Visual Arts – Openings & Events (Butter)fly on the Wall Locals Wynia,

Visual Arts – Openings & Events

(Butter)fly on the Wall Locals Wynia, Ron Reeder, and Thomas Schworer show new works in photography, glass, and collage. Opening reception, 1 p.m. Sun., Oct. 18. Stacya Silverman, 614 W. McGraw St., Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Bill Ball Inspired to paint three years ago at Burning Man, he shows new abstract paintings inspired by the Northwest Mystics (Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, etc.). Also on view, works from Anna Sokolov. Opening reception, 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St., See seattle.gov/parks/centers/belltown for hours. Ends Jan. 31. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell StreetSeattle, WA 98121 Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Bootsy Holler One of our favorite contributing photographers to Seattle Weekly, now based in L.A., Holler includes four different photo series in her show Nuclear Family. One component consists of annotated snapshots from her own family history, in which she Photoshops herself into the frame. Artist talk and reception, 5:30 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 22. Hours by appointment. Ends Dec. 22. Wall Space Gallery, 509 Dexter Ave. N. Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Ernesto Ybarra

Between Worlds, his first local show, combines Catholic and Aztec/Mayan themes. Opening reception, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Hours by appointment. End date TBD. 2312 Gallery, 2312 2nd AvenueSeattle, WA 98121 Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Jeff Baergen & Austin Grisham They show images of hard luck and poverty on the Aurora strip in North Seattle. Through Dec. Kakao, 415 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Neighborhoods Urban change is the theme for Elizabeth Gahan, Kate Protage, and Kellie Talbot. (The gallery spans the SAM book shop and Taste.) Hours vary. End date TBD. SAM Gallery, 1300 First Ave. Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Wearable Art Show Over a dozen locals offer their frocks and fashions for the gift-giving season. First Friday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Call for hours. Ends Dec. 31. The Island Gallery, 400 Winslow Way E, #120Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Susan Ringstad Emery The local artist, of Inupiaq Scandinavian descent, shows paintings rooted in both cultural traditions.  Ethnic Heritage Art Gallery, Seattle Municipal Tower, Third Floor, 700 Fifth Ave. Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 7am – 7pm

Dr. Seuss The legendary children’s illustrator is represented with a series of prints, called Oh, the Places You’ll Go. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E. (Bellevue), 425-283-0461, gunnarnordstrom.com. 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Sat., Noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Jan. 2. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 9:30am – 7:30pm

Box and Container Show Shopping season begins soon, so what will you give? And where will you put your gifts? This is the gallery’s 36th annual show. Opening reception, 4-6 p.m. Sun,. Nov. 8. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. End date TBD. Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, 2111 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Gregg Laananen He paints Northwest landscapes and nature scenes in The Road to Boiling Rock. Also on view, Terry Furchgott’s The Moroccan Paintings. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Dec. 30. Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Mark Rediske The veteran local painter shows new abstracted landscape scenes in Distillation. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. Foster/White Gallery, 220 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Resurgence: Rivers of the Northwest Over a half dozen Native American artists, from Alaska southward, explore indigenous and natural themes. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (weekends vary). Ends January, closing date TBD. Stonington Gallery, 125 S. Jackson St. Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Susan Jameson She shows small English nature scenes on paper. Also on view, woodblock prints from local artist Charles Spitzack. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Tatau/Tattoo A history of ink and skin, beginning in the ancient cultures of the Pacific Islands and leading to modern hipster bars and sorority ankles. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Oct. 9, 2016. The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, 719 S. King St., Seattle, WA, 98104 $10-$15 Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 10am – 5pm

The Figure in Process In a prominent new space to open Saturday, Dec. 5, with its future suddenly in doubt, some of patron Paul Allen’s private collection will be on view in a show subtitled “de Kooning to Kapoor 1955-2015.” Other artists will include Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, David Hockney, Barry X. Ball, Alberto Giacometti, Anish Kapoor, Jonas Burgert, Lita Cabellut, and Ruben Pang. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. (to 8 p.m. Thurs.) Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter. Ends Feb. 28. Pivot Art + Culture, 609 Westlake Ave. N., Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland is the inspiration for this group show. First Friday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Roby King Gallery, 176 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Annual Group Exhibition Some two dozen gallery artists help ring out the year. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Gallery IMA, 123 S Jackson St., Seattle WA 98104 Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 10:30am – 5:30pm

Roger Shimomura & William Kentridge Two great artists need little introduction. The Seattle-raised Shimomura presents Pop-infused new works in Great American Muse, with traces of Disney, Hokusai, and Warhol. The South African Kentridge, subject of the Henry’s knockout 2009 show, has recent linocuts on offer (depicting typewriters, cats, birds, and such). Then there’s an additional treat during the First Thursday opening reception: Photographer Alice Wheeler will be signing her new book, Outcasts and Innocents: Photographs of the Northwest, featuring many music icons of the grunge era. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. Greg Kucera Gallery, 212 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 10:30am – 5:30pm

Annual Group Exhibition Over 30 artists are represented, working in a variety of media. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sun. Ends Dec. 31. Patricia Rovzar, 1225 Second AveSeattle, WA 98101 Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Camp Fires BAM goes totally gay with this queer art tribute to Leopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu, and Richard Milette. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Feb. 14. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Counter-Couture Far from the bands and crowds of Bumbershoot, there’s a different kind of festival going on-also with a strong musical influence. Curated by the UW’s Michael Cepress, an artist who studies and works with fiber, textiles, and fashion, the exhibit bears the subtitle “Fashioning Identity in the American Counterculture.” In other words, hippies! Cepress is exploring the ecstatic ‘60s and ‘70s spirit via the bell-bottoms, macrame, embroidered vests, miniskirts, headbands, granny glasses, customized jeans, peasant blouses, Huarache sandals, and tie-dye-always the tie-dye!-that defined that era. Some museumgoers will remember wearing such fashions during the Summer of Love, while younger visitors have lately been reviving the look (sometimes directly from their parents’ closets). Besides the groovy garments, there will be jewelry, supporting materials (Hendrix photos included), accessories, and ephemera from the psychedelic-to-disco era. Back then, the revolution was something you could wear, along with the flowers in your hair. (Opens Sept. 4, runs through Jan. 10.) BRIAN MILLER Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Dennis Warshal Near the site of his family’s old business, Warshal’s Sporting Goods (now the Hotel 1000), the artist has a pop-up gallery showcasing his floral forms rendered in metal. The show is called Leaves of Change. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Ends Jan. 12. Hotel 1000, 1201 Second Ave. Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Erika Sanada She shows small ceramic animal figures in Balancing Act. Also on view, works by Calvin Ma. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Abmeyer + Wood, 210 Second Ave. Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 11am – 7pm

Remember to Come Back Diaspora and emmigration are the themes considered by ruby onyinyechi amanze, Clay Apenouvon, Mwangi Hutter, Delio Jasse, and Zohra Opoku. First Thursday opening reception. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 23. Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, 608 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 11am – 5pm

SimpleCup Invitational Over 200 small ceramic vessels go on view. 11 a.m-6 p.m. daily. Ends Dec. 31. KOBO Gallery, 604 S. Jackson St., Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Slash & Burn Celeste Cooning, Joy Hagen, Deborah Kapoor, Brenda Mallory, Naoko Morisawa, June Sekiguchi, Suze Woolf, and Ellen Ziegler make use of fire, soot, charcoal, and scorch marks. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. (Artist demos to follow at 6 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 7 and 28.) 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St., Kirkland, WA 98033 Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Small Works This holiday show includes the likes of Jacob Lawrence, Guy Anderson, and George Tsutakawa. Opening reception, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 10. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 8. Woodside Braseth Gallery, 1201 Western Avenue, Seattle WA 98101 Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 11am – 6pm

SylC & Gerard Cambon Two French artists offer surrealist paintings and found-object sculptures, respectively. First Friday opening reception. 1 a.m.-8 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 31. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 11am – 8pm

Tori Karpenko His tribute to Beat poet Gary Snyder, called The Lookout, includes both paintings of the North Cascades-where Snyder worked two summers in a fire lookout during the early ‘50s-and a full-size wooden re-creation of one of those structures, from which you can view the art. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Ends Dec. 23. Traver Gallery, 110 Union St., #200, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Tuesday, December 22, 10pm – Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 6am

Seattle Seen You know what? It’s fine to buy art as a gift. Not as an investment, not for the prestige, not as a statement of your own good taste, not for the sheer transporting quality of the artist’s vision. Sometimes a friend or a family member simply needs something nice to hang on their walls. That’s the beauty of a group show, and this all-local lineup features 14 artists contemplating our fast-changing city. Most of this group are painters, like Daphne Minkoff, who often depicts crumbling old strutures, scenes of colorful urban decay, buildings that are forlorn and forgotten. (She also has an eye for graffiti tags.) Meanwhile, Fred Holcomb is better known for serene landscapes and nature scenes, but his new work will feature vistas of South Lake Union-which is growing almost too fast to paint. And all the other downtown galleries are open late tonight for First Thursday, so by no means restrict your shopping to just here. BRIAN MILLER Opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 3. Open 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. BRIAN MILLER Linda Hodges Gallery, 316 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Tuesday, December 22, 10:30pm – Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 4:30am

(Butter)fly on the Wall Locals Wynia, Ron Reeder, and Thomas Schworer show new works in photography, glass, and collage. Opening reception, 1 p.m. Sun., Oct. 18. Stacya Silverman, 614 W. McGraw St., Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Art AIDS America An exhibit chronicling 30 years of art made in response to the AIDS epidemic, with works by David Wojnarowicz, Shimon Attie, Bill Jacobson, and dozens more (many of them sadly deceased). Opens Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10, 2016. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $12-$14 Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Bill Ball Inspired to paint three years ago at Burning Man, he shows new abstract paintings inspired by the Northwest Mystics (Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, etc.). Also on view, works from Anna Sokolov. Opening reception, 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St., See seattle.gov/parks/centers/belltown for hours. Ends Jan. 31. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell StreetSeattle, WA 98121 Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Brenna Youngblood Winner of the biannual Gwendolyn Knight | Jacob Lawrence Prize, the young Los Angeles artist shows paintings and collage works. Wed.-Sun. Ends April 17. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 $12-$19 Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Ernesto Ybarra

Between Worlds, his first local show, combines Catholic and Aztec/Mayan themes. Opening reception, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Hours by appointment. End date TBD. 2312 Gallery, 2312 2nd AvenueSeattle, WA 98121 Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Intimate Impressionism Out come the big guns in SAM’s fall behemoth: Manet, Renoir, Monet, Cezanne, Degas, Pissarro, Gauguin, van Gogh, and more. Traveling from the National Gallery, the 68 works have a net worth approaching that of Bill Gates. Ends Jan. 10. $12-$19 Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Jeff Baergen & Austin Grisham They show images of hard luck and poverty on the Aurora strip in North Seattle. Through Dec. Kakao, 415 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Neighborhoods Urban change is the theme for Elizabeth Gahan, Kate Protage, and Kellie Talbot. (The gallery spans the SAM book shop and Taste.) Hours vary. End date TBD. SAM Gallery, 1300 First Ave. Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Pae White The Los Angeles artist uses colorful graphics and yarn to create Command-Shift-4, intended to be “a three-dimensional drawing for visitors to both visually and physically navigate.” The installation has its formal opening during the Henry Open House: 7:30-10 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 29 ($12-$15), which also includes food, beer, music, dancing, and Halloween costumes. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed., Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs. & Sat. Ends Jan. 24. Henry Art Gallery, 4100 15th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98195 $6-$10 Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Paradox of Place Contemporary Korean art is the focus to this group show, which features six artists: Jung Yeondoo, Lim Minouk, Yee Sookyung, Lee Yongbaek, Noh Suntag, and Yang Haegue. Their work spans video to photography, painting to new media. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed. & Fri.-Sun.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs. Ends March 13. Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St. (Volunteer Park), Seattle, WA 98112 $5-$9 Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Wearable Art Show Over a dozen locals offer their frocks and fashions for the gift-giving season. First Friday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Call for hours. Ends Dec. 31. The Island Gallery, 400 Winslow Way E, #120Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Susan Ringstad Emery The local artist, of Inupiaq Scandinavian descent, shows paintings rooted in both cultural traditions.  Ethnic Heritage Art Gallery, Seattle Municipal Tower, Third Floor, 700 Fifth Ave. Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 7am – 7pm

Dr. Seuss The legendary children’s illustrator is represented with a series of prints, called Oh, the Places You’ll Go. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E. (Bellevue), 425-283-0461, gunnarnordstrom.com. 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Sat., Noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Jan. 2. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 9:30am – 7:30pm

Box and Container Show Shopping season begins soon, so what will you give? And where will you put your gifts? This is the gallery’s 36th annual show. Opening reception, 4-6 p.m. Sun,. Nov. 8. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. End date TBD. Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, 2111 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Gregg Laananen He paints Northwest landscapes and nature scenes in The Road to Boiling Rock. Also on view, Terry Furchgott’s The Moroccan Paintings. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Dec. 30. Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Mark Rediske The veteran local painter shows new abstracted landscape scenes in Distillation. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. Foster/White Gallery, 220 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Resurgence: Rivers of the Northwest Over a half dozen Native American artists, from Alaska southward, explore indigenous and natural themes. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (weekends vary). Ends January, closing date TBD. Stonington Gallery, 125 S. Jackson St. Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Susan Jameson She shows small English nature scenes on paper. Also on view, woodblock prints from local artist Charles Spitzack. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Tatau/Tattoo A history of ink and skin, beginning in the ancient cultures of the Pacific Islands and leading to modern hipster bars and sorority ankles. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Oct. 9, 2016. The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, 719 S. King St., Seattle, WA, 98104 $10-$15 Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 10am – 5pm

The Figure in Process In a prominent new space to open Saturday, Dec. 5, with its future suddenly in doubt, some of patron Paul Allen’s private collection will be on view in a show subtitled “de Kooning to Kapoor 1955-2015.” Other artists will include Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, David Hockney, Barry X. Ball, Alberto Giacometti, Anish Kapoor, Jonas Burgert, Lita Cabellut, and Ruben Pang. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. (to 8 p.m. Thurs.) Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter. Ends Feb. 28. Pivot Art + Culture, 609 Westlake Ave. N., Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland is the inspiration for this group show. First Friday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Roby King Gallery, 176 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Annual Group Exhibition Some two dozen gallery artists help ring out the year. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Gallery IMA, 123 S Jackson St., Seattle WA 98104 Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 10:30am – 5:30pm

Roger Shimomura & William Kentridge Two great artists need little introduction. The Seattle-raised Shimomura presents Pop-infused new works in Great American Muse, with traces of Disney, Hokusai, and Warhol. The South African Kentridge, subject of the Henry’s knockout 2009 show, has recent linocuts on offer (depicting typewriters, cats, birds, and such). Then there’s an additional treat during the First Thursday opening reception: Photographer Alice Wheeler will be signing her new book, Outcasts and Innocents: Photographs of the Northwest, featuring many music icons of the grunge era. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. Greg Kucera Gallery, 212 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 10:30am – 5:30pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. Offsite artist talk, 6:30 p.m. Mon., Oct. 26 at Seattle U’s Wyckoff Auditorium. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Wed., Oct. 28. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Annual Group Exhibition Over 30 artists are represented, working in a variety of media. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sun. Ends Dec. 31. Patricia Rovzar, 1225 Second AveSeattle, WA 98101 Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Byron Birdsall He paints Mt. Rainier and other familiar alpine landscapes, some with climbers in the frame, in a tradition recalling Dee Molenaar. Also on view, wooden bowls from Dian Friend. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends Dec. 27. Kirsten Gallery, 5320 Roosevelt Way N.E. Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Cable Griffith He continues to explore videogame imagery and digital culture in Sightings. Also on view, Maija Fiebig’s embroidered textiles. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. G. Gibson Gallery, 300 S. Washington St. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Camp Fires BAM goes totally gay with this queer art tribute to Leopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu, and Richard Milette. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Feb. 14. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Counter-Couture Far from the bands and crowds of Bumbershoot, there’s a different kind of festival going on-also with a strong musical influence. Curated by the UW’s Michael Cepress, an artist who studies and works with fiber, textiles, and fashion, the exhibit bears the subtitle “Fashioning Identity in the American Counterculture.” In other words, hippies! Cepress is exploring the ecstatic ‘60s and ‘70s spirit via the bell-bottoms, macrame, embroidered vests, miniskirts, headbands, granny glasses, customized jeans, peasant blouses, Huarache sandals, and tie-dye-always the tie-dye!-that defined that era. Some museumgoers will remember wearing such fashions during the Summer of Love, while younger visitors have lately been reviving the look (sometimes directly from their parents’ closets). Besides the groovy garments, there will be jewelry, supporting materials (Hendrix photos included), accessories, and ephemera from the psychedelic-to-disco era. Back then, the revolution was something you could wear, along with the flowers in your hair. (Opens Sept. 4, runs through Jan. 10.) BRIAN MILLER Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Dennis Warshal Near the site of his family’s old business, Warshal’s Sporting Goods (now the Hotel 1000), the artist has a pop-up gallery showcasing his floral forms rendered in metal. The show is called Leaves of Change. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Ends Jan. 12. Hotel 1000, 1201 Second Ave. Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Erika Sanada She shows small ceramic animal figures in Balancing Act. Also on view, works by Calvin Ma. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Abmeyer + Wood, 210 Second Ave. Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 11am – 7pm

Local Gems Over a dozen Seattle artists are featured, including Tina Albro , Matthew Behrend, Kathryn Booze, Elinor Maroney, Sarah Parent, and Juliette Ripley-Dunkelberger. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 21. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10. Columbia City Gallery, 4864 Rainier Ave, S., Seattle, WA 98118 Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 11am – 7pm

Remember to Come Back Diaspora and emmigration are the themes considered by ruby onyinyechi amanze, Clay Apenouvon, Mwangi Hutter, Delio Jasse, and Zohra Opoku. First Thursday opening reception. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 23. Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, 608 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 11am – 5pm

SimpleCup Invitational Over 200 small ceramic vessels go on view. 11 a.m-6 p.m. daily. Ends Dec. 31. KOBO Gallery, 604 S. Jackson St., Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Slash & Burn Celeste Cooning, Joy Hagen, Deborah Kapoor, Brenda Mallory, Naoko Morisawa, June Sekiguchi, Suze Woolf, and Ellen Ziegler make use of fire, soot, charcoal, and scorch marks. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. (Artist demos to follow at 6 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 7 and 28.) 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St., Kirkland, WA 98033 Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Small Works This holiday show includes the likes of Jacob Lawrence, Guy Anderson, and George Tsutakawa. Opening reception, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 10. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 8. Woodside Braseth Gallery, 1201 Western Avenue, Seattle WA 98101 Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 11am – 6pm

SylC & Gerard Cambon Two French artists offer surrealist paintings and found-object sculptures, respectively. First Friday opening reception. 1 a.m.-8 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 31. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 11am – 8pm

The Atomic Frontier: Black Life at Hanford Southern Blacks not only moved north to Chicago and the Midwest to work in the nation’s factories; during WWII, the secret atomic-bomb program in Eastern Washington also depended on such labor. This exhibit includes photographs, documents, and supporting materials to help commemorate those efforts in the 60th anniversary year of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. (Open to 7 p.m. Thurs.) Ends March 6. Northwest African American Museum, 2300 South Massachusetts StreetSeattle, WA 98144 $5-$7 Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Charismatic Megafauna Fanciful beasts and altered natural forms, from artists including Adam Doyle, Brad Woodfin, and Michael Alm, Peter Ferguson, Peter Gronquist, Scott Musgrove. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Roq La Rue Gallery, 532 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98104 Free Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 12 – 5pm

Tori Karpenko His tribute to Beat poet Gary Snyder, called The Lookout, includes both paintings of the North Cascades-where Snyder worked two summers in a fire lookout during the early ‘50s-and a full-size wooden re-creation of one of those structures, from which you can view the art. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Ends Dec. 23. Traver Gallery, 110 Union St., #200, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Wednesday, December 23, 10pm – Thursday, December 24, 2015, 6am

Seattle Seen You know what? It’s fine to buy art as a gift. Not as an investment, not for the prestige, not as a statement of your own good taste, not for the sheer transporting quality of the artist’s vision. Sometimes a friend or a family member simply needs something nice to hang on their walls. That’s the beauty of a group show, and this all-local lineup features 14 artists contemplating our fast-changing city. Most of this group are painters, like Daphne Minkoff, who often depicts crumbling old strutures, scenes of colorful urban decay, buildings that are forlorn and forgotten. (She also has an eye for graffiti tags.) Meanwhile, Fred Holcomb is better known for serene landscapes and nature scenes, but his new work will feature vistas of South Lake Union-which is growing almost too fast to paint. And all the other downtown galleries are open late tonight for First Thursday, so by no means restrict your shopping to just here. BRIAN MILLER Opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 3. Open 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. BRIAN MILLER Linda Hodges Gallery, 316 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, December 23, 10:30pm – Thursday, December 24, 2015, 4:30am

(Butter)fly on the Wall Locals Wynia, Ron Reeder, and Thomas Schworer show new works in photography, glass, and collage. Opening reception, 1 p.m. Sun., Oct. 18. Stacya Silverman, 614 W. McGraw St., Free Thursday, December 24, 2015

Art AIDS America An exhibit chronicling 30 years of art made in response to the AIDS epidemic, with works by David Wojnarowicz, Shimon Attie, Bill Jacobson, and dozens more (many of them sadly deceased). Opens Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10, 2016. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $12-$14 Thursday, December 24, 2015

Bill Ball Inspired to paint three years ago at Burning Man, he shows new abstract paintings inspired by the Northwest Mystics (Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, etc.). Also on view, works from Anna Sokolov. Opening reception, 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St., See seattle.gov/parks/centers/belltown for hours. Ends Jan. 31. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell StreetSeattle, WA 98121 Free Thursday, December 24, 2015

Brenna Youngblood Winner of the biannual Gwendolyn Knight | Jacob Lawrence Prize, the young Los Angeles artist shows paintings and collage works. Wed.-Sun. Ends April 17. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 $12-$19 Thursday, December 24, 2015

Ernesto Ybarra

Between Worlds, his first local show, combines Catholic and Aztec/Mayan themes. Opening reception, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Hours by appointment. End date TBD. 2312 Gallery, 2312 2nd AvenueSeattle, WA 98121 Free Thursday, December 24, 2015

Intimate Impressionism Out come the big guns in SAM’s fall behemoth: Manet, Renoir, Monet, Cezanne, Degas, Pissarro, Gauguin, van Gogh, and more. Traveling from the National Gallery, the 68 works have a net worth approaching that of Bill Gates. Ends Jan. 10. $12-$19 Thursday, December 24, 2015

Jeff Baergen & Austin Grisham They show images of hard luck and poverty on the Aurora strip in North Seattle. Through Dec. Kakao, 415 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 Free Thursday, December 24, 2015

Neighborhoods Urban change is the theme for Elizabeth Gahan, Kate Protage, and Kellie Talbot. (The gallery spans the SAM book shop and Taste.) Hours vary. End date TBD. SAM Gallery, 1300 First Ave. Free Thursday, December 24, 2015

Pae White The Los Angeles artist uses colorful graphics and yarn to create Command-Shift-4, intended to be “a three-dimensional drawing for visitors to both visually and physically navigate.” The installation has its formal opening during the Henry Open House: 7:30-10 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 29 ($12-$15), which also includes food, beer, music, dancing, and Halloween costumes. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed., Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs. & Sat. Ends Jan. 24. Henry Art Gallery, 4100 15th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98195 $6-$10 Thursday, December 24, 2015

Paradox of Place Contemporary Korean art is the focus to this group show, which features six artists: Jung Yeondoo, Lim Minouk, Yee Sookyung, Lee Yongbaek, Noh Suntag, and Yang Haegue. Their work spans video to photography, painting to new media. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed. & Fri.-Sun.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs. Ends March 13. Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St. (Volunteer Park), Seattle, WA 98112 $5-$9 Thursday, December 24, 2015

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Thursday, December 24, 2015

Wearable Art Show Over a dozen locals offer their frocks and fashions for the gift-giving season. First Friday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Call for hours. Ends Dec. 31. The Island Gallery, 400 Winslow Way E, #120Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Free Thursday, December 24, 2015

Susan Ringstad Emery The local artist, of Inupiaq Scandinavian descent, shows paintings rooted in both cultural traditions.  Ethnic Heritage Art Gallery, Seattle Municipal Tower, Third Floor, 700 Fifth Ave. Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 7am – 7pm

Dr. Seuss The legendary children’s illustrator is represented with a series of prints, called Oh, the Places You’ll Go. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E. (Bellevue), 425-283-0461, gunnarnordstrom.com. 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Sat., Noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Jan. 2. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 9:30am – 7:30pm

Box and Container Show Shopping season begins soon, so what will you give? And where will you put your gifts? This is the gallery’s 36th annual show. Opening reception, 4-6 p.m. Sun,. Nov. 8. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. End date TBD. Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, 2111 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Gregg Laananen He paints Northwest landscapes and nature scenes in The Road to Boiling Rock. Also on view, Terry Furchgott’s The Moroccan Paintings. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Dec. 30. Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Mark Rediske The veteran local painter shows new abstracted landscape scenes in Distillation. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. Foster/White Gallery, 220 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Resurgence: Rivers of the Northwest Over a half dozen Native American artists, from Alaska southward, explore indigenous and natural themes. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (weekends vary). Ends January, closing date TBD. Stonington Gallery, 125 S. Jackson St. Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Susan Jameson She shows small English nature scenes on paper. Also on view, woodblock prints from local artist Charles Spitzack. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Tatau/Tattoo A history of ink and skin, beginning in the ancient cultures of the Pacific Islands and leading to modern hipster bars and sorority ankles. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Oct. 9, 2016. The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, 719 S. King St., Seattle, WA, 98104 $10-$15 Thursday, December 24, 2015, 10am – 5pm

The Figure in Process In a prominent new space to open Saturday, Dec. 5, with its future suddenly in doubt, some of patron Paul Allen’s private collection will be on view in a show subtitled “de Kooning to Kapoor 1955-2015.” Other artists will include Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, David Hockney, Barry X. Ball, Alberto Giacometti, Anish Kapoor, Jonas Burgert, Lita Cabellut, and Ruben Pang. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. (to 8 p.m. Thurs.) Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter. Ends Feb. 28. Pivot Art + Culture, 609 Westlake Ave. N., Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter Thursday, December 24, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland is the inspiration for this group show. First Friday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Roby King Gallery, 176 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Annual Group Exhibition Some two dozen gallery artists help ring out the year. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Gallery IMA, 123 S Jackson St., Seattle WA 98104 Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 10:30am – 5:30pm

Roger Shimomura & William Kentridge Two great artists need little introduction. The Seattle-raised Shimomura presents Pop-infused new works in Great American Muse, with traces of Disney, Hokusai, and Warhol. The South African Kentridge, subject of the Henry’s knockout 2009 show, has recent linocuts on offer (depicting typewriters, cats, birds, and such). Then there’s an additional treat during the First Thursday opening reception: Photographer Alice Wheeler will be signing her new book, Outcasts and Innocents: Photographs of the Northwest, featuring many music icons of the grunge era. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. Greg Kucera Gallery, 212 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 10:30am – 5:30pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. Offsite artist talk, 6:30 p.m. Mon., Oct. 26 at Seattle U’s Wyckoff Auditorium. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Wed., Oct. 28. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Annual Group Exhibition Over 30 artists are represented, working in a variety of media. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sun. Ends Dec. 31. Patricia Rovzar, 1225 Second AveSeattle, WA 98101 Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Byron Birdsall He paints Mt. Rainier and other familiar alpine landscapes, some with climbers in the frame, in a tradition recalling Dee Molenaar. Also on view, wooden bowls from Dian Friend. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends Dec. 27. Kirsten Gallery, 5320 Roosevelt Way N.E. Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Cable Griffith He continues to explore videogame imagery and digital culture in Sightings. Also on view, Maija Fiebig’s embroidered textiles. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. G. Gibson Gallery, 300 S. Washington St. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA 98104 Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Camp Fires BAM goes totally gay with this queer art tribute to Leopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu, and Richard Milette. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Feb. 14. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Thursday, December 24, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Counter-Couture Far from the bands and crowds of Bumbershoot, there’s a different kind of festival going on-also with a strong musical influence. Curated by the UW’s Michael Cepress, an artist who studies and works with fiber, textiles, and fashion, the exhibit bears the subtitle “Fashioning Identity in the American Counterculture.” In other words, hippies! Cepress is exploring the ecstatic ‘60s and ‘70s spirit via the bell-bottoms, macrame, embroidered vests, miniskirts, headbands, granny glasses, customized jeans, peasant blouses, Huarache sandals, and tie-dye-always the tie-dye!-that defined that era. Some museumgoers will remember wearing such fashions during the Summer of Love, while younger visitors have lately been reviving the look (sometimes directly from their parents’ closets). Besides the groovy garments, there will be jewelry, supporting materials (Hendrix photos included), accessories, and ephemera from the psychedelic-to-disco era. Back then, the revolution was something you could wear, along with the flowers in your hair. (Opens Sept. 4, runs through Jan. 10.) BRIAN MILLER Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Thursday, December 24, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Dennis Warshal Near the site of his family’s old business, Warshal’s Sporting Goods (now the Hotel 1000), the artist has a pop-up gallery showcasing his floral forms rendered in metal. The show is called Leaves of Change. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Ends Jan. 12. Hotel 1000, 1201 Second Ave. Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Erika Sanada She shows small ceramic animal figures in Balancing Act. Also on view, works by Calvin Ma. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Abmeyer + Wood, 210 Second Ave. Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 11am – 7pm

Local Gems Over a dozen Seattle artists are featured, including Tina Albro , Matthew Behrend, Kathryn Booze, Elinor Maroney, Sarah Parent, and Juliette Ripley-Dunkelberger. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 21. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10. Columbia City Gallery, 4864 Rainier Ave, S., Seattle, WA 98118 Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 11am – 7pm

SimpleCup Invitational Over 200 small ceramic vessels go on view. 11 a.m-6 p.m. daily. Ends Dec. 31. KOBO Gallery, 604 S. Jackson St., Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Slash & Burn Celeste Cooning, Joy Hagen, Deborah Kapoor, Brenda Mallory, Naoko Morisawa, June Sekiguchi, Suze Woolf, and Ellen Ziegler make use of fire, soot, charcoal, and scorch marks. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. (Artist demos to follow at 6 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 7 and 28.) 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St., Kirkland, WA 98033 Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Small Works This holiday show includes the likes of Jacob Lawrence, Guy Anderson, and George Tsutakawa. Opening reception, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 10. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 8. Woodside Braseth Gallery, 1201 Western Avenue, Seattle WA 98101 Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 11am – 6pm

SylC & Gerard Cambon Two French artists offer surrealist paintings and found-object sculptures, respectively. First Friday opening reception. 1 a.m.-8 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 31. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 11am – 8pm

The Atomic Frontier: Black Life at Hanford Southern Blacks not only moved north to Chicago and the Midwest to work in the nation’s factories; during WWII, the secret atomic-bomb program in Eastern Washington also depended on such labor. This exhibit includes photographs, documents, and supporting materials to help commemorate those efforts in the 60th anniversary year of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. (Open to 7 p.m. Thurs.) Ends March 6. Northwest African American Museum, 2300 South Massachusetts StreetSeattle, WA 98144 $5-$7 Thursday, December 24, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Charismatic Megafauna Fanciful beasts and altered natural forms, from artists including Adam Doyle, Brad Woodfin, and Michael Alm, Peter Ferguson, Peter Gronquist, Scott Musgrove. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Roq La Rue Gallery, 532 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98104 Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 12 – 5pm

Mary Coss Her sculpture show Trace includes disparate materials like old wedding dresses and wire to explore “a narrative around artifacts, the cultural remnants of life, using the form of a human bone as a relic to tell this story.” First Thursday opening reception. Noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. METHOD Gallery, 106 3rd Avenue SSeattle, WA 98104 Free Thursday, December 24, 2015, 12 – 5pm

Seattle Seen You know what? It’s fine to buy art as a gift. Not as an investment, not for the prestige, not as a statement of your own good taste, not for the sheer transporting quality of the artist’s vision. Sometimes a friend or a family member simply needs something nice to hang on their walls. That’s the beauty of a group show, and this all-local lineup features 14 artists contemplating our fast-changing city. Most of this group are painters, like Daphne Minkoff, who often depicts crumbling old strutures, scenes of colorful urban decay, buildings that are forlorn and forgotten. (She also has an eye for graffiti tags.) Meanwhile, Fred Holcomb is better known for serene landscapes and nature scenes, but his new work will feature vistas of South Lake Union-which is growing almost too fast to paint. And all the other downtown galleries are open late tonight for First Thursday, so by no means restrict your shopping to just here. BRIAN MILLER Opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 3. Open 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 24. BRIAN MILLER Linda Hodges Gallery, 316 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Thursday, December 24, 10:30pm – Friday, December 25, 2015, 4:30am

(Butter)fly on the Wall Locals Wynia, Ron Reeder, and Thomas Schworer show new works in photography, glass, and collage. Opening reception, 1 p.m. Sun., Oct. 18. Stacya Silverman, 614 W. McGraw St., Free Friday, December 25, 2015

Art AIDS America An exhibit chronicling 30 years of art made in response to the AIDS epidemic, with works by David Wojnarowicz, Shimon Attie, Bill Jacobson, and dozens more (many of them sadly deceased). Opens Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10, 2016. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $12-$14 Friday, December 25, 2015

Bill Ball Inspired to paint three years ago at Burning Man, he shows new abstract paintings inspired by the Northwest Mystics (Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, etc.). Also on view, works from Anna Sokolov. Opening reception, 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St., See seattle.gov/parks/centers/belltown for hours. Ends Jan. 31. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell StreetSeattle, WA 98121 Free Friday, December 25, 2015

Brenna Youngblood Winner of the biannual Gwendolyn Knight | Jacob Lawrence Prize, the young Los Angeles artist shows paintings and collage works. Wed.-Sun. Ends April 17. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 $12-$19 Friday, December 25, 2015

Ernesto Ybarra

Between Worlds, his first local show, combines Catholic and Aztec/Mayan themes. Opening reception, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Hours by appointment. End date TBD. 2312 Gallery, 2312 2nd AvenueSeattle, WA 98121 Free Friday, December 25, 2015

Intimate Impressionism Out come the big guns in SAM’s fall behemoth: Manet, Renoir, Monet, Cezanne, Degas, Pissarro, Gauguin, van Gogh, and more. Traveling from the National Gallery, the 68 works have a net worth approaching that of Bill Gates. Ends Jan. 10. $12-$19 Friday, December 25, 2015

Jeff Baergen & Austin Grisham They show images of hard luck and poverty on the Aurora strip in North Seattle. Through Dec. Kakao, 415 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 Free Friday, December 25, 2015

Neighborhoods Urban change is the theme for Elizabeth Gahan, Kate Protage, and Kellie Talbot. (The gallery spans the SAM book shop and Taste.) Hours vary. End date TBD. SAM Gallery, 1300 First Ave. Free Friday, December 25, 2015

Pae White The Los Angeles artist uses colorful graphics and yarn to create Command-Shift-4, intended to be “a three-dimensional drawing for visitors to both visually and physically navigate.” The installation has its formal opening during the Henry Open House: 7:30-10 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 29 ($12-$15), which also includes food, beer, music, dancing, and Halloween costumes. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed., Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs. & Sat. Ends Jan. 24. Henry Art Gallery, 4100 15th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98195 $6-$10 Friday, December 25, 2015

Paradox of Place Contemporary Korean art is the focus to this group show, which features six artists: Jung Yeondoo, Lim Minouk, Yee Sookyung, Lee Yongbaek, Noh Suntag, and Yang Haegue. Their work spans video to photography, painting to new media. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed. & Fri.-Sun.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs. Ends March 13. Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St. (Volunteer Park), Seattle, WA 98112 $5-$9 Friday, December 25, 2015

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Friday, December 25, 2015

Wearable Art Show Over a dozen locals offer their frocks and fashions for the gift-giving season. First Friday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Call for hours. Ends Dec. 31. The Island Gallery, 400 Winslow Way E, #120Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Free Friday, December 25, 2015

Susan Ringstad Emery The local artist, of Inupiaq Scandinavian descent, shows paintings rooted in both cultural traditions.  Ethnic Heritage Art Gallery, Seattle Municipal Tower, Third Floor, 700 Fifth Ave. Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 7am – 7pm

Dr. Seuss The legendary children’s illustrator is represented with a series of prints, called Oh, the Places You’ll Go. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E. (Bellevue), 425-283-0461, gunnarnordstrom.com. 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Sat., Noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Jan. 2. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 9:30am – 7:30pm

Box and Container Show Shopping season begins soon, so what will you give? And where will you put your gifts? This is the gallery’s 36th annual show. Opening reception, 4-6 p.m. Sun,. Nov. 8. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. End date TBD. Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, 2111 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Gregg Laananen He paints Northwest landscapes and nature scenes in The Road to Boiling Rock. Also on view, Terry Furchgott’s The Moroccan Paintings. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Dec. 30. Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Resurgence: Rivers of the Northwest Over a half dozen Native American artists, from Alaska southward, explore indigenous and natural themes. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (weekends vary). Ends January, closing date TBD. Stonington Gallery, 125 S. Jackson St. Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Tatau/Tattoo A history of ink and skin, beginning in the ancient cultures of the Pacific Islands and leading to modern hipster bars and sorority ankles. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Oct. 9, 2016. The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, 719 S. King St., Seattle, WA, 98104 $10-$15 Friday, December 25, 2015, 10am – 5pm

The Figure in Process In a prominent new space to open Saturday, Dec. 5, with its future suddenly in doubt, some of patron Paul Allen’s private collection will be on view in a show subtitled “de Kooning to Kapoor 1955-2015.” Other artists will include Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, David Hockney, Barry X. Ball, Alberto Giacometti, Anish Kapoor, Jonas Burgert, Lita Cabellut, and Ruben Pang. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. (to 8 p.m. Thurs.) Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter. Ends Feb. 28. Pivot Art + Culture, 609 Westlake Ave. N., Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter Friday, December 25, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland is the inspiration for this group show. First Friday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Roby King Gallery, 176 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Annual Group Exhibition Some two dozen gallery artists help ring out the year. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Gallery IMA, 123 S Jackson St., Seattle WA 98104 Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 10:30am – 5:30pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. Offsite artist talk, 6:30 p.m. Mon., Oct. 26 at Seattle U’s Wyckoff Auditorium. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Wed., Oct. 28. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Annual Group Exhibition Over 30 artists are represented, working in a variety of media. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sun. Ends Dec. 31. Patricia Rovzar, 1225 Second AveSeattle, WA 98101 Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Byron Birdsall He paints Mt. Rainier and other familiar alpine landscapes, some with climbers in the frame, in a tradition recalling Dee Molenaar. Also on view, wooden bowls from Dian Friend. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends Dec. 27. Kirsten Gallery, 5320 Roosevelt Way N.E. Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Cable Griffith He continues to explore videogame imagery and digital culture in Sightings. Also on view, Maija Fiebig’s embroidered textiles. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. G. Gibson Gallery, 300 S. Washington St. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA 98104 Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Camp Fires BAM goes totally gay with this queer art tribute to Leopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu, and Richard Milette. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Feb. 14. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Friday, December 25, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Counter-Couture Far from the bands and crowds of Bumbershoot, there’s a different kind of festival going on-also with a strong musical influence. Curated by the UW’s Michael Cepress, an artist who studies and works with fiber, textiles, and fashion, the exhibit bears the subtitle “Fashioning Identity in the American Counterculture.” In other words, hippies! Cepress is exploring the ecstatic ‘60s and ‘70s spirit via the bell-bottoms, macrame, embroidered vests, miniskirts, headbands, granny glasses, customized jeans, peasant blouses, Huarache sandals, and tie-dye-always the tie-dye!-that defined that era. Some museumgoers will remember wearing such fashions during the Summer of Love, while younger visitors have lately been reviving the look (sometimes directly from their parents’ closets). Besides the groovy garments, there will be jewelry, supporting materials (Hendrix photos included), accessories, and ephemera from the psychedelic-to-disco era. Back then, the revolution was something you could wear, along with the flowers in your hair. (Opens Sept. 4, runs through Jan. 10.) BRIAN MILLER Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Friday, December 25, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Dennis Warshal Near the site of his family’s old business, Warshal’s Sporting Goods (now the Hotel 1000), the artist has a pop-up gallery showcasing his floral forms rendered in metal. The show is called Leaves of Change. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Ends Jan. 12. Hotel 1000, 1201 Second Ave. Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Erika Sanada She shows small ceramic animal figures in Balancing Act. Also on view, works by Calvin Ma. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Abmeyer + Wood, 210 Second Ave. Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 11am – 7pm

Local Gems Over a dozen Seattle artists are featured, including Tina Albro , Matthew Behrend, Kathryn Booze, Elinor Maroney, Sarah Parent, and Juliette Ripley-Dunkelberger. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 21. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10. Columbia City Gallery, 4864 Rainier Ave, S., Seattle, WA 98118 Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 11am – 7pm

SimpleCup Invitational Over 200 small ceramic vessels go on view. 11 a.m-6 p.m. daily. Ends Dec. 31. KOBO Gallery, 604 S. Jackson St., Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Slash & Burn Celeste Cooning, Joy Hagen, Deborah Kapoor, Brenda Mallory, Naoko Morisawa, June Sekiguchi, Suze Woolf, and Ellen Ziegler make use of fire, soot, charcoal, and scorch marks. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. (Artist demos to follow at 6 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 7 and 28.) 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St., Kirkland, WA 98033 Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Small Works This holiday show includes the likes of Jacob Lawrence, Guy Anderson, and George Tsutakawa. Opening reception, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 10. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 8. Woodside Braseth Gallery, 1201 Western Avenue, Seattle WA 98101 Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 11am – 6pm

SylC & Gerard Cambon Two French artists offer surrealist paintings and found-object sculptures, respectively. First Friday opening reception. 1 a.m.-8 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 31. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 11am – 8pm

The Atomic Frontier: Black Life at Hanford Southern Blacks not only moved north to Chicago and the Midwest to work in the nation’s factories; during WWII, the secret atomic-bomb program in Eastern Washington also depended on such labor. This exhibit includes photographs, documents, and supporting materials to help commemorate those efforts in the 60th anniversary year of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. (Open to 7 p.m. Thurs.) Ends March 6. Northwest African American Museum, 2300 South Massachusetts StreetSeattle, WA 98144 $5-$7 Friday, December 25, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Charismatic Megafauna Fanciful beasts and altered natural forms, from artists including Adam Doyle, Brad Woodfin, and Michael Alm, Peter Ferguson, Peter Gronquist, Scott Musgrove. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Roq La Rue Gallery, 532 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98104 Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 12 – 5pm

Mary Coss Her sculpture show Trace includes disparate materials like old wedding dresses and wire to explore “a narrative around artifacts, the cultural remnants of life, using the form of a human bone as a relic to tell this story.” First Thursday opening reception. Noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. METHOD Gallery, 106 3rd Avenue SSeattle, WA 98104 Free Friday, December 25, 2015, 12 – 5pm

(Butter)fly on the Wall Locals Wynia, Ron Reeder, and Thomas Schworer show new works in photography, glass, and collage. Opening reception, 1 p.m. Sun., Oct. 18. Stacya Silverman, 614 W. McGraw St., Free Saturday, December 26, 2015

Art AIDS America An exhibit chronicling 30 years of art made in response to the AIDS epidemic, with works by David Wojnarowicz, Shimon Attie, Bill Jacobson, and dozens more (many of them sadly deceased). Opens Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10, 2016. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $12-$14 Saturday, December 26, 2015

Bill Ball Inspired to paint three years ago at Burning Man, he shows new abstract paintings inspired by the Northwest Mystics (Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, etc.). Also on view, works from Anna Sokolov. Opening reception, 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St., See seattle.gov/parks/centers/belltown for hours. Ends Jan. 31. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell StreetSeattle, WA 98121 Free Saturday, December 26, 2015

Brenna Youngblood Winner of the biannual Gwendolyn Knight | Jacob Lawrence Prize, the young Los Angeles artist shows paintings and collage works. Wed.-Sun. Ends April 17. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 $12-$19 Saturday, December 26, 2015

Ernesto Ybarra

Between Worlds, his first local show, combines Catholic and Aztec/Mayan themes. Opening reception, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Hours by appointment. End date TBD. 2312 Gallery, 2312 2nd AvenueSeattle, WA 98121 Free Saturday, December 26, 2015

Intimate Impressionism Out come the big guns in SAM’s fall behemoth: Manet, Renoir, Monet, Cezanne, Degas, Pissarro, Gauguin, van Gogh, and more. Traveling from the National Gallery, the 68 works have a net worth approaching that of Bill Gates. Ends Jan. 10. $12-$19 Saturday, December 26, 2015

Neighborhoods Urban change is the theme for Elizabeth Gahan, Kate Protage, and Kellie Talbot. (The gallery spans the SAM book shop and Taste.) Hours vary. End date TBD. SAM Gallery, 1300 First Ave. Free Saturday, December 26, 2015

Pae White The Los Angeles artist uses colorful graphics and yarn to create Command-Shift-4, intended to be “a three-dimensional drawing for visitors to both visually and physically navigate.” The installation has its formal opening during the Henry Open House: 7:30-10 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 29 ($12-$15), which also includes food, beer, music, dancing, and Halloween costumes. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed., Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs. & Sat. Ends Jan. 24. Henry Art Gallery, 4100 15th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98195 $6-$10 Saturday, December 26, 2015

Paradox of Place Contemporary Korean art is the focus to this group show, which features six artists: Jung Yeondoo, Lim Minouk, Yee Sookyung, Lee Yongbaek, Noh Suntag, and Yang Haegue. Their work spans video to photography, painting to new media. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed. & Fri.-Sun.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs. Ends March 13. Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St. (Volunteer Park), Seattle, WA 98112 $5-$9 Saturday, December 26, 2015

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Saturday, December 26, 2015

Wearable Art Show Over a dozen locals offer their frocks and fashions for the gift-giving season. First Friday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Call for hours. Ends Dec. 31. The Island Gallery, 400 Winslow Way E, #120Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Free Saturday, December 26, 2015

Dr. Seuss The legendary children’s illustrator is represented with a series of prints, called Oh, the Places You’ll Go. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E. (Bellevue), 425-283-0461, gunnarnordstrom.com. 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Sat., Noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Jan. 2. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 9:30am – 7:30pm

Box and Container Show Shopping season begins soon, so what will you give? And where will you put your gifts? This is the gallery’s 36th annual show. Opening reception, 4-6 p.m. Sun,. Nov. 8. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. End date TBD. Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, 2111 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Gregg Laananen He paints Northwest landscapes and nature scenes in The Road to Boiling Rock. Also on view, Terry Furchgott’s The Moroccan Paintings. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Dec. 30. Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Tatau/Tattoo A history of ink and skin, beginning in the ancient cultures of the Pacific Islands and leading to modern hipster bars and sorority ankles. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Oct. 9, 2016. The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, 719 S. King St., Seattle, WA, 98104 $10-$15 Saturday, December 26, 2015, 10am – 5pm

The Figure in Process In a prominent new space to open Saturday, Dec. 5, with its future suddenly in doubt, some of patron Paul Allen’s private collection will be on view in a show subtitled “de Kooning to Kapoor 1955-2015.” Other artists will include Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, David Hockney, Barry X. Ball, Alberto Giacometti, Anish Kapoor, Jonas Burgert, Lita Cabellut, and Ruben Pang. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. (to 8 p.m. Thurs.) Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter. Ends Feb. 28. Pivot Art + Culture, 609 Westlake Ave. N., Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter Saturday, December 26, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland is the inspiration for this group show. First Friday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Roby King Gallery, 176 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Annual Group Exhibition Some two dozen gallery artists help ring out the year. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Gallery IMA, 123 S Jackson St., Seattle WA 98104 Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 10:30am – 5:30pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. Offsite artist talk, 6:30 p.m. Mon., Oct. 26 at Seattle U’s Wyckoff Auditorium. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Wed., Oct. 28. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Annual Group Exhibition Over 30 artists are represented, working in a variety of media. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sun. Ends Dec. 31. Patricia Rovzar, 1225 Second AveSeattle, WA 98101 Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Byron Birdsall He paints Mt. Rainier and other familiar alpine landscapes, some with climbers in the frame, in a tradition recalling Dee Molenaar. Also on view, wooden bowls from Dian Friend. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends Dec. 27. Kirsten Gallery, 5320 Roosevelt Way N.E. Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Cable Griffith He continues to explore videogame imagery and digital culture in Sightings. Also on view, Maija Fiebig’s embroidered textiles. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. G. Gibson Gallery, 300 S. Washington St. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA 98104 Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Camp Fires BAM goes totally gay with this queer art tribute to Leopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu, and Richard Milette. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Feb. 14. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Saturday, December 26, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Counter-Couture Far from the bands and crowds of Bumbershoot, there’s a different kind of festival going on-also with a strong musical influence. Curated by the UW’s Michael Cepress, an artist who studies and works with fiber, textiles, and fashion, the exhibit bears the subtitle “Fashioning Identity in the American Counterculture.” In other words, hippies! Cepress is exploring the ecstatic ‘60s and ‘70s spirit via the bell-bottoms, macrame, embroidered vests, miniskirts, headbands, granny glasses, customized jeans, peasant blouses, Huarache sandals, and tie-dye-always the tie-dye!-that defined that era. Some museumgoers will remember wearing such fashions during the Summer of Love, while younger visitors have lately been reviving the look (sometimes directly from their parents’ closets). Besides the groovy garments, there will be jewelry, supporting materials (Hendrix photos included), accessories, and ephemera from the psychedelic-to-disco era. Back then, the revolution was something you could wear, along with the flowers in your hair. (Opens Sept. 4, runs through Jan. 10.) BRIAN MILLER Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Saturday, December 26, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Dennis Warshal Near the site of his family’s old business, Warshal’s Sporting Goods (now the Hotel 1000), the artist has a pop-up gallery showcasing his floral forms rendered in metal. The show is called Leaves of Change. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Ends Jan. 12. Hotel 1000, 1201 Second Ave. Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Erika Sanada She shows small ceramic animal figures in Balancing Act. Also on view, works by Calvin Ma. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Abmeyer + Wood, 210 Second Ave. Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 11am – 7pm

Local Gems Over a dozen Seattle artists are featured, including Tina Albro , Matthew Behrend, Kathryn Booze, Elinor Maroney, Sarah Parent, and Juliette Ripley-Dunkelberger. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 21. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10. Columbia City Gallery, 4864 Rainier Ave, S., Seattle, WA 98118 Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 11am – 7pm

SimpleCup Invitational Over 200 small ceramic vessels go on view. 11 a.m-6 p.m. daily. Ends Dec. 31. KOBO Gallery, 604 S. Jackson St., Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Slash & Burn Celeste Cooning, Joy Hagen, Deborah Kapoor, Brenda Mallory, Naoko Morisawa, June Sekiguchi, Suze Woolf, and Ellen Ziegler make use of fire, soot, charcoal, and scorch marks. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. (Artist demos to follow at 6 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 7 and 28.) 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St., Kirkland, WA 98033 Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Small Works This holiday show includes the likes of Jacob Lawrence, Guy Anderson, and George Tsutakawa. Opening reception, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 10. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 8. Woodside Braseth Gallery, 1201 Western Avenue, Seattle WA 98101 Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 11am – 6pm

SylC & Gerard Cambon Two French artists offer surrealist paintings and found-object sculptures, respectively. First Friday opening reception. 1 a.m.-8 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 31. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 11am – 8pm

The Atomic Frontier: Black Life at Hanford Southern Blacks not only moved north to Chicago and the Midwest to work in the nation’s factories; during WWII, the secret atomic-bomb program in Eastern Washington also depended on such labor. This exhibit includes photographs, documents, and supporting materials to help commemorate those efforts in the 60th anniversary year of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. (Open to 7 p.m. Thurs.) Ends March 6. Northwest African American Museum, 2300 South Massachusetts StreetSeattle, WA 98144 $5-$7 Saturday, December 26, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Charismatic Megafauna Fanciful beasts and altered natural forms, from artists including Adam Doyle, Brad Woodfin, and Michael Alm, Peter Ferguson, Peter Gronquist, Scott Musgrove. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Roq La Rue Gallery, 532 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98104 Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 12 – 5pm

Everyone’s In A salon-style group show, with small works priced for the holidays, draws inspiration from Jayson Musson’s Itsa Small, Small World. Opening reception, 6-9 p.m. Sat., Dec. 12. Noon-5 p.m. Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The Alice, 6007 12th Ave. S. Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 12 – 5pm

Mary Coss Her sculpture show Trace includes disparate materials like old wedding dresses and wire to explore “a narrative around artifacts, the cultural remnants of life, using the form of a human bone as a relic to tell this story.” First Thursday opening reception. Noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. METHOD Gallery, 106 3rd Avenue SSeattle, WA 98104 Free Saturday, December 26, 2015, 12 – 5pm

(Butter)fly on the Wall Locals Wynia, Ron Reeder, and Thomas Schworer show new works in photography, glass, and collage. Opening reception, 1 p.m. Sun., Oct. 18. Stacya Silverman, 614 W. McGraw St., Free Sunday, December 27, 2015

Art AIDS America An exhibit chronicling 30 years of art made in response to the AIDS epidemic, with works by David Wojnarowicz, Shimon Attie, Bill Jacobson, and dozens more (many of them sadly deceased). Opens Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10, 2016. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $12-$14 Sunday, December 27, 2015

Bill Ball Inspired to paint three years ago at Burning Man, he shows new abstract paintings inspired by the Northwest Mystics (Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, etc.). Also on view, works from Anna Sokolov. Opening reception, 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St., See seattle.gov/parks/centers/belltown for hours. Ends Jan. 31. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell Street

Seattle, WA 98121 Free Sunday, December 27, 2015

Brenna Youngblood Winner of the biannual Gwendolyn Knight | Jacob Lawrence Prize, the young Los Angeles artist shows paintings and collage works. Wed.-Sun. Ends April 17. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 $12-$19 Sunday, December 27, 2015

Ernesto Ybarra

Between Worlds, his first local show, combines Catholic and Aztec/Mayan themes. Opening reception, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Hours by appointment. End date TBD. 2312 Gallery, 2312 2nd AvenueSeattle, WA 98121 Free Sunday, December 27, 2015

Intimate Impressionism Out come the big guns in SAM’s fall behemoth: Manet, Renoir, Monet, Cezanne, Degas, Pissarro, Gauguin, van Gogh, and more. Traveling from the National Gallery, the 68 works have a net worth approaching that of Bill Gates. Ends Jan. 10. $12-$19 Sunday, December 27, 2015

Neighborhoods Urban change is the theme for Elizabeth Gahan, Kate Protage, and Kellie Talbot. (The gallery spans the SAM book shop and Taste.) Hours vary. End date TBD. SAM Gallery, 1300 First Ave. Free Sunday, December 27, 2015

Pae White The Los Angeles artist uses colorful graphics and yarn to create Command-Shift-4, intended to be “a three-dimensional drawing for visitors to both visually and physically navigate.” The installation has its formal opening during the Henry Open House: 7:30-10 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 29 ($12-$15), which also includes food, beer, music, dancing, and Halloween costumes. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed., Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs. & Sat. Ends Jan. 24. Henry Art Gallery, 4100 15th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98195 $6-$10 Sunday, December 27, 2015

Paradox of Place Contemporary Korean art is the focus to this group show, which features six artists: Jung Yeondoo, Lim Minouk, Yee Sookyung, Lee Yongbaek, Noh Suntag, and Yang Haegue. Their work spans video to photography, painting to new media. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed. & Fri.-Sun.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs. Ends March 13. Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St. (Volunteer Park), Seattle, WA 98112 $5-$9 Sunday, December 27, 2015

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Sunday, December 27, 2015

Wearable Art Show Over a dozen locals offer their frocks and fashions for the gift-giving season. First Friday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Call for hours. Ends Dec. 31. The Island Gallery, 400 Winslow Way E, #120Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Free Sunday, December 27, 2015

Box and Container Show Shopping season begins soon, so what will you give? And where will you put your gifts? This is the gallery’s 36th annual show. Opening reception, 4-6 p.m. Sun,. Nov. 8. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. End date TBD. Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, 2111 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Free Sunday, December 27, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Tatau/Tattoo A history of ink and skin, beginning in the ancient cultures of the Pacific Islands and leading to modern hipster bars and sorority ankles. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Oct. 9, 2016. The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, 719 S. King St., Seattle, WA, 98104 $10-$15 Sunday, December 27, 2015, 10am – 5pm

The Figure in Process In a prominent new space to open Saturday, Dec. 5, with its future suddenly in doubt, some of patron Paul Allen’s private collection will be on view in a show subtitled “de Kooning to Kapoor 1955-2015.” Other artists will include Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, David Hockney, Barry X. Ball, Alberto Giacometti, Anish Kapoor, Jonas Burgert, Lita Cabellut, and Ruben Pang. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. (to 8 p.m. Thurs.) Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter. Ends Feb. 28. Pivot Art + Culture, 609 Westlake Ave. N., Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter Sunday, December 27, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Annual Group Exhibition Over 30 artists are represented, working in a variety of media. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sun. Ends Dec. 31. Patricia Rovzar, 1225 Second AveSeattle, WA 98101 Free Sunday, December 27, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Byron Birdsall He paints Mt. Rainier and other familiar alpine landscapes, some with climbers in the frame, in a tradition recalling Dee Molenaar. Also on view, wooden bowls from Dian Friend. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends Dec. 27. Kirsten Gallery, 5320 Roosevelt Way N.E. Free Sunday, December 27, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Camp Fires BAM goes totally gay with this queer art tribute to Leopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu, and Richard Milette. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Feb. 14. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Sunday, December 27, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Counter-Couture Far from the bands and crowds of Bumbershoot, there’s a different kind of festival going on-also with a strong musical influence. Curated by the UW’s Michael Cepress, an artist who studies and works with fiber, textiles, and fashion, the exhibit bears the subtitle “Fashioning Identity in the American Counterculture.” In other words, hippies! Cepress is exploring the ecstatic ‘60s and ‘70s spirit via the bell-bottoms, macrame, embroidered vests, miniskirts, headbands, granny glasses, customized jeans, peasant blouses, Huarache sandals, and tie-dye-always the tie-dye!-that defined that era. Some museumgoers will remember wearing such fashions during the Summer of Love, while younger visitors have lately been reviving the look (sometimes directly from their parents’ closets). Besides the groovy garments, there will be jewelry, supporting materials (Hendrix photos included), accessories, and ephemera from the psychedelic-to-disco era. Back then, the revolution was something you could wear, along with the flowers in your hair. (Opens Sept. 4, runs through Jan. 10.) BRIAN MILLER Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Sunday, December 27, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Dennis Warshal Near the site of his family’s old business, Warshal’s Sporting Goods (now the Hotel 1000), the artist has a pop-up gallery showcasing his floral forms rendered in metal. The show is called Leaves of Change. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Ends Jan. 12. Hotel 1000, 1201 Second Ave. Free Sunday, December 27, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Local Gems Over a dozen Seattle artists are featured, including Tina Albro , Matthew Behrend, Kathryn Booze, Elinor Maroney, Sarah Parent, and Juliette Ripley-Dunkelberger. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 21. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10. Columbia City Gallery, 4864 Rainier Ave, S., Seattle, WA 98118 Free Sunday, December 27, 2015, 11am – 7pm

SimpleCup Invitational Over 200 small ceramic vessels go on view. 11 a.m-6 p.m. daily. Ends Dec. 31. KOBO Gallery, 604 S. Jackson St., Free Sunday, December 27, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Small Works This holiday show includes the likes of Jacob Lawrence, Guy Anderson, and George Tsutakawa. Opening reception, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 10. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 8. Woodside Braseth Gallery, 1201 Western Avenue, Seattle WA 98101 Free Sunday, December 27, 2015, 11am – 6pm

The Atomic Frontier: Black Life at Hanford Southern Blacks not only moved north to Chicago and the Midwest to work in the nation’s factories; during WWII, the secret atomic-bomb program in Eastern Washington also depended on such labor. This exhibit includes photographs, documents, and supporting materials to help commemorate those efforts in the 60th anniversary year of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. (Open to 7 p.m. Thurs.) Ends March 6. Northwest African American Museum, 2300 South Massachusetts StreetSeattle, WA 98144 $5-$7 Sunday, December 27, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Dr. Seuss The legendary children’s illustrator is represented with a series of prints, called Oh, the Places You’ll Go. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E. (Bellevue), 425-283-0461, gunnarnordstrom.com. 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Sat., Noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Jan. 2. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue Free Sunday, December 27, 2015, 12 – 5pm

(Butter)fly on the Wall Locals Wynia, Ron Reeder, and Thomas Schworer show new works in photography, glass, and collage. Opening reception, 1 p.m. Sun., Oct. 18. Stacya Silverman, 614 W. McGraw St., Free Monday, December 28, 2015

Bill Ball Inspired to paint three years ago at Burning Man, he shows new abstract paintings inspired by the Northwest Mystics (Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, etc.). Also on view, works from Anna Sokolov. Opening reception, 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St., See seattle.gov/parks/centers/belltown for hours. Ends Jan. 31. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell StreetSeattle, WA 98121 Free Monday, December 28, 2015

Ernesto Ybarra

Between Worlds, his first local show, combines Catholic and Aztec/Mayan themes. Opening reception, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Hours by appointment. End date TBD. 2312 Gallery, 2312 2nd AvenueSeattle, WA 98121 Free Monday, December 28, 2015

Jeff Baergen & Austin Grisham They show images of hard luck and poverty on the Aurora strip in North Seattle. Through Dec. Kakao, 415 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 Free Monday, December 28, 2015

Neighborhoods Urban change is the theme for Elizabeth Gahan, Kate Protage, and Kellie Talbot. (The gallery spans the SAM book shop and Taste.) Hours vary. End date TBD. SAM Gallery, 1300 First Ave. Free Monday, December 28, 2015

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Monday, December 28, 2015

Wearable Art Show Over a dozen locals offer their frocks and fashions for the gift-giving season. First Friday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Call for hours. Ends Dec. 31. The Island Gallery, 400 Winslow Way E, #120Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Free Monday, December 28, 2015

Susan Ringstad Emery The local artist, of Inupiaq Scandinavian descent, shows paintings rooted in both cultural traditions.  Ethnic Heritage Art Gallery, Seattle Municipal Tower, Third Floor, 700 Fifth Ave. Free Monday, December 28, 2015, 7am – 7pm

Dr. Seuss The legendary children’s illustrator is represented with a series of prints, called Oh, the Places You’ll Go. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E. (Bellevue), 425-283-0461, gunnarnordstrom.com. 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Sat., Noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Jan. 2. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue Free Monday, December 28, 2015, 9:30am – 7:30pm

Box and Container Show Shopping season begins soon, so what will you give? And where will you put your gifts? This is the gallery’s 36th annual show. Opening reception, 4-6 p.m. Sun,. Nov. 8. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. End date TBD. Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, 2111 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Free Monday, December 28, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Gregg Laananen He paints Northwest landscapes and nature scenes in The Road to Boiling Rock. Also on view, Terry Furchgott’s The Moroccan Paintings. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Dec. 30. Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Monday, December 28, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Resurgence: Rivers of the Northwest Over a half dozen Native American artists, from Alaska southward, explore indigenous and natural themes. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (weekends vary). Ends January, closing date TBD. Stonington Gallery, 125 S. Jackson St. Free Monday, December 28, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Annual Group Exhibition Over 30 artists are represented, working in a variety of media. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sun. Ends Dec. 31. Patricia Rovzar, 1225 Second AveSeattle, WA 98101 Free Monday, December 28, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Dennis Warshal Near the site of his family’s old business, Warshal’s Sporting Goods (now the Hotel 1000), the artist has a pop-up gallery showcasing his floral forms rendered in metal. The show is called Leaves of Change. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Ends Jan. 12. Hotel 1000, 1201 Second Ave. Free Monday, December 28, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Erika Sanada She shows small ceramic animal figures in Balancing Act. Also on view, works by Calvin Ma. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Abmeyer + Wood, 210 Second Ave. Free Monday, December 28, 2015, 11am – 7pm

SimpleCup Invitational Over 200 small ceramic vessels go on view. 11 a.m-6 p.m. daily. Ends Dec. 31. KOBO Gallery, 604 S. Jackson St., Free Monday, December 28, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Small Works This holiday show includes the likes of Jacob Lawrence, Guy Anderson, and George Tsutakawa. Opening reception, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 10. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 8. Woodside Braseth Gallery, 1201 Western Avenue, Seattle WA 98101 Free Monday, December 28, 2015, 11am – 6pm

(Butter)fly on the Wall Locals Wynia, Ron Reeder, and Thomas Schworer show new works in photography, glass, and collage. Opening reception, 1 p.m. Sun., Oct. 18. Stacya Silverman, 614 W. McGraw St., Free Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Bill Ball Inspired to paint three years ago at Burning Man, he shows new abstract paintings inspired by the Northwest Mystics (Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, etc.). Also on view, works from Anna Sokolov. Opening reception, 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St., See seattle.gov/parks/centers/belltown for hours. Ends Jan. 31. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell StreetSeattle, WA 98121 Free Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Ernesto Ybarra

Between Worlds, his first local show, combines Catholic and Aztec/Mayan themes. Opening reception, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Hours by appointment. End date TBD. 2312 Gallery, 2312 2nd AvenueSeattle, WA 98121 Free Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Jeff Baergen & Austin Grisham They show images of hard luck and poverty on the Aurora strip in North Seattle. Through Dec. Kakao, 415 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 Free Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Neighborhoods Urban change is the theme for Elizabeth Gahan, Kate Protage, and Kellie Talbot. (The gallery spans the SAM book shop and Taste.) Hours vary. End date TBD. SAM Gallery, 1300 First Ave. Free Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Wearable Art Show Over a dozen locals offer their frocks and fashions for the gift-giving season. First Friday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Call for hours. Ends Dec. 31. The Island Gallery, 400 Winslow Way E, #120

Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Free Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Susan Ringstad Emery The local artist, of Inupiaq Scandinavian descent, shows paintings rooted in both cultural traditions.  Ethnic Heritage Art Gallery, Seattle Municipal Tower, Third Floor, 700 Fifth Ave. Free Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 7am – 7pm

Dr. Seuss The legendary children’s illustrator is represented with a series of prints, called Oh, the Places You’ll Go. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E. (Bellevue), 425-283-0461, gunnarnordstrom.com. 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Sat., Noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Jan. 2. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue Free Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 9:30am – 7:30pm

Box and Container Show Shopping season begins soon, so what will you give? And where will you put your gifts? This is the gallery’s 36th annual show. Opening reception, 4-6 p.m. Sun,. Nov. 8. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. End date TBD. Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, 2111 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Free Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Gregg Laananen He paints Northwest landscapes and nature scenes in The Road to Boiling Rock. Also on view, Terry Furchgott’s The Moroccan Paintings. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Dec. 30. Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Resurgence: Rivers of the Northwest Over a half dozen Native American artists, from Alaska southward, explore indigenous and natural themes. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (weekends vary). Ends January, closing date TBD. Stonington Gallery, 125 S. Jackson St. Free Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Tatau/Tattoo A history of ink and skin, beginning in the ancient cultures of the Pacific Islands and leading to modern hipster bars and sorority ankles. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Oct. 9, 2016. The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, 719 S. King St., Seattle, WA, 98104 $10-$15 Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 10am – 5pm

The Figure in Process In a prominent new space to open Saturday, Dec. 5, with its future suddenly in doubt, some of patron Paul Allen’s private collection will be on view in a show subtitled “de Kooning to Kapoor 1955-2015.” Other artists will include Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, David Hockney, Barry X. Ball, Alberto Giacometti, Anish Kapoor, Jonas Burgert, Lita Cabellut, and Ruben Pang. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. (to 8 p.m. Thurs.) Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter. Ends Feb. 28. Pivot Art + Culture, 609 Westlake Ave. N., Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland is the inspiration for this group show. First Friday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Roby King Gallery, 176 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island Free Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Annual Group Exhibition Some two dozen gallery artists help ring out the year. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Gallery IMA, 123 S Jackson St., Seattle WA 98104 Free Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 10:30am – 5:30pm

Annual Group Exhibition Over 30 artists are represented, working in a variety of media. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sun. Ends Dec. 31. Patricia Rovzar, 1225 Second AveSeattle, WA 98101 Free Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Camp Fires BAM goes totally gay with this queer art tribute to Leopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu, and Richard Milette. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Feb. 14. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Counter-Couture Far from the bands and crowds of Bumbershoot, there’s a different kind of festival going on-also with a strong musical influence. Curated by the UW’s Michael Cepress, an artist who studies and works with fiber, textiles, and fashion, the exhibit bears the subtitle “Fashioning Identity in the American Counterculture.” In other words, hippies! Cepress is exploring the ecstatic ‘60s and ‘70s spirit via the bell-bottoms, macrame, embroidered vests, miniskirts, headbands, granny glasses, customized jeans, peasant blouses, Huarache sandals, and tie-dye-always the tie-dye!-that defined that era. Some museumgoers will remember wearing such fashions during the Summer of Love, while younger visitors have lately been reviving the look (sometimes directly from their parents’ closets). Besides the groovy garments, there will be jewelry, supporting materials (Hendrix photos included), accessories, and ephemera from the psychedelic-to-disco era. Back then, the revolution was something you could wear, along with the flowers in your hair. (Opens Sept. 4, runs through Jan. 10.) BRIAN MILLER Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Dennis Warshal Near the site of his family’s old business, Warshal’s Sporting Goods (now the Hotel 1000), the artist has a pop-up gallery showcasing his floral forms rendered in metal. The show is called Leaves of Change. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Ends Jan. 12. Hotel 1000, 1201 Second Ave. Free Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Erika Sanada She shows small ceramic animal figures in Balancing Act. Also on view, works by Calvin Ma. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Abmeyer + Wood, 210 Second Ave. Free Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 11am – 7pm

SimpleCup Invitational Over 200 small ceramic vessels go on view. 11 a.m-6 p.m. daily. Ends Dec. 31. KOBO Gallery, 604 S. Jackson St., Free Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Slash & Burn Celeste Cooning, Joy Hagen, Deborah Kapoor, Brenda Mallory, Naoko Morisawa, June Sekiguchi, Suze Woolf, and Ellen Ziegler make use of fire, soot, charcoal, and scorch marks. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. (Artist demos to follow at 6 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 7 and 28.) 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St., Kirkland, WA 98033 Free Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Small Works This holiday show includes the likes of Jacob Lawrence, Guy Anderson, and George Tsutakawa. Opening reception, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 10. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 8. Woodside Braseth Gallery, 1201 Western Avenue, Seattle WA 98101 Free Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 11am – 6pm

SylC & Gerard Cambon Two French artists offer surrealist paintings and found-object sculptures, respectively. First Friday opening reception. 1 a.m.-8 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 31. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 11am – 8pm

(Butter)fly on the Wall Locals Wynia, Ron Reeder, and Thomas Schworer show new works in photography, glass, and collage. Opening reception, 1 p.m. Sun., Oct. 18. Stacya Silverman, 614 W. McGraw St., Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Art AIDS America An exhibit chronicling 30 years of art made in response to the AIDS epidemic, with works by David Wojnarowicz, Shimon Attie, Bill Jacobson, and dozens more (many of them sadly deceased). Opens Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10, 2016. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $12-$14 Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Bill Ball Inspired to paint three years ago at Burning Man, he shows new abstract paintings inspired by the Northwest Mystics (Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, etc.). Also on view, works from Anna Sokolov. Opening reception, 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St., See seattle.gov/parks/centers/belltown for hours. Ends Jan. 31. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell StreetSeattle, WA 98121 Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Brenna Youngblood Winner of the biannual Gwendolyn Knight | Jacob Lawrence Prize, the young Los Angeles artist shows paintings and collage works. Wed.-Sun. Ends April 17. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 $12-$19 Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Ernesto Ybarra

Between Worlds, his first local show, combines Catholic and Aztec/Mayan themes. Opening reception, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Hours by appointment. End date TBD. 2312 Gallery, 2312 2nd AvenueSeattle, WA 98121 Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Intimate Impressionism Out come the big guns in SAM’s fall behemoth: Manet, Renoir, Monet, Cezanne, Degas, Pissarro, Gauguin, van Gogh, and more. Traveling from the National Gallery, the 68 works have a net worth approaching that of Bill Gates. Ends Jan. 10. $12-$19 Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Jeff Baergen & Austin Grisham They show images of hard luck and poverty on the Aurora strip in North Seattle. Through Dec. Kakao, 415 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Neighborhoods Urban change is the theme for Elizabeth Gahan, Kate Protage, and Kellie Talbot. (The gallery spans the SAM book shop and Taste.) Hours vary. End date TBD. SAM Gallery, 1300 First Ave. Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Pae White The Los Angeles artist uses colorful graphics and yarn to create Command-Shift-4, intended to be “a three-dimensional drawing for visitors to both visually and physically navigate.” The installation has its formal opening during the Henry Open House: 7:30-10 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 29 ($12-$15), which also includes food, beer, music, dancing, and Halloween costumes. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed., Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs. & Sat. Ends Jan. 24. Henry Art Gallery, 4100 15th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98195 $6-$10 Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Paradox of Place Contemporary Korean art is the focus to this group show, which features six artists: Jung Yeondoo, Lim Minouk, Yee Sookyung, Lee Yongbaek, Noh Suntag, and Yang Haegue. Their work spans video to photography, painting to new media. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed. & Fri.-Sun.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs. Ends March 13. Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St. (Volunteer Park), Seattle, WA 98112 $5-$9 Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Wearable Art Show Over a dozen locals offer their frocks and fashions for the gift-giving season. First Friday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Call for hours. Ends Dec. 31. The Island Gallery, 400 Winslow Way E, #120Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Susan Ringstad Emery The local artist, of Inupiaq Scandinavian descent, shows paintings rooted in both cultural traditions.  Ethnic Heritage Art Gallery, Seattle Municipal Tower, Third Floor, 700 Fifth Ave. Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 7am – 7pm

Dr. Seuss The legendary children’s illustrator is represented with a series of prints, called Oh, the Places You’ll Go. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E. (Bellevue), 425-283-0461, gunnarnordstrom.com. 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Sat., Noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Jan. 2. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 9:30am – 7:30pm

Box and Container Show Shopping season begins soon, so what will you give? And where will you put your gifts? This is the gallery’s 36th annual show. Opening reception, 4-6 p.m. Sun,. Nov. 8. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. End date TBD. Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, 2111 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Gregg Laananen He paints Northwest landscapes and nature scenes in The Road to Boiling Rock. Also on view, Terry Furchgott’s The Moroccan Paintings. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Dec. 30. Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Resurgence: Rivers of the Northwest Over a half dozen Native American artists, from Alaska southward, explore indigenous and natural themes. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (weekends vary). Ends January, closing date TBD. Stonington Gallery, 125 S. Jackson St. Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Tatau/Tattoo A history of ink and skin, beginning in the ancient cultures of the Pacific Islands and leading to modern hipster bars and sorority ankles. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Oct. 9, 2016. The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, 719 S. King St., Seattle, WA, 98104 $10-$15 Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 10am – 5pm

The Figure in Process In a prominent new space to open Saturday, Dec. 5, with its future suddenly in doubt, some of patron Paul Allen’s private collection will be on view in a show subtitled “de Kooning to Kapoor 1955-2015.” Other artists will include Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, David Hockney, Barry X. Ball, Alberto Giacometti, Anish Kapoor, Jonas Burgert, Lita Cabellut, and Ruben Pang. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. (to 8 p.m. Thurs.) Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter. Ends Feb. 28. Pivot Art + Culture, 609 Westlake Ave. N., Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland is the inspiration for this group show. First Friday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Roby King Gallery, 176 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Annual Group Exhibition Some two dozen gallery artists help ring out the year. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Gallery IMA, 123 S Jackson St., Seattle WA 98104 Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 10:30am – 5:30pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. Offsite artist talk, 6:30 p.m. Mon., Oct. 26 at Seattle U’s Wyckoff Auditorium. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Wed., Oct. 28. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Annual Group Exhibition Over 30 artists are represented, working in a variety of media. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sun. Ends Dec. 31. Patricia Rovzar, 1225 Second AveSeattle, WA 98101 Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Cable Griffith He continues to explore videogame imagery and digital culture in Sightings. Also on view, Maija Fiebig’s embroidered textiles. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. G. Gibson Gallery, 300 S. Washington St. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Camp Fires BAM goes totally gay with this queer art tribute to Leopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu, and Richard Milette. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Feb. 14. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Counter-Couture Far from the bands and crowds of Bumbershoot, there’s a different kind of festival going on-also with a strong musical influence. Curated by the UW’s Michael Cepress, an artist who studies and works with fiber, textiles, and fashion, the exhibit bears the subtitle “Fashioning Identity in the American Counterculture.” In other words, hippies! Cepress is exploring the ecstatic ‘60s and ‘70s spirit via the bell-bottoms, macrame, embroidered vests, miniskirts, headbands, granny glasses, customized jeans, peasant blouses, Huarache sandals, and tie-dye-always the tie-dye!-that defined that era. Some museumgoers will remember wearing such fashions during the Summer of Love, while younger visitors have lately been reviving the look (sometimes directly from their parents’ closets). Besides the groovy garments, there will be jewelry, supporting materials (Hendrix photos included), accessories, and ephemera from the psychedelic-to-disco era. Back then, the revolution was something you could wear, along with the flowers in your hair. (Opens Sept. 4, runs through Jan. 10.) BRIAN MILLER Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Dennis Warshal Near the site of his family’s old business, Warshal’s Sporting Goods (now the Hotel 1000), the artist has a pop-up gallery showcasing his floral forms rendered in metal. The show is called Leaves of Change. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Ends Jan. 12. Hotel 1000, 1201 Second Ave. Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Erika Sanada She shows small ceramic animal figures in Balancing Act. Also on view, works by Calvin Ma. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Abmeyer + Wood, 210 Second Ave. Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 11am – 7pm

Local Gems Over a dozen Seattle artists are featured, including Tina Albro , Matthew Behrend, Kathryn Booze, Elinor Maroney, Sarah Parent, and Juliette Ripley-Dunkelberger. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 21. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10. Columbia City Gallery, 4864 Rainier Ave, S., Seattle, WA 98118 Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 11am – 7pm

SimpleCup Invitational Over 200 small ceramic vessels go on view. 11 a.m-6 p.m. daily. Ends Dec. 31. KOBO Gallery, 604 S. Jackson St., Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Slash & Burn Celeste Cooning, Joy Hagen, Deborah Kapoor, Brenda Mallory, Naoko Morisawa, June Sekiguchi, Suze Woolf, and Ellen Ziegler make use of fire, soot, charcoal, and scorch marks. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. (Artist demos to follow at 6 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 7 and 28.) 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St., Kirkland, WA 98033 Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Small Works This holiday show includes the likes of Jacob Lawrence, Guy Anderson, and George Tsutakawa. Opening reception, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 10. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 8. Woodside Braseth Gallery, 1201 Western Avenue, Seattle WA 98101 Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 11am – 6pm

SylC & Gerard Cambon Two French artists offer surrealist paintings and found-object sculptures, respectively. First Friday opening reception. 1 a.m.-8 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 31. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 11am – 8pm

The Atomic Frontier: Black Life at Hanford Southern Blacks not only moved north to Chicago and the Midwest to work in the nation’s factories; during WWII, the secret atomic-bomb program in Eastern Washington also depended on such labor. This exhibit includes photographs, documents, and supporting materials to help commemorate those efforts in the 60th anniversary year of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. (Open to 7 p.m. Thurs.) Ends March 6. Northwest African American Museum, 2300 South Massachusetts StreetSeattle, WA 98144 $5-$7 Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Charismatic Megafauna Fanciful beasts and altered natural forms, from artists including Adam Doyle, Brad Woodfin, and Michael Alm, Peter Ferguson, Peter Gronquist, Scott Musgrove. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Roq La Rue Gallery, 532 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98104 Free Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 12 – 5pm

(Butter)fly on the Wall Locals Wynia, Ron Reeder, and Thomas Schworer show new works in photography, glass, and collage. Opening reception, 1 p.m. Sun., Oct. 18. Stacya Silverman, 614 W. McGraw St., Free Thursday, December 31, 2015

Art AIDS America An exhibit chronicling 30 years of art made in response to the AIDS epidemic, with works by David Wojnarowicz, Shimon Attie, Bill Jacobson, and dozens more (many of them sadly deceased). Opens Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10, 2016. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $12-$14 Thursday, December 31, 2015

Bill Ball Inspired to paint three years ago at Burning Man, he shows new abstract paintings inspired by the Northwest Mystics (Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, etc.). Also on view, works from Anna Sokolov. Opening reception, 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St., See seattle.gov/parks/centers/belltown for hours. Ends Jan. 31. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell StreetSeattle, WA 98121 Free Thursday, December 31, 2015

Brenna Youngblood Winner of the biannual Gwendolyn Knight | Jacob Lawrence Prize, the young Los Angeles artist shows paintings and collage works. Wed.-Sun. Ends April 17. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 $12-$19 Thursday, December 31, 2015

Ernesto Ybarra

Between Worlds, his first local show, combines Catholic and Aztec/Mayan themes. Opening reception, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Hours by appointment. End date TBD. 2312 Gallery, 2312 2nd AvenueSeattle, WA 98121 Free Thursday, December 31, 2015

Intimate Impressionism Out come the big guns in SAM’s fall behemoth: Manet, Renoir, Monet, Cezanne, Degas, Pissarro, Gauguin, van Gogh, and more. Traveling from the National Gallery, the 68 works have a net worth approaching that of Bill Gates. Ends Jan. 10. $12-$19 Thursday, December 31, 2015

Jeff Baergen & Austin Grisham They show images of hard luck and poverty on the Aurora strip in North Seattle. Through Dec. Kakao, 415 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 Free Thursday, December 31, 2015

Neighborhoods Urban change is the theme for Elizabeth Gahan, Kate Protage, and Kellie Talbot. (The gallery spans the SAM book shop and Taste.) Hours vary. End date TBD. SAM Gallery, 1300 First Ave. Free Thursday, December 31, 2015

Pae White The Los Angeles artist uses colorful graphics and yarn to create Command-Shift-4, intended to be “a three-dimensional drawing for visitors to both visually and physically navigate.” The installation has its formal opening during the Henry Open House: 7:30-10 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 29 ($12-$15), which also includes food, beer, music, dancing, and Halloween costumes. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed., Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs. & Sat. Ends Jan. 24. Henry Art Gallery, 4100 15th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98195 $6-$10 Thursday, December 31, 2015

Paradox of Place Contemporary Korean art is the focus to this group show, which features six artists: Jung Yeondoo, Lim Minouk, Yee Sookyung, Lee Yongbaek, Noh Suntag, and Yang Haegue. Their work spans video to photography, painting to new media. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed. & Fri.-Sun.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs. Ends March 13. Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St. (Volunteer Park), Seattle, WA 98112 $5-$9 Thursday, December 31, 2015

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Thursday, December 31, 2015

Wearable Art Show Over a dozen locals offer their frocks and fashions for the gift-giving season. First Friday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Call for hours. Ends Dec. 31. The Island Gallery, 400 Winslow Way E, #120Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Free Thursday, December 31, 2015

Susan Ringstad Emery The local artist, of Inupiaq Scandinavian descent, shows paintings rooted in both cultural traditions.  Ethnic Heritage Art Gallery, Seattle Municipal Tower, Third Floor, 700 Fifth Ave. Free Thursday, December 31, 2015, 7am – 7pm

Dr. Seuss The legendary children’s illustrator is represented with a series of prints, called Oh, the Places You’ll Go. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E. (Bellevue), 425-283-0461, gunnarnordstrom.com. 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Sat., Noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Jan. 2. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue Free Thursday, December 31, 2015, 9:30am – 7:30pm

Box and Container Show Shopping season begins soon, so what will you give? And where will you put your gifts? This is the gallery’s 36th annual show. Opening reception, 4-6 p.m. Sun,. Nov. 8. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. End date TBD. Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, 2111 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Free Thursday, December 31, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Resurgence: Rivers of the Northwest Over a half dozen Native American artists, from Alaska southward, explore indigenous and natural themes. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (weekends vary). Ends January, closing date TBD. Stonington Gallery, 125 S. Jackson St. Free Thursday, December 31, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Tatau/Tattoo A history of ink and skin, beginning in the ancient cultures of the Pacific Islands and leading to modern hipster bars and sorority ankles. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Oct. 9, 2016. The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, 719 S. King St., Seattle, WA, 98104 $10-$15 Thursday, December 31, 2015, 10am – 5pm

The Figure in Process In a prominent new space to open Saturday, Dec. 5, with its future suddenly in doubt, some of patron Paul Allen’s private collection will be on view in a show subtitled “de Kooning to Kapoor 1955-2015.” Other artists will include Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, David Hockney, Barry X. Ball, Alberto Giacometti, Anish Kapoor, Jonas Burgert, Lita Cabellut, and Ruben Pang. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. (to 8 p.m. Thurs.) Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter. Ends Feb. 28. Pivot Art + Culture, 609 Westlake Ave. N., Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter Thursday, December 31, 2015, 10am – 6pm

Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland is the inspiration for this group show. First Friday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Roby King Gallery, 176 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island Free Thursday, December 31, 2015, 10am – 5pm

Annual Group Exhibition Some two dozen gallery artists help ring out the year. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Gallery IMA, 123 S Jackson St., Seattle WA 98104 Free Thursday, December 31, 2015, 10:30am – 5:30pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Thursday, December 31, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. Offsite artist talk, 6:30 p.m. Mon., Oct. 26 at Seattle U’s Wyckoff Auditorium. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Wed., Oct. 28. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Thursday, December 31, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Annual Group Exhibition Over 30 artists are represented, working in a variety of media. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sun. Ends Dec. 31. Patricia Rovzar, 1225 Second AveSeattle, WA 98101 Free Thursday, December 31, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Cable Griffith He continues to explore videogame imagery and digital culture in Sightings. Also on view, Maija Fiebig’s embroidered textiles. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. G. Gibson Gallery, 300 S. Washington St. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA 98104 Free Thursday, December 31, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Camp Fires BAM goes totally gay with this queer art tribute to Leopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu, and Richard Milette. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Feb. 14. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Thursday, December 31, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Counter-Couture Far from the bands and crowds of Bumbershoot, there’s a different kind of festival going on-also with a strong musical influence. Curated by the UW’s Michael Cepress, an artist who studies and works with fiber, textiles, and fashion, the exhibit bears the subtitle “Fashioning Identity in the American Counterculture.” In other words, hippies! Cepress is exploring the ecstatic ‘60s and ‘70s spirit via the bell-bottoms, macrame, embroidered vests, miniskirts, headbands, granny glasses, customized jeans, peasant blouses, Huarache sandals, and tie-dye-always the tie-dye!-that defined that era. Some museumgoers will remember wearing such fashions during the Summer of Love, while younger visitors have lately been reviving the look (sometimes directly from their parents’ closets). Besides the groovy garments, there will be jewelry, supporting materials (Hendrix photos included), accessories, and ephemera from the psychedelic-to-disco era. Back then, the revolution was something you could wear, along with the flowers in your hair. (Opens Sept. 4, runs through Jan. 10.) BRIAN MILLER Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Thursday, December 31, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Dennis Warshal Near the site of his family’s old business, Warshal’s Sporting Goods (now the Hotel 1000), the artist has a pop-up gallery showcasing his floral forms rendered in metal. The show is called Leaves of Change. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Ends Jan. 12. Hotel 1000, 1201 Second Ave. Free Thursday, December 31, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Erika Sanada She shows small ceramic animal figures in Balancing Act. Also on view, works by Calvin Ma. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Abmeyer + Wood, 210 Second Ave. Free Thursday, December 31, 2015, 11am – 7pm

Local Gems Over a dozen Seattle artists are featured, including Tina Albro , Matthew Behrend, Kathryn Booze, Elinor Maroney, Sarah Parent, and Juliette Ripley-Dunkelberger. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 21. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10. Columbia City Gallery, 4864 Rainier Ave, S., Seattle, WA 98118 Free Thursday, December 31, 2015, 11am – 7pm

SimpleCup Invitational Over 200 small ceramic vessels go on view. 11 a.m-6 p.m. daily. Ends Dec. 31. KOBO Gallery, 604 S. Jackson St., Free Thursday, December 31, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Slash & Burn Celeste Cooning, Joy Hagen, Deborah Kapoor, Brenda Mallory, Naoko Morisawa, June Sekiguchi, Suze Woolf, and Ellen Ziegler make use of fire, soot, charcoal, and scorch marks. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. (Artist demos to follow at 6 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 7 and 28.) 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St., Kirkland, WA 98033 Free Thursday, December 31, 2015, 11am – 6pm

Small Works This holiday show includes the likes of Jacob Lawrence, Guy Anderson, and George Tsutakawa. Opening reception, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 10. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 8. Woodside Braseth Gallery, 1201 Western Avenue, Seattle WA 98101 Free Thursday, December 31, 2015, 11am – 6pm

SylC & Gerard Cambon Two French artists offer surrealist paintings and found-object sculptures, respectively. First Friday opening reception. 1 a.m.-8 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Dec. 31. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 Third Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Thursday, December 31, 2015, 11am – 8pm

The Atomic Frontier: Black Life at Hanford Southern Blacks not only moved north to Chicago and the Midwest to work in the nation’s factories; during WWII, the secret atomic-bomb program in Eastern Washington also depended on such labor. This exhibit includes photographs, documents, and supporting materials to help commemorate those efforts in the 60th anniversary year of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. (Open to 7 p.m. Thurs.) Ends March 6. Northwest African American Museum, 2300 South Massachusetts StreetSeattle, WA 98144 $5-$7 Thursday, December 31, 2015, 11am – 5pm

Charismatic Megafauna Fanciful beasts and altered natural forms, from artists including Adam Doyle, Brad Woodfin, and Michael Alm, Peter Ferguson, Peter Gronquist, Scott Musgrove. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Roq La Rue Gallery, 532 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98104 Free Thursday, December 31, 2015, 12 – 5pm

Mary Coss Her sculpture show Trace includes disparate materials like old wedding dresses and wire to explore “a narrative around artifacts, the cultural remnants of life, using the form of a human bone as a relic to tell this story.” First Thursday opening reception. Noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. METHOD Gallery, 106 3rd Avenue SSeattle, WA 98104 Free Thursday, December 31, 2015, 12 – 5pm

Art AIDS America An exhibit chronicling 30 years of art made in response to the AIDS epidemic, with works by David Wojnarowicz, Shimon Attie, Bill Jacobson, and dozens more (many of them sadly deceased). Opens Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10, 2016. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $12-$14 Friday, January 1, 2016

Bill Ball Inspired to paint three years ago at Burning Man, he shows new abstract paintings inspired by the Northwest Mystics (Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, etc.). Also on view, works from Anna Sokolov. Opening reception, 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St., See seattle.gov/parks/centers/belltown for hours. Ends Jan. 31. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell StreetSeattle, WA 98121 Free Friday, January 1, 2016

Brenna Youngblood Winner of the biannual Gwendolyn Knight | Jacob Lawrence Prize, the young Los Angeles artist shows paintings and collage works. Wed.-Sun. Ends April 17. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 $12-$19 Friday, January 1, 2016

Ernesto Ybarra

Between Worlds, his first local show, combines Catholic and Aztec/Mayan themes. Opening reception, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Hours by appointment. End date TBD. 2312 Gallery, 2312 2nd AvenueSeattle, WA 98121 Free Friday, January 1, 2016

Intimate Impressionism Out come the big guns in SAM’s fall behemoth: Manet, Renoir, Monet, Cezanne, Degas, Pissarro, Gauguin, van Gogh, and more. Traveling from the National Gallery, the 68 works have a net worth approaching that of Bill Gates. Ends Jan. 10. $12-$19 Friday, January 1, 2016

Pae White The Los Angeles artist uses colorful graphics and yarn to create Command-Shift-4, intended to be “a three-dimensional drawing for visitors to both visually and physically navigate.” The installation has its formal opening during the Henry Open House: 7:30-10 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 29 ($12-$15), which also includes food, beer, music, dancing, and Halloween costumes. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed., Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs. & Sat. Ends Jan. 24. Henry Art Gallery, 4100 15th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98195 $6-$10 Friday, January 1, 2016

Paradox of Place Contemporary Korean art is the focus to this group show, which features six artists: Jung Yeondoo, Lim Minouk, Yee Sookyung, Lee Yongbaek, Noh Suntag, and Yang Haegue. Their work spans video to photography, painting to new media. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed. & Fri.-Sun.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs. Ends March 13. Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St. (Volunteer Park), Seattle, WA 98112 $5-$9 Friday, January 1, 2016

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Friday, January 1, 2016

Susan Ringstad Emery The local artist, of Inupiaq Scandinavian descent, shows paintings rooted in both cultural traditions.  Ethnic Heritage Art Gallery, Seattle Municipal Tower, Third Floor, 700 Fifth Ave. Free Friday, January 1, 2016, 7am – 7pm

Dr. Seuss The legendary children’s illustrator is represented with a series of prints, called Oh, the Places You’ll Go. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E. (Bellevue), 425-283-0461, gunnarnordstrom.com. 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Sat., Noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Jan. 2. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue Free Friday, January 1, 2016, 9:30am – 7:30pm

Box and Container Show Shopping season begins soon, so what will you give? And where will you put your gifts? This is the gallery’s 36th annual show. Opening reception, 4-6 p.m. Sun,. Nov. 8. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. End date TBD. Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, 2111 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Free Friday, January 1, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Resurgence: Rivers of the Northwest Over a half dozen Native American artists, from Alaska southward, explore indigenous and natural themes. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (weekends vary). Ends January, closing date TBD. Stonington Gallery, 125 S. Jackson St. Free Friday, January 1, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Tatau/Tattoo A history of ink and skin, beginning in the ancient cultures of the Pacific Islands and leading to modern hipster bars and sorority ankles. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Oct. 9, 2016. The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, 719 S. King St., Seattle, WA, 98104 $10-$15 Friday, January 1, 2016, 10am – 5pm

The Figure in Process In a prominent new space to open Saturday, Dec. 5, with its future suddenly in doubt, some of patron Paul Allen’s private collection will be on view in a show subtitled “de Kooning to Kapoor 1955-2015.” Other artists will include Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, David Hockney, Barry X. Ball, Alberto Giacometti, Anish Kapoor, Jonas Burgert, Lita Cabellut, and Ruben Pang. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. (to 8 p.m. Thurs.) Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter. Ends Feb. 28. Pivot Art + Culture, 609 Westlake Ave. N., Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter Friday, January 1, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland is the inspiration for this group show. First Friday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Roby King Gallery, 176 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island Free Friday, January 1, 2016, 10am – 5pm

Annual Group Exhibition Some two dozen gallery artists help ring out the year. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Gallery IMA, 123 S Jackson St., Seattle WA 98104 Free Friday, January 1, 2016, 10:30am – 5:30pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. Offsite artist talk, 6:30 p.m. Mon., Oct. 26 at Seattle U’s Wyckoff Auditorium. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Wed., Oct. 28. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Friday, January 1, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Friday, January 1, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Cable Griffith He continues to explore videogame imagery and digital culture in Sightings. Also on view, Maija Fiebig’s embroidered textiles. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. G. Gibson Gallery, 300 S. Washington St. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA 98104 Free Friday, January 1, 2016, 11am – 5pm

Camp Fires BAM goes totally gay with this queer art tribute to Leopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu, and Richard Milette. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Feb. 14. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Friday, January 1, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Counter-Couture Far from the bands and crowds of Bumbershoot, there’s a different kind of festival going on-also with a strong musical influence. Curated by the UW’s Michael Cepress, an artist who studies and works with fiber, textiles, and fashion, the exhibit bears the subtitle “Fashioning Identity in the American Counterculture.” In other words, hippies! Cepress is exploring the ecstatic ‘60s and ‘70s spirit via the bell-bottoms, macrame, embroidered vests, miniskirts, headbands, granny glasses, customized jeans, peasant blouses, Huarache sandals, and tie-dye-always the tie-dye!-that defined that era. Some museumgoers will remember wearing such fashions during the Summer of Love, while younger visitors have lately been reviving the look (sometimes directly from their parents’ closets). Besides the groovy garments, there will be jewelry, supporting materials (Hendrix photos included), accessories, and ephemera from the psychedelic-to-disco era. Back then, the revolution was something you could wear, along with the flowers in your hair. (Opens Sept. 4, runs through Jan. 10.) BRIAN MILLER Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Friday, January 1, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Dennis Warshal Near the site of his family’s old business, Warshal’s Sporting Goods (now the Hotel 1000), the artist has a pop-up gallery showcasing his floral forms rendered in metal. The show is called Leaves of Change. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Ends Jan. 12. Hotel 1000, 1201 Second Ave. Free Friday, January 1, 2016, 11am – 5pm

Erika Sanada She shows small ceramic animal figures in Balancing Act. Also on view, works by Calvin Ma. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Abmeyer + Wood, 210 Second Ave. Free Friday, January 1, 2016, 11am – 7pm

Local Gems Over a dozen Seattle artists are featured, including Tina Albro , Matthew Behrend, Kathryn Booze, Elinor Maroney, Sarah Parent, and Juliette Ripley-Dunkelberger. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 21. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10. Columbia City Gallery, 4864 Rainier Ave, S., Seattle, WA 98118 Free Friday, January 1, 2016, 11am – 7pm

Slash & Burn Celeste Cooning, Joy Hagen, Deborah Kapoor, Brenda Mallory, Naoko Morisawa, June Sekiguchi, Suze Woolf, and Ellen Ziegler make use of fire, soot, charcoal, and scorch marks. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. (Artist demos to follow at 6 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 7 and 28.) 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St., Kirkland, WA 98033 Free Friday, January 1, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Small Works This holiday show includes the likes of Jacob Lawrence, Guy Anderson, and George Tsutakawa. Opening reception, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 10. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 8. Woodside Braseth Gallery, 1201 Western Avenue, Seattle WA 98101 Free Friday, January 1, 2016, 11am – 6pm

The Atomic Frontier: Black Life at Hanford Southern Blacks not only moved north to Chicago and the Midwest to work in the nation’s factories; during WWII, the secret atomic-bomb program in Eastern Washington also depended on such labor. This exhibit includes photographs, documents, and supporting materials to help commemorate those efforts in the 60th anniversary year of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. (Open to 7 p.m. Thurs.) Ends March 6. Northwest African American Museum, 2300 South Massachusetts StreetSeattle, WA 98144 $5-$7 Friday, January 1, 2016, 11am – 5pm

Charismatic Megafauna Fanciful beasts and altered natural forms, from artists including Adam Doyle, Brad Woodfin, and Michael Alm, Peter Ferguson, Peter Gronquist, Scott Musgrove. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Roq La Rue Gallery, 532 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98104 Free Friday, January 1, 2016, 12 – 5pm

Mary Coss Her sculpture show Trace includes disparate materials like old wedding dresses and wire to explore “a narrative around artifacts, the cultural remnants of life, using the form of a human bone as a relic to tell this story.” First Thursday opening reception. Noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. METHOD Gallery, 106 3rd Avenue SSeattle, WA 98104 Free Friday, January 1, 2016, 12 – 5pm

Art AIDS America An exhibit chronicling 30 years of art made in response to the AIDS epidemic, with works by David Wojnarowicz, Shimon Attie, Bill Jacobson, and dozens more (many of them sadly deceased). Opens Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10, 2016. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $12-$14 Saturday, January 2, 2016

Bill Ball Inspired to paint three years ago at Burning Man, he shows new abstract paintings inspired by the Northwest Mystics (Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, etc.). Also on view, works from Anna Sokolov. Opening reception, 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St., See seattle.gov/parks/centers/belltown for hours. Ends Jan. 31. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell StreetSeattle, WA 98121 Free Saturday, January 2, 2016

Brenna Youngblood Winner of the biannual Gwendolyn Knight | Jacob Lawrence Prize, the young Los Angeles artist shows paintings and collage works. Wed.-Sun. Ends April 17. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 $12-$19 Saturday, January 2, 2016

Ernesto Ybarra

Between Worlds, his first local show, combines Catholic and Aztec/Mayan themes. Opening reception, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Hours by appointment. End date TBD. 2312 Gallery, 2312 2nd AvenueSeattle, WA 98121 Free Saturday, January 2, 2016

Intimate Impressionism Out come the big guns in SAM’s fall behemoth: Manet, Renoir, Monet, Cezanne, Degas, Pissarro, Gauguin, van Gogh, and more. Traveling from the National Gallery, the 68 works have a net worth approaching that of Bill Gates. Ends Jan. 10. $12-$19 Saturday, January 2, 2016

Pae White The Los Angeles artist uses colorful graphics and yarn to create Command-Shift-4, intended to be “a three-dimensional drawing for visitors to both visually and physically navigate.” The installation has its formal opening during the Henry Open House: 7:30-10 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 29 ($12-$15), which also includes food, beer, music, dancing, and Halloween costumes. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed., Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs. & Sat. Ends Jan. 24. Henry Art Gallery, 4100 15th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98195 $6-$10 Saturday, January 2, 2016

Paradox of Place Contemporary Korean art is the focus to this group show, which features six artists: Jung Yeondoo, Lim Minouk, Yee Sookyung, Lee Yongbaek, Noh Suntag, and Yang Haegue. Their work spans video to photography, painting to new media. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed. & Fri.-Sun.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs. Ends March 13. Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St. (Volunteer Park), Seattle, WA 98112 $5-$9 Saturday, January 2, 2016

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Saturday, January 2, 2016

Dr. Seuss The legendary children’s illustrator is represented with a series of prints, called Oh, the Places You’ll Go. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E. (Bellevue), 425-283-0461, gunnarnordstrom.com. 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Sat., Noon-5 p.m. Sun. Ends Jan. 2. Gunnar Nordstrom, 800 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue Free Saturday, January 2, 2016, 9:30am – 7:30pm

Box and Container Show Shopping season begins soon, so what will you give? And where will you put your gifts? This is the gallery’s 36th annual show. Opening reception, 4-6 p.m. Sun,. Nov. 8. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. End date TBD. Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, 2111 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Free Saturday, January 2, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Tatau/Tattoo A history of ink and skin, beginning in the ancient cultures of the Pacific Islands and leading to modern hipster bars and sorority ankles. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Oct. 9, 2016. The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, 719 S. King St., Seattle, WA, 98104 $10-$15 Saturday, January 2, 2016, 10am – 5pm

The Figure in Process In a prominent new space to open Saturday, Dec. 5, with its future suddenly in doubt, some of patron Paul Allen’s private collection will be on view in a show subtitled “de Kooning to Kapoor 1955-2015.” Other artists will include Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, David Hockney, Barry X. Ball, Alberto Giacometti, Anish Kapoor, Jonas Burgert, Lita Cabellut, and Ruben Pang. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. (to 8 p.m. Thurs.) Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter. Ends Feb. 28. Pivot Art + Culture, 609 Westlake Ave. N., Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter Saturday, January 2, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland is the inspiration for this group show. First Friday opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Roby King Gallery, 176 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island Free Saturday, January 2, 2016, 10am – 5pm

Annual Group Exhibition Some two dozen gallery artists help ring out the year. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Gallery IMA, 123 S Jackson St., Seattle WA 98104 Free Saturday, January 2, 2016, 10:30am – 5:30pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Saturday, January 2, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. Offsite artist talk, 6:30 p.m. Mon., Oct. 26 at Seattle U’s Wyckoff Auditorium. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Wed., Oct. 28. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Saturday, January 2, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Cable Griffith He continues to explore videogame imagery and digital culture in Sightings. Also on view, Maija Fiebig’s embroidered textiles. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. G. Gibson Gallery, 300 S. Washington St. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA 98104 Free Saturday, January 2, 2016, 11am – 5pm

Camp Fires BAM goes totally gay with this queer art tribute to Leopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu, and Richard Milette. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Feb. 14. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Saturday, January 2, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Counter-Couture Far from the bands and crowds of Bumbershoot, there’s a different kind of festival going on-also with a strong musical influence. Curated by the UW’s Michael Cepress, an artist who studies and works with fiber, textiles, and fashion, the exhibit bears the subtitle “Fashioning Identity in the American Counterculture.” In other words, hippies! Cepress is exploring the ecstatic ‘60s and ‘70s spirit via the bell-bottoms, macrame, embroidered vests, miniskirts, headbands, granny glasses, customized jeans, peasant blouses, Huarache sandals, and tie-dye-always the tie-dye!-that defined that era. Some museumgoers will remember wearing such fashions during the Summer of Love, while younger visitors have lately been reviving the look (sometimes directly from their parents’ closets). Besides the groovy garments, there will be jewelry, supporting materials (Hendrix photos included), accessories, and ephemera from the psychedelic-to-disco era. Back then, the revolution was something you could wear, along with the flowers in your hair. (Opens Sept. 4, runs through Jan. 10.) BRIAN MILLER Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Saturday, January 2, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Dennis Warshal Near the site of his family’s old business, Warshal’s Sporting Goods (now the Hotel 1000), the artist has a pop-up gallery showcasing his floral forms rendered in metal. The show is called Leaves of Change. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Ends Jan. 12. Hotel 1000, 1201 Second Ave. Free Saturday, January 2, 2016, 11am – 5pm

Erika Sanada She shows small ceramic animal figures in Balancing Act. Also on view, works by Calvin Ma. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. Abmeyer + Wood, 210 Second Ave. Free Saturday, January 2, 2016, 11am – 7pm

Local Gems Over a dozen Seattle artists are featured, including Tina Albro , Matthew Behrend, Kathryn Booze, Elinor Maroney, Sarah Parent, and Juliette Ripley-Dunkelberger. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 21. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10. Columbia City Gallery, 4864 Rainier Ave, S., Seattle, WA 98118 Free Saturday, January 2, 2016, 11am – 7pm

Slash & Burn Celeste Cooning, Joy Hagen, Deborah Kapoor, Brenda Mallory, Naoko Morisawa, June Sekiguchi, Suze Woolf, and Ellen Ziegler make use of fire, soot, charcoal, and scorch marks. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. (Artist demos to follow at 6 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 7 and 28.) 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St., Kirkland, WA 98033 Free Saturday, January 2, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Small Works This holiday show includes the likes of Jacob Lawrence, Guy Anderson, and George Tsutakawa. Opening reception, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 10. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 8. Woodside Braseth Gallery, 1201 Western Avenue, Seattle WA 98101 Free Saturday, January 2, 2016, 11am – 6pm

The Atomic Frontier: Black Life at Hanford Southern Blacks not only moved north to Chicago and the Midwest to work in the nation’s factories; during WWII, the secret atomic-bomb program in Eastern Washington also depended on such labor. This exhibit includes photographs, documents, and supporting materials to help commemorate those efforts in the 60th anniversary year of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. (Open to 7 p.m. Thurs.) Ends March 6. Northwest African American Museum, 2300 South Massachusetts StreetSeattle, WA 98144 $5-$7 Saturday, January 2, 2016, 11am – 5pm

Charismatic Megafauna Fanciful beasts and altered natural forms, from artists including Adam Doyle, Brad Woodfin, and Michael Alm, Peter Ferguson, Peter Gronquist, Scott Musgrove. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Roq La Rue Gallery, 532 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98104 Free Saturday, January 2, 2016, 12 – 5pm

Everyone’s In A salon-style group show, with small works priced for the holidays, draws inspiration from Jayson Musson’s Itsa Small, Small World. Opening reception, 6-9 p.m. Sat., Dec. 12. Noon-5 p.m. Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The Alice, 6007 12th Ave. S. Free Saturday, January 2, 2016, 12 – 5pm

Mary Coss Her sculpture show Trace includes disparate materials like old wedding dresses and wire to explore “a narrative around artifacts, the cultural remnants of life, using the form of a human bone as a relic to tell this story.” First Thursday opening reception. Noon-5 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Ends Jan. 2. METHOD Gallery, 106 3rd Avenue SSeattle, WA 98104 Free Saturday, January 2, 2016, 12 – 5pm

Art AIDS America An exhibit chronicling 30 years of art made in response to the AIDS epidemic, with works by David Wojnarowicz, Shimon Attie, Bill Jacobson, and dozens more (many of them sadly deceased). Opens Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10, 2016. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $12-$14 Sunday, January 3, 2016

Bill Ball Inspired to paint three years ago at Burning Man, he shows new abstract paintings inspired by the Northwest Mystics (Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, etc.). Also on view, works from Anna Sokolov. Opening reception, 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St., See seattle.gov/parks/centers/belltown for hours. Ends Jan. 31. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell StreetSeattle, WA 98121 Free Sunday, January 3, 2016

Brenna Youngblood Winner of the biannual Gwendolyn Knight | Jacob Lawrence Prize, the young Los Angeles artist shows paintings and collage works. Wed.-Sun. Ends April 17. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 $12-$19 Sunday, January 3, 2016

Ernesto Ybarra

Between Worlds, his first local show, combines Catholic and Aztec/Mayan themes. Opening reception, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Hours by appointment. End date TBD. 2312 Gallery, 2312 2nd AvenueSeattle, WA 98121 Free Sunday, January 3, 2016

Intimate Impressionism Out come the big guns in SAM’s fall behemoth: Manet, Renoir, Monet, Cezanne, Degas, Pissarro, Gauguin, van Gogh, and more. Traveling from the National Gallery, the 68 works have a net worth approaching that of Bill Gates. Ends Jan. 10. $12-$19 Sunday, January 3, 2016

Pae White The Los Angeles artist uses colorful graphics and yarn to create Command-Shift-4, intended to be “a three-dimensional drawing for visitors to both visually and physically navigate.” The installation has its formal opening during the Henry Open House: 7:30-10 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 29 ($12-$15), which also includes food, beer, music, dancing, and Halloween costumes. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed., Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs. & Sat. Ends Jan. 24. Henry Art Gallery, 4100 15th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98195 $6-$10 Sunday, January 3, 2016

Paradox of Place Contemporary Korean art is the focus to this group show, which features six artists: Jung Yeondoo, Lim Minouk, Yee Sookyung, Lee Yongbaek, Noh Suntag, and Yang Haegue. Their work spans video to photography, painting to new media. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed. & Fri.-Sun.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs. Ends March 13. Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St. (Volunteer Park), Seattle, WA 98112 $5-$9 Sunday, January 3, 2016

Sam Birchman He shows new figurative paintings. Opening reception, 7-9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 7. Form/Space Atelier, 98 Clay St. Free Sunday, January 3, 2016

Box and Container Show Shopping season begins soon, so what will you give? And where will you put your gifts? This is the gallery’s 36th annual show. Opening reception, 4-6 p.m. Sun,. Nov. 8. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. End date TBD. Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, 2111 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Free Sunday, January 3, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Tatau/Tattoo A history of ink and skin, beginning in the ancient cultures of the Pacific Islands and leading to modern hipster bars and sorority ankles. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Oct. 9, 2016. The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, 719 S. King St., Seattle, WA, 98104 $10-$15 Sunday, January 3, 2016, 10am – 5pm

The Figure in Process In a prominent new space to open Saturday, Dec. 5, with its future suddenly in doubt, some of patron Paul Allen’s private collection will be on view in a show subtitled “de Kooning to Kapoor 1955-2015.” Other artists will include Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, David Hockney, Barry X. Ball, Alberto Giacometti, Anish Kapoor, Jonas Burgert, Lita Cabellut, and Ruben Pang. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. (to 8 p.m. Thurs.) Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter. Ends Feb. 28. Pivot Art + Culture, 609 Westlake Ave. N., Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter Sunday, January 3, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Camp Fires BAM goes totally gay with this queer art tribute to Leopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu, and Richard Milette. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Feb. 14. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Sunday, January 3, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Counter-Couture Far from the bands and crowds of Bumbershoot, there’s a different kind of festival going on-also with a strong musical influence. Curated by the UW’s Michael Cepress, an artist who studies and works with fiber, textiles, and fashion, the exhibit bears the subtitle “Fashioning Identity in the American Counterculture.” In other words, hippies! Cepress is exploring the ecstatic ‘60s and ‘70s spirit via the bell-bottoms, macrame, embroidered vests, miniskirts, headbands, granny glasses, customized jeans, peasant blouses, Huarache sandals, and tie-dye-always the tie-dye!-that defined that era. Some museumgoers will remember wearing such fashions during the Summer of Love, while younger visitors have lately been reviving the look (sometimes directly from their parents’ closets). Besides the groovy garments, there will be jewelry, supporting materials (Hendrix photos included), accessories, and ephemera from the psychedelic-to-disco era. Back then, the revolution was something you could wear, along with the flowers in your hair. (Opens Sept. 4, runs through Jan. 10.) BRIAN MILLER Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Sunday, January 3, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Dennis Warshal Near the site of his family’s old business, Warshal’s Sporting Goods (now the Hotel 1000), the artist has a pop-up gallery showcasing his floral forms rendered in metal. The show is called Leaves of Change. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Ends Jan. 12. Hotel 1000, 1201 Second Ave. Free Sunday, January 3, 2016, 11am – 5pm

Local Gems Over a dozen Seattle artists are featured, including Tina Albro , Matthew Behrend, Kathryn Booze, Elinor Maroney, Sarah Parent, and Juliette Ripley-Dunkelberger. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 21. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10. Columbia City Gallery, 4864 Rainier Ave, S., Seattle, WA 98118 Free Sunday, January 3, 2016, 11am – 7pm

Small Works This holiday show includes the likes of Jacob Lawrence, Guy Anderson, and George Tsutakawa. Opening reception, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 10. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 8. Woodside Braseth Gallery, 1201 Western Avenue, Seattle WA 98101 Free Sunday, January 3, 2016, 11am – 6pm

The Atomic Frontier: Black Life at Hanford Southern Blacks not only moved north to Chicago and the Midwest to work in the nation’s factories; during WWII, the secret atomic-bomb program in Eastern Washington also depended on such labor. This exhibit includes photographs, documents, and supporting materials to help commemorate those efforts in the 60th anniversary year of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. (Open to 7 p.m. Thurs.) Ends March 6. Northwest African American Museum, 2300 South Massachusetts StreetSeattle, WA 98144 $5-$7 Sunday, January 3, 2016, 11am – 5pm

Bill Ball Inspired to paint three years ago at Burning Man, he shows new abstract paintings inspired by the Northwest Mystics (Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, etc.). Also on view, works from Anna Sokolov. Opening reception, 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St., See seattle.gov/parks/centers/belltown for hours. Ends Jan. 31. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell StreetSeattle, WA 98121 Free Monday, January 4, 2016

Ernesto Ybarra

Between Worlds, his first local show, combines Catholic and Aztec/Mayan themes. Opening reception, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Hours by appointment. End date TBD. 2312 Gallery, 2312 2nd AvenueSeattle, WA 98121 Free Monday, January 4, 2016

Susan Ringstad Emery The local artist, of Inupiaq Scandinavian descent, shows paintings rooted in both cultural traditions.  Ethnic Heritage Art Gallery, Seattle Municipal Tower, Third Floor, 700 Fifth Ave. Free Monday, January 4, 2016, 7am – 7pm

Box and Container Show Shopping season begins soon, so what will you give? And where will you put your gifts? This is the gallery’s 36th annual show. Opening reception, 4-6 p.m. Sun,. Nov. 8. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. End date TBD. Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, 2111 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Free Monday, January 4, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Resurgence: Rivers of the Northwest Over a half dozen Native American artists, from Alaska southward, explore indigenous and natural themes. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (weekends vary). Ends January, closing date TBD. Stonington Gallery, 125 S. Jackson St. Free Monday, January 4, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Dennis Warshal Near the site of his family’s old business, Warshal’s Sporting Goods (now the Hotel 1000), the artist has a pop-up gallery showcasing his floral forms rendered in metal. The show is called Leaves of Change. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Ends Jan. 12. Hotel 1000, 1201 Second Ave. Free Monday, January 4, 2016, 11am – 5pm

Small Works This holiday show includes the likes of Jacob Lawrence, Guy Anderson, and George Tsutakawa. Opening reception, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 10. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 8. Woodside Braseth Gallery, 1201 Western Avenue, Seattle WA 98101 Free Monday, January 4, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Bill Ball Inspired to paint three years ago at Burning Man, he shows new abstract paintings inspired by the Northwest Mystics (Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, etc.). Also on view, works from Anna Sokolov. Opening reception, 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St., See seattle.gov/parks/centers/belltown for hours. Ends Jan. 31. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell StreetSeattle, WA 98121 Free Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Ernesto Ybarra

Between Worlds, his first local show, combines Catholic and Aztec/Mayan themes. Opening reception, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Hours by appointment. End date TBD. 2312 Gallery, 2312 2nd AvenueSeattle, WA 98121 Free Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Susan Ringstad Emery The local artist, of Inupiaq Scandinavian descent, shows paintings rooted in both cultural traditions.  Ethnic Heritage Art Gallery, Seattle Municipal Tower, Third Floor, 700 Fifth Ave. Free Tuesday, January 5, 2016, 7am – 7pm

Box and Container Show Shopping season begins soon, so what will you give? And where will you put your gifts? This is the gallery’s 36th annual show. Opening reception, 4-6 p.m. Sun,. Nov. 8. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. End date TBD. Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, 2111 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Free Tuesday, January 5, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Resurgence: Rivers of the Northwest Over a half dozen Native American artists, from Alaska southward, explore indigenous and natural themes. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (weekends vary). Ends January, closing date TBD. Stonington Gallery, 125 S. Jackson St. Free Tuesday, January 5, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Tatau/Tattoo A history of ink and skin, beginning in the ancient cultures of the Pacific Islands and leading to modern hipster bars and sorority ankles. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Oct. 9, 2016. The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, 719 S. King St., Seattle, WA, 98104 $10-$15 Tuesday, January 5, 2016, 10am – 5pm

The Figure in Process In a prominent new space to open Saturday, Dec. 5, with its future suddenly in doubt, some of patron Paul Allen’s private collection will be on view in a show subtitled “de Kooning to Kapoor 1955-2015.” Other artists will include Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, David Hockney, Barry X. Ball, Alberto Giacometti, Anish Kapoor, Jonas Burgert, Lita Cabellut, and Ruben Pang. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. (to 8 p.m. Thurs.) Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter. Ends Feb. 28. Pivot Art + Culture, 609 Westlake Ave. N., Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter Tuesday, January 5, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Camp Fires BAM goes totally gay with this queer art tribute to Leopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu, and Richard Milette. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Feb. 14. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Tuesday, January 5, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Counter-Couture Far from the bands and crowds of Bumbershoot, there’s a different kind of festival going on-also with a strong musical influence. Curated by the UW’s Michael Cepress, an artist who studies and works with fiber, textiles, and fashion, the exhibit bears the subtitle “Fashioning Identity in the American Counterculture.” In other words, hippies! Cepress is exploring the ecstatic ‘60s and ‘70s spirit via the bell-bottoms, macrame, embroidered vests, miniskirts, headbands, granny glasses, customized jeans, peasant blouses, Huarache sandals, and tie-dye-always the tie-dye!-that defined that era. Some museumgoers will remember wearing such fashions during the Summer of Love, while younger visitors have lately been reviving the look (sometimes directly from their parents’ closets). Besides the groovy garments, there will be jewelry, supporting materials (Hendrix photos included), accessories, and ephemera from the psychedelic-to-disco era. Back then, the revolution was something you could wear, along with the flowers in your hair. (Opens Sept. 4, runs through Jan. 10.) BRIAN MILLER Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Tuesday, January 5, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Dennis Warshal Near the site of his family’s old business, Warshal’s Sporting Goods (now the Hotel 1000), the artist has a pop-up gallery showcasing his floral forms rendered in metal. The show is called Leaves of Change. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Ends Jan. 12. Hotel 1000, 1201 Second Ave. Free Tuesday, January 5, 2016, 11am – 5pm

Slash & Burn Celeste Cooning, Joy Hagen, Deborah Kapoor, Brenda Mallory, Naoko Morisawa, June Sekiguchi, Suze Woolf, and Ellen Ziegler make use of fire, soot, charcoal, and scorch marks. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. (Artist demos to follow at 6 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 7 and 28.) 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St., Kirkland, WA 98033 Free Tuesday, January 5, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Small Works This holiday show includes the likes of Jacob Lawrence, Guy Anderson, and George Tsutakawa. Opening reception, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 10. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 8. Woodside Braseth Gallery, 1201 Western Avenue, Seattle WA 98101 Free Tuesday, January 5, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Art AIDS America An exhibit chronicling 30 years of art made in response to the AIDS epidemic, with works by David Wojnarowicz, Shimon Attie, Bill Jacobson, and dozens more (many of them sadly deceased). Opens Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10, 2016. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $12-$14 Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Bill Ball Inspired to paint three years ago at Burning Man, he shows new abstract paintings inspired by the Northwest Mystics (Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, etc.). Also on view, works from Anna Sokolov. Opening reception, 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St., See seattle.gov/parks/centers/belltown for hours. Ends Jan. 31. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell StreetSeattle, WA 98121 Free Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Brenna Youngblood Winner of the biannual Gwendolyn Knight | Jacob Lawrence Prize, the young Los Angeles artist shows paintings and collage works. Wed.-Sun. Ends April 17. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 $12-$19 Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Ernesto Ybarra

Between Worlds, his first local show, combines Catholic and Aztec/Mayan themes. Opening reception, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Hours by appointment. End date TBD. 2312 Gallery, 2312 2nd AvenueSeattle, WA 98121 Free Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Intimate Impressionism Out come the big guns in SAM’s fall behemoth: Manet, Renoir, Monet, Cezanne, Degas, Pissarro, Gauguin, van Gogh, and more. Traveling from the National Gallery, the 68 works have a net worth approaching that of Bill Gates. Ends Jan. 10. $12-$19 Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Pae White The Los Angeles artist uses colorful graphics and yarn to create Command-Shift-4, intended to be “a three-dimensional drawing for visitors to both visually and physically navigate.” The installation has its formal opening during the Henry Open House: 7:30-10 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 29 ($12-$15), which also includes food, beer, music, dancing, and Halloween costumes. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed., Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs. & Sat. Ends Jan. 24. Henry Art Gallery, 4100 15th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98195 $6-$10 Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Paradox of Place Contemporary Korean art is the focus to this group show, which features six artists: Jung Yeondoo, Lim Minouk, Yee Sookyung, Lee Yongbaek, Noh Suntag, and Yang Haegue. Their work spans video to photography, painting to new media. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed. & Fri.-Sun.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs. Ends March 13. Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St. (Volunteer Park), Seattle, WA 98112 $5-$9 Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Susan Ringstad Emery The local artist, of Inupiaq Scandinavian descent, shows paintings rooted in both cultural traditions.  Ethnic Heritage Art Gallery, Seattle Municipal Tower, Third Floor, 700 Fifth Ave. Free Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 7am – 7pm

Box and Container Show Shopping season begins soon, so what will you give? And where will you put your gifts? This is the gallery’s 36th annual show. Opening reception, 4-6 p.m. Sun,. Nov. 8. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. End date TBD. Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, 2111 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Free Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Resurgence: Rivers of the Northwest Over a half dozen Native American artists, from Alaska southward, explore indigenous and natural themes. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (weekends vary). Ends January, closing date TBD. Stonington Gallery, 125 S. Jackson St. Free Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Tatau/Tattoo A history of ink and skin, beginning in the ancient cultures of the Pacific Islands and leading to modern hipster bars and sorority ankles. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Oct. 9, 2016. The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, 719 S. King St., Seattle, WA, 98104 $10-$15 Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 10am – 5pm

The Figure in Process In a prominent new space to open Saturday, Dec. 5, with its future suddenly in doubt, some of patron Paul Allen’s private collection will be on view in a show subtitled “de Kooning to Kapoor 1955-2015.” Other artists will include Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, David Hockney, Barry X. Ball, Alberto Giacometti, Anish Kapoor, Jonas Burgert, Lita Cabellut, and Ruben Pang. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. (to 8 p.m. Thurs.) Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter. Ends Feb. 28. Pivot Art + Culture, 609 Westlake Ave. N., Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. Offsite artist talk, 6:30 p.m. Mon., Oct. 26 at Seattle U’s Wyckoff Auditorium. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Wed., Oct. 28. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Cable Griffith He continues to explore videogame imagery and digital culture in Sightings. Also on view, Maija Fiebig’s embroidered textiles. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. G. Gibson Gallery, 300 S. Washington St. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 11am – 5pm

Camp Fires BAM goes totally gay with this queer art tribute to Leopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu, and Richard Milette. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Feb. 14. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Counter-Couture Far from the bands and crowds of Bumbershoot, there’s a different kind of festival going on-also with a strong musical influence. Curated by the UW’s Michael Cepress, an artist who studies and works with fiber, textiles, and fashion, the exhibit bears the subtitle “Fashioning Identity in the American Counterculture.” In other words, hippies! Cepress is exploring the ecstatic ‘60s and ‘70s spirit via the bell-bottoms, macrame, embroidered vests, miniskirts, headbands, granny glasses, customized jeans, peasant blouses, Huarache sandals, and tie-dye-always the tie-dye!-that defined that era. Some museumgoers will remember wearing such fashions during the Summer of Love, while younger visitors have lately been reviving the look (sometimes directly from their parents’ closets). Besides the groovy garments, there will be jewelry, supporting materials (Hendrix photos included), accessories, and ephemera from the psychedelic-to-disco era. Back then, the revolution was something you could wear, along with the flowers in your hair. (Opens Sept. 4, runs through Jan. 10.) BRIAN MILLER Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Dennis Warshal Near the site of his family’s old business, Warshal’s Sporting Goods (now the Hotel 1000), the artist has a pop-up gallery showcasing his floral forms rendered in metal. The show is called Leaves of Change. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Ends Jan. 12. Hotel 1000, 1201 Second Ave. Free Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 11am – 5pm

Local Gems Over a dozen Seattle artists are featured, including Tina Albro , Matthew Behrend, Kathryn Booze, Elinor Maroney, Sarah Parent, and Juliette Ripley-Dunkelberger. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 21. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10. Columbia City Gallery, 4864 Rainier Ave, S., Seattle, WA 98118 Free Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 11am – 7pm

Slash & Burn Celeste Cooning, Joy Hagen, Deborah Kapoor, Brenda Mallory, Naoko Morisawa, June Sekiguchi, Suze Woolf, and Ellen Ziegler make use of fire, soot, charcoal, and scorch marks. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. (Artist demos to follow at 6 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 7 and 28.) 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St., Kirkland, WA 98033 Free Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Small Works This holiday show includes the likes of Jacob Lawrence, Guy Anderson, and George Tsutakawa. Opening reception, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 10. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 8. Woodside Braseth Gallery, 1201 Western Avenue, Seattle WA 98101 Free Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 11am – 6pm

The Atomic Frontier: Black Life at Hanford Southern Blacks not only moved north to Chicago and the Midwest to work in the nation’s factories; during WWII, the secret atomic-bomb program in Eastern Washington also depended on such labor. This exhibit includes photographs, documents, and supporting materials to help commemorate those efforts in the 60th anniversary year of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. (Open to 7 p.m. Thurs.) Ends March 6. Northwest African American Museum, 2300 South Massachusetts StreetSeattle, WA 98144 $5-$7 Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 11am – 5pm

Charismatic Megafauna Fanciful beasts and altered natural forms, from artists including Adam Doyle, Brad Woodfin, and Michael Alm, Peter Ferguson, Peter Gronquist, Scott Musgrove. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Roq La Rue Gallery, 532 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98104 Free Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 12 – 5pm

Art AIDS America An exhibit chronicling 30 years of art made in response to the AIDS epidemic, with works by David Wojnarowicz, Shimon Attie, Bill Jacobson, and dozens more (many of them sadly deceased). Opens Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10, 2016. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $12-$14 Thursday, January 7, 2016

Bill Ball Inspired to paint three years ago at Burning Man, he shows new abstract paintings inspired by the Northwest Mystics (Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, etc.). Also on view, works from Anna Sokolov. Opening reception, 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St., See seattle.gov/parks/centers/belltown for hours. Ends Jan. 31. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell StreetSeattle, WA 98121 Free Thursday, January 7, 2016

Brenna Youngblood Winner of the biannual Gwendolyn Knight | Jacob Lawrence Prize, the young Los Angeles artist shows paintings and collage works. Wed.-Sun. Ends April 17. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 $12-$19 Thursday, January 7, 2016

Ernesto Ybarra

Between Worlds, his first local show, combines Catholic and Aztec/Mayan themes. Opening reception, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Hours by appointment. End date TBD. 2312 Gallery, 2312 2nd AvenueSeattle, WA 98121 Free Thursday, January 7, 2016

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First Thursday Art Walk Beginning around 5 p.m. and often lasting to 9 p.m., the monthly art celebration includes venues like the Tashiro Kaplan Building, Roq La Rue, James Harris, Greg Kucera, and all the other Pioneer Square galleries. Occidental Park will also be full of artists and vendors. Occidental Park, S. Main St. & Occidental Ave. S. Free Thursday, January 7, 2016

Intimate Impressionism Out come the big guns in SAM’s fall behemoth: Manet, Renoir, Monet, Cezanne, Degas, Pissarro, Gauguin, van Gogh, and more. Traveling from the National Gallery, the 68 works have a net worth approaching that of Bill Gates. Ends Jan. 10. $12-$19 Thursday, January 7, 2016

Pae White The Los Angeles artist uses colorful graphics and yarn to create Command-Shift-4, intended to be “a three-dimensional drawing for visitors to both visually and physically navigate.” The installation has its formal opening during the Henry Open House: 7:30-10 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 29 ($12-$15), which also includes food, beer, music, dancing, and Halloween costumes. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed., Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs. & Sat. Ends Jan. 24. Henry Art Gallery, 4100 15th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98195 $6-$10 Thursday, January 7, 2016

Paradox of Place Contemporary Korean art is the focus to this group show, which features six artists: Jung Yeondoo, Lim Minouk, Yee Sookyung, Lee Yongbaek, Noh Suntag, and Yang Haegue. Their work spans video to photography, painting to new media. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed. & Fri.-Sun.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs. Ends March 13. Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St. (Volunteer Park), Seattle, WA 98112 $5-$9 Thursday, January 7, 2016

Susan Ringstad Emery The local artist, of Inupiaq Scandinavian descent, shows paintings rooted in both cultural traditions.  Ethnic Heritage Art Gallery, Seattle Municipal Tower, Third Floor, 700 Fifth Ave. Free Thursday, January 7, 2016, 7am – 7pm

Box and Container Show Shopping season begins soon, so what will you give? And where will you put your gifts? This is the gallery’s 36th annual show. Opening reception, 4-6 p.m. Sun,. Nov. 8. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. End date TBD. Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, 2111 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Free Thursday, January 7, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Resurgence: Rivers of the Northwest Over a half dozen Native American artists, from Alaska southward, explore indigenous and natural themes. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (weekends vary). Ends January, closing date TBD. Stonington Gallery, 125 S. Jackson St. Free Thursday, January 7, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Tatau/Tattoo A history of ink and skin, beginning in the ancient cultures of the Pacific Islands and leading to modern hipster bars and sorority ankles. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Oct. 9, 2016. The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, 719 S. King St., Seattle, WA, 98104 $10-$15 Thursday, January 7, 2016, 10am – 5pm

The Figure in Process In a prominent new space to open Saturday, Dec. 5, with its future suddenly in doubt, some of patron Paul Allen’s private collection will be on view in a show subtitled “de Kooning to Kapoor 1955-2015.” Other artists will include Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, David Hockney, Barry X. Ball, Alberto Giacometti, Anish Kapoor, Jonas Burgert, Lita Cabellut, and Ruben Pang. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. (to 8 p.m. Thurs.) Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter. Ends Feb. 28. Pivot Art + Culture, 609 Westlake Ave. N., Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter Thursday, January 7, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. Offsite artist talk, 6:30 p.m. Mon., Oct. 26 at Seattle U’s Wyckoff Auditorium. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Wed., Oct. 28. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Thursday, January 7, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Thursday, January 7, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Cable Griffith He continues to explore videogame imagery and digital culture in Sightings. Also on view, Maija Fiebig’s embroidered textiles. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. G. Gibson Gallery, 300 S. Washington St. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA 98104 Free Thursday, January 7, 2016, 11am – 5pm

Camp Fires BAM goes totally gay with this queer art tribute to Leopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu, and Richard Milette. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Feb. 14. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Thursday, January 7, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Counter-Couture Far from the bands and crowds of Bumbershoot, there’s a different kind of festival going on-also with a strong musical influence. Curated by the UW’s Michael Cepress, an artist who studies and works with fiber, textiles, and fashion, the exhibit bears the subtitle “Fashioning Identity in the American Counterculture.” In other words, hippies! Cepress is exploring the ecstatic ‘60s and ‘70s spirit via the bell-bottoms, macrame, embroidered vests, miniskirts, headbands, granny glasses, customized jeans, peasant blouses, Huarache sandals, and tie-dye-always the tie-dye!-that defined that era. Some museumgoers will remember wearing such fashions during the Summer of Love, while younger visitors have lately been reviving the look (sometimes directly from their parents’ closets). Besides the groovy garments, there will be jewelry, supporting materials (Hendrix photos included), accessories, and ephemera from the psychedelic-to-disco era. Back then, the revolution was something you could wear, along with the flowers in your hair. (Opens Sept. 4, runs through Jan. 10.) BRIAN MILLER Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Thursday, January 7, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Dennis Warshal Near the site of his family’s old business, Warshal’s Sporting Goods (now the Hotel 1000), the artist has a pop-up gallery showcasing his floral forms rendered in metal. The show is called Leaves of Change. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Ends Jan. 12. Hotel 1000, 1201 Second Ave. Free Thursday, January 7, 2016, 11am – 5pm

Local Gems Over a dozen Seattle artists are featured, including Tina Albro , Matthew Behrend, Kathryn Booze, Elinor Maroney, Sarah Parent, and Juliette Ripley-Dunkelberger. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 21. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10. Columbia City Gallery, 4864 Rainier Ave, S., Seattle, WA 98118 Free Thursday, January 7, 2016, 11am – 7pm

Slash & Burn Celeste Cooning, Joy Hagen, Deborah Kapoor, Brenda Mallory, Naoko Morisawa, June Sekiguchi, Suze Woolf, and Ellen Ziegler make use of fire, soot, charcoal, and scorch marks. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. (Artist demos to follow at 6 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 7 and 28.) 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St., Kirkland, WA 98033 Free Thursday, January 7, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Small Works This holiday show includes the likes of Jacob Lawrence, Guy Anderson, and George Tsutakawa. Opening reception, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 10. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 8. Woodside Braseth Gallery, 1201 Western Avenue, Seattle WA 98101 Free Thursday, January 7, 2016, 11am – 6pm

The Atomic Frontier: Black Life at Hanford Southern Blacks not only moved north to Chicago and the Midwest to work in the nation’s factories; during WWII, the secret atomic-bomb program in Eastern Washington also depended on such labor. This exhibit includes photographs, documents, and supporting materials to help commemorate those efforts in the 60th anniversary year of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. (Open to 7 p.m. Thurs.) Ends March 6. Northwest African American Museum, 2300 South Massachusetts StreetSeattle, WA 98144 $5-$7 Thursday, January 7, 2016, 11am – 5pm

Charismatic Megafauna Fanciful beasts and altered natural forms, from artists including Adam Doyle, Brad Woodfin, and Michael Alm, Peter Ferguson, Peter Gronquist, Scott Musgrove. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Roq La Rue Gallery, 532 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98104 Free Thursday, January 7, 2016, 12 – 5pm

Art AIDS America An exhibit chronicling 30 years of art made in response to the AIDS epidemic, with works by David Wojnarowicz, Shimon Attie, Bill Jacobson, and dozens more (many of them sadly deceased). Opens Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10, 2016. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $12-$14 Friday, January 8, 2016

Bill Ball Inspired to paint three years ago at Burning Man, he shows new abstract paintings inspired by the Northwest Mystics (Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, etc.). Also on view, works from Anna Sokolov. Opening reception, 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St., See seattle.gov/parks/centers/belltown for hours. Ends Jan. 31. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell Street

Seattle, WA 98121 Free Friday, January 8, 2016

Brenna Youngblood Winner of the biannual Gwendolyn Knight | Jacob Lawrence Prize, the young Los Angeles artist shows paintings and collage works. Wed.-Sun. Ends April 17. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 $12-$19 Friday, January 8, 2016

Ernesto Ybarra

Between Worlds, his first local show, combines Catholic and Aztec/Mayan themes. Opening reception, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Hours by appointment. End date TBD. 2312 Gallery, 2312 2nd AvenueSeattle, WA 98121 Free Friday, January 8, 2016

Intimate Impressionism Out come the big guns in SAM’s fall behemoth: Manet, Renoir, Monet, Cezanne, Degas, Pissarro, Gauguin, van Gogh, and more. Traveling from the National Gallery, the 68 works have a net worth approaching that of Bill Gates. Ends Jan. 10. $12-$19 Friday, January 8, 2016

Pae White The Los Angeles artist uses colorful graphics and yarn to create Command-Shift-4, intended to be “a three-dimensional drawing for visitors to both visually and physically navigate.” The installation has its formal opening during the Henry Open House: 7:30-10 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 29 ($12-$15), which also includes food, beer, music, dancing, and Halloween costumes. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed., Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs. & Sat. Ends Jan. 24. Henry Art Gallery, 4100 15th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98195 $6-$10 Friday, January 8, 2016

Paradox of Place Contemporary Korean art is the focus to this group show, which features six artists: Jung Yeondoo, Lim Minouk, Yee Sookyung, Lee Yongbaek, Noh Suntag, and Yang Haegue. Their work spans video to photography, painting to new media. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed. & Fri.-Sun.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs. Ends March 13. Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St. (Volunteer Park), Seattle, WA 98112 $5-$9 Friday, January 8, 2016

Susan Ringstad Emery The local artist, of Inupiaq Scandinavian descent, shows paintings rooted in both cultural traditions.  Ethnic Heritage Art Gallery, Seattle Municipal Tower, Third Floor, 700 Fifth Ave. Free Friday, January 8, 2016, 7am – 7pm

Box and Container Show Shopping season begins soon, so what will you give? And where will you put your gifts? This is the gallery’s 36th annual show. Opening reception, 4-6 p.m. Sun,. Nov. 8. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. End date TBD. Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, 2111 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Free Friday, January 8, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Resurgence: Rivers of the Northwest Over a half dozen Native American artists, from Alaska southward, explore indigenous and natural themes. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (weekends vary). Ends January, closing date TBD. Stonington Gallery, 125 S. Jackson St. Free Friday, January 8, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Tatau/Tattoo A history of ink and skin, beginning in the ancient cultures of the Pacific Islands and leading to modern hipster bars and sorority ankles. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Oct. 9, 2016. The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, 719 S. King St., Seattle, WA, 98104 $10-$15 Friday, January 8, 2016, 10am – 5pm

The Figure in Process In a prominent new space to open Saturday, Dec. 5, with its future suddenly in doubt, some of patron Paul Allen’s private collection will be on view in a show subtitled “de Kooning to Kapoor 1955-2015.” Other artists will include Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, David Hockney, Barry X. Ball, Alberto Giacometti, Anish Kapoor, Jonas Burgert, Lita Cabellut, and Ruben Pang. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. (to 8 p.m. Thurs.) Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter. Ends Feb. 28. Pivot Art + Culture, 609 Westlake Ave. N., Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter Friday, January 8, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Friday, January 8, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. Offsite artist talk, 6:30 p.m. Mon., Oct. 26 at Seattle U’s Wyckoff Auditorium. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Wed., Oct. 28. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Friday, January 8, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Cable Griffith He continues to explore videogame imagery and digital culture in Sightings. Also on view, Maija Fiebig’s embroidered textiles. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. G. Gibson Gallery, 300 S. Washington St. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA 98104 Free Friday, January 8, 2016, 11am – 5pm

Camp Fires BAM goes totally gay with this queer art tribute to Leopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu, and Richard Milette. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Feb. 14. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Friday, January 8, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Counter-Couture Far from the bands and crowds of Bumbershoot, there’s a different kind of festival going on-also with a strong musical influence. Curated by the UW’s Michael Cepress, an artist who studies and works with fiber, textiles, and fashion, the exhibit bears the subtitle “Fashioning Identity in the American Counterculture.” In other words, hippies! Cepress is exploring the ecstatic ‘60s and ‘70s spirit via the bell-bottoms, macrame, embroidered vests, miniskirts, headbands, granny glasses, customized jeans, peasant blouses, Huarache sandals, and tie-dye-always the tie-dye!-that defined that era. Some museumgoers will remember wearing such fashions during the Summer of Love, while younger visitors have lately been reviving the look (sometimes directly from their parents’ closets). Besides the groovy garments, there will be jewelry, supporting materials (Hendrix photos included), accessories, and ephemera from the psychedelic-to-disco era. Back then, the revolution was something you could wear, along with the flowers in your hair. (Opens Sept. 4, runs through Jan. 10.) BRIAN MILLER Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Friday, January 8, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Dennis Warshal Near the site of his family’s old business, Warshal’s Sporting Goods (now the Hotel 1000), the artist has a pop-up gallery showcasing his floral forms rendered in metal. The show is called Leaves of Change. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Ends Jan. 12. Hotel 1000, 1201 Second Ave. Free Friday, January 8, 2016, 11am – 5pm

Local Gems Over a dozen Seattle artists are featured, including Tina Albro , Matthew Behrend, Kathryn Booze, Elinor Maroney, Sarah Parent, and Juliette Ripley-Dunkelberger. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 21. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10. Columbia City Gallery, 4864 Rainier Ave, S., Seattle, WA 98118 Free Friday, January 8, 2016, 11am – 7pm

Slash & Burn Celeste Cooning, Joy Hagen, Deborah Kapoor, Brenda Mallory, Naoko Morisawa, June Sekiguchi, Suze Woolf, and Ellen Ziegler make use of fire, soot, charcoal, and scorch marks. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. (Artist demos to follow at 6 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 7 and 28.) 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St., Kirkland, WA 98033 Free Friday, January 8, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Small Works This holiday show includes the likes of Jacob Lawrence, Guy Anderson, and George Tsutakawa. Opening reception, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 10. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 8. Woodside Braseth Gallery, 1201 Western Avenue, Seattle WA 98101 Free Friday, January 8, 2016, 11am – 6pm

The Atomic Frontier: Black Life at Hanford Southern Blacks not only moved north to Chicago and the Midwest to work in the nation’s factories; during WWII, the secret atomic-bomb program in Eastern Washington also depended on such labor. This exhibit includes photographs, documents, and supporting materials to help commemorate those efforts in the 60th anniversary year of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. (Open to 7 p.m. Thurs.) Ends March 6. Northwest African American Museum, 2300 South Massachusetts StreetSeattle, WA 98144 $5-$7 Friday, January 8, 2016, 11am – 5pm

Charismatic Megafauna Fanciful beasts and altered natural forms, from artists including Adam Doyle, Brad Woodfin, and Michael Alm, Peter Ferguson, Peter Gronquist, Scott Musgrove. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Roq La Rue Gallery, 532 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98104 Free Friday, January 8, 2016, 12 – 5pm

Art AIDS America An exhibit chronicling 30 years of art made in response to the AIDS epidemic, with works by David Wojnarowicz, Shimon Attie, Bill Jacobson, and dozens more (many of them sadly deceased). Opens Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10, 2016. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $12-$14 Saturday, January 9, 2016

Bill Ball Inspired to paint three years ago at Burning Man, he shows new abstract paintings inspired by the Northwest Mystics (Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, etc.). Also on view, works from Anna Sokolov. Opening reception, 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St., See seattle.gov/parks/centers/belltown for hours. Ends Jan. 31. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell StreetSeattle, WA 98121 Free Saturday, January 9, 2016

Brenna Youngblood Winner of the biannual Gwendolyn Knight | Jacob Lawrence Prize, the young Los Angeles artist shows paintings and collage works. Wed.-Sun. Ends April 17. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 $12-$19 Saturday, January 9, 2016

Ernesto Ybarra

Between Worlds, his first local show, combines Catholic and Aztec/Mayan themes. Opening reception, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 4. Hours by appointment. End date TBD. 2312 Gallery, 2312 2nd AvenueSeattle, WA 98121 Free Saturday, January 9, 2016

Intimate Impressionism Out come the big guns in SAM’s fall behemoth: Manet, Renoir, Monet, Cezanne, Degas, Pissarro, Gauguin, van Gogh, and more. Traveling from the National Gallery, the 68 works have a net worth approaching that of Bill Gates. Ends Jan. 10. $12-$19 Saturday, January 9, 2016

Pae White The Los Angeles artist uses colorful graphics and yarn to create Command-Shift-4, intended to be “a three-dimensional drawing for visitors to both visually and physically navigate.” The installation has its formal opening during the Henry Open House: 7:30-10 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 29 ($12-$15), which also includes food, beer, music, dancing, and Halloween costumes. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed., Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs. & Sat. Ends Jan. 24. Henry Art Gallery, 4100 15th Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98195 $6-$10 Saturday, January 9, 2016

Paradox of Place Contemporary Korean art is the focus to this group show, which features six artists: Jung Yeondoo, Lim Minouk, Yee Sookyung, Lee Yongbaek, Noh Suntag, and Yang Haegue. Their work spans video to photography, painting to new media. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed. & Fri.-Sun.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs. Ends March 13. Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St. (Volunteer Park), Seattle, WA 98112 $5-$9 Saturday, January 9, 2016

Box and Container Show Shopping season begins soon, so what will you give? And where will you put your gifts? This is the gallery’s 36th annual show. Opening reception, 4-6 p.m. Sun,. Nov. 8. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. End date TBD. Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, 2111 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Free Saturday, January 9, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Tatau/Tattoo A history of ink and skin, beginning in the ancient cultures of the Pacific Islands and leading to modern hipster bars and sorority ankles. First Thursday opening reception. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Oct. 9, 2016. The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, 719 S. King St., Seattle, WA, 98104 $10-$15 Saturday, January 9, 2016, 10am – 5pm

The Figure in Process In a prominent new space to open Saturday, Dec. 5, with its future suddenly in doubt, some of patron Paul Allen’s private collection will be on view in a show subtitled “de Kooning to Kapoor 1955-2015.” Other artists will include Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, David Hockney, Barry X. Ball, Alberto Giacometti, Anish Kapoor, Jonas Burgert, Lita Cabellut, and Ruben Pang. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. (to 8 p.m. Thurs.) Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter. Ends Feb. 28. Pivot Art + Culture, 609 Westlake Ave. N., Free through Dec. 13, $5 thereafter Saturday, January 9, 2016, 10am – 6pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. Offsite artist talk, 6:30 p.m. Mon., Oct. 26 at Seattle U’s Wyckoff Auditorium. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Wed., Oct. 28. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Saturday, January 9, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Andrea Geyer Using film, drawing, and photography in Travels on a Slender Thread, she explores the histories of collector/benefactor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The New Foundation, 312 Second Ave. S. Free Saturday, January 9, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Cable Griffith He continues to explore videogame imagery and digital culture in Sightings. Also on view, Maija Fiebig’s embroidered textiles. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 16. G. Gibson Gallery, 300 S. Washington St. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA 98104 Free Saturday, January 9, 2016, 11am – 5pm

Camp Fires BAM goes totally gay with this queer art tribute to Leopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu, and Richard Milette. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Feb. 14. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Saturday, January 9, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Counter-Couture Far from the bands and crowds of Bumbershoot, there’s a different kind of festival going on-also with a strong musical influence. Curated by the UW’s Michael Cepress, an artist who studies and works with fiber, textiles, and fashion, the exhibit bears the subtitle “Fashioning Identity in the American Counterculture.” In other words, hippies! Cepress is exploring the ecstatic ‘60s and ‘70s spirit via the bell-bottoms, macrame, embroidered vests, miniskirts, headbands, granny glasses, customized jeans, peasant blouses, Huarache sandals, and tie-dye-always the tie-dye!-that defined that era. Some museumgoers will remember wearing such fashions during the Summer of Love, while younger visitors have lately been reviving the look (sometimes directly from their parents’ closets). Besides the groovy garments, there will be jewelry, supporting materials (Hendrix photos included), accessories, and ephemera from the psychedelic-to-disco era. Back then, the revolution was something you could wear, along with the flowers in your hair. (Opens Sept. 4, runs through Jan. 10.) BRIAN MILLER Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 $5-$10 Saturday, January 9, 2016, 11am – 6pm

Dennis Warshal Near the site of his family’s old business, Warshal’s Sporting Goods (now the Hotel 1000), the artist has a pop-up gallery showcasing his floral forms rendered in metal. The show is called Leaves of Change. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Ends Jan. 12. Hotel 1000, 1201 Second Ave. Free Saturday, January 9, 2016, 11am – 5pm

Local Gems Over a dozen Seattle artists are featured, including Tina Albro , Matthew Behrend, Kathryn Booze, Elinor Maroney, Sarah Parent, and Juliette Ripley-Dunkelberger. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 21. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10. Columbia City Gallery, 4864 Rainier Ave, S., Seattle, WA 98118 Free Saturday, January 9, 2016, 11am – 7pm

Slash & Burn Celeste Cooning, Joy Hagen, Deborah Kapoor, Brenda Mallory, Naoko Morisawa, June Sekiguchi, Suze Woolf, and Ellen Ziegler make use of fire, soot, charcoal, and scorch marks. Opening reception, 6 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. (Artist demos to follow at 6 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 7 and 28.) 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St., Kirkland, WA 98033 Free Saturday, January 9, 2016, 11am – 6pm

The Atomic Frontier: Black Life at Hanford Southern Blacks not only moved north to Chicago and the Midwest to work in the nation’s factories; during WWII, the secret atomic-bomb program in Eastern Washington also depended on such labor. This exhibit includes photographs, documents, and supporting materials to help commemorate those efforts in the 60th anniversary year of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Opens Sat., Oct. 31. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. (Open to 7 p.m. Thurs.) Ends March 6. Northwest African American Museum, 2300 South Massachusetts StreetSeattle, WA 98144 $5-$7 Saturday, January 9, 2016, 11am – 5pm

Charismatic Megafauna Fanciful beasts and altered natural forms, from artists including Adam Doyle, Brad Woodfin, and Michael Alm, Peter Ferguson, Peter Gronquist, Scott Musgrove. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Jan. 30. Roq La Rue Gallery, 532 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98104 Free Saturday, January 9, 2016, 12 – 5pm

Everyone’s In A salon-style group show, with small works priced for the holidays, draws inspiration from Jayson Musson’s Itsa Small, Small World. Opening reception, 6-9 p.m. Sat., Dec. 12. Noon-5 p.m. Sat. Ends Jan. 16. The Alice, 6007 12th Ave. S. Free Saturday, January 9, 2016, 12 – 5pm

Art AIDS America An exhibit chronicling 30 years of art made in response to the AIDS epidemic, with works by David Wojnarowicz, Shimon Attie, Bill Jacobson, and dozens more (many of them sadly deceased). Opens Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Ends Jan. 10, 2016. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 $12-$14 Sunday, January 10, 2016

Bill Ball Inspired to paint three years ago at Burning Man, he shows new abstract paintings inspired by the Northwest Mystics (Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, etc.). Also on view, works from Anna Sokolov. Opening reception, 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 11. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St., See seattle.gov/parks/centers/belltown for hours. Ends Jan. 31. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell StreetSeattle, WA 98121 Free Sunday, January 10, 2016

Brenna Youngblood Winner of the biannual Gwendolyn Knight | Jacob Lawrence Prize, the young Los Angeles artist shows paintings and collage works. Wed.-Sun. Ends April 17. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 $12-$19 Sunday, January 10, 2016