Visual Art Search
Sheri Bakes: Windsong
Tues–Sat. Through May 31.Gallery
Sheri Bakes: Windsong: peaceful paintings of natural things swaying gently. Free.
Wax and Water
Mon–Sat. Through May 31.Gallery
Wax and Water: Encaustic paintings from Deeanna Heily.
Free.
The City and the City
Open by appointment.Gallery
The City and the City: a collaboration between LxWxH owner Sharon Arnold and Portland artist Daniel Glendening. Free.
John Grade: After the Wawona
Tues–Sat. Through June 1.Gallery
After the Wawona: Following the immense, weather-sensitive radness that is Capacitor (a past work) and his arresting installation at MOHAI (a 64-foot wood sculpture made of rescued beams from the old Wawona schooner), John Grade brings transformation of the microscopic to the human-scaled with this new series of sculptures.
Free.
The Landscape Described
Wed–Sun. Through June 1.Gallery
Artist and Prographica founder Norman Lundin has this idea that all paintings lie somewhere on a spectrum ranging from descriptive to evocative. The Landscape Described—featuring Darlene Campbell, Kimberly Clark, Josh Dorman, Kathy Gore-Fuss, Laura Hamje, Michelle Muldrow, and Andrew Yates—explores the descriptive end of that spectrum. The next show will explore the evocative end.
Free.
New Members' Show
Wed–Sat. Through June 1.Gallery
New Members' Show: Julie Alexander, Julia Freeman, and Shaun Kardinal present new work investigating material, process, and narrative.
Free.
The Other Gun Show
Wed–Sat. Through June 1.Gallery
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The Other Gun Show: Gallery 110 artists reserve the right to bear arms. No, the other bear arms.
Free.
Within Without Me
Wed–Sat. Through June 1.Gallery
Within Without Me: The first exhibition at Roq La Rue's new Pioneer Square location—the gallery had been in Belltown for 15 years!—is Stacey Rozich cheerful, sinister, and menacing paintings. Even as her beast/human figures frolic by jumping rope or having a cookout, they seem to be moments away from bodily harm.
Free.
Abstract Works in 3D
Wed–Sun. Through June 1.Gallery
Abstract Works in 3D: Boeing-engineer-turned-artist Earnest D. Thomas works with chunks of found metal and acrylic paint.
Free.
Alfredo Arreguin
Tues–Sat. Through June 1.Gallery
Alfredo Arreguin: dizzyingly intricate and brilliantly colored oil paintings from Michoacan-born, Seattle-based Alfredo Arreguin. Free.
Civic Partners Funding Program
Deadline Wed June 1, 11 pm.Calls to Artists
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The Office of Arts and Culture's Civic Partners program seeks to strengthen the arts community by offering two years of funding to "Seattle-based arts, cultural and heritage organizations of all sizes and disciplines with a minimum three-year history of continuous operation and programming and a not-for-profit business structure (does not have to have 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status)." Visit the website or contact Kathy Hsieh at kathy.hsieh@seattle.gov for more information.
Group Show: Rotary Boys and Girls Club
Mon–Fri. Through June 1.Gallery
Group Show: Rotary Boys and Girls Club features paintings by 12 young people. Free.
Kwase Hasui: Four Shin Hanga Masters
Tues–Sat. Through June 1.Gallery
Four Shin Hanga Masters:a collection of prints from four exceptional woodblock print makers.
Free.
Pussy Light: Wicklified
Through June 1.Gallery
Pussy Light: Wicklified: collages and drawings from artist/musician Troy Ayala.
Ruth Borgenicht
Tues–Sat. Through June 1.Gallery
Ruth Borgenicht: “serpentine,” “heavy and hardy,” “chainmail.” The press release took all the possible words!
Free.
TENTACLES!
Tues–Sun. Through June 1.Gallery
TENTACLES!: dozens of artists display their take on the beloved, boneless, and occasionally naughty appendage. Guest curated by Bonnie Burton. Free.
A Tribute to Paul Havas
Tues–Sat. Through June 1.Gallery
A Tribute to Paul Havas: a celebration of the grand and downy landscape paintings of Paul Havas. Free.
Ginny Ruffner
Tues–Sat. Through June 2.Gallery
Ginny Ruffner: Continuing her "Aesthetic Engineering" series, Ruffner uses glass and other media to engage with the changing practices of genetic engineering.
Larry Calkins
Tues–Sat. Through June 2.Gallery
Larry Calkins: the man whose super-skinny, super-flat outfits (his and hers) haunt the walls of this region on the regular. Free.
Matthew Dennison: Connectivity
Tues–Sun. Through June 2.Gallery
Matthew Dennison: Connectivity: Coded images and bricolage histories rendered in paint.
Free.
Sean Scully: Passages/Impressions/Surfaces
Wed–Sun. Through June 2.Museums
Sean Scully: Passages/Impressions/Surfaces: A portfolio of a dozen photographs from the Outer Hebrides of Scotland will be paired with a large-scale oil painting by the artist—who's far better known for his paintings. This time, we'll get to see what he brings to photography.
$10 suggested.
Kathryn Altus and Joel Brock
Mon–Sun. Through June 3.Gallery
Kathryn Altus: Streams to Sea and Joel Brock: Shadows Cast: respectively, oil paintings of the Salish Sea and mixed-media still-life compositions with paint on them, but also "cigarettes, coins, and razor blades."
Free.
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