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Lectures and Events
Artist Lecture: Kichul Kim The Korean sound artist discusses the influence of Buddhism and the role of technology in his interactive sound art. 7 p.m. Wed. May 24. Jack Straw New Media Gallery, 4261 Roosevelt Way N.E., 206-634-0919, www.jackstraw.org. Free.
Collecting Across Borders: Goddesses from a Lost Kanchi Temple Indian art historian Padma Kaimal of Colgate University discusses the nexus of museum and private collecting in UW's annual South Asian art lecture. 7-9 p.m. Thurs. May 25. Stimson Auditorium, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Volunteer Park, 1400 E. Prospect St., RSVP 206-654-3226, www.seattleartmuseum.org. Free with museum admission ($3-$5).
Openings
Henry Art Gallery This year's UW MFA students present their thesis work in various media. Opens Sat. May 27. Also: Maya Lin plays with blocks, shadows, wire, and perspective in "Systematic Landscapes," the visionary artist/architect's first museum show in eight years. It's an expansive collection of gallery-filling sculptures, smaller works, and her models for the ongoing Confluence Project, seven sites along the Columbia River commemorating the journey of Lewis and Clark. Highlights include Water Line, a wire topography that webs across the East Gallery, and 2x4 Landscape, a wavy hill made of 65,000 blocks of hemlock. Wire Landscape, a smaller piece, entangles wire with its own shadow. 15th Ave. N.E. and N.E. 41st St., 206-543-2280, www.henryart.org. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun., 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Thurs. MFA show ends June 18; "Systematic" ends Sept. 3.
Solomon Fine Art Paul Shakespear continues to explore abstract symbolism in "Fathom," his latest paintings. Opens Wed. May 24. Reception: 5-8 p.m. Thurs. June 1. 1215 First Ave., 206-297-1400, www.solomonfineartinc.com. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends June 30.
Woodside/Braseth A major exhibit of paintings and rare prints by the late Northwest master Kenneth Callahan (1905-1986) from his estate, many not previously viewed by the public. Reception: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thurs. May 25. 2101 Ninth Ave., 206-622-7243, www.woodsidebrasethgallery.com. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends June 24.
Last Chance
Art Patch In "Wanderings,"Adam Wallace explores himself and his surroundings through photography. 306 S. Washington St., Ste. 102, 206-388-2373. By appointment only. Ends May 25.
Benham Gallery R. Mac Holbert presents a solo show of his photos, while "Side by Side" pairs and compares his work with that of fellow photographer Graham Nash. 1216 First Ave., 206-622-2480, www.benhamgallery.com. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends May 27.
Catherine Person Gallery Linda Davidson captures the shifting sky both in the abstract panels of her oil paintings and in finely rendered graphite drawings. Especially nice are two wall-size depictions of a wintering tree, one in graphite, the other in cascades of stream-of-consciousness type. 319 Third Ave. S., www.catherinepersongallery.com, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends May 27.
Consolidated Works The annual Cornish CollegeDesign BFA Exhibition. 500 Boren Ave. N., 206-381-3218, www.conworks.org., www.cornish.edu. Noon-7 p.m. daily. Ends May 26.
Corridor Gallery Garek J. Druss' "Things I Don't Want To Do" takes interesting objects and skews them into intentionally absurd perspectives.Tashiro-Kaplan building, 306 S. Washington, 206-856-7037, www.schirmerstudio.com/corridor. Noon-5 p.m. Sat. Ends May 27.
Davidson Galleries "Contemporary Finnish Woodcuts" features an array of traditional and modern styles. Also, the late Jay Steensma made his simple yet evocative oil paintings and drawings on everything from canvas to paper bags, inspired by religion, mysticism, nature, and the Northwest School. 313 Occidental Ave. S., 206-624-1324, www.davidsongalleries.com. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Tues.-Sat. Ends May 27.
Foster/White "Synergy" features voluptuous abstract glass works by Merrilee Moore. Also: Contemporary Northwest master painter Alden Mason's playful and bright canvases of amoeba-esque people and birds. 220 Third Ave. S., 206-622-2833, www.fosterwhite.com. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Both end May 27.
Fountainhead "Innervision" is an overview of landscape paintings by 11 area artists. 625 W. McGraw St., 206-285-4467, www.fountainheadgallery.com. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Fri., noon-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun., and by appointment. Ends May 28.
G. Gibson Gallery Classic-style paintings by New Yorker Marc Dennis in "Allegories" and large-scale photos by St. Paul artist JoAnn Verburg in "Poet Under Water." 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 May 27.
Gallery 110 Christopher Buening disguises airplane barf bags with intricate drawings. Also, Linda Horsley's colorful surrealist visions in "Before Shadows." 110 S. Washington St., 206-624-9336, www.gallery110.com. Ends May 27.
Gallery 4 Culture "Schonbrunn (A Failed Attempt at Something Grand)," the latest frame-bursting drawings and engravings by Cornish alum Dawn Cerny, are a satirical examination of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries loosely based on Walter Benjamin's The Arcades Project. 101 Prefontaine Pl. S., 206-296-7580, www.4culture.org. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Ends May 26.
Grover/Thurston Gallery "Improbabilities and Riddles," Bay Area artist Inez Storer's quietly provocative collage, paint, and found-object works reflect identity, history, and gender, including her own European-Catholic upbringing. 309 Occidental Ave. S., 206-223-0816, www.groverthurston.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends May 27.
