Visual Arts – Openings & Events

Ellen Heck, Shigeki Tomura & Harold Keeler Woodblocks exploring female identity, Japanese watercolors of moments in nature, and lithographic odes to the city of Seattle. First Thurs opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Saturday, July 19, 2014

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Fabrice Monteiro You can’t get more summery than this photo exhibit by the Belgium-born, Senegal-based photographer, called Gorean Summer. It’s named for the pleasure island of Goree, located two miles from the bustling city of Dakar. Today a UN World Heritage Site, the tiny island was for 400 years a notorious slave-trading hub. For that reason, in Monteiro’s black-and-white images, there are both somber, history-minded tourists and joyous day-trippers out for sun and fun. The past and the present mingle like lovers on the strand, and you can’t really separate the two. Surf and sand are likewise intermingled, echoing Monteiro’s own background: A former model, he’s from a mixed-race marriage, and he’s explored the legacy of slavery in prior photo series. But this show is nothing but cheerful, with youngsters, dancing, preening, swimming, and surfing on the beach. Maybe it’ll inspire you to visit Alki or Golden Gardens-where the water, unfortunately, won’t be nearly so warm. (Opening reception: 6-8 p.m. Thurs., June 26. Hours 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Fri. Noon-5 p.m. Sat.) BRIAN MILLER M.I.A. Gallery, 1203 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Saturday, July 19, 2014

Carolyn Hopkins Smoke Signals compiles drawings, sculptures and video made by the artist during time spent at Blue Lake in Oregon, where a recent forest fire ravaged the landscape. The work explores the artist’s deep seated connection with place. First Thurs opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Punch Gallery, 119 Prefontaine Pl. S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA, 98104 Free Saturday, July 19, 2014, 5 – 6pm

User Profile This collection of 25 artists’ work marks the opening of the new Hall Spassov Gallery in the old Grover/Thurston space. The show is meant to act as a showcase of the new gallery’s aesthetic, hence the name “User Profile.” First Thurs opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 3rd Avenue South Free Saturday, July 19, 2014, 5 – 6pm

Cherri O’Brien

Dog Stories is exactly what it sounds like-a multimedia series featuring reverent renderings of all sorts of canines. Opening reception June 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m.  Jeffrey Moose Gallery, 1333 Fifth Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Saturday, July 19, 2014, 5:30 – 6:30pm

Mystic Modernism of the Pacific Northwest Coinciding with SAM’s show on the same topic, Seattle artREsource collects work from the School of Northwest Mystic painters, alongside contemporaries of the movement, Paul Horiuchi and George Tsutakawa. First Thurs opening reception, 5:30-8 p.m. artREsource, 625 First Ave, Suite 200 Free Saturday, July 19, 2014, 5:30 – 6:30pm

Marc Dombrosky

Who throws their sister to the wolves under the bus? takes a collection of unrelated items, and attempts to forge momentary, fragmentary narratives by placing them all in the gallery in new, unexpected contexts. Opening reception June 12, 6-8 p.m.  Platform Gallery, 114 Third Avenue South Free Saturday, July 19, 2014, 6 – 7pm

User Profile This collection of 25 artists’ work marks the opening of the new Hall Spassov Gallery in the old Grover/Thurston space. The show is meant to act as a showcase of the new gallery’s aesthetic, hence the name “User Profile.” First Thurs opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 3rd Avenue South Free Monday, July 21, 2014, 5 – 6pm

Cherri O’Brien

Dog Stories is exactly what it sounds like-a multimedia series featuring reverent renderings of all sorts of canines. Opening reception June 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m.  Jeffrey Moose Gallery, 1333 Fifth Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Monday, July 21, 2014, 5:30 – 6:30pm

Ellen Heck, Shigeki Tomura & Harold Keeler Woodblocks exploring female identity, Japanese watercolors of moments in nature, and lithographic odes to the city of Seattle. First Thurs opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Tuesday, July 22, 2014

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Fabrice Monteiro You can’t get more summery than this photo exhibit by the Belgium-born, Senegal-based photographer, called Gorean Summer. It’s named for the pleasure island of Goree, located two miles from the bustling city of Dakar. Today a UN World Heritage Site, the tiny island was for 400 years a notorious slave-trading hub. For that reason, in Monteiro’s black-and-white images, there are both somber, history-minded tourists and joyous day-trippers out for sun and fun. The past and the present mingle like lovers on the strand, and you can’t really separate the two. Surf and sand are likewise intermingled, echoing Monteiro’s own background: A former model, he’s from a mixed-race marriage, and he’s explored the legacy of slavery in prior photo series. But this show is nothing but cheerful, with youngsters, dancing, preening, swimming, and surfing on the beach. Maybe it’ll inspire you to visit Alki or Golden Gardens-where the water, unfortunately, won’t be nearly so warm. (Opening reception: 6-8 p.m. Thurs., June 26. Hours 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Fri. Noon-5 p.m. Sat.) BRIAN MILLER M.I.A. Gallery, 1203 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Tuesday, July 22, 2014

User Profile This collection of 25 artists’ work marks the opening of the new Hall Spassov Gallery in the old Grover/Thurston space. The show is meant to act as a showcase of the new gallery’s aesthetic, hence the name “User Profile.” First Thurs opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 3rd Avenue South Free Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 5 – 6pm

Cherri O’Brien

Dog Stories is exactly what it sounds like-a multimedia series featuring reverent renderings of all sorts of canines. Opening reception June 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m.  Jeffrey Moose Gallery, 1333 Fifth Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 5:30 – 6:30pm

Mystic Modernism of the Pacific Northwest Coinciding with SAM’s show on the same topic, Seattle artREsource collects work from the School of Northwest Mystic painters, alongside contemporaries of the movement, Paul Horiuchi and George Tsutakawa. First Thurs opening reception, 5:30-8 p.m. artREsource, 625 First Ave, Suite 200 Free Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 5:30 – 6:30pm

Ellen Heck, Shigeki Tomura & Harold Keeler Woodblocks exploring female identity, Japanese watercolors of moments in nature, and lithographic odes to the city of Seattle. First Thurs opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, July 23, 2014

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Fabrice Monteiro You can’t get more summery than this photo exhibit by the Belgium-born, Senegal-based photographer, called Gorean Summer. It’s named for the pleasure island of Goree, located two miles from the bustling city of Dakar. Today a UN World Heritage Site, the tiny island was for 400 years a notorious slave-trading hub. For that reason, in Monteiro’s black-and-white images, there are both somber, history-minded tourists and joyous day-trippers out for sun and fun. The past and the present mingle like lovers on the strand, and you can’t really separate the two. Surf and sand are likewise intermingled, echoing Monteiro’s own background: A former model, he’s from a mixed-race marriage, and he’s explored the legacy of slavery in prior photo series. But this show is nothing but cheerful, with youngsters, dancing, preening, swimming, and surfing on the beach. Maybe it’ll inspire you to visit Alki or Golden Gardens-where the water, unfortunately, won’t be nearly so warm. (Opening reception: 6-8 p.m. Thurs., June 26. Hours 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Fri. Noon-5 p.m. Sat.) BRIAN MILLER M.I.A. Gallery, 1203 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, July 23, 2014

User Profile This collection of 25 artists’ work marks the opening of the new Hall Spassov Gallery in the old Grover/Thurston space. The show is meant to act as a showcase of the new gallery’s aesthetic, hence the name “User Profile.” First Thurs opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 3rd Avenue South Free Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 5 – 6pm

Cherri O’Brien

Dog Stories is exactly what it sounds like-a multimedia series featuring reverent renderings of all sorts of canines. Opening reception June 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m.  Jeffrey Moose Gallery, 1333 Fifth Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 5:30 – 6:30pm

Mystic Modernism of the Pacific Northwest Coinciding with SAM’s show on the same topic, Seattle artREsource collects work from the School of Northwest Mystic painters, alongside contemporaries of the movement, Paul Horiuchi and George Tsutakawa. First Thurs opening reception, 5:30-8 p.m. artREsource, 625 First Ave, Suite 200 Free Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 5:30 – 6:30pm

Marc Dombrosky

Who throws their sister to the wolves under the bus? takes a collection of unrelated items, and attempts to forge momentary, fragmentary narratives by placing them all in the gallery in new, unexpected contexts. Opening reception June 12, 6-8 p.m.  Platform Gallery, 114 Third Avenue South Free Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 6 – 7pm

Ellen Heck, Shigeki Tomura & Harold Keeler Woodblocks exploring female identity, Japanese watercolors of moments in nature, and lithographic odes to the city of Seattle. First Thurs opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Thursday, July 24, 2014

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Fabrice Monteiro You can’t get more summery than this photo exhibit by the Belgium-born, Senegal-based photographer, called Gorean Summer. It’s named for the pleasure island of Goree, located two miles from the bustling city of Dakar. Today a UN World Heritage Site, the tiny island was for 400 years a notorious slave-trading hub. For that reason, in Monteiro’s black-and-white images, there are both somber, history-minded tourists and joyous day-trippers out for sun and fun. The past and the present mingle like lovers on the strand, and you can’t really separate the two. Surf and sand are likewise intermingled, echoing Monteiro’s own background: A former model, he’s from a mixed-race marriage, and he’s explored the legacy of slavery in prior photo series. But this show is nothing but cheerful, with youngsters, dancing, preening, swimming, and surfing on the beach. Maybe it’ll inspire you to visit Alki or Golden Gardens-where the water, unfortunately, won’t be nearly so warm. (Opening reception: 6-8 p.m. Thurs., June 26. Hours 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Fri. Noon-5 p.m. Sat.) BRIAN MILLER M.I.A. Gallery, 1203 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Thursday, July 24, 2014

Carolyn Hopkins Smoke Signals compiles drawings, sculptures and video made by the artist during time spent at Blue Lake in Oregon, where a recent forest fire ravaged the landscape. The work explores the artist’s deep seated connection with place. First Thurs opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Punch Gallery, 119 Prefontaine Pl. S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA, 98104 Free Thursday, July 24, 2014, 5 – 6pm

User Profile This collection of 25 artists’ work marks the opening of the new Hall Spassov Gallery in the old Grover/Thurston space. The show is meant to act as a showcase of the new gallery’s aesthetic, hence the name “User Profile.” First Thurs opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 3rd Avenue South Free Thursday, July 24, 2014, 5 – 6pm

Cherri O’Brien

Dog Stories is exactly what it sounds like-a multimedia series featuring reverent renderings of all sorts of canines. Opening reception June 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m.  Jeffrey Moose Gallery, 1333 Fifth Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Thursday, July 24, 2014, 5:30 – 6:30pm

Mystic Modernism of the Pacific Northwest Coinciding with SAM’s show on the same topic, Seattle artREsource collects work from the School of Northwest Mystic painters, alongside contemporaries of the movement, Paul Horiuchi and George Tsutakawa. First Thurs opening reception, 5:30-8 p.m. artREsource, 625 First Ave, Suite 200 Free Thursday, July 24, 2014, 5:30 – 6:30pm

Marc Dombrosky

Who throws their sister to the wolves under the bus? takes a collection of unrelated items, and attempts to forge momentary, fragmentary narratives by placing them all in the gallery in new, unexpected contexts. Opening reception June 12, 6-8 p.m.  Platform Gallery, 114 Third Avenue South Free Thursday, July 24, 2014, 6 – 7pm

Summer at SAM Seattle Kokon Taiko and Kate Wallich dance, Stephen Antupit leads a tour of the Sol LeWitt installation, and various parties and musical events are also scheduled. Be sure to see the big white head, Echo, by Jaume Plensa, a permanent addition to the OSP. Olympic Sculpture Park, 2901 Western Ave., Seattle, WA 98121 Free Thursday, July 24, 2014, 6 – 9pm

Ellen Heck, Shigeki Tomura & Harold Keeler Woodblocks exploring female identity, Japanese watercolors of moments in nature, and lithographic odes to the city of Seattle. First Thurs opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Friday, July 25, 2014

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Fabrice Monteiro You can’t get more summery than this photo exhibit by the Belgium-born, Senegal-based photographer, called Gorean Summer. It’s named for the pleasure island of Goree, located two miles from the bustling city of Dakar. Today a UN World Heritage Site, the tiny island was for 400 years a notorious slave-trading hub. For that reason, in Monteiro’s black-and-white images, there are both somber, history-minded tourists and joyous day-trippers out for sun and fun. The past and the present mingle like lovers on the strand, and you can’t really separate the two. Surf and sand are likewise intermingled, echoing Monteiro’s own background: A former model, he’s from a mixed-race marriage, and he’s explored the legacy of slavery in prior photo series. But this show is nothing but cheerful, with youngsters, dancing, preening, swimming, and surfing on the beach. Maybe it’ll inspire you to visit Alki or Golden Gardens-where the water, unfortunately, won’t be nearly so warm. (Opening reception: 6-8 p.m. Thurs., June 26. Hours 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Fri. Noon-5 p.m. Sat.) BRIAN MILLER M.I.A. Gallery, 1203 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Friday, July 25, 2014

Floating Teahouse This project is to create a teahouse that floats on water. The illuminated teahouse will provide the public with an opportunity to experience a work of art. The public will observe a traditional Japanese tea ceremony that is surrounded by water in open space. While an open-air tea ceremony is commonly performed in Japan among tea practitioners, a floating teahouse is very unique. It is to Yuri Kinoshita’s credit that this creative installation was made possible. Lake Union Park, 860 Terry Ave. NSeattle, WA 98109 free Friday, July 25, 2014

BAM ARTSfair Over 300 artists, artisans, and craftspeople will show their work at this annual event, begun in 1947. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 Free Friday, July 25, 2014, 9:30am – 9:30pm

Carolyn Hopkins Smoke Signals compiles drawings, sculptures and video made by the artist during time spent at Blue Lake in Oregon, where a recent forest fire ravaged the landscape. The work explores the artist’s deep seated connection with place. First Thurs opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Punch Gallery, 119 Prefontaine Pl. S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA, 98104 Free Friday, July 25, 2014, 5 – 6pm

User Profile This collection of 25 artists’ work marks the opening of the new Hall Spassov Gallery in the old Grover/Thurston space. The show is meant to act as a showcase of the new gallery’s aesthetic, hence the name “User Profile.” First Thurs opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 3rd Avenue South Free Friday, July 25, 2014, 5 – 6pm

Cherri O’Brien

Dog Stories is exactly what it sounds like-a multimedia series featuring reverent renderings of all sorts of canines. Opening reception June 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m.  Jeffrey Moose Gallery, 1333 Fifth Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Friday, July 25, 2014, 5:30 – 6:30pm

Mystic Modernism of the Pacific Northwest Coinciding with SAM’s show on the same topic, Seattle artREsource collects work from the School of Northwest Mystic painters, alongside contemporaries of the movement, Paul Horiuchi and George Tsutakawa. First Thurs opening reception, 5:30-8 p.m. artREsource, 625 First Ave, Suite 200 Free Friday, July 25, 2014, 5:30 – 6:30pm

Marc Dombrosky

Who throws their sister to the wolves under the bus? takes a collection of unrelated items, and attempts to forge momentary, fragmentary narratives by placing them all in the gallery in new, unexpected contexts. Opening reception June 12, 6-8 p.m.  Platform Gallery, 114 Third Avenue South Free Friday, July 25, 2014, 6 – 7pm

Ellen Heck, Shigeki Tomura & Harold Keeler Woodblocks exploring female identity, Japanese watercolors of moments in nature, and lithographic odes to the city of Seattle. First Thurs opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Saturday, July 26, 2014

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Fabrice Monteiro You can’t get more summery than this photo exhibit by the Belgium-born, Senegal-based photographer, called Gorean Summer. It’s named for the pleasure island of Goree, located two miles from the bustling city of Dakar. Today a UN World Heritage Site, the tiny island was for 400 years a notorious slave-trading hub. For that reason, in Monteiro’s black-and-white images, there are both somber, history-minded tourists and joyous day-trippers out for sun and fun. The past and the present mingle like lovers on the strand, and you can’t really separate the two. Surf and sand are likewise intermingled, echoing Monteiro’s own background: A former model, he’s from a mixed-race marriage, and he’s explored the legacy of slavery in prior photo series. But this show is nothing but cheerful, with youngsters, dancing, preening, swimming, and surfing on the beach. Maybe it’ll inspire you to visit Alki or Golden Gardens-where the water, unfortunately, won’t be nearly so warm. (Opening reception: 6-8 p.m. Thurs., June 26. Hours 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Fri. Noon-5 p.m. Sat.) BRIAN MILLER M.I.A. Gallery, 1203 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Saturday, July 26, 2014

Floating Teahouse This project is to create a teahouse that floats on water. The illuminated teahouse will provide the public with an opportunity to experience a work of art. The public will observe a traditional Japanese tea ceremony that is surrounded by water in open space. While an open-air tea ceremony is commonly performed in Japan among tea practitioners, a floating teahouse is very unique. It is to Yuri Kinoshita’s credit that this creative installation was made possible. Lake Union Park, 860 Terry Ave. NSeattle, WA 98109 free Saturday, July 26, 2014

BAM ARTSfair Over 300 artists, artisans, and craftspeople will show their work at this annual event, begun in 1947. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 Free Saturday, July 26, 2014, 9:30am – 6pm

BAM ARTSfair Over 300 artists, artisans, and craftspeople will show their work at this annual event, begun in 1947. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 Free Saturday, July 26, 2014, 9:30am – 9:30pm

Carolyn Hopkins Smoke Signals compiles drawings, sculptures and video made by the artist during time spent at Blue Lake in Oregon, where a recent forest fire ravaged the landscape. The work explores the artist’s deep seated connection with place. First Thurs opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Punch Gallery, 119 Prefontaine Pl. S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA, 98104 Free Saturday, July 26, 2014, 5 – 6pm

User Profile This collection of 25 artists’ work marks the opening of the new Hall Spassov Gallery in the old Grover/Thurston space. The show is meant to act as a showcase of the new gallery’s aesthetic, hence the name “User Profile.” First Thurs opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 3rd Avenue South Free Saturday, July 26, 2014, 5 – 6pm

Cherri O’Brien

Dog Stories is exactly what it sounds like-a multimedia series featuring reverent renderings of all sorts of canines. Opening reception June 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m.  Jeffrey Moose Gallery, 1333 Fifth Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Saturday, July 26, 2014, 5:30 – 6:30pm

Mystic Modernism of the Pacific Northwest Coinciding with SAM’s show on the same topic, Seattle artREsource collects work from the School of Northwest Mystic painters, alongside contemporaries of the movement, Paul Horiuchi and George Tsutakawa. First Thurs opening reception, 5:30-8 p.m. artREsource, 625 First Ave, Suite 200 Free Saturday, July 26, 2014, 5:30 – 6:30pm

Marc Dombrosky

Who throws their sister to the wolves under the bus? takes a collection of unrelated items, and attempts to forge momentary, fragmentary narratives by placing them all in the gallery in new, unexpected contexts. Opening reception June 12, 6-8 p.m.  Platform Gallery, 114 Third Avenue South Free Saturday, July 26, 2014, 6 – 7pm

User Profile This collection of 25 artists’ work marks the opening of the new Hall Spassov Gallery in the old Grover/Thurston space. The show is meant to act as a showcase of the new gallery’s aesthetic, hence the name “User Profile.” First Thurs opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 3rd Avenue South Free Monday, July 28, 2014, 5 – 6pm

Cherri O’Brien

Dog Stories is exactly what it sounds like-a multimedia series featuring reverent renderings of all sorts of canines. Opening reception June 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m.  Jeffrey Moose Gallery, 1333 Fifth Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Monday, July 28, 2014, 5:30 – 6:30pm

Ellen Heck, Shigeki Tomura & Harold Keeler Woodblocks exploring female identity, Japanese watercolors of moments in nature, and lithographic odes to the city of Seattle. First Thurs opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Tuesday, July 29, 2014

User Profile This collection of 25 artists’ work marks the opening of the new Hall Spassov Gallery in the old Grover/Thurston space. The show is meant to act as a showcase of the new gallery’s aesthetic, hence the name “User Profile.” First Thurs opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 3rd Avenue South Free Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 5 – 6pm

Cherri O’Brien

Dog Stories is exactly what it sounds like-a multimedia series featuring reverent renderings of all sorts of canines. Opening reception June 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m.  Jeffrey Moose Gallery, 1333 Fifth Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 5:30 – 6:30pm

Mystic Modernism of the Pacific Northwest Coinciding with SAM’s show on the same topic, Seattle artREsource collects work from the School of Northwest Mystic painters, alongside contemporaries of the movement, Paul Horiuchi and George Tsutakawa. First Thurs opening reception, 5:30-8 p.m. artREsource, 625 First Ave, Suite 200 Free Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 5:30 – 6:30pm

Ellen Heck, Shigeki Tomura & Harold Keeler Woodblocks exploring female identity, Japanese watercolors of moments in nature, and lithographic odes to the city of Seattle. First Thurs opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Wednesday, July 30, 2014

User Profile This collection of 25 artists’ work marks the opening of the new Hall Spassov Gallery in the old Grover/Thurston space. The show is meant to act as a showcase of the new gallery’s aesthetic, hence the name “User Profile.” First Thurs opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 3rd Avenue South Free Wednesday, July 30, 2014, 5 – 6pm

Cherri O’Brien

Dog Stories is exactly what it sounds like-a multimedia series featuring reverent renderings of all sorts of canines. Opening reception June 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m.  Jeffrey Moose Gallery, 1333 Fifth Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Wednesday, July 30, 2014, 5:30 – 6:30pm

Mystic Modernism of the Pacific Northwest Coinciding with SAM’s show on the same topic, Seattle artREsource collects work from the School of Northwest Mystic painters, alongside contemporaries of the movement, Paul Horiuchi and George Tsutakawa. First Thurs opening reception, 5:30-8 p.m. artREsource, 625 First Ave, Suite 200 Free Wednesday, July 30, 2014, 5:30 – 6:30pm

Ellen Heck, Shigeki Tomura & Harold Keeler Woodblocks exploring female identity, Japanese watercolors of moments in nature, and lithographic odes to the city of Seattle. First Thurs opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Thursday, July 31, 2014

Carolyn Hopkins Smoke Signals compiles drawings, sculptures and video made by the artist during time spent at Blue Lake in Oregon, where a recent forest fire ravaged the landscape. The work explores the artist’s deep seated connection with place. First Thurs opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Punch Gallery, 119 Prefontaine Pl. S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA, 98104 Free Thursday, July 31, 2014, 5 – 6pm

User Profile This collection of 25 artists’ work marks the opening of the new Hall Spassov Gallery in the old Grover/Thurston space. The show is meant to act as a showcase of the new gallery’s aesthetic, hence the name “User Profile.” First Thurs opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Hall Spassov Gallery, 319 3rd Avenue South Free Thursday, July 31, 2014, 5 – 6pm

Cherri O’Brien

Dog Stories is exactly what it sounds like-a multimedia series featuring reverent renderings of all sorts of canines. Opening reception June 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m.  Jeffrey Moose Gallery, 1333 Fifth Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Thursday, July 31, 2014, 5:30 – 6:30pm

Mystic Modernism of the Pacific Northwest Coinciding with SAM’s show on the same topic, Seattle artREsource collects work from the School of Northwest Mystic painters, alongside contemporaries of the movement, Paul Horiuchi and George Tsutakawa. First Thurs opening reception, 5:30-8 p.m. artREsource, 625 First Ave, Suite 200 Free Thursday, July 31, 2014, 5:30 – 6:30pm

Summer at SAM Seattle Kokon Taiko and Kate Wallich dance, Stephen Antupit leads a tour of the Sol LeWitt installation, and various parties and musical events are also scheduled. Be sure to see the big white head, Echo, by Jaume Plensa, a permanent addition to the OSP. Olympic Sculpture Park, 2901 Western Ave., Seattle, WA 98121 Free Thursday, July 31, 2014, 6 – 9pm

Ellen Heck, Shigeki Tomura & Harold Keeler Woodblocks exploring female identity, Japanese watercolors of moments in nature, and lithographic odes to the city of Seattle. First Thurs opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104 Free Friday, August 1, 2014

Carolyn Hopkins Smoke Signals compiles drawings, sculptures and video made by the artist during time spent at Blue Lake in Oregon, where a recent forest fire ravaged the landscape. The work explores the artist’s deep seated connection with place. First Thurs opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Punch Gallery, 119 Prefontaine Pl. S. (Tashiro Kaplan Building), Seattle, WA, 98104 Free Friday, August 1, 2014, 5 – 6pm

Cherri O’Brien

Dog Stories is exactly what it sounds like-a multimedia series featuring reverent renderings of all sorts of canines. Opening reception June 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m.  Jeffrey Moose Gallery, 1333 Fifth Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 Free Friday, August 1, 2014, 5:30 – 6:30pm

Mystic Modernism of the Pacific Northwest Coinciding with SAM’s show on the same topic, Seattle artREsource collects work from the School of Northwest Mystic painters, alongside contemporaries of the movement, Paul Horiuchi and George Tsutakawa. First Thurs opening reception, 5:30-8 p.m. artREsource, 625 First Ave, Suite 200 Free Friday, August 1, 2014, 5:30 – 6:30pm