On view now · May 2 — June 1, 2026
Material
Mediations
Andy McConnell · Maria Cristalli · Jill Kyong
The exhibition
Three vocabularies of material, all rooted in the Pacific Northwest.
Three practices, three material intelligences, one room. Andy McConnell at the wood, Maria Cristalli at the forge, Jill Kyong at the panel. Each working in a discipline where the material sets terms the maker has to meet. One show, three rooms — in Bainbridge, in Park City, and online through the end of May.
The anchor piece
Knowledge of the Spirit
Andy McConnell · Salvaged old-growth cedar · Shou sugi ban · Embedded glass
Charred cedar surfaces reading like geological time, embedded black glass catching light at the threshold between solid and void, end-grain discs pulled in green — the wood's own growth rings turned outward. Material salvaged from job-site dumpsters and free piles on the side of the road, doubly grounded in place.
The artists
Three artists. Three rooms of material.
Gallery artist
Andy McConnell
Sculpture · Salvaged cedar
A new body of shou sugi ban work. Charred cedar surfaces reading like geological time, embedded black glass catching light at the threshold between solid and void, end-grain discs pulled in green — the wood's own growth rings turned outward. Material salvaged from job-site dumpsters and free piles on the side of the road, doubly grounded in place.
Pacific Northwest. Fairhaven College, poetry and painting under Robert Sund. Master's, Bastyr University. Influences: Mark Tobey, George Tsutakawa, Alexander Calder, Henry Moore.
Maria Cristalli
Forged iron · Steel sculpture
The forge is a studio where the material sets the schedule. Iron at working temperature is briefly compliant, then closes back into itself — the smith reads color, timing, and resistance and works within those terms. The pieces carry the evidence of every threshold crossed in their making. Each transition recorded in the surface.
Twenty-seven years at the anvil. BFA, University of Washington. Public art at Bellevue, NYC's MTA Arts for Transit, Hotel Windrow Ellensburg. Shown at the National Ornamental Metals Museum, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Bellevue Arts Museum.
Jill Kyong
Wood relief · Layered media · Painted panels
Minimalist wood reliefs and panels carrying the wood's bare grain, with painted geometries that read like horizons. The cleanness is intentional — a refusal to over-embellish what the panel already is. Each work holds two registers at once: the wood as it came, and the geometry the artist places on it. Both visible. Both kept.
Studio practice rooted in pared-back form. Group and solo presentations on the West Coast. Working in the lineage of Pacific Northwest minimalism.
The walkthrough
Walk the show from anywhere.
Recorded at JG Art Gallery, Bainbridge Island. Seven parts — walk at your own pace. Carved cedar, forged iron and steel, and layered media by Andy McConnell, Maria Cristalli, and Jill Kyong.
Where to see it
One show. Three rooms. Through the end of May.
Bainbridge Island
176 Winslow Way E. Opens First Friday, May 2. The full installation in the Bainbridge gallery rooms. Weekend hours expand for the opening week.
Park City
2870 Prospector Avenue. Selected works traveling with the show. Park City rooms hold the installation through the end of May.
Online
The full show in the Viewing Rooms — every work documented, every artist's statement in their own voice, available to collectors anywhere.
Walk through the show. Or write to us.
The exhibition runs through May. Visiting in person is the strongest way to meet the work — the surfaces, the scale, the intervals. If a visit isn't possible, the full documentation is online. Inquiries about specific pieces, availability, or holds are answered personally and usually same business day.