934 Gallery: Cast Shadow. Work by Sarah Hiers, Clara Cecile and Allison Moore. Open March 16-April 13. Work by Aly Elliott, Kateryna Vysoka and Loie Greenwood. Open April 20-May 11. www.934gallery.org
Art Access Gallery: It’s All Abstract. New work by Sharon Dougherty, Anne Sherwook-Punkyk, Ron Johnson and Alan Crockett. Open through March 15. www.artaccessgallery.com
Beeler Gallery: Into the Uncanny Abyss. Art by Carol Boram-Hays, associate professor at CCAD. Open through March 30. Looking for Family. Featuring the work of Richard “Duarte” Brown and Larry Winston Collins, as well as pieces from the Smokey Brown Collection. Open through April 27. What is Real? Ohio Representational Art Collective inaugural exhibit curated by Hiroshi Hayakawa. Open April 4-27. www.beelergallery.org
Blockfort: Heavy IS a Heavy Thing. Art addressing the topics of contention experienced through media, institutional powers and society. Proofs from the Backyard. An exhibition of Columbus-based artists working in print. Both open March 1-30. The World of Wobbly. Autistic artist Tim Blackwell’s prolific and dynamically imaginative art. Art of Illustration. A juried show organized by student leadership to exhibit and support fellow students. Both open April 6-27. www.blockfortcolumbus.com
Brandt-Roberts Galleries: Unearthed. An immersive representation of earth’s changing climate systems. Open April 3-28. www.brandtrobertsgalleries.com
Columbus Museum of Art: New Encounters: Reframing the Contemporary Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art. An exhibition building on the momentum generated by CMA’s recent acquisition of the Pizzuti Collection, along with promised gifts received from the Scantland Collection. Open through summer. Robin F. Williams: We’ve Been Expecting You. A collection of some of Williams’ work highlighting themes including the body, gender and identity expression, digital trends and artificial intelligence, folklore, and the supernatural. Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris. An exploration of Laurencin’s career including self-portraits, collaborative decorative projects, early cubist paintings and signature work that defined 1920s Paris. Both open April 5-Aug. 18. www.columbusmuseum.org
David Myers Art Studio and Gallery: The Joye of Spring. A 10th
David Myers Art Studio and Gallery
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annual exhibit featuring selected original works by Kathy Norris, Elizabeth MacLeod, Tina Watman, Eddie K. and more than 20 studio artists. Open March 19-April 26. www.davidmyersart.com
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio: From STRUGGLE to STRENGTH. Photographed portraits of refugees living in central Ohio from award-winning photographer Tariq Tarey. Open through April 28. www.decartsohio.org
Dublin Arts Council Gallery: Echoes of Memory. A culmination of the combined echoes of memory and distinct shared approaches of artists Dawn Petrill, Gale Suver and Jennifer Glance. Open March 9-April 30. www.dublinarts.org
Glass Axis: Spring Glass Art Sale & Workshops. Stop by to find the perfect gift for any occasion or bring the whole family to do a glass workshop. Browse all things spring, from glass eggs to garden art to jewelry, and more! Open April 12-20. www.glassaxis.org
Hayley Gallery: Vivid Journeys. Featuring work by Kyndall Potts and Dana Grubbe. Open March 9-April 8. Worlds Explored. Both Carolyn Heffelfinger and Priya Rama draw inspiration from their travels. Open April 13-May 13. www.localohioart.com
Hawk Galleries: SCHMIDT, MESSENGER & SCHMIDT - A Family Legacy in Glass. A first-ever family exhibition featuring artist parents, mixed media sculptor Jack Schmidt and glass blower Shawn Messenger, with their son, sculptor Ian Schmidt. Open March 3-April 27. www.hawkgalleries.com
Hopkins Hall Gallery: Ohio State Auxiliary Faculty Show. Open March 18-April 5. Ohio State Department of Design Graduate Exhibition. Open April 15- 19. uas.osu.edu/hhg
Kittie’s Highline Arts Space: Small Works by Steven Riggs. From themes of mythology to the mystical, the extraordinary to the everyday. Open March 2-April 30. www.rebeccaink.com/highlinecoffeeartspace
Mac Worthington Studio Gallery & Sculpture Park: Surroundings. Floral motif expressionistic paintings. March 1-31. 2024 Sculpture Garden Opening & Tour. Showcasing over 100 large-scale outdoor metal sculptures. Open April 1-30. www.macworthington.com
McConnell Arts Center: Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition.
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The exhibition is open to submissions from all of Ohio’s 1,112 high schools. Open March 21-April 27. www.mcconnellarts.org
Ohio Craft Museum: Traversing Textiles and Fiber. Both utilitarian and artistic uses of fiber and textiles are represented by the work of numerous artists and craftspeople. Open through March 30. www.ohiocraft.org
OSU Faculty Club Gallery: Night & Day. Oil paintings by Dave Terry and oil pastels by his son Dane Terry. Open through March 15. Cody Heichel: Watercolors. Watercolor paintings by self-taught artist Cody Heichel. Open March 18-May 3. www.ohio-statefacultyclub.com
Riffe Gallery: In Touch. An exhibition featuring 13 Ohio artists, curated by Megan Young. Open through April 5. oac.ohio.gov/riffe-gallery
Sean Christopher Gallery: Twenty-Second Anniversary Show. An invitational exhibition featuring a variety of media by 12 artists, all of whom have a previous SCG exhibition history. Open March 2-30. Eva Antebi-Lerman solo exhibition. Abstract paintings featuring nature themes. Open April 6-27. www.seanchristophergallery.com
Sharon Weiss Gallery: Mary Chamberlain Solo Exhibit.
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Floral paintings. Open March 1-31. Karen LaValley Solo Exhibit. Paintings highlighting travels throughout the southern and western areas of the United States. Open April 4-28. Inside & Out. Debra Joyce Dawson’s solo exhibit featuring recent works from Ohio, Ireland and France. Open April 4-28. www.sharonweissgallery.com
Studios On High Gallery: Hit the Hop: Mood Indigo. Annual, open call, juried exhibition open to Ohio artists. The 2024 theme is Mood Indigo. Open March 2-April 4. Renewal. Teda Theis celebrates the beauty and diversity of nature, and how it inspires growth and change. Open April 6-May 2. www.studiosonhigh.com
Urban Arts Space: Being Michelle. Made by Art Possible, the film documents the story of a formerly incarcerated deaf woman with autism. Showing March 22, 6:30-8 p.m. Respect the Mic poetry reading. Features Roger Robinson and Ajanaé Dawkins. April 5, 5-9 p.m. Ohio Department of Art Spring Exhibition. Open April 22-May 3. uas.osu.edu
Wexner Center for the Arts: Tricontinental Cinema. The first large-scale museum exhibition dedicated to filmmaker Sarah Maldoror (1929–2020), a pioneer of African cinema and fighter for Black women’s empowerment. Open through April 28. www.wexarts.org
Wild Goose Creative: My Grandmother’s Kitchen. The exhibition focuses on the artist’s ethnic heritage, pulling from memories from their grandmother’s home. April Gallery Opening. CRIS, which will be presenting the gallery, is an independent nonprofit organization that serves the refugee and immigrant populations in central Ohio. Open April 11-May 1. www.wildgoosecreative.com
