Abandoned — Photography by Mark Ivins. The Longmont Museum and Cultural Center, 400 Quail Road, Longmont, 303-651-8374. Through Feb. 17.
Becoming Van Gogh. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave., Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Jan 20.
Chief Niwot: Legend & Legacy. Boulder History Museum, 1206 Euclid Ave., Boulder, 303-449-3464. Through Feb. 10.
Cover Story — Works by Daniel Pitín. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122. Through Jan. 27.
Dana Schutz: If the Face had Wheels. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave., Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Feb 13.
Histories from Eight Rectilinear Boundaries — Annaday Hiser. Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-444-7328. Through Jan. 11.
Joining Forces: Book Arts in Collaboration — With Kitty Maryatt and Sammy Lee. Norlin Library East Lobby and West Lobby, CU campus, Boulder, www.ucblibraries.colorado.edu. Through March 8.
Out West: Photographs by Loretta Young-Gautier. The Byers-Evans House Gallery, 1310 Bannock St., Denver, 303-620-4933. Through Feb. 23.
Random Walk with Drift — Works by Marius Lehene. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122. Through Jan. 27.
Resonance — Solo exhibition by Greeley sculptor Hee-Hun Cho. Muse Gallery, 356 Main St., Longmont, Opening reception 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11.
Rethinking Western — Contemporary artists on the American West. Gallery 1261, 1261 Delaware St., Denver, 888-626-1261. Through Feb. 23. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11.
Reunion: What Made You Start Again? — By Jessica Knapp, Mary Pat LaMair, Christopher Lavery, Katie Queen, Polly Gates Simmons and Lori Warren. Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-444-7328. Through Jan. 11.
Sky Black — Surrealist paintings. Trident Cafe and Bookstore, 940 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-443-3133.
Soma — Works in felt. Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-444-7328. Through Jan. 11.