WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Have you seen this stolen art.?

Back on Thursday night, we featured artist Tyson Foster in our coverage of this month’s West Seattle Art Walk, He was at Junction 47 for his exhibit’s opening reception. Usually the artwork stays up all month at host venues – but you won’t find some of Foster’s work at Junction 47 tonight, because it’s been stolen:

The reader who reports this says the security video images aren’t available yet but they showed “a tall white man with a blond ponytail and handlebar mustache, wearing a blue jacket, breaking into the apartment lobby of the west building with a black garbage bag, from 8-9 am.”

They sent images of some of the stolen work, and that’s what’s shown here, including this “casket-shaped painting.”

All work is signed and dated, we’re told. The thief may have been seen in The Triangle later in the morning near “the veterans’ office,” according to two witnesses who said “he did still have the paintings with him and he left with two older white women with their hoods up (…) he walked behind that building with the women and then they saw a car drive out of that back area seconds later.” If you have any info, the SPD incident # is 25-297867.

HS October 14, 2025 (9:01 am)

Tyson, I’m so sorry that so many of your art pieces were stolen. It certainly sounds like someone saw your art during the event then got someone to steal them. Perhaps the “veterans office” has exterior cameras and they could help identify the man and two women.

ShaneB October 15, 2025 (11:59 am)

I used to live in this building. The things they don’t tell you when you sign your lease, like how much theft takes place in that building. Two break ins into the garage completely ignored by the staff and police, including the theft of my $2000 e-bike. I’m sorry to see it, but not surprised. I suggest moving somewhere you don’t pay such high rent for little to no security. Yay seattle.