Henry Art Gallery "Make Your Own Life: Artists In & Out of Cologne." Also: new work from Walid Raad. Henry Art Gallery, 5th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 41st Street, 543-2280. Raad ends Feb. 4. Cologne ends April 22.
Howard HouseWork from 11 gallery artists who've received Artist Trust Fellowships over the years, including Yuki Nakamura, Gretchen Bennett, and Dan Webb. 604 Second Ave., 256-6399. Ends Jan. 27.
James Harris New text-based work from Mark Mumford. 309A Third Ave. S., 903-6220. Ends Feb. 3.
Jeffrey MoosePaintings from Neil Andersson, Karen Schroeder, and Michele Soderstrom. 1333 Fifth Ave., Rainier Square, 467-6951. Ends March 3.
Kirkland Arts CenterContemporary functional ceramics from six national and local artists is shown in "Intelligent Design." Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St., Kirkland, 425-822-7161. Ends Feb. 3.
Parklane Gallery An "All Artists Salon-Style Show." 130 Park Lane, Kirkland, 425-827-1462. Ends Feb. 4.
Patricia Cameron Dreamlike works on paper and sculpture of paper by Alla Goniodsky; and mixed media works on paper from Deborah Walker. 234 Dexter Ave. N., 343-9647. Ends Feb. 24.
Photographic Center NorthwestJonas Bendiksen's photographs show the "scattered enclaves, unrecognized mini-states, and other isolated communities that straddle the southern borderlands of the former USSR." 900 12th Ave., 720-7222. Ends Feb. 27.
Platform Gallery Multi-media Carlee Fernandez juxtaposes her image—through photographs, video, and sculpture—as a "dark reconciliation with her envy of 'man'." 114 Third Ave. S., 323-2808. Ends Feb. 10.
Roq la Rue Lovely, spooky paintings from New York artists MaDora Frey and Jean Pierre Roy. 2312 Second Ave., 374-8977. Ends Feb. 2.
SAM Gallery: Art Sales and RentalCurrent work from Elizabeth Jameson, Kristen Ramirez, Junko Yamamoto, and four more fascinating local artists. Seattle Tower, 1220 Third Ave., 343-1101. Ends Feb. 10.
South Seattle Community CollegeA juried show of local amateur and professional African American photographers. 6000 16th Ave. S.W., 764-5337. Ends Feb. 7.
Suite 400"re-Rendered," new work by Laura Ward in this unusual space. 1601 2nd. Ave. (above Nordstrom Rack), 624-3854. Ends March 2007.
Suyama Space Local artist/architect Alex Scheweder shows a bungalow-sized vinyl bubble alluding to "architectonic" references like windows and doors, which expands and deflates in a choreographed sequence three times a day. 2324 Second Ave., 256-0809. Ends April 13.
22 DoorsPortrait and floral paintings from Willow Heath. 405 15th Ave. E., 324-6406. Ends Feb. 11.
VivezaFor his fourth showing at the gallery, Raymond Morrow's paintings are a study in the universal desires of love. 2604 Western Ave., 956-3584. Ends Feb. 18.
Western Bridge A forty foot, four-channel video installation, "Video Quartet" by Christian Marclay (shown at the Tate Modern) is the focal point of this new show. Kit Bashing features a selection of "interventions and appropriations" with work by Gretchen Bennett, Steven Brekelmans, Ryan Gander, Paul Morrison, Carsten Höller, Steve Roden, and Ben Rubin. Höller's Birds documents ten new species of cross-bred birds in photogravure. Venturing into the apartment bedroom (upstairs) you'll feel deliciously like a voyeur, enjoying Ben Rubin's 12-screen loop of dreams, "The Quiet Ticking of Dreams", which incorporates text from dream chat-rooms. Steve Rodin's sound installation possesses a decidedly space-based focus: exploring John Glen's orbit of the earth, using the noises of collected satellite transmissions. 3412 Fourth Ave. S., 838-7444. Ends May 5.ADRIANA GRANT
Winston Wächter SEE THE WIRE, MONDAY In his abstract paintings, Michael Schultheis uses his background in mathematics to express analytical problems visually. 203 Dexter Ave. N., 652-5855. Ends Feb. 9.
Woodside/Braseth GalleryMixed-media painting, sculpture, and illustration from Judith Kindler. 2101 9th Ave., 622-7243. Ends Feb. 6.
Wright Exhibition SpaceMary Henry shows selected modernist paintings from 1965 to 1992 in a new survey of her work. 407 Dexter Ave. N., 264-8200. Ends March 30.
Museums
Bellevue Arts Museum Chicago artist Barbara Cooper glues layers of wood veneer scraps to return the material to an organic form, creating life-size sculptural forests. Twelve of her pieces will be on display. Also: 20 works of wood art, from the collection of Jane and Arthur Mason. Also: the work of Northwest jewelry artist Ron Ho, and Mohamed Zakariya's elegant script work. 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, 425-519-0770. Ron Ho and Zakariya end Feb. 18. Wood ends April. Cooper ends April 22.
Museum of Glass"Quantizing Effects: The Liminal Art of Jim Campbell" showcases 38 of the artist's interactive multi-media works. Also: "Transparently Built" explores the diverse architectural properties of glass though site-specific works. Also: "Contrasts: A Glass Primer" is designed as a compelling introduction to the medium of glass. 1801 E. Dock St., Tacoma, 253-284-4750. "Quantizing" ends June 3. Through 2007 and 2009.
Whatcom MuseumHandmade American Indian objects from the high plateau region of the Northwest interior, from the collection of the Maryhill Museum. Sun. Jan. 14. 121 Prospect St., Bellingham, 360-676-6981. Ends June 9.
Wing Luke"How the Soy Sauce was Bottled: Uncommon Stories of Common Objects" features five Asian Pacific Americans' perspectives on photos and documents in the Museum's permanent collection. 407 Seventh Ave. S., 623-5124. Ends Nov. 30 2007.
