Scott Fife & Marita Dingus
Vashon Center for the Arts
Show run: February 6 - March 1
First Friday Opening: February 6, 5pm - 8pm

VCA gallery presents two powerful solo exhibitions that explore the expressive potential of reclaimed materials and the enduring presence of the human and animal form. "The Workings of Scott Fife" and "Marita Dingus: Faces Reclaimed" offer distinct yet resonant approaches to sculpture grounded in process, material, and lived experience.

Vashon Island–based artist Scott Fife transforms cardboard—an everyday, disposable material—into sculptural figures and animals imbued with emotional depth and physical presence. Constructed from layered cardboard, screws, and visible fasteners, Fife’s works emphasize process as meaning. Human portraits and animal sculptures are shown together, flattening hierarchies between species and inviting viewers into relationships of shared vulnerability, attention, and care.

Marita Dingus, a Seattle-born African American feminist and environmental artist, presents sculptures that center the human face and figure using salvaged glass, metal, fabric, and found objects. Drawing from the history of the African Diaspora, Dingus reclaims discarded materials as a metaphor for resilience, memory, and survival. Presented during Black History Month, Faces Reclaimed situates her work within broader conversations on identity, material culture, and historical continuity in American art.

Together, these exhibitions highlight how material reuse can become a powerful language for presence, persistence, and human connection.

Gallery hours: Wednesday - Sunday: 12-5pm
(closed Mon & Tues)