Fremont Portrait Series: Artists in the Neighborhood

This is the project that started it all.

In late 2022, we started noticing that Fremont’s arts scene was quietly changing. Studios closing, artists relocating, the texture of the neighborhood shifting. We wanted to document what it looks like right now, before the next wave of change.

The Fremont Portrait Series is a five-episode documentary series, each episode centered on one working artist in the neighborhood:

• Episode 1: Clay - Marisol Fuentes, ceramicist, works out of a garage studio on N 36th
• Episode 2: Block - The Printhaus collective, letterpress and relief printing, operating out of a converted automotive bay
• Episode 3: Thread - Tamiko Nara, textile artist and pattern designer, inspired by Japanese mingei craft traditions
• Episode 4: Steel - Rodrigo Vasquez, sculptor, working primarily in reclaimed industrial material found in the neighborhood
• Episode 5: Ink - The artist behind Fremont’s mural culture, tracing the evolution of the neighborhood’s public wall work

Each episode runs 8-12 minutes. Shot over six months, entirely self-financed and self-initiated. No client. No brief. Just a story worth telling.

The full series premiered at a screening at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center in March 2024 to a sold-out room of 180 people.

Format: 5-episode documentary series Running time: 8-12 minutes per episode Distribution: Vimeo On Demand + festival submissions Awards: Seattle Independent Film Festival, Best Short Documentary Series, 2024