Northwest Craft Center GalleryNew work from Gerry Newcomb, Mary Robinson, Ernest Hilsenberg, Jeffrey Brown, Regnor Reinholdsten and John Morgan. 305 Harrison St. (Seattle Center), 728-1555. Ends Dec. 31.
OKOK Gallery Grant Barnhart (Tra Sehltrow)'s brilliant paintings full of fascinating creatures from this young artist with intensity to spare (See review 11/22). 5107 Ballard Ave. N.W., 789-6242. Ends Jan. 14.SUE PETERS
Photographic Center NorthwestThe PCNW Juried Members' Exhibition features selections chosen by Whatcom Museum's Scott Wallin. 900 12th Ave., 720-7222. "Juried" ends Jan. 15.
Platform GalleryStephen Hilyard's striking digital photographs that "reference the world but do not depict it." 114 Third Ave. S., 323-2808. Ends Dec. 30.
Shift GalleryIntroducing the work of eight new studio members in various mediums, including drawing, sculptural installation, and glass. 306 S. Washington St., Ste. 105, 547-1215. Ends Dec. 16.
Suite 400"re-Rendered," new work by Laura Ward in this unusual space. 1601 Second Ave. (above Nordstrom Rack), 624-3854. Ends March 2007.
T(ea) GalleryA black woman at the airport hesitates to use the "white courtesy phone." President Bush's advisers tremble in fear as the Syntax-Mangler-in-Chief steps up to a podium to pronounce the word "Niger." These are the sorts of situations that Keith Knight captures in his single-panel cartoon, (th)ink (See review 11/22). 2707 California Ave. S.W., 932-4805. Ends Dec. 16.SUE PETERS
VivezaLocal artist Francesca Berrini creates maps that will only reinforce viewers' misplaced concepts, or else orient them to the vivid terrain of Berrini's own imagination, a fantastic land of places that exist only figuratively or not at all. (See review 11/22). 2604 Western Ave., 956-3584. Ends Dec. 24.SUE PETERS
Wessel & Lieberman BooksellersPrintmaker/wood engraver Shinsuke Minegishi presents his first one-person U.S. exhibition. 208 First Ave. S., 682-3545. Ends Dec. 30.
Western BridgeThe fall show plays with shadow and light, in Hadley Howes and Maxwell Stephens' ingeniously simple tricks with a light bulb (Um...), Claude Zervas' delicately strewn cathode light installation (Elba), Spencer Finch's large fluorescent light installation (The Light at Lascaux), and work by Euan Macdonald, Paul Morrison, Doug Aitken, Linda Connor, Morris Graves, Sterling Ruby, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Olafur Eliasson, Neil Goldberg, and Jason Dodge (Into Black, photo paper exposed to the sun on the vernal equinox at various places across the globe). 3412 Fourth Ave. S., 838-7444. Ends Dec. 16.
Winston Wächter Bo Bartlett's paintings show Northwest scenes through an appropriately misty oil palette. Thurs. Nov. 9. 203 Dexter Ave. N., 652-5855. Ends Jan. 4.
Woodside/Braseth GalleryA Centennial Celebration and Exhibition honoring Northwest Master Guy Anderson and the original members of the Northwest School (Mark Tobey, Morris Graves, Kenneth Callahan, and William Cumming). 2101 Ninth Ave., 622-7243. Ends Jan. 1.
Museums
Burke MuseumA bilingual photography exhibit honoring Oaxaca's annual Day of the Dead tradition. Also: hand-tinted photographs from turn-of-the-century Tibet. N.E. 45th St. and 17th Ave. N.E., 543-5590. "Day of the Dead" Ends Dec. 31. Tibet ends Feb. 4.
Museum of Flight50 working models based on Leonardo da Vinci's notes and sketches. 9404 E. Marginal Way S., 764-5700. Ends Jan. 28.
Museum of History and IndustryThe Youth in Focus nonprofit encourages teens to capture their here-and-now in a new photography exhibit. Also: "Essential Seattle" and "Picturing the Century," images and artifacts of local history and photos from the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Museum of History and Industry, 2700 24th Ave. E., 324-1126. Ends Dec. 17.
Nordic Heritage MuseumPaintings and prints from Norwegian artists interpret Henrik Ibsen's plays in honor of the 100th anniversary of his death. Also: "Tapestry on the Edge." Both open Thurs. Nov. 30. 3014 N.W. 67th St., 789-5707.
Seattle Asian Art Museum Vik Muniz shows the Mona Lisa as finger-painted in chocolate syrup. Dracula depicted in caviar. Marlene Dietrich laid out in diamonds. And portraits of kids made of sugar in this 20-year survey of Brazilian-born photographer's work (See review 11/08). Seattle Asian Art Museum, Volunteer Park, 1400 E. Prospect St., 654-3100. ends Jan. 15.
Tacoma Art Museum. Great art is subversively hiding in grade school libraries everywhere. This fact is illustrated beautifully in this retrospective of beloved children's illustrator/author Eric Carle's work (see review 11/01). Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253-272-4258. Ends Jan. 21. SUE PETERS
