Like a student cramming for a final exam or a reporter writing right up to their deadline — who, me? — Seattle’s art world is squeezing lots of great stuff into the last month of 2025.

So much so that I couldn’t stuff it all into 700 words, but here are the art shows I recommend you carve out time for.

(And if you’re squeezing in last-minute gift shopping, I’ve got you covered, too.)

“Fontainebleau Concretions”

It’s a cliché to call Mother Nature an artist, but I dare you to stand in front of these baroque limestone formations, trace their doughy layers draped atop each other and resist calling her as fine a sculptor as Bernini. Louis XIV adored gogottes — rare, millions-years-old sandstone concretions from Fontainebleau, France — and showcased some in his palace in Versailles. These n

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