About
What is ACTUALIZE?
Actualize Artist in Residency (AiR) is a woman-run and founded art organization. Our mission is to foster and accelerate the careers of emerging artists by creating space and opportunities, establishing an artist alliance in downtown Seattle.
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Kate Bailey
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Judy Anderson
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Shari D. Behnke
Creative Philanthropist and Quilter
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Edie Adams
Art Supporter and Ergonomist
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Branding and website by Civilization
Press
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Rethinking the Residency
Seattle Business Magazine
March/April 2025
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Artists
Artist Interviews
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Grace Nakahara (she/her)
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Mary Anne Carter (she/her)
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Nadia Ahmed (she/her)
Artists in Residence
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Alissa Dymally Williams (she/her)
New Media, Photography, Installation, Curation
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Baso Fibonacci (he/him)
Painting, Mixed Media, Muralism
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Bridget O’Brien-Smith (she/her)
Textiles, Painting, Collage
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Gabo
Sewing, Beading, 3D Printing, Painting
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Grace Nakahara (she/her)
Oil Painting
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Jordan Monloire (she/her)
Photography, Printmaking, Installation
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Kalina Chung (she/her)
Sculpture, Textile, Installation
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Kate Bailey (she/her)
New Media, Sculpture, Installation
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Lacey Swain (she/her)
Texiles, Quilting
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Lila Thomas (she/they)
Oil Painting, Drawing
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Mary Anne Carter (she/her)
Mixed Media, Textiles, Painting, Sculpture, Installation
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Murk (he/him)
Fashion, Textiles, Painting, Video
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Nadia Ahmed (she/her)
Sculpture, Performance, Video
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Noel Kat (she/her)
Sculpture, Painting, Illustration, Installation
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Pilar Gordillo (she/her)
Projection, Light
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Rachael Comer (she/they/he)
Mixed Media, Sculpture, Installation
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Rajah Makonnen (he/him)
Photo, Video, Animation
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Sanoe Stevenson-Egeland (she/her)
Painting, Printmaking, Curation, Arts Admin
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Shannon Hobbs (she/her)
Found Objects, Wax, Cyanotypes, Ceramics
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TERRAMOTO (he/him)
Design, Painting, Sculpture, Textiles
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Zack Kunisawa-Conklin (they/she)
Cartoon, Illustration, Video Games, New Media
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C.M. Ruiz (Past Member)
Illustration, Painting, Sculpture
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Drea Harper (Past Member)
Sewing, Crochet, Fashion Design
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Ethan Chiem (Past Member)
Digital, Film Photography
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Philippe Hyojung Kim (Past Member)
Sculpture, Casting, Collage
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Stafford Vaughan (Past Member)
Filmmaking, Photography
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Events
Upcoming
Past Events
Panel Discussion: "A New Era for Seattle Art Spaces"
Jan 24, 2025
Local art leaders Kate Bailey (Founder, Actualize AiR), Nick Ferderer (Founder, Base Camp Studios), Elisheba Johnson (Co-Founder and Curator, Wa Na Wari), and Dominic Nieri (Director, ARTXIV and Producer of Forest For The Trees) provide insight on the shifting cultural landscape and how these new spaces and new modes of presenting art are adapting to meet the needs of the arts community and the city at large. Moderated by Margo Vansynghel (Arts Economy Reporter, The Seattle Times)
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Location
112 Prefontaine Place S.
Seattle, WA 98104