The Seattle Times' Guide To Fall Arts -- Visual Arts
Last fall, thanks to the Seattle Art Museum's much-marketed Leonardo da Vinci exhibition, every art museum, performing group, cafe and pasta shop in Seattle was claiming some connection to the great Renaissance master. This fall, get ready for Egyptmania.
Starting Oct. 15, SAM is showcasing a traveling exhibition of Egyptian treasures plucked from the University of Pennsylvania Museum's extensive Egyptian collection. The show is called "Egypt, Gift of the Nile," and is billed as providing "a well-rounded picture of ancient Egyptian culture." The big show-stopper is supposed to be a 12.5-ton tomb wall that SAM is hoisting onto the second floor of the downtown museum.
If you're looking for something a few millennia more contemporary, Tacoma Art Museum's big fall show, opening Sept. 27, is "Ceramics from the Marina Picasso Collection," a show of ceramic works made by Pablo Picasso and now owned by his granddaughter. Opening Aug. 29 is a show of "visionary" art at the Bellevue Art Museum, and, on Sept. 18, a survey of the history of American comic strips at the Frye Art Museum. For those whose fall plans include a trip to Portland, a traveling exhibition of paintings by Monet from the Musee Marmottan in Paris opens Sept. 18 at the Portland Art Museum.
Henry Art Gallery's main fall show, opening Nov. 5, is called "Deep Storage, The Arsenal of Memory." It was organized in Munich and features work by more than 40 prominent American and German
modern and contemporary artists who use notions about archive and storage as themes. Artists whose work will be included are Marcel Duchamp, Robert Rauschenberg and Joseph Beuys.
Best bets
At Grover/Thurston Gallery, cast-glass sculpture by Portland artist Judy Hill will be on view in September, with a show of new work by popular artist Fay Jones in November. (Hill, Sept. 3-26; Jones, Nov. 5-28)
At Meyerson & Nowinski, the Rorschach pattern-like paintings by Seattle painter Ken Kelly will be on view in September, followed by a show of Ginny Ruffner's fanciful glass sculptures in October. Later in the fall comes the Renaissance realist works of Gloria DeArcangelis and painted photo works of Randy Hayes. (Kelly, Sept. 3-Oct. 11; Ruffner, Oct. 14-Nov. 8; DeArcangelis and Hayes, Nov. 11-Dec. 20)
Howard House, one of Seattle's newer, more energetic galleries, has picked up several artists who used to be with the now-defunct Linda Cannon Gallery. Mark Takamichi Miller is doing some of the more interesting abstract painting these days, while the lacey, patterned paintings of Susan Dory hint at domesticity polished with a glossy sheen. (Miller, Sept. 5-29; Dory, Nov. 7-30)
Woodside/Braseth Gallery will show new work by Alden Mason, whose big, busy paintings are equal parts humor and pathos. Joseph Goldberg's luminous, minimalist abstract paintings are among some of the most compelling works coming out of this region. (Mason, Sept. 17-Oct. 31; Goldberg, Nov. 12-Dec. 15)
Francine Seders Gallery will show work by Seattle artist and writer Barbara Earl Thomas, whose allegorical paintings are powerful blends of storytelling and testimonial (Nov. 6-29)
Greg Kucera Gallery is featuring John Buck's carved-wood sculptures about environmental degradation and the West (Oct. 1-Nov. 1)
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THROUGH SEPT. 20 "Andreas Gursky," and "New Topographics," Henry Art Gallery, Seattle.
"The Coghlan Collection 1998," with various artists, Stonington Gallery, Seattle.
THROUGH SEPT. 23 "Housing Seattle: Design Demonstration Projects," Seafirst Gallery, Seattle.
THROUGH SEPT. 24 "Puget Sound Country," Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle.
"Asian Erotic Art," Honeychurch Antiques, Seattle.
THROUGH SEPT. 26 "My Two Home States," by Joy Register, ArtsWest, Seattle.
Works by Tom Fawkes, Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle.
Works by Judy Hill, Grover/Thurston Gallery, Seattle.
THROUGH SEPT. 27 "Paintings and Monotypes," by Lois Graham and "Glass," by Benjamin Moore, Foster/White Gallery, Seattle.
"Monotypes and Aquatints" by Jessica Dunne, Frye Art Museum, Seattle.
THROUGH SEPT. 28 Works by Jenny Andersen and Sheila Ross, Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, Bainbridge Island.
"The Symphony," by Catherine Woskow, Kimzey Miller Gallery, Seattle.
"Jacob Lawrence: Painting Life," Henry Art Gallery, Seattle.
THROUGH SEPT. 29 Works by Mark Takamichi Miller, Howard House, Seattle.
THROUGH SEPT. 30 "The Northwest Fine Arts Competition," Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle.
"P.I. (Made in America): Filipino-American Artists in the Pacific Northwest," Wing Luke Asian Museum, Seattle.
"Current Constructions in Flame-Worked Glass," by Janis Miltenberger, Mesolini and Amici Glass Gallery, Seattle.
THROUGH OCT. 1 Works by D.H. Mayton, Art/Not Terminal Gallery, Seattle.
THROUGH OCT. 4 "Views from the Bay Area: The Shift Toward Figuration," Henry Art Gallery, Seattle.
THROUGH OCT. 10 "Making Tracks," by Clifford Possum and Long Jack Tjakamarra Phillipus and Linda Syddick, Jeffrey Moose Gallery, Seattle.
THROUGH OCT. 11 Works by Ken Kelly, Meyerson and Nowinski, Seattle.
THROUGH OCT. 18 "New Works Laboratory: A Partnership between 911 Media Arts Center and the Henry Art Gallery," Henry Art Gallery, Seattle.
THROUGH OCT. 25 "Morris Graves: The Early Works," Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner.
THROUGH NOV. 1 "Instrument of Change: James Schoppert Retrospective 1947-1992," Burke Museum, Seattle.
THROUGH NOV. 15 "A Sack Full of Tigers," Seattle Asian Art Museum, Seattle.
THROUGH NOV. 29 "Korean Popular Painting of the Choson Dynasty," Seattle Asian Art Museum, Seattle.
THROUGH NOV. 30 "Visionary Voices: Self-Taught Artists and the Millennium," Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue.
THROUGH NOV. 30 "Photographs From India and Nepal" by Kim Zumwalt, Norton Building, Seattle.
THROUGH JAN. 1999 "Cindy Sherman's Allegories," "Grennan and Sperandio," "The Paving of Paradise: A Century of Photographs of the Western Landscape," "Gifts from the Gerbers: Modern Paintings and Drawings," "George Tsutakawa," Seattle Art Museum, Seattle.
THROUGH MARCH 1999 "Silver Servers," Seattle Art Museum, Seattle.
THROUGH APRIL 1999 "Roots, Bark and Grass: Northwest Basketry from the Collection of Warren Hill," Seattle Art Museum, Seattle.
SEPT. 9-OCT. 29 "Children's Book Illustrators Show," Mercer Island Gallery, Mercer Island.
SEPT. 10-OCT 4 Works by Katherine McLean and David Tycho, Foster/White Gallery, Kirkland.
SEPT. 10-NOV. 7 Washington Potters Association Benefit Show for Tim Malm, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland.
SEPT. 11-OCT. 4 "Calling Back to Pygmy Women," by Alan Lau, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle.
SEPT. 11-OCT. 10 "Generations," with various artists, Snow Goose Associates, Seattle.
SEPT. 11-OCT. 17 "Other Arrangements," Flo Perkins, Elliott Brown Gallery, Seattle.
SEPT. 11-OCT. 31 "Paintings," by Matthew Dennison, The Fountainhead, Seattle.
SEPT. 12-13 Issaquah Fine Arts Fest, Issaquah Community Center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S., Issaquah, 425-837-3321.
Art and Architecture Tour, by Museum of Northwest Art, La Connor.
SEPT. 14-OCT. 12 Show by the Northwest Pastel Society, East Shore Gallery, Bellevue.
SEPT. 14-OCT 24 "Food for Thought," Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle.
SEPT. 17-OCT. 18 Pratt Fine Arts Center presents "Modern Stone Age: Concrete Art," at City People's Garden Store, 2939 E. Madison St., Seattle.
SEPT. 17-OCT. 30 Works by Alden Mason, Gordon Woodside/John Braseth Gallery, Seattle.
SEPT. 20 "Outdoor Gallery Celebration," Outdoor Gallery, Mercer Island.
SEPT. 26 "Harvest Moon Celebration," Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle.
SEPT. 26-OCT 13 Works by Yuji Hiratsuka, Azuma Gallery, Seattle.
SEPT. 27-JAN. 1999 "Ceramics from the Marina Picasso Collection," with works by Pablo Picasso, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma.
SEPT. 28-OCT. 8 "Edible Architecture Benefit Exhibition and Auction," Seafirst Gallery, Seattle.
SEPT. 30-JAN. 1999 "Betty Bowen Award: Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition," Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle.
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OCT. 1-31 Works by Margaretha Bootsma and Jeremy Borsos, Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle.
Works by Brian Kershisnik, Grover/Thurston Gallery, Seattle.
OCT. 1-NOV. 8 "Chinese Snuff Bottles," Ming's Asian Gallery, Bellevue.
OCT. 1-NOV. 14 "New Works," by Keith Carter and "Chiaroscuro" by Ralph Gibson, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle.
Works by John Buck, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle.
OCT 1-SEPT. 1999 Mount Rainier National Park Centennial, Washington State History Museum, Tacoma.
OCT. 2-31 "The Garden of Earth-y Delights," by Eric Newman, Seward Park Art Studio, Seattle.
OCT. 3-NOV. 2 Works by Wendy Hanson, Howard House, Seattle.
OCT. 4 "Be an Architect for the Day," Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle.
OCT. 6-31 "New Paintings," by Marianne Perkins, ArtsWest, Seattle.
OCT 8-31 "Ten Eyes," Pratt Gallery at Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle.
OCT. 8-FEB. 1999 "Surrogate: The Figure in Contemporary Sculpture and Photography," Henry Art Gallery, Seattle.
OCT. 9-NOV. 1 "Diverse Landscapes," Juliana Heyne, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle.
OCT. 13-NOV. 6 "No Boundaries: An Exhibition of Work by Artists With Disabilities," Seafirst Gallery, Seattle.
OCT. 14-NOV. 8 Works by Ginny Ruffner, Meyerson and Nowinski, Seattle.
OCT. 15-JAN. 1999 "Egypt, Gift of the Nile," Seattle Art Museum, Seattle.
OCT. 21-NOV. 20 Shirley Scholars, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle.
OCT. 22-24 Seattle Weavers' Guild Fall Sale, Bloedel Hall, St. Mark's Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E., Seattle, 425-450-4906.
OCT. 23 Kirkland Cupping '98: Winning and Steining, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland.
OCT. 24-DEC. 24 Works by Daniel Clayman, Elliott Brown Gallery, Seattle.
OCT. 29-NOV. 14 "Cartier: 1900-1939," Pacific Place, Seattle.
OCT. 30-NOV. 21 "Paintings and Prints," by Toko Shinoda, Azuma Gallery, Seattle.
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NOV. 1 Bainbridge Island Quarterly Arts Walk, Downtown Winslow.
NOV. 5-28 Works by Lucinda Parker, Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle.
Works by Fay Jones, Grover/Thurston Gallery, Seattle.
NOV. 5-JAN. 1999 "Deep Storage, The Arsenal of Memory," Henry Art Gallery, Seattle.
NOV.-JAN. 1999 Works by Joseph Goldberg, Gordon Woodside/John Braseth Gallery, Seattle.
NOV. 3-28 "Stone and Brass Sculpture," by Ross Brown, ArtsWest, Seattle.
NOV. 6-8 ARTS Alive! '98 in La Connor, 360-466-4778.
NOV. 6-29 "In Fire and Water," by Barbara Earl Thomas, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle.
NOV. 7-30 Works by Susan Dory, Howard House, Seattle.
NOV. 7-DEC. 24 "Paintings," by Max Grover, The Fountainhead, Seattle.
NOV. 8-29 Works by Anne Appleby, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle.
NOV. 11-DEC. 20 Works by Gloria DeArcangelis and Randy Hayes, Meyerson and Nowinski, Seattle.
NOV. 12-JAN. 1999 "The View From Here: 100 Artists Mark the Centennial of Mount Rainier National Park," Seafirst Gallery, Seattle.
NOV. 12-28 "1998 Highlights: Teen Art," Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland.
NOV. 14-JAN. 1999 "Color Coding/Hands On Color," Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue.
NOV. 20-DEC. 28 "Monique's Kindergarten" by Michael Kenna and "New Landscapes" by Linda Butler, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle.
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Art/Not Terminal Gallery, 2045 Westlake Ave., Seattle, 206-233-0680.
ArtsWest, 4714 42nd Ave. S.W., Seattle, 206-938-0963.
Azuma Gallery, 530 First Ave. S., Seattle, 206-622-5599.
Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, 151 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island, 206-842-3132.
Bainbridge Island Arts Walk, 206-842-0985.
Bellevue Art Museum, 301 Bellevue Square, Bellevue, 425-454-3322.
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, 17th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 45th Street, Seattle, 206-543-5590.
Center on Contemporary Art, 65 Cedar St., Seattle, 206-728-1980.
East Shore Gallery, 12700 S.E. 32nd St., Bellevue, 425-747-3780.
Elliott Brown Gallery, 619 N. 35th St., No. 101, Seattle, 206-547-9740.
Foster/White Gallery, Seattle gallery: 311 1/2 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle, 206-622-2833; Kirkland gallery: 126 Central Way, Kirkland, 425-822-2305.
The Fountainhead, 625 W. McGraw St., Seattle, 206-285-4467.
Francine Seders Gallery, 6701 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle, 206-782-0355.
Fry Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave., Seattle, 206-622-9250.
G. Gibson Gallery, 122 S. Jackson St., Suite 200, Seattle, 206-587-4033.
Gordon Woodside/John Braseth Gallery, 1533 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206-622-7243.
Grover/Thurston Gallery, 309 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle, 206-223-0816.
Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, 15th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 41st Street, Seattle, 206-543-2280.
Honeychurch Antiques, 1008 James St., Seattle, 206-622-1204.
Howard House, 316 Federal Ave. E., Seattle, 206-726-8754.
Jeffrey Moose Gallery, Rainier Square Atrium, 1333 Fifth Ave., Seattle, 206-628-5050.
Kimzey Miller Gallery, 1225 Second Ave., Seattle, 206-682-2339.
Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St., Kirkland, 425-822-7161.
Greg Kucera Gallery, 212 Third Ave. S., Seattle, 206-624-0770.
Linda Hodges Gallery, 410 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle, 206-624-3034.
Mercer Island, 8236 S.E. 24th St., Mercer Island, 206-236-3545.
Mesolini and Amici Glass Gallery, 1410 Western Ave., Seattle, 206-842-7133.
Meyerson and Nowinski, 123 S. Jackson St., Seattle, 206-223-1700.
Ming's Asian Gallery, 10217 Main St., Bellevue, 425-462-4008.
Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner, 360-466-4446.
Norton Building, 801 Second Ave., Seattle, 206-464-5220.
Outdoor Gallery, 77th Avenue Southeast and Sunset, Mercer Island, 206-236-3545.
Pacific Place, 600 Pine St., Seattle, 206-405-2655.
Phinney Center Gallery, 6532 Phinney Ave., Seattle, 206-783-2244.
Pratt Fine Arts Center, 1902 S. Main St., Seattle, 206-328-2200.
Seafirst Gallery, 701 Fifth Ave., third atrium level, Seattle, 206-585-3200.
Seattle Art Museum, 100 University St., Seattle, 206-654-3100 general information, 206-654-3121 box office.
Seattle Asian Art Museum, Volunteer Park, 1400 E. Prospect St., Seattle, 206-654-3100.
Seward Park Art Studio, 5900 Lake Washington Blvd. S., Seattle, 206-722-6342.
Snow Goose Associates, 8806 Roosevelt Way N.E., Seattle, 206-523-6223.
Stonington Gallery, 119 S. Jackson St., Seattle, 206-405-4040.
Tacoma Art Museum, 1123 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253-272-4258.
Washington State Convention and Trade Center, 800 Convention Place, Seattle, 206-223-0699.
Washington State History Museum, 1911 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 888-BETHERE or 253-272-3500.
Wing Luke Asian Museum, 407 Seventh Ave. S., Seattle, 206-623-5124.