Tufts University Art Galleries opens the exhibition “Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe.” Deeply committed to social justice, the Cambridge-based creates vibrant prints, paintings, videos, textiles and sculptures that powerfully explore systemic inequities found throughout U.S. history. “Across the Universe” is the first exhibition to present the evolution of Jackson’s work over the past nine years, in which she fuses deep historical research with artistic strategies of color and layering to illuminate underrecognized patterns of activism, resistance, oppression and societal advances. It will be on view during regular gallery hours through December 8. A reception with the artist will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, September 18.