February 2026
"From Stardust"
Dreamscapes of The Universe by Kelsea Rothaus
January 25, 2026 – February 28, 2026
First Friday Reception to Meet the Artists:
February 6, 2026 | 5:00-8:30 pm
Liberty Gallery
203 N Washington Street, Spokane
On the mezzanine in the historical Liberty Building.
Kelsea Rothaus is a self-taught artist based in Spokane, Washington. Her work explores themes of the human condition and the interconnectedness of the universe. Using primarily ink and water to embrace both unpredictability and permanence, each creation is shaped into a moment in time, with quiet tension between light and dark.
Kelsea Rothaus’ latest body of work looks outward to the stars and universe while reflecting on what it means to be human. Using her own style of ink wash, she embraces a process that is fluid yet permanent. Each mark is final, and echoes the irreversible nature of lived experience. These dreamscapes are subtly embellished with detail, inviting you to slow down and look closer at the art or into yourself.
MARCH 2026
"A Walk on the Beach"
Natural Abstracts at Waters’ Edge by Gay Waldman
March 1, 2026 – March 28, 2026
First Friday Reception to Meet the Artists:
March 6, 2026 | 5:00-8:30 pm
Liberty Gallery
203 N Washington Street, Spokane
On the mezzanine in the historical Liberty Building.
This collection of photographs by Gay Waldman was captured during her beach visits along the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington. These natural abstracts are a respite from the composite photographs she usually presents. You will see her images of nature’s compositions of line, form, and shape that emerge everyday along the Pacific Ocean.
Besides fresh air and expansive skies, beach walks can be particularly rewarding with daily visual transformations from the variety of weather conditions and tides. Every beach walk brings hours of discovery seeing new designs beside pools of water, between rocks, and in the sand.
“My hope is that when you wander thru these beach abstracts, you can share my wonder for natural curiosities and you might also be reminded of salt air and the sound of the rolling waves.”
Artist Statement
A Walk on the Beach
Gay Waldman’s photo-artwork is particularly intriguing with the way her images overlap, hide behind one another, then peak out and inspire the viewer. Her darkroom is retired and she exclusively manipulates her photographs digitally. In a significant way, her work expands how the viewer perceives, considers, and interprets photographic media as art.
For this Liberty Gallery show, the only photo-manipulation is purely from a darkroom aspect; digital cropping, dodging, and burning. Her time was spent reviewing hundreds of images to select a group for you to experience “A Walk on the Beach”. This curated collection also includes photographs enhanced with a dash of hand-drawn pencil lines intended for further intrigue.
If you view her distinctive (usual) portfolio, her photo-art is not finished when the shutter is pressed; it is accomplished after hours of exploration. She relies on a multitude of her photographs rich with color, translucent qualities, layering, and overlapping to make original digital art. Her imagery includes flora, birds, landscape, seasons, and occasional geometric relics.
She presents her finished enhanced and composite photographs as collectable art cards, prints on traditional photo papers, as well as prints on hand-curved satin aluminum and designer fabric scarves. She has been professionally showing her artwork since 1988 and selections of Gay’s artwork are currently showing online at www.gwaldman.com, in local galleries, and at her Spokane home retail studio shop, StuDio WaHoo. Enjoy!