Pour one out for the lost art galleries of the last year—priced out of their spaces, couldn’t make sales, or just plain exhausted: Fetherston. Prole Drift. Francine Seders. Grover/Thurston. Seattle ArtREsource. Legacy. Tasty. Bherd Studios. LxWxH. Vignettes. Ltd. Some were high-end downtown mainstays, others were cornerstones of their neighborhood art walks. Some transformed, others retired, but all of them unscrewed the lightbulbs when they left. But before that poured-out drop has even hit the sidewalk, another slew of fresh-faced dealers is already hard at work. What makes them think their fate will be any different?
Traditionally, anyone wanting to sell art in Seattle would rent a Pioneer Square storefront, paint the walls white (or off-white, for the daring), and establish a roster of artists…