Art Shows Include Works By Gu, UI, WSU Students

Don’t let a few raindrops keep you home. Pull on your Wellingtons and splash through a few puddles to see what’s up with art.

Baby bloomers

Student thesis shows include The Senior Exhibit at Gonzaga University’s Jundt Art Center Gallery; the opening reception is tonight from 7-9; the show continues through May 10. University of Idaho candidates for master of fine arts degrees put their best work on the line at Prichard Art Gallery in Moscow through May 7, and the exhibition of work by MFA candidates at Washington State University continues through May 10 in the Fine Arts Center.

About prints

Print connoisseur Sam Davidson of Davidson Galleries in Seattle is booked back-to-back at the Jundt Art Museum and Cheney Cowles Museum with exhibitions and sales of etchings, woodcuts and lithographs, circa 1500-1996.

JAM’s event is Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; CCM’s happens on Saturday, beginning with a 9:30 a.m. lecture by Davidson titled “Tony Fitzpatrick and Self-taught Print Artists.” At 10:30 a.m. Davidson will appraise two-dimensional work for a $5 donation per piece.

Free admission for tribes

Speaking of Cheney Cowles, the museum is giving all enrolled tribal members free admission during the month of May to see the exhibit, “They Sacrificed for Our Survival: The Indian Boarding School Experience.” Tribal members just need to identify themselves to the museum receptionist.

Art and mental illness

In recognition of Mental Health Month, “art-in-me,” a display of art by people with mental illness, will open with a reception in Spokane City Hall’s Chase Gallery on Tuesday, May 6, from 3:30-5 p.m. The show continues through the month of May and is co-sponsored by the Spokane County Regional Support Network in conjunction with the Spokane Arts Commission.

Up and coming

Hot Flash of America features small, rich color pastels on paper by Allie Kurtz Vogt through May 14. Get there quickly. … It seems Hot Flash has been “discovered” by Seattle buyers who snapped up a serious selection from the last show.

Ready for a little whimsy? Bill Nuchols’ “Ropeheads” is featured at the Colburn’s Gallery through May 2. Nope, I’m not giving any clues.

Lorinda Knight Gallery brings us “Sunlight,” an exhibition of paintings by Connecticut painter Catherine Drabkin, from May 2-31. The show will feature a reception on Friday, May 16, from 6-8 p.m. Drabkin will speak at Spokane Falls Community College on Thursday, May 15, at 11:30 a.m. in the Student Union Building.

The Corbin Art Center presents “Color of Life: An Artist’s Impressions,” a selection of oil and watercolor paintings by veteran local painter Rachel Petit. An opening reception is set for Thursday, May 1, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The show continues through May 29.

Et cetera

Enjoy a fine selection of prints from the Northwest Print Council through April 30 at Spokane Falls Community College Art Gallery. .. The American Craft Council is screening slides of work for “A Showcase of Fine Crafts” exhibition and sale next fall in Bellevue. Request guidelines from ACC, (800) 836-3470. … And there’s a call for slides for the 19th Annual Betty Bowen Memorial Award Competition administered by the Seattle Art Museum. The $8,000 award is open to emerging artists (all media, except film and video) who live in Washington, Idaho and Oregon. Call (206) 654-3131 for details.