Therese Kingsbury
President
A Northern California native Therese moved to Whidbey Island over a decade ago. After a brief recess with her newly retired husband, she returned to her longtime profession of Real Estate. Some 20 years prior she visited Big Rock Garden Park in Bellingham and started a relationship with fellow stone sculptors, artists, gallery owners and Sculpture Northwest.
Therese successfully orchestrated a POP-UP sculpture gallery and was asked to join the Oak Harbor Arts Commission where she was inspired to advocate ART for her Whidbey Island’s north end. She enjoys spending time carving stone with fellow sculptors at the Freeland Art Studios, is an active member of the NWSSA, studying life, connecting people, ideas and events to create cultural awareness.
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John Kingsbury
Treasurer
I moved to the Pacific Northwest when I retired from The Sacramento Police Department after 30 years. Having been an avid art collector for much of my adult life, following international, regional and local artists and supporting my wife Therese in her sculpting endeavors, it only seemed natural for us to want to build a sculpture park. Together we acquired the adjoining 10 acres of land to our residence, began amassing a selection of large scale 3D art and should see the vision a reality in the Summer of 2020.
I am happy to help bring the vision of Sculpture Northwest into a new and forward-moving organization.
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Karla Matzke
Karla, a sculptor and painter, moved to Washington in 1985 from New York. Starting in 1989, she co-owned a gallery on Camano Island with artist Jack Gunter. Karla dreamed about having a sculpture park so while still running the gallery, She bought a 10-acre property, cleared the land and built Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park in 2008. She wanted a peaceful place to display art both indoors and outdoors. When she couldn’t afford to have someone help her create the sculpture park, she rented the tractors and heavy equipment herself and cleared pathways through the densely forested area.
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Richard Nash
Richard is an abstract sculptor and painter with a primary focus on composition. His goal is to create visually engaging art that continues to endure on an intellectual and emotional level. Richard’s history includes a BFA, BEd, and MFA from WSU, Pullman; a scholarship to study art at Nihon University in Japan; and a sabbatical to study art and architecture in NYC, Europe, and Russia. Richard built a career as an art educator and taught intaglio printmaking at Skagit Valley College. He has been represented by numerous regional galleries. He’s been a full-time artist for 12 years and has been represented by numerous regional galleries.
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