Jamie Rawding

Jamie Rawding is a second-generation Italian American, raised in New Jersey. She began learning to paint with local artists at the age of 8. At university, she studied art history and spent her junior year in France. After graduation, she apprenticed with several metalsmiths in New York City and later created a line of jewelry. As a young mother living in Beijing, China, Jamie started a business as a photographer. Active in Seattle’s cultural community, Rawding has served on the Board of Directors at Cornish College of the Arts and has been a docent at the Seattle Art Museum since 2006. She is a member of the esteemed Women Painters of Washington, and was recently invited to join Gallery Concerts as Lead Art Curator. Driven by an enduring passion for creative dialogue, Jamie Rawding continues to explore how art connects people, places, and lived experience across cultures.