Prescott Fine Arts Association Gallery—208 N. Marina St., Prescott, pfaa.net, (928) 445-3286. “Don’t Stop With Dali,” through Sept. 6; and “Celebrating Arizona Artists,” Sept. 11-Oct. 30.

Pueblo Grande Museum—4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix, pueblo-grande.com, (602) 495-0900. “Pieces of the Puzzle: New Perspectives on the Hohokam,” through Oct. 4.

Rosson House Museum—113 N. Sixth St., Phoenix, rossonhousemuseum.org, (602) 261-8063. “Water and the Roosevelt Dam,” through April 1, examines the importance of water and the effects of the Roosevelt Dam on the inhabitants of the Salt River Valley.

LABOR OF LOVE Tilt Gallery in Phoenix presents “Happy Hour 9 to 5,” featuring new work by Phoenix fine-art photographer Angela Frank Wells. The show opens with an artist reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 4 and remains on exhibit through Sept. 25. Wells went to several independently owned local shops to find the skilled laborers featured in her prints. Pictured is “Patina,” a black-and-white gelatin silver print that measures 15" high x 15" wide. For more information, visit tiltgallery.com, or call (602) 716-5667.

San Diego Museum of Art—1450 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, sdmart.org, (619) 232-7931. “Richard Avedon: Portraits of Power,” through Sept. 6; “In the Company Manner,” through Sept. 27; “Toulouse-Lautrec at SDMA: The Baldwin M. Baldwin Collection,” through Oct. 18; “Oceanic Art,” through Jan. 3; and “New Light on the Old Masters,” through Jan. 3.

San Diego Natural History Museum—1788 El Prado, San Diego, sdnhm.org, (619) 255-0189. “Gunther von Hagens’ Body Worlds 2 & the Brain—Our Three-Pound Gem,” through Oct. 4.

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art—7374 E. Second St., Scottsdale, scottsdalearts.org, (480) 994-ARTS. “Collecting/Exhibitions: Ten Years of Acquiring Art Through Exhibitions,” through Oct. 1; “Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth,” through Nov. 29; “Visions: Juxtapositions,” through Jan. 23; “Unexpected Wegman,” through Jan. 24; and “Looking Through the Other End of a Telescope,” through Jan. 24.

Sharlot Hall Museum—415 W. Gurley St., Prescott, sharlot.org, (928) 445-3122. “Paint! Breaking the Buckskin Ceiling,” through Nov. 15, 2010, showcases American Indian artwork by Jesse T. Hummingbird (Cherokee), Judith Durr (Choctaw), Baje Whitehorse Sr. (Navajo) and Michael Kabotie (Hopi). Individually and collectively, these Arizona artists challenge and expand the meaning of “Indian art.”

Shemer Art Center—5005 E. Camelback Rd., Phoenix, (602) 262-4727. “Permanent Art Collection Exhibition,” through Sept. 4; and “Process and Surface,” Sept. 7-Oct. 13, with an opening reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 8. This juried exhibit of works by Arizona artists contemplates the relationship between physical surface and process, with creations in metal, fiber, printmaking, clay, photography, painting and computer graphics.

Tucson Museum of Art—140 N. Main Ave., Tucson, tucsonmuseum-
ofart.org, (520) 624-2333. “Arizona Biennial ’09,” through Sept. 26; “DeGrazia: A Modernist Perspective,” through Oct. 25; and “Han and Beyond—The Renaissance of China: Antiquities From the James Conley Collection,” through Dec. 31, 2010.

West Valley Art Museum—17420 N. Avenue of the Arts, Surprise, wvam.org, (623) 972-0635. “Celebrating Art of the West Valley: Juried Show of West Valley Artists,” through Sept. 6; “Meshworks: Abstract Work by Cathy Breslow,” through Sept. 20; “Painters View,” a juried exhibition by members of Arizona Plein Air Painters, through Nov. 15, with a reception for the artists from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 11; “Monica Garvey: Abstract Paintings,” Sept. 4-Nov. 29; “Fritz Scholder: Paintings From Larsen Gallery,” Sept. 4-Dec. 7; “The Art of Ludvic: Paintings and Sculpture,” Sept. 11-Nov. 29; and “Richard Retter: Paintings,” Sept. 25-Dec. 6.

Wilde Meyer Gallery—4142 N. Marshall Way, Scottsdale, wildemeyer.com, (480) 945-2323. “Variations,” Sept. 3-30, showcases works by gallery artists who depict diverse genres and styles. Featured artists include Sherri Belassen, Brenda Bredvik and Tierney Miller.

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