Summer exhibitions are set to open soon at the C.N. Gorman Museum and the Nelson Gallery. The Craft Center Gallery's summer show opened June 23.

An exhibition titled 35 Years at the C.N. Gorman Museum: Selections from the Permanent Selections is a celebration of the museum's 35-year history as a showplace for the works of contemporary Native American and other indigenous artists.

The Gorman's permanent collections, dating back to the museum's opening in 1973, mostly comprise donations from artists, collectors and Davis community members.

The summer exhibition will include works by the museum's namesake, Carl Gorman, plus Frank Day, Pablita Velarde, Jaune Quick-to-See-Smith, George Longfish, Brian Tripp, Melanie Yazzie, Edgar Heap of Birds, George Morrison and Doug Hyde.

The Gorman announced that the exhibition will open June 30, a few days later than originally planned, and continue through Sept. 5. The museum is on the first floor of Hart Hall, and hours are noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and by appointment.

Following the success of an exhibition titled Flatlanders in 2006, the Nelson Gallery has assembled Flatlanders 2: A Regional Roundup, scheduled to run from July 10 to Aug. 15, with an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. July 10.

Like the first Flatlanders, the new edition comprises the work of artists from Davis and environs. The 20 artists in Flatlanders 2 hail from Davis, Clarksburg, Winters and Woodland, all in Yolo County; Sacramento; and Mokelumne Hill in Calaveras County. In general, they completed the works in the show within the last two years.

"I chose to not include any artists who participated in the first go-round," said Renny Pritikin, the Nelson's drector and curator of both versions of Flatlanders. "That way I was forced to keep discovering new talents, recent arrivals, recent graduates and people I'd just missed."

The participating artists and the media in which they work:

From Davis -- Linda S. Fitz Gibbon, ceramics; Laura J. Reyes, embroidery; Mike Henderson (UC Davis faculty), Ken Kirsch, Sita Seng and Stacy Vetter, painting; Judith Gefter, David Robertson and Youngsuk Suh, photography; and Cheslyn Amato, sculpture.

From Clarksburg -- Julia Couzens, drawing.

From Winters -- Joshua Stern, photography.

From Woodland -- David Hollowell, painting.

From Sacramento -- Gioia Fonda, drawing; Uwe Jahnke, Brenda Louie, Jeff Musser and Peter Stegall, painting; and Liv Moe, sculpture.

From Mokelumne Hill -- James Aarons, ceramics.

The Nelson Gallery is in 124 Art Building. Regular hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and by appointment on Sundays in summer.

The Nelson announced that a color catalog will be available for purchase, with the catalog comprising short essays and a color plate for each artist.

In putting together the exhibition, Pritikin said he was struck by the depth of commitment and talent he found. "I've already got a head start on Flatlanders 3," he said.

The Craft Center Gallery is showing Paper and Clay, featuring paper art by Kathy Wong, the Craft Center's incoming student manager for jewelry, and clay art by Maisee Lor, the outgoing student manager for jewelry.

Their collaborative show is scheduled to run through Aug. 1. The Craft Center Gallery is in the South Silo, and summer hours are 12:30 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 12:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.

OTHER EXHIBITIONS

Photography -- Bridging Art and Science, and California's Gold, a ceramic mosaic, presented by the Art-Science Fusion Program. Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center, through June 27.

Changing California's Landscape, chronicling the impact of the Saratoga Horticultural Research Foundation on ornamental landscapes. Lobby, Shields Library, through summer.

Fashion Conscious: Sustainable Fashion. Design Museum, 145 Walker Hall, through July 11.

Figure Studies Selected from the Collection, by artists born in the second half of the 19th century. Nelson Entryway Gallery, 125 Art Building, through Aug. 15.

David Fukuyama's Truck Drivers Series, photographs from the university's Fine Arts Collection, presented by the Nelson Gallery at the Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center, through Sept. 28.

Romancing the Road: A Visual History of California's Roadways, lobby, Shields Library.

Complete Campus Calendar: calendar.ucdavis.edu