Auburn: Community Center Gallery Sandra Penney

The City of Auburn and the Auburn Arts Commission are pleased to present the work of Sandra Penney at the Community Center Gallery, on view August 27 – November 5, 2026. 

“For the last ten years, printmaking has been at the heart of my creative life. I’m drawn to the medium because it’s both structured and meditative. In reduction and relief, monoprint, and monotype work, each carve, brayer roll, and layer of ink leaves a visible trace that cannot be erased. Whether I’m carving intentionally or working more spontaneously, every print becomes a way for me to explore how inner and outer worlds meet.

My reduction and relief hand-pulled prints focus on the natural world, narrative, place, and memory. I usually start with my own photos and drawings, using them as anchors while I build color and detail through careful carving and responsive inking. I often work in variable editions—where each print has a different color pathway—inviting viewers into rich, atmospheric landscapes shaped by both observation and emotion.” 

Sandra (S.E.) Penney currently teaches printmaking at the Kirkland Arts Center in Kirkland, WA. She is a prize-winning artist whose work has shown in local, national and international juried exhibitions. This exhibition contains artworks from her Her in the Here, Come December and Summoning Proserpina collections. More information can be found on her website www.sandrapenney.com  and you can find her on Instagram @s.e.penney.  

 Artwork by Sandra Penney

Community Center Gallery, Auburn Community & Event Center, 910 Ninth Street SE, Auburn, WA 98002

The gallery is viewable Mon-Fri 7-8 and Sat 8-4.