Visual Arts – Openings & Events

25 Alumni To celebrate Gage Academy of Art’s 25th anniversary, 25 alumni from the school will show their recent work. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Thurs. Ends Feb. 27. AXIS Pioneer Square, 308 1st Ave SouthSeattle, WA 98104 Free Friday, February 27, 2015

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Amanda Knowles The artist grew up with a scientist mother, and pays homage to her upbringing in Nescience by utilizing diagrams and a scanning electron microscope to create her works. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28. Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Friday, February 27, 2015

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Annual Juried Exhibition Scott Lawrimore sorted through 1,500 submissions and picked his favorites for this exhibition. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28. Tashiro Kaplan Building, 115 Prefontaine Pl S, Seattle, WA 98104 Free Friday, February 27, 2015

Bed Bath & Between Nine local and international artists display work in a “hand-painted wallpaper” environment. SOIL Gallery. Noon-5 p.m. Thu.-Sun. Ends Feb. 28. Tashiro Kaplan Building, 115 Prefontaine Pl S, Seattle, WA 98104 Free Friday, February 27, 2015

Chris Berens Eerie, gothic paintings of pale, childlike figures in dark settings. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28. Roq La Rue Gallery, 532 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98104 Free Friday, February 27, 2015

Christine Sharp Impressionistic landscape paintings of natural landmarks. 10 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends March 1. Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Friday, February 27, 2015

David Alexander The artist, an avid environmentalist, portrays his landscapes in a highly fluid, melty paint style, prodding at the fact that the subjects are in danger of slipping away thanks to climate change. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28 Foster/White Gallery, 220 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Friday, February 27, 2015

David Alexander The artist, an avid environmentalist, portrays his landscapes in a highly fluid, melty paint style, prodding at the fact that the subjects are in danger of slipping away thanks to climate change. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28 Foster/White Gallery, 220 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Friday, February 27, 2015

Jodi Waltier She primarily works in intricately dyed and inked fabrics, here presented as flat, wall-mounted works. Noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28. Tashiro Kaplan Building, 115 Prefontaine Pl S, Seattle, WA 98104 Free Friday, February 27, 2015

Justin Martin Using materials that purposefully recall his rural upbringing, Martin creates “poetic sculptures” in his new show Windburnt. Noon-5 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28. Tashiro Kaplan Building, 115 Prefontaine Pl S, Seattle, WA 98104 Free Friday, February 27, 2015

Mark Callen and Rachel Dorn Yakima’s Dorn creates colorful, aquatic-looking ceramic sculpture. Callen paints saturated natural landscapes. Noon-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28. Core Gallery, 117 Prefontaine Place S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA 98104 Free Friday, February 27, 2015

Melinda Hannigan Oil paintings of unusually tight close-ups of portions of seafaring vessels. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sun. Ends March 1. Patricia Rovzar, 1225 Second AveSeattle, WA 98101 Free Friday, February 27, 2015

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POP! 3 The pop-culture-themed art gallery’s final show, featuring prints from all of its previous shows over its four year lifespan. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tue.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28. Ltd. Art Gallery – NEW LOCATION, 501 E. Pine St. Seattle, WA 98122 Free Friday, February 27, 2015

Ryoko Tajiri This Japanese artist specializes in pseudo-cubist portraiture, rendering subjects out of painted geometric planes. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Friday, February 27, 2015

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Langston Hughes Motown Birthday Bash In honor of its namesake’s birthday, the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, which “celebrates, nurtures, preserves, and presents African-American and Diaspora performing arts, cultural wealth, and iconic legacies,” is hosting the 3rd Annual Langston Hughes Motown Birthday Bash. The poet, novelist, playwright, and activist was actually born on February 1, but the institute notes that Hughes would’ve wanted to move the party back so as to not interfere with the Super Bowl. Now that football season is over, DJ Robin Summerrise will spin Motown classics to celebrate Hughes’ impact on the world. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Ave. S., 684-4757, langstoninstitute.org. 7 p.m. $10. 21 and over. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Ave S

Seattle, WA 98144 $10 Friday, February 27, 2015, 7pm

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Amanda Knowles The artist grew up with a scientist mother, and pays homage to her upbringing in Nescience by utilizing diagrams and a scanning electron microscope to create her works. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28. Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Saturday, February 28, 2015

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Annual Juried Exhibition Scott Lawrimore sorted through 1,500 submissions and picked his favorites for this exhibition. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28. Tashiro Kaplan Building, 115 Prefontaine Pl S, Seattle, WA 98104 Free Saturday, February 28, 2015

Bed Bath & Between Nine local and international artists display work in a “hand-painted wallpaper” environment. SOIL Gallery. Noon-5 p.m. Thu.-Sun. Ends Feb. 28. Tashiro Kaplan Building, 115 Prefontaine Pl S, Seattle, WA 98104 Free Saturday, February 28, 2015

Chris Berens Eerie, gothic paintings of pale, childlike figures in dark settings. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28. Roq La Rue Gallery, 532 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98104 Free Saturday, February 28, 2015

Christine Sharp Impressionistic landscape paintings of natural landmarks. 10 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends March 1. Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Saturday, February 28, 2015

David Alexander The artist, an avid environmentalist, portrays his landscapes in a highly fluid, melty paint style, prodding at the fact that the subjects are in danger of slipping away thanks to climate change. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28 Foster/White Gallery, 220 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Saturday, February 28, 2015

David Alexander The artist, an avid environmentalist, portrays his landscapes in a highly fluid, melty paint style, prodding at the fact that the subjects are in danger of slipping away thanks to climate change. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28 Foster/White Gallery, 220 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Saturday, February 28, 2015

Jodi Waltier She primarily works in intricately dyed and inked fabrics, here presented as flat, wall-mounted works. Noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28. Tashiro Kaplan Building, 115 Prefontaine Pl S, Seattle, WA 98104 Free Saturday, February 28, 2015

Justin Martin Using materials that purposefully recall his rural upbringing, Martin creates “poetic sculptures” in his new show Windburnt. Noon-5 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28. Tashiro Kaplan Building, 115 Prefontaine Pl S, Seattle, WA 98104 Free Saturday, February 28, 2015

Mark Callen and Rachel Dorn Yakima’s Dorn creates colorful, aquatic-looking ceramic sculpture. Callen paints saturated natural landscapes. Noon-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28. Core Gallery, 117 Prefontaine Place S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA 98104 Free Saturday, February 28, 2015

Melinda Hannigan Oil paintings of unusually tight close-ups of portions of seafaring vessels. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sun. Ends March 1. Patricia Rovzar, 1225 Second AveSeattle, WA 98101 Free Saturday, February 28, 2015

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POP! 3 The pop-culture-themed art gallery’s final show, featuring prints from all of its previous shows over its four year lifespan. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tue.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28. Ltd. Art Gallery – NEW LOCATION, 501 E. Pine St. Seattle, WA 98122 Free Saturday, February 28, 2015

Ryoko Tajiri This Japanese artist specializes in pseudo-cubist portraiture, rendering subjects out of painted geometric planes. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Saturday, February 28, 2015

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The Henry Gala A fundraiser with cocktails, a gourmet dinner, an auction, and a dance party. Henry Art Gallery, 4100 15th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98195 See website for details. Saturday, February 28, 2015

Christine Sharp Impressionistic landscape paintings of natural landmarks. 10 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends March 1. Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Sunday, March 1, 2015

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Eloquent Objects Although the tendency would be to view this selection of Southwestern art as a Georgia O’Keeffe show (with 22 of her paintings on view), the intent is to bring the New Mexico still-life tradition out of the desert and to our mossy climes. Thus another 40-odd works will represent her peers and heirs: Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Gustave Baumann, Eliseo Rodriguez, and a dozen more. Flowers, cow skulls, cacti, and the Painted Desert are surely represented here, but there’s a meditative way of seeing that’s equally important to the arid inspiration. The desert strips away everything excess (recall Peter O’Toole’s T.E. Lawrence saying he liked the desert because “It’s clean”), always a useful lesson for artists. This touring show is making its only West Coast stop in Tacoma. TAM has more works by O’Keeffe (1887-1986) in its permanent collection (some added with the recent Haub family bequest), though she’s the main draw here, and her influence extends far beyond Santa Fe. We’ll see that reach in a concurrently running companion show, The Still Life Tradition in the Northwest, featuring local names like Morris Graves, Norman Lundin, and Doris Chase. (Through June 7.) BRIAN MILLER Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $14 Sunday, March 1, 2015

Mark Callen and Rachel Dorn Yakima’s Dorn creates colorful, aquatic-looking ceramic sculpture. Callen paints saturated natural landscapes. Noon-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28. Core Gallery, 117 Prefontaine Place S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA 98104 Free Sunday, March 1, 2015

Melinda Hannigan Oil paintings of unusually tight close-ups of portions of seafaring vessels. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sun. Ends March 1. Patricia Rovzar, 1225 Second AveSeattle, WA 98101 Free Sunday, March 1, 2015

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Eloquent Objects Although the tendency would be to view this selection of Southwestern art as a Georgia O’Keeffe show (with 22 of her paintings on view), the intent is to bring the New Mexico still-life tradition out of the desert and to our mossy climes. Thus another 40-odd works will represent her peers and heirs: Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Gustave Baumann, Eliseo Rodriguez, and a dozen more. Flowers, cow skulls, cacti, and the Painted Desert are surely represented here, but there’s a meditative way of seeing that’s equally important to the arid inspiration. The desert strips away everything excess (recall Peter O’Toole’s T.E. Lawrence saying he liked the desert because “It’s clean”), always a useful lesson for artists. This touring show is making its only West Coast stop in Tacoma. TAM has more works by O’Keeffe (1887-1986) in its permanent collection (some added with the recent Haub family bequest), though she’s the main draw here, and her influence extends far beyond Santa Fe. We’ll see that reach in a concurrently running companion show, The Still Life Tradition in the Northwest, featuring local names like Morris Graves, Norman Lundin, and Doris Chase. (Through June 7.) BRIAN MILLER Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $14 Monday, March 2, 2015

Mark Callen and Rachel Dorn Yakima’s Dorn creates colorful, aquatic-looking ceramic sculpture. Callen paints saturated natural landscapes. Noon-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28. Core Gallery, 117 Prefontaine Place S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA 98104 Free Monday, March 2, 2015

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Eloquent Objects Although the tendency would be to view this selection of Southwestern art as a Georgia O’Keeffe show (with 22 of her paintings on view), the intent is to bring the New Mexico still-life tradition out of the desert and to our mossy climes. Thus another 40-odd works will represent her peers and heirs: Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Gustave Baumann, Eliseo Rodriguez, and a dozen more. Flowers, cow skulls, cacti, and the Painted Desert are surely represented here, but there’s a meditative way of seeing that’s equally important to the arid inspiration. The desert strips away everything excess (recall Peter O’Toole’s T.E. Lawrence saying he liked the desert because “It’s clean”), always a useful lesson for artists. This touring show is making its only West Coast stop in Tacoma. TAM has more works by O’Keeffe (1887-1986) in its permanent collection (some added with the recent Haub family bequest), though she’s the main draw here, and her influence extends far beyond Santa Fe. We’ll see that reach in a concurrently running companion show, The Still Life Tradition in the Northwest, featuring local names like Morris Graves, Norman Lundin, and Doris Chase. (Through June 7.) BRIAN MILLER Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $14 Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Mark Callen and Rachel Dorn Yakima’s Dorn creates colorful, aquatic-looking ceramic sculpture. Callen paints saturated natural landscapes. Noon-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28. Core Gallery, 117 Prefontaine Place S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA 98104 Free Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Let’s Go to the Louvre! Workshop Series Learn about and how to paint the masterpieces inside this famous museum. Ages 8-12.  Early Masters, 8815 Roosevelt Way Northeast, Seattle, WA 98115 $55 Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 4pm

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Eloquent Objects Although the tendency would be to view this selection of Southwestern art as a Georgia O’Keeffe show (with 22 of her paintings on view), the intent is to bring the New Mexico still-life tradition out of the desert and to our mossy climes. Thus another 40-odd works will represent her peers and heirs: Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Gustave Baumann, Eliseo Rodriguez, and a dozen more. Flowers, cow skulls, cacti, and the Painted Desert are surely represented here, but there’s a meditative way of seeing that’s equally important to the arid inspiration. The desert strips away everything excess (recall Peter O’Toole’s T.E. Lawrence saying he liked the desert because “It’s clean”), always a useful lesson for artists. This touring show is making its only West Coast stop in Tacoma. TAM has more works by O’Keeffe (1887-1986) in its permanent collection (some added with the recent Haub family bequest), though she’s the main draw here, and her influence extends far beyond Santa Fe. We’ll see that reach in a concurrently running companion show, The Still Life Tradition in the Northwest, featuring local names like Morris Graves, Norman Lundin, and Doris Chase. (Through June 7.) BRIAN MILLER Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $14 Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Mark Callen and Rachel Dorn Yakima’s Dorn creates colorful, aquatic-looking ceramic sculpture. Callen paints saturated natural landscapes. Noon-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28. Core Gallery, 117 Prefontaine Place S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, March 4, 2015

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Eloquent Objects Although the tendency would be to view this selection of Southwestern art as a Georgia O’Keeffe show (with 22 of her paintings on view), the intent is to bring the New Mexico still-life tradition out of the desert and to our mossy climes. Thus another 40-odd works will represent her peers and heirs: Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Gustave Baumann, Eliseo Rodriguez, and a dozen more. Flowers, cow skulls, cacti, and the Painted Desert are surely represented here, but there’s a meditative way of seeing that’s equally important to the arid inspiration. The desert strips away everything excess (recall Peter O’Toole’s T.E. Lawrence saying he liked the desert because “It’s clean”), always a useful lesson for artists. This touring show is making its only West Coast stop in Tacoma. TAM has more works by O’Keeffe (1887-1986) in its permanent collection (some added with the recent Haub family bequest), though she’s the main draw here, and her influence extends far beyond Santa Fe. We’ll see that reach in a concurrently running companion show, The Still Life Tradition in the Northwest, featuring local names like Morris Graves, Norman Lundin, and Doris Chase. (Through June 7.) BRIAN MILLER Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $14 Thursday, March 5, 2015

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First Thursday Art Walk Beginning around 5 p.m. and often lasting to 9 p.m., the monthly art celebration includes venues like the Tashiro Kaplan Building, Roq La Rue, James Harris, Greg Kucera, and all the other Pioneer Square galleries. Occidental Park will also be full of artists and vendors. Occidental Park, S. Main St. & Occidental Ave. S. Free Thursday, March 5, 2015

Mark Callen and Rachel Dorn Yakima’s Dorn creates colorful, aquatic-looking ceramic sculpture. Callen paints saturated natural landscapes. Noon-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Feb. 28. Core Gallery, 117 Prefontaine Place S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA 98104 Free Thursday, March 5, 2015

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Eloquent Objects Although the tendency would be to view this selection of Southwestern art as a Georgia O’Keeffe show (with 22 of her paintings on view), the intent is to bring the New Mexico still-life tradition out of the desert and to our mossy climes. Thus another 40-odd works will represent her peers and heirs: Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Gustave Baumann, Eliseo Rodriguez, and a dozen more. Flowers, cow skulls, cacti, and the Painted Desert are surely represented here, but there’s a meditative way of seeing that’s equally important to the arid inspiration. The desert strips away everything excess (recall Peter O’Toole’s T.E. Lawrence saying he liked the desert because “It’s clean”), always a useful lesson for artists. This touring show is making its only West Coast stop in Tacoma. TAM has more works by O’Keeffe (1887-1986) in its permanent collection (some added with the recent Haub family bequest), though she’s the main draw here, and her influence extends far beyond Santa Fe. We’ll see that reach in a concurrently running companion show, The Still Life Tradition in the Northwest, featuring local names like Morris Graves, Norman Lundin, and Doris Chase. (Through June 7.) BRIAN MILLER Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $14 Friday, March 6, 2015

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Eloquent Objects Although the tendency would be to view this selection of Southwestern art as a Georgia O’Keeffe show (with 22 of her paintings on view), the intent is to bring the New Mexico still-life tradition out of the desert and to our mossy climes. Thus another 40-odd works will represent her peers and heirs: Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Gustave Baumann, Eliseo Rodriguez, and a dozen more. Flowers, cow skulls, cacti, and the Painted Desert are surely represented here, but there’s a meditative way of seeing that’s equally important to the arid inspiration. The desert strips away everything excess (recall Peter O’Toole’s T.E. Lawrence saying he liked the desert because “It’s clean”), always a useful lesson for artists. This touring show is making its only West Coast stop in Tacoma. TAM has more works by O’Keeffe (1887-1986) in its permanent collection (some added with the recent Haub family bequest), though she’s the main draw here, and her influence extends far beyond Santa Fe. We’ll see that reach in a concurrently running companion show, The Still Life Tradition in the Northwest, featuring local names like Morris Graves, Norman Lundin, and Doris Chase. (Through June 7.) BRIAN MILLER Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $14 Saturday, March 7, 2015

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Eloquent Objects Although the tendency would be to view this selection of Southwestern art as a Georgia O’Keeffe show (with 22 of her paintings on view), the intent is to bring the New Mexico still-life tradition out of the desert and to our mossy climes. Thus another 40-odd works will represent her peers and heirs: Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Gustave Baumann, Eliseo Rodriguez, and a dozen more. Flowers, cow skulls, cacti, and the Painted Desert are surely represented here, but there’s a meditative way of seeing that’s equally important to the arid inspiration. The desert strips away everything excess (recall Peter O’Toole’s T.E. Lawrence saying he liked the desert because “It’s clean”), always a useful lesson for artists. This touring show is making its only West Coast stop in Tacoma. TAM has more works by O’Keeffe (1887-1986) in its permanent collection (some added with the recent Haub family bequest), though she’s the main draw here, and her influence extends far beyond Santa Fe. We’ll see that reach in a concurrently running companion show, The Still Life Tradition in the Northwest, featuring local names like Morris Graves, Norman Lundin, and Doris Chase. (Through June 7.) BRIAN MILLER Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $14 Sunday, March 8, 2015

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Eloquent Objects Although the tendency would be to view this selection of Southwestern art as a Georgia O’Keeffe show (with 22 of her paintings on view), the intent is to bring the New Mexico still-life tradition out of the desert and to our mossy climes. Thus another 40-odd works will represent her peers and heirs: Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Gustave Baumann, Eliseo Rodriguez, and a dozen more. Flowers, cow skulls, cacti, and the Painted Desert are surely represented here, but there’s a meditative way of seeing that’s equally important to the arid inspiration. The desert strips away everything excess (recall Peter O’Toole’s T.E. Lawrence saying he liked the desert because “It’s clean”), always a useful lesson for artists. This touring show is making its only West Coast stop in Tacoma. TAM has more works by O’Keeffe (1887-1986) in its permanent collection (some added with the recent Haub family bequest), though she’s the main draw here, and her influence extends far beyond Santa Fe. We’ll see that reach in a concurrently running companion show, The Still Life Tradition in the Northwest, featuring local names like Morris Graves, Norman Lundin, and Doris Chase. (Through June 7.) BRIAN MILLER Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $14 Monday, March 9, 2015

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Eloquent Objects Although the tendency would be to view this selection of Southwestern art as a Georgia O’Keeffe show (with 22 of her paintings on view), the intent is to bring the New Mexico still-life tradition out of the desert and to our mossy climes. Thus another 40-odd works will represent her peers and heirs: Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Gustave Baumann, Eliseo Rodriguez, and a dozen more. Flowers, cow skulls, cacti, and the Painted Desert are surely represented here, but there’s a meditative way of seeing that’s equally important to the arid inspiration. The desert strips away everything excess (recall Peter O’Toole’s T.E. Lawrence saying he liked the desert because “It’s clean”), always a useful lesson for artists. This touring show is making its only West Coast stop in Tacoma. TAM has more works by O’Keeffe (1887-1986) in its permanent collection (some added with the recent Haub family bequest), though she’s the main draw here, and her influence extends far beyond Santa Fe. We’ll see that reach in a concurrently running companion show, The Still Life Tradition in the Northwest, featuring local names like Morris Graves, Norman Lundin, and Doris Chase. (Through June 7.) BRIAN MILLER Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $14 Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Let’s Go to the Louvre! Workshop Series Learn about and how to paint the masterpieces inside this famous museum. Ages 8-12.  Early Masters, 8815 Roosevelt Way Northeast, Seattle, WA 98115 $55 Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 4pm

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Eloquent Objects Although the tendency would be to view this selection of Southwestern art as a Georgia O’Keeffe show (with 22 of her paintings on view), the intent is to bring the New Mexico still-life tradition out of the desert and to our mossy climes. Thus another 40-odd works will represent her peers and heirs: Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Gustave Baumann, Eliseo Rodriguez, and a dozen more. Flowers, cow skulls, cacti, and the Painted Desert are surely represented here, but there’s a meditative way of seeing that’s equally important to the arid inspiration. The desert strips away everything excess (recall Peter O’Toole’s T.E. Lawrence saying he liked the desert because “It’s clean”), always a useful lesson for artists. This touring show is making its only West Coast stop in Tacoma. TAM has more works by O’Keeffe (1887-1986) in its permanent collection (some added with the recent Haub family bequest), though she’s the main draw here, and her influence extends far beyond Santa Fe. We’ll see that reach in a concurrently running companion show, The Still Life Tradition in the Northwest, featuring local names like Morris Graves, Norman Lundin, and Doris Chase. (Through June 7.) BRIAN MILLER Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $14 Wednesday, March 11, 2015

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Eloquent Objects Although the tendency would be to view this selection of Southwestern art as a Georgia O’Keeffe show (with 22 of her paintings on view), the intent is to bring the New Mexico still-life tradition out of the desert and to our mossy climes. Thus another 40-odd works will represent her peers and heirs: Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Gustave Baumann, Eliseo Rodriguez, and a dozen more. Flowers, cow skulls, cacti, and the Painted Desert are surely represented here, but there’s a meditative way of seeing that’s equally important to the arid inspiration. The desert strips away everything excess (recall Peter O’Toole’s T.E. Lawrence saying he liked the desert because “It’s clean”), always a useful lesson for artists. This touring show is making its only West Coast stop in Tacoma. TAM has more works by O’Keeffe (1887-1986) in its permanent collection (some added with the recent Haub family bequest), though she’s the main draw here, and her influence extends far beyond Santa Fe. We’ll see that reach in a concurrently running companion show, The Still Life Tradition in the Northwest, featuring local names like Morris Graves, Norman Lundin, and Doris Chase. (Through June 7.) BRIAN MILLER Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $14 Thursday, March 12, 2015

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Eloquent Objects Although the tendency would be to view this selection of Southwestern art as a Georgia O’Keeffe show (with 22 of her paintings on view), the intent is to bring the New Mexico still-life tradition out of the desert and to our mossy climes. Thus another 40-odd works will represent her peers and heirs: Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Gustave Baumann, Eliseo Rodriguez, and a dozen more. Flowers, cow skulls, cacti, and the Painted Desert are surely represented here, but there’s a meditative way of seeing that’s equally important to the arid inspiration. The desert strips away everything excess (recall Peter O’Toole’s T.E. Lawrence saying he liked the desert because “It’s clean”), always a useful lesson for artists. This touring show is making its only West Coast stop in Tacoma. TAM has more works by O’Keeffe (1887-1986) in its permanent collection (some added with the recent Haub family bequest), though she’s the main draw here, and her influence extends far beyond Santa Fe. We’ll see that reach in a concurrently running companion show, The Still Life Tradition in the Northwest, featuring local names like Morris Graves, Norman Lundin, and Doris Chase. (Through June 7.) BRIAN MILLER Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $14 Friday, March 13, 2015

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Eloquent Objects Although the tendency would be to view this selection of Southwestern art as a Georgia O’Keeffe show (with 22 of her paintings on view), the intent is to bring the New Mexico still-life tradition out of the desert and to our mossy climes. Thus another 40-odd works will represent her peers and heirs: Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Gustave Baumann, Eliseo Rodriguez, and a dozen more. Flowers, cow skulls, cacti, and the Painted Desert are surely represented here, but there’s a meditative way of seeing that’s equally important to the arid inspiration. The desert strips away everything excess (recall Peter O’Toole’s T.E. Lawrence saying he liked the desert because “It’s clean”), always a useful lesson for artists. This touring show is making its only West Coast stop in Tacoma. TAM has more works by O’Keeffe (1887-1986) in its permanent collection (some added with the recent Haub family bequest), though she’s the main draw here, and her influence extends far beyond Santa Fe. We’ll see that reach in a concurrently running companion show, The Still Life Tradition in the Northwest, featuring local names like Morris Graves, Norman Lundin, and Doris Chase. (Through June 7.) BRIAN MILLER Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $14 Saturday, March 14, 2015

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Eloquent Objects Although the tendency would be to view this selection of Southwestern art as a Georgia O’Keeffe show (with 22 of her paintings on view), the intent is to bring the New Mexico still-life tradition out of the desert and to our mossy climes. Thus another 40-odd works will represent her peers and heirs: Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Gustave Baumann, Eliseo Rodriguez, and a dozen more. Flowers, cow skulls, cacti, and the Painted Desert are surely represented here, but there’s a meditative way of seeing that’s equally important to the arid inspiration. The desert strips away everything excess (recall Peter O’Toole’s T.E. Lawrence saying he liked the desert because “It’s clean”), always a useful lesson for artists. This touring show is making its only West Coast stop in Tacoma. TAM has more works by O’Keeffe (1887-1986) in its permanent collection (some added with the recent Haub family bequest), though she’s the main draw here, and her influence extends far beyond Santa Fe. We’ll see that reach in a concurrently running companion show, The Still Life Tradition in the Northwest, featuring local names like Morris Graves, Norman Lundin, and Doris Chase. (Through June 7.) BRIAN MILLER Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $14 Sunday, March 15, 2015

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Eloquent Objects Although the tendency would be to view this selection of Southwestern art as a Georgia O’Keeffe show (with 22 of her paintings on view), the intent is to bring the New Mexico still-life tradition out of the desert and to our mossy climes. Thus another 40-odd works will represent her peers and heirs: Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Gustave Baumann, Eliseo Rodriguez, and a dozen more. Flowers, cow skulls, cacti, and the Painted Desert are surely represented here, but there’s a meditative way of seeing that’s equally important to the arid inspiration. The desert strips away everything excess (recall Peter O’Toole’s T.E. Lawrence saying he liked the desert because “It’s clean”), always a useful lesson for artists. This touring show is making its only West Coast stop in Tacoma. TAM has more works by O’Keeffe (1887-1986) in its permanent collection (some added with the recent Haub family bequest), though she’s the main draw here, and her influence extends far beyond Santa Fe. We’ll see that reach in a concurrently running companion show, The Still Life Tradition in the Northwest, featuring local names like Morris Graves, Norman Lundin, and Doris Chase. (Through June 7.) BRIAN MILLER Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $14 Monday, March 16, 2015