Private Exhibition Tour & Champagne Toast: Henry Art Gallery

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The Henry’s John S. Behnke Director Kris Lewis invites you to a special evening celebrating Sanctuary, a moving and visually stunning exhibition by acclaimed multimedia artist Josh Faught. 

Enjoy an intimate tour of the exhibition led by the artist and Senior Curator Nina Bozicnik, offering a rare behind-the-scenes look into the making and meaning of Sanctuary (2017)—a monumental tapestry originally commissioned by Western Bridge for Seattle’s Saint Mark’s Cathedral and now part of the Henry’s collection.

Drawing from Faught’s personal archives and Seattle’s queer history, Sanctuary explores how LGBTQ+ communities have created spaces of care, devotion, and belonging—raising profound questions about faith, identity, and resilience.

Following the tour, join us in the Henry Café for a celebratory champagne toast.

We hope you’ll be part of this memorable evening of art, insight, and connection.

Please note that this event is by invitation only.

Image: Josh Faught (U.S., b. 1979). Sanctuary [detail], 2017. Hand-woven, hand-dyed cotton, hemp, and gold lamé; scrapbooking stickers; the entire 1999 season of the soap opera Passions (DVD); the sheet music for the Bangles’ “Eternal Flame”; the sheet music for Peter Hallock’s “A Song of Deliverance”; advertisements for The Monastery (The Sanctuary); issue six of Pot Pourri; a sexual questionnaire for the “new age”; an advertisement for The Date-Record; giant clothespins, nail polish, and pins. Henry Art Gallery, gift of William and Ruth True, originally commissioned in 2016 for Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, WA, 2020.5. Image courtesy of the artist.