Community Mission:
La Familia is an artist-run exhibition space that promotes the work and ambitions of the La Familia Artist Community. It is dedicated to furthering the visibility of the arts across cultures and communities through social cooperation.
La Familia Artist Gallery:
Founded in 2005, La Familia Gallery is a community founded in 2005 by social design artist Lanae Rivers-Woods as a functional installation project. It was carefully designed to explore the effects of community on artists work and careers. Located in the Tashiro-Kaplin building in the historic Pioneer Square neighborhood of Seattle, the gallery continues to be a steadily evolving social experiment that responds quickly to both social change and artists' need - molding and adapting in ways that will most benefit its members.
As a space, La Familia is focused on the intersection of fine art, music, literature and performance - offering up-and-coming members a space to create and market passionate projects that reflect a unique blend of style and messaging.
La Familia Gallery is a department of La Familia, the art of living LLC
The Team:
Lanae Rivers-Woods,
Director of Fine Art & Gallery Development
With a degree in Social Work and Sociology, Lanae Rivers-Woods is a conceptual artist who explores the relationship between community and an artist's work/career. Her study first began in 2000 in rural Alaska and expanded in scope with the launch of La Familia Gallery in 2005.
In 2008 Lanae Rivers-Woods used her knowledge of communities, economics and art at to form Power of Basics Consulting, a department of La Familia, the art of living LLC. She and her team work with artists and exhibition spaces to build stable and successful companies and careers.
At La Familia, she continues to deepen her exploration of community as La Familia continues to push the boundaries of what an artist community can accomplish.
Rebeqa Rivers,
Director of Music and Vocal Consultant
A founding member of the La Familia Community, Rebeqa Rivers is a classically trained vocalist focused on how musicians and artists influence each other. In addition to facilitating the musical programing at La Familia, she is the founder of Latitude x Longitude, the gallery band based on the Steampunk art movement. The group includes both musician members and visual art members who work together to capture the passion of the movement.
When Rebeqa is not managing La Familia's music community or performing with her various projects, she is one of the Seattle's most sought after Vocal Consultants.
Emma Evans,
Gallery Manager / Designer
An Interior Designer by trade, Emma Evans manages the day to day operations of La Familia Gallery while providing exceptional service to collectors and designers. With a unique knowledge of both the design industry and fine art industry, Emma is an exceptional resource.
In addition, Emma is the primary coordinator and curator for La Familia's external Seattle exhibtions.
La Familia Community,
Special Projects and Systems Maintenance
At the heart of La Familia Gallery is the La Familia Artist Community. A strong and dynamic network of artists who have exhibited at La Familia since 2005. Their commitment to each other and Seattle's art scene as a whole is what continues to make La Familia Gallery one of the top exhibition spaces in Seattle.
