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Galleries

Galleries with new exhibits and receptions are indicated with a . For complete listings, see www.spokane7.com. Please send information about upcoming exhibits to features@spokesman.com.

Eastern Washington

Artisans at Dahmen Barn - Palouse Studio Potters Guild featuring ceramic works. Highway 195, 419 Park Way, Uniontown. (509) 299-3414.

Avenue West Gallery - “Women and Flowers of Passion,” paintings in oils, acrylics and watercolor by Elizabeth Scott. 707 W. Main Ave., Suite B11. (509) 838-4999.

Bank Left Gallery - “A Feast for the Eyes,” photography, ceramics, oils and prints by Susan Swan, Filemon Dominguez, Armando Pacheco, Tamara Helm and Linda Dillard. 100 S. Bridge St., Palouse. (509) 878-8425.

Brick Wall Gallery - “Cuba and More,” photographs by Mexican photographer Moises Levy from Mexico and Cuba. 530 W. Main Ave. (509) 928-7721.

Bryan Oliver Gallery - “Gray/Grey,” new works by Michelle Forsyth, mostly paintings and weavings built up of layered washes, plaids and thread. Whitworth University, Lied Center for the Visual Arts, 300 W. Hawthorne Road. (509) 777-3258.

Chase Gallery - “The History of Spokane: Art About Spokane’s Places.” 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. (509) 625-6050.

Community Building - Artist showcase with works by Penny Cannon, today, 4-8 p.m. 35 W. Main St. (509) 535-4606.

Eastern Washington University Art Department - “Only Mirrors Exist, for Example a Tulip” dual exhibit by Kelly Kaczysnki, with a selection of objects and images arranged in two places simultaneously, Spokane Falls Community College Fine Arts Gallery and EWU Art Auditorium. (509) 359-2494.

Gonzaga University - “Tradition & Transformation: 125 Years in 125 Items,” recognizing Gonzaga’s 125th anniversary. Foley Center Library, Special Collections Department, 502 E. Boone Ave. Free. (509) 313-3847.

Jundt Art Museum - “Damn Everything But the Circus,” featuring works with the themes of carnivals, circuses and carousels, through Saturday. Also: “Gift of the Artist” features paintings, prints, drawings, ceramics, sculpture, and photographs donated by artists to the university. Sharing the gallery is “Ignatius of Loyola,” an exhibit of 80 engravings based on work by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) that celebrate the life of St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). These engravings, made in 1609 (the year Ignatius was beatified), were a gift from the Jesuit Community to Gonzaga University in 1985. Gonzaga University. (509) 313-6613.

Clearstory Art Gallery - “Water of Life,” mixed media drawings, charcoal drawings and oil paintings with images that represent the movement and symbolism of water by Karen Mobley. Life Center Foursquare Church, 1202 N. Government Way. (509) 499-2678.

Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture - “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Warriors: Photographs by Gertrude Kasebier” opens Saturday. In 1898, inspired by a grand parade of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West troupe, photographer Gertrude Kasebier (1852-1934) began a project to photograph Sioux Indians traveling with the show. View approximately 60 original platinum and gum-bichromate photographs printed from original glass negatives, as well as pictograph drawings made by the Sioux Indians while in the studio and historic camera and studio equipment. Also opening Saturday: “Plateau Portraits: The Photographs of Richard Lewis,” showcases selections from the MAC’s Richard Lewis collection of portrait photography. “Plateau Portraits” focuses individuals from Plateau tribes taken during the 1920s and 1930s. Also: “David Douglas: A Naturalist at Work,” a look at the work and travels of Scottish naturalist David Douglas (1799-1834). Also: “Lasting Heritage,” using personal stories and human-made objects to articulate the spiritual and visceral links between ancient people, modern tribal people and their lands. 2316 W. First Ave. $7/adults, $5/seniors and students with ID, free/age 5 and younger. (509) 456-3931.

Pacific Flyway Gallery - “A Western View,” recent originals and prints featuring Western, equine, animal and natural scenes by Debbie Hughbanks. 409 S. Dishman Mica Road, Spokane Valley. Free. (509) 747-0812.

Saranac Art Projects - “Head to Toe,” installation of objects and drawings by Bernadette Vielbig; and “Planctus,” a grouping of new works and drawings installed as a visual lament by Kurt Madison. 25 W. Main Ave. (509) 363-5325.

South Perry Pizza - “A Walk in the Park Too,” oil and watercolor paintings inspired by scenes from Manito Park by Lisa Marie Brown. 1011 S. Perry St. (509) 290-6047.

Spokane Law Enforcement Museum - Artifacts, photos, portraits, badges, uniforms and other police mementos. Museum accepts donations of police memorabilia, as well as donations. 1201 W. First Ave. $5/adults, $4/seniors and military, $3/students, $2/age 12 and younger. (509) 625-3352.

Tinman Gallery - Paintings by Gordon Wilson based on his annual travels in France, Italy and Germany. Proceeds benefit the Spokane Art School. 811 W. Garland Ave. (509) 325-1500.

Washington State University - “Somewhere,” a ceramic installation by Jae Won Lee. Intimated-scaled, reductive and sealed porcelain box forms, as well as porcelain sculptures assembled into a large singular unit, through Sunday. Hours are Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. Gallery II, Department of Fine Arts, 5072 Fine Arts Center, Pullman. (509) 335-8686.

Washington State University Museum of Art - “The Artist’s Hand: Works on Paper 1945-1975.” From the Washington Art Consortium Collection, celebrating a collection of prints and drawings by 48 of the most important American artists of the period. Museum of Art, on Wilson Road, across from Martin Stadium, in the Fine Arts Center, Pullman. (509) 335-1910.

North Idaho

Art Spirit Gallery - Original prints and constructed wooden books by Mary Farrell and Morse Clary. 415 Sherman Ave., Coeur d’Alene. (208) 765-6006.

Gallery Northwest - Watercolors by Andy Sewell. 217 E. Sherman Ave., Coeur d’Alene. (208) 667-5700.

Human Rights Education Institute - Local artists were asked to interpret and portray one of Mahatma Gandhi’s social sins as part of a two-year program at HREI, through 2012. The local artists whose work will be on display include Donna Bain, Harold Balazs, Allen Dodge, Mary Dee Dodge, Rhea Giffin, Barb Mueller, Joan Smith, Austin Stiegemeier and Marci Wing. 414 Mullan Ave., on the corner of the Coeur d’Alene City Park, Coeur d’Alene. Free, donations accepted. (208) 292-2359.

Moscow Food Co-Op - Works by linocut artist Sheilagh Hallagan. 121 E. Fifth St., Moscow. (208) 882-8537.

NIC Corner Gallery - “Primordial Muse: Evolution,” works by Lanny Gergner. Boswell Hall, Corner Gallery, 1000 W. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene. (208) 769-7819.

Pend Oreille Arts Council Gallery – “Let’s Face It,” new portraiture from more than 25 of POAC’s member artists. Power House, 120 Lake St., Sandpoint. (208) 263-6139.

UI Prichard Gallery - “Acts of Chairs,” sculptural chair forms in an interactive installation that invite visitor participation, by Michael Hosaluk. University of Idaho, 414/416 S. Main St., Moscow. (208) 885-3586.

Third Street Gallery - “Palouse Plein Air 2012,” paintings created outdoors in a variety of locations, through Wednesday. Moscow City Hall, second and third floors, 206 E. Third St., Moscow. (208) 883-7036.