15th Ave NE and NE 41st St, 543-2280.
* ELLEN GALLAGHER
Three sets of works, some of which are directly about race, some of which are more neatly oblique. The best are the white-on-white (and that, one imagines, is deliberate) cutouts of monstrous fish and imaginary islands. Through April 18.
* ROY McMAKIN
I'm still not convinced that everything McMakin does is art, but the wall of refrigerators is worth the price of admission. Through May 10.
MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND INDUSTRY
2700 24th Ave E, 324-1126.
DOODLES, DRAFTS, AND DESIGNS: INDUSTRIAL DRAWINGS FROM THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Two hundred years of invention, from the doodle on the napkin to the patent application. Through April 11. SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
100 University St, 654-3100.
* CHRISTIAN MARCLAY
See Stranger Suggests. Opens Thurs Feb 5. Through April 25.
OPENINGS
ALLISON AGOSTINELLI, KAMALA DOLPHIN-KINGSLEY
Recent work. Opening reception Sat Feb 7, 6-9 pm. Capitol Hill Internet Cafe, 216 Broadway Ave E, 726-4845. Through Feb 29. Plus, another show by Dolphin-Kingsley. Opening reception Fri Feb 6, 6-9 pm, Frame-Up Studios, 3515 Fremont Ave N, 547-4657. Through March 2.
KYNAN ANTOS
New oil paintings on the crazy speed of hummingbirds, in Speedwork. Opening reception Thurs Feb 5, 6-8 pm. Zeitgeist, 171 S Jackson St, 583-0497. Through March 3.
BRIAN BEHNKE
Two shows of Behnke's dark, dark world. Opening reception Sat Feb 7, 5-8 pm. Fancy, 1932 Second Ave, 443-4621. Through March 3. Opening reception Sat Feb 7, 7-11 pm. Bluebottle Art Gallery and Store, 415 E Pine St, 325-1592. Through Feb 29.
GREGORY BLACKSTOCK
Precise catalogs of baskets, airplanes, and birds, by an autistic artist. Opening reception Fri Feb 6, 7-10 pm. Garde Rail Gallery, 4860 Rainier Ave S, 721-0107. Through March 27.
CAPRA HIRCUS LINNAEUS
Work by artists who are also employees of the Seattle Art Museum. Opening reception Wed Feb 4, 6-9 pm. Joe Bar, 810 E Roy St, 324-0407. Through Feb 29.
CYNTHIA BITTENFIELD, ROBIN NELSON WICKS
Urban landscapes from Bittenfield; mixed-media works on the lives of women by Wicks. Opening reception Thurs Feb 5, 6-8 pm. Gallery 110, 110 S Washington St, 624-9336. Through Feb 28.
DONALD COLE
Abstract paintings based on a trip to India. Opening reception Thurs Feb 5, 11 am-2 pm. Rainier Tower, 1301 Fifth Ave, mezzanine. Through March 31.
DAN DEROUX
Figures from the Sistine Chapel ceiling, in new paintings. Opening reception Thurs Feb 5, 6-8 pm. Classical Grands & Galleries, 1900 Fourth Ave, 297-6717. Through March 28.
DAVID deVILLIER
New paintings featuring oddly juxtaposed elements: a guitar on a boat! Opening reception Thurs Feb 5, 6-8 pm. Linda Hodges Gallery, 316 First Ave S, 624-3034. Through Feb 28.
EZRA DICKENSON
People: A Study of the Human Face. Opening reception Sat Feb 7, 7-10 pm. Heavens Records, 1914 Second Ave, 443-9373. Through Feb 27.
DRAWING RESISTANCE
Art by artist activists, including Robbie Conal of Secretary of Offense fame. 2nd Avenue Pizza, 2015 Second Ave, 956-0489. Through Feb 29.
TOM FARBANISH
Glass vessels with echoes of Greek and Italian forms. Opening reception Thurs Feb 5, 5-8 pm. William Traver Gallery, 110 Union St, second floor, 587-6501. Through Feb 29.
FLASHPOINT
Work by current SOIL members. Opening reception Sat Feb 7, 7-10 pm. SOIL, 1317 E Pine St, 264-8061. Through Feb 29.
STEPHANIE FROSTAD, JONELLE JOHNSON
Frostad's paintings of uncertainty and loss; Johnson's prints of vaguely natural subjects. Opening reception Thurs Feb 5, 6-8 pm. Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave S, 624-7684. Through Feb 28.
ELLEN GARVENS, GERRI ONDRIZEK
The hidden parts of bodies--DNA and unimaginable prosthetics. Opens Wed Feb 11. Solomon Fine Art, 1215 First Ave, 297-1400. Through March 19.
JANINE GEATER-DAVIS
Paintings based on "expressive movement and dance." Opening reception Sat Feb 7, 7-10 pm. Art/Not Terminal Gallery, 2045 Westlake Ave, 233-0680. Through March 4.
* TRISH GRANTHAM
Paintings inhabited by characters that are clearly influenced by Japanese cartoons, but have a particular anxiety that is all their own. Opening reception Fri Feb 6, 6-9 pm. Velocity Art and Design, 2118 Second Ave, 781-9494. Through March 15.
* ANNIE HAN AND DANIEL MIHALYO
An architectural installation by the duo known as Lead Pencil Studio. Opens Mon Feb 9; artist lecture Sat Feb 7, noon. Suyama Space, 2324 Second Ave, 256-0809. Through April 30.
MELINDA HANNIGAN, EVA SPEER
Hannigan's paintings are inspired by the colors of degraded ship hulls; Speer gives form to psyche. Opening reception Fri Feb 6, 6-10 pm. Viveza Gallery, 2604 Western Ave, 956-3584. Through Feb 28.
DARCY HANSON, CODY THOMPSON, JOHN OSGOOD
A big stucco mermaid by Hanson and Thompson; during First Thursday reception hours, Osgood will do "live painting." Opening reception Thurs Feb 5, 6-8 pm. Gallery 124 at the Last Supper Club, 125 S Washington St, 748-9975. Through Feb 29.
MILAN HEGER
New paintings celebrating freedom of expression, with memories of a more repressive regime in mind. Opening reception Thurs Feb 5, 6-8 pm. Patricia Cameron Fine Art, 105 S Main St #204, 343-9647. Through March 1.
THOM HEILESON
Motion, viscerally felt. Opening reception Thurs Feb 5, 8-10 pm. Capitol Hill Arts Center, 1621 12th Ave, 568-0753. Through Feb 27.
YUMIKO KAYUKAWA, KIPLING WEST, ANDREW BRANDOU
Bright and intricate work in Jewelbox. Opening reception Fri Feb 6, 6-10 pm. Roq la Rue Gallery, 2316 Second Ave, 374-8977. Through April 2.
DAVID KONIGSBERG
Paintings about escape and flight. Opens Thurs Feb 5. Ballard Fetherston Gallery, 818 E Pike St, 322-9440. Through March 5.
KUMAMOTO ARTPOLIS
Photographs of Kumamoto's architecture. Opening reception Thurs Feb 5, 5-7 pm. AIA Seattle Gallery, 1911 First Ave, 448-4938. Through Feb 26.
* PATTE LOPER
See Stranger Suggests. Opening reception Tues Feb 10, 6-8 pm. Little Theatre, 608 19th Ave E, 329-2629. Through March 20.
ROBERT MARS
Overlooked landscapes. Opening reception Sat Feb 7, 7-10 pm. Goods, 1112 Pike St, 622-0459. Through March 31.
* JAMES MARTIN
Don't go the "whimsical" route with Martin--his paintings are funny, dark, and full of odd characters doing unfathomable things. Opening reception Thurs Feb 5, 6-8 pm. Foster/White Gallery in Pioneer Square, 123 S Jackson St, 622-2833. Through Feb 24.
ROBERT McNOWN, KEVIN COLE, MAYSEY CRADDOCK, BRADD SKUBINNA
McNown's stamp drawings, with works by other gallery artists. Opening reception Sun Feb 8, 2-4 pm. Francine Seders Gallery, 6701 Greenwood Ave N, 782-0355. Through Feb 29.
ERIN McSAVANEY, BILL BRENNEN, PETE JORDAN, ANNA MASTRONARDI, SANDY WADLINGTON
Landscapes and more landscapes. Opening reception Thurs Feb 5, 5-8 pm. Kimzey Miller Gallery, 1225 Second Ave, 682-2339. Through Feb 28.
RYAN MOLENKAMP
Abstract works on paper and canvas. Opening reception Fri Feb 6, 6-9 pm. Trofeo, 3601 Woodland Park Ave N, 632-4600. Through March 5.
BRUCE C. MOORE
Photographs of national parks in Politics of Parks and Photography. Opens Thurs Feb 5. National Parks Gallery and Information Center, 313-A First Ave S, 903-1444 ext. 26. Through March 31.
BEVERLY NAIDUS
Images of Buddhas, pagan gods, and yoga poses. Opening reception Thurs Feb 5, 5-7 pm. Pioneer Square Healing Arts Gallery, 219 First Ave S #310, 949-4764. Through March 30.
MICHAEL OTTERSEN
Drawings and paintings under the excellent title Corduroy Symptom. Opening reception Thurs Feb 5, 6-8 pm. Cultural Development Authority Gallery, 506 Second Ave, Suite 200, second floor, 296-7580. Through Feb 27.
CHRIS OVERLY
Flowers and plants rendered in uncannily tender metal. Opening reception Thurs Feb 5, 6-8 pm. ACE Studios, 619 Western Ave, 623-1288. Through Feb 28.
SANDRA POWER, CHRISTOPHER MARTIN HOFF
Still life and natural landscapes. Opening reception Fri Feb 6, 6-8 pm. Fountainhead Gallery, 625 W McGraw St, 285-4467. Through Feb 28.
QUARTERMASTER PRESS PRINT ARTISTS
An exhibition celebrating the printing cooperative's 10th anniversary. Opening reception Fri Feb 6, 7-9 pm. Phinney Center Gallery, 6532 Phinney Ave N, 783-2244. Through Feb 27.
BEVERLY RAYNER
New, distinctly unbiological photographs in furtherance of Rayner's interest in biology and genetics. Reception Wed Feb 4, 5-8 pm. G. Gibson Gallery, 514 E Pike St, 587-4033. Through Feb 28.
ROSSO
Thirteen artists--including Helen Curtis, Claire Johnson, Rich Lehl, and Demi Raven--reinterpret their own works in red. Opening reception Wed Feb 4, 6-9 pm. Atelier 31, 2500 First Ave, 448-5250. Through Feb 29.
* ROUNDUP AT THE DOUBLE H
An exhibition celebrating the last five years at Howard House, and that long, long list of really excellent artists. Opens Sat Feb 7. Howard House, 2017 Second Ave, 256-6399. Through Feb 21.
SEXY
Erotic art in every possible medium. Opening reception Fri Feb 6, 6-11 pm. Gallery 154, 154 N 35th St, 634-1569. Through Feb 29.
SHUNGA AND OTHER ASIAN EROTICA, JANE HAMMOND
Really very erotic erotica from 19th- and 20th-century Japan. Hammond's paintings narrate using constellations and scrapbooks. Opens Fri Feb 6. Jane Hammond artist talk Sat Feb 7 at noon. Greg Kucera Gallery, 212 Third Ave S, 624-0770. Through Feb 29.
CATHERINE EATON SKINNER, DORIS CHASE, ANDY DeROUX, REILLY JENSEN, DAVID TUPPER
Skinner layers different media with beeswax in Gya-Gyë; with a group show by other gallery artists. Opening reception Thurs Feb 5, 5-8 pm. Friesen Gallery, 1210 Second Ave, 628-9501. Through March 24.
SKIRTING THE EDGE
Work by Janet Cameron, Erin Castellan, Caroline James, Deborah Worsfold, and Nikolay Sokolov. Opening reception Fri Feb 6, 7-10 pm. Secluded Alley Works, 113 12th Ave, 839-0880. Through Feb 26.
SHAI STEINER
Horses and dogs and dogs and horses. Opening reception Sun Feb 8, 6-9 pm. Bizzarro Italian Cafe, 1307 N 46th St, 545-7327. Through March 4.
PAUL SOUDERS
Photographs of the strange indeterminate state of twilight. Opening reception Sat Feb 7, 6-9 pm. Artemis Gallery, 3107 S Day St, 323-0562. Through Feb 29.
MICHAEL STASINOS
Urban landscapes and human forms. Inclusive! Opens Thurs Feb 5. Martin-Zambito Fine Art, 721 E Pike St, 726-9509. Through March 3.
TRAPEZE STUDIO MEMBERS EXHIBITION
The artist collective known as Trapeze has been sort of quiet lately; here's a rotating show of its most recent work. Opens Fri Feb 6. Gallery of the Senses, 1402 E Pike St, 568-0291. Through March 31.
TRUE BLUE
Five artists from Bluebottle Gallery: Matthew Porter, Chad Cook, Joe Alterio, Tory Franklin, and Kynan Antos. Opening reception Fri Feb 6, 6-9 pm. Priceless Works, 619 N 35th St #100, 349-9943. Through Feb 29.
JOE VOLLAN
New paintings in Creatures I have never met, and places I have never been. Opening reception Thurs Feb 5, 7-9 pm. Marcus' Martini Heaven, 88 Yesler Way, 624-3323. Through Feb 29.
JAMES WATERMAN, ROSALYN GALE POWELL, THOMAS LEAVER, WILLIAM ROBINSON
Florals, in honor of the Northwest Flower & Garden show. Opens Thurs Feb 5. Foster/White Gallery in Rainier Square, 1331 Fifth Ave, 583-0100. Through Feb 24.
BENJAMIN WILKINS
People trying to make sense of imaginary machines. Opening reception Fri Feb 6, 6-8 pm. Photographic Center Northwest, 900 12th Ave, 720-7222. Through Feb 27.
EMILY WOOD
Paintings of Western landscapes. Opening reception Thurs Feb 5, 6-8 pm. Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, 443-3315. Through Feb 28.
CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS
LANNY BERGNER, CAROLYN LANE, SAMANTHA SCHERER, ROXIE VANGEMEREN
Window installations. Woolworth Building, 955 Broadway Ave, Tacoma. Through March 28.
COLORS OF NATURE
Still lifes and landscapes by Steve Heck, Virginia Marshall, Susan Erickson, and Marleen Steen. ArtsWest Gallery, 4711 California Ave SW, 938-0963 ext. 107. Through Feb 28.
LIS WRIGHT IVEC
Pastel drawings of martyred saints. U-Frame It, 5601 20th Ave NW, 784-7565. Through Feb 28.
L. KELLY LYLES
Animal portraits and "slice of life" tableaux painted on discarded furniture. Kent Arts Commission Gallery, 220 Fourth Ave S, Kent, 253-856-5050. Through Feb 27.
SEWA SINGH KHALSA
Cartoony little sculptures and drawings with a Wallace & Gromit feel. The Evergreen State College Gallery, 2700 Evergreen Parkway, Olympia, 360-867-6228. Through March 1.
JARED PAPPAS-KELLEY, COREY LUND
In this tiny video-based gallery, Lund and Pappas-Kelley present Some Say She Lost Her Head. Tollbooth Gallery, S 11th St and Broadway Ave, Tacoma, 572-0995. Through Feb 17.
* PEOPLE SKILZ
We were happily wrong--People Skilz is not one day only, is in fact up through mid-March. It's a show, curated by Yeti's Mike McGonigal, of work from 17 young artists from all over the country. No Space, 534 Summit Ave, 709-8780. Through March 22.
BRIAN PROSSER
Collages of collected mementos. Mr. Spot's Chai House, 5463 Leary Ave NW, 297-2424. Through Feb 29.
EVENTS
* ARTIST TRUST 16TH ANNUAL BENEFIT ART AUCTION AND BRUNCH
Look, this is it. If you like art, if you want to support artists, you have to support Artist Trust--they're pretty much the only ones who give artists those unrestricted grants that are so crucial to making new work. This event has also been, in the past, lots of fun. Opening party Thurs Feb 5, 7-10 pm, free. Preview lectures with Deborah Byrne and Susan Parke Sat Feb 7 at 4 pm and with Liz Brown and Billy Howard Sat Feb 7 at 5 pm. Free. Auction and brunch Sun Feb 8, 9:30 am-2 pm. $75-$125. All events at Consolidated Works, 500 Boren Ave N, 467-8734 ext. 16.
DAVID MARTIN
Martin is the co-owner of Martin-Zambito Fine Art. Lecture Fri Feb 6, 6-8 pm. Microsoft Conference Center (Building 33), Microsoft Corporation Headquarters, Redmond, 425-703-1800.
* MYSTERIO SIMPATICO
The really rather strange combination of Bill Frisell's music and Jim Woodring's drawings. Apparently Frisell is skipping the Grammys--he's nominated--to do this event. Thurs-Sat Feb 5-7, 7:30 pm. Rendezvous, 2320 Second Ave, 441-5823. $15. Sun Feb 8, 4 pm, Seattle Art Museum, 100 University St, 654-3121. $5-$10.
