Brangien Davis

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

Latest work

Photo of a bookstore with a bright pink-striped storefront. Sign reads Beguiled Books.

Culture

Art x NW: The region is flush with a rush of new romance bookstores

Love is the drug at specialty shops from Tacoma to Snohomish. Plus, new titles by local writers and author readings from David Sedaris to Padma Lakshmi.

Brangien Davis Nov 13, 2025

An abstract landscape painting of waterfalls in a forest in bright greens and yellows.

Culture

Art x NW: Seeking shelter from Seattle rain in new landscape art

With abstract paintings, 3D-printed sculpture and neon installations in the woods, Northwest artists are creating new views and provocative vistas.

Brangien Davis Nov 6, 2025

Three Indigenous masks hanging on a walls in a side-by-side image. Each features Formline markings and long horsehair adornment.

Culture

Art x NW: At the Frye, Indigenous spirits haunt elaborate masks

Plus, eerie arts events — from surreal paintings to ceramic goblins — at museums and galleries from Tacoma to Seattle.

Brangien Davis Oct 30, 2025

Photo of the Pacific Science Center entry gates with signage and white arches against a blue sky.

Culture

Art x NW: Pacific Science Center reopens with a spider infestation

The historic building’s courtyard is now open to the public daily. Plus, new music and movement shows across the city.

Brangien Davis Oct 23, 2025

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