Honoring and Mourning Downtown Seattle's WOW Gallery

Besa Gordon stopped by Good Day Seattle earlier this morning with host Abby Acone to discuss the WOW Gallery in Downtown Seattle after they recently announced their closure. She meticulously explained the immense impact WOW Gallery has had on the community, particularly Black women in curated a space for them to feel comfortable, uplifted, and showcased as much as possible.

Throwing it back to the gallery’s Juneteenth Celebration in 2024, Besa showed the concrete influence and importance of WOW Gallery and its owners Veronica Very and Hiawatha D. On Saturday, September 27th, WOW Gallery is hosting a farewell celebration, with self-guided tours, incredible artwork, and words from the owners as they bid this chapter goodbye.

Visit thewonderofwomen.org for more information on the farewell celebration and

Additionally, Besa teased this weekend’s episode of Back2Besa, where she’s going on a Besa-style joyride around her favorite spots south of Seattle but North of Tacoma. Watch Back2Besa on FOX 13 Seattle, Saturdays at 10:30 p.m. and FOX 13+ Sundays at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.

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