Nov 2006–Jan 2007 - Preview

closed in the eveningNov 1-4 Jesse Durost, "Hole in theSky", installations reference nationalism,astrology and apocalyptic theologyillustrated through dramatic lightinstallations; Nov 11-Dec 30 JosephCornell, Robert Rauschenberg,Robert Motherwell, Kiki Smith, PaulButler, Javier Pinon, Karen Weiner,Judy Cooke, Lee Kelly, MichelleRoss, and others, 25th anniversaryexhibition, "A Century of Collage"; Dec6-10 Aqua Art Fair, in Miami Florida;Jan 4-Feb 24 Willy Heeks, recentpaintings; Jan 4-27 Robert Hanson,new drawings.★ Laura Russo Gallery805 NW 21st Ave ✆(503)226-2754www.laurarusso.comtues-fri 11am-5:30pm sat 11am-5pmNov 2-Dec 2 Carl Morris, luminouspaintings from the estate, 1970-1990;Frank Boyden, “The Empathies”, suiteof 96 drypoint etchings portray the psyche;Dec 7-23 Robert Colescott, expressive,cartoon-like paintings on paper ofAmerican slices of life contain poignantand thought-provoking images thatchallenge both racial and gender stereotypes;Frederic Littman, (1907-1979),sculpture incorporates a wide range ofmaterials including bronze, marble,wood, hammered copper, terracotta andstone featuring themes of mother andchild, mythological and musical images;Jan 4-27 Michele Russo, paintings;Mary Josephson, drawings; MichaelBrophy, “Scenes from an ImaginaryWestern”, small paintings.★ Portland Art Center32 NW 5th Ave ✆(503)236-3322www.portlandart.orgwed-sun 12-6pm. Nov 2 6-10pm andNov 3, 4 12-6pm Viktor Popovic, temporal,glowing installation of chairsuses light, found and industrial materialsto construct this piece about contemplation;Nov 9-26 MAIN GALLERYDavid Rubinger, “Eyewitness to History”,retrospective photographic; Nov10-Dec 2 LIGHT & SOUND GALLERY EliasFoley, “IC2: Incidental Biographies”,sculptural interactive installation withsound and video; Portland IndieArtists Collective, “The Ripple Effect”,collage group show; Nov 18 12-4pmOPEN SPACE GALLERY Fran Boston, JenniferCampbell, Amy Danielson,Diane Downs, Karen Landy, Lynn Peffley,Judi Stack, Susan St. Clair Bennett,Shu-Ju Wang, Suzie Wolfer,Danny Pierce, The Jam (1985), oil on canvas[Whatcom Museum of History and Art, ARCOExhibits Building, Bellingham WA, Nov 19-Apr 29, 2007] Courtesy of the Tacoma ArtMuseum, Gift of Dr. George Berg in memoryof Nancy A. Wynstra, photo: Richard Nicol“Artists Holiday Sale”; Dec 7-23 MAINGALLERY Yoshihiro Kitai, paintings thatunify Japanese art elements with awestern style of art making; LIGHT &SOUND GALLERY Christine Wallers,Steve Peters, “First Light Last”, projectedlight multi-channel sound installation;OPEN SPACE GALLERY Seven localChinese-American artists combine elementsof Chinese and American culture;Jan 4-Feb 24 MAIN GALLERY & OPENSPACE GALLERY Art on the Peninsula presents,The Other Portland: Art & Ecologyin the 5th Quadrant, multi-facetedexhibition addresses the ecologicalchallenges facing North Portland; MAINGALLERY JD Perkin, Anne Thompson,“Second Skin”, installation.★ Portland Art Museum1219 SW Park Ave ✆(503)226-2811www.portlandartmuseum.orgtues, wed, sat 10am-5pm thurs, fri10am-8pm sun 12-5pm Admission:members free adults $10 seniors/students(19 +) $9, students (15-18) $6.Thru Apr 15, 2007 Mysterious Spirits,Strange Beasts, Earthly Delights, earlyChinese art from the Arlene andHarold Schnitzer collection – includesfinely-modeled earthernware figuresand beasts, bronze vessels and mirrors;Thru Dec 31 Highlights from thePaul and Clara Gebauer Collection ofCameroon Art, includes masks, utilitarianobjects, horn carvings and metalsculpture.SALEMHallie Ford Museum of Art700 State St ✆(503)370-6855www.willamette.edu/museumofarttues-sat 10am-5pm Thru Dec 22 TheFirst Crow’s Shadow Institute Biennial,features a juried selection of contemporaryprints created by NativeAmerican artists at the Crow’s ShadowInstitute in northeastern Oregon; Nov18-Jan 20, 2007 Fay Jones, “PaintedFictions”, features 15 years of work bythis highly regarded Seatte narrativeand symbolist painter.★ Mary Lou Zeek Gallery335 State St ✆(503)581-3229www.zeekgallery.comtues-fri 10am-6pm sat 10am-5pmFirst Wed: 5-7pm Nov 1-Dec 2 DeborahDeWit Marchant, “The Book andthe Natural World”, paintings; Dec 5-24 Diane Culhane, new paintings; Jan2-Feb 3 James Southworth, pastels.WASHINGTONBELLEVUE★ Bellevue Arts Museum510 Bellevue Way NE ✆(425)519-0770www.bellevuearts.orgtues-thurs, sat 10am-5:30pm fri 10am-9pm sun 11am-5:30pm Nov 23, Dec 25,Jan 1: closed Admission: adults $7,seniors 62+ $5, children 6 and under freeFirst Friday’s from 5:30-9pm AdmissionFree Thru Feb 18, 2007 Ron Ho, “DimSum at the On-On Tea Room: the Jewelleryof Ron Ho”, featuring 50 piecesspanning four decades; MohamedZakariya, “Islamic Calligrapher”, notedpractictioner, scholar and teacher of theart of calligraphy; Thru Jan 7 AmericanTapestry Alliance Biennial 6, contemporarytapestries; Thru Apr 29 WilliamMorris, “Native Species”, glass vesselsfrom the George R. Stroemple Collection;Dec 12-Apr 8 Turning Wood into Art-The Jane and Arthur Mason Collection,contemporary wood objects; Jan 16-Apr22 Barbara Cooper, “re:Growth”, mysterioussculptural forest using discardedwood scraps from the milling industry;Thru Nov 26 Garry Knox Bennett, “Callme Chairmaker”, 52 one-of-a-kind,colourful and funky chairsMing’s Asian Gallery10217 Main St ✆(425)462-4008www.mingsgallery.common-sat 10am-6pm sun 12-5pm . Nov-Jan Representing 5,000 years of historyand tradition, from Imperial Dynastiesof Japan, China, Korea, Myanmar,Cambodia, Tibet, Thailand and Nepal.Unique antiques, fine furniture, mineralwww.preview-art.com PREVIEW 69