A Celebration of Scott Lantz (1957-2025)

Please join us to celebrate the life of Scott Lantz. This event will be while the gallery is normally closed, as a special event for his family and friends. Please RSVP if you would like to attend so his family can prepare adequate refreshments.

Scott Lantz artist, brother and friend passed away August 12, 2025. He was born and raised in Olympia Washington. He graduated from Olympia High School in 1976.

Scott lived in Seattle nearly all his adult life. He graduated from the University of Washington with dual degrees in Microbiology and Biology. Scott was highly gifted and could have done anything his heart desired. What gave Scott most joy was working as an artist.

Scott was largely a self-taught artist, inspired by his mother, Lois and inspired by greats such as Vermeer, Degas and Hopper. He was a long-time vendor at the Pike Place Market initially making jewelry, selling whimsical earrings and pins that were a delight to clients, friends and family alike. In 2003, Scott transformed his vendor stall to display and market original paintings. His original artwork later earned him a spot as a Gallery Artist at Fountainhead Gallery in Queen Anne.

Scott often painted naturalistic settings, often set in cities that he knew and visited: Paris, Florence as well as Seattle. He presented a kind of idealized realism through which each painting acted as a vignette of everyday life.

In 2020, Scott was diagnosed with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. He stopped working leaving the Pike Place Market (the longest serving vendor at the time) and moved in with family in Olympia. He began receiving treatment and, feeling better, moved into a small condominium a year later. There he began painting again. His last exhibit was at Fountainhead Gallery in May 2025, just 2 ½ months before his unexpected passing.

Scott Lantz as a vendor at Pike Place Market in Seattle

Scott Lantz at his exhibition "Renewal" at Fountainhead Gallery

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