and internationally, including a solo exhibit at Bellevue Arts Museum in 2024.

Come visit his studio THIS WEEKEND in Lake Forest Park to ask Dale about his varied materials and decades of experience in the Seattle art scene!

Visit www.spotlightnorth.org to view the map with all 2026 studio addresses.

Thank you to our sponsors!
King County 4Culture
Cori Whittaker Homes
Aurora Prints
Modern Glaze

05/10/2026

Paul Lewing () paints landscapes to honor the world’s incredible beauty, drawing inspiration from time spent in the mountains, on the trails, and at the beach. For Paul, seeing the mountains for the first time was a life-altering experience akin to a religious conversion. While he finds inspiration in all peaks, Mount Rainier remains his primary muse. He began painting at the age of eight with the ambition of following in the footsteps of Thomas Moran. After a fifty-year career in ceramics, he has returned to his artistic roots with painting.

Paul received his BFA and MFA from the University of Montana. He has taught workshops in all 50 states, and currently teaches glaze chemistry at Kirkland Arts Center.

“It’s hard to describe the pure visceral joy of making marks, but part of it is the joy of returning to exactly what I wanted to do when I was ten years old. It really is like being a kid again.”

Come by Paul’s studio at SPOTLIGHT NORTH this month, MAY 16+17, NOON-5PM!

Visit www.spotlightnorth.org to view the map with all 2026 studio addresses.

Thank you to our sponsors!
King County 4Culture
Cori Whittaker Homes
Aurora Prints
Modern Glaze

05/07/2026

Paul Leavitt () seeks a balance between the formal dynamics of painting and the emotional resonance a work can evoke. While his compositions often feature figures that suggest a narrative, they primarily serve as elements within an open aesthetic language. He is particularly drawn to ephemeral qualities like daydreams or fleeting moments that fade from recognizable imagery into abstraction.

Leavitt holds a BFA from the University of Washington and an MA from San Jose State University. His creative trajectory shifted from ceramics to painting during the 1980s while living in New York City, and the gritty, vibrant East Village art scene informed his aesthetic. Although he stepped away from the commercial art world after returning to Seattle in the 1990s, he has maintained a dedicated home studio practice. Now retired from his ‘day job,’ Leavitt has returned to full-time studio work.

“I look to achieve a balance between the dynamics of painting; its energy, color, light and composition, and a sensibility or emotion which a work may evoke.”

Stop by Paul’s Lake Forest Park studio the weekend of MAY 16+78, NOON—5PM!

Visit www.spotlightnorth.org to view the map with all 2026 studio addresses.

Thank you to our sponsors!
King County 4Culture
Cori Whittaker Homes
Aurora Prints
Modern Glaze

05/06/2026

Sarah Norsworthy () creates paintings that explore the delicate boundary between urban development and the natural world. She graduated from Dartmouth College (BA) and the University of Washington (MFA), and lives in North Seattle. In addition to her studio practice, Norsworthy works as a professional seamstress, teaches art to adults with disabilities, and is a painting and drawing instructor thorugh North Seattle College Continuing Education. She is represented by studio e gallery.

Norsworthy’s process begins in sites on the periphery of the city. She starts her works outdoors to capture ecosystems in flux, then returns to her studio to translate those observations into memory based paintings. By layering and scraping oil paint, she allows the physical act of painting to mirror the process of remembering. These works highlight the transformative nature of spending time in the wilderness and the vital role humans play in landscape preservation.

“The paintings speak to the transformative aspect of spending time outside immersed in the natural world as well as the role we play within this landscape through preservation.”

For the SPOTLIGHT NORTH event this year, Sarah and her work will be at Modern Glaze along with Laura Brodax and Robin Arnitz. Be sure to stop by the weekend of MAY 16+78, NOON—5PM!

Visit www.spotlightnorth.org to view the map with all 2026 studio addresses.

Thank you to our sponsors!
King County 4Culture
Cori Whittaker Homes
Aurora Prints
Modern Glaze

05/17/2025

A works-in-progress shot from Dale Lindman

Artists are ready for you this weekend, MAY 17+18! Join us at 10 different studio locations, both Saturday and Sunday from noon-5PM.

Map and details at the link in bio!

05/16/2025

It's time to plan your route for the SPOTLIGHT NORTH Open Studio Tour this weekend!

There's the Seattle/Shoreline arc:
Lisa Anderson → Modern Glaze (Laura/Peter/Sarah)→ Dan Friday → Anna Wetzel Artz

The Lake Forest Park corridor:
Dale Lindman → Shoko Zama → Eva Isaksen → Paul Leavitt

And don't forget the Richmond Beach studios!
Tim Cross → Paul Lewing

So many great artists and studios to visit! You'll find studio addresses on our website: www.spotlightnorth.org

Lisa Anderson
Laura Brodax
Peter F. Gross
Sarah Norsworthy
Dan Friday
Anna Wetzel Artz
Dale Lindman
Shoko Zama
Eva Isaksen .art
Paul Leavitt
Tim Cross
Paul Lewing

05/13/2025

A works-in-progress shot from featured artist Tim Cross , who works in painting, drawing, sculpture, and ceramics. Tim will have both works-in-progress to view and finished pieces for sale during SPOTLIGHT NORTH Open Studio Tour this weekend.

🟡 SPOTLIGHT NORTH Open Studio Tour
🗓️ Saturday/Sunday, MAY 17+18, 2025
🕛 Noon-5PM each day
📍 Visit our website for studio addresses—www.spotlightnorth.org

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Shoreline, WA
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http://spotlightnorth.org/

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