Seattle art galleries are 'for everyone,' even if you're not buying art

Jeannie Yandel

Kyle Norris

September 10, 2025 / 10:19 am

You don’t often hear art gallery owners say they were inspired by the Eddie Murphy film Beverly Hills Cop. More specifically, by a profanity-ridden scene in the film that pokes fun of the art world.

The scene takes place in a high-end Los Angeles art gallery, between gallery worker Serge (played by Bronson Pinchot) and Axel Foley (played by Eddie Murphy).

But that’s what happened with Judith Rinehart, owner of J. Rinehart Gallery in Pioneer Square. Rinehart saw the movie as a teenager growing up in the suburbs of Salt Lake City, where she says the paths that young women could pursue with their lives were limited.

Rinehart says part of the appeal was

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