Studio visit with Cheryl Ekstrom

We recently took a trip to Los Angeles and spent a day with sculptor Cheryl Ekstrom getting to know her and her work.  It was easy to loose track of time once we stepped inside.  Every corner of her space seemed to tell a story with plenty more for you to discover on your own.  She is an exquisite woman and artist. We are thrilled to have a show scheduled with a selection of her work opening July 11th, 2013.

 

View the video of the making of this bronze piece "Misplaced Heart With A Wolf At Her Back"

Large Beanbag Sculpture- Stainless Steel 

Scotch Tree

For five years we diligently saved our Lagavulin scotch bottles with a plan in mind.  In December of 2012 it came to fruition. Presenting our Scotch Tree.  Yes. It will certainly be out again this year and if you are good we may give you a nip of our favorite scotch.

Affordable Art Fair

We exhibited at the first edition of the Affordable Art Fair in Seattle November 2012.

A New Name

In August of 2006 Hallway Gallery opened its doors in Bellevue, Washington with an opening exhibition of new work by artist Gretchen Gammell. It has been six years since and every year in August the gallery has featured Gammell’s work. The gallery changed locations twice consistently expanding and upgrading each time. The current location on Bellevue Way and 8th, the economic hub of the greater eastside of the state, is a brilliant, bright and sophisticated spot to showcase the international talent that comprises our roster of artists and Gretchen Gammell is no exception. This August we welcome Gretchen Gammell back to the gallery along with a new name.

Hallway Gallery will now be conducting business as Hall Spassov Gallery. Every successful gallery has a developed aesthetic and Hall Spassov Gallery certainly has theirs. Husband and wife owners Erik Hall and Amy Spassov made the difficult decision to change the name in order to define that aesthetic and clearly state the direction of the gallery. Representing such world-class talent as Rein de Lege, Ellwood Risk, Robert Chapman and JD Hansen the gallery brings a progressive selection of art to new and established collectors through out Washington and the United States.

Look for exciting exhibits throughout the rest of 2012 that include Los Angeles based Ellwood Risk, French artist Gerard Cambon, Italian phenom Emilio Valerio D’Ospina and Robert Chapman, assistant to mid-century master Willem de Kooning for the final years of his career.

View Gretchen Gammell's 2012 work

Bubble Cars

For our June exhibit we installed two candy colored "bubble cars" on loan from a private collector and friend of the gallery.  The vehicles are very fitting given the nostalgic and seemingly "Hitchcockian" flare of Amy Spassov's 2012 exhibition.  Messerschmitt was originally known for the famous German Aircraft built for the German army, Messerschmitt AG, designed by Willy Messerschmitt.  After World War II, and for the obvious reason the company was not allowed to produce aircraft so they came up with an alternative design.  These 1956 three wheeled "bubble cars" or "cabin scooters" known as Messerschmitts will be on display for the duration of Amy Spassov's exhibit "Re: Figments" for the month of June at Hallway Gallery. 

View the work online

Road Trip

   

Erik Hall's solo show at Gilman Contemporary  Sun Valley, ID

June 2012    

Artists Erik Hall and Abby Grosvenor visit at the opening.

A road trip tradition for us.  A stop to admire these beautifully designed wind turbines. 

Studio Visit

Meeting with Ellwood T. Risk in his Los Angeles studio 

We were lucky enough to get a glimpse of Ellwood's work for his September 2012 solo show at
Hall Spassov Gallery. View Ellwood T. Risk's work.