Art Talks featuring Katey Rissi and Shannon Borg

Submitted by Alchemy Art Center.

This month, join Alchemy Art Center and the San Juan Islands Museum of Art for the final installment in their 2022 Artist Talk Series. This event will take place Sunday, Oct. 16 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the upstairs workshop area of the San Juan Islands Museum of Art (located at 540 Spring St.) It will also be available to attend via zoom- visit https://alchemyartcenter.com/events for more information).

This talk will feature visiting artist Katey Rissi and local artist Shannon Borg for an in-depth look into their personal histories and processes. Katey Rissi is an artist, herbalist, and educator based in the Pacific Northwest. Her artmaking practice is interdisciplinary and process-oriented, with a focus on printmaking and fiber art. Katey’s work explores ecological relationships, place, ancestral connection, and environmental grief. She also runs an herbal medicine project, the Salish Sea Apothecary, focused on herbal mutual aid. Katey is a resident artist at Alchemy as part of the Artists in Community program. You can learn more about her work at https://www.kateyrissi.com/

Shannon Borg is a painter, writer, and art and business coach. She started painting at age 50, studying in the Trowbridge Atelier at the Gage Academy of Art in Seattle. She lives in the San Juan Islands where she is a member of the Friday Harbor Atelier community of artists. Her oil paintings capture the strangeness and mystery of the beaches of the San Juan Islands. You can learn more about her work at https://www.shannonborgfineart.com/

This event is part of Artists in Community, which is supported by the NEA, ArtsWA, the San Juan Island Community Foundation, the Tulalip Charitable Fund, and by generous donations from members of our community.

For more information about Alchemy, please visit www.alchemyartcenter.com.