MUSEUMS
BURKE MUSEUM
The Eternal Thread: the women-only art of Maori weaving. Through May 29. NE 45th St and 17th Ave NE, 543-5590.
FRYE ART MUSEUM
Tiny, doomed men in sweatsuits in snowscapes under terrible skies: the drawings of Houston-based Robyn O'Neil. Modern Nature is Amy Helfand's garden-based collages and textiles. Through July 30. 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.
NORDIC HERITAGE MUSEUM
Dream Time—Fairy Photo Challenges. Through July 30. 3014 NW 67th St, 789-5707.
SEATTLE ASIAN ART MUSEUM
Seattle Art Museum downtown is closed for renovations until spring 2007; SAAM is filling in. New shows synopsize SAM's "past, present, and future," curators say, with 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 large-scale nature photographs 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
If you go Sat May 20, you can catch all three of these. Opening. Local contemporary survey of the 2006 Neddy Artist Fellowship nominees and winners (Brian Murphy, Jaq Chartier, David C. Kane, Barbara Earl Thomas, Barbara Robertson, Dawn Cerny, Blake Haygood). Final week. The Great American Thing: Modern Art and National Identity, 1915–1935, with some standouts (paintings by Charles Demuth, lovable vintage commercial objects included). Through May 21. Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein seen through an unsung inspiration: Native American art. Through Sept 4. 1701 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, 253-272-4258.
VANCOUVER ART GALLERY
The latest in prefab home design: Some Assembly Required. Through Sept 4. From the permanent collection is 75 Years of Collecting: First Nation Myths and Realities. Through Aug 27. 50 Hornby St, Vancouver, BC, 604-662-4700.
WHATCOM MUSEUM OF HISTORY & ART
Contrasting Objectives: Fifteen Pacific Northwest Photographers includes Jim Breukelman of Vancouver, BC, Rebecca Cummins and Claude Zervas of Seattle, and Christopher Rauschenberg of Portland. Through Sept 10. 121 Prospect St, Bellingham, 360-676-6981.
OPENINGS
CENTER ON CONTEMPORARY ART
Painted photographs by Spanish film director Carlos Saura "Iberia." Through June 20. 410 Dexter Ave N, 728-1980.
CRAWL SPACE GALLERY
Chad Wentzel's Everything I've Ever Wanted All at the Same Time: a "barrage of cut paper."Reception Sat May 20, 6–9 pm. Through June 11. 504 E Denny Way, #1, 322-5752.
FAIRE GALLERY CAFE
Deer Me: being like taxidermy, only little. Reception Fri May 19, 7–10 pm. Through June 16. 1351 E Olive Way,652-0781.
FINE IMPRESSIONS GALLERY
Ernest Lothar (1906–1961): Retrospective. Through June 10. 8300 Fifth Ave NE, 784-5270.
GARDE RAIL GALLERY
Vintage linoleum assemblage by Bill Miller and works on scorched metal and encaustic on wood by Scott Griffin. Reception Thurs May 18, 6–8 pm. Through July 1. 110 Third Ave S, 621-1055.
GREG KUCERA GALLERY
Eye-poppers by Michael Knutson (check out nine versions of Warpt Coil on www.gregkucera.com/knutson.htm). Also opening: 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.
HOWARD HOUSE
As his last gesture before moving to New York, HH's very wonderful Gary Owen put together Paper Trails, which emphasizes nontraditional approaches in the medium by Cat Clifford, Michael Arcega, Victoria Haven, Marco Maggi, Nancy Rubins, Andy Warhol, Dan Webb, and Franz West. And: Three Painters: Kim Dorland, Alexander Kantarovsky, Chiara Minchio. Reception Thurs May 18, 6–8 pm. Through June 1.604 Second Ave, 256-6399.
ICEBOX CONTEMPORARY ART
Justin Hahn's installation of swarming detritus, Essential Vesicles. Reception Thurs May 18, 7–9 pm. Through June 8. 301A Puyallup Ave, Tacoma, 856-7114.
LEE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Painted On by 10 Seattle painters including Brian Murphy, Bradley Biancardi, and Francisco Guerrero. Reception Thurs May 18, 5–8 pm. 901 12th Ave,296-5360.
CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS
20twenty
Portraits, Etc., is new photography by April Brimer. Through June 7. 5208 Ballard Ave NW, 706-0969.
ALEXIS HOTEL
Artists represented by Grover/Thurston, including Faye Jones and Joe Max Emminger. Through July 4. 1009 First Ave,340-6678.
ALL CITY COFFEE
Formation Metropolis by Jay Mason. Through May 31. 125 Prefontaine Pl S,652-8331.
ART/NOT TERMINAL GALLERY
Sam Caldwell's Experimentation in mixed media. Through June 1. 2045 Westlake Ave, 233-0680.
ARTHEAD GALLERY
Water, Water, Everywhere… is marine paintings of the Northwest. Through June 3. 5411 Meridian Ave N, 633-5544.
ART PATCH GALLERY
Final week. Wanderings by Adam Wallace sounds sweet: "a wandering photographic journey of the self, of others, of nature, of what surrounds, of what is forgotten, of what is loved." Through May 18. 306 S Washington St, Ste 102, 388-2373.
BAAS ART GALLERY & FRAMING
Judy Talley: Memory and Symbol, doll photography and lithography. Through May 31. 2703 E Madison St, 324-4742.
BALLARD FETHERSTON GALLERY
New work by Melissa Furness. Through June 10. 818 E Pike,322-9440.
BENHAM GALLERY
Side by Side is a comparative history of the works of R. Mac Holbert and Graham Nash. Through May 27. 1216 First Ave, 622-2480.
BLUEBOTTLE GALLERY
Graham Fracha, new paintings. Through May 30. 415 E Pine St, 325-1592.
BLVD GALLERY
Roq la Rue founder Kirsten Anderson, with curator Damion Hayes, started this new gallery of "urban contemporary" art—stuff influenced by graffiti, hiphop, DIY, and skateboard culture—with a group show, Groundswell. Through June 3.2316 Second Ave,374-8977.
BOOTYLAND
Photography by Deena Hofstad. Through June 7. 1317 E Pine St,328-0636.
CAFFÉ VITA
Pillow Book is photography by David Sherwin. Through May 31. 1005 E Pike St,709-4440.
CAPITOL HILL ARTS CENTER
Imbue, new works by Dawn Samuelson. Through June 30. 1621 12th Ave, 388-0500.
CATHERINE PERSON GALLERY
Souvenir, Linda Davidson's oil paintings, graphite drawings, and an eight-foot two-dimensional tree made of typewritten words. Through May 27. 319 Third Ave S, 726-1836.
COLUMBIA CITY GALLERY
Plugged In and Caffeinated, 17 artists exploring time. Through July 9. 4864 Rainier Ave S, 760-9843.
CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
The BFA show: what 36 design students and 37 art students have been working on. Through May 26. Art exhibition is at 2000 Terry Ave, design exhibition is at Consolidated Works, 500 Boren Ave N, 726-5011.
CORRIDOR GALLERY
Things I Don't Want to Do, mixed media by Garek Druss. Through May 27. 306 S Washington St, 856-7037.
CRITICAL LINE
Found Space: Inaugurating this contemporary gallery are photography, painting, and video by Kevin Haas, Ann Kendellen, Ido Fluk, Matthew Keeney, and EJ Hercyzk. Through July 7. 741 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, 253-444-2741.
D'ADAMO/WOLTZ GALLERY
New paintings by Cary Henrie. Through May 30. 307 Occidental Ave S,652-4414.
DAVIDSON CONTEMPORARY
Cleave is the gallery's first large-scale installation, by John Grade. Through June 24. 310 S Washington St, 624-7684.
DAVIDSON GALLERIES
The second part of Contemporary Finnish Woodcuts, and prints by the incomparable Jay Steensma. Through May 27. 313 Occidental Ave S, 624-1324.
DAYBREAK STAR INDIAN ART GALLERY
Refuse to Die, paintings by Andrew Morrison. Through June 15. 3801 Government Way,285-4425.
EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT
From the vaults of Paul Allen: DoubleTake: From Monet to Lichtenstein. 2901 Broad St,770-2700.
FOSTER/WHITE GALLERY
Alden Mason's Early Bird Series. Through May 27. 300 S Main St, 622-2833.
FOUNTAINHEAD GALLERY
Innervision,an 11-artist show of landscape painters. Through May 26. 625 W McGraw St, 285-4467.
FRAME UP STUDIOS
Kent Modglin's digital collages. Through May 30. 3515 Fremont Ave N, 547-4657.
FRANCINE SEDERS GALLERY
Ink-on-paper works by Robert McNown, mixed-media pieces by Bradd Skubinna, and monochroform by Jeffrey Burgert. Through June 4. 6701 Greenwood Ave N, 782-0355.
FRANK AND DUNYA
Paintings and soft sculpture by Kelley Callicoat. Through June 1. 3418 Fremont Ave N,547 6760.
FRIESEN GALLERY
Works from artists represented by Gallery DeNovo, a neighbor to Friesen's original Sun Valley location, which turns 20 this year. 1200 Second Ave S,628-9501.
FUEL COFFEE
Photography by Leslie Duss. Through May 29. 610 19th Ave E,329-4700.
G. GIBSON GALLERY
Photographs by JoAnn Verburg and paintings by Marc Dennis. Through May 27. 300 S Washington St, 587-4033.
GALLERY 4CULTURE
Schönbrunn (A Failed Attempt at Something Grand) is a riot of historical narratives by Dawn Cerny. (See review.) Through May 26. 101 Prefontaine Pl S,296-7580.
GALLERY 110
New paintings by Christopher Buening and Linda Horsley. Through May 27. 110 S Washington St, 624-9336.
GALLERY 1412
Ballpoint pen drawings by Funnotfame in No Comply: Skateboarding Speaks on Authority. Also up: screen prints and mixed-media collages by Dale Dreiling. Through June 4. 1412 18th Ave E, 956-8372.
THE GREAT NABOB
New figurative paintings by Erik Andrew. Through June 30. 819 Fifth Ave N,281-9850.
GROVER/THURSTON GALLERY
Improbabilities and Riddles: paintings by Bay Area artist Inez Storer. Through May 27. Occidental Ave S, 223-0816.
® HALO
New Paintings by Rachel Maxi. Through July 22. 1919 Third Ave,256-0715.
ICON COFFEE
New work by Guatemalan artist Diego IsaĂas Hernández. Through May 31. 4301 Fremont Ave N,632-3535.
JACK STRAW NEW MEDIA GALLERY
Kichul Kim's Rapport is the Korean sound sculptor's first U.S. exhibition. Through June 23. 4261 Roosevelt Way NE, 634-0919.
JAMES HARRIS GALLERY
Claire Cowie's latest: About Strange Lands: Sculptures and Watercolors, inspired by the story of Clara, a rhinoceros raised by a Dutch sea captain and exhibited in the 1740s and '50s to crowds of Europeans who'd never seen the animal. Through June 17. 309A Third Ave S, 903-6220.
JOE BAR
Friends of Little Roy, photography by Erin L. Shafkind. Through May 31. 810 E Roy St,324-0407.
KIMZEY MILLER GALLERY
Finaléis the starkly titled closing exhibition for this 30-year-old Seattle staple location. On rotation are works by the gallery's stable of artists. Through May 26. 1225 Second Ave, 682-2339.
LINDA HODGES GALLERY
New paintings by Northwest veteran Gaylen Hansen. Through May 27. 316 First Ave S, 624-3034.
LISA HARRIS GALLERY
10 Years of Paper is a retrospective of prints, collages, and paintings by Richard Hutter. Through May 28. 1922 Pike Pl, 443-3315.
LOCAL COLOR
New works by seven artists. 1606 Pike Place,728-1717.
MITCHELLI'S GALLERY BAR
Acrylic portraits by Cait Willis. Through May 28. 84 Yesler Way, 623-3883.
MUSADESIGN
Historical African sculpture and contemporary paintings by Seth Ely form Counterpoints. Through June 2. 2617 Fifth Ave S,425-246-8464.
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
Oils, watercolors, and photographs in Northwest National Parks: From Inspiration to Action. Through Sept 2. 313A First Ave S,903-1444.
NORTHWEST CRAFTS CENTER GALLERY
Final week. New and selected artworks by Edd Cox are Temple Garden. Through May 22. 105 Harrison St,728-1555.
OK HOTEL
Galatea, paintings by Della Campion. 212 Alaskan Way S.
PACINI LUBEL GALLERY
New paintings by Laura Ross-Paul. Through May 27. 207 Second Ave S, 326-5555.
PLATFORM GALLERY
Patte Loper's Let Our Beauty Ease Your Grief. Through June 17. 114 Third Ave S, 323-2808.
PORTALIS
Recent works by Deane Benninghoven. Through June 2. 5205 Ballard Ave NW,783-2007.
PUNCH GALLERY
Sculpture-collage-photography: Howard Barlow, Justin Beckman, Michael Sherwin, Joanna Thomas. Through May 28. 119 Prefontaine Pl S.
RAINIER SQUARE
Portraits of Healing: Celebrating the Gift of Hospice, photography by Nancy Medwell. Through June 1. 1333 Fifth Ave.
REVOLUTIONS
Canadian artist Carmen Tomé. 7012 Woodlawn Ave NE.
RICHARD HUGO HOUSE
Memory: Capturing Our Fleeting Existence, "introversion boxes" by Lisa Mei Ling Fong. Through May 28. 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030.
ROQ LA RUE
Alternate Realities are paintings by Travis Louie and Robert Craig, featuring a musical score created by Jack West. Through June 3. 2312 Second Ave, 374-8977.
SAM DAY STUDIO
Work by late outdoor photographer Carl Skoog. Through May 30. 79 S Main St,714-6586.
SEAN STATTON SALON
Oil paintings by Tove PisaRelle. Through May 31. 900 Madison St,292-1181.
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM RENTAL/SALES GALLERY
Artists represented by Francine Seders Gallery. Through June 3. 1220 Third Ave, 343-1101.
SHIFT STUDIO
Elise Richman's No Man's Land. Through May 27. 306 S Washington St #105, 962-0201.
SMITH TOWER GALLERY
Work by Davis Limbach. 512 Second Ave,666-9039.
SOIL ART GALLERY
Nooksandcrannies, site-specific installation by Julie Custer, Marc Dombrosky, and Etsuko Ichikawa. In the Backspace, Substrata: New Photographs by Thom Heileson. Through May 28. 112 Third Ave S, 264-8061.
STONINGTON GALLERY
Borne of Myth & Fire: Celebrating Northwest Coast Art in Glass. Through May 29. 119 S Jackson St, 405-4040.
SUYAMA SPACE
SHHH, a major new installation by German-born composer/sculptor Trimpin, is a rotating, hand-formed sphere orbiting rhythmically on a floating, 18-foot-diameter metal ring, producing a layering of sound caused from the changing velocity of rotations when a viewer is in close proximity to the piece. Whiz-bang! Through July 28. 2324 Second Ave, 256-0809.
SWEATSHOP INC.
Final week. Influenced by '70s porn and snapshotters like Terry Richardson, Kelly O spent a year creating 100 Balls:Public Portraits of Private Parts with the help of 50 men, all to inspire a little love for the underappreciated testicle. Through May 18. 1202 E Pine St, Ste B, 388-2373.
TOST
Mixed media and calligraphy by Chiyo Sanada. Through May 31. 513 N 36th St, Space E, 568-7419.
THE UNDERGROUND GALLERY
The Many Faces of Machu Picchu is photography of the Peruvian ruins by Malcolm L. Edwards. Through May 31. 214 First Ave S Ste B-12,340-9395.
VICTROLA COFFEE
Large black-and-white photography by Laura Totten. Through May 31. 411 15th Ave E,325-6520.
VIDYA GALLERY
Abstract paintings by Paul Ziakin. Through May 31. 619 Western Ave,697-4439.
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, supply peony than a tightly wound, prickly rose." (Jen Graves) Through Aug 12. 3412 Fourth Ave S, 838-7444.
WASHINGTON ENSEMBLE THEATRE GALLERY
Sexy: adj. (ier/iest) is photography by Jules Manoogian, Kory Tatum, and Jennifer Zeyl in conjunction with What is Sexy? Through May 29. 608 19th Ave E, 372-6221.
WILLIAM TRAVER GALLERY
The latest from world-renowned Venetian glass master Lino Tagliapietra. Through May 28. 110 Union St #200, 587-6501.
WINDOWS ART GALLERY
The Fruit of the Earth, watercolors by Betty Chong-Gerbracht. Through May 31. 4131 Woodland Park Ave N, 425-806-8044.
ZEITGEIST
Intimate portraits by Willow Heath. Through May 31. 171 S Jackson St,583-0497.
EVENTS
SCI-FI PHOTO COMIC DEMO
Comic book artist Keith Curtis on how to use "graphics software to modify and blend photos into a cohesive tale of aliens and space-faring heroes." Sat May 20, 5 pm. School of Visual Concepts, room 204, 500 Aurora Ave N,525-6257.
U-DISTRICT ART WALK
More than 30 galleries. Fri May 19, 5–9 pm. Maps at www.scootergalleryseattle.com.
WHAT DOES PUNK LOOK LIKE ON PAPER?
In conjunction with DoubleTake: From Monet to Lichtenstein, "a panel discussion on the phenomenon of poster art." Thurs May 18, 7–9 pm. JBL Theater at Experience Music Project, 2901 Broad St,770-2702.
YOUNGSTOWN CULTURAL ARTS CENTER
Art Corps' Annual Student Showcase. Tues May 23 and Thurs May 25, 5:30–8 pm. 4408 Delridge Way SW, free.722-5440.
L ARTS CENTER
Art Corps’ Annual Student Showcase. Tues May 23 and Thurs May 25, 5:30–8 pm. 4408 Delridge Way SW, free.722-5440.