NEW SHOWS
David Lusk Gallery, 4540 Poplar in Laurelwood: Ted Faiers: "Flat Space: Paintings and Works on Paper 1953-56." Wednesday through Jan. 28. Opening 6-8 p.m. Jan. 6. Call (901) 767-3800. davidluskgallery.com
Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry in Audubon Park: "Incognito." Wednesday through Jan. 31. Gala/Silent Auction 6-8 p.m. Jan. 20 ($35; $25 for MBG members). "Bid on what you love, not who you know!" 80 of the Mid-South's finest artists are creating a collection of unsigned original works. One-of-a-kind show is free to the public during regular MBG hours. Call (901) 636-4131.
GALLERIES
Art Museum of the University of Memphis, Communication and Fine Arts Building. "Memories": Richard Knowles, Steve Langdon, through Jan. 7, 2012. Exhibition of paintings/drawings by two artists who guided U of M art students for more than 30 years. Curated by Larry Edwards. Call (901) 678-2224. memphis.edu/amum
Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects, 1500 Union: Sally Hughes Smith: "Forty & Counting!" ends Wednesday. Celebrating the artist's 40th one-woman show. Call (901) 278-6868. anfa.com
Diane's Art Gift & Home (Overton Park Gallery), 1581 Overton Park: Leslie Barron: "New Work," ends Monday. Gallery hours 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. (901) 276-7515. dianesartgifthome.com
Dixon Gallery and Gardens, 4339 Park: Call (901) 761-5250. dixon.org "From Houdini to Hugo: The Art of Brian Selznick," through Jan. 8. Original artwork by the Caldecott Award-winning, New York Times best-selling children's author and illustrator. "Victorian Visionary: The Art of Elliott Daingerfield," through Jan. 8, 2012. North Carolina native Daingerfield (1859-1932) produced paintings, murals and drawings of rugged landscapes of North Carolina and the Southwest. Melissa Dunn: "Looking for One Thing, Finding Another," through Jan. 16, 2012. Abstract canvases by Memphis artist.
Harrington Brown Gallery, 5179 Wheelis Drive: New encaustic work by Charley Ivey and "The Heidi Series" featuring drawings and paintings of international model Heidi Knochenhauer. Ends Tuesday. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; and by appointment. Call (901) 590-3008. harringtonbrowngallery.com
Lisa Kurts Gallery, 766 S. White Station: Danny Broadway: "Memorial Holiday Group Exhibition" in honor of gallery owner Lisa Kurts, through Jan. 31. Over 15 artists on display including David Bierk, Wolf Kahn, William Eggleston, Walter Anderson, Scott Duce and Danny Broadway to name a few. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, or by appointment. (901) 683-6200. lisakurts.com
Material, 2553 Broad: Alex Warble: "De Ja Vu Do Me Now," ends Saturday. Warble, a 2006 graduate of Memphis College of Art with a degree in Illustration and Design, works as an animator, mural painter, songwriter and freelance designer. He is the founder of the Warble, a performance band in Memphis. Open by appointment. Call (901) 219-1943, or e-mail hamlettdobbins@hotmail.com.
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, 1934 Poplar (Overton Park): "Brooks Introduces" Kim Thomas. Memphis College of Art graduate student exhibits sculptural works and monoprints through Jan. 15. Call (901) 544-6200. brooksmuseum.org
National Ornamental Metal Museum, 374 Metal Museum Drive: Call (901) 774-6380. metalmuseum.org "Fresh: Exhibition in Print, through March 4. "Weighed in the Balance: Akan Gold Weights from the Canadian Museum of Making Collection," through March 4. "Tributaries": Sarah Perkins, through Feb. 19. Thomas Durgin: "Ring-A-Day," through Jan. 8. "1611 events": A 17th century English coffer box on display through Feb 19, in celebration of Pearce Shakespeare Endowment's symposium, 400th anniversary of publication of King James Bible.
R.&W. Gallery, 2622 Poplar: Current artists showing works: Kenneth Lecco, Priscilla Cunningham, Erle Schuyler, Paul Edelstein, Tres Taylor, N.J. Woods and pottery by Agnes Stark and Barbara Olive. (901) 327-9239.
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