Nov. 23-29, 2005

Wilderness and Imagination As Congress once again toys with the fate of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, it's a timely moment to reassert the value of wilderness. At this panel discussion, acclaimed Arctic photographer Subhankar Banerjee, ornithologist/illustrator David Allen Sibley, and poet/environmental activist Terry Tempest Williams will discuss the relationship between nature and culture from a variety of perspectives. Banerjee's stunning photos of ANWR, currently on display at the Burke Museum, reveal the nuance, color, and life in what some mistakenly think is barren tundra. His images put the lie to Interior Secretary Gale Norton's uninformed comment that this pristine landscape is a "flat white nothingness." The panel is presented by Seattle Arts & Lectures and North Cascades Institute. 7:30 p.m. Tues. Dec. 6. Benaroya Hall, Taper Auditorium, 200 University St., $10-$50, 206-621-2230.

Openings

Jeffrey Moose Multitalented Chinese artist Long Gao displays scrolls, stone-cut prints, surrealist oils, and other work. Opens Nov. 23. Reception: 5-8 p.m. Fri. Dec. 2. 1333 Fifth Ave., Rainier Square, 206-467-6951, www.jeffreymoosegallery.com. 10:30 a.m.- 6 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; noon- 5 p.m. Sat. Ends Jan. 31.

Platform "Dark States" is a collection of ominous photographs by Jesse Burke, Bill Finger, and Stephen Hilyard. Opens Nov. 25. 114 Third Ave. S., 206-323-2808, www.platformgallery.com. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Dec. 31.

Seattle Central Community College "Youth in Focus Photography Project" presents the latest group of images from the perspective of Seattle urban youth. Reception: 5-7 p.m. Nov. 30. M. Rosetta Hunter Art Gallery, SCCC, 1701 Broadway, 206-344-4379, www.seattlecentral.org. 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 5-7 p.m. Tues.-Weds. Ends Dec. 16.

Last Chance

Artforte Vancouver artist Jennifer Jean Tazwell Mawby makes her U.S. solo debut with paintings that interpret the Northwest landscape through an American Tonalist perspective. 213 First Ave. S., 206-748-0187. 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Nov. 30.

Artists Gallery of Seattle "My View" features new oil paintings by R.J. Stockwell. 902 First Ave. S., 206-340-0830. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; noon- 5 p.m. Sun. Ends Nov. 30.

Baas Art Gallery Fulgencio Lazo's whimsical oil paintings evoke Paul Klee and Marc Chagall in their vivid depictions of family, heritage, and community in his native Oaxaca. Also: Wendy McMillan's "Road Trip" features mixed-media prints. 2703 E. Madison St., 206-324-4742, www.baasartgallery.com. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Nov. 30.

Consolidated Works continues a year-long celebration of local kinetic artist Trimpin with Sheng High, a musical creation employing 25 flutes played by a series of mechanically controlled suspended buckets. 500 Boren Ave. N., 206-860-5245, www.conworks.org. 4-8 p.m. Thurs.-Fri.; 1-8 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Ends Nov. 27.

Corridor Kevin Furiya's "New Works" paintings focus on gritty details, like those found in red industrial cranes or tarred rooftops. 306 S. Washington St., 206-856-7037. Noon-5 p.m. Sat. Ends Nov. 26.

D'Adamo/Woltz Simona Foggitt bisects her abstract acrylic paintings with empty spaces and stainless steel. 307 Occidental Ave. S., 206-652-4414, dada mowoltzgallery.com. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Nov. 29.

Davidson Contemporary New York-based artist Brian Novatny combines oil, collage, and watercolor to create enigmatic assemblages of people in curious situations. His deft line drawings evoke 1950s clip art and a Pop Art fascination with cartoonlike images. 310 S. Washington St., 206-624-7684, www.davidsongalleries.com. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Nov. 26.

Davidson Galleries Contemporary mixed-media prints by local artists Barbara Robertson and Mark Meyer are full of intriguing detail. 313 Occidental Ave. S., 206-624-7684, www.davidsongalleries.com. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Nov. 26.

Foster White Eva Isaksen's enigmatic collages share space with Tony Angell's lithographs, sculptures, and stark clayboard and ink birds. 123 S. Jackson St., 206-622-2833, www.fosterwhite.com. 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Nov. 26.

Fountainhead Gallery Seattle painter William Hewson explores still life and local scenery in "Oil and Water." 625 W. McGraw St., 206-285-4467, www.fountainheadgallery.com. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Fri.; noon-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Ends Nov. 27.

Francine Seders Abstract line paintings by Julie Shapiro, and paintings and paper sculptures by the late artist and UW professor Wendell Brazeau. 6701 Greenwood Ave. N., 206-782-0355, www.sedersgallery.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; 1-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Nov. 27.

G. Gibson Gallery Ruth Bernhard's sleek, elegant photographs of the human form are displayed in rotation to celebrate her 100th birthday, with Michael Kenna's new black-and-white photographs of Japan. 300 S. Washington St., 206-587-4033, www.ggibsongallery.com. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wed.-Fri.; 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Sat. Ends Nov. 26.

Gallery 4 Culture Cat Clifford uses drawings, video, sculpture, and animation to create a narrative of the changes occurring in rural western landscapes in the evocative "Deer Observations & Other Stories of Place." 101 Prefontaine Pl. S., 206-296-7580, www.4culture.org. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Ends Nov. 25.