Call November “gallery month,” with a half-dozen or so standout shows. At Bickett Gallery, there’s still time–the closing reception is Friday, Nov. 5–to take in And She Was, featuring new works by painters Thomas Thielemann and Lynda Lea Bonkemeyer. Bickett’s also featuring a collection of paintings by local tattoo artist Steven Clark. The reception for his show, Flesh Removed, is Tuesday, Nov. 9 from 6-9 p.m.

Lump Gallery is opening Northern Lights, a show featuring Canadians Paul Butler, Daniel Dueck, Michael Dumontier, Simon Hughes and Jacek N. Kosciuk, on Friday, Nov. 5 from 7-11 p.m.