The Nelson Gallery is collaging its way into the fall quarter.

The main gallery is the venue for Aggregate, three one-person shows addressing collage and assemblage. Master of Fine Arts alumnus Jimmy Jalapeeno is due to show new, large photo collages in the Entryway Gallery.

In the main gallery:

-- Piece by Piece by Laura Breitman of New York -- She creates large, photorealistic renderings of landscapes and cityscapes that, upon close examination, reveal themselves to be not drawings or watercolors, but collages of fabric.

-- Dog Models by Lauren Davies of San Francisco -- These dogs at 20 percent scale are made from fur that Davies gathers from her own pets and from grooming salons and Internet-solicited gifts. "The resulting models simultaneously capture the charm and personality of the original animals while also embodying a creepy fetishism," according to a Nelson Gallery news release.

-- External Measures by Camille Utterback of San Francisco -- An overhead camera tracks people's movements within the exhibit space, and a video system turns these movements into "living paintings" -- a kind of history of our travels through space.

Gallery Director Renny Pritikin said: "What I love about all three of these projects is their sense of humor and how they play with our need for art to represent reality. We want to believe our eyes, but at this point in history we know better than to trust that anything will be exactly what it seems to be."

The exhibitions are scheduled to open with a free, public reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 25. Closing date is set for Dec. 7.

The gallery announced that Breitman will present a free, one-hour demonstration starting at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 4. Advance sign-ups are recommended, and can be arranged by calling the gallery, (530) 752-8500.

The Design Museum announced a fall exhibition titled Teaching With Evidence, featuring faculty gifts to the UC Davis Design Collection -- items that faculty have collected on research trips or on other travels.

The exhibtion is scheduled to run from Sept. 25 to Nov. 26, with an opening talk and reception set for 1 p.m. Sept. 28, free and open to the public, in 135 Walker Hall and the Design Museum.

John Fulton, museum coordinator, said the exhibition showcases significant artifacts -- ranging from traditional textiles to contemporary wearable art -- that have inspired teaching and research activities in the Design Program.