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Dorothy Rissman

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Fetherston Gallery Daily from Mon., April 21 until Sat., May 24, 11:00am

Much to the chagrin of her Wallingford neighbors, Dorothy Rissman began dumpster diving at Dick’s. Her frequent visits resulting in servers announcing over loud speaker, “The trash lady is here again!” Unfazed by the mockery, she foraged for weeks until she accumulated enough Dick’s Deluxe burger wrappers to sew a jacket. The garment now on display, Hair Shirt, stitches together her conflicting identity as meat consumer and environmentalist. And she’s not alone—how many of us claim we wanna save the world and actually do our part? (BTW, what’s the carbon footprint of your $200 Patagonia sweater made from old six-pack rings?) Her show “Confluence: Man and Nature” (through May 24) reflects on our consumer appetites and careless consumption habits. Rissman recycles waste to deliver a an eco-political message, and perhaps, manufacture her own atonement. Fetherston Gallery, 818 E. Pike St., 322-9440. www.fetherstongallery.com. Free. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. ERIKA HOBART

Combine: A group show of Cut Paper, Collage, and Assemblage

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BLVD Gallery Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., May 9 until Sat., June 7

When he first began tagging in the ’70s, Ghost (aka Cousin Frank) would leave his girlfriend asleep in bed, take an hour-long bus ride to the subway station, and hide until the coast was clear. More than once it crossed his mind that it wasn’t necessarily normal behavior. In an interview with Underdog Studios, he recalls, “I’m asking myself, ‘What the fuck are you doing? People are going to the prom, living their lives and shit… you’re sitting in the fucking weeds, waiting to write on a train.’” Ghost emerged as an important early player in New York’s graffiti art movement, later making him public enemy number one for mayor Rudy Giuliani’s “quality of life” campaign. This exhibition of his new work (through May 4) reflects the same hurried graphic improvisation that was required of Ghost decades ago: deformed letters, spontaneous bursts of color, and underground comics references containing sly social satire. Bulging eyes and bold signatures distinguish most of his pieces; they smugly defy the scorn and censure he has constantly faced outside the gallery. BLVD Gallery, 2316 Second Ave., 448-8767, www.blvdart.com. Free. 1 -6 p.m. ERIKA HOBART

Ron van der Ende: Motor Memory

Dutch artist Ron van der Ende, who was born in Delft (home of the famous blue porcelain dishware), here makes his U.S. debut. “Motor Memory” renders manufactured machines as oversized, hand-wrought bas-relief figures. Those on display include a Boeing 727, the S.S. Roosevelt (the schooner used for Robert Peary’s historic but ill-fated North Pole expedition), and two Citröen DS automobiles (those beautifully streamlined and iconic French sedans with their adjustable hydraulic suspension). The title of this show (through June 10) refers both to the motor-powered objects being modeled and van der Ende’s time-intensive manual recreations of same. His fragile reproductions of vintage vehicles are made of balsa and scrap wood. Yet in a gallery, free from rust, they may outlive their inspirations. OkOk Gallery, 5107 Ballard Ave. N.W., 789-6242, www.okokgallery.com. Free. 6-10 p.m. ADRIANA GRANT

Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., May 10 until Tue., June 10

Jesse Brown: The Village Green

A show of drawings and paintings by this artist/designer and the Creative Director at Artworks. A last hurrah before he moves to Chicago. Free. Mon.-Sun. Ends June 12.

Daily from Sat., May 10 until Thu., June 12

OBViouS: Object Based Video Sculpture

A five-artist show of sculptural work informed by video, curated by Steven Vroom. With work by Tina Aufiero, Casey Cahoy, Joseph Gray, Caroline Knapp, and Tony Weathers. Opens Thurs., May 15 6–9 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Free. Ends June 30.

Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., May 15 until Mon., June 30

Dorothy Rissman & Tim Forcade

Objects on view include Rissman’s hair shirt made from Dick’s burger wrappers and Forcade’s photograph of a mysterious burning object, set on a lovely grassy field. Free. Tues.-Sat. Ends May 24.

Fri., April 18, 5:00pm-7:00pmEvery week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., April 18 until Sat., May 24

Stephen Rosen John Chervinsky: Spatial Relations

Photographs of buildings, and a visual plan for a time machine. Wed.-Sat. Free. Ends May 24.

Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Wed., April 16 until Sat., May 24

Gregory Glynn: Higher Ground

A solo exhibit by Northwest sculptor Gregory Glynn, who crafts sculptural work from salvaged trees. Opens Thurs., May 15, 6-8 p.m. Free. Tues.-Sat. Ends June 28.

Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., May 15 until Sat., June 28

house, tree, sun, yard, etc.

A group show curated by long UW art prof Doug Jeck, in which he asked hundreds of his students (grad and undergrad art students) to submit a work on 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper. Each work contains contains specific elements: a sun, house, a house, tree, yard, fence, and signature. Any media. Free. Mon.-Fri. Ends June 6.

Thu., May 1, 7:00pm-9:00pmEvery week Wednesday, Friday, Sunday from Fri., May 2 until Fri., June 6

Cornish College of the Arts Art & Design BFA Exhibitions

Two concurrent exhibitions showing work by graduating art and design students. Art Department Exhibition: Terry Avenue Studios at 2000 Terry Ave. Design Department Exhibition, Cornish Main Campus Center, Floor 1, 1000 Lenora St. Free. Tues.-Sat. Ends May 20.

Thu., May 8, 5:00pm-9:00pmEvery week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., May 9 until Tue., May 20

Group Exhibit

Pyrographs by Etsuko Ichikawa, iron sculpture by Kathleen Rabel, and gorgeous images of bike works, in ink on Mylar by Katina Huston. Free. Tues.-Sat. Ends May 31.

Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., May 1 until Sat., May 31

Alison Keough: In-Cite

A trio of media, with works in clay, graphite, and newsprint. Delicate, patterned works. Free. Tues.-Sat. Ends May 24.

Fri., April 11, 6:00pm-9:00pmEvery week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., April 11 until Sat., May 24

Jordan Crane

Limited edition prints and original artworks from this L.A. cartoonist. Free. Mon.-Sun. Ends May 21.

Daily from Sat., May 10 until Wed., May 21

Merrilee Moore and James Waterman

Work by glass artist Merrilee Moore and painter James Waterman. Free. Tues.-Sat. Ends May 24.

Thu., May 1, 6:00pm-8:00pmEvery week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., May 1 until Sat., May 24

Michael Brophy: Here-There

Paintings, some of which look like photographs, including landscapes at night. Opens Thurs., May 15, 5-7 p.m. Free. Tues.-Sat. Ends June 28.

Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., May 15 until Sat., June 28

Dennis Oppenheim: From Here

Photographs, models, and drawings of the sculptor’s work, to coincide with the installation (mid-May) of his 18 foot high fiberglass traffic cones, Safety Cones (2007), at SAM’s Olympic Sculpture Park. Free. Mon.-Fri. Ends May 30.

Thu., May 1, 6:00pm-8:00pmEvery week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from Thu., May 1 until Fri., May 30

Members 2: Returning Gallery Artists

A group show by gallery members, including work by Liz Tran and Tomoko Yoshitake, among many others. Free. Wed.-Sat. Ends May 31.

Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., May 1 until Sat., May 31

Sherry Markovitz: The True Story

Explorations into memory, through intricately beaded work (often stuffed animals and masks), as well as new paintings on silk. Opens Thurs., May 15, 6-8 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends June 28.

Fri., April 4, 12:00pmEvery week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., May 15 until Sat., June 28

Amy Ellen Flatchestedmama Trefsger: Urban Beach Scenes

Photographs documenting the artist, in retro swim gear, ready for a dip in the unlikeliest of (urban) places. Tues.-Sun. Free. Ends June 7.

Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., April 10 until Sat., June 7

Shawn Patrick Landis: Suspension of Belief

A household after a flood, crafted from objects suspended in inflated clear vinyl, some of which hang in mid-air. You’ll remember his work from a recent show at Gallery4Culture. Tues.-Sun. Ends July 5.

Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., May 8 until Sat., July 5

Kader Attia

Installations and new video works by the French-Algerian artist, and his first large-scale, solo exhibition in the U.S. $15. Tues.-Sat. Ends May 25.

$6-$10. Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., February 29 until Sun., May 25

Josiah McElheny: the last scattering surface

MacArthur fellow McElheny creates installation work in glass, rigging, and electric lighting. $15. Tues.-Sun. Ends August 17.

Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., April 4 until Sun., August 17

Oscar Tuazon & Eli Hansen:This World's Just Not Real To Me

This two-man (two-brother) exhibit explores temporary shelters, found objects, and utopian architecture. Object-oriented work and site-specific installation pieces are on view, including a structure constructed from six-sided blown glass bottles inspired by Alfred Heineken. The beer company owner came up with a brilliant (and thwarted) solution to third world housing and recycling problems: beer bottles as building blocks. The blown glass bottles on view in the galley are a nod to that unrealized project. More installation work on view at SAM, in a parallel exhibit. Free. Tues.-Sat. Ends May 31.

Sat., April 19, 12:00pmEvery week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., April 17 until Sat., May 31

UW BFA 2: Metals, Fibers, Sculpture and Painting

Always a fascinating show by emerging UW School of Art students, offering a glimpse into what’s new, what’s not yet in the galleries, and maybe, what will be soon. Opens Tues., May 13, 4-6 p.m. Free. Tues.-Sat. Ends May 31.

Tue., May 13Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Wed., May 14 until Sat., May 31

Squeak Carnwath

The California artist employs handwriting and intense patches of color in her painted and drawn works. Her third solo show at the gallery. Opens Thurs., May 15, 6-8 p.m. Free. Wed.-Sat. Ends June 28.

Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., May 15 until Sat., June 28

Heads (dis)Embodied

Curated by Jim McDonald, this exhibit the role of the human head in art. With work by Claire Cowie, Scott Fife, Sherry Markovitz, Shawn Nordfors, and Dan Webb, among others. Free. Mon.-Sat. Ends July 3.

Thu., May 8, 6:00pm-8:00pmEvery week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., May 9 until Thu., July 3

Susan Robb: The Challenge Nature Provides

A methane-powered campfire, plastic sculptures, and best of all, a full-size video of Tubes, last summer’s installation in Volunteer Park: a series of black tubes, their hypnotic and playful movement powered by their own contained heat. Tues.-Sat. Free. Ends May 31.

Thu., April 24, 5:00pm-10:00pmSat., May 10, 12:00pmEvery week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., April 24 until Sat., May 31

Leo Morrisey, David Bunn, Carol Es: Bookish

Exploring the organizing principal in whole books, words, text, and pattern. With works made from decommissioned library card catalogs, sewing patterns, and whole encyclopedias. And make sure to check out All Done But None, a bound autobiographical work by Carol Es illustrating raw details of her childhood, with delicate (and not so delicate) drawings and print work. Free. Tues.-Sat. Ends June 21.

Thu., April 10, 5:00pm-8:00pmEvery week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., April 10 until Sat., June 21

Alfredo Arreguin:Canciones de la Terra (Songs of the Earth)

The Mexican-born long-time Seattle artist paints intensely patterned works in oil on canvas. Free. Tues.-Sat. Ends May 31.

Thu., May 1, 6:00pm-8:00pmEvery week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., May 1 until Sat., May 31

Sherry Carver, Peter deLory & Richard Morhouse

Paintings that incorporate photography, with diptychs by Morhouse and deLory. Free. Mon.-Sun. Ends May 31.

Daily from Thu., May 1 until Sat., May 31

Diana Falchuk

She doesn’t talk to angels, she talks to post office boxes. But this month, the local multi-media and performance artist sets up a site-specific installation using the Parlor and Conservatory of this [formerly] semi-private art space, based on the wallpaper that lines them. RACHEL SHIMP Free. Thurs.-Sat.

Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Xavier Lopez Jr.: Into the Deep End

Acrylic on canvas. Opens May 2, 6-11 p.m. Free.

Fri., May 2, 6:00pm-11:00pmDaily from Fri., May 2 until Sat., May 31

Amanda Coleman: Time, Being

Paintings of and about the city, on canvas and plexiglass. Tues.-Sat Free. Ends May 31.

Wed., April 23, 5:00pm-8:00pmEvery week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Wed., April 23 until Sat., May 31

Sugar and Spice

L.A. and Philly photographers Susan Anderson, Amy Stevens, and Alex Prager explore dress-up, drama, and the play of self-decoration. With gorgeously messy cakes, a la Martha Stewart (almost) and lots of dresses. Mon.-Sun. Free. Ends May 28.

Daily from Fri., May 2 until Wed., May 28

Eden’s on Fire!

Unusual landscapes in paint and drawing by Saul Becker, Joy Garnett, and Michael Schall. Thurs.-Sat. Ends June 14.

Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., May 8 until Sat., June 14

Master Glass Artists

Bandhu Dunham, Mitchell Gaudet, and Jeffrey Sarmiento. Free. Fri. & Sat. Ends May 31.

Thu., May 1, 6:00pm-8:00pmEvery week Friday, Saturday from Fri., May 2 until Sat., May 31

Homegrown

Works that explore biology in a range of media, by Renee Adams, Ariana Boussard-Reifel, Shannon Conroy, Misako Inaoka, Kristina Lewis, and Amber Stucke. Free. Fri.-Sun. Ends June 1.

Thu., May 1, 5:00pm-8:00pmEvery week Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., May 2 until Sun., June 1

Sneak Peek

A selection of works in a range of media curated by Deborah Paine from the city's portable works collection. Mixed-media works by 22 artists, with oftentimes a strange perspective on looking. Free. Mon.-Fri. Ends August 1.

Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from Mon., April 28 until Fri., August 1

John Sloan: Tainted Dream

A photographic exploration of the manufactured culture of stereotypes and desire found in children's toys. Barbie, in patterns, and decapitated, as she so often was. Free. Fri. & Sat. Ends May 31.

Thu., May 1, 5:00pm-8:00pmEvery week Friday, Saturday from Sat., May 3 until Sat., May 31

Ben Hirschkoff: The Sky Is Not Falling

Hirschkoff continues his explorations into nature, represented by works crafted in industrial materials. With lovely anonymous watercolors in the backspace, in a show titled Provenance. Free. Thurs.-Sun. Ends May 31.

Thu., May 1, 6:00pm-9:00pmEvery week Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., May 1 until Sat., May 31

Printmakers' Showcase

Work by a slew of local artists, including Dawn Cerny, Brian Lane, Marcie Myrick, Kristen Ramirez, and James Reed. Free. Mon.-Sat. Ends May 31.

Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., May 1 until Sat., May 31

Dale Chihuly: Baskets, Cylinders and Drawings

New works by this best-known glass artist. Artist reception: Sat., May 17, 5-8 p.m. Free. Tues.-Sun. Ends June 8.

Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., May 10 until Sun., June 8

David Russell Talbott: Hollywood Pulpcore

Painting from the upcoming illustrated book of the same name, populated with images of 50’s Hollywood and film noir. Free. Thurs.-Sat. Free. Ends June 30.

Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., May 8 until Mon., June 30

Peter Waite: Arrivals and Departures

The Connecticut-based artist shows work in acrylic: gorgeous old buildings and lonely pools. Free. Mon.-Sat. Ends May 23.

Wed., April 16, 6:00pm-8:00pmEvery week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Wed., April 16 until Fri., May 23

New Directions: Shape, Color, Movement

A group show of glass: Cassandria Blackmore, Ann Gardner, Therese Lahaie, Amy Pruzan, and Susan Zoccola. Mon.-Sat. Free. Ends May 23.

Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Wed., April 16 until Fri., May 23, 6:00pm-8:00pm

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