Across the Divide: Reconsidering the Other. A group show confronting issues of race, ethnicity, religion, politics and socioeconomics. Through May 8 at Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery, 100 W. Randolph St., Suite 2-100; 312-814-5322.
Tiffany Holmes installation. A viewer-participation piece that visualizes the consequences of electric consumption. Through Sunday at Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave.; 312-280-2660.
The Eternal Light of Egypt: The Photography of Sarite Sanders. A selection from more than 30 years of black-and-white infrared photographs leaves an incandescent record of a pilgrimage on the Nile. Through May 10 at Loyola University Museum of Art, 820 N. Michigan Ave.; 312-915-7600.
Homeland: Photographs by Nina Berman. The farcical and horrific at once, in color images taken across the United States since 9/11. Through May 22 at Gage Gallery of Roosevelt University, 18 S. Michigan Ave.; 312-341-6458.
Jasmine Justice paintings: Nine recent canvases that beguilingly toy with the language of early modern abstraction. Through Saturday at 65GRAND, 1378 W. Grand Ave.; 312-719-4325.
Achim Lippoth photographs: Staged color images recalling German children of the ’50s, sometimes with dark implications. Through May 9 at Catherine Edelman Gallery, 300 W. Superior St.; 312-266-2350.
Marvin E. Newman and Yasuhiro Ishimoto: Mini-retrospectives for two photographer-friends who met at Chicago’s Institute of Design more than 60 years ago. Through Saturday at Stephen Daiter Gallery, 311 W. Superior St.; 312-787-3350.
Jack Tworkov paintings, drawings: A vision of women from the late 1940s by one of the founders of Abstract Expressionism. Through May 23 at Valerie Carberry Gallery, 875 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2510; 312-397-9990.
Gallery openings — city
Albano: Gladys Nilsson paintings. Through July 3; opening reception 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday at 215 W. Superior St.; 312-440-0770.
The Architrouve: Absence Presence — Jason Peot new works, Perry Pollock new works. Through June 14; opening reception 6-9 p.m. May 1 at 1433 W. Chicago Ave.; 312-563-0977.
Center for Book & Paper Arts: 2009 Interdisciplinary Arts Thesis Exhibition of Columbia College Chicago, a group show. Through May 21; reception 4-7 p.m. May 15 at 1104 S. Wabash Ave., 2nd fl.; 312-369-6630.
Chicago Cultural Center: The Big World: Recent Art From China, a group show. Through Aug. 30; opening reception 6 p.m. Friday at 77 E. Randolph St.; 312-744-6630.
Dawson: First Art: Historic African Ceramics, a group show. Through May 30; opening reception 5-8 p.m. Friday at 400 N. Morgan St.; 312-226-7975.
Flat Iron Arts Building: Chai-Art: Chicago college students explore Jewish identity through art, a group show. Through Sunday; opening reception Friday at 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 312-673-2350.
Gallery KH: Amy Cannady paintings. Through May 30; opening reception 5-8 p.m. Friday at 311 W. Superior St.; 312-642-0202.
Hammer: Marc Dennis new paintings. Through May 30; opening reception 5:30-8 p.m. Friday at 740 N. Wells St.; 312-266-8512.
I Space: Response: Art and the Art of Criticism, a group show. Through May 30; opening reception 5-7 p.m. Friday at 230 W. Superior St., 2nd fl.; 312-587-9976.
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art: Culprits, Innocents and Outsiders: Heartland Visions, a group show. Through Aug. 29; opening reception at 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at 756 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 312-243-9088.
Masters: Ellen Richman paintings. Through May 17; opening reception 6-9 p.m. Friday at 245 W. North Ave.; 312-440-2322.
Nathan: Christopher A. Klein paintings. Through May 30; opening reception 5-8 p.m. Friday at 212 W. Superior St.; 312-664-6622.
New Media: 2009 Interdisciplinary Arts Thesis Exhibition of Columbia College Chicago, a group show. Through May 21; opening reception Friday at 618 S. Michigan Ave., 2nd fl.; 312-369-6630.
Gallery openings — suburban
Evanston Art Center: 22nd Annual Art Preview Exhibition and Silent Auction: View and bid on paintings, drawings, photos, ceramics, sculptures and more donated by 125 Chicago-area artists. Through May 16; opening reception 1-4 p.m. Sunday at 2603 Sheridan Rd., Evanston; 847-475-5300.
