Starting in October, SAM will play host to Peacock in the Desert: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India, a traveling exhibition of some 250 artworks and objects that trace four centuries of royal history of the Rathore dynasty of Rajasthan, India. Credit: Maharao Umed Singh of Kota on a Hunt, 1780, Sheikh Taju, Kota, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, 26 × 20 1/2 in., Mehrangarh Museum Trust, photo: Neil Greentree

Starting in October, SAM will play host to Peacock in the Desert: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India, a traveling exhibition of some 250 artworks and objects that trace four centuries of royal history of the Rathore dynasty of Rajasthan, India.

Starting in October, SAM will play host to Peacock in the Desert: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India, a traveling exhibition of some 250 artworks and objects that trace four centuries of royal history of the Rathore dynasty of Rajasthan, India. Maharao Umed Singh of Kota on a Hunt, 1780, Sheikh Taju, Kota, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, 26 × 20 1/2 in., Mehrangarh Museum Trust, photo: Neil Greentree

Take refuge from fall’s cooler temperatures inside a museum or art gallery, where you can see everything from international artists addressing themes of healing and self-care to a photography show about space and time to centuries-old Viking artifacts. Below, we’ve compiled all of those and more critics’ picks for art shows and events this season. You can also find a complete list of art shows in Seattle this fall on our Things To Do calendar, or check out the rest of our critics’ picks from Seattle Art and Performance.

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MUSEUMS
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Alfredo Arreguín: Life Patterns This Mexican-born Seattle artist, according to his representatives at Linda Hodges Gallery “recognized as one of the originators of the Pattern and Decoration movement in painting,” imitates mosaic, tile, and floral decorations in oils. A salmon fisher and nature lover, he often depicts life in the Salish Sea. (As a side note, he was also pals with the writer Raymond Carver.) This exhibition will mount more than 30 of his works, particularly his more recent achievements. (Oct 13—Feb 13)

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