Based in Snohomish, Washington, Nikki Gardner creates evocative oil paintings that draw inspiration from the Dutch Masters while examining universal themes of mortality, beauty, and human connection. Through dramatic light, symbolism, and carefully arranged still lifes, her work invites viewers into moments of quiet reflection.

Mark Liam Smith’s vibrant paintings merge classical art traditions with contemporary visual culture, using color, symbolism, and narrative to explore themes of mortality, memory, and meaning. Through his distinctive approach to still life and vanitas painting, Smith reinterprets historical imagery through a modern lens.