Unblocked: A Donna Porter Career Retrospective

Donna Porter, Fertility Totem, 2025. Photo: Jeremy Hurd-McKenney.

Unblocked: A Donna Porter Career Retrospective

Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland - Apr 21 – May 21

by Matthew Kangas

A University of Washington School of Art graduate and former student of Alden Mason, Donna Porter worked for many years as an arts administrator in addition to pursuing an active career as an artist. Here viewers can trace 40 years of stylistic evolution in her expressionistic figurative and abstract paintings and sculptures, often featuring animals or inspired by her travels. Her works are exhibited and collected by venues including the National Nordic Museum, Henry Art Gallery, Bellevue Arts Museum and King County Library System. kirklandartscenter.org