Exhibitions are free to the public unless otherwise noted.
Cupcake Royale
Cupcake Royale, 1111 E. Pike St., Seattle / cupcakeroyale.com
The intimate Shelf Gallery at Cupcake Royale will showcase work by artists Gretchen Bennett and Victoria Haven.
4Culture
101 Prefontaine Pl. S., Seattle / 4culture.org
Gage Academy of Art
1501 Tenth Ave. E., Seattle / gageacademy.org.
Life Stories: Melissa Weinman Solo Exhibition
November 16 –January 4
Melissa Weinman’s new work unravels traditional still life and landscape compositions through poetic associations of objects and place-based narratives. On November 16 at 7 pm in the Geo Studio Melissa will talk about taking time to raise two children and then returning to a full-time studio practice with her talk Working Artist: Mother Of Two
Gallery 110
www.gallery110.com
November 1–December 1
Am I Woman? Sonya Stockton
In this conceptually driven collection of Sonya Stockton's work, the artist explores her contentiously duplicitous relationship with the complex framework of femininity and womanhood that history has unfolded.
Still Time for Woman's Lib!
Fab Rideti
Fab Rideti plays upon female choices, and draws
attention to the circumstances women find themselves in, with a humor and laughter that keeps thoughts of escape in perspective.
First Thursday Artwalk opening: November 1, 6–8 pm
Artist Talk: November 3, 5 pm
Artist Reception: November 3, 5–8 pm
Greg Kucera Gallery
212 Third Ave. S., Seattle / 206.624.0770
Ladies' Choice
November 15–December 29
Each of the women artists of the Greg Kucera Gallery chose another female artist for a group exhibition.
The Hedreen Gallery
901 12th Ave., Seattle / 206.296.2244
The rug pulled out from underneath; you lie on the floor
October 30–January 27
Opening reception: October 30, 5 pm
An exhibition exploring feminine gestures that reside outside of gender.
The Henry Art Gallery
15th Ave NE and NE 41st St, Seattle / 206.543.2280
Internationally acclaimed video artist Pipilotti Rist is known for optically exuberant work that engages viewers’ bodies and senses. This fall, the Henry will install Rist’s immersive projection A la belle étoile. General $10; seniors (62+) $6; Henry members, high school students and college students with ID, UW faculty and staff with ID and children 13 years and under free.
Paper Hammer
1400 Second Ave., Seattle / 206.682.3820
Elles: Paper Hammer
Beginning October 2 an extension of Jenny Holzer’s Inflammatory Essays (shown on the Third floor of SAM Downtown) will be up on the exterior of Paper Hammer facing Second Avenue.
Photo Center NW
900 12th Avenue Seattle
Social Order: Women Photographers from Iran, India and Afghanistan
October 26–December 15
Opening reception: November 8, 6–8 pm
Contemporary artists Shadi Ghadirian, Gazelle Samizay, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, Manjari Sharma and Priya Kambi explore the role of women in the context of cultural constructs, religion, censorship and the media.
Platform Gallery
114 Third Ave. S., Seattle / 206.323.2808
Elles: Platform
November 29–December 15
An exhibition of works by Platform artists Jaq Chartier, Lauren Grossman, Patte Loper, Kelly Mark, Melissa Pokorny and Ariana Page Russell.
Pratt Gallery at Tashiro Kaplan Studios
312 S. Washington St., Studio A1, Seattle / 206.328.2200
Christina Carlyle Reed: West Meets East
November 1–December 1
In West Meets East, Christina Carlyle Reed creates a print-based installation that addresses the abstract experience of discovery in relation to place, history, culture and universal patterns of human behavior.
City of Redmond
Redmond City Hall, 15670 NE 85th, Redmond / 425.556.2316 / redmond.gov/arts
In the Palm of Her Hand
October 25, 2012–September 13, 2013, 8 am–5 pm
Monday–Friday
The City of Redmond joins the Seattle Art Museum in a celebration of women artists with an exhibition of artworks by preeminent national and international artists.
Suyama Space
2324 Second Ave., Seattle / 206.256.0809
RUFFLE: Installation by Gail Grinnell
September 10–December 7
A site-specific exhibition featuring 300 yards of stiff cut translucent fabric inscribed with dense contour drawings that create bower-like visual shelters. Opening Reception September 7 from 5–7 pm and an artist lecture September 8 at noon.
Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas
206.323.4032 / cdforum.org
Black Strings: WANTED by Shontina Vernon
Theater Off Jackson
February 27–March 3, 7 pm
Against the backdrop of West Texas, WANTED tells the story of Tina Cato and her journey from a childhood of abandonment and incarceration to a place of self-acceptance. Utilizing her talents as playwright, composer, actor and singer, Shontina Vernon fuses narrative, music, poetry and multimedia into a tale of forgery, fear and finding one’s voice. WANTED features the musical talent of Black String artist, Evan Flory-Barnes. $15.
Black Strings: Uncensored
November 23, 8 pm
For one night only, experience a private performance and all-out jam session, featuring local and beloved house band, Big World Breaks and Black String artists Evan Flory-Barnes, Cristina Orbe and Paul Rucker. It’s guaranteed to be exciting, unscripted, and the perfect kick-off for the Black String series. Tickets $15.
The Project Room
1315 E. Pine St., 826 Judson Ave. Unit 5, Seattle / 206.499.9641
These Streets Oral History Project
February 13–March 8
In conjunction with the premiere of These Streets: A Rock n' Roll Story at ACT Theatre, The Project Room presents new oral history interviews and personal memorabilia collected from female musicians who rocked Seattle during the grunge years.
SIFF Cinema Uptown
511 Queen Anne Ave. N., Seattle / 206.324.9996
Women in Cinema Festival
January 23–27, 2013, 4, 6:30 and 9 pm
A series featuring significant new works by women filmmakers celebrating their exceptional contributions to world cinema. General $10, SIFF members $5, youth (20 & under), seniors (65+) $9. Series pass available.
Women's Funding Alliance
wfalliance.org / 206.467.6733
WFA Film Series
Three fascinating films revolving around women’s issues.
Miss Representation
October 4, 7 pm, Uptown Theater
October 11, 7 pm, Kirkland Performing Center
How the media’s misrepresentations of women have led to underrepresentation of women in positions of power and influence.
The Invisible War
October 12, 7 pm, Uptown Theater
October 15, 7 pm, Kirkland Performing Center
Groundbreaking investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military.
Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines
January 24, 7 pm, Uptown Theater
January 17, 7 pm, Kirkland Performance Center
A film exploring the fascinating evolution and legacy of Wonder Woman.
Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas
www.cdforum.org / 206.323.4032
Say it LOUD! Love & Marriage: The Politics of Relationships
Washington Hall
January 24, 7 pm
Same-sex marriages, interracial relationships and never-been-married black men and women are growing in record numbers. Each is or has been the subject of conversation and legislation. All are constant topics of discussion in Black and mainstream media. How has the legislation of love and marriage changed the fabric of the black community and the way we think of each for generations to come? Tickets $10.
Seattle Arts and Lectures
Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle / 206.621.2230
Filmmaker Miranda July: My Autobiography
December 5, 2012, 7:30 pm
Artist and filmmaker Miranda July discusses the arc of her work and her take on contemporary life. Students, reserved $5; balcony $15; general $30; patron $50; grand patron $70; full-time students w/ID are free night of event, space available.
Women's Funding Alliance
"Amplify!" Breakfast
November 29, 7 am
Author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon joins WFA to raise the volume and up the impact for women and girls in our community. Gayle is the best-selling author of The Dressmaker of Khair Khana. No cost, donation suggested. For more information call 206.467.6733.
4Culture
ACT Theatre
Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas
Cornish College of the Arts
Cupcake Royale
The 5th Avenue Theatre
Frye Art Museum
Gage Academy of Art
GeekGirlCon
G. Gibson Gallery
Greater Seattle Business Association
Greg Kucera Gallery
The Hedreen Gallery
The Henry Art Gallery
Humanities Washington
James Harris Gallery
Lucia Neare’s Theatrical Wonders
M.I.A Gallery
Northwest African American Museum
Northwest Girlchoir
On The Boards
Paper Hammer
Photo Center Northwest
Platform Gallery
Pratt Fine Arts Center
The Project Room
City of Redmond
Reel Grrls
Seattle Arts and Lectures
Seattle Center Next Fifty
Seattle Psychoanalytic Society and Institute
Seattle Public Library
Seattle Repertory Theatre
Seattle Symphony
Seattle Theatre Group
SIFF / Seattle International Film Festival
Suyama Space
Swedish Medical Center
Tacoma Art Museum
University of Washington Women’s Center
Velocity Dance Center
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
Women's Funding Alliance
In true feminist fashion, Elles is not an argument, it’s an invitation: A survey of women artists of the 20th century that suggests there’s nothing so definitive, so limiting, as women’s art. Instead there is conversation, there is sharing, there is everything. –City Arts
The work is shocking, funny, disturbing, sexual, pissed off, poignant and exuberant (as all good art tends to be). –Seattle Magazine
(But) this is not a tidy, feminized re-telling of the flow of art historical movements. It is, instead, a revelation, in fits and starts, of the varied positions—hidden, forthright, peripheral and integral—occupied by women artists. –Seattle Times
