OPENING THIS WEEKMonday, April 17
Tippetts Gallery (Utah State University campus, 797-3460) -- Student art show through May 6. Opening reception Friday, April 21, from 7-9 p.m.
Wednesday, April 19
Utah Museum of Fine Arts* (University of Utah, South Campus Drive, 581-7332) -- "3,000 Years of Art in 30 Minutes," featuring art from such artists as Delacroix, Goya, Leger, Matisse, Miro, Picasso and Renoir, through May 20.
Friday, April 21
A Photo Gallery (307 W. 200 South, No. 1003, 363-9700) -- "Steam Locomotives Up Close," featuring black and white photography by Gordon Osmundson, May 18.
Art Access Gallery* (339 W. Pierpont Ave., 328-0703) -- "Passages," featuring recent works by Alex Bigney and Frank McEntire. Art Access II: "Connections . . . an Installation Bridging Two Cultures," featuring works by Yevgeniya Yushkova, a high school student. Both exhibits run through June 2. Opening reception for both shows Friday, April 21, 6-9 p.m. during monthly Gallery Stroll.
Art Barn/Finch Lane Gallery* (54 Finch Lane, 596-5000) -- Mixed media by Carel Brest van Kempen and "Artisans from the Living Traditions Festival," featuring crafts from nearly 40 artisans. Both exhibits run through June 2.
Salt Lake Art Center* (20 S. West Temple) -- "Contact: Christians and Moors, Image and Ritual in Mexico," featuring the photographs of George O. Jackson, through July 8. Opening reception Friday, April 21, 6-9 p.m. during monthly Gallery Stroll.
CONTINUING EXHIBITS
A Gallery (Creekside Place, west of Cottonwood Mall) -- New works by Gary Collins, Brian Christensen, Brent Godfrey, Victoria Hixon-Longaker, Cynthia Jeppson, Galina Perova, Jared Sanders, Terry Scheid, David Smith-Harrison, Trevor Southey and Dahrl Thomson.
A Photo Gallery (307 W. 200 South, No. 1003, 363-9700) -- "Portraits," featuring 20-by-24-inch photographs by Michael McRae, through April 17.
Aaron's Artist Gallery (1160 S. Windsor (840 East), Salt Lake City, 466-9000) -- "Po-Art: Paintings with Poetry, Expressing Struggles of the Spirit," featuring paintings and poetry by Scot Aaron. Show ongoing. To set up a time to visit gallery, call 466-9000.
Alpine Art and the Robin Grey Gallery (430 E. South Temple, 355-1155) -- Works by Larry Christensen, Leigh Anne Boye, Rehle Higham, LeConte Stewart and more.
Alvin Gittins Gallery (161 Art and Architecture Building, U. campus, 581-8677) --
Ancient Future Gallery* (863 E. 900 South, 539-8777)
Anderson-Foothill Library (1135 S. 2100 East, 524-8278) -- "Kenya: Faces and Places -- Photographs by Constance Sniegocki" through May 4.
Artspace Artists Association (337 W. Pierpont Ave., California Rubber and Tire Building) -- New works and works in progress.
Atrium Gallery (5th floor, Salt Lake Public Library) -- "Images of the Great Salt Lake: Photographs by Jim Frankoski, through April 22.
Bingham Gallery (1074 E. 2100 South, 832-9220) -- Specializing in artwork by American artists of the past 100 years with special emphasis on Maynard Dixon. Also seen are Claude Buck, Stuart Davis, Severin Roesen and Robert Henri.
C Gallery (466 S. 500 East, 359-8625) -- "S is for Sculpture: Bronze Age Is Us," through May.
Chroma Gallery (170 W. 2950 South, 487-4316) -- Acrylics-serigraphs by Darryl Erdmann. Exhibit ongoing.
Cordell Taylor Studio/Gallery (575 W. 200 South, 355-0333) -- Photographer and mixed media artist Dan Arsenault, through April 18.
David Ericson Fine Art* (260 S. 200 West, 533-8245) -- Works by Walter Rane, Lee Bennion, Frank Huff, Osral Allred and others.
Day-Riverside Branch Library (1575 W. 1000 North, 524-8287) -- Quilts created for Project Linus by the Rosepark Patchwork Quilters through May 6.
D.B. Gallery (125 E. 6100 South, Murray, 268-9562) -- Ongoing exhibit of Utah artists Richard Murray, Dave Keough and Jim Weiss.
Dolores Chase Gallery* (260 S. 200 West, 328-2787) -- "Edie Roberson: New Work," featuring work by Utah's trompe l'oeil master, through April 28.
Fine Art Originals by Utah Artists (4766 S. State, Murray, 265-0855) -- More than 175 works by local artists, featuring Russian artist Yevgeniy Zolotsev.
Framery (1519 S. 1500 East) -- Works by Glania Perova.
F. Weixler Gallery (132 E St., 534-1014) -- Works by Valoy Eaton, Harrison Groutage, Kimball Warren, Karl Thomas, Dennis Smith and others.
King's Cottage Gallery (2233 S. 700 East, 486-5019) -- Paintings by Susan Gallacher and Rob Adamson.
Lamb's Restaurant (169 S. Main, 364-7166) -- Photography by Greg Davis, through April.
Left Bank Gallery* (242 S. 200 West, 539-0343) -- "Johnson/Rigby/Thomas: Recent Works," featuring paintings and sculptures by Calvin Scott Johnson, Kent Rigby and Darl Thomas, through April 29.
Light Spot (1043 E. 900 South) -- "GIGANTI/DRAGHGLI/EROI" (the Giants, the Dragons, the Heroes), featuring glass from Murano, Italy, by artisans Noti Massari, Renato Toso and Roberto Pamio.
Moonbird Studio (353 W. 200 South, Studio No. 301, 322-3816) -- Kids' art from "Bad Dog Rediscovers America," urban kids mentoring project. Exhibit is ongoing.
Nativo (353 W. 200 South, 531-8555) -- Contemporary interpretations of antique Victorian jewelry by Cheryl Elliot.
Ranch Road Fine Art (350 W. Pierpont, 359-9805) -- Original works and Iris prints by such artists as Denis Phillips, Bonnie Phillips, Willamarie Hueselkamp, Pilar Pobil, Al Rounds, Shanahy, Michael Lucarelli and others.
Red Gallery (Artspace Rubber Co., 353 W. 200 South, No. 407, 533-8744) -- Works by Lance Clayton, Billy Fever, Tessa Mecham, Ben Fox, Sri Whipple, Sean Graff, Erik Ostling, Martin Novak, Teresa Flowers and Heather Barron.
Riverton Art Museum (1640 W. 13200 South, 253-3020) -- Works by Naomi McNamara through May 3.
Ruth Tyler Library (8280 S. 75 West, Midvale, 278-0913) -- Oils by Paul Lyons, a member of the Intermountain Society of Artists, through April.
Salt Lake Art Center* (20 S. West Temple) -- Street Gallery: Artist's Boxes Exhibition, through May 12. Public reception Friday, April 21, 6-9 p.m. during monthly Gallery Stroll.
Sandy Senior Center (9310 S. 1300 East, 561-3265) -- Watercolors by Carol Esterreicher, through April.
ShearerImages (3945 Wasatch Blvd., 277-6644) -- Photography by Andy and Marilyn Shearer.
Silvertip Gallery (664 Union Square, Sandy, 571-9504) -- Ongoing exhibition of sculpture by William L. Jorgensen, Dee Jorgensen, R.L. Blair, Victor Reece, Avard Fairbanks and Shawn Beeler.
The Stable/Fine Arts (132 E Street, 355-6896) -- Portrait paintings.
Sugar Post Pottery and Mudworks Gallery (1950 S. 1100 East, 832-9235) -- Clay works by Ben Behunin and Fred Conlon and paintings by Fred Thomas.
Sweet Avenues Branch Library (455 F St., 524-8276) -- "Trees, Leaves and Grass: Black and White Photography by William King," through May 13.
Twiggs & Moore Art Gallery (Gardner Historic Village, 1095 W. 7800 South, West Jordan, 255-3004) -- Works by Greg Olsen, James Christensen, Arnold Friberg, Nancy Glazier and others. Exhibit ongoing.
Union Gallery (Olpin Student Union, University of Utah, 245 University Union, 581-7469) -- "Breaking Boundaries II," featuring art by five women artists. Valerie Dow and Teresa Flowers are photographers and Amanda Davis, Tessa Mecham and Alison Perreault are painters. The exhibit runs through April 26.
University Hospital (Medical Drive, second floor) -- "Looking Inwards," featuring abstract works of art from the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, through June 15.
Urban Arts Gallery (Second floor, Trolley Square, 322-3111) -- Group show with Karl Pace, Tom Mulder, Richard Murray and Jim Stewart.
Utah Museum of Fine Arts* (University of Utah, South Campus Drive, 581-7332) -- "Insight: Womens' Photographs From the George Eastman House Collection," featuring photography from 50 women from the history of photography like Dorothea Lange, Margaret Bourke-White, Carrie Mae Weems and many more, through May 24. Also, "Utah High School Jewelry and Small Metals Exhibit," featuring works by high school students from around the state, through today. Also, "The Val A. Browning Memorial Collection of 500 Years of European Masterworks," featuring paintings by Brueghel, Gainsborough, Fragonard, Corot, Van Dyke, Vigee Le Brun and many others. This exhibit will run indefinitely.
Warner Bros. Gallery (Fashion Place Mall, 6191 S. State, 262-6128) -- Original animation art, production cels and limited edition collectibles by Hanna-Barbera, Chuck Jones, Fritz Freleng, Ron Lee and DC artist Alex Ross.
Williams Fine Art* (Main Lobby, Eagle Gate Plaza, 60 E. South Temple, 534-0331) -- Group show, featuring traditional and modern artwork, with new paintings by Larry Wade, Steve Songer and Bonnie Posselli. Exhibit runs through April.
* Members of the Salt Lake Gallery Association.
OUTSIDE SALT LAKE CITY
Art of the Earth (100 S. 650 West, Suite 8, Heber, 541-9106) -- Works by students and unknown artists.
Bountiful/Davis Art Center (745 S. Main, Bountiful, 292-0367) -- "People of Color," featuring art by the students and teachers of the Davis School District, through April 28.
Denver Art Museum (100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 303-640-2466) -- "Matisse from the Baltimore Museum of Art," featuring paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture by the artist, through June 25.
Eccles Community Art Center (2580 Jefferson Ave., Ogden, 392-6935) -- Main gallery: Calligraphic art by members of the Utah Calligrapnic Artists along with contemporary works by Steve Stones. Carriage House gallery: The annual print competition of the Ogden Color Camera Clubs. Both exhibits run through April.
Fairview Museum of History & Art (85 N. 100 East, Fairview, 427-9216) -- A retrospective of 46 pieces by Theodore Milton Wassmer, through May. Also works by Willamarie Huelskamp, John Heber Stansfield, Sharlene Christensen, Kaziah Hancock, Ella Peacock, Dale Peel, Larry Neilson, Linda Anderson and others.
Gallery at Sun River (1580 W. Poppy Hills, St. George, 435-688-6556) -- Photograpy by Michael Fatali.
Kimball Art Center (638 Park Ave., Park City, 649-8882) -- Main & Garage galleries: "Wasatch Back Youth Art Exhibit," featuring children's artwork from Summit and Wasatch counties, through May 29. Badami gallery: "Kids on the Block," featuring a traveling exhibition of Russian children art, through May 29.
Museum of Art (Brigham Young University, North Campus Drive, Provo, 378-2787) -- "Chihuly Baskets," featuring 50 hand-blown glass vessels inspired by woven Indian baskets, through Sept. 16. Also, "The Tie That Binds: 19th Century Realism," featuring works that demonstrate ties between European and American Realist traditions with works by Jean-Francois Millet, Honore Daumier, Winslow Homer and more. Exhibit runs through May 6. Also, a retrospective exhibition of sculpture, paintings, drawings and etchings by Mahonri Mackintosh Young, through Sept. 9. And "150 Years of American Painting," artwork from BYU's permanent collection.