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Lectures and Events
Amy Helfand The New York collage and textile artist discusses how forms and imagery from the Wild Garden at Wave Hill in the Bronx inspired her current work. 2 p.m. Sat. June 3. 704 Terry Ave., 206-622-9250, www.fryemuseum.org. Free.
DoubleTake Talks: What Dictates Taste? A panel of speakers will expound on the evolution of taste in the 20th century. Featuring: Tobias Meyer (Sotheby's), Barney Ebsworth (private collector), James Harris (local gallery owner), Regina Hackett (art critic for the Seattle P-I), and moderator Stephanie Stebich of the Tacoma Art Museum. 7 p.m. Tues. June 6. JBL Theater, EMP, 325 Fifth Ave. N. (Seattle Center), 206-770-2702, www.doubletakeexhibit.org. Free.
Fremont First Friday Over 16 local galleries and shops participate in this monthly art walk. Guide maps are available at various locations. 6-9 p.m. Fri. June 2. www.fremontseattle.com.
William E. Elston: The Plein-Air Painting Scene The Northwest landscape artist discusses the history of plein-air ("open-air") painting. 12:30 p.m. Fri. June 2. Peltonen Studio, third floor, Gage Academy of Art (formerly SAFA), 1501 Tenth Ave. E., 206-523-4243, www.gageacademy.org. Free.
Openings
Art/Not Terminal "Scapes," oil paintings by Mark Eaton and "Souls," erotic photography by John Tozzi. Opens Sat. June 3. Also: Sam Caldwell works with paint, paper, wax, and coffee in "Experimentation" and "Art of the Tarot Oracle." 2045 Westlake Ave., 206-233-0680, www.antgallery.org. "Tarot" and "Souls" hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 1-6 p.m. Sat., 1:30-5 p.m. Sun. Main gallery hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. "Experimentation" and "Tarot" end June 1. "Scapes" and "Souls" end July 6.
Baas Colorful new abstractions by painter Julia Ricketts in "Reveal." Opens Fri. June 2. Also: Print artist Judy Talley explores the range of association people place on dolls in "Memory and Symbol." 2703 E. Madison St., 206-324-4742, www.baasartgallery.com. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. "Memory" ends May 31. "Reveal" ends June 30.
Bluebottle Densely detailed visions in ink and watercolor from Luke Ramsey and whimsically off-kilter gouache characters by Justin B. Williams in "A Great Big Stillness." Opens Thurs. June 1. Reception: 6-8 p.m. Sat. June 3. 415 E. Pine St., 206-325-1592. 1-7 p.m. Tues.-Fri. Ends June 29.
Consolidated Works UW's first DXARTS graduates display their experimental video, sound art, and mechatronics. Work by Matt McDowell, Peter Brun, Scott Carver, Alan Strathmann, and Kevin Olsen. If the recent show at Jacob Lawrence by some of these artists is any clue, this sophisticated new student work is worth a look. Opens Fri. June 2. 500 Boren Ave. N., 206-381-3218, www.conworks.org., www.cornish.edu. Noon-7 p.m. daily. Ends June 11.
Fountainhead "Dogs in Art and One Cat" are 20 whimsical animal portraits in acrylic by Nancy Schutt. Also: "Architectural Art," a group exhibit by Jennifer Frohwerk, Andrew Hare, Thu Nguyen, and Susie Wind. Reception: 5-7 p.m. Sat. June 3. 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. Both end June 25.
Howard/Mandville Kent Lovelace's elegant copper paintings of rural landscapes. Reception: 5-8 p.m. Sat. June 3. Also"The Love of the Land" gathers an array of landscape art by 31 artists ranging in style from photorealism to impressionism. 120 Park Lane, Suite D, Kirkland, 425-889-8212, www.howardmandville.com. "Land" ends May 31. Lovelace ends June 18.
Jeffrey Moose Bone and leaf forms inspire the figurative bronze sculptures of Lummi Island artist Ann Morris, while stenciled found images find their way into Suquamish artist Gerry Lonning's abstract paintings. Opens Tues. June 6. Reception: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thurs. June 8. Rainier Square, 1333 Fifth Ave., 206-467-6951, www.jeffreymoosegallery.com. 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri., noon-5 p.m. Sat. Ends July 29.
Joe Bar "I Was Proud of My Crime" echoes the words of Martin Luther King Jr. in this collection of brown bag paintings by Chris Crites of mug shots of the 1956 Montgomery bus boycott protesters. Reception: 6-9 p.m. Wed. June 7. Also: Scrappy little sock animals and playground scenarios make up "Friends of Little Roy," the current collection of black-and-white images by local photographer Erin L. Shafkind that explore themes of childhood and loyalty. 810 E. Roy St., 206-324-0407, www.joebar.org. 7:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun. "Little Roy" ends May 31. "Crime" ends June 30.
First Thursday
Catherine Person Gallery Deborah F. Lawrence serves up satirical mixed media visions of "Utopia" on wooden trays and panels, inspired by the 100-plus responses she got to her post-2004 presidential election mass e-mail asking: "What does Utopia look like to you?" Hula hoops and picnics are some of the more innocuous images that inspired bliss. Reception: 6-8 p.m. 319 Third Ave. S., www.catherinepersongallery.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends June 30.
Corridor Gallery Eric Nez's mixed-media paintings explore surreal scenarios in "Transfiguration." Reception: 5-9 p.m. Tashiro-Kaplan building, 306 S. Washington St., 206-856-7037, www.schirmerstudio.com/corridor. Noon-5 p.m. Sat. Ends July 1.
D'Adamo/Woltz Parvin creates vibrant and abstract Northwest scenes in her "Symphony of Landscape." Reception: 5-8 p.m. 307 Occidental Ave. S., 206-652-4414, www.dadamowoltzgallery.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends July 3.
