Welcome to DARIA: Denver Art Review, Inquiry, and Analysis, a publication devoted to art writing and criticism focused on the Denver-area visual art scene. DARIA seeks to promote diverse voices and artists while fostering critical dialogue around art.
A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art and Kuehl Fine Art, 150 E Main St, Trinidad, CO 81082, 719-846-4224, Tue–Sat: 10am–4pm
Aug 1–Sep 20: Cowgirl Artists of America: Women's Work (A.R. Mitchell)
Sep 5–26: Amanda Vela (Kuehl Fine Art)
Oct 3–31: Talia Swartz Parsell (Kuehl Fine Art) (Opening reception: Oct 3, 5–8pm)
Oct 3–Dec 26: Resonance 2025 (A.R. Mitchell) (Opening reception: Oct 3, 5–8pm)
Nov 7–28: Penny Bidwell and Sarah Polzin (Kuehl Fine Art) (Opening reception: Nov 7, 5–8pm)
Auric Gallery, 125 E Boulder St, CO Springs, CO 80903, 719-464-5880, Tue–Sat: 12–5pm and by appt
Sep 5–27: Photograph Group Exhibition; Michael Dowling; Emma Powell; Tyler Hays
Oct 3–Nov 1: Elements: A Group Exhibition; Lauren Browning; Carol McIntyre; Leah Gonzales
Dec 5, 2025–Jan 9, 2026: Holiday Show; Audrey Gray
Feb 6–27, 2026: Gratitude: A Group Exhibition
Blo Back Gallery, 131 Spring St, Pueblo, CO 81003, 970-749-1211, Tue–Sat: 12–5pm and by appt
Sep 5–27: Furniture as Art (OG Gallery); Wendy Klemperer, Joe Castle (Big Blo Gallery)
Oct 3–Nov 1: Tony Ortega (OG Gallery)
Nov 7–29: Jace Matson (Big Blo Gallery)
Dec 5–27: Holiday show (Big Blo Gallery); Ceramic group show (OG Gallery)
The Bridge Gallery and The Commons Gallery, 218 W Colorado Ave, CO Springs, CO 80903, 719-629-7055, Sat: 12–3pm
Nov: Deena Bennett, Peter Marchand
Dec: Small Works
Coburn Gallery, Colorado College Worner Campus Center, 902 N Cascade Ave, CO Springs, CO 80903, Mon–Fri: 12–4pm
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W Dale St, CO Springs, CO 80903, 719-634-5581, Wed, Thu, Sat: 10am–5pm, Fri: 10am–8pm
Aug 2024–Jun 2026: Contemporary Film, Video, and Sound (Lane West Gallery)
Mar 7–Dec 13: Margarita Cabrera: Space in Between + CARE
Jun 25–Dec 13: The Many Travels of Mary Chenoweth
Sep 6, 2025–Spring 2028: Gathering Place: Permanent Collection Reinstallation
Sep 12, 2025–Jun 20, 2026: Contemporary Film, Video, and Sound
Sep 26, 2025–Jan 17, 2026: Open-Hearted (Panel discussion and reception: Oct 3, 6pm)
Feb 6, 2026–Jul 6, 2026: Ana María Hernando
Mar 6, 2026–Jul 26, 2026: Where I Learned to Look: Art from the Yard
Ongoing: Permanent Collection
The Commons @ Space to Create, 218 W Main St, Trinidad, CO, 81082, 719-422-8074, Mon–Fri: 10am–4pm
Corazon Gallery, 149 E Main St, Trinidad, CO 81082, 719-846-0207, Nov–Apr: Wed–Mon: 11am–4pm; May–Oct: Wed–Mon: 10am–5pm
Sep: Colleen Saffron
Oct: Open Show: Fantasy/ Myth
Nov: Donnie Hollingsworth
Dec: Artists of the Corazon Gallery Holiday Show
Cottonwood Center for the Arts, 427 E Colorado Ave, CO Springs, CO 80903, 719-520-1899, Tue–Thu: 10am–6pm, Fri: 10am–5pm, Sat: 10am–2pm
Sep 5–27: Doug Mansfield: Devilish Living; Erin Kittleson: Stuck
Oct 3–31: Open Call for Entries: PERICULO FELES
Disruptor Gallery at Shutter & Strum, 2217 E Platte Ave, CO Springs, CO 80903, Fri: 12–4pm, Sat: 11am–4pm, Sun: 12–4pm, and First Fri: 5–9pm
Sep 5–28: Felicia Kelly: Serpents; Mike Kelly: 30 & 12: Birds in my back yard; Ian Stewart and Ross Bowdon: Easy to Swallow (Hall Gallery)
East Street School, 210 East Street, Trinidad, CO, 81082, Tues, Thu: 12–4pm, Sat: by appt
El Pueblo History Museum, 301 N Union Ave, Pueblo, CO, 81003, 719-583-0453, Mon–Sat: 10am–4pm
May 17, 2025–Apr 17, 2026: Dog Patch: A Pueblo Community's Legacy
Gallery 101, Colorado State University Pueblo Fine Art Gallery, 220 Bonforte Blvd, Pueblo, CO 81001, 719-549-2835, Mon–Fri: 10am–4:30pm
GOCA: Marie Walsh Sharpe Gallery of Contemporary Art @ Ent Center for the Arts, 5225 N Nevada Ave, CO Springs, CO 80918, 719-255-3232, Thu–Sat: 1–6pm
2008–present: Art Without Limits (outdoor exhibit on view all hours)
Jun 7–Oct 4: Justice of the Piece: Resistance and Unity in the Art of Lady Pink, Sydney G. James, and Grow Love (“Ladies” Night Dance Party: Sep 20, 7–10pm)
Jul 1–Sep 21: Kai Gaynor: Transcendent Femme Incubator Studio (Project Space) (VACS Lecture: Black Artist Panel Discussion: Nov 20 6–7pm)
Oct 23–Dec 13: Karla Garcia: 2025 F.E.A.R.S Artist in Resident (Project Space) (Opening reception and VACS Lecture: Oct 23, 5–8pm)
Feb 20, 2026, 6–10pm: 2026 House of GOCA: STARDUST
Nov 6, 2025–Mar 7, 2026: The Source Never Diminishes: Nina Elder (Opening reception: Nov 6, 5–7pm) (Kite Workshop: Nov 15, 12–2pm) (VACS Lecture: Nina Elder: Feb 12, 2026, 6–7pm)
Dec 1 10am–3pm: Meet Us Where We’re At: 2025 Visual AIDS: A Day With(out) Art film screening
Jan 22–Mar 7, 2026: The Solastagic Archive: Nina Elder
Liminal Space Gallery at the Pueblo Arts Alliance, 107 S Grand Ave, Pueblo, CO 81003, 719-242-6652, Tue–Fri: 12–4pm, Sat: 10am–1pm
The Look Up Gallery, 517 S Cascade Ave, Suite E, CO Springs, CO, 80903, Sun: 12–5pm, Mon, Thu–Sat: 12–7pm, First Fri: 5–9pm
Manitou Art Center Hagnauer Gallery, 513/515 Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs, CO 80829, 719-685-1861, Tue–Thu: 10am–6pm, Fri–Sat: 10am–5pm
Sep 5–27: Craig Cantrell
Oct 3–Nov 1: Ethne Clark
Nov 7–29: Tricia Soderberg
Dec 5–27: MAC Studio Artist Show
Marketplace Gallery, 149 E Main St, Trinidad, CO 81082, 719-846-8207, Wed: 10am–4pm, Thu–Sat: 11am–5pm, Sun: 11am–4pm
Museum of Friends, 109 East 6th St, Walsenburg, CO 81089, 719-738-2858, Tue–Sat: 10am–5pm
Jul 4–Sep 30: Brendt Berger; Kenny Schneider
Oct 18–Nov 15: Day of the Dead Exhibition
Oct 18, 2025–Mar 15, 2026: Tom Vail
The Peake Gallery, inside Perk Downtown, 14 S Tejon St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, (719) 635-1600, Mon–Thu: 6am–6pm, Fri: 6am–7pm, Sat: 7am–7pm, Sun: 7am–6pm
Pikes Peak Arts Council, exhibitions at various venues:
Colorado Springs City Administration Building, 30 S Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, 719-385-5900, Mon–Fri: 8am–5pm
Colorado Springs City Hall, 107 N Nevada Ave # 300, CO Springs, CO 80903, 719-385-5986, Mon–Fri: 8am–5pm
East Library, 5550 N Union Blvd, CO Springs, CO 80918, Mon–Thu: 9am–8pm, Fri–Sat: 10am–6pm
Salad or Bust, 8 E Bijou St, CO Springs, CO 80903, 719-434-2313, Sat–Thu: 11am–3pm, Fri: 11am–8pm
UCCS Downtown, 102 S Tejon St, Ste 105-A, CO Springs, CO 80903, 719-255-3994, Mon–Fri: 8am–8pm, Sat–Sun: 10am–8pm
zoneFIVE, 1902 E Boulder St, CO Springs, CO 80909, First Fri: 5–8pm and during events, email info@zonefivecs.com to make an appt
The Primordial Gallery inside Sevens Gate Tap Room, 77 S 7th St, CO Springs, CO 80905, Open daily: 7:30–10:30pm
Pueblo Art Guild, 1500 N Santa Fe Ave, Pueblo, CO 81003, 719-543-2455, Wed–Sun: 12–4pm
Aug 13–Sep 19: Anything Pueblo
Sep 24–Nov 7: Southwest Show
Nov 12, 2025–Jan 2, 2026: Autumn Show
Pueblo City-County Libraries, 100 E Abriendo Ave, Pueblo, CO 81004, 719-562-5600, Mon–Thu: 9am–9pm, Fri–Sat: 9am–6pm, Sun: 1–5pm
Aug 1–Nov 30: Expressions of a Native Son
Sep 2–28: Idea Con Artist Alley; SRDA Student Show
Sep 5–28: Rain Pavasko
Oct 3–Nov 3: Pueblo Boys and Girls Club Art Show
Nov 3–Dec 29: Pride and Patriotism District 60 Art Display
Jan 4–29, 2026: Southern Colorado Photography Club Show
Feb 5–Mar 19, 2026: Americans and the Holocaust
Pueblo Heritage Museum Art Gallery, 201 W B St, Pueblo, CO 81003, 719-295-1517, Tue–Sat: 10am–4pm
Sep: Renate Trusie
Oct: Antonio LeFebre and Jim Sanchez
Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center, 210 N Santa Fe Ave, Pueblo, CO 81003, 719-295-7200, Tue–Sat: 10am–4pm
Apr 4–Oct 4: Greener Pastures (King Gallery)
May 2–Sep 20: The Illustrations of Orlin Helgoe (3rd Floor Foyer)
May 20–Nov 17: A Lifetime of Art: Teresa Vito (Hoag Gallery)
Jun 7–Sep 27: Surrealism of the Southwest: the Visions of Orlin Helgoe (White Gallery)
Aug 22–Nov 15: The Art of Gail Watson (Regional Gallery)
Sep 27, 2025–Jan, 17, 2026: Western Whimsey: The Photography of David Levinthal (3rd Floor Foyer)
Oct 10–Dec 6: Reclaimed: The Art of Recology (White Gallery)
Oct 28, 2025–May 11, 2026: In the Land of Rabits and Rattlers (King Gallery)
Dec 2, 2025–Jan 3, 2026: OYO (Hoag & Regional Galleries)
Dec 20, 2025–May 23, 2026: Echoes of Excellence: A Collection of Japanese Arts, Traditions, Impacts and Everyday Life (White Gallery)
Opening Sep 5, 2026: All Gene Kloss All the Time (2nd Floor Foyer)
Steel City Art Works Gallery, 330 S Union Ave, McLaughlin Building, Pueblo, CO 81003, 719-542-6838, Mon–Sat: 10am–5pm, Sun: 12–4pm
Sep 1–30: Art in Many Flavors: Celebrating Pueblo’s Annual Chile & Frijoles Festival
Oct 1–31: Colors of Autumn
Nov 1–30: Cornucopia of Art
Dec 1–31: Wrapped in Art
Jan 1–31, 2026: Artful Echoes
Febr 1–28, 2026: Art in Harmony
Surface Gallery at The Sluice, 2752 W Colorado Ave, CO Springs, CO 80904, 719-359-6966, Wed–Thu: 12–5pm, Fri–Sat: 11–5pm
Sep 5–26: Allison Jones Hunt and Melinda Briggs
Oct 3–31: Elizabeth Selby, Brett Andrus, and Road Trip Group Show
Nov 7–28: Lance Green and Carol Dickerson
Dec 5, 2025–Jan 16, 2026: Per Annum Holiday Show 2025
Feb 6–27, 2026: Jd Sell and Jeremy Grant
Tri Arts Project, Cantril School Building, 312 Cantril St, Castle Rock, CO 80104, 720-440-2996
Jan–Dec: 2025 Artists of Douglas County
Trinidad Carnegie Public Library, 202 N Animas St, Trinidad, CO 81082, 719-846-6841, Mon–Fri: 9am–5pm, Sat: 10am–4pm
Sep: Carol Schleich: The Great White Way: History of Electricity in Trinidad
Oct: Artwork from Las Animas County Rehabilitation Center
Nov: Susanne van der Meer: Weavings
Dec: Leslie Allison Moffat: Encaustic paintings: the ancient art of painting with pigmented hot wax
Feb 2026: Charles Parson
Mar 2026: Devon Parson
Apr 2026: Veronica Beaudoin
True North Art Gallery, 31 E Bijou St, CO Springs, CO 80903, Thu–Mon: 12–5pm, First Fri: 11am–11pm
The Yard, coordinates: 38.847596,-104.799216, currently on hiatus