Arctic Raven Gallery

Lovely things and I came in intending to buy, but as another reviewer described, the male shopkeeper was quite rude so I did not give them my business.

Nice artwork, but the owner or whoever was working there the morning of 6÷2÷15 was an idiot. Typical snooty art jerk who thinks he’s super cool. We were interested in making a purchase but quickly changed our minds after listening to the verbal diarrhea pouring from his mouth when I asked if he also had a gallery in Seattle. He won’t last long here with that idiotic attitude…

Lovely artwork but decided to leave after I overheard another customer ask the owner a question and the owner replied with an uncalled-​for condescending reply. Completely unprofessional. He must do so well that he doesn’t need new customers.

First and foremost this gallery has lovely art, in a variety of mediums, and is absolutely worth checking out. However, DO NOT fail to notice the signs indicating that no food or drinks are allowed, as I did (an honest mistake with my covered coffee which I did not spill). If you do, and there are at least three signs, as the proprietor very tactlessly and passive aggressively pointed out to me, you’re in for an unpleasant experience to say the least. So unpleasant in fact, you’ll be entirely disinclined to browse and peruse as you’d hoped to do, and leave feeling very negative.
To the proprietor: I don’t know how long you’ve had your gallery, or if you’re from the northwest, but I am, and I suggest you drop the pretense and learn some social skills.

If you admire coastal northwest art, this gallery is not to be missed! We managed to make a quick visit here minutes before our ferry arrived. (It’s a 2 minute walk from the loading lanes.) I came in with some expectations (unattainable, too expensive for a young adult without the means or space to collect art, not a huge collection), but was surprised to find some very affordable carvings, too. I wish I had more time to look – even as someone who’s not much into buying art (read: can’t afford to), I could easily have spend 30min here. We only had five minutes but found and bought one beautiful cedar wood carving. The woman who helped us was really pleasant (helpful, invested, not at all pushy) and seemed to care about the artists. She made sure to give me an artist bio on the piece and I’m so glad she did that!

This is a beautiful gallery. I bought some prints from here. I love the art of the Northwest in general.