Links to galleries within this section: Back Porch Fabrics | Carmel Art Association | Carmel Foundation | Center for Photographic Art | Chapman Gallery | Coast Gallery | Concepts Carmel | Gallery at Blackstone | Gallery Elite | Galeria Tonantzin | Gallery North | Hawthorne Gallery | JKLM Studios | Karthia Studios | The Lewis Gallery | Local Color | Monterey Museum of Art | Monterey Senior Centery | Natl Steinbeck Ctr | Oceanview Fine Art Gallery | The Outer Edge | P.G. Art Center | P.G. Museum | Park Gallery | The Parkside Gallery | PK Fine Artifacts | Photography West | Robert Lewis Gallery | Thomas Kinkade Museum | Studio One Big Sur | Stefani Esta Studio | Steven Whyte Sculpture Studio | Trajan Gallery | Weston Gallery | Steven Whyte Studios

| openings | events |

Avery Gallery 53rd Semi-Annual Central Coast Annual Art Association Competition. Reception: 10/14, 7-8:30pm. Seaside City Hall, 440 Harcourt Ave., Seaside. 899-6811. Ends 10/28.

Center for Photographic Art 15th Annual 2005 International Center Awards. Reception: 10/14, 6-8pm. Sunset Center, San Carlos and 9th, Carmel. 625-5181 or www.photography.org. Ends 12/2.

Dawson Cole Fine Art Gallery One Man Show: Richard MacDonald. Reception: 10/15, 6-9pm. San Carlos between 5th and 6th, Carmel. 1-800-972-5528. Ends 10/30.

Hart Gallery Feminine Objects d’Art by Laura Ann Jacobs. Reception: 10/15, 5-8pm. Ocean Avenue between Dolores and Lincoln, Carmel. 622-7110 or www.hartgallery.com. Ends 10/31.

The Lisa Coscino Gallery Solace: work by five artists promoting tranquility. Reception: 10/14, 6-8pm. 216 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove. 646-1939. Ends 11/22.

MPC Art Department Interior Nature: hand-painted quilts of Diane Bielak and the exquisite oil on wood paintings of Jacklyn St. Aubyn. Reception: 10/13, 12:30-2pm. Monterey Peninsula College, 980 Fremont St., Monterey. 646-4096. Ends 11/4.

Nancy Dodds Gallery Terrascapes: Group show by five Bay Area artists: Robert Chapla, Mary Lou Correia, John Finger, Teresa Onoda and Carol Tarzier. Reception: 10/15, 6-8pm. San Carlos and 7th, Carmel. 624-0346 or www.nancydoddsgallery.com. Ends 11/19.

| ongoing exhibits |

Alvarado Gallery Group show featuring photography by Patrick Stoll; paintings by Donna Wright; and sculpture by Ron Wright. Monterey Conference Center, 1 Portola Plaza, Monterey. 646-3949. Ends 2/10.

Avalon Gallery Looking Within by Peter Sanderson. Lincoln Street between Ocean and 7th, Carmel. 622-0830.

Avery Gallery Central Coast Annual Art Association Annual Competition. Reception: 10/14, 7-8:30pm. Seaside City Hall, 440 Harcourt Ave., Seaside. 899-6811. Ends 10/28.

Back Porch Fabrics Color Therapy: quilts by Andrea VanOutryve. 157 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove. 375-4453 or www.backporchfabrics.com. Ends 10/6.

Bella Cosa Studio Ceramic and mixed media sculpture by Sarah Stethem. 231 17th Ave., Pacific Grove. 236-2986.

Blagojce Stojanovski Fine Art Gallery New work by Blagojce Stojanovski. 16B Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel Valley. 277-0056 or www.blagoart.com.

Butterfly and Lantern Recent works by plein air artist and muralist Ami Magill; also Island Girls by Kali Kata M’Bula; and original works by Christine Colon, Elizabeth Meyer, Arrol Lund, Stephen Wilmoth, Lawrence Hollien and Anne Longman. 709 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove. 655-0303.

Carmel Art Association Group show featuring painters Jan Wagstaff and Jeff Daniel Smith, plus sculptor Micah Curtis. Plus vineyard landscapes in oil on canvas and watercolor by Peggy Jelmini and still life oils on canvas and paper by Susan Reith. Dolores between 5th and 6th, Carmel. 624-6176 or www.carmelart.org.

Carmel Foundation Artist of the Month: Sally Weil. 8th and Lincoln, Carmel. 624-1588 or www.carmelfoundation.org. Ends 9/30.

Dawson Cole Fine Art Gallery Solo exhibition by Jim Lamb. San Carlos between 5th and 6th, Carmel. 1-800-972-5528.

D.E. Craghead Fine Art Gallery Exhibition of new works by featured artists. 6th and Dolores, Carmel. 624-5054.

Dreamtime Opals Artwork by Australian aboriginal artist Joseph B. Wallace, Malcolm Jagamarra and more. 216 17th St., Pacific Grove. 383-1441.

Encore Boutique California Vintage Fashion by Jane Morba and Landscape Pinhole Series by Sharon Garber. 125 Central Ave., Pacific Grove. 375-1700.

Exotic Fine Art Visions of Vietnam. 7th and San Carlos, Carmel. 622-9950 or www.exoticsiam.com.

Fox California Theatre Pin-Ups: a photographic exhibit in conjunction with Paperwing Theatre’s production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Reception: 10/7, 6-8pm. 235 Main St., Salinas. 758-9126. Ends 10/31.

Full Spectrum Gallery Fractured Light by Erin Gafill. 226 17th St., Pacific Grove. 655-6995. Ends 10/31.

Galeria Tonantzin Earth Altars: Group Show. 115 3rd St., San Juan Bautista. 623-2783 or www.galeriatonantzin.com. Ends 11/13.

Galerie Plein Aire Plein Aire of the local Monterey area by the Informalists. Dolores Street between 5th and 6th, Carmel. 625-5686. Ends 10/31.

Gallerie Amsterdam Figurative sculpture by Vincenzo D’Amico. Dolores between 5th and 6th, Carmel. 624-4355.

Gallery at Ventana Poetic Passions: Carolyn Mary Kleefeld’s latest exhibit. Ventana Inn, Highway 1, Big Sur. 667-2789.

George Stern Fine Arts Specializing in museum-quality paintings by early California Impressionists. 6th between Dolores and San Carlos, Carmel. 626-1100.

Hacienda Carmel Art is the Eternal Force of Creation: a new show of mixed media by Carol Austin. Carmel Valley Road at Via Mallorca, Carmel Valley. 624-2861. Ends 10/15.

Hart Gallery Vanity of Vanities, All is Vanity by Dagmar Off. Ocean Avenue between Dolores and Lincoln. 622-7110.

Hartnell College Gallery Foundations: WPA Paintings and FSA Photographs from the 1930s. Visual Arts Building, Hartnell College, 156 Homestead Ave., Salinas. 755-6700.

Hauk Fine Arts Early and contemporary California art. Belle Yang, Armin Hansen, Percy Gray, Pam Carroll, Judith Deim, M. DeNeal Morgan, Edgar Payne, and others. 206 Fountain Ave., Pacific Grove. 373-6007.

Hawthorne Gallery Paintings and sculptures by Gregory Hawthorne and family and others. Opposite Nepenthe restaurant on Highway 1, Big Sur. 667-3200.

Jack Gallery Work by Tom Everhart, the only artist licensed to do artistic paintings and lithography of the Peanuts characters. 685 Cannery Row, #113, Monterey. 242-2100.

JKLM Studios Mary Rose Villalpando: mixed media paintings. 700 Cannery Row, EE, Monterey. www.jklmstudios.com.

Karthia Studios Elizabeth Haughton: one-of-a-kind jewelry; Michel Tsouris: paintings in tar, oil and wax. Plus new work by all gallery artists. 8048 Moss Landing Rd., Moss Landing. 422-2722.

Lauryn Taylor Fine Art Full Circle: A solo exhibition of abstract paintings by Lauryn Taylor. San Carlos between Ocean and 7th, Carmel. 624-1161. Ends 10/2.

Le Studio Working artists’ space and gallery sculpture by Yves Goyatton and Jules Wittrup; painting by Rodney Warren and mixed media by Carrie Hogan. Second Floor, 700 Cannery Row, Suite AA, Monterey (above Sly McFly’s). 915-8903.

The Lewis Gallery The work of painter Michael Dvortcsak and local sculptor Gustavo Torres, masters of color, form and texture. Northwest corner of Dolores and 6th, Carmel. 625-3820.

The Lisa Coscino Gallery New paintings by Jack Cassinetto in the Main Gallery; photography by Rosanna Salonia in the Mid-Gallery. 216 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove. 646-1939.

Lisa’s Studio and Sketches Collection oils and watercolors by Lisa Bryan. Court of the Fountains, Mission at 7th, Carmel. 626-5435.

Maritime Museum In Sight of the Sea: ocean-themed exhibit by ImageMakers. Custom House Plaza, Monterey. 626-2603 or www.imagemakers.org. Ends 12/30.

Monterey Museum of Art/La Mirada William F. Ritschel: Views of the Sea. 720 Via Mirada, Monterey. 372-5477 or www.montereyart.org. Ends 12/31.

Monterey Museum of Art/Pacific Street MMA Biennial: The best of what’s happening in regional art. Ends 10/30. Recent Acquisitions: New Gifts to the Collection, a showcase of recently acquired artwork. Geography of Memory: Selected Works by Judith F. Baca, mixed media by renowned and controversial muralist. Ends 12/31. 559 Pacific St., Monterey. 372-5477 or www.montereyart.org.

Monterey Peninsula Art Foundation Gallery Group show by members of the foundation. 425 Cannery Row, Monterey. 655-1267.

Nido Gallery A one-man show of recent paintings by Howard Kaneg, acrylic on canvas. 7951 Moss Landing Rd., Moss Landing. 632-3801. Ends 10/28.

Oceanview Fine Art Gallery Autumn Colors by leading Central Coast artist Barry John Raybould. 183 Forest Ave. #4, Pacific Grove. 648-1866.

The Outer Edge Mixed-media artwork by Bask and Tes One. Fine art rooted in graffiti and graphic design. 146 Bonifacio Pl., Monterey. 655-2788 or www.outeredgestudio.com.

Pacific Grove Art Center Caution: Entering the Tee Hee Zone, ceramic sculpture and papier mâché by Milt Jines; the 17th Annual Monterey County Artists’ Studio Tour Exhibit. 568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove. 375-2208 or www.pgartcenter.org. Ends 10/21.

Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Designs in Nature: an exhibit of woodwork by Larry Omoto. 165 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove. 648-5716 or www.pgmuseum.org.

Park Gallery New exhibit of modern still life by Lindsay Frei. Mission between 5th and 6th, Carmel. 625-0182.

Phoenix Shop at Nepenthe Mixed media by Ned Solway, black-and-white photography by Marc Silber, landscapes, oils on canvas by Erlinda Montano-Hiscock. Nepenthe, Highway 1, Big Sur. 667-2347. Ends 11/30.

Photography West New images and established masterworks of Christopher Burkett. Dolores at Ocean, Carmel. 625-1587 or www.photographywest.com.

Portnoy Galleries John Traynor: an exhibition of new oil paintings. 6th between Dolores and San Carlos, Carmel. 624-1155.

Possibilities Art Studio and Gallery Going with the Flow: Exploring California through drawings and paintings by H. Jeanne Smith. 311A Forest Ave., Pacific Grove. Ends 10/31.

Rebecca Emanuel Studio New paintings and the fourth installation of 100 Pieces of Love. 711 Cannery Row, Suite K, 2nd Floor. 333-9769.

Red Mill Studio and Gallery Southwest and Shaker Barns: works by David R. Rojas. 170B Grand Ave., Pacific Grove. 375-1146.

Robert Lewis Gallery Landscapes of the Monterey Peninsula by Robert Lewis. 201 1/2 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove. 333-9046.

Rollick’s Specialty and Internet Cafe Field of View: Passed Impressions, digital paintings by Dan Beck. 210 Main St., Oldtown Salinas. 758-9126. Ends 9/30.

Sasoontsi Gallery Wanted: photographs by Matthew Baume. 40 Central Ave., Salinas. 751-1777 or www.sasoontsi.com. Ends 11/1.

Savage Stephens Contemporary Art Works Mixed media work by David A Stephens; Intimate Apparel in Heavy Metal by Linda Raynsford; ceramic figures with wild wire hair by Moni Blom. Dolores between 5th and 6th, Carmel. 626-0800. Ends 11/30.

Sheila Delimont Studio Gallery Landscape paintings and prints by Sheila Delimont.  711 Cannery Row, Suite J (above Starbucks) Monterey. 333-1099.

Sierra Mar Gallery An exhibition of the work of Gregg Chadwick. Also, photography by local artist Jane Olin and San Francisco mixed-media artist, Stacey Carter. Exhibit curated by Lisa Coscino. Post Ranch Inn, Highway 1, Big Sur. Ends 10/31.

Simon Bull Gallery Originals and recent releases by Simon Bull. Previewing the “Couture Shoe Collection” suite. 3728 The Barnyard, Carmel. 625-8600.

Sofanya’s Gallery Rocke Stars by Janice Rocke. Portraits of musicians in oil or acrylic on recycled wood. Fernwood, Highway 1, Big Sur. 667-2130. Ends 10/29.

Steven Whyte Sculpture Studio Figurative sculpture by Steven Whyte. 700 Cannery Row, Monterey. 521-6045.

Sweet Elena’s Bakery and Café Young Talent Exhibition. 465D Olympia Ave., Sand City. 393-2063. Ends 10/14.

Tom O’Neal Gallery Over the Influence: Tom O’Neal’s private collection, plus rock ‘n’ roll photographs and mixed media paintings by Casey O’Neal. 2 Village Dr., Carmel Valley Village. 659-5040.

Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula Burmese Faces and Places: an exhibit of color photographs by Galyn Hammond. 490 Aguajito Rd., Carmel. 624-7404. Ends 10/31.

Venture Gallery New work by member artists. 260 Alvarado St., Monterey. 626-1411.

The Village Shops Local Color Work by landscape artist Tom Davies. Plus, arts and crafts by over 160 local artists. The Village Shops, 46840 Highway 1, Suite #6, Big Sur. 667-0481.

Zantman Art Galleries Work by Duane Alt. 6th and Mission, Carmel. 624-8314.