Visual Arts Listings

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Lectures and Events

Scott Lawrimore The founder of the innovative new art space, Lawrimore Project, shares his wisdom on how to get noticed in the art world in this Artist's Tool Kit Series lecture titled "Artist's Business Sense: The Basics." 12:30-2 p.m. Thurs. March 16. Zeisel/Arnold Studio, Second Floor, Seattle Academy of Fine Art, 1501 10th Ave. E., 206-526-2787, www.seattlefineart.org. Free.

Richard Lerman This multimedia artist and University of Arizona professor discusses his new installation, "Fences-Borders,"focusing on the U.S.-Mexico border. 11 a.m. Sat. March 18. Jack Straw New Media Gallery, 4261 Roosevelt Way N.E., 206-634-0919, www.jackstraw.org. Free.

Thomas Mann The New Orleans jewelry artist presents a lecture with slides, titled "Storm Cycle," about his response to the devastation of his city though his art. 6:30 p.m. Thurs. March 16. Museum Auditorium, Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, 425-519-0770, www.bellevueart.org. $5.

Maureen McCabe In "A Touch of Fey," the assemblage artist explains her wry and colorful work through slides and performance. 6:30 p.m. Fri. March 17. Museum Auditorium, Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, 425-519-0770, www.bellevueart.org. $5.

Openings

Bellevue Arts Museum "Rozome Masters of Japan" showcases the unique Japanese art of batik through the work of 15 artists. Also: Asian textiles inform the work of two American artists in "Wrapped in Color: Kimonos by Tim Harding, Jackets by Jon Eric Riis." Also: 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." 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" end May 21, "Rozome" and "Kimonos" open March 16 and end June 18.

Jack Straw A large bougainvillea vine embedded with transducers projects sounds from the U.S.-Mexico border in "Fences-Borders," the intriguing new sound and video installation by Richard Lerman exploring this politically and emotionally charged geographic point. Reception: 7 p.m. Fri. March 17. Jack Straw New Media Gallery, 4261 Roosevelt Way N.E., 206-634-0919, www.jackstraw.org. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Ends April 28.

SAM Rental/Sales Gallery "Introductions 2006" presents eight of the gallery's new artists. Also: "In Focus: Howard House" features the work of Gretchen Bennett, Leo Saul Berk, Victoria Haven, Ken Kelly, Mark T. Miller, Yuki Nakamura, Joseph Park, Patti Warashina, Dan Webb, and Robert Yoder. Reception: 5-7 p.m. Thurs. March 16. Seattle Tower, 1220 Third Ave., 206-343-1101, www.seattleartmuseum.org/artrentals. 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends April 1.

Last Chance

Art Patch Gallery "Bubblefroster" includes Joseph Oguiza's latest drawings and panels, the second in a four-part series by art collective Sweatshop Inc. 306 S. Washington St., Suite 102, 206-388-2373, www.sweatshopinc.com. By appointment only. Sun. Ends March 16.

MusaDesign Silverbots and a zoetropic installation by metalsmith/artist Cathy McClure in "Persistence of Vision." 2617 Fifth Ave., 425-246-8464, www.musadesign.net. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Fri. Ends March 17.

South Seattle Community College Art Gallery Peruvian artist Wari Zarate's textile paintings incorporate traditional symbols with a contemporary sensibility. 6000 16th Ave. S.W., 206-764-5337. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed. Ends March 15.

Viveza "Double-Click" is figurative painter Doug Smithenry's collection of distorted and sometimes pixilated images found randomly on the Internet. 2604 Western Ave., 206-956-3584, www.viveza.com. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends March 19.

Woodside/Braseth An elegant and poetic selection of collage and paintings by the late Northwest master Paul Horiuchi (1906–1999) in honor of the centenary of his birth. 2101 Ninth Ave., 206-622-7243. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends March 18.

Galleries

Art & Soul Oil on panel paintings by Jessica Marston. Reception: 6-9 p.m. Sat. March 11. 2860 N.W. Market St., 206-297-1223. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Ends April 4.

Artists' Gallery of Seattle Ashley Wells' acrylic Seattle-inspired cityscapes in "Go Round Back." 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.

Art/Not Terminal Local tattoo artist Serena Lander's "Mosaics" are made of broken china and recycled tiles. 2045 Westlake Ave., 206-233-0680, www.antgallery.org. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends April 2.

Ballard/Fetherston Impressionistic and supernatural acrylic landscapes by Benton Peugh in "New Paintings" and clay work by Dorothy Rissman, "Fragments of My Imagination." 818 E. Pike St., 206-322-9440, www.ballardfetherstongallery.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends April 1.

Baas Art Gallery "Debut" introduces impasto oil paintings of waiters and bathers by Jeanne Edwards and scenic watercolors by Kathy Collins. 2703 E. Madison St., 206-324-4742, www.baasartgallery.com. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends March 31.

Benham Gallery Daguerreotypes, photomicrographs, and pinholes by New York photographer Jerry Spagnoli. Also, new work by photographer Dominic Rouse. 1216 First Ave., 206-622-2480, www.benhamgallery.com. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends March 25.