Art Galleries

First Friday

Vancouver

Art galleries and local businesses celebrate this month’s art shows with a First Friday Art Walk in downtown Vancouver from 5 to 9 p.m. Visitors can enjoy opening receptions and light refreshments at art galleries, after-hours shopping, dining and drink specials, live music and other events. www.vdausa.org

Camas

First Fridays in Camas are themed, family-friendly events from 5 to 8 p.m. when galleries stay open late for artist receptions. Guests can also enjoy after-hours shopping, dining and additional activities inspired by the month’s theme. April’s theme is “Unicorn and Rainbow Scavenger Hunt.” downtowncamas.com

Opening exhibits

“Alvaro Tarrago: A World Without Borders” through June 22, with a First Friday opening reception from 5 to 9 p.m. June 7, from 5 to 9 p.m. See the work of a this internationally exhibited, self-taught painter who has traveled the globe without the psychological constraint of borders. Tarrago’s work rejects preconceived notions of socio-political reality and revels in the spontaneous and naturalistic rendering of light and color. Angst Gallery, 1015 Main St., Vancouver. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. After 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, the gallery is accessible through Niche Wine Bar, 1013 Main St. 360-553-1014 or angstgallery.com

Collages by Sharon Nelson, through June, with an opening reception from 5 to 9 p.m. June 7 offering a chance to meet the artist. This exhibit features Nelson’s original collages constructed using hand-painted pieces of paper and found objects with embellished designs. Aurora Gallery, 1004 Main St., Vancouver. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 360-696-0449 or www.AuroraGalleryOnline.com

Jean Schwalbe, through June. Meet painter Jean Schwalbe and see her colorful landscape paintings at a First Friday reception at Attic Gallery in downtown Camas from 5 to 8 p.m. June 7. Guests can chat with Schwalbe and enjoy complimentary wine and chocolate. Attic Gallery, 421 N.E. Cedar St., Camas. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and by appointment on Sundays and Mondays. 360-833-9747 or www.atticgallery.com

Mar Goman, M. Acuff and Matt Brislawn, through June 28, with an opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on First Friday, June 7, and an informal artists talk at 11 a.m. June 8. Goman’s work, referencing interior journeys, invisible wounds and our common humanity, will be featured in the front gallery. Acuff’s work, with adult content for mature viewers, focusing on the aesthetic, ecologic and material factors that define the current age, is displayed in the upper gallery — Brislawn offers a video performance in the “black box” (which may trigger seizures for those with photosensitive epilepsy). The CAVE Art Gallery, 108 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. 360-314-6506 or cave.gallery.vancouver@gmail.com

“Changing Perspectives: An Exhibition and Performance Collaboration,” through June 29. See art made by students from Camas High School’s Integrated Arts and Academics (IAA) program with special performances at the First Friday opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Second Story Gallery, upstairs in the Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas. The gallery is open during regular library hours, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. 360-834-4532 or www.secondstorygallery.net

Julie Olsen, through June 30, with an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. June 7. Olsen, who is known for her paintings of horses, uses pastels and oils on canvas, spending hours building up the layers to create contrasting colors, resulting in stunning realism and detailed expressions with soulful eyes. Camas Gallery, 408 N.E. Fourth Ave., is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. 360-817-241 or camasgallery.com

“Flights of Fancy,” through July, with an opening reception on First Friday, June 7, from 5 to 8 p.m. This exhibit features artworks that let the imagination fly free and push the boundaries of fanciful. The Artist Loft, 1001 Main St., Suite C, Vancouver. Gallery hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Friday, or by appointment. 360-519-4019 or www.artistloftvancouver.com

“A Painter’s Devotion,” through July 31 with an opening reception from 5 to 9 p.m. June 7 with complimentary light refreshments. This exhibit is a solo show featuring a collection of oil paintings by Jacobsen, a plein air painter whose works demonstrate his devotion to capturing nature’s beauty with loose, broad strokes conveying an immediacy of mood. Art on the Boulevard, 210 W. Evergreen Blvd., is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on First Fridays. 360-750-4499 or www.artontheboulevard.org

Continuing exhibits

“High Contrast: Light and Line, Shape and Form,” through June 29. This exhibit features the work of KC Madsen and Noah Matteucci. Learn more about the artists at www.kcmadsen.net/index.html and noahmatteucci.com/home.html. Rebecca Anstine Sixth Floor Gallery, 1300 Franklin St., Vancouver. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 360-835-2892 or www.clarkcountyartscommission.org

Barbara Van Nostern, permanent rotating exhibit. Nostern will exhibit select works from her watercolor paintings, changing seasonally. Rand Jewelers, 112 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. 360-314-247