Date Posted: 03.30.2026
A new exhibition featuring the work of Kirk Yamahira is now on display at Threshold Gallery. Please join us for a reception on Thursday, April 2nd, from 5:00pm – 7:00 pm.
Kirk Yamahira is a Seattle-based contemporary artist, redefining the textile medium through methodical deconstruction. “American Loom” focuses on the 12-ounce cotton duck, a material synonymous with the “fabric of life” in the Pacific Northwest.
The artist shares, “Historically an essential ‘shield’ for the region’s maritime and timber industries, it [cotton duck textile] is equally rooted in the quietude of the home. This canvas is both a “shell” of accumulated time and a “vessel” for the stories of those who have persevered through this harsh yet beautiful climate.
“My process is fundamentally subtractive. By deconstructing the industrially woven canvas in reverse, I expose its inherent essence. This “undoing” is not destruction; it is a reunion with latent structural planes and the beginning of a new dialogue. By pulling threads one by one, I create semi-relief forms that blur the line between the tangible and the ephemeral, and the woven and the void.”
Learn more about Kirk Yamahira and explore his digital collection.
THRESHOLD GALLERY
Threshold Gallery was established by Mithun in 2008 to connect people with art, artists and the built environment, as well as to inspire and drive our work as designers. The gallery is located within our Seattle offices at Pier 56, and is open to the public Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
