Northwest Woodworkers Gallery (formerly Northwest Gallery of Fine Woodworking) in downtown
Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
, is the oldest and largest woodworking
cooperative
A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-control ...
in the United States. Started in 1980 in the
Pioneer Square neighborhood by a small group of
studio furniture craftsmen, the gallery has grown and fostered the resurgence of the Northwest Crafts movement. The co-op includes notable master woodworkers such as
Evert Sodergren Evert Sodergren (July 19, 1920 – June 8, 2013) was a leading studio furniture maker based in Seattle. He taught for many years in the School of Art at the University of Washington.
Evert Sodergren was born and raised in Seattle. He is a fourth ...
and
Stewart Wurtz.
Northwest Woodworkers gallery moved to the 2111 1st Ave in the
Belltown neighborhood in 2012. The gallery currently represents more than 200 woodworkers, including 27 members.
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