LONG BEACH, Wash. — Tinkerville Art Consignment and Gallery welcomes mixed-media artist Keith Yurdana, who will be present for a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 22. Tinkerville is located at 811 Pacific Ave. S. For more information, call 360-213-6568.

Yurdana works in drawing, sculpture and photography. His artwork investigates belief, a unifying characteristic all humans possess that is malleable by nature. Concepts of symbiosis, metamorphosis and manipulation aid Yurdana in creating works such as a plant-animal hybrids that he calls Floragrafts. He mapping the creatures’ anatomy, physiology and evolution in his artwork.

Yurdana earned his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Washington and his Bachelor of Fine Arts from San Jose State University. He has exhibited nationally and internationally at venues such as the Seattle Art Museum and the Sunshine International Art Museum in Beijing, China.

He lives in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he works as a gardener and artist. To find out more about Yurdana’s art, visit www.keithyurdana.com