Today is the First Thursday of the month, which means that many of the galleries in Pioneer Square are holding opening receptions for their new exhibitions and several others have extended hours. I can’t think of a better way to take advantage of the full glory of this long summer day than going out to see some art tonight!
At Greg Kucera Gallery, an exhibition of photographs by Seattle artist Alice Wheeler examines the ways women control their public identity, while sculptor Brent Sommerhauser searches for the “thin, quiet places where invisible forces and visible material collide.”
Collins Avenue, Miami FL, 2007. Chromogenic print, Alice Wheeler, 2009
Davidson Galleries presents an exhibition of West Coast Drawings curated by University of Washington professor Norman Lundin, an exhibition of works in marble by Oregon sculptor M.J. Anderson, and a fascinating group of drawings and paintings based on mathematical transformations by artist and architect Claus Seligmann. Foster White Gallery presents a group of photographic images of altered books by Cara Barer.
Blue Labyrinth. Archival inkjet, Cara Barer 2007
Over in the Tashiro-Kaplan building, SOIL Artist-run Gallery presents a group show on the subject of silence, while Punch Gallerypresents Wearable, an exhibition of non-traditional jewelry by two recent graduates of Central Washington University’s MFA program. Gallery 4Culture hosts has been:becoming, a solo show by Crawl Space member artist Jennifer Towner focusing on her experience as an “almost middle-aged, single, childless woman in contemporary society.”
Fecundity. Slip cast porcelain (detail), Jennifer Towner, 2009.
Continuing exhibitions on view tonight include Platform Gallery‘s current show of digitally manipulated landscapes by Stephen Hilyard, solo shows by Adam Sorensen and François van Reenen at James Harris Gallery, and photo(objects, an exhibition of sculptural objects incorporating photographic images at Lawrimore Project.
In addition, Seattle Art Museum is always free to the public on First Thursday. This is a great chance to see Target Practice: Painting Under Attack, the exhibition former Seattle P-I art critic Regina Hackett just called “the single best survey of contemporary art ever mounted by the Seattle Art Museum.” (I’ll be checking it out this weekend and reporting back for PubliCola).
Most of these galleries are open tonight from 6 to 8 p.m., however some have extended hours. Be sure to check their websites if you see something you don’t want to miss. See you tonight!
