Gallery Hours
Wednesday – Saturday, 11 AM – 5 PM
Sunday, 11 AM – 3 PM
MIVAL Gallery is a cooperative gallery exhibiting the work of our members working in photography, ceramics, jewelry, wood, glass, paintings and fiber arts.
MIVAL members interested in becoming a gallery member, please contact Judith, jroan@fredhutch.org.
16th Annual Treasures in Miniature Show
April 1 – May 30
Reception Friday
April 3rd, 5 – 8 P M
The 16th annual “Treasures in Miniature” show, opens this April, and we hope you will join us. Over 200 works of art by more than 60 artists.
Awards announced Friday, April 3rd at the Reception, 5-7pm
MIVAL Gallery now has new lighting, and that new light is now shining on our 2026 Treasures in Miniature Show. We hope everyone will visit frequently during the show’s two-month run, through the end of May. You’ll find miniature art that’s perfect for every eye, heart, and home.
Wood is Good
Featured Artists: Rob Balfour and Daniel Menezes
March 4 – 29, 2026
Reception Friday, March 6th, 5 – 7 PM
Our March featured artists are Rob Balfour with his unique wood tables, knives, boards, spoons, as well as Daniel Menenzes with his paper cut art.
Rob has been a woodworker most of his life. He opened a business about 5 years ago because he felt that his skills and designs would be interesting to other people. He now is mainly interested in creating unique pieces. Rob also is available to fix broken wooden furniture and to sharpen knives, tools etc. In addition to the creative process he really enjoys talking to people.
Daniel is inspired by his love of plants, nature, and design, focusing on creating numbers of vibrant plants, landscapes, and animals from paper and acrylic.
New Beginnings
Featured Artist: Carol Whitaker
Show opens February 4th
Reception Friday, Feb. 6th 5 – 7 PM
Abstract Acrylic Paintings
In my abstract art, I challenge myself to answer artistic questions in the moment without the pressure of a planned result. The abstract forms and flowing paint free me to step beyond the specificity and structure of craft and the frozen-in-time nature of photography (both long time passions of mine) and discover a kind of movement and experimentation that is different than in my other work.
Each painting is a unique journey — an exploration of artistic principles and an opportunity to discover new techniques and change approaches as I create. I begin with a visual inspiration — an item, image, or pattern, often something I photographed. I examine and reconsider the subject, framing and reframing it until there is a relationship and balance that I like. I commit paint to canvas without limiting myself to the parameters of the inspirational idea or image, but letting the process suggest new line and shape. From there, it is a dance, adding color, shape, pattern and texture, building new line, repeating until the piece says stop.
Light the Way
Featured Artist
Ellen Miller-Wolfe
October 29th – November 23rd
Reception Friday, Nov. 7th 5 – 7 PM
Colorful Ink and Pencil Drawings
“I have rekindled a love for watercolor painting after stepping away from an urban planning career. I continue to be guided by a commitment to document and celebrate PLACES, (Mercer Island, Berkshires, Southwest), for their binding and healing qualities. In these times, when it can be difficult to communicate different points of view, sharing attachments to place and people can be a way to build trust and bridge differences. I hope you enjoy my work.” Ellen Miller-Wolfe
Go Figure
Featured Artist
Anne Kimble October 1 – 26
Reception Friday, October 3rd, 5 – 7 PM
We invite you to discover for Anne’s beautiful work.
Anne Kimble is a textile artist living on Mercer Island, WA. Her ongoing series of embroidered portraits, made with thread on linen, are an exploration of color, memory, and a search for connections between our selves and our surroundings. Her current series, “Visible Mending,” focuses on the structures and experiences that shape us. The goal is to allow these processes to remain visible and vulnerable, to honor and acknowledge the patterns and chaos that make up who we are.
Featured Artist
Linda Lander
July 2 – August 3
Reception Friday, July 11th, 5 – 8 PM
We invite you to discover for yourself, Linda Lander’s wild, remote and reverent images of her art and adventures at MiVAL Gallery.
She transports the viewer into a connection with the vastness of colorful landscapes and the intimacy of the moments.
The result is work that doesn’t just show the places but connects you to them.
Island 2 Island – May/June 2025
MIVAL Gallery is hosting an artist exchange with Swiftwater Gallery from Vashon Island. Swiftwater is a two year old gallery run with a similar co-operative spirit as MIVAl Gallery, now in its sixteenth year. MIVAL reached out to its neighbor island to extend a welcoming hand into the art community. Seven of Swiftwater artists will be showing on Mercer Island during the month of June, and seven of MIVAL artists will be showing their art at Swiftwater. Vashon is a vibrant art community well known for its variety of artists and their art medias. Our welcoming reception takes place June 6th from 5 – 8 PM.
Swiftwater Gallery
17600 Vashon Highway SW
Vashon Island, WA 98070
Wed – Sun: 11 – 5PM
Treasures in Miniature Show
April – May 31, 2025
Celebrating 15 years of creativity in MINIATURES!
This is our 15th annual Treasures in Miniature Show! Bring your friends and family and discover a delightful array of over 240 new works of art.
Over $500 was allocated towards prizes for these Treasures. And all the entries, both wall art and 3-dimensional pieces, are available for sale. As usual, we have entries from near and far. Please enjoy Over $500 was allocated towards prizes for these Treasures. And all the entries, both wall art and 3-dimensional pieces, are available for sale. As usual, we have entries from near and far. Please enjoy drawings, paints and other mediums. The variety is amazing, and the talent is outstanding. Please stop by the MIVAL Gallery at 2836 78th Ave SE in the Avellino Building, on Mercer Island. The Gallery hours are Wednesdays through Saturdays, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM, and Sundays 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Full Circle
Show ends March 30th
Featured artist – Julia Montagnet
Our gallery exhibits contemporary works of both emerging and established artists working in various mediums including painting, sculpture, jewelry ceramics, encaustics, fiber arts and photography. We also have unique prints and note cards for all occasions.
The Gallery opened in November 2009 and operates in the spirit of a cooperative, offering members the opportunity to exhibit their work, as well as share ideas, work together, and teach. Our goal is to offer gallery space and visibility for MIVAL members as well as increase awareness and appreciation of the visual arts to the community through classes and demonstrations.
Plan your Visit
Located in mid-town Mercer Island, next to QFC, MIVAL Gallery has become a meeting spot for both artists and patrons. We are a group of about twenty five artists who run the gallery as a cooperative.
MIVAL meetings have art demonstrations and are open to the public!
Our gallery is open to new members. Contact Judith Roan, jroan@fhcrc.org for more information or click the button below.
New Gallery hours are:
Wednesday – Saturday 11 – 5 PM
Sunday 11 – 3 PM
Location:
2836 78th Ave SE,
Mercer Island, WA
Next to the north end QFC
Phone: (206) 414-4981
