POLITI OSO featuring the works of master artist Faith Ringgold and Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson :: B2 gallery explores the “alarm bells of consciousness” through idioms of feminism, race, culture, religion, and the body politic - If there was ever a time for art to talk about race — with Donald Trump on a roll and the Black Lives Matter movement growing — now would be a crucial time. With that backdrop, Tacoma’s B2 Fine Art Gallery speaks with the voices of two elder stateswomen of African American art: Aminah Robinson and Faith Ringgold. With a poetic language of fabric, paint,...

Winter Pop-Up at B2 Fine Art Gallery is a surprisingly rich collection of sculpture, basketry and pottery by (mostly) artists who are new to the Tacoma art scene — the one exception being longtime local favorite Ric Hall, who is showing here totally new work never before seen and a radical departure from what we’re used to seeing from him. Read More

B2 Fine Art Gallery/Studios is currently running a show of boxing-themed art. View pictures of the pugilistic and the pugnacious made pretty with paint. Entitled “Ringside: A Fine Art Boxing Exhibition,” the show runs through Jan. 9. “Ringside” also doubles as an opportunity to support participating regional boxing clubs preparing USA Boxing Team hopefuls for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. “Ringside” features limited editions of work by veteran boxing photographer Chris Farina. The show debuts the Farina collection, exclusive to the B2 Gallery. The collection is comprised of 15 photographs...

The difference between what B2 Gallery is calling it’s “Pop-Up” shows and its regular shows is 1) the Pop-Ups don’t run as long and 2) the art is more reasonably priced. As for the quality of the art, there is little or no difference. The Pop-Up running through Sept. 26 features art by Hiawatha D, Leah Fitts, Francesca Fuller, Joe Gallagher, Hossein Peigahi, Becky Knold, and jeweler Delores Weir. It’s a fun show. Peigahi’s colorful and stylized READ MORE