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Brangien Davis

Brangien Davis

Brangien Davis is the arts and culture editor at Cascade PBS, where she writes and hosts the NW Emmy-nominated television series 'Art by Northwest' and writes the weekly Art x NW newsletter.

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What looks like a stained glass windown with 12 panes depicting blue animals in a fantastical scene.

Culture

Art x NW: ‘Refract’ festival reveals Seattle’s heart of glass

Plus, local theaters present farce and fantasy from ‘Penzance’ to ‘Brigadoon,’ and SIFF Egyptian announces its closure, among other arts venue changes.

Brangien Davis Oct 16, 2025

A man in glasses and a black t-shirt carves into a woodblock at a printing press studio.

Culture

Art by NW: Reinaldo Gil Zambrano carves bold explorations of home

The Venezuela-born, Spokane-based artist makes intricate woodblock prints, and is building printmaking communities both local and global.

Brangien Davis Oct 3, 2025

Two pink and turquoise walled gallery rooms with intricately carved installations that case shadows all over the walls.

Culture

Art x NW: Finding respite from the darkness in Seattle arts spaces

Plus, the season finale of ‘Art by Northwest’ features a Caracas-born, Spokane-based artist whose woodblock prints conjure the many meanings of home.

Brangien Davis Oct 2, 2025

A brunette woman in a plaid shirt presses a scanner up against a tall stump in a forest.

Culture

Art by NW: Melinda Hurst Frye photographs the forest’s understory

The Kenmore-based artist uses flatbed scanners to expose the hidden networks of the Pacific Northwest’s wood wide web.

Brangien Davis Sep 26, 2025

Photo of the interior of an outdoor wooden room with unusually narrow window cuts and open ceiling.

Culture

Art x NW: A Seahawk’s architectural art takes flight in Seattle

Plus, the Seattle Symphony’s new director, and ‘Art by Northwest’ features a photographer whose work literally scans the earth for signs of life.

Brangien Davis Sep 25, 2025