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AMOA-Arthouse

Nick Cave: Hiding in Plain Sight Oh, those strange and glorious Soundsuits! Through Dec. 30. Andy Coolquitt: Attainable Excellence The relentlessly inventive Austinite attains some excellence, alright. Both shows: Extended through Feb. 24.

Arthouse at the Jones Center, 700 Congress, 512/453-5312

www.amoa-arthouse.org

Art Night Austin

This tenth annual extravaganza from Art Alliance Austin showcases the city's creative power and depth at seven different venues, each paired with succulent treats from a popular eatery, music, beverages, and general cultural snazziness for an unforgettable night of art-hopping. Shuttle buses will circulate you among Women & Their Work, Dutton, grayDUCK Gallery, Scottish Rite Theater, Roadhouse Relics, Yard Dog Folk Art, and Alchemy to enjoy the paintings, photography, digital interactive performances, pencil drawings, sculpture, vintage neon, and more. Recommended! See website for details. Sat., Feb. 23, 7-9pm. $75.

DUTTON: Break It Down

Sonia Dutton (who used to run the still-missed Champion Gallery) has created a terrific pop-up gallery for Art Night Austin, filled with works by Dan Sutherland, Bethany Johnson, Brad Tucker, and Ben Brandt. Catch it while you can, before they break it down again. Reception: Fri., Feb. 22, 6-9pm. Exhibition: Thu.-Sun., Feb. 21-24, 11am-6pm. 400 Cesar Chavez.

Maquoketa: A Graphic Novel

Yes, this grisly crime drama (or is it a black-comedy love story?) set in the equally grisly '80s is a graphic-novel-in-progress, written by Amber Stanton and illustrated by Elisha Kaye Ray, and here the creators are holding a fundraising party toward the work's eventual publication. Stop by, grab a free beer, see what all the fuss is about. Sat., Feb. 23, 2-9pm. Capitol Office Park #107, 1418 Ed Bluestein.

QuiltCon

The first annual convention of the international Modern Quilt Guild will be a bright and well-stitched spectacle of exhibitions, workshops, merchandise, product demonstrations, and more. Modern quilts? Not just artistic, not just functional, but wonderfully crafted fabric creations that are very much both. Thu.-Sun., Feb. 21-24, 10am-6pm.

Austin Convention Center, 500 E. Cesar Chavez, 512/404-4000

www.austinconventioncenter.com

OPENING

Atomic Lobster Barn Gallery: Gareth Maguire and Bob Schneider

Many of this Irish Maguire's anatomically inspired paintings have a political spark to 'em; local music star Schneider's intricately etched artwork is freaky and awesome. We reckon that, together, they'll make for one riveting show. Feb. 23-24. Sat., noon-6pm; Sun., noon-9pm. 1817 Carlotta.

Pump Project: Uneven Surfaces and the Wooden Lens

Painting and sculpture by Andy St. Martin and Chris Levack? Yes: St. Martin's abstract near-assemblages and Levack's fine and functional woodwork. Recommended: Clear your schedule so you can see their new pieces in combination. Through March 23. Wed. & Sat., noon-5pm.

Pump Project, 702 Shady, 351-8571

www.pumpproject.org

SVT Gallery: iPhoneography

Man-of-many-talents Shannon McCormick is in the habit of running photos and screenshots through a series of deforming/modifying apps on his iPhone until a high level of weird beauty is achieved. Here are many of those bright results, printed as photos and hung from the gallery walls. Through March 16.

Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Rd., 512/474-7886

www.salvagevanguard.org

CLOSING

MASS Gallery: Scott Eastwood and Scott Gelber

This two-man exhibition is also the rebirth of MASS Gallery, featuring Eastwood's "They Never Die They Just Go To SLeep One Day" and Gelber's "DOOM II: Hell on Earth." Through Feb. 23. 507 Calles #108.

Tiny Park: Infinite Perfection

This is a show of new works by Joseph Phillips – one-third of Sodalitas, three-thirds of Joseph Phillips – featuring an exploration of mankind’s conflicting desires to embrace and control nature. These beautiful renditions are like something from the architectural-rendering appendix to the Codex Seraphinianus. (Recommended for an infinitely perfect day: Nom some fresh oysters at Hillside Farmacy, then head over to Tiny Park for a dessert of fine art.) Through Feb. 23. Saturdays, noon-5pm or by appointment. 1101 Navasota

Wally Workman Gallery: Through the Looking Glass

Malcolm Bucknall’s imaginative drawings and paintings feature mash-ups of anthropomorphic creatures that inhabit Elizabethan courts and Wild West brothels alike: It's as if some Old Master in 1600s Rotterdam had tried to render the possibilities of genetic engineering and PhotoShop in traditional pigments. Weirdly beautiful and recommended. Through Feb. 23.

Wally Workman Gallery, 1202 W. Sixth, 512/472-7428

www.wallyworkmangallery.com

ONGOING

Adult Daytime Clay Pottery Class

From FirePit Ceramics, with clay and tools provided. Six weeks toward your own handmade works of art. See website for details. 11150 Research #102, $200.

420-9141

Artworks Gallery

Tropical butterflies displayed in plexiboxes designed by G.W. Clark.

Artworks Gallery, 1214 W. Sixth, 512/472-1550

Artworks Gallery

New space, new art, and a new opening attended by artists Su Allen, Lisa Chandler, Enid Wood, Linda Wilde, and others; featuring Luca Vidal glass imported from Murano, Italy. 1214 W. Sixth #105, 472-1550.

Atelier 3-D: A Sculptors' Studio

is a centrally located sculpture studio (featuring the work of Steve Dubov, Heather Tolleson, and Terry Wilemon) that offers ongoing classes and workshops for all skill levels; the venue's also open to artists looking for workspace and tools. New classes starting soon! Call or see the website for details. 701 Tillery, 385-1115.

Austin Art & Frame: Call for Art

Local and regional art submissions sought; all styles considered. See website for details. 2805 Bee Caves #430.

306-1064

www.austinartframe.com, submitart@austinartframe.com

Austin Art Glass

This glassblowing studio and gallery offers functional and decorative glass art, classes, and more.

Austin Art Glass, 1608 S. Congress, 512/916-4527

www.austinartglass.com

Austin Art Space: For the Love of Art

Works by more than 40 local artists. Through March 16.

Austin Art Space, 7739 Northcross Ste. Q, 512/970-1700

www.austinartspace.com, kelli@avaaonline.org

Austin Pastel Society Membership Exhibition

Through Oct. 27. North Hills Gallery, 7050 Village Center Dr.

345-1743

Beth McElhaney Gallery

Handmade jewelry in this space shared with Pro-Jex Gallery. 1710 S. Lamar Ste. B.

Blanton Museum: Through the Eyes of Texas

Nearly 200 extraordinary objects from the art collections of UT alumni across the country, including ancient Mayan vessels, tribal masks, Chinese jade, Renaissance paintings, and Old Master prints and drawings – showcased with modern and contemporary works. Robert Faires tells you more about it here. Through May 19.

Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, 200 E. Martin Luther King Jr., 512/471-7324

www.blantonmuseum.org

BLUE MOON GLASSWORKS

Handmade glass art and jewelry.

Blue Moon Glassworks, 108 W. 43rd, 512/380-0770

www.austinbluemoon.com

Blue Moon Glassworks: Classes

This Hyde Park epicenter of everything silica-based and lovely offers instruction on glass fusing, leaded glass, precious-metal clay, and much more.

Blue Moon Glassworks, 108 W. 43rd, 380-0770

www.austinbluemoon.com

City Glass: Workshops and Classes

Glass blowing? Yes, and much more, in this longtime professional studio. 1105 E. Sixth, 584-9323.

www.cityglass.us, cityglassmail@gmail.com

Clayworks: The Art Of Music

Local artists riff on music – in paint, clay, photography, metal, glass, and any medium that makes or represents music. Phillip Wade, Fidencio Duran, Kathleen Ash, and many others.

Clayworks, 1209 E. Sixth, 474-9551

www.clayworks.net, clayworks@clayworks.net

Co-Lab: Call for Proposals

Co-Lab, you should know, deals with and presents some of the most intriguing and exciting artists around. Also realize: The collective maintains an open and ongoing call for proposals regarding installation-, performance-, video-, public-, and community-based projects. E-mail for details.

Co-Lab: For An Abstraction

Christopher Culver and Jeff Williams "incorporate similar dialectics within their work, between structure and experience, distance and proximity, form and formlessness, all connected through underlying structures, whether the physical support for a canvas or the gallery architecture itself." Alrighty, then. Through March 2, by appointment only.

Co-Lab, 613 Allen, 512/300-8217

www.colabspace.org

Coronado Studios

The Serie Project, a nonprofit Latino arts organization hosted by Coronado Studios, produces, promotes, and exhibits serigraph prints created by diverse artists. 6601 Felix, 385-3591.

Creative Arts Austin: Classes

Painting, collage, mixed media, digital photography, and more. Specific classes for beginners to advanced, teenage to adult. E-mail for details.

classes@andrewlong.net, classes@andrewlong.net

Creative Arts Society Memberships: Open Call

The professional nonprofit visual-arts organization has more than 100 members and offers multiple fine art exhibit opportunites, monthly meetings, networking, volunteer opportunities, and more. See website for details.

Creative Arts Society: Mardi Gras Group Show

Jan. 24-March 14.

Cypress Grill, 4404-L W. William Cannon, 512/358-7474

www.creativeartssociety.org

Creative Arts Society: South Of The Border

Group show. Through June 5. Hecho En Mexico, 6001 W. William Cannon.

Davis Gallery: No Moral Judgment Stands Alone

Contemporary collage artist and civil-rights attorney Philip Durst showcases a new body of work in this solo exhibition. Tell you what: If the man's lawyering is as good as his artwork, the people are in for good news. Through March 2.

Davis Gallery, 837 W. 12th, 512/477-4929

www.davisgalleryaustin.com

DeCola & Eusebi Gallery

Stained and leaded glass and mosaics. 701 Tillery Ste. A-11, 389-2266.

DiBona Studio

Oil paintings and "sculptural tattoos" by Joyce DiBona. 404 W. Milton, 851-2646.

Dragonfly Gallery: Fine Arts Workshops

Photography, Photoshop post-processing, and more. See website for details. 4007 Marathon,

420-9000

www.dragonflygallerytx.com, dragonflygallery@att.com

Dumont Gallery

Linda Dumont: cityscapes, abstracts, and portraits. Call for appointment. 815 E. 52nd.

698-1890

www.lindadumont.com, linda@dumontstudio.com

Eastside Books

Currently showing works by Patrick King, Ramon Lozano, and John Metcalf. 2415 E. Fifth.

472-2665

www.eastsidebooksaustin.com, art@eastsidebooksaustin.com

Farm to Market: Lance Bradley

Paintings and prints. 1718 S. Congress, 462-7220.

www.thelancebradley.com, lancebradleyatx@gmail.com

Francois Photography Gallery

Francois Photography, 309-B Bowie, 512/320-0072

www.francoisphotography.com

Gallery Black Lagoon: Noise And Grain

Here's a black-and-white photography show featuring 22 local photographers. Layla Blackshear, Levi Brewer, Cameron Butler, April Davis, Sara Fields, Josh H, Brian Hamm, Bradley William Herzing, Nick Jensen, Richard Kies, Trisha Renae Kummer, Andrea de Leon, and more. Through March 9. Saturdays, noon-4pm.

Gallery Black Lagoon, 4301-A Guadalupe, 371-8838

www.galleryblacklagoon.com, info@galleryblacklagoon.com

grayDUCK Gallery: A Certain Reality

Mixed-media collages by David Ball and paintings by Jennifer Davis and Megan Kimber explore the spaces between reality and imagined perceptions, where characters bear witness to an internal narrative of memories and relationships. Warning: If you take a sneak peek at the show on the website, you probably won't be able to keep yourself away from the gallery; this work is compelling. Through March 30.

grayDUCK Gallery, 608-C W. Monroe, 826-5334

www.grayduckgallery.com

Interior Design Gallery: Jessica Anne Baum

Paintings inspired by nature. 7825 Burnet Rd.,

736-8608

www.jabartwork.com, jessica@jabartwork.com

JCC Gallery: Arthur Rothstein

Historical images from the famous photographer of the 1920s and 1930s. Reception: Wed., Sept. 15, 7:30pm.

Dell Jewish Community Center, 7300 Hart, 512/735-8000

www.shalomaustin.org

La Peña: Mindscapes

New photographs and paintings by Rama Tiru of Austin: East of I-35 fame. 227 Congress.

477-6007

www.ramatiru.com, tirugallery@gmail.com

Lora Reynolds Gallery: A Zone of Reduced Complexity

Here's a solo show of the work of Swedish artist Carl Hammoud, comprising graphite drawings, watercolors, oil paintings, and paper sculptures – all of which are superlative, all of which inhabit, we daresay, a zone of increased sublimity. Scenes and objects from laboratories, museums, libraries, archives, offices, and classrooms are captured via the artist's array of methods; your appreciation will be captured, too. Through March 16.

Lora Reynolds Gallery, 360 Nueces #50, 512/215-4965

www.lorareynolds.com

MACC: Art Classes

Sculpting, working in clay and paper pulp, painting with acrylics: many opportunities for learning a craft here. See website for details.

Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center, 600 River, 478-6222

www.maccaustin.org

Mexic-Arte: Masked: Changing Identities

More than 200 Mexican dance and popular masks from the museum's permanent collection and the Benson Latin-American Collection highlight vibrant colors and anthropomorphic designs reflecting Mexican traditions of indigenous craftsmanship, mythic narratives, and dance rituals. Through May 5.

Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress, 512/480-9373

www.mexic-artemuseum.org

Mexican-American Community Center: Heaven & Earth

Here's a compelling reason to visit the MACC: An exhibition of new paintings by Fidencio Duran. Also, in the Community Gallery there: The Big Red Bus, a retrospective by music legend Oscar Martinez. Through March 30.

Mexican American Cultural Center, 600 River

www.maccaustin.org

Mi Casa Gallery: Alfonso Huerta

New works by the Mexican artist. 1700 S. Congress, 707-9797.

Mitchie's Gallery

presents an eclectic selection of African and African-American artwork.

Mitchie's Gallery, 7801 N. Lamar Ste. B-148, 512/323-6901

www.mitchie.com

Philip Trussel: New Paintings

Tom's Tabooley,

Tom's Tabooley, 2928 Guadalupe #102, 512/479-7337

www.philiptrussell.com

Pump Project Flex Space: Caitlin G. McCollom

The artist's minimal paintings on paper and wall sculpture "explore solipsistic thinking as it relates to the art object." Through March 2. Saturdays, 1-5pm. 1109 Shady.

Pump Project: Uneven Surfaces and the Wooden Lens

Painting and sculpture by Andy St. Martin and Chris Levack? Yes: St. Martin's abstract near-assemblages and Levack's fine and functional woodwork. Recommended: Clear your schedule so you can see their new pieces in combination. Through March 23. Wed. & Sat., noon-5pm.

Pump Project, 702 Shady, 351-8571

www.pumpproject.org

Roadhouse Relics

Vintage neon, carnival banners, and other tributes to U.S. popular culture by Todd Sanders.

Roadhouse Relics, 1720 S. First, 512/442-6366

www.roadhouserelics.com

Scanlan Gallery: Failed Attempts at Greatness

Ah, disregard the humble title: Jon Eric Narum's work is most often successful at painterly greatness – in a variety of styles: Figurative pieces, abstracts, landscapes (OK: skyscapes, really; they call him The Sky Guy), and so on; and he accommodates the differences via two distinct alter egos, and by now has built up a body of art so well-wrought and enchanting that you'll be surprised the Austin native's never had a solo show before. We highly recommend seeing this show – although you might want to wait until the music-fueled reception? Exhibition: Through March 22.

Helm Fine Arts Center, 6500 St Stephens Dr., 512/329-0964

Spider House

is seeking artists to display their work each month. Selected artists will be featured on the Spider House events calendar and given the opportunity to have a closing reception. Please e-mail at least three JPEGs of your work to:

Studio C Gallery: Ponies & Penguins

New works by Holly Bronko and Alexandra Valenti. 2309 Thornton.

Studio L Gallery

Sculptural work by Rita Marie Ross, Jacob Colburn, Daryl G. Colburn, Dorthy Crummer, and more. 2309 Thornton.

577-3479

SVT Gallery: iPhoneography

Man-of-many-talents Shannon McCormick is in the habit of running photos and screenshots through a series of deforming/modifying apps on his iPhone until a high level of weird beauty is achieved. Here are many of those bright results, printed as photos and hung from the gallery walls. Through March 16.

Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Rd., 512/474-7886

www.salvagevanguard.org

Texas Biennial: Call For Art

Open to all artists living and working in Texas. Submissions for TX13 are now being accepted. See website for details. Deadline: Feb. 28.

The GoLab: New Visions

Art by Denise Prince, Adreon Henry, Jeana Marino, Ruben Morales, Deborah Argyropoulos, and others. 621 E. Sixth #200.

481-8831

www.golabgallery.com, info@golabgallery.com

The Russell Collection: Confluence

Michael Kessler's biomorphic and exquisitely textured paintings are matched with Matt Devine's superb metalworks in this two-man exhibition. Through Feb. 28.

Russell Collection, 1137 W. Sixth, 512/478-4440

www.russell-collection.com

The Women's Center: Creative Arts Society

Through Aug. 13. 12200 Renfert, second floor.

www.creativeartssociety.org, publicity@creativeartssociety.org

Umlauf Sculpture Garden: Texas Modernism

Works by David Adickes, Kelly Fearing, Kenneth Fiske, Seymour Fogel, Constance Forsyth, Michael Frary, John Guerin, Paul Hatgil, Jeff Jeffreys, William Lester, Stephen Magada, Al Nickel, Charles Umlauf, Ralph White, and David Wiesmann.

Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum, 605 Robert E. Lee, 445-5582

www.umlaufsculpture.org, diane.sikes@umlaufsculpture.org

VSA Texas: Distinguished Artist Veterans

Exhibition by Texas Veterans with disabilities. Through Feb. 27.

Dougherty Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs Rd., 512/974-4000

www.vsatx.org

Wardenclyffe: Alex Diamond

Executed in the fallible realm of human labor, Diamond's work in watercolor taps into a primordial study of geometry, where shapes were drawn in the sand with wonder. Through March 2. Fri.-Sat., 4-8pm. 1101 Springdale.

www.wardenclyffegallery.com, wardenclyffegallery@gmail.com

Women & Their Work: Look to the Left

This new solo show by Houston's Wendy Wagner presents "a distinctive make-believe world using painting, drawing, ceramic, soft sculpture, and animation," inspired by childhood, pets, family, and fantasy. Through March 14.

Women & Their Work, 1710 Lavaca, 512/477-1064

www.womenandtheirwork.org

Wow Gallery: Deborah Argyropoulos

These paintings – oil, watercolor – and prints feature "themes of romance and desire, focusing on the introspection and emotionality in the lives of women." Wanderlust Boutique, 1601 W. Koenig,

419-7005