Michael C. McMillen: Train of Thought, through Aug. 14, Oakland Museum, 45 N. Venice Boulevard, Venice, 310.822.4955 or lalouver.com/mcmillen
Put a Lid on It, a variety of handmade pots with lids, through July 30, The Clayhouse Studio and Gallery, 2909 Santa Monica Boulevard, 310.828.7071, Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., theclayhousesantamonica.com
Bobbie Rich Fine Art Student’s Show, wide array of paintings and drawings, through July 28, Pacific Palisades Library Gallery, 861 Alma Reel Drive, 213.447.7387
Gang of Six, group of artists who work in different formats and media, featuring cutting edge printmaking from the L.A. area, through July 31, Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Boulevard, 310.822.3006, beyondbaroque.org
Life at the Miramar, rare photographs, documents and artifacts depict life and times at Santa Monica’s landmark hotel and attraction from the late 1800s up to the present, through October 18, Santa Monica History Museum, 1350 Seventh Street, 310.395.2290, santamonicahistory.org
Student Juried Art Exhibit Part II, Santa Monica College Emeritus College Art Gallery is pleased to present the second of two Student Juried Art Exhibitions, through August 12, 1227 Second Street, 310.434.4306, smc.edu/emeritus
Phranc of California, Cardboard, paper, gouache and thread come together to create life-size, three-dimensional representations of familiar summer objects, through July 23, Craig Krull Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, 310.828.6410
Views From the Coast, solo exhibition of plein-air painter Larry Cohen, works interpret the Malibu Canyon area over the past few years in varying weather conditions, through July 23, Craig Krull Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, 310.828.6410
“Jeffrey Conley: Winter” and “The World of Elliot Erwitt,” through July 30, Peter Fetterman Gallery, 2525 Michigan Avenue #A1, Santa Monica, Tuesday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., 310.453.6463
Marco Brambilla: The Dark Lining, through August 20, Santa Monica Museum of Art, 2525 Michigan Avenue G-1, 310.586.6488, smmoa.org
The Life of Water, the first in a trilogy of art shows on earth’s essential elements: water, fire, and air, by award-winning painter, writer, and professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Pam Douglas, through July 16, TAG Gallery at Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue D3, 310.829.9556, taggallery.net
Ashes for Beauty: Scene II, Abstract artist Julienne Johnson unveils her new series, through July 16, TAG Gallery at Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue D3, 310.829.9556, taggallery.net
Celia and Wally Gilbert: Beans and Bands, paintings by Celia and C-prints by Wally, both based out of Cambridge, Mass., through August 10, Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Schomburg Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, E3A, 310.453.5757, schomburggallery.com
Stepping In, recent mixed media paintings by Betty Green, through August 14, The Rose Café, 220 Rose Avenue, Venice, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, bettygreenart.com
Provenance, Kevin Peterson’s series of acrylic and oil paintings that depict children in urban landscapes framed by walls of graffiti, through August 6, C.A.V.E. Gallery, 1108 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, 310.450.6960, cavegallery.net
