Visual arts: Openings offer wide mix of work

Whichever way you turn in Spokane on Friday night, chances are you’ll bump into an art opening.

In the Garland District, the Tinman Gallery is hosting its second biennial “Native American Group Show” with the works of Neil Parsons (Blackfeet-Pikunni), Ramon Murillo (Shoshone-Bannock), Terrance Guardipee (Blackfeet-Pikunni) and Catherine Blackhorse (Seminole).

In downtown Spokane, another group show, “The Art of the Doll” at the Artisans’ Wares gallery, is spotlighting the fine-art dolls of Pacific Northwest artists Wendy Zupan Bailey of Spokane, and Kent Epler and Barbara Morrison of Missoula.

Internationally exhibited abstract painter Keiko Hara returns to the Lorinda Knight Gallery for her fourth show of “New Paintings.”

Many of the venues in this self-guided art walk feature live music and light refreshments.

All receptions are on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. (unless otherwise indicated):

“Artisans’ Wares, 1009 W. First Ave. – “The Art of the Doll.”

“Artist’s Tree Gallery, 828 W. Sprague Ave. (5 to 9 p.m.) – “A Love Affair with Color,” oils by Oregon- based artist Colleen Patricia Williams; “About Face,” paintings by Clancie Pleasants; caricaturist Bill Edg.

“Avenue West Gallery, 1021 W. First Ave. (5 to 9 p.m.) – Northwest landscape paintings by Dan Campbell, oils by Darrell Sullen. Live guitar music by Stacy Carr.

“Barrister Winery, 1213 W. Railroad Ave. (5 to 9 p.m.) – “Rare Fruit,” paintings by Felisa Carranza; acoustic blues by Lyle Morse, 7 p.m.

“Brews Brothers, 734 W. Sprague Ave. – Work in various media by local and regional artists.

“Brooklyn Nights, 122 S. Monroe St. – Relief prints by Angeline Doyer, digital paintings by Christie Dunavan and photography by Troy Webber.

“CenterStage, 1017 W. First Ave. – Large paintings by Ralph Busch in the Theatre Hallway Gallery.

“Conexion del Tango, 122 S. Monroe St. (5 to 9 p.m.) – Paintings by Wes Hanson; acoustic rhythms of David Anderson.

“Dean Davis Gallery, 216 W. Pacific Ave. (5 to 10 p.m.) – Work by Peter Presnail.

“Empyrean Coffee House, 154 S. Madison St. – Abstracts by Keena Amia Ramirez; acrylics by Wonder Russell and Tyler Bailey; ink drawings by Don Nelson; photographs by Rhea Beumer.

“Far West Billiards, 1001 W. First Ave. – Works by local emerging artists.

“Gallery of Thum,’ 106 S. Madison St. (5 to 9 p.m.) – “Italy Old & New,” tile murals by Angelica Di Chiara Hardin; photographs by Devon Bernadette Robideaux.

“Global Credit Union, 726 W. Riverside Ave. – Various works on display through the windows.

“GoodWorks Gallery, 1019 W. First Ave. (5 to 9 p.m.) – “Reflections of Loon Lake,” pastel art by Steve Belzman.

“Grand Ronde Wine Celler, 906 W. Second. Ave. – Paintings by Marsha Marcuson.

“Interplayers Gellhorn Gallery, 174 S. Howard St. – Mixed media by Kate Drum; watercolors by Clare E. Clark and Nancy J. Knight.

“Kitchen Engine, Flour Mill, 621 W. Mallon Ave. – Watercolor mixed media by Cassandra Johnson and oil painting by Conrad Bagley.

“Lorinda Knight Gallery, 523 W. Sprague Ave. (6 to 8 p.m.) – “New Paintings: Keiko Hara,” abstract paintings and works on paper.

“Liberty Cafe, 402 W. Main Ave. – Bari Federspiel and Dian Zahner watercolor paintings.

“Montvale Hotel, 1005 W. First Ave. – Works by local artists. Live music.

“Namaska Fusion Cafe, 421 W. First Ave. (5 to 9 p.m.) – “Another Dimension,” acrylics and mixed media by Linda Christine; “Petal Portraits,” floral photographs and collages by Sue Kochevar.

“Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. – “Works from the Heart” contemporary art exhibition; admission by donation, 5 to 8 p.m.

“Paper Garden, 702 W. Main Ave. (5:30 to 7:30 p.m.) – Mixed media art by Conrad Bagley; aNeMonE Paper Flowers.

“Peters and Sons Flowers and Gallery, 170 S. Lincoln St. (5:30 to 8 p.m.) – Shirley Erlandsen and Jo Simpson paintings.

“Pigeon Hole Gallery, 620 S. Washington St. – Tricia Florence’s painting and collage on glass.

“Polo’s Cafe, Flour Mill, 621 W. Mallon Ave., #426 – Western and landscape art by Robert Stem.

“Pottery Place Plus Gallery, adjacent to Auntie’s in the Liberty Building, 402 W. Main Ave. (5 to 9 p.m.) – Wildlife photography by Brent Flint and fiber art by Dian Zahner.

“Prago … Argentine Cafe, 201 W. Riverside Ave. (5 to 10 p.m.) – Mixed media paintings and installations by Cori McWilliams. Live music 7 to 10 p.m., acoustic music by John K. followed by The Dearly Departed.

“Spokane Art School, 920 N. Howard St. (5 to 7 p.m.) – Exhibit of 20 contemporary lithograph prints from Tamarind Institute.

“Tinman Gallery, 811 W. Garland Ave. – “Native American Group Show.” Live music.

“Trackside Studio, 115 S. Adams St. – Contemporary ceramic art by Chris Kelsey, Mark Moore and Teresa Brett.

Colfax visiting artists

Pullman quilters Donna Slusser and Patricia Magaret are the featured artists in the Colfax Arts Council’s Meet the Artist series today at 7 p.m. at the Whitman County Colfax Library.

They will show quilts, talk about their work together and what inspires them, and answer questions. Several quilts are on view at the library through next Thursday.

Slusser and Magaret have been designing quilts, lecturing and teaching nationally, and writing books together since 1985, according to an e-mail from Ann Marra of the Colfax Arts Council.

Tonight’s event is free and open to the public at the library, 102 S. Main St. in Colfax. For more information call (509) 397-4366.

‘The Scoop’

The Scoop, a new ice cream and coffee spot on the South Hill, is hanging a series of black-and-white photographs by Mike Pittman (www.pittmanphoto.com) through April.

“Snippets,” a collection of pictures taken over the past two years, includes images of small, rural towns as well as scenes of New York City.

An opening reception is Friday between 6:30 and 9 p.m., with live acoustic music, at 1001 W. 25th Ave. at the corner of Monroe Street.

Installation at SFCC

Seattle artist Jesse Paul Miller’s new installation opens on Wednesday at the Spokane Falls Community College Gallery of Art.

His pieces use sound, drawing, mass-produced cast-off objects, sculpture and video.

Miller visited Thailand and Laos for six weeks in early 2005.

“The sounds and images from his travels became the subject matter for the current exhibit,” says interim gallery director Bradd Skubinna in an e-mail.

Miller will give a gallery talk about his work on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. in the gallery, Building 16, on the SFCC campus. The show runs through May 18.

Idaho shows

“University of Idaho studio art students Diane Emehiser, Landon Grindheim, Casey Ketchum, Charles Olsen, Shogo Ota and Evan Thompson are presenting “Subtitled,” Friday through April 13.

There is an opening reception Friday between 4 and 6 p.m. in the University Gallery on the first floor of the Ridenbaugh Building on the Moscow campus.

“The UI Prichard Gallery is showing “Mapping Meg Ryan,” a video and sound project by Samantha DiRosa of Pullman, through Sunday. The free gallery is at 414 S. Main St. in downtown Moscow. More information is available at www.uidaho.edu/galleries.

Mobley’s birds

Karen Mobley’s drawings, collages and oil paintings of birds are on display through May 3 at Mobius children’s museum in River Park Square, 808 W. Main Ave.

The exhibit spotlights the use of materials, says Mobley, because it is on display in the area of Mobius that focuses on activities and learning opportunities for children.

Her work is also in the “Works from the Heart” contemporary art auction at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, and her “Giraffe Pretending to be a Tree” is one of the carousel animals that will be auctioned to benefit Ronald McDonald House later this month.