The City of Auburn Art Galleries offer a look at the diverse work created by outstanding artists who live and work in the region. The galleries display rotating exhibitions featuring two-dimensional and small three-dimensional works by emerging and established artists from all around the Puget Sound region. The works are selected to highlight an array of artists and art works that demonstrate vitality, technique, and diversity in medium and subject. For more information on the artwork below, view the searchable document City of Auburn Art Galleries (PDF).
The Postmark Center for the Arts
Address: 20 Auburn Ave, Auburn, WA, 98002
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Gallery exhibits change quarterly
Auburn Community and Event Center Gallery
Address: 910 Ninth St. SE, Auburn, WA, 98002
Hours: Open Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Bi-monthly exhibits
Current Exhibition
Anthony Jackson "Bugzdale"
May 8 - July 2, 2026
The City of Auburn and the Auburn Arts Commission pleased to present the work of anthony Jackson "Bugzdale" at the Auburn Community Center Gallery from May 8 - July 2, 2026.
Through my art, I amplify ideas about the black experience in our society. I focus on the themes that affect my community: class, race, police brutality, corrupt government, death, and other issues, to show the way in which black men and women are made targets, and to find a way to celebrate the lives of these under-represented individuals. I create a world where these people can survive, and find a way to be themselves, while being free from imprisonment, both metaphorical and real. I am a black man fighting for equality and social justice. My Jamaican-American background, connections with people, my dual communities of Queens and Jamaica, and outside of it, old family photos, and my memories all inform the way I make art.
Subject matter was all-important for me since I wanted to represent these figures’ “humanness” outside of media stereotypes. I wanted to see more individuals that looked like me, individuals from my community, individuals that would normally never be seen on the walls of a museum or gallery. I wanted them to be seen for who they are: proud, free and living in a world free from judgment and surrounded by love. This is how they deserve to be viewed by society.
Each person that I decided to include in my work walks a different path and has a different purpose on earth. The one true connection between each of these individuals is the hardship each faces being a black man or woman in this world. Not every story is the same, but there are similarities in life experiences. I am tired of being looked at as a threat to society, tired of not being looked at as equal, tired of being looked down on, tired of being labeled in whichever way the world wants to classify us, and especially tired of going to museums and not seeing more black artists or black people being represented in a positive way. I work so that the next generation of black youth can aspire to a better life, so that they can be able to put their minds to anything they choose and not feel like they cannot succeed in this world unless they are a white male or female. My aim is to spark change in this world, locally and globally, through making and sharing my art.
- Anthony Jackson
Cheryl Sallee Gallery
Address: 808 9th St SE, Auburn, WA, 98002
Hours: Open Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Bi-monthly exhibits
Current Exhibition
Eileen Bochsler
May 6 - July 1, 2026
The City of Auburn and the Auburn Arts Commission are pleased to present the work of Eileen Bochsler at the Cheryl Sallee Gallery from May 6 - July 1, 2026.
Artist statement:
My artwork is a celebration of the natural world and a reflection of my connection to the Pacific Northwest. My work expresses my visual and visceral experiences; inviting viewers to pause, reflect, and rediscover the wonder of nature and reminding us of our place within its intricate tapestry. My creative process always begins outdoors taking dozens of photos to use as reference for patterns, light and color. I also collect and embed organic material into the wax or use it for creating prints. Layering all these components illustrates the complex layers or our relationship with nature.
- Eileen Bochsler
Eileen is a self-taught artist based in the Pacific Northwest, inspired by the colors, patterns and textures of nature and the way the light transforms them. While she has explored many mediums, encaustic painting has been the focus of her practice for nearly ten years.
Her work is featured at the Splash Gallery of Olympia and she has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Seattle, Olympia and Portland. Eileen also exhibits in Olympia’s biannual Arts Walk, where she often offers live art demonstrations and was honored as the cover artist for the 2024 Fall Olympia Arts Walk.
Auburn City Hall Gallery
Address: 25 W Main Street, Auburn WA, 98002
Hours: Open Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Ongoing exhibits
Ongoing Exhibition
This gallery hosts a photographic exhibition featuring images of the City's Public Art Collection. The Auburn City Hall Gallery occasionally features special exhibitions.
For our site-specific galleries, head to The Vault Gallery or Art on Main. For information on application process please visit our Calls to Artists webpage.