Openings & Events

Change-Seed Twenty-five artists from Hong Kong seek to update the U.S. on shifts in contemporary art created outside mainland China. Most works are small, concerned with the body and functionality. Opening reception, 5-9 p.m. Thurs., March 19. CoCA Georgetown, 5701 Sixth Ave. S., 728-1980, cocaseattle.org. 11 a.m-5 p.m. Wed.-Fri. Ends May 15.

Ongoing

daya astor and carolyn gracz The artists present work under the rubrics Quotidian Urban Geometry and Perspective. Shift Gallery, 312 S. Washington St. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), shiftgallery.org. Noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Ends March 28.

sheri bakes Her oil paintings capture light and motion in nature. Foster/White Gallery, 220 Third Ave S., 622-2833, fosterwhite.com. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends April 1.

belonging Activist profiles and original artwork explore the cultural and political climate leading up to the Immigration Act of 1965. Wing Luke Museum, 719 S. King St., 623-5124, wingluke.org. $9.95-$14.95. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun.

mark bennion and marita dingus The artists exhibit New Works and The Girls. Traver Gallery, 110 Union St., 587-6501, travergallery.com. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m-5 p.m. Sat. Ends March 28.

gala bent and blake haygood

A Chorus for the Multiverse and The How, What, and Wherefore explore complex themes through watercolor, acrylic, and graphite on paper. G. Gibson Gallery, 300 S. Washington St. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), 587-4033, ggibsongallery.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends April 18.

Squeak Carnwath

Songs collects the Oakland painter’s large, bright new works, many of them covered in text culled from her favorite music lyrics. Also on view, new ceramics in Taking Form: Quality in Clay. James Harris Gallery, 604 Second Ave, 903-6220, jamesharrisgallery.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Ends March 28.

clay collects clay The most treasured pots from private collections. Pottery Northwest, 226 First Ave. N., 285-4421, potterynorthwest.org. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Fri. Ends April 3.

Dirtbag Sisters Working under one name, Karie Jane and Jess Bonin contemplate the pursuit of happiness in a conceptual show called Happily Never After. Punch Gallery, 119 Prefontaine Pl. S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), 621-1945, punchgallery.org. Noon-5 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends March 28.

Charles Emerson and Guy Anderson The two painters take inspiration from the Northwest landscape. Sisko Gallery, 3126 Elliott Ave., 283-2998, siskoworks.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Fri.-Sun. Ends May 3.

equilux Featuring the art of Jon MacNair, Lauren Napolitano, Talia Migliaccio, Bunnie Reiss, and others. Flatcolor Gallery, 77 S. Main St., 390-6537, flatcolor.com. Noon-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends March 28.

faerie III For the third year, artists from all over the world create their visions of Faerie. Krab Jab Studio, 5628 Airport Way S., 715-8593, krabjabstudio.com. 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends April 4.

joseph goldberg His current paintings focus on weather and abstracted landscapes. Greg Kucera Gallery, 212 Third Ave. S., 624-0770, gregkucera.com. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Ends March 28.

carol gouthro and jim kraft The two artists work in ceramics. Gallery I|M|A, 123 S. Jackson St., 625-0055, galleryima.com. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends March. 28.

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John Grade

Middle Fork is a partial replica of a giant Western hemlock created with plaster molds and cedar chunks. MadArt, 325 Westlake Ave. N., 623-1180, madartseattle.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Apr. 25.

Group Show Three exhibits featuring autobiographical paintings and manipulated photography by gallery artists Sam Wolfe Connelly, Liz Brizzi, and Darla Teagarden. Roq La Rue, 532 First Ave S., 374-8977, roqlarue.com. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends March 28.

Ann Hamilton The artist has created new commissioned art for the Henry that she invites viewers to interact with through touch—elements of the show can be ripped off the wall and kept for later. Henry Art Gallery (UW campus), 543-2280, henryart.org. $6-$10. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Weds., Sat. & Sun. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs. & Sat. Ends April 26.

Robert Hardgrave On display in a one-off exhibit called To Be Determined is a 48-foot-long horizontal scroll that will fill the new gallery. Calypte Gallery, 1107 E. Denny Way, 304-6782, calyptesings.tumblr.com. 5:30-9:30 p.m. Thurs., March 12.

HodgePodge Staff members at the school show their glass work and more. Pilchuck Glass School Seattle Exhibition Space, 240 Second Ave. S., 621-8422, pilchuck.com. Ends March 25.

melinda hurst-frye and sarah fansler lavin The two locals show new work in organic fruit still lifes and geometric wire sculptures, respectively. Core Gallery, 117 Prefontaine Pl. S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), 467-4444, coregallery.com. Noon-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends March 28.

Imaginature Surreal nature-inspired work from local artists. Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St., 425-822-7161, kirklandartscenter.org. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends March 27.

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In LEGO, We Connect Tiny toy tableaux are captured in whimsical photos by Vesa Lehtimaki (from Finland), Shelly Corbett (local) and Boris Vanrillaer (a Swede). Bryan Ohno Gallery, 521 S. Main St., 459-6857, bryanohno.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends April 11.

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Indigenous Beauty A collection of traditional Native American artwork from the Diker Collection, with a Northwest sidebar. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave., 654-3121, seattleartmuseum.org. $12.50-$19.50. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. (Open to 9 p.m. Thurs.) Ends May 17.

steve jensen He works with recycled materials to explore notions of death and loss. Abmeyer + Wood Fine Arts, 1210 Second Ave., 628-9501, abmeyerwood.com. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends March 28.

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fay jones The Seattle icon showcases her signature surrealist imagery. Seattle ArtREsource, 625 First Ave., Suite 200, 838-6295, seattleartresource.com. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends March 31.

Karen kosoglad and victoria johnson Two artists explore abstraction through mixed media and paint. Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, lisaharrisgallery.com, 443-3315. 10 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends March 29.

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judith larsen She honors the work of female journalists and human-rights and social-justice workers in her oil and watercolor portraits. M. Rosetta Hunter Art Gallery, Seattle Central College, 1701 Broadway, 934-4379, seattlecentral.edu. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Tues.-Wed. Ends March 25.

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Yoona lee She explores race in America through monochromatic paintings. Zeitgeist, 171 S. Jackson St., 583-0497, zeitgeistcoffee.com. 6 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Ends April 1.

Our Daily Homage New work from gallery artists Eric Carson, Mark Daughhetee, and Jenny Fillius features altars, icons, and figures of devotion. ArtsWest, 4711 California Ave. S.W., 938-063, artswest.org. 1:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends May 2.

Pitch Common objects are the subjects for Erik Shane Swanson, James Scheuren, and Philip LaDeau. They work in sculpture, photography, and drawing. SOIL Gallery, 112 Third Ave. S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), 264-8061, soilart.org. Noon-5 p.m. Thu.-Sun. Ends March 28.

The portrait reframed This group show features portraiture by Anita Nowacka, Davis Freeman, Jay Defehr, and others. Stacya Silverman Gallery, 614 W. McGraw St., 270-9465, stacyasilverman.com. Hours by appointment. Ends June 15.

Emily Pothast Her show, which also includes illustrative works by other artists, including William Blake, is called Drawing God From Direct Observation. Hedreen Gallery (Seattle U), 901 12th Ave., 296-2244. 1:30-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends April 4.

process and artifacts Work from 12 local artists who represent the Duwamish Artist Residency. Gallery4Culture, 101 Prefontaine Pl. S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), galleries.4culture.org. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Ends March 26.

ellwood t. risk The Los Angeles artist uses graphic design. Hall|Spassov Gallery, 319 Third Ave. S., 453-3244. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends March 31.

REBEKAH SLAVIN In her show Repetitions, she uses reflective materials and other media to explore the notion of reiteration in space. Vermillion, 4 p.m.-Midnight. Tues.-Wed., Sun. 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Fri.-Sat. Ends April 4.

Barbara sternberger and patti bowman

Inner Passage features paintings from Bellingham artist Sternberger. Bowman, from Seattle, depicts urban scenes. Linda Hodges Gallery, 316 First Ave. S. 624-3034, lindahodgesgallery.com. 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends March 28.

Sonya Stockton and Pascale Lord They show new work. Gallery 110, 110 Third Ave. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), 624-9336, gallery110.com. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends March 28.

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Terminal February is the cruelest month. With such an early spring (or an absence of winter), the trees budding and flowers blossoming, it’s hard to think about death—yet here it is, staring us in the face. The morbid subject of this group show unites disparate photographers including Sylvia Plachy, Joel-Peter Witkin, David Wojnarowicz, and (closer to home) Robert Adams and Isaac Layman. There are no dead bodies (though one mummy), yet images of illness and decay abound. Animal carcasses prove irresistible subjects, and Catherine Chalmers actually creates some interesting scenes with dead cockroaches. (Eeew!) Corpses being static, early photography—when exposures took minutes, not seconds—often memorialized the dead. Here, in this contemporary selection of 16 postwar artists and 43 images, death is more conceptual than personal. Old dogs, taxidermy animals, and even the tinfoil remnants from some cooked salmon—this courtesy of Seattle artist Layman—make one think about our animal kinship with the natural world. Our furry and feathered cousins are interred with less respect (see Richard Misrach’s desert burial pit), though how we treat their remains—or photograph them—here seems a kind of rehearsal for human rites. BRIAN MILLER Photo Center NW, 900 12th Ave., 720-7222, pcnw.org. Noon-9 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends April 5.

ruth marie tomlinson A timber creation lies on the floor in Flat Fall, which the Cornish professor made from a downed tree in Montana, where she keeps a studio. Apparently the old cottonwood came down in a windstorm; then Tomlinson meticulously salvaged and sectioned it, numbering the pieces, and later trucked it over to Seattle for supine reassembly. Now covering most the of the gallery floor (step carefully!), the 337 component pieces are a kind of memorial for the once-living tree. Sections might be sold, I suppose, like giant coasters for you and 336 oversized guests, but Flat Fall couldn’t really be recycled into furniture, since cottonwood is so flimsy and cheap. A gallery portrait shows Tomlinson resting in the crook of the living cottonwood. That was one phase of the tree’s life cycle; art is the next; and its final traces might take the form of woodsmoke wafting from a chimney. BRIAN MILLER Method Gallery, 106 Third Ave. S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building, 223-8505, methodgallery.com. Noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Ends April 11.

Rodrigo Valenzuela In Future Ruins, he turns his attention to what he dubs the “13th Man,” or the people who labor to clean up the city when its football celebrations are said and done. Through his video installation and photographic work, he muses on a transforming Seattle. Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Avenue, 622-9250, fryemuseum.org, 11-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Apr. 26.

deloss webber His rock sculptures reflect the beauty of nature in abstract ways. Patricia Rovzar, 1225 Second Ave., 223-0273, rovzargallery.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sun. Ends March 31.