Brangien Davis

Brangien Davis is the arts and culture editor at Cascade PBS, where she hosts the series Art by Northwest and writes the weekly Art x NW newsletter.

Latest work

A man in Victorian costume sits at a large wooden desk on stage, furrowing his brow and writing with a feather pen.

Culture

Art x NW: Seattle holiday shows from Scrooge to Snoopy

City stages are swarming with seasonal music, dance and theatrical performances — the Nutcracker, Charlie Brown and Dina Martina among them.

Brangien Davis Dec 4, 2025

Photo of a giant inflated replica of earth hanging from the ceiling inside an airy cathedral space.

Culture

Art x NW: The astronaut's view of Earth at a Seattle cathedral

Plus, an installation by First Nations artists lights up South Lake Union with an ode to six seasons, and more new books by Seattle authors.

Brangien Davis Nov 20, 2025

Photo of a bookstore with a bright pink-striped storefront. Sign reads Beguiled Books.

Culture

Art x NW: The region is flush with a rush of new romance bookstores

Love is the drug at specialty shops from Tacoma to Snohomish. Plus, new titles by local writers and author readings from David Sedaris to Padma Lakshmi.

Brangien Davis Nov 13, 2025

An abstract landscape painting of waterfalls in a forest in bright greens and yellows.

Culture

Art x NW: Seeking shelter from Seattle rain in new landscape art

With abstract paintings, 3D-printed sculpture and neon installations in the woods, Northwest artists are creating new views and provocative vistas.

Brangien Davis Nov 6, 2025

Three Indigenous masks hanging on a walls in a side-by-side image. Each features Formline markings and long horsehair adornment.

Culture

Art x NW: At the Frye, Indigenous spirits haunt elaborate masks

Plus, eerie arts events — from surreal paintings to ceramic goblins — at museums and galleries from Tacoma to Seattle.

Brangien Davis Oct 30, 2025