Abandoned — Photography by Mark Ivins. The Longmont Museum and Cultural Center, 400 Quail Road, Longmont, 303-651-8374. Through Feb. 17.
Alphabotanical — Pen and ink drawings by Michael Shernick. Mercury Framing, 4692 North Broadway, Boulder, www.AlphaBotanicalArt.com. Through Dec. 23.
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.
El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave., Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Dec. 30.
The Eye Awake — New works by Ian Fisher and Matthew Harris. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art at Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder, 303-443-2122. Through Jan. 2.
Histories from Eight Rectilinear Boundaries — Annaday Hiser. Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-444-7328. Through Jan. 11.
Liminality, Luminosity and the Everyday — Selections from CU’s painting collection. CU Art Museum, CU campus, Boulder, 303-492-8300. Through Dec. 22.
Random Walk with Drift — Works by Marius Lehene. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122. Through Jan. 27.
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.
Soma — Works in felt. Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-444-7328. Through Jan. 11.