By Victoria Dalkey, The Sacramento Bee art correspondent

"Plaid Party Dress #5"/Laurel Nathanson.

Kevin Ptak's elegant wall sculptures fuse minimalist and Japanese aesthetics; Laurel Nathanson's shiny, shaped collages examine pop culture's feminine icons; and Donna Wynbrandt's charming drawings mimic children's art. All are included in "Introductions 2006, up through July 29 at b. sakata garo, 923 20th Street. (916) 447-4276.