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
Sandra Penney
August 27 - November 5, 2026
The City of Auburn and the Auburn Arts Commission are pleased to present the work of Sandra Penney at the Community Center Gallery, on view August 27 - November 5, 2026.
“For the last ten years, printmaking has been at the heart of my creative life. I’m drawn to the medium because it’s both structured and meditative. In reduction and relief, monoprint, and monotype work, each carve, brayer roll, and layer of ink leaves a visible trace that cannot be erased. Whether I’m carving intentionally or working more spontaneously, every print becomes a way for me to explore how inner and outer worlds meet.
My reduction and relief hand-pulled prints focus on the natural world, narrative, place, and memory. I usually start with my own photos and drawings, using them as anchors while I build color and detail through careful carving and responsive inking. I often work in variable editions—where each print has a different color pathway—inviting viewers into rich, atmospheric landscapes shaped by both observation and emotion.”
Sandra (S.E.) Penney currently teaches printmaking at the Kirkland Arts Center in Kirkland, WA. She is a prize-winning artist whose work has shown in local, national and international juried exhibitions. This exhibition contains artworks from her Her in the Here, Come December and Summoning Proserpina collections. More information can be found on her website www.sandrapenney.com and you can find her on Instagram @s.e.penney.
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Laura Hoppenjans
August 27 - November 5, 2026
The City of Auburn and the Auburn Arts Commission are pleased to present the work of Laura Hoppenjans at the Community Center Gallery, on view August 27 - November 5, 2026.
Laura Hoppenjans (she/they), is an artist and designer based in Seattle, WA. Interested in traditional techniques and labor, her work is influenced by the histories of gendered work and the intersection of traditional craft, design, and pop culture. Her vessels use traditional shapes to explore the political weight of domestic objects and the often-overlooked labor associated with them. She started working in ceramics in 2019, and has exhibited in the US and abroad. Find her art on her website hopandjans.com and on instagram @hopandjans.
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
Dmitrii Patapov
September 2 - November 4, 2026
The City of Auburn and the Auburn Arts Commission are pleased to present the work of Dmitrii Patapov at the Cheryl Sallee Gallery, on view July 1 – September 2, 2026.
“My artistry is an ever-present journey, persisting regardless of my location or activity. It's an unending pursuit to translate my vision onto the canvas. The realism at the core of my work often clashes with the evolving trends in art. I am captivated by the natural world, its awe-inspiring phenomena, the play of light, the spectrum of colors, and the variety of textures. My aim is to illuminate the simple yet profound elements of our surroundings that often go unnoticed. I strive to capture these elements in such a way that the paint transcends its material form, and the canvas breathes life into its own unique space.” - Dmitrii Patapov
Dmitrii Patapov was born in Yerevan, Armenia, and grew up in Russia. He studied at the Tver Art School and later at the Saint Petersburg Art and Industry Academy, where he majored in environmental design. After graduation, he worked for many years as an interior designer, focusing on public spaces such as restaurants, hotels, and offices.
Painting has accompanied him since childhood, as a steady undercurrent through all stages of life. In the Pacific Northwest of the United States-among rivers and mountains that echo the landscapes of his early years-he returned fully to painting.
Today, Patapov works primarily in landscape, seeking to capture the quiet tension between memory and perception, between the permanence of nature and its constant change. His works are held in private collections in Europe and the United States.
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.