Visual Arts - Openings & Events Tori Karpenko His tribute to Beat

Visual Arts – Openings & Events

Tori Karpenko His tribute to Beat poet Gary Snyder, called The Lookout, includes both paintings of the North Cascades-where Snyder worked two summers in a fire lookout during the early ‘50s-and a full-size wooden re-creation of one of those structures, from which you can view the art. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Ends Dec. 23. Traver Gallery, 110 Union St., #200, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Tuesday, December 15, 10pm – Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 6am

Seattle Seen You know what? It’s fine to buy art as a gift. Not as an investment, not for the prestige, not as a statement of your own good taste, not for the sheer transporting quality of the artist’s vision. Sometimes a friend or a family member simply needs something nice to hang on their walls. That’s the beauty of a group show, and this all-local lineup features 14 artists contemplating our fast-changing city. Most of this group are painters, like Daphne Minkoff, who often depicts crumbling old strutures, scenes of colorful urban decay, buildings that are forlorn and forgotten. (She also has an eye for graffiti tags.) Meanwhile, Fred Holcomb is better known for serene landscapes and nature scenes, but his new work will feature vistas of South Lake Union-which is growing almost too fast to paint. And all the other downtown galleries are open late tonight for First Thursday, so by no means restrict your shopping to just here. BRIAN MILLER Opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 3. Open 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. BRIAN MILLER Linda Hodges Gallery, 316 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Tuesday, December 15, 10:30pm – Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 4:30am

(Butter)fly on the Wall Locals Wynia, Ron Reeder, and Thomas Schworer show new works in photography, glass, and collage. Opening reception, 1 p.m. Sun., Oct. 18. Stacya Silverman, 614 W. McGraw St., Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Art AIDS America An exhibit chronicling 30 years of art made in response to the AIDS epidemic, with works by David Wojnarowicz, Shimon Attie, Bill Jacobson, and dozens more (many of them sadly deceased). Opens Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10, 2016. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $12-$14 Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Bill Ball Inspired to paint three years ago at Burning Man, he shows new abstract paintings inspired by the Northwest Mystics (Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, etc.). Also on view, works from Anna Sokolov. Opening reception, 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St., See seattle.gov/parks/centers/belltown for hours. Ends Jan. 31. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell StreetSeattle, WA 98121 Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Bootsy Holler One of our favorite contributing photographers to Seattle Weekly, now based in L.A., Holler includes four different photo series in her show Nuclear Family. One component consists of annotated snapshots from her own family history, in which she Photoshops herself into the frame. Artist talk and reception, 5:30 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 22. Hours by appointment. Ends Dec. 22. Wall Space Gallery, 509 Dexter Ave. N. Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Brenna Youngblood Winner of the biannual Gwendolyn Knight | Jacob Lawrence Prize, the young Los Angeles artist shows paintings and collage works. Wed.-Sun. Ends April 17. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 $12-$19 Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Ernesto Ybarra

Between Worlds, his first local show, combines Catholic and Aztec/Mayan themes. Opening reception, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Hours by appointment. End date TBD. 2312 Gallery, 2312 2nd AvenueSeattle, WA 98121 Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Intimate Impressionism Out come the big guns in SAM’s fall behemoth: Manet, Renoir, Monet, Cezanne, Degas, Pissarro, Gauguin, van Gogh, and more. Traveling from the National Gallery, the 68 works have a net worth approaching that of Bill Gates. Ends Jan. 10. $12-$19 Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Jeff Baergen & Austin Grisham They show images of hard luck and poverty on the Aurora strip in North Seattle. Through Dec. Kakao, 415 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Neighborhoods Urban change is the theme for Elizabeth Gahan, Kate Protage, and Kellie Talbot. (The gallery spans the SAM book shop and Taste.) Hours vary. End date TBD. SAM Gallery, 1300 First Ave. Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Pae White The Los Angeles artist uses colorful graphics and yarn to create Command-Shift-4, intended to be “a three-dimensional drawing for visitors to both visually and physically navigate.” The installation has its formal opening during the Henry Open House: 7:30-10 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 29 ($12-$15), which also includes food, beer, music, dancing, and Halloween costumes. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed., Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs. & Sat. Ends Jan. 24. Henry Art Gallery, 4100 15th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98195 $6-$10 Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Paradox of Place Contemporary Korean art is the focus to this group show, which features six artists: Jung Yeondoo, Lim Minouk, Yee Sookyung, Lee Yongbaek, Noh Suntag, and Yang Haegue. Their work spans video to photography, painting to new media. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed. & Fri.-Sun.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs. Ends March 13. Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St. (Volunteer Park), Seattle, WA 98112 $5-$9 Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Toward a Democracy of Making This group show asks, “What would a world be like where more of your products were made by someone local to you, from materials which were locally available?” 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Fri. 1-5 p.m. Sat. Ends Dec. 19. Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Art Building, Room 132 East Stevens Way Northeast, Seattle, WA 98105 Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Wearable Art Show Over a dozen locals offer their frocks and fashions for the gift-giving season. First Friday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Call for hours. Ends Dec. 31. The Island Gallery, 400 Winslow Way E, #120Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Susan Ringstad Emery The local artist, of Inupiaq Scandinavian descent, shows paintings rooted in both cultural traditions.  Ethnic Heritage Art Gallery, Seattle Municipal Tower, Third Floor, 700 Fifth Ave. Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 7am – 7pm

Dr. Seuss The legendary children’s illustrator is represented with a series of prints, called Oh, the Places You’ll Go. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E. (Bellevue), 425-283-0461, gunnarnordstrom.com. 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Sat., Noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Jan. 2. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 9:30am – 7:30pm

Box and Container Show Shopping season begins soon, so what will you give? And where will you put your gifts? This is the gallery’s 36th annual show. Opening reception, 4-6 p.m. Sun,. Nov. 8. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. End date TBD. Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, 2111 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Gregg Laananen He paints Northwest landscapes and nature scenes in The Road to Boiling Rock. Also on view, Terry Furchgott’s The Moroccan Paintings. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Dec. 30. Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Mark Rediske The veteran local painter shows new abstracted landscape scenes in Distillation. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. Foster/White Gallery, 220 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Resurgence: Rivers of the Northwest Over a half dozen Native American artists, from Alaska southward, explore indigenous and natural themes. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (weekends vary). Ends January, closing date TBD. Stonington Gallery, 125 S. Jackson St. Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Susan Jameson She shows small English nature scenes on paper. Also on view, woodblock prints from local artist Charles Spitzack. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Tatau/Tattoo A history of ink and skin, beginning in the ancient cultures of the Pacific Islands and leading to modern hipster bars and sorority ankles. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Oct. 9, 2016. The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, 719 S. King St., Seattle, WA, 98104 $10-$15 Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 10am – 5pm

The Figure in Process In a prominent new space to open Saturday, Dec. 5, with its future suddenly in doubt, some of patron Paul Allen’s private collection will be on view in a show subtitled “de Kooning to Kapoor 1955-2015.” Other artists will include Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, David Hockney, Barry X. Ball, Alberto Giacometti, Anish Kapoor, Jonas Burgert, Lita Cabellut, and Ruben Pang. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. (to 8 p.m. Thurs.) Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter. Ends Feb. 28. Pivot Art + Culture, 609 Westlake Ave. N., Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Tony Scherman The title of this English portrait painter’s exhibition is Difficult Women, and it includes Serena Williams, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Rosa Parks. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Dec. 19. Winston Wachter Fine Art, 203 Dexter Ave. N Seattle, WA 98109 Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 10am – 4pm

Tony Scherman The title of this English portrait painter’s exhibition is Difficult Women, and it includes figures like Serena Williams and Eleanor Roosevelt. Opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Wed., Oct. 28. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Dec. 19. Winston Wachter Fine Art, 203 Dexter Ave. N Seattle, WA 98109 Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland is the inspiration for this group show. First Friday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Roby King Gallery, 176 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Annual Group Exhibition Some two dozen gallery artists help ring out the year. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Gallery IMA, 123 S Jackson St., Seattle WA 98104 Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 10:30am – 5:30pm

Roger Shimomura & William Kentridge Two great artists need little introduction. The Seattle-raised Shimomura presents Pop-infused new works in Great American Muse, with traces of Disney, Hokusai, and Warhol. The South African Kentridge, subject of the Henry’s knockout 2009 show, has recent linocuts on offer (depicting typewriters, cats, birds, and such). Then there’s an additional treat during the First Thursday opening reception: Photographer Alice Wheeler will be signing her new book, Outcasts and Innocents: Photographs of the Northwest, featuring many music icons of the grunge era. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. Greg Kucera Gallery, 212 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 10:30am – 5:30pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. Offsite artist talk, 6:30 p.m. Mon., Oct. 26 at Seattle U’s Wyckoff Auditorium. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Wed., Oct. 28. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Annual Group Exhibition Over 30 artists are represented, working in a variety of media. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sun. Ends Dec. 31. Patricia Rovzar, 1225 Second AveSeattle, WA 98101 Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Byron Birdsall He paints Mt. Rainier and other familiar alpine landscapes, some with climbers in the frame, in a tradition recalling Dee Molenaar. Also on view, wooden bowls from Dian Friend. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends Dec. 27. Kirsten Gallery, 5320 Roosevelt Way N.E. Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Cable Griffith He continues to explore videogame imagery and digital culture in Sightings. Also on view, Maija Fiebig’s embroidered textiles. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. G. Gibson Gallery, 300 S. Washington St. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Camp Fires BAM goes totally gay with this queer art tribute to Leopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu, and Richard Milette. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Feb. 14. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Counter-Couture Far from the bands and crowds of Bumbershoot, there’s a different kind of festival going on-also with a strong musical influence. Curated by the UW’s Michael Cepress, an artist who studies and works with fiber, textiles, and fashion, the exhibit bears the subtitle “Fashioning Identity in the American Counterculture.” In other words, hippies! Cepress is exploring the ecstatic ‘60s and ‘70s spirit via the bell-bottoms, macrame, embroidered vests, miniskirts, headbands, granny glasses, customized jeans, peasant blouses, Huarache sandals, and tie-dye-always the tie-dye!-that defined that era. Some museumgoers will remember wearing such fashions during the Summer of Love, while younger visitors have lately been reviving the look (sometimes directly from their parents’ closets). Besides the groovy garments, there will be jewelry, supporting materials (Hendrix photos included), accessories, and ephemera from the psychedelic-to-disco era. Back then, the revolution was something you could wear, along with the flowers in your hair. (Opens Sept. 4, runs through Jan. 10.) BRIAN MILLER Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Dennis Warshal Near the site of his family’s old business, Warshal’s Sporting Goods (now the Hotel 1000), the artist has a pop-up gallery showcasing his floral forms rendered in metal. The show is called Leaves of Change. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Ends Jan. 12. Hotel 1000, 1201 Second Ave. Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Erika Sanada She shows small ceramic animal figures in Balancing Act. Also on view, works by Calvin Ma. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Abmeyer + Wood, 210 Second Ave. Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 11am – 7pm

Local Gems Over a dozen Seattle artists are featured, including Tina Albro , Matthew Behrend, Kathryn Booze, Elinor Maroney, Sarah Parent, and Juliette Ripley-Dunkelberger. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 21. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10. Columbia City Gallery, 4864 Rainier Ave, S., Seattle, WA 98118 Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 11am – 7pm

Philip Govedare

Sky Paintings offers just that-swirling compositions of clouds and light. Opening reception, 2 p.m. Sat., Nov. 14. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Dec. 19. Prographica Gallery, 3419 E. Denny Way Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Philip Govedare

Sky Paintings offers just that-swirling compositions of clouds and light. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Dec. 19. Prographica Gallery, 3419 E. Denny Way Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Remember to Come Back Diaspora and emmigration are the themes considered by ruby onyinyechi amanze, Clay Apenouvon, Mwangi Hutter, Delio Jasse, and Zohra Opoku. First Thursday opening reception. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 23. Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, 608 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 11am – 5pm

SimpleCup Invitational Over 200 small ceramic vessels go on view. 11 a.m-6 p.m. daily. Ends Dec. 31. KOBO Gallery, 604 S. Jackson St., Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Slash & Burn Celeste Cooning, Joy Hagen, Deborah Kapoor, Brenda Mallory, Naoko Morisawa, June Sekiguchi, Suze Woolf, and Ellen Ziegler make use of fire, soot, charcoal, and scorch marks. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. (Artist demos to follow at 6 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 7 and 28.) 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St., Kirkland, WA 98033 Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Small Works This holiday show includes the likes of Jacob Lawrence, Guy Anderson, and George Tsutakawa. Opening reception, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 10. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 8. Woodside Braseth Gallery, 1201 Western Avenue, Seattle WA 98101 Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 11am – 6pm

SylC & Gerard Cambon Two French artists offer surrealist paintings and found-object sculptures, respectively. First Friday opening reception. 1 a.m.-8 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 31. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 11am – 8pm

The Atomic Frontier: Black Life at Hanford Southern Blacks not only moved north to Chicago and the Midwest to work in the nation’s factories; during WWII, the secret atomic-bomb program in Eastern Washington also depended on such labor. This exhibit includes photographs, documents, and supporting materials to help commemorate those efforts in the 60th anniversary year of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. (Open to 7 p.m. Thurs.) Ends March 6. Northwest African American Museum, 2300 South Massachusetts StreetSeattle, WA 98144 $5-$7 Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Charismatic Megafauna Fanciful beasts and altered natural forms, from artists including Adam Doyle, Brad Woodfin, and Michael Alm, Peter Ferguson, Peter Gronquist, Scott Musgrove. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Roq La Rue Gallery, 532 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98104 Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 12 – 5pm

Punctum That’s the theme for this juried (by Portland Art Museum’s Julia Dolan) contest, with winners among 213 entrants to be announced December 10. Thirty artists have their work on view. Noon-9 p.m. Mon.-Thurs., noon-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Ends Dec. 19. Photo Center NW, 900 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Free Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 12 – 9pm

Tori Karpenko His tribute to Beat poet Gary Snyder, called The Lookout, includes both paintings of the North Cascades-where Snyder worked two summers in a fire lookout during the early ‘50s-and a full-size wooden re-creation of one of those structures, from which you can view the art. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Ends Dec. 23. Traver Gallery, 110 Union St., #200, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Wednesday, December 16, 10pm – Thursday, December 17, 2015, 6am

Seattle Seen You know what? It’s fine to buy art as a gift. Not as an investment, not for the prestige, not as a statement of your own good taste, not for the sheer transporting quality of the artist’s vision. Sometimes a friend or a family member simply needs something nice to hang on their walls. That’s the beauty of a group show, and this all-local lineup features 14 artists contemplating our fast-changing city. Most of this group are painters, like Daphne Minkoff, who often depicts crumbling old strutures, scenes of colorful urban decay, buildings that are forlorn and forgotten. (She also has an eye for graffiti tags.) Meanwhile, Fred Holcomb is better known for serene landscapes and nature scenes, but his new work will feature vistas of South Lake Union-which is growing almost too fast to paint. And all the other downtown galleries are open late tonight for First Thursday, so by no means restrict your shopping to just here. BRIAN MILLER Opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 3. Open 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. BRIAN MILLER Linda Hodges Gallery, 316 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, December 16, 10:30pm – Thursday, December 17, 2015, 4:30am

Ernesto Ybarra

Jeff Baergen & Austin Grisham They show images of hard luck and poverty on the Aurora strip in North Seattle. Through Dec. Kakao, 415 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 Free Thursday, December 17, 2015

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Thursday, December 17, 2015

Seattle, WA 98121 Free Thursday, December 17, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Wonderland

Annual Group Exhibition Some two dozen gallery artists help ring out the year. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Gallery IMA, 123 S Jackson St., Seattle WA 98104 Free Thursday, December 17, 2015, 10:30am – 5:30pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Thursday, December 17, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Annual Group Exhibition Over 30 artists are represented, working in a variety of media. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sun. Ends Dec. 31. Patricia Rovzar, 1225 Second Ave

Seattle, WA 98101 Free Thursday, December 17, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Erika Sanada She shows small ceramic animal figures in Balancing Act. Also on view, works by Calvin Ma. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Abmeyer + Wood, 210 Second Ave. Free Thursday, December 17, 2015, 11am – 7pm

Philip Govedare

Sky Paintings offers just that-swirling compositions of clouds and light. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Dec. 19. Prographica Gallery, 3419 E. Denny Way Free Thursday, December 17, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Pop Up Pop In A short-run show offers small works for the holidays. Local artists include Claire Cowie, Steve Davis, Jason Hirata, Alexander Kroll, Alleghany Meadows, Anthony Sonnenberg, Akio Takamori, and Bari Ziperstein, working in paint, photography, and other media.11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Ends Dec. 19. James Harris Gallery, 604 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Thursday, December 17, 2015, 11am – 5pm

SimpleCup Invitational Over 200 small ceramic vessels go on view. 11 a.m-6 p.m. daily. Ends Dec. 31. KOBO Gallery, 604 S. Jackson St., Free Thursday, December 17, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Juried Exhibition Julia Fryett (of SLU’s Aktionsart) is the judge, and the 12 winners include six from the Pacific Northwest. First Thursday opening reception. Noon-5 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Dec. 19. Punch Gallery, 119 Prefontaine Pl. S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA, 98104 Free Thursday, December 17, 2015, 12 – 5pm

Mary Coss Her sculpture show Trace includes disparate materials like old wedding dresses and wire to explore “a narrative around artifacts, the cultural remnants of life, using the form of a human bone as a relic to tell this story.” First Thursday opening reception. Noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. METHOD Gallery, 106 3rd Avenue SSeattle, WA 98104 Free Thursday, December 17, 2015, 12 – 5pm

SAM Lights Every December when I was a child, my family would load into our car, blast Yuletide carols, reminisce about holidays past, and drive past the rich houses in Medina and Bellevue to see all those immaculate, over-the-top Chrismas lights. In downtown Seattle, where people live in condos and apartments, the nearest equivalent is the annual SAM Lights event. The evening offers art (including a special installation by Andy Behrle), music from Lemolo and Chaotic Noise Marching Corps, food trucks (including 314Pie and Hot Revolution Donuts), and family activities. Inside the PACCAR Pavilion, Romson Regarde Bustillo will teach you how to make illuminated silhouettes and Sandra Farmer will show necklaces inspired by Nick Cave’s fabric sculptures (seen recently at SAM), with a children’s play station nearby. You can also add your contribution to a work by Light Table Design Collective that draws inspiration from bioluminescent creatures of the deep sea. And if you come wearing your own light-inspired outfits, you might just become a part of the experience yourself. SCOTT JOHNSON Olympic Sculpture Park, 2901 Western Ave., Seattle, WA 98121 Free Thursday, December 17, 2015, 6 – 9pm

Tori Karpenko His tribute to Beat poet Gary Snyder, called The Lookout, includes both paintings of the North Cascades-where Snyder worked two summers in a fire lookout during the early ‘50s-and a full-size wooden re-creation of one of those structures, from which you can view the art. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Ends Dec. 23. Traver Gallery, 110 Union St., #200, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Thursday, December 17, 10pm – Friday, December 18, 2015, 6am

Seattle Seen You know what? It’s fine to buy art as a gift. Not as an investment, not for the prestige, not as a statement of your own good taste, not for the sheer transporting quality of the artist’s vision. Sometimes a friend or a family member simply needs something nice to hang on their walls. That’s the beauty of a group show, and this all-local lineup features 14 artists contemplating our fast-changing city. Most of this group are painters, like Daphne Minkoff, who often depicts crumbling old strutures, scenes of colorful urban decay, buildings that are forlorn and forgotten. (She also has an eye for graffiti tags.) Meanwhile, Fred Holcomb is better known for serene landscapes and nature scenes, but his new work will feature vistas of South Lake Union-which is growing almost too fast to paint. And all the other downtown galleries are open late tonight for First Thursday, so by no means restrict your shopping to just here. BRIAN MILLER Opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 3. Open 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. BRIAN MILLER Linda Hodges Gallery, 316 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Thursday, December 17, 10:30pm – Friday, December 18, 2015, 4:30am

Ernesto Ybarra

Jeff Baergen & Austin Grisham They show images of hard luck and poverty on the Aurora strip in North Seattle. Through Dec. Kakao, 415 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 Free Friday, December 18, 2015

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Friday, December 18, 2015

Wonderland

Annual Group Exhibition Some two dozen gallery artists help ring out the year. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Gallery IMA, 123 S Jackson St., Seattle WA 98104 Free Friday, December 18, 2015, 10:30am – 5:30pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Friday, December 18, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Erika Sanada She shows small ceramic animal figures in Balancing Act. Also on view, works by Calvin Ma. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Abmeyer + Wood, 210 Second Ave. Free Friday, December 18, 2015, 11am – 7pm

Philip Govedare

Sky Paintings offers just that-swirling compositions of clouds and light. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Dec. 19. Prographica Gallery, 3419 E. Denny Way Free Friday, December 18, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Philip Govedare

SimpleCup Invitational Over 200 small ceramic vessels go on view. 11 a.m-6 p.m. daily. Ends Dec. 31. KOBO Gallery, 604 S. Jackson St., Free Friday, December 18, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Tori Karpenko His tribute to Beat poet Gary Snyder, called The Lookout, includes both paintings of the North Cascades-where Snyder worked two summers in a fire lookout during the early ‘50s-and a full-size wooden re-creation of one of those structures, from which you can view the art. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Ends Dec. 23. Traver Gallery, 110 Union St., #200, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Friday, December 18, 10pm – Saturday, December 19, 2015, 6am

Seattle Seen You know what? It’s fine to buy art as a gift. Not as an investment, not for the prestige, not as a statement of your own good taste, not for the sheer transporting quality of the artist’s vision. Sometimes a friend or a family member simply needs something nice to hang on their walls. That’s the beauty of a group show, and this all-local lineup features 14 artists contemplating our fast-changing city. Most of this group are painters, like Daphne Minkoff, who often depicts crumbling old strutures, scenes of colorful urban decay, buildings that are forlorn and forgotten. (She also has an eye for graffiti tags.) Meanwhile, Fred Holcomb is better known for serene landscapes and nature scenes, but his new work will feature vistas of South Lake Union-which is growing almost too fast to paint. And all the other downtown galleries are open late tonight for First Thursday, so by no means restrict your shopping to just here. BRIAN MILLER Opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 3. Open 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. BRIAN MILLER Linda Hodges Gallery, 316 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Friday, December 18, 10:30pm – Saturday, December 19, 2015, 4:30am

Ernesto Ybarra

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Saturday, December 19, 2015

Wonderland

Annual Group Exhibition Some two dozen gallery artists help ring out the year. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Gallery IMA, 123 S Jackson St., Seattle WA 98104 Free Saturday, December 19, 2015, 10:30am – 5:30pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Saturday, December 19, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Erika Sanada She shows small ceramic animal figures in Balancing Act. Also on view, works by Calvin Ma. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Abmeyer + Wood, 210 Second Ave. Free Saturday, December 19, 2015, 11am – 7pm

Philip Govedare

Sky Paintings offers just that-swirling compositions of clouds and light. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Dec. 19. Prographica Gallery, 3419 E. Denny Way Free Saturday, December 19, 2015, 11am – 5pm

SimpleCup Invitational Over 200 small ceramic vessels go on view. 11 a.m-6 p.m. daily. Ends Dec. 31. KOBO Gallery, 604 S. Jackson St., Free Saturday, December 19, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Everyone’s In A salon-style group show, with small works priced for the holidays, draws inspiration from Jayson Musson’s Itsa Small, Small World. Opening reception, 6-9 p.m. Sat., Dec. 12. Noon-5 p.m. Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The Alice, 6007 12th Ave. S. Free Saturday, December 19, 2015, 12 – 5pm

Tori Karpenko His tribute to Beat poet Gary Snyder, called The Lookout, includes both paintings of the North Cascades-where Snyder worked two summers in a fire lookout during the early ‘50s-and a full-size wooden re-creation of one of those structures, from which you can view the art. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Ends Dec. 23. Traver Gallery, 110 Union St., #200, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Saturday, December 19, 10pm – Sunday, December 20, 2015, 6am

Seattle Seen You know what? It’s fine to buy art as a gift. Not as an investment, not for the prestige, not as a statement of your own good taste, not for the sheer transporting quality of the artist’s vision. Sometimes a friend or a family member simply needs something nice to hang on their walls. That’s the beauty of a group show, and this all-local lineup features 14 artists contemplating our fast-changing city. Most of this group are painters, like Daphne Minkoff, who often depicts crumbling old strutures, scenes of colorful urban decay, buildings that are forlorn and forgotten. (She also has an eye for graffiti tags.) Meanwhile, Fred Holcomb is better known for serene landscapes and nature scenes, but his new work will feature vistas of South Lake Union-which is growing almost too fast to paint. And all the other downtown galleries are open late tonight for First Thursday, so by no means restrict your shopping to just here. BRIAN MILLER Opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 3. Open 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. BRIAN MILLER Linda Hodges Gallery, 316 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Saturday, December 19, 10:30pm – Sunday, December 20, 2015, 4:30am

Ernesto Ybarra

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Sunday, December 20, 2015

SimpleCup Invitational Over 200 small ceramic vessels go on view. 11 a.m-6 p.m. daily. Ends Dec. 31. KOBO Gallery, 604 S. Jackson St., Free Sunday, December 20, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Ernesto Ybarra

Jeff Baergen & Austin Grisham They show images of hard luck and poverty on the Aurora strip in North Seattle. Through Dec. Kakao, 415 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 Free Monday, December 21, 2015

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Monday, December 21, 2015

Erika Sanada She shows small ceramic animal figures in Balancing Act. Also on view, works by Calvin Ma. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Abmeyer + Wood, 210 Second Ave. Free Monday, December 21, 2015, 11am – 7pm

SimpleCup Invitational Over 200 small ceramic vessels go on view. 11 a.m-6 p.m. daily. Ends Dec. 31. KOBO Gallery, 604 S. Jackson St., Free Monday, December 21, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Ernesto Ybarra

Jeff Baergen & Austin Grisham They show images of hard luck and poverty on the Aurora strip in North Seattle. Through Dec. Kakao, 415 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Wonderland

Annual Group Exhibition Some two dozen gallery artists help ring out the year. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Gallery IMA, 123 S Jackson St., Seattle WA 98104 Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 10:30am – 5:30pm

Erika Sanada She shows small ceramic animal figures in Balancing Act. Also on view, works by Calvin Ma. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Abmeyer + Wood, 210 Second Ave. Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 11am – 7pm

SimpleCup Invitational Over 200 small ceramic vessels go on view. 11 a.m-6 p.m. daily. Ends Dec. 31. KOBO Gallery, 604 S. Jackson St., Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Seattle Seen You know what? It’s fine to buy art as a gift. Not as an investment, not for the prestige, not as a statement of your own good taste, not for the sheer transporting quality of the artist’s vision. Sometimes a friend or a family member simply needs something nice to hang on their walls. That’s the beauty of a group show, and this all-local lineup features 14 artists contemplating our fast-changing city. Most of this group are painters, like Daphne Minkoff, who often depicts crumbling old strutures, scenes of colorful urban decay, buildings that are forlorn and forgotten. (She also has an eye for graffiti tags.) Meanwhile, Fred Holcomb is better known for serene landscapes and nature scenes, but his new work will feature vistas of South Lake Union-which is growing almost too fast to paint. And all the other downtown galleries are open late tonight for First Thursday, so by no means restrict your shopping to just here. BRIAN MILLER Opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 3. Open 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. BRIAN MILLER Linda Hodges Gallery, 316 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Tuesday, December 22, 10:30pm – Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 4:30am

Ernesto Ybarra

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Wonderland

SimpleCup Invitational Over 200 small ceramic vessels go on view. 11 a.m-6 p.m. daily. Ends Dec. 31. KOBO Gallery, 604 S. Jackson St., Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Tori Karpenko His tribute to Beat poet Gary Snyder, called The Lookout, includes both paintings of the North Cascades-where Snyder worked two summers in a fire lookout during the early ‘50s-and a full-size wooden re-creation of one of those structures, from which you can view the art. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Ends Dec. 23. Traver Gallery, 110 Union St., #200, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Wednesday, December 23, 10pm – Thursday, December 24, 2015, 6am

Seattle Seen You know what? It’s fine to buy art as a gift. Not as an investment, not for the prestige, not as a statement of your own good taste, not for the sheer transporting quality of the artist’s vision. Sometimes a friend or a family member simply needs something nice to hang on their walls. That’s the beauty of a group show, and this all-local lineup features 14 artists contemplating our fast-changing city. Most of this group are painters, like Daphne Minkoff, who often depicts crumbling old strutures, scenes of colorful urban decay, buildings that are forlorn and forgotten. (She also has an eye for graffiti tags.) Meanwhile, Fred Holcomb is better known for serene landscapes and nature scenes, but his new work will feature vistas of South Lake Union-which is growing almost too fast to paint. And all the other downtown galleries are open late tonight for First Thursday, so by no means restrict your shopping to just here. BRIAN MILLER Opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 3. Open 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. BRIAN MILLER Linda Hodges Gallery, 316 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, December 23, 10:30pm – Thursday, December 24, 2015, 4:30am

Seattle, WA 98121 Free Thursday, December 24, 2015

Ernesto Ybarra

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Thursday, December 24, 2015

Wonderland

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 11am – 6pm

SimpleCup Invitational Over 200 small ceramic vessels go on view. 11 a.m-6 p.m. daily. Ends Dec. 31. KOBO Gallery, 604 S. Jackson St., Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Seattle Seen You know what? It’s fine to buy art as a gift. Not as an investment, not for the prestige, not as a statement of your own good taste, not for the sheer transporting quality of the artist’s vision. Sometimes a friend or a family member simply needs something nice to hang on their walls. That’s the beauty of a group show, and this all-local lineup features 14 artists contemplating our fast-changing city. Most of this group are painters, like Daphne Minkoff, who often depicts crumbling old strutures, scenes of colorful urban decay, buildings that are forlorn and forgotten. (She also has an eye for graffiti tags.) Meanwhile, Fred Holcomb is better known for serene landscapes and nature scenes, but his new work will feature vistas of South Lake Union-which is growing almost too fast to paint. And all the other downtown galleries are open late tonight for First Thursday, so by no means restrict your shopping to just here. BRIAN MILLER Opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 3. Open 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. BRIAN MILLER Linda Hodges Gallery, 316 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Thursday, December 24, 10:30pm – Friday, December 25, 2015, 4:30am

Ernesto Ybarra

Jeff Baergen & Austin Grisham They show images of hard luck and poverty on the Aurora strip in North Seattle. Through Dec. Kakao, 415 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 Free Friday, December 25, 2015

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Friday, December 25, 2015

Wonderland

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 11am – 6pm

SimpleCup Invitational Over 200 small ceramic vessels go on view. 11 a.m-6 p.m. daily. Ends Dec. 31. KOBO Gallery, 604 S. Jackson St., Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Ernesto Ybarra

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Saturday, December 26, 2015

Wonderland

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Annual Group Exhibition Over 30 artists are represented, working in a variety of media. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sun. Ends Dec. 31. Patricia Rovzar, 1225 Second Ave

Seattle, WA 98101 Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 11am – 5pm

SimpleCup Invitational Over 200 small ceramic vessels go on view. 11 a.m-6 p.m. daily. Ends Dec. 31. KOBO Gallery, 604 S. Jackson St., Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Ernesto Ybarra

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Sunday, December 27, 2015

SimpleCup Invitational Over 200 small ceramic vessels go on view. 11 a.m-6 p.m. daily. Ends Dec. 31. KOBO Gallery, 604 S. Jackson St., Free Sunday, December 27, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Seattle, WA 98121 Free Monday, December 28, 2015

Ernesto Ybarra

Jeff Baergen & Austin Grisham They show images of hard luck and poverty on the Aurora strip in North Seattle. Through Dec. Kakao, 415 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 Free Monday, December 28, 2015

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Monday, December 28, 2015

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