MUSEUMS

recommended FRYE ART MUSEUM

Oliver Herring: Taking and Making, through Sept 18. The RetroFuturistic Universe of NSK, through July 31. Portraits by Franz von Lenbach, through June 25. 704 Terry Ave, 622-9250.

recommended HENRY ART GALLERY

Interiors, a video installation by Doug Aitken, through July 10. University of Washington MFA exhibition, through June 12. 15th Ave NE and NE 41st St, 543-2280.

MUSEUM OF GLASS

William Morris: Myth, Object and the Animal-A Mid-Career Survey, through Dec 31. Works by Tom Patti, through June 12. Video art by Nam June Paik, through Nov 6. 1801 E Dock St, Tacoma, 253-284-4750.

recommended SEATTLE ART MUSEUM

Africa in America, ongoing. Japanese paintings, screens, and hanging scrolls from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, ongoing. Transformed by Fire: Sculpture in Glass from the Collection of Becky and Jack Benaroya, through June 12. 100 University St, 654-3100.

SEATTLE ASIAN ART MUSEUM

Beyond the Paper Plane: Japanese Prints from the 1950s to 1970s, through June 30. Discovering Buddhist Art: Seeking the Sublime, ongoing. 1400 E Prospect St, Volunteer Park, 654-3100.

recommended TACOMA ART MUSEUM

A Decade of Excellence: The Neddy Artist Fellowship. Through June 5. 1701 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, 253-272-4258.

GALLERY OPENINGS

ALL CITY COFFEE

Paintings by Kristen Cochran. Opening reception Thurs June 2, 6-10 pm. Through June 28. 125 Prefontaine Pl S, 652-8331.

ART/NOT TERMINAL GALLERY

Watercolors and woodcuts by Constance Trowbridge. Opening reception Sat June 4, 7-10 pm. Through July 7. 2045 Westlake Ave, 233-0680.

ARTISTS GALLERY OF SEATTLE

Paintings by Steven Pollock. Opening reception Thurs June 2, 6-10 pm. Through June 30. 901 First Ave S, 340-0830.

ART PATCH GALLERY

For the grand opening of the newest gallery in the Tashiro Kaplan Building, the anti-tobacco organization Art Patch premieres What Are They Selling? by Jamey Baumgardt. Opening reception Thurs June 2, 6-10 pm. 306 S Washington St, Suite 102.

ARTWORKS GALLERY

Photography by Elizabeth Ogle. Opening reception Thurs June 2, 7-9 pm. Through July 1. 1914 Fourth Ave, 362-5603.

BAAS ART GALLERY

Paintings by Laura Pizzuto-Velaz. Through June 30. 2703 E Madison St, 324-4742.

BALLARD FETHERSTON GALLERY

Paintings and prints by Lisbeth Firmin-Havana. Opens June 3. Through June 30. 818 E Pike St, 322-9440.

BENHAM STUDIO GALLERY

Photography by Erin Spencer. Opening reception Thurs June 2, 6-8pm. Through July 15. 1216 First Ave, 622-2480.

BLUEBOTTLE

Multiple medium pieces by artist Faryn Davis. Opening reception Sat June 4, 7-10 pm. Through June 30. 415 E Pine St, 325-1592.

CAPITOL HILL ARTS CENTER

Tasty Bits & Misfits is paintings by Suzanne Kaufman and Karin Yamigiwa. Opening reception Thurs June 2, 8-10 pm. Through July 1. 1621 12th Ave, 388-0500.

DAVIDSON GALLERIES

Natural Selection features work by Tram Bui, Dan Gualdoni, Bill Hudders, Mary Iverson, and Timothy Tompkins. 313 Occidental Ave S, 624-7684.

FOSTER/WHITE GALLERY

Stone sculptures by Will Robinson. Opening reception Thurs June 2, 6-8 pm. Through June 30. 123 S Jackson St, 622-2833.

FOUNTAINHEAD GALLERY

Paintings by Lyle Silver and sculptures by Gabriella Bollobas. Opening reception Sat June 4, 6-8 pm. 625 McGraw St, 285-4467.

FRAME UP STUDIOS

Mixed media works by Beatrice Billard. Opening reception Fri June 3, 6-9 pm. Through June 28. 3515 Fremont Ave N, 547-4657.

FRANCINE SEDERS GALLERY

Paintings by Alan Lau and sculpture by Dan W. Carmichael. Opening reception Sun June 5, 2-4 pm. Through July 10. 6701 Greenwood Ave N, 782-0355.

FRIESEN GALLERY

Painting by Ford Crull and sculpture by Trunh Nguyen. Opening reception Thurs June 2, 5-8 pm. Through July 2. 1200 Second Ave, 628-9501.

FRANK AND DUNYA GALLERY

Linocuts by Sam Hamrick. Opening reception Fri June 3, 6-8 pm. Through June 30. 3418 Fremont Ave N, 547-5760.

GALLERY 4CULTURE

A selection of black-and-white photographs from King County's 32-year-old public art collection. Opening reception Thurs June 2, 6-8 pm. Through July 1. 506 Second Ave, Suite 200, Smith Tower, 294-8674.

GROVER/THURSTON GALLERY

Acrylic paintings by Molly Hill. Opening reception Thurs June 2, 6-8 pm. Through July 2. 309 Occidental Ave S, 233-0816.

recommended HOWARD HOUSE

Alex Schweder was recently awarded the 2005-2006 Rome Prize in Architecture. In honor of it, Howard House will feature a mini-survey of his work. Opening reception Thurs June 2, 6-8 pm. Through June 11. 604 Second Ave, 256-6399.

LINDA HODGES GALLERY

New mixed-media paintings by Margaretha Bootsma. Opening reception Thurs June 2, 6-8 pm. Through July 2. 316 First Ave S, 624-3034.

LISA HARRIS GALLERY

Photo-based oil paintings by Sherry Karver and photographs by Christopher Harris. Opening reception Thurs June 2, 6-8. Through July 2. 1922 Pike Place, 443-3315.

NORTHWEST CRAFT CENTER GALLERY

Work by 41 potters juried by the Washington Potters' Association. Opening reception Fri June 3, 6-8 pm. Through June 26. Seattle Center, 728-1555.

recommended OLIVODOCE

New paintings by Brian Sendelbach. Opening reception Fri June 3, 7-11 pm. Through July 3. 1203 E Olive St, 372-5861.

PACINI LUBEL GALLERY

Paintings by Leah Kosh, sculptures by Ronna Neuenschwander, and wall-mounted ceramic plates by Baba Wague Diakite. Opens Thurs June 2. Through July 2. 207 Second Ave S, 326-5555.

PCNW

PCNW Thesis Exhibition highlights the work of the three-year fine-art photography students. Also, new work by Lisa Ahlberg. Opening reception Fri June 3, 6-8 pm. Through July 10. 900 12th Ave, 720-7222.

PITCARIN SCOTT GALLERY

Reaction, paintings by Melea Johnson. Opening reception Fri June 3, 5-9. Through June 30. 2207 Second Ave, 448-5380.

POTTERY NORTHWEST GALLERY

New work by Suzi Jennings, Nana Kuo, and Britt Dietrich. Opening reception Sat June 4, 6-8 pm. Through June 30. 226 First Ave N, 285-4421.

PRESENCE ART OF LIVING

New work by Jeanne Keckler. Opening reception Fri June 3, 6-9:30 pm. Through June 30. 345 15th Ave E, 325-5330.

PRICELESS WORKS

Painter Rich Lehl and sculptor Matt Sellars. Opening reception Fri June 3, 7-10 pm. Through June 26. 619 N 35th St, #100, 349-9943.

recommended ROQ LA RUE

Lori Earley's beautifully haunting pop surrealist paintings. Opening Friday June 3, 6-10 pm. Through July 2. 2316 Second Ave, 374-8977.

recommended SANDPOINT GALLERY

New Old Age: 19th-Century Ideals through a 21st-Century Lens features work by eight artists including Dawn Cerny, Shawn Ferris, Thom Heileson, and Ellen Ziegler. Opening reception June 3, 5-8 pm. Through June 19. 7527 63rd Ave NE, Sandpoint Building #5, Bay C, second floor. 992-3519.

SHIFT STUDIO

New paintings by Pierre Gour. Opening reception Thurs June 2, 5-8 pm. Through July 2. 306 S Washington St, 360-715-1670.

SOIL

Using primarily glass and pig intestine, Helen Curtis presents the exhibition New York. Simultaneously featured is the show Unearthing, the widely varying work of five artists. Opening reception Sat June 4, 7-10 pm. 112 Third Ave S, 264-8061.

recommended SQUARE ROOM

Metal sculpture by Julia Peeron. Opening reception Thurs June 2, 6-9 pm. Through July 6. 1316 E Pike, 267-7120.

recommended VAIN

Seattle Graffiti legend Sam Sneke appears with A Segmented View of Graffiti. Opening reception Thurs June 2, 5-9. Through July 3. 2018 First Ave, 683-3809.

VETRI INTERNATIONAL GLASS

New work by Jonathan Mossop. Opening reception Thurs June 2, 5-8 pm. Through June 26. 1404 First Ave, 667-9608.

WILLIAM TRAVER GALLERY

A solo exhibition of glassworks by John Miller. Opening reception Thurs June 2, 5-8 pm. 110 Union St, second floor, 587-6501.

CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS

COCA

Linescape is a multimedia event featuring visual art, dance, and performance with installations by Stefanie Ashby-DiRicco, Laura Corsiglia, Tim Cross, d.K. Pan, and Ishan Vernallis. Through June 4. 410 Dexter Ave N, 728-1980.

COLORGRAPHICS

Thread, the work of Deborah Worsfold, Janet Cameron, and Erin Castellan. Through August 5. 1421 S Dean St, 682-7171.

CRAWL SPACE

From A to A, large-scale digital photographs and installation by Todd Simeone. Through June 12. 504 E Denny Way #1, 349-2914.

DAVIDSON GALLERIES

Original prints by Pablo Picasso. Through July 2. Paintings by Francesca Sundsten; woodcuts by Lee Chul Soo; works on paper by Marlene Bauer. 313 Occidental Ave S, 624-7684.

recommended FANCY

New works by Trish Grantham. Through June 10. 1932 Second Ave, 443-4621.

G. GIBSON GALLERY

Stitched features cotton dresses by Larry Calkins, sewn rubber sculpture by Ruth Marie Tomlinson and blankets juxtaposed with everyday tools by Laura Wright. Through July 2. 300 S Washington St, 587-4033.

GALLERY 110

New paintings by Cindy Small and Deborah Walker. Through July 2. 110 S Washington St, 624-9336.

GARDE RAIL GALLERY

Etched maps by Clint Griffin and arc-weld drawings by Scott Griffin. Through June 25. 110 Third Ave S, 621-1055.

GREG KUCERA GALLERY

Disassembled domestic objects from the world of Drew Daly. Through June 25. 212 Third Ave S, 624-0770.

recommended HOWARD HOUSE

Gretchen Bennett plays with our contextualized cultural perceptions in a series of photography and stickers. Through June 11. 604 Second Ave, 256-6399.

JACK STRAW NEW MEDIA GALLERY

Mixed-media sculpture and installation by Kristin Tollefson. Through June 24. 4261 Roosevelt Way NE, 547-2503.

recommended JAMES HARRIS GALLERY

Paintings by Squeak Carnwath. Through July 2. 309A Third Ave S, 903-6220.

recommended KIRKLAND ARTS CENTER

Final week. Four Seattle area artists stretch the definition of drawing in the exhibit Drawn In. Through June 4. 620 Market St, 425-822-7161.

NEUMO'S

Paintings by David Rossman Through June 15. 925 E Pike St, 709-9442.

recommended NO SPACE

Paintings by Kevin Willis. June 30. 534 Summit Ave E, 709-8780.

PLATFORM GALLERY

Drawings by Toronto-based artist Stephen Andrews. Through June 18. 114 Third Ave S, 323-2808.

PRATT FINE ARTS CENTER

Paintings by Juan Alonso. Through June 19. 1902 S Main St. 328-2200 x35.

recommended ROQ LA RUE

The Mod Squad is a group show featuring Andrew Brandou, Keith Weesner, Ryan Heshka, and Dale Sizer. Through July 1. 2316 Second Ave, 374-8977.

SEV SHOON

Final week. Mixed media works by Dominic Gomez; paintings and monoprints by Amy Prehm. Through June 4. 2862 NW Market St, 782-2415.

SOLOMON FINE ART

Paintings by Paul Shakespear. Through June 24. 1215 First Ave, 297-1400.

SOUVENIR

Final week. New work by Eve Cohen titled Kinderkunst. Through June 4. 5325 Ballard Ave NW, 297-7116.

SUYAMA SPACE

Second Nature is an installation by Paul Stout. Through August 26. 2314 Second Ave, 256-0809.

THREAD SHOP

Labor Lines features work by Patrick Holderfield, Elizabeth Jameson, and Lindsey Adelman. Through June 30. 5000 20th Ave NW, 323-0404.

recommended TOLLBOOTH GALLERY

New work by San Francisco-based video artist Patrick Rock. Through June 18. 1118 Commerce St, Tacoma, 253-572-0995.

VIDYA GALLERY

The Triumph of Death and Other Stuff features the installation, paintings and drawings of John Feodorov and Tim Marsden. Through June 30. 619 Western Ave, second floor, 297-0437.

recommended WESTERN BRIDGE

River Styx is a new commission by David Roth, with work by Olafur Eliasson, Maria Friberg, Rodney Graham, Gary Hill, and Roni Horn. Through Sept 15. 3412 Fourth Ave S, 838-7444.

Winston Wachter Fine Art

Paintings by Wade Hoefer and Christopher Reilly. Through June 18. 203 Dexter Ave N, 652-5855.

EVENTS

ARTS CORPS SHOWCASE

Over 150 Arts Corps students will perform and exhibit their works in digital photography, video, music, dance, and crafts. Seattle Center, Bagley Wright Theater and Seattle Center Pavilion, 305 Harrison St. Sat June 4, 11 am-4 pm. Free.

recommended DIY OR DIE!

The Zine Archive & Publishing Project throws a party to celebrate the openng of the DIY Academy featuring Awesome Possum, PartMan PartHorse, Royvelt, and DJs Kinoko, Superjew, and members of the Mixtape Mafia. Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Mon June 6, 7:30- 10 pm.

DORKBOT

Dorkbot-sea celebrates its second anniversary with an evening inspired by the work of scientific genius Nikola Tesla, featuring Greg Leyh, Bill Wysock, Eric Franklin, and William J. Beatty. CoCA, 410 Dexter Ave N, 728-1980. Sun June 5, 6 pm. $5 donation suggested.

recommended OLIVER HERRING

The acclaimed artist discusses his intriguing work, which exists at the intersection of performance, photography, sculpture, and video art. Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave, 622-9250. Sat June 4, 2pm. Free.

recommendedThe Neddy Artist Fellowship

The award for the Behnke Foundation's Neddy artist Fellowship will be announced at this ceremony. This year's nominees are Jaq Chartier, Mary Larson, Helen O'Toole, Joseph Park, and Jeffrey Simmons. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, 253-272-4258. Sat June 4, 5:30 pm.

recommended BRIAN SENDELBACH

For the grand opening of this new Capitol Hill art space, artist and illustrator Brain Sendelbach, AKA Smell of Steve, presents the short film Ziggy-with-a-hat with live voices by Frank Young and Greg Stump. Sweatshop Inc., 1202 E Pine St, Suite B, 388-2373. Fri June 3, 9 and 11 pm. Free.