1420 11th Ave, 728-1980.
DORKBOT
Grassroots Art Collective presents the culmination of its monthly Dorkbot conferences, with a gallery show composed of technologically revelatory contraptions. Through Sept 3.
FRYE ART MUSEUM
704 Terry Ave, 622-9250.
DAVID BENNETT
Bennett presents The Imagined Woman, a collection of miniature portraits of ladies. Through Sept 7.
DEL GISH
A student of Russian American Sergei Bongart, regional artist Gish complements the current Imperial Collection show with a solo exhibition of his portfolio. Through Nov 23.
HENRY ART GALLERY
15th Ave NE & NE 41st St, 543-2280.
CROSSCURRENTS AT CENTURY'S END
Premiering its national tour in our little corner of America, the Crosscurrents exhibition milks the Neuberger Berman collection for a look at emerging and contemporary figures in photography and painting, including James Casebere, Vic Muniz, Mary Heilman, and Ingrid Calame. Through Sept 21.
* JAMES TURRELL
Finally premiering the long-awaited skyspace addition to the Henry, Turrell continues his current exhibitions of 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.
NORDIC HERITAGE MUSEUM
3014 NW 67th St, 789-5707.
PIRJO BERG
Multimedia assemblages by local Finn Berg. Through Sept 28.
HELMI JUVONEN
Northwest Native American imagery, as seen through the eyes of an emigrant Finn associated with the big boys of the Northwest School. Through Aug 31.
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
100 University St, 654-3100.
INTERNATIONAL ABSTRACTION PARTS 1 and 2: MAKING PAINTING REAL
SAM explores the initial abstract explosion that took place after World War I, and then from the 1940s through the present. Through Feb 2004.
NICOLA VRUWINK
Final week. Sculptor Vruwink teases the palette with an array of 70 birthday cakes--one for every year of SAM's existence--each a specific reference to works in the museum's collection. Please don't lick the plaster. Through Aug 24.
OPENINGS
* RESPITE
This week only. Three artists--Claire Cowie, Jean Hicks, and Julie Johnson--explore what it means to bring a bit of relief in a public space. See also In Arts News, page 31. Panama Hotel, 605 1/2 S Main St, Fri-Sun Aug 22-24, 11 am-6 pm.
CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS
* ANDRIO ABERO
Celebrated (and extremely young) Seattle poster artist Abero hosts a solo exhibition composed of commercial designs and recent screened works, as previewed in the Vera Project's recent Boombox exhibition. Victrola, 413 15th Ave E, 568-2086. Through Aug 31.
* ARDENT LABOR
Final week. See In Arts News, page 31. SOIL Gallery, 1317 E Pine St, 264-8061. Through Aug 24.
FRANCESCA BERRINI, DEVI PELLERIN, ZOE DAWN WILSON
Fremont's latest upstart premieres Gigantor Art!, with the cartoonish, candy-coated creepiness of Berrini, Pellerin, and Wilson. Priceless Works, 619 N 35th St, Suite 100, 349-9943. Through Aug 30.
* COLE CASE, SEAN DUFFY
Final week. See In Arts News, page 31. Howard House, 2017 Second Ave, 256-6399. Through Aug 23.
JEFF FISHER
"Toy" is such a judgmental term. Fisher's hybrid sculptures are a little bit Dr. Moreau, a little bit Santa Claus. Little Theatre, 608 19th Ave E, 675-2055. Through Sept 28.
RONALD HALL, STEVEN MILLER
Hall's paintings play 52 Pick-Up with the whole damned race deck, while Miller's photos look at objects in the periphery of a culture. Gallery 110, 110 S Washington St, 624-9336. Through Aug 30.
JENNY HELLMAN, JOE BURMEISTER
A lonely bed with 85 folksy pillows by Hellman, with Burmeister's obsessively researched and constructed sampan harbor boat. Tom Landowski Gallery, 403 Cedar St, 448-0284. Through October 2.
MICHAEL HOWARD, KATHRYN GLOWEN
Howard's luminous oils of construction and structure, with Glowen's Terra Incognita collages. Francine Seders Gallery, 6701 Greenwood Ave N, 782-0355. Through Aug 31.
L':T:
With work by Bo Bartlett, Philippe Cognée, Kris Cox, Brad Durham, Betsy Eby, and Julie Speidel. Winston Wächter Fine Art, 403 Dexter Ave N, 652-5855. Through Aug 29.
LOCOMOTION: 1 CLICK=4 PHOTOS=1 PRINT
Ecce Quadcam: four images taken over the span of a single second. DownUnder, 1501 Pike Pl #321, 382-5520. Through Sept 30.
* PAUL MARGOLIS
Clever quilter Margolis crafts cloth representations of those closest to him; his work includes quilted meter-maid carts, wine presses, and flip-flops. King County Gallery, 506 Second Ave, second floor, 296-7580. Through Aug 29.
JOHN MILLER
In Blue Plate Special, Miller gives us the greasy spoon in glass. William Traver Gallery, 110 Union St, second floor, 587-6501. Through Aug 31.
* MARK MOTHERSBAUGH
Painted prints from the buzzy mind of DEVO's frontman. Roq la Rue Gallery, 2316 Second Ave, 374-8977. Through Sept 5.
OTHER WATERS
Gibson unpacks the storeroom for its summer vacation, with its 12th annual group show of works by the gallery's healthy stable of artists. G. Gibson Gallery, 514 E Pike St, 587-4033. Through Aug 30.
* PROJECT 18
Site-specific sculpture investigating the why and where of Sand Point's Building 18. Check out Charles McHale's swirling cloud of feathers. In and around Building 18, Sand Point Magnuson Park, 522-9529. Through Sept 14.
ROUGH DIAMONDS
Final week. The anonymous and undiscovered of the thrift-store art aisle finally find their moment in the spotlight. Hopvine, 507 15th Ave NE, 328-3120. Through Aug 22.
K. D. SCHILL
Final week. Costume designer Schill's debut solo exhibition marries baseball and Catholicism for Hall of Fame: Team Catholic. Secluded Alley Works, 113 12th Ave, 839-0880. Through Aug 24.
ASHLEY THORNER
Abstract sculpture the way it should be--big, sparkly, and inflatable. The vinyl and plastic works of Thorner's Hooked on Lemon Drops. Seattle Art Museum Rental/Sales Gallery, 1334 First Ave, 654-3240. Through Sept 1.
SAUNDRA VALENCIA
Black Lab founder Valencia clears the walls for her own wares, a mixed photographic bag of narratives, pastel-painted prints, and transparency lightboxes. Black Lab Gallery, 4216 Sixth Ave NW, 706-7017. Through Aug 30.
* VELVET DREAMS
Cuddle up to the fuzzy beauty only velvet can afford, in a powerhouse exhibition featuring the fine art of velvet painting. Featuring works by Edgar Leeteg, the "modern master" of the medium, as well as contemporary dabblers like Charles Krafft, Art Chantry, Joe Newton, and Ellen Forney. Lava Lounge, 2226 Second Ave, 441-5660. Through Sept 1.
EVENTS
TIM FOSS STUDIO SALE
Foss makes some nifty pottery; pick some up for a song. Secluded Alley Works, 113 12th Ave, 652-5867. Sat-Sun Aug 23-24, 12-6 pm.
