Visual Arts Listings

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Lectures and Events

Artist Lecture: Lauren Grossman Local sculptor Grossman talks about her latest work. Noon. Sat. Feb. 18. Howard House, 604 Second Ave., 206-256-6399, www.howardhouse.net. Free.

Artist Lecture: Lead Pencil Studio Daniel Mihalyo and Annie Han of the award-winning architecture and design partnership Lead Pencil Studio discuss their work. 8 p.m. Tues. Feb. 21. Poncho Concert Hall, Cornish College of the Arts, 1000 Lenora St., 206-726-5011, www.cornish.edu. Free.

Glass History Lecture Series Tacoma's Museum of Glass continues its 10-lecture series with artist Walter Lieberman discussing the shift in innovation from Venice to Northern Europe in the 1600s. Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock St. (Tacoma), 253-284-4750, www.museumofglass.org. Free with museum admission ($10; $8 seniors/students, $4 children). Lecture: 2 p.m. Hot Shop demonstration: 3-5 p.m. Sun. Feb. 19.

Nutcracker & Pony Auction Those cute and funky 7-foot-tall sculptures by local artists (28 nutcrackers and 18 fiberglass ponies) that dotted the city during the winter holidays are now for sale at Pacific Galleries. Proceeds benefit the Northwest Center. Feb. 21-22. 241 S. Lander St., 206-441-9990, www.pacgal.com.

Openings

Bellevue Arts Museum New Orleans artist Thomas Mann collects and frames fragments he found in the streets of his lost city in "Storm Cycle, An Artist Responds to Hurricane Katrina," while collage artist Maureen McCabe draws upon superstition, Catholicism, and wit to create her odd assortments in "Shadow Boxes, Assembled Tales of Fate, Magic, and Wit." Also: "Two Hands, Twenty Years, and a Billion Beads" is a survey of renowned Northwest artist David Chatt's intricately beaded sculpture and assorted jewelry, by turns goofy and satirical; the Northwest Designer Craftsmen retrospective show "Looking Forward, Glancing Back: Northwest Designer Craftsmen at 50" displays over 100 contemporary and historic works by NWDC artist members. 510 Bellevue Way N.E. (Bellevue), 425-519-0770, www.bellevueart.org. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. (until 9 p.m. Thurs.); 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sun. "Storm Cycle" and "Shadow Boxes" open Feb. 17 and end May 21. Chatt ends Feb. 19; "Looking Forward" ends Feb. 26.

Bluebottle In "I Love Andy Warhol,"six artists declare their allegiance to the Pop Art dandy. Opens Tues. Feb. 21. Reception: 7-10 p.m. Fri. Feb. 24. 415 E. Pine St., 206-325-1592, www.bluebottleart.com. 1-7 p.m. Tues.-Fri. Ends Feb. 28.

Gallery63Eleven "Ruby and Willie" is local photographer Bootsy Holler's fascinating and poignant photos of the ordinary objects in her late grandparents' home before it was emptied and sold. 6311 24th Ave. N.W., 206-478-2238, www.gallery63eleven.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends March 8.

Greg Kucera Henri Matisse ("Selected Prints: 1913–1947") and Louise Bourgeois (prints) are the heavy hitters at Kucera this month. Gallery staff will conduct tours of the selection of Matisse etchings, lithographs, drypoints, and colorful "Jazz" pochoir prints on five dates. Opens Thurs. Feb. 16. 212 Third Ave. S., 206-624-0770, www.gregkucera.com. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends April 1.

Howard House Lauren Grossman's "Not Consumed" features fiery and interactive metallic sculptures informed by Judeo-Christian iconography. Reception: 6-8 p.m. Thurs. Feb. 16. Artist lecture: Noon, Sat. Feb. 18. 604 Second Ave., 206-256-6399, www.howardhouse.net. 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends April 1.

James Harris Keith Tilford's frenzied and fascinating pen-and-ink drawings make up his "Recent Works on Paper." Reception: 6-8 p.m. Thurs. Feb. 16. 309A Third Ave. S., 206-903-6220, www.jamesharrisgallery.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends April 1.

Kirkland Arts Center "Pattern" finds natural and man-made patterns in the scaly steel forms and sculptures made from washers by L. John Andrew, stitches in drywall by Julie Custer, metallic forms by Kristine Bolhuis, and geometric paper sculptures by Teresa Redden (who also curates the show). 620 Market St. (Kirkland), 425-822-7161, www.kirklandartscenter.org. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Ends March 4.

Last Chance

Ballard/Fetherston In "The Calendar Project," Port Townsend artist Kim Kopp creates a small painting for each day of the year using collage, a recurring boat shape, and a nuanced palette, grouping each panel by month. 818 E. Pike St., 206-322-9440, www.ballardfetherstongallery.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Feb. 18.

Cornish College Gallery Cornish alum Heather Hart highlights the absurdities of identity politics with crocheted objects introduced into stereotypically male contexts, like her "Uzi Coozie" gun cozies. Also: student work exploring the theme of "HomeLand." 1000 Lenora St., 206-726-5011, www.cornish.edu. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Ends Feb. 17.

Galleries

Art/Not Terminal Paintings by Shirley Travis in "Tangled Exposure." Also: "Thinking of Australia: Landscapes, Images and Abstraction" features work by Australian painters Bronwyn Bancroft and Judy Hawking-Burnett, mixed-media artist Esha Xavier Quinn, and photographer Jason Kimberley. 2045 Westlake Ave., 206-233-0680, www.antgallery.org. "Australia": 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 1-6 p.m. Sat.; 1:30-5 p.m. Sun. "Tangled": 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends March 2.

Artists' Gallery of Seattle Kenneth Lee Johnson presents acrylic paintings and illustrations. 902 First Ave. S., 206-340-0830, www.agofs.com. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Feb. 28.