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Lectures and Events
Artist Lecture: Erik Geschke The multimedia artist and 1993 Cornish alum talks about his work. Noon, Fri. March 3. Main Campus Center, 1st Floor, Cornish College for the Arts, 1000 Lenora St., 206-726-5011, www.cornish.edu. Free.
Empty Spaces: Stories Through the Lens of Candida Höfer Dr. Christine Goettler of UW's School of Art discusses the German photographer's images of empty space, in conjunction with the current exhibit at the Frye. 7 p.m. Thurs. March 2. Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave., 206-622-9250, www.fryemuseum.org. Free.
Marvin Bell: Recipes for Collaboration Iowa's Poet Laureate, Marvin Bell, explains his collaborative process and reads new work, with visual accompaniment projected by local artist Steve Berardelli, as part of the text and art installation "The Eight Essential Ingredients." 7 p.m. Thurs. March 2. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave., 206-322-7030, www.hugohouse.org. $7.
FOURTH ANNUAL SHRINKY DINK AUCTION A bevy of local artists shrunk to the challenge and are now offering their baked plastic artwork for sale to benefit Safe Futures Youth Center at White Center. Rare collector's pieces or crazy novelty items? You decide. Silent auction: 7 p.m. Thurs. March 2. Zeitgeist Art & Coffee, 171 S. Jackson St., 206-583-0497.
Fifth Annual PONCHO Auction "A Horse of a Different Color" features work by emerging and established Northwest artists for sale in a fund-raiser for this arts endowment organization. 5 p.m. Sat. March 4. 400 Pike St., 206-623-6233, x203, www.poncho.org. $125, $200, $2,500.
First Thursday
Art Patch Gallery "Bubblefroster" includes Joseph Oguiza's latest drawings and panels, the second in a four-part series by art collective Sweatshop Inc. Reception: 5-9 p.m. 306 S. Washington St., Suite 102, 206-388-2373, www.sweatshopinc.com. By appointment only. Sun. Ends March 16.
Artists' Gallery of Seattle Ashley Wells' acrylic Seattle-inspired cityscapes make up "Go Round Back." Reception: 6-10 p.m. 902 First Ave. S., 206-340-0830, www.agofs.com. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends March 31.
Benham Gallery Daguerreotypes, photomicrographs, and pinholes by New York photographer Jerry Spagnoli. Also, new work by photographer Dominic Rouse. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 1216 First Ave., 206-622-2480, www.benhamgallery.com. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends March 25.
Catherine Person Drake Deknatel was arguably doing his best work when he died at the end of 2005. His final large, bold canvases are haunted by a recurring image: himself as a small boy, lost inside his father's WWII military jacket. This is the motif of "Paintings from 2003-2005," the Seattle- and Berlin-based painter's first posthumous show. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 319 Third Ave. S., 206-763-5565, www.catherinepersongallery.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends April 1.
Cornish College Gallery Multimedia artist Erik Geschke and found-cardboard artist Bryan Smith present work in this Alumni Exhibition. Reception: 5 p.m. 1000 Lenora St., 206-726-5011, www.cornish.edu. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Ends March 24.
Corridor Lush surrealist paintings by Donald Jones. Reception 5-9 p.m. 306 S. Washington St., 206-856-7037. Noon-5 p.m. Sat. Ends April 1.
Davidson Contemporary Local artist Tram Bui explores architectonic angles in her oil paintings. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 310 S. Washington St., 206-624-7684, www.davidsongalleries.com. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Through March.
Davidson Galleries Walla Walla artist Ian Boyden explores natural and metaphysical space in his latest work on paper. Also: Prints and etchings of Paris by early 20th-century artists Caroline and Frank Armington. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 313 Occidental Ave. S., 206-624-7684, www.davidsongalleries.com. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends April 1.
Foster/White Pretty floral portraits in oil by Jamie Evrard. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 123 S. Jackson St., 206-622-2833, www.fosterwhite.com. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends March 25.
G. Gibson Gallery Bill Jacobson's painterly blurred-focus images are collected in "Photographs." Reception and book signing: 6-8 p.m. 300 S. Washington St., 206-587-4033, www.gibsongallery.com. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wed.-Fri.; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Ends April 15.
Gallery4Culture Graffiti inspires the compelling large-scale, close-up photos of "The Continuing Fragmentation of Language: Brian Lane." Reception: 6-8 p.m. 101 Prefontaine Pl. S., 206-296-7580, www.4culture.org. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Ends March 31.
Gallery 110 The annual and nicely eclectic group show presents X-rays, rodeo cowboys, fabric landscapes, and other work by 29 gallery artists. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 110 S. Washington St., 206-624-9336, www.gallery110.com. Noon-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends April 1.
Grover/Thurston The quiltlike collage paintings of Gary Nisbet, "Simplicity," are richly layered in both paint and nostalgic imagery. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 309 Occidental Ave. S., 206-223-0816, www.groverthurston.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends April 1.
Lisa Harris Figurative expressionist oils by Oregon painter Royal Nebeker. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 1922 Pike Pl., 206-443-3315, www.lisaharrisgallery.com. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun. Ends April 2.
William Traver Vaguely disturbing portraits of women rendered in oil on glass by Gregory Grenon in "Tell the Truth," and interesting glass work by Paul Marioni in "12 Paintings/12 Sculptures." Reception: 5-8 p.m. 110 Union St., Suite 200, 206-587-6501, www.travergallery.com. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends April 2.
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