New this week

Art Saves Lives Gallery “Erotic Art Show.” Group exhibition. Reception 6- 9: 30 p. m. Fri. Through Feb. 28. 518 A Castro St., S. F. Benicia Plein Air Gallery “Landscape of the Heart.” Dixie Mohan, paintings. Reception 5- 7 p. m. Sat. Through Feb. 28. 307 First St., Benicia. www. beniciapleinair. com.

David Brower Center “Vanishing Ice: Alpine and Polar Landscapes in Art 1775- 2012.” Reception 6: 30- 8: 30 p. m. Thurs. Through May 11. 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley. ( 510) 809- 0900. www. brower center. org.

The Dryansky Gallery “In the Footsteps of the Masters.” Sarah Awad, Daniel Sewell, and Mija, group exhibition. Reception 7- 9 p. m. Fri. Through March 18. 2120 Union St., S. F. ( 415) 932- 9302. www. thedryansky. com.

FFDG “The Mile High Life.” Mike Giant, drawings, photographs, paintings. Reception 6- 9 p. m. Fri. Through Feb. 26. 2277 Mission St., S. F. ( 415) 500- 2166. www. ffdg. net.

Flax Art “Cartoon Art Museum Traveling Cartoonist- in- Residence: Matt Harding.” 1 p. m. Sat. Free. Ft. Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd., S. F. ( 415) 2278666. www. cartoonart. org.

Gray Loft Gallery “Fragments of Abstraction.” Carol Dalton, Peter Dreyfuss, Mark Eanes, Bruce Pizzichillo, and Michael Shemchuk, group painting exhibition. Opens Fri. Reception 6- 9 p. m. Fri. Through March 26. 2889 Ford St., Oakland. ( 510) 499- 3445. www. grayloftgallery. com.

Healdsburg Center for the

Arts “Sixth Annual Young Artists Show.” Opens Thurs. Reception 4- 7 p. m. Feb. 19. Through March 6. 130 Plaza St., Healdsburg. ( 707) 4311970. www. healdsburg centerforthearts. com. Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery “Two Painters.” Deborah Kirklin and Robert Poplack, paintings. Reception 6- 8 p. m. Sat. Through March 19. 3620 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette. ( 925) 284- 1485. www. jenniferperlmuttergallery. com

SOMArts Cultural Center “On The Edge 6.” Erotic photography and sculpture group exhibition. Opens Fri. Through Feb. 14. 934 Brannan St. ( 415) 863- 1414. www. somarts. org.