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Artxchange Gallery, 512 First Avenue South, continues “Mountain Visions” through August 28, featuring the work of Donald Cole. Opening on First Thursday is the art of Mia Yoshihara-Bradshaw and continues until September 5.  Yoshihara-Bradshaw offers cut-paper artwork using washi paper (elegant printed patterns inspired by the ornate kimono designs from the Edo period of Japanese history). Shown: a piece by Mia Yoshihara-Bradshaw.

Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Avenue South, is showing “Natural and Urban Landscapes” through August 28 with an opening from 6-8pm. Works by six artists: Leslie Cain (WA), Elaine Coombs (CA), William E. Elston (WA), Dan Gualdoni (MO), Philip Koch (MD), and Emily Leonard (TN) all approach landscape differently. The works range from descriptive, to impressionistic, to atmospheric, to expressionistic. Shown at the right: Gualdoni. Coastal Redux 62.

{Far4} , 1020 First Avenue, opens from 5-8pm with “Sociobiosilica,” new work by glass artist Hugh Willa.

Flatcolor Gallery, 528 1st. Avenue S., opens “BIGFOOT, CHIP7, EL KAMINO” from 5-9pm.  Bigfoot is a California Bay Area based nature loving artist,and has been a major influence in the skateboard industry for more than a decade. The show continues through  August.

Casey McGlynn translates everyday trials and tribulations in his latest exhibition, “enter chasing the dragon slayer,” opening at the Foster/White Gallery, 220 Third Avenue South #100, and continuing through August 28.  Also showing is the work of T.  L. Lange. The gallery has represented  T. L. Lange’s work since 2000.  His work is in private and public collections throughout the United States, including Boeing Corporate Headquarters, Microsoft Corporation, and Saks Fifth Avenue.Corporation. Shown: Figuring it out from the Inside by Casey McGlynn.

Gallery 110 110 Third Avenue S., opens from 6-8pm with an exhibition of work from the Blackfish Gallery in Portland. Concurrently, Blackfish is presenting work by Gallery 110 artists. Each gallery is perfectly sited – Blackfish in Portland’s vibrant Pearl District, and 110 at the heart of the arts district in Pioneer Square.

Works by Eric Adrian Lee and J.D. Perkin open from 6-8pm at Gallery IMA, 123 South Jackson Street,  and continues through August 28.  Eric Adrian Lee creates a composition through the atmospheric presence of the matter and has shown his works nationally and been featured in various solo and group exhibitions. Perkin focuses on the human form and structure through his ceramic works and has shown across the west coast and featured in Sculpture Magazine, The Oregonian, Artweek, and on the Oregon Broadcasting channel.

Molly Epstein’s “We Walk Wounded: Jewelry & Objects About Healing” opens from 6-8pm at Gallery4Culture, 101 Prefontaine Place S. The exhibit, on  view through August 27, includes a large-scale kinetic sculpture, a group of abstract, wall-hung pieces, and a series of brooches created from materials and inspiration drawn from healing and medical environments.

The Morris Graves Centenary exhibition opens with a festive reception on First Thursday, August 5 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at 3 galleries in the Tashiro Kaplan compound: Rock/DeMent Gallery, the Corridor, and Angle Galleries at 306 S. Washington St. Following the reception, the exhibition will remain open for public viewing on Saturdays from noon to 5:00 PM through August 28 (or by appointment).

Lawrimore Project, 831 Airport Way South, opens from 6-8pm with “Issac Layman – 110%,” In 2008, the Seattle Art Museum awarded Layman the Betty Bowen Award and featured his work in a year-long solo exhibition.  Within the region he has been included in group exhibitions at the Tacoma Art Museum, The Henry Art Gallery as part of the Monsen Collection of Photography, the Archer Gallery at Clark College, Vancouver, and in Portland at Elizabeth Leach Gallery.  Layman has also shown in New Zealand, Rome, Miami, and New York as his practice continues to expand beyond the Northwest.  His work is in numerous private and public collections as well as the permanent collections of The Henry Art Gallery, Seattle and The Museum of Fine Arts Houston.

Nationally-acclaimed San Francisco artist Sherry Karver opens at the Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, in a reception from 6-8pm, with “Synchonicity.”  The show runs through August 28. Shown at the left: Crosswalk.

Ouch My Eye, 1022 First Avenue South, asked dozens of local artists to clear their studios of forgotten works, dust them off, and bring them down to the gallery to be sold to the public at affordable prices in an exhibit showing through September 2. Over 200 works  are featured at the opening from  5-11pm on First Thursday.

On display at Pratt Gallery at Tashiro Kaplan Studios,  306 S Washington St, Suite 102, in a reception from 6-8pm, is “Art Bridge,” highlighting the work of four emerging artists who received Pratt’s Art Bridge Fellowship in 2009-2110: Julia Heineccius, Michelle Kim, Sam McMillen and Armelle Bouchet O’Neill.

“Orange Crush,” a group show celebrating the color and the co-operative gallery artists at Punch Gallery, 119 Prefontaine Place South, opens in a reception from 5-8pm and is on view through August 28.

R E Welch Gallery, 1214 First Avenue, is showing the work of Triolet for the month of August. The French artist is known for his landscapes of Provence, France. Shown at the right:  Douce Soiree, Sweet Evening by Triolet.

Shift Collaborative Studio, 306 S. Washington, features Yun Hong Chang and Kim Sciarrone in “Memory,” sculpture and photography through August 28.

Opening on First Thursday at the Traver Gallery, 110 Union Street is John Kiley’s, “The Space Within,” and Dante Marioni’s “Volume.” Shown at the left: by John  Kiley, Follow.

First Thursday

Gallery Walks in Pioneer Square and the Seattle Art Museum area, 6pm-8pm. Downtown Museum and Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park are free all day on First Thursdays. Maps: www.firstthursdayseattle.com

First Friday

Anacortes Galleries are open from 6pm-9pm.  Call 360.293.6938 for information.

Bainbridge Island Galleries are open from 5pm-8 or 9pm.

Bellingham Downtown Art Walk from 6pm-10pm.  Visit www.downtownbellingham.com/gallerywalk/

Bremerton Gallery Walk, 5pm-8pm, in Downtown Bremerton.

Ellensburg Art Walk, 5pm-7:30pm, in Historic Downtown Ellensburg.

Fremont Art Walk, 6pm-9pm.  Visit http://fremontfirstfriday.com/

Issaquah Art Walk, 5pm-9pm, from May-September only, in Downtown Issaquah.

Sequim Art Walk, 5pm-8pm, in Downtown Sequim.

Vashon Island Gallery Cruise, 6pm-9pm.  Call Silverwood Gallery 206.463.1722.

First Saturday

Gig Harbor Art Walk along the waterfront, 1pm-5pm, and every Thursday night in the Summer until 8pm.

Langley on Whidbey Island Art Walk in the galleries, 5pm-7pm.

Port Townsend Art Walk, 5:30pm-8:30pm.  Call Ancestral Spirits Gallery at 360.385.0078.

Quilcene Art Walk, 11am-6pm. Email info@olympicartgallery.com.

June 29

Spaceworks Tacoma Block Party from 4:30-8pm. An arts initiative to activate empty storefronts with art and creative enterprise. Music, dance, film, and visual art. Start and 9th and Broadway in Tacoma.

June 30 

Preview art party at Gallery 110, 110 3rd. Avenue S. from 6-8pm. Annual fundraiser for the co-op.

ArtXchange Gallery, 512 1st. Ave. S., opens on First Thursday with “Funktional Ware” by Adrien Miller. The ceramic wares are hand-thrown from recycled clay, scraps reclaimed from local studios and schools. The show is on view through June 26. Last month’s exhibit, “Future’s Past: The Black Ships,” is still on view.

C Art Gallery, 855 Hiawatha Place, opens tonight from 5:30-7:30 with a visual art and poetry fusion show called “Speak to Me.” A select group of artists and poets are coming together for a one night only collaboration.

Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Avenue S., is showing a new body of  work  by northwest artist Barbara Robertson. Robertson has received numerous grants and awards including the Neddy Artist Fellowship Award and a Fellowship in Digital and Traditional Print from Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, CA. Her work can be found in many public collections such as the Tacoma Art Museum, King County 4 Culture Portable Works, and the City of Seattle, Portable Works Collection. The Contemporary Print and Drawing Center introduces the work of three new young print artists working with the etching process to create visual narratives: Ellen Heck (California), Carrie Lingscheit (Ohio) and Matt Rebolz (Austin, Texas). Shown: Barbara Robertson’s Light Gray.

April Brimer’s photo illustrations, “Strange Magic,” are  on view at {Far4}, 1020 First Avenue. The artist’s opening is from 6-8:30pm.

Flatcolor Gallery, 528 1st. Avenue S., opens from 5-9pm with “This Feels Right,” compositions of cut  paper, pastel colors and detailed graphite drawings by Timothy Karpinski. Karpinski has also been profiled in such high profile events as Brave Art 2007 (Whistler, BC) and at art fairs including GenArt Vanguard 2008 in Miami with Thinkspace and this December’s Aqua Art Miami with White Walls and Shooting Gallery.

Dual exhibits, “Stitch  Print” by Andre Petterson, and “Contemplating Our Inner Spirit” by James Waterman, open at the Foster/White Gallery, 220 Third Avenue S. and will be on view through June 26. Petterson is the recipient of The National Film Board of Canada Award, and has work featured in numerous private and public collections including Canada Council Art Bank, Canadian Airlines, Vancouver General Hospital, and Laxton & Company. Shown: Patterson’s Burst.

Gallery 110, 110 3rd. Avenue S., opens from 6-8m with “New Members: New Work” through June 26. The new members include Jan Cook, Meredith Essex, Becky Frehse, David Jayne, Robert Horton, Gary Oliveira, Claire Renaut, Nancee Rostad, Ray Schutte, Sonya Stockton and Sue Wren.

Gallery IMA, 123 S. Jackson showcases Sheri Simmons’ “slant. pause.  (repeat)” in an opening reception from 6-8pm. Simons’ site specific installation in wood, sound, and movement that posits sculpture as an instrument, which she broadly defines as something that aids in or causes an action or reaction. Shown at the left: Out of Hear.

Gallery4Culture , 101 Prefontaine PL S, is showing, “Densely Vegetated” by Seattle-based painter Nicholas Brown. Brown presents a body of large scale, black and white linoleum cuts and has exhibited his work nationally and is represented in numerous public and private collections.

Lawrimore Project, 831 Airport Way South, is  open from 5-8pm on First Thursday with three exhibits. On view are Matt Browning’s “Tradition As Adaptive Strategy,” 34 funnel-shaped objects carved from fir, “New  Paintings & Visible Heavens” by Andrew Dadson, and Peter Sutherland’s “Gathering.”

Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, opens dual exhibits, Kathryn Altus’ “Some Seas” and Christopher Harris’ “Skagit Series” from 6-8pm. The exhibits are on view through June 28. Shown at the right: Columbia Bar by Kathryn Altus.

Patricia Rovzar Gallery, 1225 Second Avenue, is showing a selection of recent paintings by Joseph Maruska from June 3 through June 28. A reception for the artist will be held Thursday, June 3 from 6-8PM in conjunction with Seattle’s First Thursday Art Walk.A nationally recognized artist, his paintings can be found in both public and private collections. Shown at the left: Lucky Days.

“New Voices,” highlighting the work of Pratt 2009-2010 scholarship recipients Granite Calimpong, Giustin Durall, Katelin Harpel, Cyra Hobson, Tyler Kimball, Isabella Leary, Jennifer Sievers, Jan Tervonen, and Jenny Wittlinger, opens at the Pratt Gallery at Tashiro Kaplan Studios in Pioneer Square from 6-8pm. The show closes June 25.

Punch Gallery, 119 Prefontaine Place South, is showing Justin Gibbens’ watercolor drawings with birds shifting anatomically towards the reptilian in a reception from 5-8pm. Gibbens currently has work at Tacoma Art Museum s “The Secret Language of Animals” and “Blow Up” at G. Gibson Gallery

Shift Collaborative Studio, 306 S. Washington St. #105, opens with an exhibition by Malou Bergman and Nadja Ekman , “Shift/Candyland, Part 3,” photography and video, an exchange between Shift and Candyland in Stockholm, Sweden. Bergman and Ekman are attending the opening and will be giving an artist talk on June 5 at 3:00 regarding their various common artist run projects.

Traver Gallery Seattle, 110 Union Street, is showing Alex Gabriel Bernstein in “Contemplative Reduction,” and Tom Degroot in “Particular Moment” through June 27. Bernstein has taught at the Cleveland Institute of Art, Rochester Institute of Technology, the Studio at the Corning Museum of Glass and the Penland School of Crafts and has shown extensively along the East and West Coast, including several museum shows. Degroot received the Poncho Merit Award in 2006 and 2008, as well as the Washington Artist Trust GAP Grant in 2008. His work is part of several permanent collections, including the Tacoma Art Museum. The artists’ reception takes place from 5-8pm. Shown: First Light by Alex Gabriel Bernstein.

First Wednesday

Wallingford Art Walk, 6pm-9pm, from May-October.  Call 206.547.5177 or visit info@oasisinseattle.com

First Thursday

Gallery Walks in Pioneer Square and the Seattle Art Museum area, 6pm-8pm. Downtown Museum and Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park are free all day on First Thursdays. Maps: www.firstthursdayseattle.com

First Friday

Anacortes Galleries are open from 6pm-9pm.  Call 360.293.6938 for information.

Bainbridge Island Galleries are open from 5pm-8 or 9pm.

Bellingham Downtown Art Walk from 6pm-10pm.  Visit www.downtownbellingham.com/gallerywalk/

Bremerton Gallery Walk, 5pm-8pm, in Downtown Bremerton.

Ellensburg Art Walk, 5pm-7:30pm, in Historic Downtown Ellensburg.

Fremont Art Walk, 6pm-9pm.  Visit http://fremontfirstfriday.com/

Issaquah Art Walk, 5pm-9pm, from May-September only, in Downtown Issaquah.

Sequim Art Walk, 5pm-8pm, in Downtown Sequim.

Vashon Island Gallery Cruise, 6pm-9pm.  Call Silverwood Gallery 206.463.1722.

First Saturday

Gig Harbor Art Walk along the waterfront, 1pm-5pm, and every Thursday night in the Summer until 8pm.

Langley on Whidbey Island Art Walk in the galleries, 5pm-7pm.

Port Townsend Art Walk, 5:30pm-8:30pm.  Call Ancestral Spirits Gallery at 360.385.0078. Quilcene Art Walk, 11am-6pm. Email info@olympicartgallery.com.

June 4

Seattle Art Museum’s SAM Remix, downtown from 8-12pm. Celebrate new exhibitions Kurt and love fear pleasure lust pain glamour death — Andy Warhol Media Works with art making, performances, artist talks, dancing and more. Tickets: SAM members $5, nonmembers $10, students $8. This event is open to guests age 18 and over only.

Bainbridge Art Museum is  hosting an  open  house from 5-8pm, the fourth in a series of public outreach opportunities focusing on the development of architectural designs for the new Museum building. The result is a 3-dimensional model, which will be unveiled to the public at the First Friday Art Walk 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., on the corner of 305 & Winslow Way – future site of the new museum. 

June 5-6

San Juan Island Artist Studio Tour; 17 studios with over 35 participants, 10am-5pm.  Visit www.sanjuanislandartists.com.

Third Thursday

Belltown Art Walk includes outside/tent galleries, with two blocks of the soon to be park boulevard on Bell Street.

Edmonds Art Walk, 5pm-8pm.  Visit www.manyaveeselects.com/artwalk/artwalk.htm

Tacoma Art Walk.  Tacoma’s galleries, Museum of Glass, Tacoma Art Museum, and the Washington State History Museum are open from 5pm-8pm.  All three museums are free.  Call 253.272.4258.

Upper Queen Anne Art Walk, 6pm-8pm.  E-mail info@bouncingwall.com.

Last Thursday

Microsoft Art Collection Tours.  Open to the public, free.  RSVP two weeks in advance to artevent@microsoft.com.  Maximum of 40 can register.

May 11-19

Pilchuck Glass School Spring Group Tours, advance reservations required, minimum groups of 10.  Call 206.621.8422 or email reservations@pilchuck.com.

May 20

Whatcom Museum, 121 Prospect Street in Bellingham, 12:30pm. Environmentalist Wendy Scherrer, former Executive Director of the Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA), will discuss the Whatcom Creek Salmon Art Trail, the result of a partnership between the City of Bellingham and the NSEA.

May 20 – 23

The Henry Art Gallery will offer free admission as part of the Association of Art Museum Directors’ (AAMD) celebration of International Museum Day.

May 21

7pm in the Geo Studio at the Gage Academy of Art, local artist Timothy Cross talks about his current work and his ongoing obsession with drawing.

May 22

At 2pm the Frye Art Museum  presents a dramatic reading of Animal Farm featuring students from Holy Names Academy and O’Dea High School. Adapted by Nelson Bond from the book by George Orwell and directed by Next Stage Artistic Director Mark Jared Zufelt, this performance includes projected images from the Frye’s exhibition Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: A History.

Workshop at the Seattle Art Museum in the Simons Board Room from 1-4pm examines “Recognizing Star Quality” with Alice Wheeler. After a walk through SAM’s two current special exhibitions, local photographer Alice Wheeler takes participants out on the street with models to make portraits in the neighborhood around the Seattle Art Museum. A camera (digital or film) is required for participation in this workshop.

Only one week until the 19th Annual PONCHO International Wine Auction on Saturday May 22 at the Sheraton Seattle. Click here for tickets or call Anastasia Kotar at the PONCHO office at (206) 623-6233 x205. Live Auction Drawing: chance to take home a bottle of 1996 Screaming Eagle (the first 50 donations of $100 will be entered into the drawing). Table Centerpieces: each table will feature a beautiful wine bucket with red roses donated by Ten Grands and the Snowman Foundation, and a bottle of wine from longtime PONCHO Board and Wine Committee member, Paul Birkeland.

The ArtXchange Gallery,  512 1st Ave S, opens “Future’s Past: The Black Ships,” from 5-8pm. Using graffiti techniques (spray-paint and stencils), Jonathan Wakuda Fischer references both modern and ancient Japanese aesthetics such as ukiyo-e woodblock prints and the contemporary superflat movement. The paintings in “Future’s Past” tell visual stories based on folklore, anime, and Japanese history. Exhibit runs through June 26, 2010.Shown: The Black Ships (A Promise and a Threat), Jonathan Wakuda Fischer.

“Jambalaya: A Melange of Louisiana Memories” by Sue Gill Rose opens in a reception from 5:30-7:30pm at the C Art Gallery, 855 Hiawatha Place South. Rose is a member of the Northwest Watercolor Society, Seattle Co-Arts, Artists Connect, and Women Painters of Washington. The exhibit is on view through May 16.

{far4},  1020 1st Ave, opens this month for First Thursday featuring wooden creations by local artist Ted Osuch.

Parskid solo exhibition “Isolated Frontier” opens from 5-9pm at the Flatcolor Gallery, 528 First Avenue S. Parskid has been involved in the Seattle underground art scene for over a decade and has exhibited extensively throughout the U.S.

The Foster/White Gallery, 220 Third Avenue S., opens for First Thursday with “Fierce Abstraction: From the Archives,” celebrating Lois Graham’s success in creating large abstract paintings. Graham’s work is in many public and private collections in Washington and throughout the United States, including the Seattle Art Museum, the Seattle Opera House, and the Yao Cultural Center in Osaka, Japan.

“From Within,” works by Joan Kimura and Cass Walker opens at Gallery 110, 110 3rd. Avenue S. in a reception from 6-8pm.

Gallery IMA, 123 S. Jackson Street is showcasing recent hand-stitched book pages by Alan Corkery Hahn and local ceramicist Jason Huff’s clay sculptures in a reception opening from 6-8pm. The show is on view through May 30. Shown at the right: Allan Corkery Hahn, Birds #3.

Each May, for the past three years, Trefsger has worn an entirely grey wardrobe.  Gallery4Culture ,  101 Prefontaine PL S, is showing Trefsger’s idiosyncratic vision by presenting, Monochromatic May: 31 days in grey, a solo exhibition of performance art, historical MM documentation, and a suite of Trefsger paintings (in grey). The show runs through May 27.

Opening from 6-8pm at the Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, are the paintings of Michael Greenspan and Jerry Wingren’s “Aperture,” sculptures. The show runs through May 30. Shown at the left: Michael Greenspan, Hustle.

Monarch Contemporary, 312 South Washington St., is showing two exhibitions of mixed media work by Arun Sharma through May 30. The reception is from 6-8pm.

Patricia Rovzar Gallery, 1225 Second Avenue, is showcasing a collection of new works by Northwest artist Tyson Grumm called, “Disbelievable” which will be on view through May 31. A reception for the artist will be held from 6 – 8 PM. He has exhibited in many major cities including New York, Toronto, San Francisco, Los Angeles and London, England. Shown at the right: Paper Trail.

On display at the Pratt Fine Arts Center , in their Tashiro Kaplan Studios is “Made at Pratt,” a juried group exhibition showcasing art by Pratt’s studio renters. Work by studio users will also be on display in the Pratt Hallway Gallery during this time. The Pratt Hallway Gallery is located in Pratt’s main building at 1902 South Main Street, in Seattle’s Central District. The opening reception is 6-8pm.

PUNCH Gallery, 119 Prefontaine Place South presents new work by Lorraine and Howard Barlow in an opening reception from 5-8pm. In this partially collaborative two-person exhibition, themes of masculine and feminine protective and defensive instincts are explored. The show runs through May 29.

Inspired by Pre-Columbian art and old African wooden sculptures, the art of Kinart is on view for the month of May at R E Welch Gallery, 1214 1st. Avenue. Shown at the left: Girls on a Journey with Cat.

Traver Gallery Seattle, 110 Union Street, is  presenting “Pimp My Glass,” an exhibition of new works by Einar and Jamex de la Torre in a First Thursday opening reception from 5-8pm. “Pimp My Glass” delves  into the cultural dogmas of pre-Hispanic Aztec gods, the iconography of the Roman Catholic Church, and the rigid structures of North American Protestantism. Einar and Jamex de la Torre have worked, taught and exhibited both nationally and internationally. Their distinctive three-dimensional work can be found in galleries, museum collections, museum catalogs, as well as in various public art installations. The show runs through May 30. Shown at the right: the de la Torre’s Mitosis.

On view at the Wall Space Gallery, 600 First Avenue, Suite 623, is the work  of John Chervinsky.