OPENING THIS WEEK
Monday
Rio Gallery* (300 S. 455 West, 533-3582) — "Chimera: Fur Feathers, Skin Scales," featuring art by Leia Bell, Trent Call, Dana Costello, Tessa Lindsay, Jenni Lord, Toby Putnam, David Ruhlman and Sri Whipple, through March 11. Opening reception Friday, Feb. 17, from 6-9 p.m. during monthly Gallery Stroll.
Thursday
A Gallery* (1321 S. 2100 East, 583-4800) — Solo exhibition by Royden Card through February. Artist reception tonight from 6-8.
Friday
Taminah Gallery (608 Main, Park City, 435-655-3265) — Paintings by John Hughes and Greg Wilson through Feb. 22. Opening reception tonight from 6-9.
Saturday
Salt Lake Art Center* (20 S. West Temple, 328-4201) — Main Gallery: "Robert Motherwell — Te Quiero," featuring paintings and drawings from 1950s through the '80s by Motherwell (1915-91), the youngest and most profilic member of the New York school of Abstract Expressionism. Also "Deference to Deffebach," featuring Deffebach's (1928-2005) large abstract paintings. Both exhibits run through May 31. Public reception Friday evening from 6-9.
Utah Cultural Celebration Center Art Gallery (1355 W. 3100 South, West Valley City) — Eight decades of work by Arnold Friberg, including "The Ten Commandments" series, through April 29.
CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS
16th Street Gallery (1299 E. 4500 South, 263-1460) — Artwork by gallery regulars: Robert Call, G. Russell Case, Wallace Lee, Elva Malin, Robert McFarland, Ian Ramsey, Linda Curley, Jerry Hancock and more.
Alice Gallery* (617E. South Temple, 236-7555) — "Abstractions," featuring art from Andrew Ehniger, Cary L. Griffiths and Steven K. Sheffield, through March 3.
Anderson-Foothill Branch Library (1135 S. 2100 East) — "Rock Art Images by Rick Kramer" through March 8.
Anthony's Antiques & Fine Art (402 E. 200 South, 328-2231) — Six paintings by Belgian artist Evariste Carpentier (1845-1921) are on display along with other fine art.
Art Access* (339 W. Pierpont, 328-0703) — "Dual Nature," featuring collographs and oil paintings by Ashley Knudsen, through Feb. 10.
Art Access II* (339 W. Pierpont, 328-0703) — "Strength in Tradition: Acrobatics in China," featuring photography by Emily Allen, through Feb. 10.
Art Barn/Finch Lane Gallery* (54 Finch Lane, 596-5000) — Photography by Mikel Covey and Alex Kravtsov and ceramics by H. James Stewart through Feb. 24.
Art of Giving Gallery (170 S. Rio Grande St., The Gateway, 456-2787) — New giclee prints of work by Christian R. Lassen. Also artwork by Pino, Chagal, Royo, Bill Mack, Natasha Barnes and many others. Sales contribute to the Desilynn Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.
Bingham Gallery (1074 E. 2100 South, 832-9220) — Specializes in artwork by American artists of the past 100 years, with special emphasis on Maynard Dixon. Also shown are Claude Buck, Stuart Davis, Severin Roesen and Robert Henri.
Burnt Purple Gallery (4835 Highland, Suite 1185, 277-2420) — Featuring art by local artists.
Cherry Street Gallery (4790 S. Cherry St., 281-0075) — Photographs by Mark Walker Smith. Also, artwork by Ken Baxter, Dan Baxter, Ed Begay, Beso, Larry Christensen, Don Coy, Mike Fletcher, Steve Harvey, Jo Gilkey, Julie Jacobsen, Scott Ruston and Lee Anne Walker.
Children's Gallery at the City Library (Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, 524-8200) — "Children as Illustrators: The Power of Expression," featuring art books by art students, ages 6-12, of Fahimeh Amiri, through Feb. 10.
City Library (210 E. 400 South, 524-8200) — "Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend" features images reproduced from rare books, manuscripts, maps, letters, paintings and artifacts from the Newberry Library collections, through Feb. 16.
Cynthia Oliver Glass Art Studio (1600 E. Stratford Ave.) — Glass artwork by Cathy Cartwright, Lea Erickson, Shari Higbee, Cynthia Oliver and Steve Walton.
Day-Riverside Branch Library (1575 W. 1000 North, 594-8632) — "The Art of Kodalith Photography by Barbara D. Richards" through March 3.
Distinctive African-American Art Gallery (161 E. 300 South, 363-0745) — Colored-pencil drawings and African-American-designed tribal masks by Erica Houston. Also, work by Synthia Saint James, Charles Bibbs and Rosalind McGary.
F. Weixler Gallery* (132 E St., 534-1014) — Paintings by Valoy Eaton, Harrison Groutage, Frank Huff, Earl Jones, Dennis Smith, Karl Thomas, Lance Turner and Kimball Warren. Exhibit ongoing.
Gallery at Library Square (Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, 524-8200) — "Playing Around: Toys Designed by Artists," featuring 50 handmade toys from the collection of the Arkansas Arts Center, through March. 16.
Groutage Gallery (1058 E. 2100 South, 518-3581) — "Fifty Years of Harrison Groutage," featuring a retrospective of the artist's work.
Holladay Library (2150 E. 4730 South, 943-4636, ext. 334) — Watercolors by Judy Spillman through February.
Hill Gallery & Sculpture Park (9045 S. 1300 East, Sandy, 562-9242) — Sculpture, paintings, giclee prints and crafts by local artists.
HORNE Fine Art* (142 E. 800 South, 533-4200) — "Blooms," featuring floral and garden paintings by Traci O'Very Covey, Barbara Edwards, Karen Horne, Phyllis F. Horne, Wilson J. Ong, Mathew Stuver and others. Also "Wall of Wassmers: Celebrating Ted's 96th Birthday," featuring more than 40 works of art by Ted Wassmer. Both exhibits run through March 31.
King's Gallery (2233 S. 700 East, 486-5019) — Paintings and sculpture by Utah artist Susan Gallacher.
Lamb's Cafe (169 S. Main) — Fine art photography by John T. Speros through February.
Leigh-North Gallery (136 S. Main, Suite 202, Kearns Building, 968-9570) — "American Expression: Paintings of Character, Place, History and Legacy," featuring paintings of the 19th and early 20th centuries, through Feb. 24.
Magpie's Nest Gallery* (39 I St., 363-7764) — "The Road Generally Not Taken," featuring paintings by M'Lisa Paulson, Jenni Thompson, Angela Bentley Fife, Jo Ann Bowen and Mathew Potter, through Feb. 14.
Main Street Gallery* (299 S. Main, 535-4660) — Art by Kent Wallis, Scott Wallis and Eric Wallis. Also art by Sandra Rast and Court Naumann. Exhibit ongoing.
Michael Berry Gallery (163 E. 300, 521-0243) — "The Sundance Show," featuring art by Pilar Pobil, Willamarie Huelskamp, Rebecca Livermore, Chris Kapsa and Heidi Van Ert, through Feb. 18.
Museum of Church History and Art (45 N. West Temple, 240-2299) — "Follow the Prophet," featuring images created by LDS children, through Feb. 27.
Museum of Utah Art & History (125 S. Main) — "YWCA Centennial HerStory" featuring 100 black and white photographs from the Utah State Historical Society commemorating the organization's 100 year anniversary, through April 16.
Patrick Moore Gallery* (511 W. 200 South, 521-5999) — Art by Trevor Southey, Randall Lake, Stephen K. Sheffield, Sandee Parsons and more, through Feb. 10.
Phillips Gallery* (444 E. 200 South, 364-8284) — "Taylor & Taylor," featuring collographs, maquettes and sculpture by Cordell Taylor and woodcuts by Harry Taylor (1918-2002), through Feb. 10.
Q Street Fine Crafts (82 N. Q St., 359-1899) — Crafts by Boris Bally, Thomas Mann, Josh Simpson, Alessi, James Stewart and Carla Jimison.
Sagebrush Gallery (602 E. 500 South, Trolley Square, 531-0300) — Paintings by James Forest Olson, Jeffery R. Pugh, Marian Foote Nelson, Yevgeniy Zolotsev and more.
Saltgrass Printmakers Gallery (2126 S. 1000 East, 467-1080) — "Secondo Piatto — Saltgrass Second Annual Fundraiser Print Exchange Show," featuring prints by 22 artists, including Joey Behrens, Sandy Brunvand, Justin Diggle, Stefanie Dykes, Lenka Konopasek, Robert Kleinschmidt, Sam Wilson, Koichi Yamamoto and more, through March.
Salt Lake Art Center* (20 S. West Temple) — Street Level Gallery: "Sophie Matisse: Be Back in 5 Minutes and Zebra Stripe Paintings" through May 6.
Sprague Branch Library (2131 S. 1100 East, 524-8280) — "Paintings and Charcoals by Kathem Alhamdan" through Feb. 27.
Sweet Branch Library (455 F St.) — "Recent Work: Paintings by J.B. Velasquez" through March 11.
Tivoli Gallery (255 S. State, 521-6288) — Original works by Joan White, Elva Malin, Ken Spencer, Carol Evans, Ian Ramsey, Ken Baxter, Dan Baxter, Stephen Hedgepeth, David Jackson, Ginna Lagergen, Richard Miles, Lynn Ridley, Martha Safra and Richard Van Wagner.
Twiggs & Moore Gallery (797 E. 6400 South, 747-3520) — Art by James Christensen, Greg Olsen and more.
Twiggs & Moore Gallery (Gardner Village, Midvale) — Art by James Christensen, Greg Olsen and more.
Utah Museum of Fine Art* (University of Utah, South Campus Drive, 581-7332) — "Revisiting Utah's Past," featuring paintings, sculpture, photographs, books and journals that offer perspectives on the region, through July 23.Also "Her Spirit Is Stranger Than the Angels: Frida Kahlo Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray," featuring 24 photographs of Kahlo by Muray, through May 14. Also "The Art of the West: Reinterpreting Western Images," featuring art from the museum's collection and works on loan from local collectors. Also "Africa: The Arts of a Continent," featuring works from the permanent collection of the UMFA. Also artwork from the museum's permanent collection continually on display.
Utah Museum of Natural History (1390 E. Presidents Circle, University of Utah) — "Human Nature: Insights from the Natural World," featuring 29 paintings by Arlene Braithwaite, through April 26.
Visage Salon Studios (2006 S. 900 East, 328-0069) — "Jodi Monaco, New Works, Abstract and Mixed-Media Paintings" through Feb. 11.
Williams Fine Art* (Main lobby, Eagle Gate Plaza, 60 E. South Temple, 534-0331) — Specializing in early Utah artists: John Hafen, Lee Greene Richards, LeConte Stewart and more.
OUTSIDE SALT LAKE CITY
American West Heritage Center (4025 S. Highway 89-91, Wellsville, 435-245-6050) — "Northern Utah's Historic Barns: Touchstones of an Agricultural Heritage," featuring photographs and memorabilia, through September.
Art Cottage (26 W. Tabernacle, St. George, 435-668-5154) — Artwork by L'Deane Trueblood and Annette Everett, featuring sculpture, oil, pastel and watercolor.
Art in the Village (1100 W. 7800 South, Gardner Village, 255-8900) — Original paintings by Linda Curley, David Jackson, Bonnie Conrad, Colleen Howe, Sandra Rast, Debbie Broadhead, C. Rogers Atkinson, Elizabeth Stanley, Rebecca Blue and more. Also, sculpture by Stan Watts, Adam Reeder, Ed Spears, Shari Hamilton and Claudia Packer.
Beverly Mastrim Gallery (6351 S. 900 East, Wheeler Farm, 264-2212) — Nature paintings by Clark Ostergaard through March. Artist reception Monday, Feb. 13, from 6-8 p.m.
B.F. Larsen Gallery (Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU) — "Still, Still, Still," featuring photographs by M. Brett Borup, through Feb. 14.
Bountiful/Davis Art Center (745 S. Main, Bountiful, 292-0367) — "Sixth Utah Illustrators Invitational," featuring art by contemporary working Utah illustrators, through Feb. 10.
Brigham City Museum-Gallery (24 N. 300 West, Brigham City, 435-723-6769) — "Women of Biblical Proportion," featuring 50 art quilts inspired by the Old and New Testaments by national artists, through Feb. 22.
Canyon Gallery (265 S. Mountain Road, Fruit Heights, 801-544-4262) — Art featuring Ken Corbett, Linda Curley, David Jackson, Colleen Howe, Sandra Rast and more.
Center for Creative Photography (University of Arizona, 520-621-7968) — "Harry Callahan: The Photographer at Work" through May 7.
Coda Gallery (804 Main, Park City, 435-655-3803) — Works by David Dornan, Chris Young, Brad Aldridge, Paul and Silvia Davis, Ray Hare, Patty Kimball, Ron Richmond, Doug Himes, A.D. Shaw, Dennis Smith and many others. The gallery also shows jewelry, glasswork and fabrics.
College of Eastern Utah, Prehistoric Museum Art Gallery (155 E. Main, Price) — "Fossilized Forests," featuring tree fossils, through March 31.
Cowan Gallery (101 E. 200 South, Springville, 491-3436) — "Of the Reinstated Subconscious," featuring conceptual paintings by Trevor Bazil, through March. 1.
Crandall Historical Printing Museum (275 E. Center St., 377-7777) — The only working Gutenberg press in the world and a replica of the Grandin press from Palmyra.
Datura Gallery (845 N. Coyote Gulch Court, Ivins, 435-674-9595) — Art by Laurie Burns, Cheryl, Gary and John Collin, Elva Malin, Holly Pendergast, Melodie Williams, Roland Lee and more.
Eccles Community Art Center (2580 Jefferson Ave., Ogden, 392-6935) — Main galleries: "10th Black & White Statewide Competition," featuring works in black and white and gray by Utah artists in all media. Carriage House Gallery: Paintings by Ogden artist Ilona R. Fellows. Both exhibits run through March 25.
Edelweiss Gallery (65 E. Main, Midway, 435-654-1335) — Featured artist Sherry Oman. Also work by Florence Ware, Donald Allan, Kory Bird and Dennis Smith.
Fairview Museum of History & Art (85 N. 100 East, Fairview, 427-9216) — Works by Avard Fairbanks, Lee Udall Bennion, Ella Peacock, Max Blain, Dale Peel, John Heber Stansfield, Edith Roberson, Ted Wassmer and others.
Fat Cat Gallery (3391 S. Orchard, North Salt Lake, 299-1122) — Original paintings by Wulf Barsch, Rebecca Hartvigsen, David Brand, G. Robinson Oborn.
Freedom Gallery (225 W. Center, Provo) — Artwork by Robert T. Barrett through February.
Gallery at the Station (Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave., Ogden, 629-8446) — Paintings by Shanna Kunz and jewelry by Kate Holland through February.
Guggenheim Hermitage (Venetian Resort Hotel, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas) — "Rubens and His Age: Masterpieces from the Hermitage Museum" through July.
Hill Gallery & Sculpture Park (9045 S. 1300 East, Sandy, 562-9242) — Art by Jeanne Bonine, Bob Coonts, Dan L. Hill, Kathleen Hunt, Dahrl Thomson and more.
John Wesley Powell River History Museum (885 E. Main, Green River, 435-564-3427) — Original paintings, sculpture and prints by Brady Fairbanks, Richard Miles, Lori Nicholas, Kay Affleck, Dan Blanton, Carel Brest van Kempen, Ken England, Jean Gasser, Becky Hartvigsen, Jo Baxter, Anton Rasmussen, Gary Prazen and Joseph S. Venus, through 2006.
Julie Nester Gallery (1755 B Bonanza Drive, Park City, 435-649-7855) — "Fiction," featuring art by Tom Judd, through Feb. 26.
Juniper Sky Fine Art Gallery (851 N. Coyote Gulch Court, Ivins, 435-674-1994) — The art of Kate Starling.
Kimball Art Center (638 Park Ave., Park City, 435-649-8882) — Main gallery: "Ski and Snow Country," featuring more than 40 photographs from the 1930s-50s by Ray Atkeson, through March 5.
Meyer Gallery (Main, Park City, 435-649-8160) — Paintings by Shanna Kunz, through Feb. 15.
Museum of Art (Brigham Young University, North Campus Drive, Provo, 378-2787) — "Photographing Silence: Juan Rulfo's Mexico," featuring 62 black and white photographs by the Mexican writer Juan Rulfo (1917-86), through May 29. Also "Nostalgia and Technology: Embracing the New Through Art and Design," featuring art representing a selection of domestic technologies, through May 13. Also"150 Years of American Painting," artwork from BYU's permanent collection.
Museum of the San Rafael (64 N. 100 East, Castle Dale, 435-381-5252) — "Prehistoric Wildlife and Western Art of Utah," featuring paintings by Joseph S. Venus, Clifford Oviatt and sculptures by Gary Prazen and Eldon Homles, through 2006.
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art (650 N. 1100 East, Logan, 435-797-0163) — "Semina Culture: Wallace Berman & His Circle," featuring more than 50 of Berman's photographs along with short films, publications, documents and artworks by 48 of Berman's Semina associates, through March 15. Also "AquaGenesis," featuring ceramic art by Maryann Webster, through May 1. Also "Sight and Sound: A Visual Metaphor," featuring a selection of paintings and sculpture from the museum's permanent collection. Included in the exhibit is music from 20th century composers. The exhibit runs through July 2007.
Out of Africa (333 Main, Park City) — Selection of handcrafted African baskets, rugs, textiles, stoneware and more.
Repartee Gallery (4801 N. University, Riverwoods, Provo) — Highlighting work by James C. Christensen, Kurt Knudsen, Barbara Lyman, Jack Morford, Greg Olsen and more. Also, original works in oil and watercolor, sculpture, pottery, stained glass and more.
Springville Museum of Art (126 E. 400 South, Springville, 489-2727) — Permanent exhibitions: John Hafen and Cyrus E. Dallin: Centennial Exhibit; American Art: East Meets West.
Stanfield Fine Art (751 M. Street, Park City, 435-658-1800) — More than 50 original etchings (lifetime and posthumous impressions) by Rembrandt through the winter.
St. George Art Museum (47 E. 200 North, St. George, 435-634-5942) — Main gallery: "Batiks & Stitches: Fabric Art by Anne Munoz," through March 24.
Staples Art Center (120 S. 100 East, Elsinore, 435-527-4170) — Original works featuring Sevier County artists, including Dall Dimick, Maureen Brooks Sarkis, Lynn Breinholt, Barth Hansen, Rachel Olsen and others.
Terra Nova Gallery (41 W. 300 North, Provo, 801-374-0016) — "Two Much for One," featuring paintings by Jordann Wood, printmaking by Colin Nesbit and sculpture by Melanie McGee, through Feb. 24.
Thomas Fine Art (60 S. Orchard Drive, Bountiful, 455-1420) — Works by Osral Allred, Ken Baxter, Brent Christison, Lisa Huber and John Osterberg; also, Scandinavian art from the early 1900s.
Torrey Gallery (80 E. Main, Torrey, 435-425-3909) — Works by Doug Snow, Tony Smith, Smity, Paul and Silvia Davis, Lee Deffebach, Patty Kimball, Craig Law, John Telford, Bonnie Posselli, Doug Braithwaite and others.
Twiggs & Moore Art Gallery (200 W. St. George Blvd., St. George, 435-673-6363) — Roland Lee, Leonard Parkin, David Jackson, Colleen Howe, Bonnie Conrad, Linda Curley and Darwin Dower.
Two Sisters Fine Art Gallery (650 W. 100 South, Heber) — Paintings by Dennis Smith and sculpture by Jack Morford.
Utah County Art Gallery (Utah County Health and Justice Building, 151 S. University, Provo) — "Public Art: BYU Illustration Students Works, 2006" through Feb. 24.
Worthington Gallery (789 Zion Park Blvd., Springdale, 435-772-3446) — Pottery by Greg Worthington, Jim Stewart, Bruce Larrabee and Suzanne Storer. Also, paintings by Willamarie Huelskamp and sculptures by Lyman Whitaker.