All shows are free unless otherwise noted.
Galleries
Art Palace: “Jim Nolan: Matter-in-the-World, Ideas-in-the-Head,” through Sept. 9; 3913 Main; 832-390-1298, artpalacegallery.com.
Barbara Davis Gallery: “Owen Drysdale and Rajab Ali Sayed: Swim,” through Sept. 2; 4411 Montrose; 713520-9200, barbaradavisgallery.com.
BlueOrange Art: “Scene Shift|Side Piece: Selected Works,” through Sept. 16; 1208 W. Gray; 713-527-0030, blueorangehouston.com.
Cindy Lisica Gallery: “Fine Wind, Clear Morning,” through Sept. 2; 4411 Montrose; 713-807-7760, cindylisicagallery.com.
Clarke & Associates: “Heist in the Heights: Art and Design From Private Houston Collections,” through Saturday; 301 E. 11th; 713-254-2998, jamessurls.com.
DesignWorks Gallery: “A Selection of Gallery Artists,” through Aug. 31; 2119-A Postoffice, Galveston; 409-766-7599.
G Spot Contemporary Art Space: “M. Kelly Olsen: Time and Distance,” through Sunday; 310 E. 9th; 713-8224842, gspotgallery.com.
Hiram Butler Gallery: “Matt Magee: Prints,” opens Saturday, through Sept. 30; 4520 Blossom; 713-863-7097, hirambutler.com.
Koelsch Haus: “Chris Hedrick: All Summer Long,” through Friday; 801 Richmond; 713-862-5744, koelschgallery.com.
McClain Gallery: “Mara Held: Errant Traveler,” through Aug. 31;
2242 Richmond; 713-520-9988, mcclaingallery.com.
William Reaves | Sarah Foltz Fine Art: “Celebrating Houston’s Founding Modernists,” through Sept. 9; 2143 Westheimer; 713-521-7500, reavesart.com.
Zoya Tommy: “James Ciosek: Moth to the Flame,” closing reception Saturday; 4102 Fannin; 832-649-5814, zoyatommy.com.
Museums
Asia Society Texas Center: “Sangram Majumdar,” through Sept. 10; $5; 1370 Southmore; 713-496-9901, asiasociety.org.
Blaffer Art Museum: “The Propeller Group,” through Sept. 30; 4173 Elgin, University of Houston; 713-743-9521, blafferartmuseum.org.
Box 13 Artspace: The Center for Imaginative Cartography & Research’s “Through Here,” group show “Things We Used to Know” and a window installation by Melinda Laszczynski, through Sept. 9; 6700 Harrisburg; box13artspace.com.
Contemporary Art Museum Houston: “Annabeth Rosen: Fired, Broken, Gathered, Heaped,” through Nov. 26; “A Better Yesterday,” works by JooYoung Choi, Jack Early and Lily van der Stokker, through Sept. 3; 5216 Montrose; 713-284-8250, camh.org.
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft: “Edward Eberle Retrospective” and “Annie Evelyn: Multiple Impressions,” through Sept. 1; 4848 Main; 713-529-4848, crafthouston.org.
Houston Museum of African American Culture: “The Magnificent Faith Ringgold,” through Sept. 25; 4807
Caroline; 713-526-1015, hmaac.org.
Houston Center for Photography: 35th annual Juried Membership Exhibition, through Sunday; 1441 W. Alabama; 713-529-4755, hcponline.org.
The Menil Collection: “Thirty Works for Thirty Years,” key paintings, sculptures and drawings from the permanent collection, through Jan. 28; 1533 Sul Ross; 713-525-9400, menil. org.
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: “Paint the Revolution: Mexican Modernism, 1910-1950,” through Oct. 1; “Pipilotti Rist: ‘Pixel Forest’ and ‘Worry Will Vanish,’ ” through Sept. 17; “Homelands and Histories: Photographs by Fazal Sheikh,” through Oct. 1; $7.50-$23; 5601 Main; 713-6397300, mfah.org.
Moody Center for the Arts: “David Scanavino: Repeater,” through Saturday; Rice University, 6100 Main; 713-348-4772, moody.rice.edu.
Project Row Houses: “Summer Studios,” installations by Colby Deal, Barbara Gamiz, Maureen Lax, LeAirre Morris, Luis Parra, Faith Schwartz and Heather Wright; through Sept. 17; 2521 Holman; 713-526-7662, projectrowhouses.org.
Station Museum of Contemporary
Art: “Torture,” by Andres Serrano, through Oct. 8; 1502 Alabama; 713529-6900, stationmuseum.com.