MUSEUMS

FRYE ART MUSEUM
"In (Robyn) O'Neil's Bosch-like pencil drawings, all connection has been severed between the humans and the beasts, and it doesn't look good for people... The guys are sketchy, morally and visually. They are, simply, lost, and they don't know it." (Jen Graves) Modern Nature is Amy Helfand's loosely garden-based collages, rugs, and furniture upholstery. Through July 30. Sigrid Sandström's Ginnungagap (see review). Robert Yoder's Sluice Gate: a hand-tufted wool rug with its own literal and figurative topography. Through Sept 10. And these are the final days to comment on the paintings that have been removed from the walls before they return July 1, in the interactive exhibition experiment Lust, Loss, and Love. 704 Terry Ave, 622-9250.

HENRY ART GALLERY
Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes: "Richard Andrews, the Henry's director, placed Lin in an esteemed tradition by inviting her to create this show, following the landmark exhibitions the Henry has commissioned from installation artists Ann Hamilton and James Turrell. Yet temporary, non-site-specific exhibitions are not Lin's strength." (Jen Graves) Through Sept 3. 15th Ave NE and NE 41st St, 543-2280.

SEATTLE ASIAN ART MUSEUM
Seattle Art Museum downtown is closed for renovations until spring 2007; SAAM is filling in. There's studio glass, art deco sculpture, contemporary art (don't miss Claude Zervas's neon river, nooksack, and Jeffry Mitchell's religious lampoon), paintings by Morris Graves and Mark Tobey, and photography by Johsel Namkung. Through Aug 6. Iranian-born Shirin Neshat's video installation, Tooba, is a lyrical portrait of a menaced woman making a kind of escape. Through Oct 15. 1400 E Prospect St, Volunteer Park, 654-3100.

TACOMA ART MUSEUM
Twenty-five years of Akio Takamori's renowned, large-scale ceramic sculptures marrying Matissean and Japanese woodblock lines. Through Oct 8. Blake Haygood's exploding machine, Barbara Earl Thomas's obituary collage, and Dawn Cerny's biblical sea of body parts are part of the 2006 Neddy Artist Fellowship survey. Through Aug 13. The Essence of Line: French Drawings from Ingres to Degas explains itself. Through Sept 17. Native American art and culture: an unsung inspiration for pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. Through Sept 4. 1701 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, 253-272-4258.

VANCOUVER ART GALLERY
The most complete exhibition of Haida art ever, the museum says: Raven Travelling: Two Centuries of Haida Art. Through Sept 17. 50 Hornby St, Vancouver, BC, 604-662-4700.

OPENINGS

FAIRE GALLERY CAFE
Kaleidoscope: new paintings by Kimisha Turner. Reception Fri June 23, 7–11 pm. Through July 23. 1351 E Olive Way, 652-0781.

INSTALLATION SPACE
Waiting For BodhiDarma: an installation in two acts by Christian French. Reception Thurs June 22, 5–9 pm. Through Sept 30. 1601 Second Ave, Ste. 400, 624-3827.

JAMES HARRIS GALLERY
A Difference of Outlines and Outcomes: new work by Todd Simeone. Reception Thurs June 22, 6–8 pm. Through June 29. 309A Third Ave S, 903-6220.

LAWRIMORE PROJECT
This gallery should be the most exciting addition to the city in a long time: Run by Scott Lawrimore, formerly of Greg Kucera Gallery, it has a stable of intriguing artists, two of whom—Daniel Mihalyo and Annie Han—designed the spaces, in a playful renovation of a former sign-company building in the International District. The first show is SuttonBeresCuller's If These Walls..., in which the three artists (winners of last year's Stranger Genius Award) will seal themselves in a 32-by-32-by-16-foot box for three weeks and "make the show." Nobody knows what they'll come up with, including Lawrimore (see Suggests). Reception Thurs June 22, 6–10 pm. Through July 29. 831 Airport Way S, 501-1231.

UNIVERSITY HOUSE AT WALLINGFORD
Visually Speaking: MFA and BFA student work. Reception Thurs June 22, 5:30–7:30 pm. Through Oct 13. 4400 Stone Way N, 447-1181.

WALL SPACE
Elements: photography by Randall J. Corcoran. Through July 22. 600 First Ave, Ste 322, 330-9137.

WILLIAM TRAVER GALLERY
New work by glass artists Hiroshi Yamano and Gabriele Kustner. Reception Sun June 25, 6–8 pm. Through July 28. Glass master Lino Tagliapietra's Il Mito della Fenice. Through July 2. 110 Union St #200, 587-6501.

CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS

420.102
Landscapes for Phantom Limbs Pt. 1: new work by Wyndel Hunt. Through June 30. 420 Second Ave, 335-5083.

911 MEDIA ARTS GALLERY
Steven Vroom of the online Vroom Journal curated Documentation Cube, not of art but of its remnants: projections of documentations of works by SuttonBeresCuller will grace the four gallery walls. Through July 7. 402 Ninth Ave N, 682-6552.

BALLARDWORKS
Curated by Cynthia Moore and Mona Lang, Scenic Dope brings together the work of 25 visual artists who make their living in film, theater, and TV. Through July 2. 2856 NW Market St, 784-9987.

BLVD GALLERY
Return to Sender: urban silhouettes by Jill Simonsen, and Ray Noland's layered, glittery fantasies. Through July 1. 2316 Second Ave, 374-8977.

CAFFE VITA
Dreamcake: B&W landscape photographs by Elysha Rose Diaz (the intern who slaves over this calendar!). Through July 1. 813 Fifth Ave, 285-9662.

CATHERINE PERSON GALLERY
Utopia: seventeen new mixed-media works by Deborah F. Lawrence, with support from the Creative Capital Foundation. Through June 30. 319 Third Ave S, 726-1836.

CRAWL SPACE GALLERY
Grown Accustomed: considering the development of behavioral and psychological familiarity through seven new works in video. Through July 9. 504 E Denny Way, #1, 322-5752.

DAVIDSON CONTEMPORARY
Final Week. Cleave is the gallery's first large-scale installation, by John Grade. Through June 24. 310 S Washington St, 624-7684.

DAVIDSON GALLERIES
Recent paintings on paper by Robert Connell. Wood Engravings by Winslow Homer. Through July 1. 313 Occidental Ave S, 624-1324.

EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT
From the vaults of Paul Allen: DoubleTake: From Monet to Lichtenstein: "In its six years, EMP has been more of an overpriced tourist attraction than a home for the exchange of ideas about rock music, and rock is something we know Allen loves. How does he really feel about art, and what is his vision for showing it? This show doesn't answer those questions. Instead, it relies on celebrity. Even in rock, that only goes so far." (Jen Graves) 2901 Broad St, 770-2700.

FOSTER/WHITE GALLERY
Final Week. Gerard Tsutakawa presents new bronze sculpture: Chokoku. Through June 24. 220 Third Ave S, 622-2833.

FRANCINE SEDERS GALLERY
Variable Terrain: paintings by Juliana Heyne. Color Constructions: paintings by Michelle Bolinger. Through July 9. 6701 Greenwood Ave N, 782-0355.

G. GIBSON GALLERY
Rabbit Starvation: new paintings and sculpture by Larry Calkins. Through July 8. 300 S Washington St, 587-4033.

GALLERY 4CULTURE
The Future Is Our Only Goat, abstractions by Dianna Molzan. Through June 30. 101 Prefontaine Pl S, 296-7580.

GARDE RAIL GALLERY
Vintage linoleum assemblage by Bill Miller, scorched metal and encaustic on wood by Scott Griffin. Through July 1. 110 Third Ave S, 621-1055.

GORDON WOODSIDE/JOHN BRASETH GALLERY
Paintings and prints by Kenneth Callahan. 2101 Ninth Ave, 622-7243.

GREG KUCERA GALLERY
Michael Knutson: "The shapes are thick, wet, and brushy. Each is its own tiny expressionistic island. In groups, they form small, forever-mutating scenes, like what your eye might make out if everything was stacked on top of everything else in a furniture warehouse." (Jen Graves) And Marcel Dzama's abject works on paper, some made with root beer and with such titles as Untitled (Cowboys Shooting Bats). Through July 1. 212 Third Ave S, 624-0770.

GROVER/THURSTON GALLERY
Bestiary: paintings and cut paper works about animals by Julie Paschkis. Through July 1. Occidental Ave S, 223-0816.

HOWARD HOUSE
As his last gesture before moving to New York, HH's very wonderful Gary Owen put together Paper Trails: "We're presented with cerebral, finely tuned abstraction (Victoria Haven and Marco Maggi); conceptual high jinks with political bite (Michael Arcega); spooky, homespun nature observation (Cat Clifford); a nod to pop and über-fame (Andy Warhol); detritus-strewn abjection (Franz West); slyly existential humor (Dan Webb); and menacing highbrow formalism (Nancy Rubins)." (Peter Gaucys) And: Three Painters: Kim Dorland, Alexander Kantrovsky, Chiara Minchio. Through July 1. 604 Second Ave, 256-6399.

JOHNNYWOW! STUDIO/GALLERYNaked Lady Wrestlers. 619 Western Ave, fourth floor, 549-2184.

KIRKLAND ARTS CENTER
Clay? A national ceramic exhibition juried by UW professors Jamie Walker, Akio Takamori, and Doug Jeck. Through July 29. 620 Market St, Kirkland, 425-889-2963.

LA FAMILIA GALLERY
Contained: mixed media by Aimee Mori. Through June 30. 117 Prefontaine Pl, 291-4608

LEE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Painted On by 10 Seattle painters. Through Aug 25. 901 Twelfth Ave, 296-5360.

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM RENTAL/SALES GALLERY
Referencing Nature: Lanny DeVuono's nostalgic bird's-eye view of communism, Victoria Haven's cutout landforms, and Jason Wood's rebuilt woods are the highlights. Through July 8. 1220 Third Ave, 343-1101.

SOIL ART GALLERY
Hardline Organics Part Two—a tale of absurd optimism (see review). Through July 1. 112 Third Ave S, 264-8061.

SUYAMA SPACE
SHHH, a major installation by German-born composer/sculptor Trimpin, is a rotating sphere orbiting on an 18-foot-diameter metal ring, producing sound from the changing velocity of rotations. Whiz-bang! Through July 28. 2324 Second Ave, 256-0809.

WESTERN BRIDGE
"It isn't that the group show of painting, video, photography, and installation at Western Bridge this spring doesn't have serious concerns... But Boys and Flowers—organized by Western Bridge director Eric Fredericksen, whose style is marked by intelligent levity—sticks with the play of its title. The show is more of a fat, supple peony than a tightly wound, prickly rose." (Jen Graves) Through Aug 12. 3412 Fourth Ave S, 838-7444.

EVENTS

GAGE ACADEMY OF ART
Starving Artist Feast and Art Sale. Sat June 24, 7–10 pm, $30. 1501 10th Ave E, 323-GAGE.

GREG KUCERA GALLERY
XY: A Rare Collection of Male Photographs (see In Art News). Fri June 23, 7–9 pm, $30. 212 Third Ave S, 624-0770.

KCTSRefugee ARTvocacy: a showcase of talent from Seattle's diverse refugee community. Wed June 28, 6–9 pm. 401 Mercer Ave, 323-3152.