Visual Art Search
David Byrd
Tues–Sat. Through May 18.Gallery
Modestly, undramatically, folkishly weird paintings and sculptures by David Byrd, an 87-year-old artist based quietly in upstate New York who has never before had a gallery show in his life. This is the must-see painting show of the spring. There are almost 100 pieces; many of them have sold, and it will probably be some time before they're assembled again like this.
Free.
Game Change
Wed–Sat. Through May 18.Gallery
Game Change: a group show of paintings, including mugshots on paper bags by Chris Crites, finely lined wildlife portraits by Justin Gibbens, and intricate landscapes by Maija Fiebig.
Free.
Dabble Lab
Mon–Fri. Through May 20.Gallery
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Dabble Lab: This temporary workshop venue affords casual users the opportunity to take short classes on everything from "contour drawing and sock bunny making to fixing a flat bicycle tire and chicken wrangling." Available during week at lunch hour and evenings. Free.
Akiva Segan
Mon–Fri. Through May 21.Gallery
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Akiva Segan: mixed-media mosaic collage portraits of victims of human rights abuses.
Free.
Psychedelic Phantasm
Through May 23.Gallery
Psychedelic Phantasm: Dobro player, polyglot, former farmer, and octogenarian Betty Sander displays her electric drawings on the second floor of the Broadway Market.
Free.
Meg Murch: Coloring Outside the Lines
Tues–Fri. Through May 24.Gallery
Coloring Outside the Lines: Meg Murch presents recent work that focuses on the use of color in ceramic sculpture.
Free.
As We Go Up We Go Down
Fri, Sat. Through May 25.Gallery
As We Go Up We Go Down: Joe Wardwell's landscape paintings would be subtle and quiet, if lyrics like "REBEL SOULS" and "COME ON FEEL IT" were not outlined in bright colors all across them.
Free.
Expressions in Haida Mythology
Tues–Sun. Through May 25.Gallery
Expressions in Haida Mythology: Argillite Works of Lionel Samuels: Carvings in the traditional Haida black slate by a contemporary native Canadian artist. Free.
Inside-Out
Fri, Sat. Through May 25.Gallery
Inside-Out: An exploration of street art with new work from Daya Astor and curation by Liz Patterson. Free.
Easton Richmond and Mike Monaghan
Mon–Sun. Through May 27.Gallery
New work by local photographers Easton Richmond and Mike Monaghan.
Spinning Yarns: Photographic Storytellers
Mon–Sun. Through May 28.Gallery
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Spinning Yarns: Photographic Storytellers: Photographers tell stories using diptychs, titles, grids, timelines, installations, abstraction.
Free.
Barb Campell and Javier Cervantes
Through May 30.Gallery
Barb Campell and Javier Cervantes: Functional and sculptural ceramics. Free.
Out of the Silence: Ending Bullying for LGBTQ Youth
Mon–Sun. Through May 31.Gallery
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Out of the Silence: Ending Bullying for LGBTQ Youth features more than 60 pieces by 39 calligraphers from across the U.S. and Canada. Proceeds from the show go to Pizza Klatch—the funnily named organization that does seriously important work, providing anti-bullying training and free pizza to high schoolers during their lunch period.
Free.
Carol Charney
Tues–Sat. Through May 31.Gallery
Carol Charney: Photographs of liquids in transitional phases turn out to look very much like oil paintings. Free.
Cats and Dogs
Mon–Fri. Through May 31.Gallery
Cats and Dogs: Paintings, photographs, and mixed-media collages of man's best friend. And cats.
Free.
Clare Belfrage: Threads
Tues–Sat. Through May 31.Gallery
Clare Belfrage: Threads of woven glass.
Free.
Gust Burns
Mon–Fri. Through May 31.Gallery
Gust Burns: a triptych composed of a disassembled piano, an erased score, and a record that deteriorates a little more every time it’s played. Free.
Historic Fellows Show
Mon–Fri. Through May 31.Gallery
Historic Fellows Show features paintings and sculptures by artists who have been active with the Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters—"America's oldest fraternity of professional artists"—for at least 25 years.
Free.
Joe Reno Retrospective
Wed–Sun. Through May 31.Gallery
Joe Reno Retrospective: Paintings, sculpture, drawings, and prints from the beloved Northwest artist.
Free.
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