Visual Art Search
I Might Exaggerate
Starts July 5. Tues–Sat. Through July 27.Gallery
I Might Exaggerate: Symbol-laden, high-contrast madness from Warren Dykeman.
Free.
John James Audubon
Starts July 5. Tues–Sat. Through July 27.Gallery
John James Audubon: Yep, THAT Audubon.
Free.
Space In Between
Starts July 2. Tues–Sat. Through July 27.Gallery
Space In Between: Eva Isaksen is one of those rare, non-schlocky collage artists. Free.
Ukiyo-e Runway
Starts June 6. Wed–Sat. Through July 27.Gallery
Ukiyo-e Runway: 19th-century Japanese woodblock fashion plates complementing SAM’s Future Beauty exhibition. Free.
Book of the bound
Wed–Sun. Through July 28.Museums
book of the bound is Carletta Carrington Wilson’s latest series of collages, which meld text and image to create narratives that touch on silence and language, on freedom and oppression.
$6.
Glen Lamar/Robert Jones
Starts June 21. Tues–Sun. Through July 28.Gallery
Glen Lamar/Robert Jones: Sculptures that look like alien musical instruments and paintings that look like things you’d see from a plane, respectively. Free.
William Morris
Starts June 1. Tues–Sun. Through July 31.Gallery
William Morris: The master of trompe l’oeil glass (recall the “bones” that appear as you deboard the train and go toward baggage claim at Sea-Tac Airport) comes out of a period of obscurity to show his sculptures of ritual vessels in glass and stone. Free.
Work in Progress
Starts July 12. Wed–Fri. Through July 31.Gallery
Work in Progress: Brave John Osgood paints live in-studio, encouraging suggestions and participation from the audience. Free.
Her Half of the World
Starts June 12. Wed–Sun. Through Aug 4.Gallery
Her Half of the World: Five gallery artists who happen to be women show new work that address women’s issues. Including, of course, a ceramic corset. Free.
Humbesa: Art from Ethiopia and Zimbabwe
Starts June 12. Wed–Sun. Through Aug 4.Gallery
Humbesa: Art from Ethiopia and Zimbabwe: Paintings from expert visual communicator Kerima Ahmed and Zimbabwean Shona stone sculpture. Free.
Maneki Neko: Japan’s Beckoning Cats—From Talisman to Pop Icon
Tues–Sun. Through Aug 4.Museums
Maneki Neko: Japan’s Beckoning Cats—From Talisman to Pop Icon: So. Many. Little. Waving. Kitty. Paws. One hundred and fifty five of them, to be precise, in mediums ranging from stone to papier-mâché. This exhibition traces the Maneki Neko’s evolution from source of luck and protection to something more readily recognized as the door greeter to Japanese restaurants. $10.
Soda Pop: Super Sugar Big Buzz
July 13– Aug 7.Gallery
Soda Pop: Super Sugar Big Buzz: An examination of Sub Pop’s formative years to help celebrate its Silver Jubilee. Pieces from Lynda Barry, Charles Burns, Peter Bagge, Art Spiegelman, Daniel Clowes, Charles Peterson, Carl Smool and more. Free.
Damien Gilley: AXIS INDEX
Mon–Fri. Through Aug 9.Gallery
AXIS INDEX: Damien Gilley's installation of foam core and blue tape forms a blueprint within the Space that disorients by taking liberties with scale, perspective, and vanishing points Free.
Make Out Tree
Starts June 3. Mon–Sun. Through Aug 16.Gallery
Make Out Tree: Eirik Johnson often photographs temporary structures built by humans and animals. Stacy Rozich often makes indescribable monster scenes on paper. What will be the result of the collaboration between this Neddy-Award-winning pair? Free.
SuttonBeresCuller
Starts July 5. Tues–Sat. Through Aug 17.Gallery
SuttonBeresCuller: The Genius Award-winning art collaborative/band of troublemakers known for shutting down the 520 bridge with a floating “desert island” show their sculptures which, in the past, have included Katamari-like balls of stuff and Trailer Park, a park installed on a flatbed trailer Free.
Uprooted and Invisible
Tues–Sun. Through Aug 18.Museums
Uprooted and Invisible looks at the phenomenon of “hidden homelessness” from an Asian American perspective. $12.95.
Music is My Life
Starts May 30. Tues–Sun. Through Aug 29.Event
Music is My Life: Homeless youths imagine musical devices to help with the experience of homelessness. The devices are represented in drawings and stories. Free.
Illumination
Starts June 4. Mon–Fri. Through Aug 30.Gallery
Illumination: Group show featuring over 30 member artists from around Washington State. Free.
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