* JIM BLANCHARD, RENE GARCIA JR.
Unfortunately, Blanchard has abandoned his amazing "stickerpaintings"--I would have given a kidney for one--but his new work, large-scale portraits of '60s- and '70s-era celebrities, promises to be pretty good, too. With mixed-media portraits by Garcia. Opening reception Fri March 12, 6-10 pm. Roq la Rue Gallery, 2316 Second Ave, 374-8977. Through April 2.
COUPLING II: LOVE FESTS & FIST FIGHTS
Another round of the experiment pairing, for collaborative purposes, UW students and working artists. Opening reception and auction Sat March 13, 6-9 pm. Crawl Space Gallery, 504 E Denny Way, 240-6015. Through April 4.
MARIANNA HANIGER
Assisted Nature is a three-channel video projected onto 432 glass balls; the idea is to shimmer like a salmon, to preserve through digital means what's been lost in the natural world. Opening reception Thurs March 11, 6-8 pm. 911 Media Arts Center, 117 Yale Ave N, 682-6552. Through April 17.
IMAGES OF HOPE
A benefit to raise money for the Agathos Foundation, which helps African AIDS orphans. Local artists donated work based (somehow) on photographer Marin Kaetzel's photographs of Africa. Opening reception, lecture, and auction Fri March 12, 6-7:30 pm. Gulassa & Co, 10 Dravus St, 283-1810. Through April 7.
INTRODUCTIONS, IN FOCUS
The gallery's new artists: Kathryn Bischak, Karen DeWinter, Michael Dickter, Perri Lynch, Barry Maxwell, Adam Sorensen, Elise Wagner, and Matt Wainwright. In Focus is a selection of work by Grover/Thurston artists. Opening reception Thurs March 11, 5-7 pm. SAM Rental/Sales Gallery, 1220 Third Ave, 343-1101. Through April 3.
RANDY MOSS
An installation with a philosophical edge, proposing that all moments of one's life exist concurrently in the present. Opening reception Fri March 12, 7 pm. Jack Straw New Media Gallery, 4261 Roosevelt Way NE, 634-0919. Through May 28.
SEVEN DAYS IN MARCH
One week only. Fifty works by eleven artists, including Yuki Nakamura, Drake Deknatel, and Saya Moriyasu (hooray!). Opening reception Fri March 12, 6-9 pm. James Crespinel Studio, 2312 Second Ave, 726-1836. Through March 17.
SAUNDRA VALENCIA
Photographs of the Ballard Wrestling Federation. Opening reception Sat March 13, 6-9 pm. Sunset Tavern, 5433 Ballard Ave, 706-7017. Through April 11.
CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS
THOMAS BROWN, CHARI BREVIK-FAIRLY
Digital photographs by Brown; a memorial exhibit of Brevik-Fairly's photographs, courtesy of the African American Photographers Association. AAPA reception and program Sun March 14, 7-9 pm. Art/Not Terminal Gallery, 2045 Westlake Ave, 233-0680. Through April 1.
SARAH LYNN BROWNING
New, expressive landscapes. C&P Coffee Company, 5612 California Ave SW, 933-3125. Through March 31.
FELT: EXHIBITING TEXTURE
Art that's touchable. Joe Bar, 810 E Roy St, 324-0407. Through March 31.
JACOB GALM
New bright, graphic paintings. Capitol Hill Internet Cafe, 216 Broadway Ave E, 860-6858. Through March 31.
JESSICA GEIGER, SARA LANZILLOTTA
Final week. Sculptures and handmade dolls. A little bit creepy. Artcore Studios, 5501 Airport Way S, 767-CORE. Through March 17.
CARL HASSE
Final week. Hooray! Bubba-Mavis is back, with Hasse's pixilated information maps. Bubba-Mavis, 434 Yale Ave N, 285-5888. Through March 12.
YUJI HIRATSUKA
Final week. Recent paintings in Figures in Transition. Azuma Gallery, 530 First Ave S, 622-5599. Through March 16.
JESSIXA
Comics-based prints, with lots of cartoon hot dogs. Bean & Bagel, 1410 NE 40th St, 547-5649. Through March 18.
LITTER-ALLY REPOLISHED
Final week. With work by Ross Palmer Beecher, Marita Dingus, Meng Huang, and Diane Kurzyna. Jerry Brockey Center, South Seattle Community College, 6000 16th Ave SW, 768-6613. Through March 17.
NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART
Final week. Innovative jewelry. Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, 1420 Fifth Ave, City Centre, 624-6768. Through March 13.
DOROTHY RISSMAN, BENTON PEUGH
Rissman's many-layered acrylics contemplate celestial phenomena; Peugh focuses on landscapes. Ballard Fetherston Gallery, 818 E Pike St, 322-9440. Through March 31.
BRIAN SENDELBACH
He's better known as Smell of Steve, the creator of President Carter and Kenny, and--shown here--the much-maligned character Ziggy with a Hat. Glo's Diner, 1621 E Olive Way, 324-2577. Through April 18.
SPACECRAFT STICKER SHOW
Final week. Guerrilla sticker design by (the patently unanonymous) Stefan Hofmann and Alan Roberto. Bluebottle Art Gallery, 415 E Pine St, 325-1592. Through March 11.
BOB SUH, JEFF MIHALYO, HENRY HILL
Portraits by Suh, fantasy-informed landscapes from Mihalyo, and abstract watercolors from Hill. Collins Pub, 526 Second Ave, 623-1016. Through March 27.
LIANG WEI, TIFFANY SAMUELSON, SLAVA TCH, JEFFREY CORNWELL, TRISH BOOTH
New work. Global Art Venue, 314 First Ave S, 264-8755. Through March 30.
HELENE WILDER
Portraits of women, dignified and haunted. Patricia Cameron Fine Art, 105 S Main St, #204, second floor, 343-9647. Through March 29.
EVENTS
ART OUT LOUD
Columbia City's art walk, with a lecture on Keeping the Faith--the Prison Project by choreographer Pat Graney and longtime Seattle artist Mary Ann Peters. Art walk starts at 3 pm, in Columbia City art venues; lecture Sat March 13 at 2 pm. Rainier Valley Cultural Center, 3515 S Alaska St. Reception Sat March 13 at 4 pm. Columbia City Cinema, 4816 Rainier Ave S. Tickets available at the door only, $6. For more information, call 760-4285.
* VIRGINIA NICHOLSON
Nicholson is the daughter of Quentin Bell and granddaughter of Vanessa, so she knows from the bohemian life, which is the subject of her book, and her lecture. What seems promising is the inclusion, along with your usual romantic ideas of what this life entails (garrets, cheap wine, brilliance), of the often shoddy reality (poverty, hunger, death). Lecture Sat March 13, 1-2:30 pm. Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave, 622-6952. $15.
