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“Deborah Kapoor:Breathing In, Breathing Out,” opens at the ArtXchange Gallery, 512 First Ave. S., in a reception from 5-8pm. Kapoor explores how prana (breath) flows through form and formlessness, touching on themes of language, history and the self. Shown is Ekya.

Catherine Person Gallery, 319 Third Ave. South, is introducing artists new to the gallery in “Ta-Da,” opening in an artist’s reception from 6-8pm. The new artists are: Nicholas Brown, Karen Doten, Julie Lindell, Kendall Mingey. The show runs through August 8.

In a dual-gallery exhibition in conjunction with Koplin Del Rio of Culver City, CA,  Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Avenue S., opens “West Coast Drawings VIII,” curated by Norman Lundin. Also showing at the gallery in the reception from 6-8pm, are Claus Seligmann’s “Works on Paper,” and M.J. Anderson’s “The Probability of Resemblance.” Shown is Bill Vuksanovich’s Two Sides of the Same Coin from “West Coast Drawings VIII.” The show runs through August 1.

Foster/White Gallery, 220 Third Avenue South #100, opens “Will Robinson:Shape and Shadow” and “James Waterman:Simplicity,” in a reception from 6-8pm. Featured are Robinson’s stone sculptures and Waterman’s still lifes. Waterman has shown at the gallery for over 20 years. Shown is James Waterman, Ancient Pot with Flowering Branch. The show closes July 25.

“Facing the Future,” Carol Milne’s latest body of hot and kiln cast glass sculptures, and “The Progression of an Artist,” the acrylic paintings of Ann Vandervelde, are on view at Gallery IMA , 123 S. Jackson until August 2. The artist’s reception is from 6-8pm. Shown is Milne’s Baby Boomers.

Opening at Gallery4Culture, 101 Prefontaine PL S., in a reception from 6-8pm is new work by Seattle installation artist Jennifer Towner. Towner’s mixed media works are narratives that traverse her personal history and explore what it's like to be an “almost” middle-aged, single (childless) woman in contemporary society. Shown is Fecundity. 

A show featuring famed Northwest School star, “William Cumming in his 92nd year,” opens at the Gordon Woodside/John Braseth Gallery, 2101 9th. Ave. at Lenora Street, in a reception from 5:30-8:30pm. The exhibit closes August 14. Shown is At the Lake.

Greg Kucera Gallery , 212 Third Avenue S., opens for First Thursday from 5:30-8pm, with Seattle photographer Alice Wheeler’s, “Women Are Beautiful.” The artist uses her documentarian style of photography to capture images of the women she meets, going about their business at festivals, parties or just hanging out. Also in July, as a part of the Seattle Art Dealers Association’s INTRODUCTIONS series, the gallery introduces an exhibition of work by Las Vegas artist, Brent Sommerhauser.

Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, opens from 6-8pm with Joel Brock’s “Recent Work,” Karen Kosoglad, “Small Works: Paintings and Collages,” and SADA Introductions artist, Chang-Ae Song. Kosoglad shows intimately scaled mixed-media collages and beach scenes while Brock presents recent still life and architectural scenes. Both artists will be on hand for the First Thursday, exhibition opening. The show runs through August 2. Shown is Joel Brock’s Street Shadows.

Northwest Fine Woodworking , 101 S. Jackson Street, opens from 5-8pm with a selection of art furniture produced by gallery artists.

OHGE Ltd., 831 Airport Way S., opens for a reception from 6-9pm with Seattle artists Eric Thompson, Aubrey Birdwell and Stefan Moore, who aim to explore the illusion of happiness and the reality of misery through their personal, American experience.

  “Opine/Rescind,” an exhibition of recent painting by Northwest artist Stephanie Hargave, opens at the Patricia Rovzar Gallery, 1225 Second Avenue, in a reception from 6-8pm. Hargrave’s encaustic paintings are rooted in organic forms and are strongly influenced by nature. Shown is Balance.

Seattle artist Molly Norris combines her love of both visual art and writing to create “Editoon,” on view at the Marni Muir Gallery, 112 South Washington Street, through July 3. The shown opens for First Thursday from 6-8pm.

“Lost and Found,” the work of instructors, students and renters, opens at Pratt Gallery, 306 S. Washington Street, in a reception from 6-8pm. The show runs through July 31.

Punch Gallery, 119 Prefontaine Place South, is showing “Wearable,” the non-traditional jewelry of Alex Chaney and Genne Laakso, two recent MFA graduates of Central Washington University’s metalsmithing program, in a reception from 5-8pm. The show runs through August 1.

R E Welch Gallery, 1214 First Avenue, is featuring collaborative artists, Malott and Rae for the months of July and August.  Shown at the right is In the Trees II.

Shift Collaborative Studio, 306 S. Washington Street, opens from 5-8pm with a reception featuring Lauren Atkinson and Donald Green who use photography, mixed media drawings and sculpture to explore identity, language and communication. The show runs through August 1.

Tether Gallery, 323 Occidental Avenue S., opens from 5-8pm with a reception for Joan Hiler Depper’s, “Effrontery,” a collection of  absurdities, redux portraits and situational snapshots paired with pieces that explore  the concept of imitation and reproduction as art. Hiller’s work has shown in a variety of galleries across the United States. and in Germany.

Rick Araluce’s mixed media miniature construction, “The Poetry of Memory,” and Merrill Wagner’s selection of works in painted steel and stone as well as new figurative work surrounding her rural Pennsylvania home, Flowers,” open at the Traver Gallery, 110 union Street, in a reception from 5-8pm. The show runs through August 1. Shown at the left is Wagner’s Thistle.

Wall Space Gallery , 600 First Avenue, Suite 322, opens “Out of the Garden,” the photography of Joanne Koltnow and Christina Florkowski, in a reception from 6-8pm. Shown is Parrot Sunrise by Florkowski.