1-2-3 SHOW
Design works by Cornish students in their first three years of study. Opening reception Tues April 6, 5-7 pm. Cornish College of the Arts, 1000 Lenora St, 726-5142. Through April 17.
13 LUCID EGGS
Bluebottle regulars tackle a springtime theme. Opening reception Sat April 3, 7-11 pm. Bluebottle Art Gallery and Store, 415 E Pine St, 325-1592. Through April 29.
15TH ANNUAL FUNCTIONAL ART SHOW
A juried exhibition of art that either "has or ostensibly has" a function. (Without the "ostensibly," it'd be design.) Opening Sat April 3, 7-10 pm. Art/Not Terminal Gallery, 2045 Westlake Ave, 233-0680. Through May 6.
VICTORIA ADAMS
Landscapes unspoiled by human intervention... until you look at them, of course. Opening reception Wed March 31, 6-8 pm. Winston W...chter Fine Art, 403 Dexter Ave N, 652-5855. Through April 30.
JUAN ALONSO, MAR GORMAN
Alonso's paintings are inspired by childhood memories of Cuba. Opening reception Sun April 4, 2-4 pm. Francine Seders Gallery, 6701 Greenwood Ave N, 782-0355. Through April 25.
ART ACROSS BORDERS
Contemporary art from Palestine and Iraq. Opening reception Sat April 3, 8-11 pm. Retail Therapy, 905 E Pike St, 324-4092. Through April 30.
ART IN THE MAKING
A collaborative exhibition/workshop that brings together artists and at-risk youth. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 6-10 pm. Artists' Gallery of Seattle, 902 First Ave S, 340-0830. Through April 30.
PATRICK BARTA
Photographs from France and Italy. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 6-8 pm. Torrefazione Italia, 320 Occidental Ave S, 624-5847. Through May 6.
GRETCHEN BATCHELLER
Familiar landscapes. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 7-9 pm. Caffe Ladro, 2205 Queen Anne Ave N, 282-5313. Through May 31.
HERB BENTLEY
A retrospective in multiple media. Opens Sat April 3. Art Not Terminal Subterranean Gallery, 2045 Westlake Ave, 233-0680. Through May 6.
* FRANCESCA BERRINI, MANDY GREER
Collage maps and an installation set in fairyland. Opening reception Fri April 2, 6-9 pm. Priceless Works Gallery, 619 N 35th St, Suite 100, 349-9943. Through May 2.
SUZANNE BETZ
Mixed-media paintings on Mylar. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 6-8 pm. Patricia Cameron Fine Art, 105 S Main St #204, 343-9647. Through May 31.
ELIZABETH BLAUFUSS
Three ceramic sculptures and companion photographs. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 6-9 pm. Caffe Bella, 2621 Fifth Ave, 441-4351. Through May 31.
ERIC BOYER
Documentary photography. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 7-9 pm. Edie's Shoes, 319 E Pine St, 839-1111. Through May 31.
RYAN BUBNIS
Brightly colored characters seeking to escape an unknown presence, in Going, Going, Gone. Opening reception Sat April 3, 7-10 pm. All City Coffee, 1205 Vale St, 767-7146. Through April 30.
MATT CALCAVECCHIA
New work. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 6-8 pm. The Last Supper Club, 124 S Washington St, 748-9975. Through April 30.
AMY CAO, MELISSA MISODA
Monotypes and sculpture inspired by traditional Chinese themes. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 5-8 pm. Global Art Venue, 314 First Ave S, 264-8755. Through April 30.
CAROLINE COOLEY BROWN
New work. Opening reception Fri April 2, 6-9 pm. Frame Up Studios, 3515 Fremont Ave N, 547-4657. Through May 3.
KRISTIN CROSS
Installations built from sections of wooden doors. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 6-8 pm. Gallery4Culture, 506 Second Ave, Suite 200, 296-7580. Through April 30.
ANNA DAEDALUS, RAE MAHAFFEY
Daedalus' new works are digital tableaux with themes borrowed from fairy tales. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 6-8 pm. Bryan Ohno Gallery, 155 S Main St, 667-9572. Through May 15.
ISA D'ARLEANS
New paintings. Opening reception Fri April 2, 5-7 pm. Ballard Fetherston Gallery, 818 E Pike St, 322-9440. Through April 30.
DOODLE BUG
Work by six illustrators. Opening reception Fri April 2, 7-10 pm. Gallery of the Senses, 1402 E Pike St, 568-0291. Through April 30.
ENRICO EMBROLI
Abstract paintings in bold hues. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 5-8 pm. Friesen Gallery, 1210 Second Ave, 628-9501. Through May 15.
ALAN FULLE, JUN KANEKO
Recent paintings and sculpture from Fulle and Kaneko, respectively. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 5-8 pm. William Traver Gallery, 110 Union St, second floor, 587-6501. Through May 2.
LOIS GRAHAM, T. L. LANGE
Monotypes from Graham and paintings by the late Lange. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 6-8 pm. Foster/White Gallery at Pioneer Square, 123 S Jackson St, 622-2833. Through April 27.
FRED JAMES HOUSEL, STEVEN MYERS, KEN SMITH
Floral photographs of the artists' backyards, in Close to Home. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 6-8 pm. Benham Gallery, 1216 First Ave S, 622-2480. Through May 8.
ETSUKO ICHIKAWA
Glass and mixed-media works that represent "floating feelings." Opening reception Fri April 2, 6-10 pm. Viveza Gallery, 2604 Western Ave, 956-3584. Through May 1.
GRACIELA ITURBIDE
Photographs from Mexico. Opening reception Fri April 2, 6-8 pm. Photographic Center Northwest, 900 12th Ave, 720-0306. Through May 15.
LIS WRIGHT IVEC
Paintings and pastels. Opening reception Sat April 3, 7-10 pm. Aurafice Internet Cafe, 616 E Pine St, 860-9977. Through April 30.
JODY JOLDERSMA
New work. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 6-8 pm. Forgotten Works, 619 Western Ave, fourth floor, 343-7212. Through April 30.
LIFE/AFTER
Art by artists diagnosed with cancer. Opening reception Sat April 3, 7-9 pm. Gilda's Club Seattle, 1400 Broadway, 709-1400. Through June 26.
MARGOT QUAN KNIGHT, RINEKE ENGWERDA
Photographs of dismembered bodies from Knight, a former photographer for the R&D arm of Benetton, and hyperrealist paintings from the Dutch painter Engwerda. Opening reception Wed March 31, 6-8 pm. Atelier 31 Gallery, 2500 First Ave, 448-5250. Through May 2.
NKO
New oil paintings about the possibilities of order in chaos. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 6-8 pm. Zeitgeist, 171 S Jackson St, 583-0497. Through May 5.
CYNTHIA KRIEBLE
New landscapes. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 6-8 pm. Linda Hodges Gallery, 316 First Ave S, 624-3034. Through May 1.
STEPHEN LINSLEY
Photographs taken beneath bridges and piers. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 6-8 pm. Globe Gallery, 105 S Main St #100, 612-7655. Through April 30.
CRAIG MATURI
New photographs. Opens Thurs April 1. Frame Central, 305 NE 45th St, 632-0073. Through April 30.
CHRISTOPHER McELROY, STONE ZAMIR PARKER
Vessels and jewelry. Opening reception Thurs April 1. Vetri International Glass, 1404 First Ave, 667-9608. Through April 24.
PAMELA MILLS, MIRAN
New work. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 6-8 pm. Gallery 110, 110 S Washington St, 624-9336. Through May 1.
ROYAL NEBEKER
Nebeker's new paintings take their cues from plays by Henrik Ibsen. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 6-8 pm. Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, 443-3315. Through April 30.
DYLAN NEUWIRTH
Sculpture and installation pieces about living on Beacon Hill. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 6-9 pm. Zero Plus and James Graham, 1205 E Pike St #1d, 323-4009. Through May 1.
ALLAN PACKER, STEVE YAMIN, STEPHEN HAZEL, MARC CHAGALL
Packer creates grid sculptures inspired by vintage model kits. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 6-8 pm. Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave S, 624-7684. Through May 1.
RANDOM 2004
Serendipity across the art world, curated by local artist I. H. Kuniyuki. Opening reception Wed April 7, 5-7 pm. M. Rosetta Hunter Art Gallery, Seattle Central Community College, 1701 Broadway, 344-4379. Through April 23.
JODI ROCKWELL, TIMEA TIHANYI
Structural and conceptual interpretations of the mattress, in a show entitled Fluid Exchange. Opening reception Sat April 3, 7-10 pm. SOIL, 1317 E Pine St, 264-8061. Through April 25.
JO-ANNE WESTERBY ROSENBERG
New landscapes. Opening reception Sun April 4, 1-4 pm. Pogacha Restaurant, 119 106th Ave NE, 425-455-5670. Through May 15.
* GLENN RUDOLPH
Photographs documenting the vanishing Western frontier. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 6-8 pm. James Harris Gallery, 309A Third Ave S, 903-6220. Through May 8.
BRIAN SENDELBACH
New paintings from the Stranger illustrator and comics artist. Opening reception Fri April 2, 7-9 pm. Victrola Coffee, 411 15th Ave E, 325-6520. Through April 30.
SUSAN SEUBERT, LAURIE LeCLAIR
LeClair's paintings incorporate a sense of impending doom into the experience of looking at them; Seubert's tiny tintypes feature domestic objects. Reception and artist talk with Seubert Sat April 3, 3-5 pm. G. Gibson Gallery, 514 E Pike St, 587-4033. Through April 17.
PAUL SHAKESPEAR
Layers of membranous paint. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 5-8 pm. Solomon Fine Art, 1215 First Ave, 297-1400. Through April 30.
LYLE SILVER
New landscapes. Opening reception Fri April 2, 6-8 pm. Fountainhead Gallery, 625 W McGraw St, 285-4467. Through May 1.
ADAM SPENCER
New work. Opening reception Sat April 3, 8-9 pm. Seattle LGBT Arts Council, 1115 E Pike St, 323-2227. Through April 31.
BWANA SPOONS
New work by frequent Stranger contributor, featuring endearing representations of manatees. Opening reception Sat April 3, 6-8 pm. Fancy, 1932 Second Ave, 443-4621. Through April 30.
SPRING FLING
Featuring Trish Grantham, Amy Ruppel, Bill Brown, Maija Fiebig, and more. Opens Thurs April 1. Velocity Art and Design, 2118 Second Ave, 781-9494. Through May 31.
BARBARA EARL THOMAS
New work. Opens Sat April 3. Shoreline Community College Gallery, 16101 Greenwood Ave N, 546-4101 ext 4433. Through May 15.
ALICE TIPPET, BONNI REID
Paintings with an irreverent perspective on history. Reception Wed April 7, 6-9 pm. Joe Bar, 810 E Roy St, 324-0407. Through April 30.
KEVIN TITZER
Statuettes formed from found debris. Opening reception Fri April 2, 7-10 pm. Garde Rail Gallery, 4860 Rainier Ave S, 721-0107. Through May 29.
LUKE J. TORNATZKY
New work. Opening reception Thurs April 1, 6-8 pm. Kimzey Miller Gallery, 1225 Second Ave S, 682-2339. Through April 30.
* JOHN WATERS
New photos from the Baltimore master of schlock. Greg Kucera Gallery, 212 Third Ave S, 624-0770. Through May 8.
CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS
BO BARTLETT
Final week. An exhibition of Bartlett's realist paintings concurrent with the artist's extensive Frye show. Winston W...chter Fine Art, 403 Dexter Ave N, 652-5855. Through April 2.
KAREN DOTEN, LYNDA LOWE, GEORGIANA NEHL
Work from Doten's Day to Day series; plus select works from the improvisational Lexicon Series by Lowe and Nehl. Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, N 15th St and N Lawrence Ave, Tacoma, 253-879-2806. Through April 18.
ANDREW FEUK, THERESA NEINAS, RON SIMMONS
A group exhibition called Mixed Messages. Runnings Family Gallery, ArtsWest Playhouse, 4711 California Ave SW, 938-0963 ext 107. Through April 17.
BRIAN LANE, JAMES HATFIELD, JEREMIAH SKENDER
New photography. The Blue Door Gallery, 759 N 80th St, 783-2583. Through May 23.
JAY MASON
Paintings about the world's cities. The Nico Gallery, 619 Western Ave, second floor, 229-4593.
THE NATURE OF DEVOTION
The idea of art as devotion, not to say devotional art. Seattle Academy of Fine Art, Steele Gallery, 1501 10th Ave E, 526-2787. Through May 1.
EVENTS
EAST MEETS WEST
Bruce Smith traces the American fascination with Japanese design and architecture. Sat April 3 at 10:30 am. Seattle Asian Art Museum, Volunteer Park, 622-6952 ext 234, $8-$12.
KATHLEEN MORRIS
Intaglio prints inspired by the tarot. Open-studio reception Thurs April 1, 5:30-8:30 pm. Kathleen Morris Studio, 122 S Jackson St, second floor, free.
CHIYO ISHIKAWA, NICHOLAS DORMAN
A discussion of the provenance and restoration of the Neri di Bicci altarpiece currently on display at SAM. Fri April 2 at 11 am. Seattle Art Museum, 100 University St, 654-3100, free with museum admission.
* SAW FINAL BLOWOUT
Three artists (Kelly Lyles, Maija Fiebig, and Todd Karam) pony up painted furniture, paintings of furniture, and paintings on wood for SAW's final show (called Knock on Wood). Pay your respects; they're also selling lots of studio stuff. Sat April 3, 7 pm-midnight. Secluded Alley Works, 113 12th Ave, 839-0880.
