Stylized, seaweed-like white text on a blue background reads The Kelp Forest

KTNA | The Kelp Forest

Illustration of four women with blue skin and red hair like kelpJune 26 – September 4, 2026

Appointments recommended: call 206-634-0919 or email jsp@jackstraw.org.

Opening reception/performance: Friday, June 26, 7pm
In person at Jack Straw Cultural Center

Artist Talk: Friday, July 31, 7pm
In person at Jack Straw and streaming live on YouTube and Facebook

A story. A legend. A return to water.

Step into an immersive exhibition of textiles, paintings, animation, and original sound exploring diasporic memory, oceanic lineage, and storytelling as resistance.

This is an experience. A space to soften. To breathe. To remember.

Artists

KTNA, in front of an orange sports car in an underground garage.

KTNA

KTNA (かたな) is a multidisciplinary artist, designer, and musician based in Seattle, operating under the creative vision of Entangled Oceans. As the first Black female visual artist with major works displayed…

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