In April, I posted about the tragic passing of Phoebe Washer, a hypertalented 20-year-old San Francisco artist who fell off a cliff while hiking with a friend. After I made that post, my wife Kelly realized that we actually knew Phoebe as a little girl. Kelly and Phoebe’s mom, Drew, had worked together as fashion designers in the early 1990s. Kelly and I remember Phoebe as a very sweet, quirky, and outgoing 6-year-old. Last month, Kelly and I attended a community memorial for Phoebe in her hometown of Petaluma, California. The words from her family and friends and the slideshows of her artwork were incredibly moving. Phoebe clearly touched the lives of everyone she met, including us.
The POVevolving Gallery & Print Studio in Los Angeles will host a retrospective of Phoebe’s work opening on July 5 and running through July 30. The exhibition is titled “Phoebe Washer – How Well Do You Remember?” All of the art is also viewable online. A limited edition print set will be available at the show and on POVeditions.com. (For those unable to attend, Drew mentioned that another exhibition of Phoebe’s work is planned for September in Petaluma.) From the POVevolving Gallery:
It is with a deep and profound sadness tempered with gratitude and
pride that we would like to announce “How Well Do You Remember?”, a
retrospective of the works of Phoebe Stewart Washer. Phoebe was at the
beginning of a very promising career when her life was cut short by a
tragic accident. She was a gifted, essentially self-taught artist whose
works show a depth of feeling and spirit rare in someone so young.We are grateful and proud to have the opportunity to showcase her work
in a show at the POVevolving Gallery in Los Angeles. The show will
feature a number of paintings and sculptures by Phoebe Stewart Washer.
In addition, we have invited a number of artist friends including
Attaboy, Huck G, Will Smith, Todd Barricklow, Leigh Barbier, David Best
and Phoebe’s special protege Stella Brown and many others to create
pieces specifically to benefit the newly formed Phoebe Washer
Foundation for the Arts.
Link to Phoebe Washer: How Well Do You Remember? online gallery
Link to Phoebe Washer’s site
Link to POVevolving Gallery & Print Studio