Lectures and Events
LECTURE: ELIZABETH SANDVIG The Seattle painter talks about her approach to art.
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Wed. Nov. 12. Pratt Fine Arts Center, 1902 S. Main St., free, 206-328-2200.
GALLERY OPENING SEE SW THIS WEEK, P. 47.
SAM UNVEILING The Seattle Art Museum presents the blueprints for its upcoming downtown expansion. Brad Cloepfil, principal with Allied Works Architecture of Portland will walk the audience through his design. Noon, Thurs. Nov. 13. Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. (at Seneca), free but reservations are required, 206-654-3226.
LECTURE: ROBERT GAMBLIN The founder of Gamblin Artist's Colors talks about oil paint techniquesincluding working with radiants, grounds, varnishes and palettes. 7:30 p.m., Fri. Nov. 14. Seattle Academy of Fine Art, 5031 University Way NE, free, 206-526-2787.
NATIVE AMERICAN ARTS CELEBRATION Coast Salish weaving demonstrations, Makah carving, and traditional song performances. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. Nov. 15 and Sun. Nov. 16. Burke Museum, UW campus, N. E. 45th St. and 17th Ave. N.E., free with admission, 206-543-5590.
LECTURE: THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL In the early to mid-19th century, artists Thomas Cole, Frederic Church and Albert Bierstadt adapted the European tradition of landscape painting to the vast spaces of America. The result was an exuberant, if not completely accurate, portrayal of the continent. (Bierstadt's rendition of Puget Sound currently on exhibit at SAM, for instance, is a fantasy of exaggerated peaks and high surf.) Alan Wallach, professor at the College of William and Mary, discusses the origins of this landscape tradition. 3 p.m. Sat. Nov. 15. Seattle Art Museum, 100 University St., free with admission, 206-654-3100.
PERFORMANCE AND Q&A SEE BOX, BELOW.
Last Chance
BENHAM "Dreamscapes" serves up sensual photography from the dark night of consciousness by
John Casado,
Frank Dituri,
Karin Rosenthal, and Bulgarian photographer Tseno.
1216 First Ave., 206-622-2480. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun. Ends Fri. Nov. 15.
COCA Much of this year's Northwest Annual (juried by Esther Luitikhuizen, formerly co-owner of Seattle's Esther Claypool Gallery) is about layers of kitsch: Brian Goeltzenleuchter's painting of a cheap candle reproduction of Rodin's "The Kiss," Junko Ijima's "Object Study:" felt and ceramic variations on Mickey Mouse ears, and Peter Mundwiler's borderline-compulsive quest to re-create cheap Christmas displays in "Eighty Tiny Reindeer." Also notable: Greg Lukens' strange "The Challenge of Accepting Poetry," an indecipherable allegory about sexuality and the American heartland and Melissa Furness's accomplished views of public baths in Hungary. 1420 11th Ave., 206-728-1980. 2 p.m.-8 p.m. Tues.-Thurs., noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Sun. Ends Wed. Nov. 19.
GALLERY 63 ELEVEN Jeff Mihalyo's "New and Forgotten Works" includes surreal paintings, drawings, and photographs that take cues from the natural world. 6311 N.W. 24th (Ballard), 206-478-2238. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Sat. Nov. 16.
Galleries
ARTEMIS A debut solo show for artist
John Schuh, whose photo collages are so intricate, the artist has been known to take several years to complete a piece.
3107 S. Day St., 206-323-0562. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.
ATELIER 31 Straight out of Walla Walla, sculptor and painter Brad Rude's goofy bronzes pose farm animals in precarious situations. Meanwhile, Rich Lehl's surreal paintings try to evoke the weirdness of quickie marts and other urban spaces at night. 2500 First Ave., 206-448-5250. 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Tues.; 10:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Wed.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun.
BLACK LAB These ain't no Barbies...Sara Lanzillotta and Jessica Geigers "Devil Dolls" on exhibit at Black Lab portray women and girls "on the margins:" big-busted demons, cigarette-smoking hipsters, and such. 4216 Sixth Ave NW, 206-781-2392. Noon- 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
BLUE DOOR Abstract paintings by local artist Rian Berry, on display at a new gallery in Greenwood. 7919 Linen Ave. N., 206-783-2583. Noon-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun.
BLUEBOTTLE Ted Riederer watched way too much TV as a kid. Ample evidence is found in the "SacredProfane" series of faux religious icons by this Boston-based bike messenger and artist. Replacing St. Sebastian and St. Francis are the true saints: Don Knotts, Captain Kirk, and that holiest of holies, The Fonz. 415 E. Pine St., 206-325-1592. 1 p.m.-7 p.m. Tue.-Fri., noon-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun.
CDA GALLERY Organically-shaped ceramics and an installation by Seattle artist Mi Wu take advantage of the random effects precipitated by adding natural materials such as salts, leaves, and seaweed during the firing process. 506 Second Ave., Suite 200 (Smith Tower), 206-296-7580. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon-Fri.
CRAIG-APODACA GALLERY Artist Shango Los has his first solo show of paintings entitled "Sexy Promise" at this new gallery recently opened by photographer Paige Craig-Apodaca. 111 So. Lander, Suite 301. Open by appointment.
DAVIDSON New paintings by Brian Novotny, who in the past has created a kind of cut-and-past patchwork of the everyday, turning the ordinary into formalist studies of pattern and form. 313 Occidental Ave. S., 206-624-7684. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.
EL CENTRO DE LA RAZA In honor of Dia de los Muertos, this exhibit curated by Chicago's Arturo Avendaño features ofrendas (altars to dead relatives) and other variations on the Day of the Dead theme by artists Cecilia Alvarez, Alfredo Arreguín, Mauricio Robalino, and others. 2524 16th Ave. S., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wed., 206-329-9442.
