ArtStage

KPC's ArtStage Gallery allows local, regional and national visual artists to show their work to KPC’s theater patrons. A new artist is exhibited each month. KPC’s lobby is an excellent gallery setting, allowing artists a venue in which to display their work to the thousands of KPC patrons who attend performances within that time frame. KPC patrons also benefit by experiencing a variety of artwork throughout the year. ArtStage Gallery is a cooperative project with Kirkland Arts Center. KPC's Lobby Gallery is open during box office hours, Tuesday – Saturday from 12 PM to 6 PM and during scheduled performances.

APRIL ARTSTAGE EXHIBIT

CAMILLE LAMOUREUX

All proceeds from the sale of works from this exhibit will go to benefit Northwest Harvest.

I am blessed with sight.  Like most people with this gift however I go through my days routinely ignoring the vast majority of the visual input I receive.  During those times when I am able to stop and really look at the world around me, I am often astounded by the wonders I have been passing by:  the sight of a tiny ant leaving footprints in the dust, the crisp edges of a thunderhead as it billows up against a deep blue sky, the way the autumn colors follow the intricate veins in an oak leaf as the seasons change….

I am attracted to photography because it not only trains me to more thoughtfully observe my surroundings, but also helps me to express the feelings my observations engender.  Once a moment has been experienced and captured in a photograph, seeing the image later has the ability to restore the entire experience including non-visual aspects like sounds, smells, temperatures, textures, and even emotions.

My hope as a photographer is to be able to fully share my extraordinary “moments” with those who view my work.  By carefully composing and exposing each image, I attempt to put my world into a rectangle capable of delighting the imagination and radiating a depth of senses with only a two-dimensional visual medium.  Let your sight transport your other senses.  Do you hear bird song?  Thundering waterfalls?  Silence?  Do you smell the pungent aroma of decaying leaves?  The perfume of a flower?  Do you feel the still night air, the chill of a foggy morning, or the velvety smoothness of a petal?  Are you joyful, lonely, or at peace?

Artist’s Bio

Camille Nims Lamoureux 

Camille Nims Lamoureux took up photography in 2000 as a way to rejoin the world outside of the office after a decade-long career as a software engineer.  She turned her passion into a photography business, Nims Images, and travels the world to follow her vision in the hopes of sharing her awe of the visual treasures she witnesses.  She has photographed on five continents as well as every corner of the U.S.  Currently based in Kirkland, Washington, Camille sells her fine art prints in galleries and licenses stock images via her website.  Her work is part of public and private collections around the country.  Her recent awards include the Showcase Competition of the North American Nature Photography Association, the Nature’s Best Photography Magazine’s Nature’s Best Backyards Contest, the U.S. Botanic Garden “Power of Plants” Photography Contest and others.  She is a member of the North American Nature Photography Association, the Texas Photographic Society, the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, and the Photographic Society of America.  For more information or to see more of her work, feel free to contact the photographer or to visit her website at www.nimsimages.com.

MAY - JUNE ARTSTAGE EXHIBIT

Kirkland ARts center presents

Mary mac dahlke

Interested in displaying your work through ArtStage? Email KPC’s Marketing Director and curator Jenn Bassman for more information.