Behnke Foundation

2016 Painting

Nathan DiPietro - 2016 Fellowship Recipient
01-Essense of Campfire, 2015
02-Nature Experience, 2015
03-Chilean Memorial, 2015

Robert Hardgrave
01-Calamari, 2016
02-AOKAY, 2016

Paul Komada
01-Tender Calder, 2016
02-Bruno's Full Moon

Paul Komada was born in Seattle and raised in Yokohama, Japan. In 2002, he completed his MFA program at the Univeristy of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Between 2003-2005, he worked at a Buddhist temple as a monk in Tokyo, Japan. Today, he lives and works in an artist loft in Pioneer Square.

Paul paints geometric abstraction, but in the past few years has incorporated knitting into the paintings, exploring the boundary between Art and Craft. He has exhibited works in the Northwest region. He has shown works nationally in Harlem, NY and Peoria, IL, as well as internationally in Seoul, Toronto and The Hague, Netherlands.

Kimberly Trowbridge
01-Jupiter, 2011
02-Two Figures Alentejo, 2015