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Lectures and Events
Artist Talk: Iole Alessandrini Digital media artist Alessandrini talks about her computer-aided laser installations and describes collaborating with other artists and techies. 2 p.m. Sat. July 24. Free. Jack Straw New Media Gallery, 4261 Roosevelt Way N.E., 206-634-0919.
Artist Lecture: Woodblock Prints Chinese artists Chen Qi and Zhang Guang Hui talk about the art of woodblock prints. 6 p.m. Thurs. July 22. Free. Pratt Fine Arts Center, 1902 S. Main St. (in Pratt's Yellow Building), 206-328-2200.
Lecture: Mondrian and the Abstractionists University of Southern California art professor Nancy Troy discusses the influence of patronage on Piet Mondrian and other abstract artists on offer in SAM's "Van Gogh to Mondrian" exhibit. 7 p.m. Mon. July 26. $6-$8. Seattle Art Museum, 100 University St., 206-654-3100.
Reflecting on Lewis & Clark A traveling exhibit launched by the Maryhill Museum of Art offers works by 13 contemporary Native American artists exploring the complex legacy of the Corps of Discovery's trip to the coast, including basketry by Wasco tribe member Pat Courtney Gold and works by artist and poet Elizabeth Woody and Yakama/Nez Perce artist Miles Miller. Opening celebration: 1-5 p.m. Sun. July 25. Free with admission. State Capital Museum, 211 S.W. 21st Ave. (Olympia). 360-753-2580.
Tacoma Red Door Project Tacoma's version of Pigs on Parade features 15 artists' variations on a red door. They'll be scattered about the city and an online map is available at www.reddoorproject.com. Opening day includes a bus tour of all the pieces. Red Door tour: 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat. July 24. $10 including lunch (advance tickets required). Tour meets at Proctor Neighborhood Wheelock Library, 3722 N. 26th (Tacoma), 253-572-8193.
Openings
Square Room In "Thunderstorm" Brian McGuffy's semiabstract paintings capture tornados, oil derricks, and other Midwest icons of global warming while Leif Holland's wall sculptures evoke twisted natural forms. Reception: 6-9 p.m. Sat. July 24. 1316 E. Pike St., 206-267-7120, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. daily.
Last Chance
G. Gibson Randy Hayes' well-executed series "Birds of Mississippi" uses collages of photographs and overpainted images to capture the poverty and distinctive character of rural Mississippi. 514 E. Pike St., 206-587-4033. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed.-Fri.; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Ends Mon. July 26.
Solomon Fine Art Abstract collages made from paint on mylar by Fred Holcomb, aluminum sculpture by Josh Garber, and drawings by Chris St. Pierre. 1215 First Ave., 206-297-1400. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Fri. July 23.
Galleries
Artemis Laura Amussen's big, abstract, and intriguing installations make use of bamboo and other natural materials to create some rather Freudian- looking holes and other patterns that aim to "initiate a dialog between emptiness and desire." 3107 S. Day St., 206-323-0562. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.
Atelier 31 Amarillo-based artist Scott Frish creates big, mixed-media compositions from antique photographs and layer upon layer of color screens. Also on display, manipulated nude photographs from recent Cornish grad Alison Katica, whose "Outerwear Series" examines issues of the body as commodity. 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.
Baas Gallery Paintings dense with a layered, collagelike mosaic of wild animals and childhood toys by Minnesota artist Mary Ann Papanek-Miller. 2703 E. Madison, 206-324-4742. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon-Sat.
Bluebottle Cornish alum and SubLevel3 contributor Tory Franklin's "Sketches for Fleet of the S.S. Marie Antoinette" is part of a larger project to create a sculptural book—these 3-D "sketches" include cut relief, intaglio, silkscreen, letterpress printing, and hand drawings. 415 E. Pine St., 206-325-1592. 1-7 p.m. Tue.-Fri., noon-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun.
Bryan Ohno San Francisco sculptor Bella Feldman's "War Toy Redux" offers a panoply of streamlined, dangerous-looking mobile sculptures that explore the age-old question: Why is weaponry so darned cool? 155 S. Main St., 206-667-9572. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.
CoCA "Domicile," a mixed but clever group show investigating issue of home, includes Margarita Cabrera's household appliances sewn from vinyl, John Jenkins IV's minimalist photographs, Kyeung Jeong's disturbing childhood scenes on rice paper, and Raul Cordero's use of the "blinking Jesus" technique to conjure images of interior spaces alternating between order and chaos. Videos by Nicole Cohen and gallery owner/artist Greg Kucera turn a voyeur's eye on the banalities of domestic space while conceptual artist flatchestedmama turns herself into an exhibit as she lives, works, and rollerskates at CoCA for the duration of the show. 410 Dexter Avenue N., 206-728-1980. 2-8 p.m. Tues.-Thurs., noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Sun.
D'Adamo/Woltz Abstract paintings layered with calligraphy and Tibetan motifs by Chinese artist Huang Gang. 303/307 Occidental S., 206-652-4414. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun.
Davidson Three sculptors arrive at Davidson: Carla Grahn makes use of everyday industrial metals—nails, nuts, bolts, and bike chains—but arranges them in soft, floral forms. Juan Alfaro's sculptural installations use video documentation to capture objects in surprising motion, while Kate Hunt's stark minimalist pieces employ burnt paper and steel. 313 Occidental Ave. S., 206-624-7684. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.
