Visual Arts Listing

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Lectures and Events

Artist Lecture: Kirsten Anderson A talk and Q&A about "Pop Surrealism: The Rise of Underground Art" from the owner of Roq La Rue. 7 p.m. Fri. Feb. 24. Gage Studio (Third Floor), Seattle Academy of Fine Art, 1501 10th Ave. E., 206-526-2787, www.seattlefineart.org. Free.

Artist Lecture: Kelly Mark Canadian multimedia artist Kelly Mark discusses her performances and videos. 2 p.m. Sat. Feb. 25. Henry Auditorium, UW Campus, 15th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 41st Street, 206-543-2280, www.henryart.org. Free with museum admission ($8; $6 seniors).

Dinner with Cartoonist Peter Bagge Acclaimed cartoon artist/writer Peter Bagge is the guest speaker at the Cartoonists Northwest 15th Annual Toonie Award banquet. Public welcome. 6 p.m. Sat. Feb. 25. Yankee Grill, 5300 24th Ave. N.W., 206-369-2123. $35.

"The Great American Thing" Celebration The Tacoma Art Museum hosts an afternoon of art projects, theater, hip-hop, jazz, and a music lecture in conjunction with its newest exhibit. 1-5 p.m. Sat. Feb. 25. 1701 Pacific Ave. (Tacoma), 253-272-4258, www.tacomaartmuseum.org. Free.

Openings

Frye Art Museum "Swallow Harder: Selections from the Ben and Aileen Krohn Collection" is the first museum show of this local multimedia contemporary collection. Also: Candida Höfer's fascination with empty public spaces is the subject of "Architecture of Absence," the first North American retrospective of the German photographer's work. "Swallow" reception: 6-8 p.m. Thurs. Feb. 23. 704 Terry Ave., 206-622-9250, www.fryemuseum.org. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun.; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thurs. "Absence" ends April 16; "Swallow" ends May 14.

Henry Art Gallery "Roy Lichtenstein: Prints 1956-97" includes 77 prints, lithographs, etchings, and woodblocks by the Benday-pointillist Pop Artist. Also: "150 Works of Art," a compelling exhibit designed by architects Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo, allows viewers to establish their own connections between a variety of photographs, paintings, and video pieces from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Also: Argentinean-born artist Santiago Cucullu fills the East Gallery with an expansive and somewhat befuddling contact-paper mural and minimalist sculpture installation, "The Fates Await: (Serious Delirium, or You Will Die Tomorrow)." Reception: 8-11 p.m. Fri. Feb. 24. (Admission $8; $6 seniors/students.) 15th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 41st Street, 206-543-2280, www.henryart.org. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun.; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Thurs. "150 Works" ends Feb. 26; Cucullu ends March 12; Lichtenstein opens Feb. 25 and ends May 7.

Last Chance

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.

Baas Art Gallery Angela Scott's "Meditations" are nebulous, ghostly mixed-media incarnations of circles and figures. 2703 E. Madison St., 206-324-4742, www.baasartgallery.com. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Feb. 25.

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 in her odd assortments, collectively titled "Shadow Boxes, Assembled Tales of Fate, Magic, and Wit." Also: The Northwest Designer Craftsmen retrospective show "Looking Forward, Glancing Back: Northwest Designer Craftsmen at 50." 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. "Looking Forward" ends Feb. 26.

Bluebottle In "I Love Andy Warhol,"six artists declare their allegiance to the Pop Art dandy. 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.

Catherine Person In "Hortus Ortus: Davis Freeman and Kensuke Yamada," the local photographer and the young Japanese sculptor both find inspiration in the garden. Artists' talk: noon Sat. Feb. 18. 319 Third Ave. S., 206-763-5565, www.catherinepersongallery.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Feb. 25.

Corridor Painter Marie C. Green renders her "Dichotomy of the Nude" with acrylic geometry. 306 S. Washington St., 206-856-7037. Noon-5 p.m. Sat. Ends Feb. 25.

D'Adamo/Woltz The "Emerging Student Show" presents an interesting collection of juried art from area schools: Cornish, Pratt, Northwest, and UW. 307 Occidental Ave. S., 206-652-4414, www.dadamowoltzgallery.com . 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Feb. 28.

Davidson Contemporary The quiet terrain east of the Washington Cascades inspires Leslie Williams Cain's landscapes in "Recent Pastels." 310 S. Washington St., 206-624-7684, www.davidsongalleries.com. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Feb. 25.

Davidson Galleries In "The Mezzotint," two New York artists revive the laborious 400-year-old engraving process to differing effect. Carol Wax re-creates antique typewriters and gadgets, while Fred Merhsimer interprets contemporary cityscapes. Also: "English Landscape Scenery," artful mezzotint engravings by David Lucas of paintings by John Constable dating back to 1829. 313 Occidental Ave. S., 206-624-7684, www.davidsongalleries.com. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Feb. 25.

Foster/White Bratsa Bonifacho responds to the symbols and sounds of classical musical scales and chords in his vivid new abstract canvases, "Moderato Cantabile." Also: "Studio Paintings," abstract canvases by T. L. Lange—the artist's first posthumous solo show. 123 S. Jackson St., 206-622-2833, www.fosterwhite.com. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Feb. 25.