HENRY ART GALLERY
15th Ave NE & NE 41st St, 543-2280.

* JAMES TURRELL

New light installations, with models and drawings from his literally monumental Roden Crater--a volcano in Arizona he is resculpting in order to, in his words, "reshape the sky." Through Oct 5.

* GILLIAN WEARING

An eerie blend of audio collected from interviews with children in their formative years (10-16) and video images of adults performing their dialogue in lip-synch. Through May 4.

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
100 University St, 654-3100.

* JACOB LAWRENCE

In its only West Coast stop, the extensive traveling exhibition of Lawrence's career in narrative takes residence at SAM. Through May 4.

GEORGE WASHINGTON: A NATIONAL TREASURE

Pro or con? Through July 20.

OPENING EXHIBITIONS


BUDDY BUNTING

Sweeping landscapes of confinement: Bunting's large-scale oil depictions of penitentiaries in Big Sky Country. Artist reception Thurs April 10, 6-9 pm. Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St, Kirkland, 425-822-7161. Through May 2.

CHRISTOPHER J. BUENING, JOSHUA WEINTRAUB

Weintraub's works are variations on the unreadable: scribblings, erasings, the faint half-rendered image, the floating body part. With paintings by Buening. Opening reception Thurs April 10, 6-8 pm. Seattle Central Community College Fine Arts Gallery, 801 E Pine St, 587-4162. Through May 1.

ANN GEORGIA McCAFFRAY

Works on paper, calling themselves Motion, Emotion, Commotion. Opening reception Sat April 12, 6-10 pm. Gallery 63 Eleven, 6311 24th Ave, 478-2238. Through May 8.

KATHY MOSS

The natural world, fragmented by New York (wow!) painter Moss. Ballard/Fetherston Gallery, 818 E Pike St, 322-9440. Through May 3.

KEVIN QUINN, BART TURNER

New works, in glass and metal, by a couple of "artisans." Opening reception Fri April 11, 6-8 pm. Gulassa & Co., Inc., 10 Dravus St, 283-1810. Through May 5.

NANCY REITHAAR

Beasts of majesty in monotype: Reithaar presents her Elephant Prints series. Opening reception Sat April 12, 7-10 pm. Sev Shoon Arts Center, 5200 Ballard Ave NW, 782-2415. Through May 5.

ROBERT WEINGARTEN, ROBERT GLENN KETCHEM, STEVEN FEY

Pictures of places. You know, like those other pictures of places you've seen. Benham Gallery, 1216 First Ave, 622-2480. Through May 31.

JOAN STUART ROSS

Noted for her recent works in encaustic, Ross exhibits a mixed amassment of paintings and prints. Still Life on the Ave, 1405 NE 50th St, 729-3542. Through June 12.

ROBERT YODER

See Stranger Suggests. Opening reception Sat April 12, 6-8 pm. Howard House, 2017 Second Ave, 256-6399. Through May 23.

CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS


* TIM BAVINGTON, LYNN WOODS TURNER

With an elaborate system of color wheels, tonal scale, and some math that's probably way over my head, Bavington maps the movements of sound--a visual record of a sonic moment in narrow stripe. With Turner's incredibly intricate idlings. Greg Kucera Gallery, 212 Third Ave S, 624-0770. Through April 26.

LINCOLN CLARKES

The powerful double-entendre of Clarkes' nationally recognized photo collection Heroines finds its way to PCN in the form of 30 portraits documenting the addicted women of Vancouver, BC's Downtown Eastside. Photographic Center Northwest, 900 12th Ave, 720-7222. Through April 29.

DOT GAIN

A chance view at the work of freelance illustrators before the ruthless newspaper industry gets its hands on it: The artists of Seattle's finest newspaper, Tablet, present wares produced for publication. Bluebottle Art Gallery and Store, 415 E Pine St, 325-1592. Through April 26.

* KAMALA DOLPHIN-KINGSLEY

Dolphin-Kingsley's intricately detailed creations inhabit gorgeous nouveau-style plant/animal kingdoms in charcoal, pen and ink, paint, and glitter. All City Coffee, 1205 S Vale St, 767-7146. Through April 30.

* MANDY GREER

More animals, more darkness, more--if you can imagine it--delightful memento mori. King County Art Gallery, 506 Second Ave, second floor, 296-7580. Through April 25.

* JOE JOE GUILLEMETTE

Furry lamps. Flip Hair Studio, 620 Alaskan Way, second floor.

URSULA GULLOW

People and landscapes--in short, crowds. Coffee Animals Cafe, 550 12th Ave, 726-9600. Through April 30.

YUMIKO KAYUKAWA, JOHN JOHN JESSE

The Kayukawa fantasy factory churns out 16 new frigid forms of the feminine in her aggressively cute style. With Jesse's troubled pinups. Roq la Rue Gallery, 2316 Second Ave, 374-8977. Through May 2.

KAZUO KADONAGA

Final week. Installations of materials--wood, paper, bamboo, and glass--that embrace natural process as an intrinsic element of structure. Suyama Space, 2324 Second Ave, 256-0809. Through April 11.

* LISA LIEDGREN

Keeping time with wax (and wane), Liedgren's subtle timelines reflect epochs of importance, in the soft ticks of the lunar cycle. James Harris Gallery, 309A Third Ave S, 903-6220. Through April 26.

CASEY McGLYNN

The second in Garde Rail's great white curatorial series Blame Canada, Toronto-based "outsider" artist McGlynn presents her wood and canvas assemblages. Inside. Garde Rail Gallery, 4860 Rainier Ave S, 721-0107. Through May 31.

* YUKI NAKAMURA, CLAUDE ZERVAS

Nakamura's impeccable porcelain objects, with something inscrutable by Zervas. Soil Gallery, 1317 E Pine St, 264-8061. Through April 26.

OBJECTS FOUND

Garbage--but, you know, as art or something. With works by christ2000™, Jesse Paul Miller, and Sarah Morris, among others. This could be pretty good. North Seattle Community College Art Gallery, 9600 College Way N, 528-4557. Through May 2.

MATTHEW PARKER

Rummage co-curator Parker presents his solo debut, a series of his polished, design-informed paintings. Alibi Room, 85 Pike St, 623-3180. Through April 30.

PHOTOCLOSET MEMBERS ANNUAL EXHIBITION

The eighth annual exhibition by Pound's darkroom members. Pound Gallery, 1216 10th Avenue, 323-0557. Through April 20.

ADDE RUSSELL, THE BRA SHOW

Russell's three-dimensional works in mixed media fight for attention among the mammary mass of strapped and padded works in the oft-ignored medium of brassiere. Atelier 31, 2500 First Ave, 448-5250. Through April 27.

JUNIPER SHUEY

Shuey presents a looping video installation in the windows of 911 Media Arts--a film of literal and figurative submergence. 911 Media Arts, 117 Yale Ave N, 682-6552. Through April 30.

BARBARA EARL THOMAS, LYNDA K. ROCKWOOD

Thomas' tempera and silver leaf, with Rockwood's hydrostone, fossil, and ash. Francine Seders Gallery, 6701 Greenwood Ave N, 782-0355. Through April 27.

JAMIE WATERS AND REBECCA WOODHOUSE

Words, women, and paint: Waters' feminine figures combine with Woodhouse's text-heavy paintings. Gallery 124, 124 S Washington, 748-9738. Through April 30.

SHERRY WOLF

Historical paintings as a source for still life. Linda Hodges Gallery, 316 First Ave S, 624-3034. Through April 26.

EVENTS


RON DONOVAN, CHUCK SPERRY

One night only. Donovan and Sperry, the prolific poster artists behind the Firehouse Kustom Rockart Company, sign Eyesore, an anthology of recent works in poster art. Thurs April 10, 7 pm. Confounded Books & Hypno Video, 2235 Second Ave, 441-1377.