1971

Gene Juarez opens the first contemporary fashion salon in downtown Seattle.

1974

Gene Juarez opens The Nordstrom Salon in the original downtown Seattle Nordstrom.

1977

The Advanced Training Salon opens. Michael Coe joins the team.

Team Artistic is born with the mission of setting an industry standard for premier artistic direction in the Pacific Northwest.

1982

The first mall location, Bellevue Square Salon, opens next to Nordstrom in Bellevue, WA.

1983

The first Gene Juarez flagship salon opens at the Four Seasons Olympic Hotel. The Four Seasons Salon featured men's and women's facilities, shoeshines, garment steaming services and senior artistic staff.

1985

The Southcenter Salon opens in Tukwila, WA.

1986

The Northgate Salon opens, as a “mini-salon” at 1,200 square feet, and quickly grows to 7,000 square feet.

1990

The second campus of Gene Juarez’ education division opens in south Seattle, as the largest cosmetology school in the Northwest.

1992

James Todd joins The Artistic Team. In 2005 he becomes Creative Director, leading the team's work in high fashion events and photoshoots across the region.

1997

The Alderwood Mall Salon opens. The location expands with the mall in 2005, adds massage services and debuts the pedicure lounge.

1998

Christophe Soltaine, a premier designer from France, joins the Gene Juarez team and establishes the French cutting method as the standard for training new artists.

1999

Actress Josie Bissett becomes a spokesperson for Gene Juarez, providing a national spotlight during the premier of Melrose Place.