Bonnie Griffith – Stillness and Light

October 1 through November 1
Reception and demonstration Thursday, October 1 | 4 - 6pm

In October 2026 - prominent western artist Bonnie Griffith brings a new series of work to Combine Art Collective in a feature exhibit.
The show runs October 1 through November 1.

Stillness and Light - a collection of landscape and nature inspired paintings are created of impressions of nature and the landscape. Working in oil and cold wax as well as pastel with a monotype technique, she creates impressionistic and ethereal works that evoke mystery yet a stillness in nature. Colorful yet tonal, one can enjoy the subtleties of color shifts and design in the work.

Griffith will offer a demonstration of the process of monoprinting with pastel during the Artist Reception on Thursday October 1, 4pm to 6pm at the gallery.

Combine Art Collective is located inside the Showroom on Colville at 130 E. Rose Street, Walla Walla.

October Guest Artist – Iris Christensen

Makeshift Magic - $400 | Denim, Wool Yarn 36” x 16”

Iris Christensen is an interdisciplinary artist whose work has been exhibited internationally. They hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Western Washington University.

Currently working with textiles, Christensen is connecting with generations of quilters and textile makers. This growing connection to their historical identity—and to the roles women have played within their communities—raises questions about the purpose and meaning of their own work. One question in particular guides their practice: “If women were making quilts out of necessity and for utilitarian purposes, what are my textiles for?”

The work in this gallery is a response to that question and an exploration of a self-connected to ancestors, community, and political identity. By connecting past and present, Christensen creates art that invites us to consider what is worth carrying forward into the futures we are creating. Through their work, they hope to bring clarity and connection to the complicated webs that connect us to one another, our histories, and the world around us.