Tenth anniversaries are often symbolized by aluminum. As the Seattle Art Fair celebrated its 10th edition last weekend, the fair is analogous with the metal; strong, durable, flexible and conducive.

The Seattle Art Fair drew over 20,000 guests and over 100 galleries from 13 countries to Lumen Event Center. Founded in 2015 by Microsoft founder Paul G. Allen, the fair was on hiatus in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, bringing the 10th edition this July.

In the process, art fair organizers have stayed strong and durable, as well as flexible and conducive to artists, gallerists and patrons’ needs. This year's edition featured top-tier galleries including international exhibitors A Lighthouse Called Kanata, Galerie Duret, Martin Art Projects, Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery, TSEKH Gallery, and Sobering Galerie; national galleries such as Billis/Williams Gallery, Cindy Lisica Gallery, Emmanuelle G. Contemporary, and Walter Wickiser Gallery; and regional presenters Roq La Rue, AMcE Creative Arts, Harris Harvey Gallery, ARTXIV, Hall Spassov, J. Rinehart Gallery, Lynn Hanson Fine Art, studio e, The Vestibule, Winston Wächter Fine Art, and Woodside/Braseth Gallery, and One Grand Gallery. With textiles as the theme for this year’s fair, many local presenters were weaved into the program. The Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum featured textile artists Flora Carlile-Kovacs, Kristy Kun, and Shelley Socolofsky; J. Rinehart Gallery debuted Tininha Silva's immersive, site-specific fiber installation; studio e presented large-scale works by local artist Ko Kirk Yamahira; The Vestibule mounted a solo presentation with Iranian artist Azadeh Gholizadeh.