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Lectures and Events
Pulp: Works on Paper Art Sale & Party Gallery 110 is selling 110 pieces of paper art for $110 each. Food, drink, music, and silhouette portraits are also promised at this fund-raiser. Party: 4-9 p.m. Sun. Aug. 27. Sale continues Sun.-Thurs., Aug. 27-31. Gallery 110, 110 S. Washington St., 206-624-9336, www.gallery110.com. Free.
Steve Roden The sound artist performs improvisational electronic work for the opening night of his new show, followed by a Q&A with Associate Curator Sara Krajewski. 7 p.m. Thurs. Aug. 24. Henry Auditorium, Henry Art Gallery, UW campus, 15th Avenue N.E. and N.E. 41st Street, 206-543-2280, www.henryart.org. $10 ($8 seniors/students).
Openings
Henry Art Gallery "day ring, night ring" are sound artist Steve Roden's two new installations that respond to the museum's permanent wonder room, Skyspace by James Turrell. Opens Aug. 25. Also: in "Threshold: Byron Kim 1990-2004," the Asian-American artist makes both striking and subtle observations about racial identification and the suppleness of memory in his misleadingly simple monochromatic panels. Also: Akio Takamori's "The Laughing Monks" combines the UW art professor's own ceramic work with pieces from the Henry's collection. Also: Maya Lin plays with blocks, shadows, wire, and perspective in "Systematic Landscapes," the visionary artist/architect's first museum show in eight years, including her models for the ongoing Confluence Project commemorating the journey of Lewis and Clark. Also: "Current: River Photography from the Monsen Collection" features the work of four photographers. 15th Avenue N.E. and N.E. 41st Street, 206-543-2280, www.henryart.org. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun., 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Thurs. "Systematic" ends Sept. 3. "Current" and "Threshold" end Sept. 17. "Ring" ends Oct. 15. "Monks" ends Oct. 22.
Last Chance
Art Patch Gallery Photos by Elysha Rose Diaz in "Lines." 306 S. Washington St., Suite 102, 206-388-2373, www.sweatshopinc.com. By appointment only, Sun. Ends Aug. 24.
Bluebottle "Robots & Cupcakes" are deftly whimsical pen and watercolor pictures by artist Jessixa. 415 E. Pine St., 206-325-1592. 1-7 p.m. Tues.-Fri. Ends Aug. 27.
Catherine Person Gallery The gallery presents all its artists in its second annual group show, "At Once." 319 Third Ave. S., www.catherinepersongallery.com, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Aug. 25.
Corridor Gallery Dana Day's "Portraits of the Northwest" are created with pinhole photography. Tashiro- Kaplan Building, 306 S. Washington St., 206-856-7037, www.tashirokaplan.com/corridor/. Noon-5 p.m. Fri. & Sat. Through August.
Davidson Contemporary "Works on Paper" offers an imaginative array of drawings, text, and collages by Dawn Cerny, Tim Cross, Marc Dombrosky, Kristen Ramirez, and Mary Simpson. Also: Dan Gualdoni's "aer Eire Series" are dreamy mixed-media landscapes inspired by a visit to Ireland. 310 S. Washington St., 206-624-7684, www.davidsongalleries.com. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. "Works" ends Aug. 26. "Eire" ends Sept. 2.
Fountainhead The influences of Persian motifs, Modigliani, and Klimt seep into the ornate stylings of the paintings by Toronto-born artist Karen Rieger in "Viennese Afternoon," while Northwest artist Michael Ferguson channels a simpler William Cumming in his cheery acrylic scenes. 625 W. McGraw St., 206-285-4467, www. fountainheadgallery.com. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Fri., noon-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Ends Aug. 27.
Friesen Gallery "About Glass" presents optical cut crystal, sculpture, and blown glass by the gallery's roster of established and emerging artists, including William Morris, Kreg Kallenberger, Flo Perkins, and the debut of New Zealand artist Philip Aikten. 1200 Second Ave., 206-628-9501, www.friesengallery.com. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Sat. Ends Aug. 26.
G. Gibson Gallery Photographer Iain Stewart's chromogenic prints explore the delineation of natural horizons in "58 degrees North," while Alicia Berger debuts with abstract dots and pegs forming encaustic canvases and a large installation made of 1,200 cast rubber pieces in "Chevaleresses." 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. Both end Aug. 26.
Gallery 110 Liz Tran's bizarrely enchanting mixed-media paintings of boats in "High Seas." Also: Lois Pierris' color pix of local burlesque performances in "Colorized." 110 S. Washington St., 206-624-9336, www.gallery110.com. Ends Aug. 26.
Grover/Thurston Gallery The gallery presents a group show of its own artists. 309 Occidental Ave. S., 206-223-0816, www.groverthurston.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Aug. 26.
Howard House In the "New Sculpture Survey," eight artists present an array of approaches to sculpture and expression. Highlights include Sean Johnson's balancing ladder and two-legged table, which toy with gravity and personal-identity issues in compelling ways, and Diem Chau's finely whittled Crayola crayons. 604 Second Ave., 206-256-6399, www.howard house.net. 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Aug. 26.
James Harris "Junctions" juxtaposes drawings by contemporary artists (such as Roy McMakin and Claire Cowie) and masters (Klee, Bonnard, and others). 309A Third Ave. S., 206-903-6220, www.jamesharrisgallery.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Aug. 25.
Jeffrey Moose Glass by Bob Mitchell and digital collages by Alyssa Hinton are some of the work on view by various artists in the gallery this month. 1333 Fifth Ave., Rainier Square, 206-467-6951, www.jeffreymoose gallery.com. 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri., noon- 5 p.m. Sat. Through August.
