Gallery 4500

Gallery 4500 is a non-profit exhibition space for the visual arts located near the University of Washington. The Gallery stages 11 full-scale shows each year, offering visibility to local artists within The University Business Center. Since opening in 2009, the Gallery has showcased works by more than 90 local artists working in a variety of visual media including oil paints, block print, watercolor, acrylics, sculpture, textiles, photography, etching and more.

Currently in residence

Phil Stoiber

From March to May, 2026

Growing up in a small Vermont town in the 1950s, I might have had only a regional world view if it had not been for my family’s connection to education, the arts and travel.

In 1956, when I was seven years old, my dad took a sabbatical from teaching geology at Dartmouth to drive our family from New England to Mexico City. I still have a drawing I made after visiting a Rufino Tamayo retrospective with my mom, herself an active painter.

Undergraduate studies led me to circle the globe in 1970; when I crossed the International Date Line it happened to be my twenty-first birthday. My professional life working in museums since 1975 has always fueled my thirst for art making.

After moving to Seattle in 1990, I experimented with installations and mixed media as a member of the artist collective SOIL. I next took my passion for mark making into the print studio, and through 2023 I focused on paper lithography and chine-collé techniques. Currently I am working with a range of collage materials to make mosaics.

My art reflects a life-long concern with the environment, human interaction with land and water, and cartography.

Tour Gallery 4500

Gallery 4500 is situated within a busy community of professional providers, including counselors, therapists, attorneys, and more. The gallery is open to the public from 9:00am–5:00pm, Monday through Friday, or by appointment. Call 206.829.2400 with questions or to arrange for a group visit.

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Present your artwork

Typically, featured artists are established and have a significant body of work to show. The artist bears no cost for the exhibition beyond preparing their work for hanging. If you are interested in showing your work, contact us to learn more.