510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, 425-519-0770.
* NEST: LEO SAUL BERK
Final week. "Berk has created a very controlled experience, not unlike people who have thought about their décor down to the details in order to leave no question of whatever it is that they feel about themselves. " (Emily Hall) Through Sept 7.
PLAY: DORIS CHASE
As part of its continuing video series, BAM invites one of the medium's pioneering artists to display selections from 30 years of work. Through Sept 14.
EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT
325 Fifth Ave N, 770-2700.
* PAPER SCISSORS ROCK: 25 YEARS OF NORTHWEST PUNK POSTER DESIGN
Final week. "Acknowledging the split between the poster as fly-by-night bit of information and the poster as fetish object, the show itself keeps from bland academics--by refusing to handle the subject too delicately, but not denying the art of it, however anarchic." (Emily Hall) Through Sept 7.
* YES YES Y'ALL
Final week. "The only problem with the exhibit, inspired by a marvelous hiphop history book of the same name, is that it's not enough. One wants to see several rooms dedicated to the recovered fliers, clothes, disco equipment, and images from a time when young rappers 'ate b-boys for lunch.'" (Charles Mudede) Through Sept 7.
FRYE ART MUSEUM
704 Terry Ave, 622-9250.
DAVID BENNETT
Final week. Bennett presents The Imagined Woman, a collection of miniature portraits of ladies. Through Sept 7.
HENRY ART GALLERY
15th Ave NE & NE 41st St, 543-2280.
* CLAIRE COWIE
Every surface is a stage for Cowie's engaging mutant sculptures--they seem so cute and approachable, but they'll wrench you right down to their level. With photogravures featuring the knickknacks cavorting weirdly in a multilevel dreamhouse. Through Sept 28.
TOM KNECHTEL
The claustrophobic works of Los Angeles' Knechtel, in a career retrospective titled On Wanting to Grow Horns. Through Sept 21.
NORDIC HERITAGE MUSEUM
3014 NW 67th St, 789-5707.
SCANDINAVIAN MASTERS
Art both contemporary and old by the stalwarts of the Scandinavian peninsula. Through Sept 28.
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
100 University St, 654-3100.
PAINTED VISIONS FROM INDIA AND PAKISTAN, PAST AND PRESENT
Final Week. Two shows of yoked subject, including the 16th-century Indian masterpieces of Intimate Worlds and their contemporary counterparts in Conversations with Traditions: Nilima Sheikh and Shahzia Sikander. Through Sept 8.
PRESTON SINGLETARY
Glass artist Singletary borrows liberally from traditional Native American design for his contemporary works. Through Nov 30.
SEATTLE ASIAN ART MUSEUM
Volunteer Park, 654-3100.
LI JIN: A FEAST
Two modern scrolls by a Chinese master. Through April 11.
OPENINGS
* BILL AKERS
All right, vessels usually bore me to tears. But Akers' martini glasses and other cocktail paraphernalia are snakily beautiful and often funny as all get-out. Opening reception Thurs Sept 4, 5-8 pm. Vetri, 1404 First Ave, 667-9608. Through Sept 24.
ANIMALITY
Les animaux se trouvent dans l'art. Avec la participation de Gaylen Hansen, Deborah Barrett, Roy de Forest, Robert Helm, et des autres. Opening reception Thurs Sept 4, 6-8 pm. Linda Hodges Gallery, 316 First Ave S, 624-3034. Through Sept 27.
LITA BATHO, PETER ROUX
Batho's sculpture surprises with unexpected contrasts; with atmospheric painting by Roux. Opening reception Thurs Sept 4, 6-8 pm. Ballard/Fetherston Gallery, 818 E Pike St, 322-9440. Through Sept 30.
GARY BERG, LUIS SANCHEZ
Berg contrasts cast concrete with burnt books; Sanchez explores urban signifiers, both deliberate and accidental. Opening reception Thurs Sept 4, 6-8 pm. Atelier 31, 2500 First Ave, 448-5250. Through Sept 28.
ANN FERNALD BORWICK,
SHANNON BOWLEY
Borwick's work combines dyed cheesecloth and lots of sewing; with new botanicals by Bowley. Opening reception Sat Sept 6, 6-9 pm. Artemis Gallery, 3107 S Day St, 323-0562. Through Sept 27.
CHRISTINE BURGOYNE
Body image explored through black-and-white photography; Burgoyne riffs on the usual consequences of such an inquiry by pairing the body with everyday items. Opening reception Thurs Sept 4, 6-8:30 pm. CDA Gallery, 506 Second Ave, Suite 200, 296-8674. Through Sept 26.
MARK CALDERON
Sculpture in a strange contrast of form and material (a handkerchief in cast concrete), and drawings in ash and clay. Opening reception Thurs Sept 4, 6-8 pm; artist talk Sat Sept 6, noon. Greg Kucera Gallery, 212 Third Ave S, 624-0770. Through Sept 27.
HENRY CHAMBERLAIN
Futuristic urban ladies. Glo's, 1621 E Olive Way, 632-1124. Through Oct 5.
RENEE COWAN, JULIA MAGID
New painting, new photography. Opening reception Thurs Sept 4, 6-8 pm. Emergence Gallery, 1914 Fourth Ave, 292-4142. Through Oct 6.
MAYSEY CRADDOCK, FRED BIRCHMAN
Craddock's paintings of everyday objects have a creepy animated quality; Birchman makes airplanes out of every possible thing. Opening reception Sun Sept 7, 2-4 pm. Francine Seders Gallery, 6701 Greenwood Ave N, 782-0355. Through Sept 28.
ROSEMARY DAUGHERTY
All sorts of oddities on canvas, including nail polish and cake glitter. Opening reception Sat Sept 6, 4-7 pm. Fancy, 1932 Second Ave, 443-4621. Through Sept 30.
PETER DE LORY
Triptychs and single photographs on the subject of Americans and their cars. Opening reception Thurs Sept 4, 6-8 pm. Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Pl, 443-3315. Through Sept 27.
Julie fein, cynthia wallace
Paintings, and quilts and small prints, respectively. Opening reception Wed Sept 10, 7-9 pm. Lottie Motts, 4900 Rainier Ave S, 725-8199. Through Sept 30.
SAM JOHN JACKSON III
New work in I Don't Believe You! Opening reception Fri Sept 5, 6-10 pm. Pitcairn Scott Gallery, 2207 Second Ave, 448-5380. Through Sept 30.
* DOUG JECK, ALAN FULLE
Jeck's ceramic people have a truly, utterly eerie life--his Crucifixion from a few years ago was pretty much unforgettable. With stripy paintings from Fulle. Opening reception Thurs Sept 4, 5-8 pm. William Traver Gallery, 110 Union St, second floor, 587-6501. Through Sept 28.
* JAMES LAVADOUR
Really just the most gorgeous painting around. Lavadour takes everything I don't like--expressive landscape painting--and turns it into something I love. Opening reception Thurs Sept 4, 6-8 pm. Grover/Thurston Gallery, 309 Occidental Ave S, 223-0816. Through Sept 27.
LENS STUDIES: CONTEMPORARY WORKS BY NORTHWEST PHOTOGRAPHERS
Exactly like the title says. Opening reception Thurs Sept 4, 6-8 pm. Martin-Zambito Fine Art, 721 E Pike St, 726-9509. Through Oct 1.
PERRI LYNCH
Visual and audio field recordings from Seattle's survey stations. Opening reception Fri Sept 5, 7 pm. Jack Straw New Media Gallery, 4261 Roosevelt Way NE, 634-0919. Through Nov 26.
JACOBO MENDOZA
The work of an Oaxacan master weaver. Opening reception Weds Sept 3, 7-9 pm. Collins Pub, 526 Second Ave, 623-1016. Through Oct 31.
MEGAN McLARNEY, JASON WANG
See gallery profile this issue. Opening reception Fri Sept 5, 7-9 pm. Priceless Works Gallery, 619 N 35th St, Suite 100, 349-9943. Through Sept 28.
YUNHEE MIN
Min shrouds actual life in neat, broad stripes; her show is called, appropriately enough, Events in Dense Fog. Opening reception Thurs Sept 4, 6-8 pm. James Harris Gallery, 309A Third Ave S, 903-6220. Through Oct 4.
ALEX MITCHELL
Wonder Boxes filled with handmade objects. Opening reception Thurs Sept 4, 5-8 pm. Solomon Fine Art, 1215 First Ave, 297-1400. Through Sept 26.
* MIKE NIPPER
You love his foul mouth, so why dontcha come see his paintings? Re-bar, 1114 Howell St, 233-9873. Through Sept 30.
NOT OF THIS EARTH
Artists on the world beyond this one. Opening reception Fri Sept 5, 7-11 pm. Secluded Alley Works, 113 12th Ave, 839-0880. Through Sept 15.
* OPEN HOUSE PART TWO
New acquisitions, including work by the amazing Jimmy Lee Sudduth, as well as Purvis Young, Harry Teague, and Ms. Annie Grgich. Opening reception Fri Sept 5, 6-10 pm. Garde Rail Gallery, 4860 Rainier Ave S, 721-0107. Through Sept 27.
CHARLES PARRISH
New sculpture and drawings. Opening reception Sat Sept 6, 7-10 pm. Art/Not Terminal Gallery, 2045 Westlake Ave, 233-0680. Through Oct 2.
ITALO SCANGA, REID OZAKI
Mid-'90s sculpture and glass from Scanga and Pacific Rim-inspired ceramics from Ozaki. Opening reception Fri Sept 5, 6-8 pm. Bryan Ohno Gallery, 155 S Main St, 667-9572. Through Sept 27.
SEVEN PAINTERS
It's not a sitcom, although the premise is promising: Seven artists share a studio--hilarity ensues. Opening reception Thurs Sept 4, 6-8 pm. Zeitgeist Gallery, 171 S Jackson St, 583-0497. Through Oct 1.
ANNE STEVENS, KAREN HACKENBERG
Painting and more painting, in Stevens' Interaction Studies and Hackenberg's Shifting Ground. Opening reception Fri Sept 5, 6-8 pm. Fountainhead Gallery, 625 W McGraw St, 285-4467. Through Sept 27.
FRANCESCA SUNDSTEN
Sundsten's bizarro world includes a fleshy bikini-clad lady with a ram's head, and a pregnant, dreadlocked Medusa. Opening reception Thurs Sept 4, 6-8 pm. Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave S, 624-7684. Through Sept 27.
TALES FROM THE WATER HEATER
Art based on the magnetic poetry that evolved on ACE's water heater. Curated by Kipling West, an artist and curator who seems to pull artists out of nowhere for solid, interesting shows. Opening reception Thurs Sept 4, 6-9 pm. ACE Gallery, 619 Western Ave, third floor, 623-1288. Through Sept 27.
DAVID TRAYLOR, CINDY SMALL
Traylor's ceramic objects always seem to convey a kind of menace, not least because they look like heavy, headspliting bronze. With daydreamy paintings by Small. Opening reception Thurs Sept 4, 6-8 pm. Gallery 110, 110 S Washington St, 624-9336. Through Sept 27.
* DAN WEBB
See Stranger Suggests. Opening reception Sat Sept 6, 6-8 pm. Howard House, 2017 Second Ave, 256-6399. Through Oct 18.
* WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
Optimistic? Or oblivious? Eleven SOIL artists duke it out. With work by good, good artists who have left, or left and come back, or are leaving, or have been here all along, including Chris Grant, Jeff DeGolier, John Seal, and Perla Sitcov. Opening reception Sat Sept 6, 7-10 pm. SOIL Gallery, 1317 E Pine St, 264-8061. Through Sept 28.
WILLIAM WEGMAN
Wegman's dogs are back--with those slightly peevish, put-upon expressions that just break your heart. I hope they get lots of Scooby Snacks. Opening reception Tues Sept 9, 5-8 pm. Winston W...chter Fine Art, 403 Dexter Ave N, 652-5855. Through Oct 30.
YOUTH IN FOCUS: THE FIRST TEN YEARS
Photography by urban teens. Opening reception Thurs Sept 4, 6-8 pm. Benham Gallery, 1216 First Ave, 723-1479. Through Sept 27.
CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS
KAMALA DOLPHIN-KINGSLEY
Dolphin-Kingsley returns with yet another new show of her crowded creatures, this time at a fancy-pants piano store. Classical Grands and Galleries, 1900 Fourth Ave, 297-6717. Through Sept 30.
EIGHTH ANNUAL EDWIN T. PRATT
EXHIBITION
Work in diverse media by 30 diverse artists representing the diversity of Seattle's diverseness. Odessa Brown Center, 21st Ave S and Yesler Way S, 328-2200. Through Jan 2.
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.
GRAHAM FRACHA
Paintings of chairs. Hooray for chairs! Opening reception next week. Bluebottle Art Gallery, 415 E Pine St, 325-1592. Through Sept 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, 380-2172. Through Oct 2.
RUTH HESSE
Abstract monotype prints. Opening reception Wed Sept 3, 5-8 pm. Baas Gallery, 2703 E Madison St, 324-4742. Through Sept 27.
KATIE KADWELL
Embroidered tales of children. I mean, done in embroidery, not necessarily hyperbolic. Hopvine Pub, 507 15th Ave E, 328-3120. Through Sept 30.
J. KELLY LYLES
Funny animal paintings. Don't miss Mice Krispies. Still Life on the Ave Cafe, 1405 NE 50th St, 729-3542. Through Oct 12.
* MARK MOTHERSBAUGH
Final week. Painted prints from the buzzy mind of DEVO's frontman. Roq la Rue Gallery, 2316 Second Ave, 374-8977. Through Sept 5.
DEBI OLSON
Final week. The sense and sensibility of Central America, in Olson's oils of Mexico. Art/Not Terminal Gallery, 2045 Westlake Ave, 233-0680. Through Sept 4.
ULRICH PAKKER
Steel sculptures. Artist's reception Thurs Sept 4, 5-8 pm. Post Alley Sculpture Garden, 1413 Post Alley, and Post Alley Indoor Art Space, 1411 First Ave. Through Sept 30.
PRINTMAKING BIENNIAL 2003
Final week. So, okay: they're not the originals. Fine. But they're the next best thing, right? I mean, right? Featuring works by Paul Loughney, Nina Zingale, Sarah Hauser, Tim Dooley, and more. Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St, Kirkland, 425-822-7161. Through Sept 5.
* 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.
REGNOR REINHOLDTSEN, SANDY NELSON
Two representatives from the fine province of Ballard present ceramic vessels and monoprints, respectively. Gallery 63 Eleven, 6311 24th Ave NW, 478-2238. Through Sept 10.
CHRISTINE RUTKOWSKI, JENNIFER ZWICK
Rutkowski and Zwick are relatively recent grads from Cornish and the UW, respectively; Zwick's obsessive sculptures of bugs and Rutkowski's gum clumps populate The Art of Control. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030. Through Sept 30.
JENNIFER BEEDON SNOW
Final week. New paintings. Gulassa & Co., Inc, 10 Dravus St, 283-1810. Through Sept 8.
SUSTAINING VISION
Juried by Anne Wilkes Tucker, the culmination of PCNW's eighth annual photographic competition features 80 images of visual sustenance. Photographic Center Northwest, 900 12th Ave, 720-7222. Through Sept 28.
EVENTS
* 321 THIRD AVE S
It's all about the one-night stand, with movies, music, and dancing at I Can't Believe It's Not Fake Butter, Fucker (at Luscious, third floor, 622-4252) and art, music, fashion, and performance at Lose It All Over Your Face (at Suicide Kings Studios, second floor, 652-0544). Sort of like the old Shoe Building, but with better art. Thurs Sept 4, 6 pm-2 am, at 321 Third Ave S.
