Juan Alonso Studio

Specialties

Juan Alonso Studio is a contemporary visual art studio located in the historic TK Building in Pioneer Square, Seattle. It is open every 1^st Thursday of the month, 5 — 8 pm., every 2^nd Saturday from noon — 5 pm. and by appointment.

History

Established in 1984.

Juan Alonso-​Rodriguez has been a practicing artist living in the Pacific Northwest since 1984. In 2013, the studio moved from the Grand Central Arcade to the historic TK Building in Pioneer Square.

Meet the Business Owner

Juan A.

Business Owner

Juan Alonso-​Rodriguez arrived in the United States from his native Cuba on March 2, 1966, exactly one month before his tenth birthday, leaving behind his immediate family.

He is a self-​taught artist whose transition from music to visual arts coincided with his move to Seattle in 1982. His work has been exhibited throughout the US, Canada and Latin America and is included in the permanent collections of the Tacoma Art Museum, Portland Art Museum, Museum of Northwest Art, Microsoft, Swedish & Harborview Hospitals, General Mills and has created public works for Century Link Field, Seattle/​Tacoma International Airport, King County Housing Authority, Epiphany School, Sound Transit’s Light Rail system and Chief Sealth High School commissioned by Washington State Arts Commission. His awards include a 2010 Seattle Mayor’s Arts Award, The Neddy Fellowship, PONCHO Artist of the Year, two Artist Trust GAPs, a 4Culture Individual Artist Grant and a residency at the Centrum Foundation. In 2015, h