About Storefronts
A core program of Shunpike, Storefronts supports our creative community and our urban neighborhoods in Seattle and Bellevue by providing opportunities for artists to create dynamic, engaging works that reach out to passersby, and activate our built environment.
Shunpike is accepting applications for Storefronts 2021. Click to learn more.
Storefronts Locations
NEW FEATURE: Click on the pins on the maps below to preview the artwork in each location.
Current Storefront Artists: South Lake Union
Sarah Lovett
ARTIST: Sarah Lovett
STOREFRONT LOCATION: Harrison East
ARTIST STATEMENT: My work takes the form of creatures with personal significance in my life and transformation. The joy of creation is in vision, innovation and the process of […]
Nina Vichayapai
ARTIST: Nina Vichayapai
STOREFRONT LOCATION: Thomas East
ARTIST STATEMENT: Here is a garden of non-native plant species naturalized within the Pacific Northwest. The presence of these plants across backyards and roadsides alludes to the impact of the […]
Nathan Clark
ARTIST: Nathan Clark
STOREFRONT LOCATION: Mercer West
ARTIST STATEMENT
Nets are ubiquitous, made and used by humans worldwide throughout history. A net can trap prey, carry goods, or be used as a safety device – it is […]
May Kytonen
ARTIST: May Kytonen
STOREFRONT LOCATION: Thomas West
ARTIST STATEMENT: Yuán Fèn is a word for how fate ties together people and places. Featured on these panels are the “Four Symbols”, who serve as guardians of the […]
Janet Neuhauser
ARTIST: Janet Neuhauser
STOREFRONT LOCATION: John St
ARTIST STATEMENT: I value intuition, thinking 25 years ago that pinhole would be less technical than film cameras. It is not easier with NO lens, viewfinder or focus. I […]
Fumi Amano
ARTIST: Fumi Amano
STOREFRONT LOCATION: Republican
ARTIST STATEMENT: Since moving to the US in 2013, I’ve grown homesick. I started making glass sculptures using old window frames from my friends house. I imagined what her and […]
Elise Koncsek
ARTIST: Elise Koncsek
STOREFRONT LOCATION: Mercer East
ARTIST STATEMENT: Can I see myself best in my reflection, refracted through the eyes of others, or with my eyes closed? Who puts the limits on how I can […]
Debbie Daniels
ARTIST: Debbie Daniels
STOREFRONT LOCATION: Harrison West
NAME OF WORK: Oil Paintings
ARTIST STATEMENT
My large scale oil paintings are about freezing the movement of water to preserve the delicacy of a fleeting moment in time. The goal of this […]
Current Storefront Artists: Westlake
Lawrence Pitre
ARTIST: Lawrence Pitre
STOREFRONT LOCATION: Olive Way
ARTIST STATEMENT: This collection recognizes all the cultures that have been a part of the Central District, what makes it special, starting from 1850 all the way to the […]
Soo Hong
ARTIST: Soo Hong
STOREFRONT LOCATION: Pine St
ARTIST STATEMENT: My work explores unrooted human condition which is happening directly and indirectly in contemporary times. Having lived in various countries across Europe, Asia and America, I am not deeply […]
Robert Horton
ARTIST: Robert Horton
STOREFRONT LOCATION: Olive Way
TITLE: Album Covers Art
ARTIST STATEMENT: In my studio, I often listen to music while I’m creating my masterpieces of art. John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, and Miles Davis, are just a […]
Minh Carrico
ARTIST: Minh Carrico
STOREFRONT LOCATION: Pine St
ARTIST STATEMENT: My work reflects upon a personal journey in search of solace during troublesome periods in my life through meditation. I am seeking to recreate the emotional connections […]
Kirk Yamahira
ARTIST: Kirk Yamahira
STOREFRONT LOCATION: Olive Way
ARTIST STATEMENT: I see myself and work as points within the cycle of deconstruction and reconstruction. I deconstruct the canvas to reconstruct it in 2½ dimensions and stay continually […]
June Sekiguchi
ARTIST: June Sekiguchi
STOREFRONT LOCATION: Pine St
TITLE: Ancestral Inheritance of an Unknown Artist
ARTIST STATEMENT: I was gifted several large hand painted sumi-e (ink paintings) scrolls of an unknown artist by Paul Kikuchi and the […]
Juliana Kang Robinson
ARTIST: Juliana Kang Robinson
STOREFRONT LOCATION: Pine St
ARTIST STATEMENT: Pojagi Unity Flags have no nationality or allegiance. They do not function as traditional flags that mark separation of states and nations. The flags’ patchwork mark […]
Current Storefront Artists: Bellevue
Jessyca Murphy
ARTIST: Jessyca Murphy
STOREFRONT LOCATION: NE 6th St
ARTIST STATEMENT: Jessyca is an artist, musician, and feminist killjoy living in Seattle, WA. Her work blends humor and radical vulnerability to address issues of mental illness and […]
Lee Davignon
ARTIST: Lee Davignon
STOREFRONT LOCATION: NE 6th St
ARTIST STATEMENT: I am a mixed media artist working in textiles, sculpture, and installation. Through a combination of sculptural experiments, object-making, and performance, my work explores broader themes […]
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Call for Artists
Interested in becoming a Storefronts artist? Shunpike hosts a call for artists annually. Click the details button to learn how to apply.