Keny Galleries: Light and Geometry: The Landscape and Architecture by Linda Carey and Nuances of Light: Recent Interiors and Landscapes by Neil Riley through Jan. 11. Elijah Pierce: Exceptional Freestanding, Bas Relief and Tableau Carvings from Jan. 18-Feb. 15. The Genius of Charles Burchfield: Master Watercolors from Feb. 22-March 29. www.kenygalleries.com
Columbus Museum of Art: Marvelous Menagerie: An Ancient Roman Mosaic from Lod, Israel through Jan. 13. Think Outside the Brick: The Creative Art of LEGO through Jan. 27. Mark Rothko: The Decisive Decade, featuring 37 color-field paintings from the 1940s, from Feb. 1-May 26. The Essential Elijah Pierce, an in-depth look at the Columbus folk artist’s collection, through spring 2013. Songs for the New Millennium – 1812-2012 Works by Aminah Robinson Celebrating 200Columbus through spring 2013. Making Faces, a family-friendly, hands-on exhibit exploring portraits from the museum’s collection, through spring 2013. www.columbusmuseum.org
Hammond Harkins Galleries: Small and Wonderful, an annual exhibit of works by gallery artists, through Jan. 13. Winter Reflections from Jan. 18-Feb. 3. www.hammondharkins.com
Ohio Art Council’s Riffe Gallery: Watercolor Ohio 2012, Ohio Watercolor Society’s 35th annual juried exhibition, through Jan. 13. Ohio Art League Curated Exhibition, featuring a variety of seasoned and emerging artists, from Jan. 31-April 14. www.riffegallery.org
Lindsay Gallery: Ohio Self Taught, a group exhibition of self-taught artists from Ohio, through Jan. 26. www.lindsaygallery.com
ROY G BIV Gallery: Works by Elijah Funk, Shawn McBride and Samantha Rehark from Jan. 1-31. Works by Sara Drake and Dina Kelberman from Feb. 1-28. www.roygbivgallery.org
Muse Gallery: Director’s Choice: New to the Gallery from Jan. 1-Feb. 28. www.amusegallery.com
Ohio Art League: Delineations, paintings by Megan Moshoulder from Jan. 3-26. Local Comics Pop-Up Store and Creation Process from Feb. 7-23. www.oal.org
Miller Gallery, Otterbein University Art and Communication Building: The Fluxfax Portfolio, including works by Yoko Ono and Nam June Paik, from Jan. 3-March 15. www.otterbein.edu
Fisher Gallery, Otterbein University Roush Hall: Altering Life by Holding it Still: Photographs by Dorothea Lange and Marion Post Wolcott from Jan. 3-May 19. www.otterbein.edu
The Ohio State University Faculty Club: People & Places: The Garden of My Life, oil paintings by Karen LaValley, from Jan. 7-Feb. 22. www.ohio-statefacultyclub.com
Dublin Arts Council: Char Norman: Forest Remnants, fiber artwork focused on nature, from Jan. 8-Feb. 22. www.dublinarts.org
Frank Museum of Art, Otterbein University: Impulsos Vertiginosos by Chilean artist Isabel Cauas from Jan. 9-May 10. www.otterbein.edu
CS Gallery: Basement Show, a New Year exhibition, Jan. 19-29. February OPEN, a non-juried group exhibition, Feb. 2-12. Gone South, an exhibition of bird-themed art, Feb. 16-26. www.cobenickstudios.com
Capital University Schumacher Gallery: Student Art Exhibition, a multimedia juried showcase, from Jan. 21-Feb. 16. www.capital.edu
The Works: Collaborative Communications, a project of emerging nonprofit organization Creative Culture, from Jan. 25-April 13. www.attheworks.org
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio: A Remarkable Menagerie: Animals in Art from Jan. 26-April 7. www.decartsohio.org
Wexner Center for the Arts: More American Photographs, photographs taken by Farm Security Administration officials from 1934-44 juxtaposed with modern-day photographs, and Josiah McElheny: Towards a Light Club, modern ideas of utopia displayed through projected film, mirrors and glass sculpture, from Jan. 27-April 7. www.wexarts.org
High Road Gallery: Worthington Area Art League All Member Exhibition – a three-dimensional show featuring ceramics, sculpture, glass, jewelry and leather works – from Jan. 30-Feb. 23. www.highroadgallery.org
Hayley Gallery: Works by Ryan Orewiler through Feb. 8. Valentine’s Day Glass Show – featuring Denise Novak, Lisa Horkin, Linda Diec, Beth Himsworth and Frost Glass – from Feb. 9-March 15. www.hayleygallery.com
Ohio Craft Museum: Quilt National, featuring 25 art quilts by various artists including Ohio artists Judy Rush and Susan Shie, from Feb. 3-March 24. www.ohiocraft.org