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

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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

Yoshi Nakagawa
July 2 - August 27, 2026

The City of Auburn and the Auburn Arts Commission are pleased to present the work of Yoshi Nakagawa at the Community Center Gallery, on view July 2 – August 27, 2026.

“There is great beauty and simplicity in our everyday lives - the respect for working by hand, finding enlightenment in something very repetitive, a childhood memory that resolves the present moment. This is what catches my imagination and propels me towards printmaking. Day-to-day objects and occurrences become metaphors to share my appreciation and convey human experience. 

My attention to details, textures, and patterns of the natural world inspire me to create. My work is also influenced by Japanese textiles and experiences living in Mexico, Japan, and the Pacific Northwest. Specializing in printmaking since 1999, I use relief, intaglio, monotype, and mixed media, reveling in the methodical processes and acknowledging the gratification I feel when my work goes through the press.” – Yoshi Nakagawa

Yoshi Nakagawa is also the current Artist in Residence at Postmark Center for the Arts! Visit 20 Auburn Avenue to view her studio and chat with the artist when she is in.

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

Gillian Hunt
July 1 - September 2, 2026

The City of Auburn and the Auburn Arts Commission are pleased to present the work of Gillian Hunt at the Cheryl Sallee Gallery, on view July 1 – September 2, 2026.

Gillian is a west coast artist inspired by the cycles of beauty and light found in nature. Her work has been shown in Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, and Portland.

A scenic painter for film and television and a fine art painter, Gillian is always painting. She has worked on productions for Netflix, Nickelodeon, Disney, Peacock, and more. When not working, she can be found plain air painting with her filmmaker friends or studying floral references in her studio.

In her latest body of work, she uses acrylics to explore the cycles of change in nature, sunlight, and the seasons. The days pass, the flowers bloom and wilt, and each bittersweet change has its own beauty. Her paintings focus on budding tulips, the yellowing of cottonwood leaves, and plein air paintings chasing the light and the memory. She loves to find moments of bright pink or pale purple on the edges of shadows or in flower petals. She utilizes bold colors to create unity across the series of paintings and to express emotion.

Each piece examines the fleeting nature of both light and life, urging us to find beauty in change.

“A special thank you to The Sou’wester Lodge in Washington for hosting me as an artist in residence and allowing me time and space to add to this body of work.
Another special thank you to Estudio Corazon at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico for hosting me as an artist in residence.”
- Gillian Hunt

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.