Sharing the Immigrant Experience Through Color, Composition & Vision. Exhibit Featuring Leading Artists Z.Z. Wei & Alfredo Arreguin Opens at Aljoya Thornton Place

One artist is from China and the other from Mexico. Z.Z. Wei and Alfredo Arreguin tell the stories of being first generation Americans through vibrant paintings. 

Their joint show is free to the public and opens Thursday, February 23 with a reception from 4:30pm – 6:30pm at Aljoya Thornton Place, 450 N.E. 100th St. in North Seattle.

The exhibit runs through June 26.  Advance reservations are required to attend the free opening reception with Wei and Arreguin at 206-306-7920.

Both Wei and Arreguin are well known Seattle artists.  Wei’s art is on display in Ambassador Gary Locke’s office in Washington D.C., and in the Republic of Gabon in the U.S. Embassy in Libreville as part of the federal Art in Embassies program.  Arreguin’s work can be found in the Smithsonian Museum of Art, National Museum of American Art and National Portrait Gallery.

The artists add color to the Seattle community through teaching art and exhibiting locally.  In total, more than 15 paintings are included in the Aljoya show, including Wei’s Palouse Shadow, 36” x 27” pigment on paper and Arreguin’s Colibris, 40” x 30” oil on canvas.

Aljoya Thornton Place Art Curator, June Sekiguchi says the spring of 2011 with its grey skies and chilly temperatures inspired planning for this show.

“The art of Z.Z. Wei and Alfredo Arreguin is bright, with visual narratives that draw the viewer into stunning beauty,” says Sekiguchi.  “The rich color in this exhibition is something we all long to see this time of year.”

 Aljoya Thornton Place is the newest addition to Era Living, a private, Seattle-based company of eight premier retirement communities. Aljoya offers the perfect blend of village charm and urban lifestyle set in one of the most desirable continuing care retirement communities anywhere.