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
Jun 5–27: Maia Chávez (Kuehl Fine Art)
Jun 5–Jul 31: Character in Context: The Largest Exhibition of Original Illustration in the Western United States
Jul 3–Aug 1: Tony Thielen (Kuehl Fine Art)
Aug 7–31: Cody Kuehl (Kuehl Fine Art)
Aug 7–Sep 19: Unbridled: An All-Women Western Art Exhibition
Sep 4-26: Santa Fe Trail Days
Sep 4–Oct 3: Molly Mellinger (Kuehl Fine Art)
Oct 2–31: Katie Maher (Kuehl Fine Art); Resonance 2026
Nov 6–28: Erika Victor (Kuehl Fine Art)
Dec 4–26: Group Exhibition (Kuehl Fine Art)
Auric Gallery, 125 E Boulder St, CO Springs, CO 80903, 719-464-5880, Tue–Sat: 12–5pm and by appt
Jun 5–27: Anonymous: Group Exhibition; Jes Moran: Seam Shift; Bonnie Anthony: Trance; Christa MacFarlane: Seasonal Transformation
Jul 3–Aug 1: Kevin Johnson; Ramon Aguirre; Nate Travis; Annaliese Allen
Aug 7–29: Jon Francis; Rosario Weston; Juan Morales; Dick Patrick
Sep 4–26: Meghan Wilbar; Chris Alvarez; Lisa Wallace Deen; William Weiss
Sep 26, 11am–3pm: Annual Farm and Art Market at Green Box
Oct 2–31: Corey Drieth & Margaret Kasahara; Mallory Sharp; Allison Daniell; Forrest Morgan
Nov 6–28: Susan Quinn Horsfall; Lupita Carrasco; Melissa Porter; Sara DeRose
Dec 4, 2026–Jan 2, 2027: Annual Holiday Show; Robert Lococo
Blo Back Gallery, 131 Spring St, Pueblo, CO 81003, 970-749-1211, Tue–Sat: 12–5pm and by appt
Jun 5–27: Alfa Mu Delta (OG Gallery); Alfa Mu Delta (Big Blo Gallery)
Jul 3–Aug 1: Christine Rose Curry (OG Gallery); Leslie Minnis and Colleen Rudolf (Big Blo Gallery)
Aug 7–29: Crystal Hartman (OG Gallery); Mat Refic and Jeff Madeen: The Art of Play installation (Big Blo Gallery)
Sep 4–26: Carol Bivins (OG Gallery); Jodie Roth Cooper (Big Blo Gallery)
Oct 2–31: Tammi Otis (OG Gallery); Pam Baca and Andrew Armstrong, Nicole Lachele (Big Blo Gallery)
Nov 6–28: Ashley Martin (OG Gallery); Woody Martin (Big Blo Gallery)
Dec 4, 2026–Jan 2, 2027: Pottery Show (OG Gallery); Holiday Group Show (Big Blo Gallery)
The Bridge Gallery and The Commons Gallery, 218 W Colorado Ave, CO Springs, CO 80903, 719-629-7055, Sat: 12–3pm
Jun 5–27: Fiber: Invited Artists Exhibition
Jul 3–25: Cyndi Deswik
Aug 7-29: Baggage: An Invitational Exhibition
Sep 4–26: Photography by John Gudvagen
Oct 2–31: Southwest Show: Invited Artists
Nov 6–28: Dave Armstrong
Dec 5–12: Holiday Open House
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
Sep 12, 2025–Jun 20, 2026: Contemporary Film, Video, and Sound
Feb 6–Jul 3: Ana María Hernando: Cantando Bajito (Singing Softly)
Mar 6–Jul 25: Where I Learned to Look: Art from the Yard
Sep 4–Dec 4: Annalee Davis: More Tender Geographies
Oct 2, 2026–Feb 27, 2027: Here and Now, Then and Always
Feb 5, 2027–Jun 19, 2027: Spectrums: Perspectives on Identity, Culture, and Politics in Native Art
Apr 2, 2027–Aug 7, 2027: Close to Home: Contemporary Artists from the Wild-Campbell Collection
Ongoing: Gathering Place: Permanent Collection Reinstallation
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
Jun 1–30: Nelma Treider
Jul 1–31: 150/250/150: A Show Celebrating the 150th Anniversaries of Colorado and Trinidad, CO and the 250th Anniversary of the United States
Aug 1–31: Leif Lathrop
Sep 1–30: Harvest Show: An Open Show for Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico Artists
Oct 1–31: Cori Buder
Nov 1–30: Tracy Wahl
Dec 1–31: Holiday Celebration: A Show Featuring All Corazon Gallery Artists
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
Jun 6–27: Hear/Say (curator: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center)
Jul 3–Aug 1: Jacqueline Viola Moulton; Daniel Logan
Aug 7–29: Mobile Arts Council Members: Spirit of the South
Sep 4–26: Stronger Together: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region (COPPR) (underwriter: Herman Tiemens)
Oct 2–31: Darla Slee; Dale Johnson
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
Jun 6–28: Open-Call LGBTQ+ Pride Exhibition
Jul 3–Aug 2: Diego Florez-Arroyo
Aug 7–30: Ross Bowdon and Ian Stewart
Sep 4–27: Hues Glass Group Exhibition
Oct 2–Nov 1: April Lavely and Shane de Leon
East Street School, 210 East Street, Trinidad, CO, 81082, Tue, Thu: 12–4pm, Sat: by appt
Jun 5–Sep 30: Winyan Tate (Wind Woman): Selected Works by Arthur Short Bull (1991–Present) (Clark Richert Hall) (Open by appt only, contact: swallacescott@cast-co.org)
El Pueblo History Museum, 301 N Union Ave, Pueblo, CO, 81003, 719-583-0453, Mon–Sat: 10am–4pm
Jan 19–Jun 19: Proclaiming Colorado’s Black History
Gallery 101, Colorado State University Pueblo Fine Art Gallery, 220 Bonforte Blvd, Pueblo, CO 81001, 719-549-2835, Mon–Fri: 10am–4:30pm
Aug 24–Oct 15: Faculty Art Show (Reception: Sep 10, 5–7pm)
Oct 29–Nov 25: Student Art Show (Costume reception: Oct 30, 5–7pm)
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 26–Oct 10: Simulacra (or, The Persistence of Nature in an Age of Mediation): Dornith Doherty, Etsuko Ichikawa, and Bill Viola (Opening reception: Jun 26, 5–7pm) (Sep 3, 6–7pm: VACS Lecture with Dornith Doherty)
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
Jun 5–27: Life As We See It
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, 513/515 Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs, CO 80829, 719-685-1861, Wed–Thu: 10am–6pm, Fri–Sat: 10am–5pm
May 2–Jun 27: Melanie Audet: It’s Just Fabric (Gallery 515)
Jun 5–27: Rob Watt: Embroidery (Hagnauer Gallery)
Jul 3–25: LuDel Deal and Audrey Gray (Hagnauer Gallery)
Jul 3–Aug 29: Pikes Peak Watercolor Society (Gallery 515)
Aug 7–29: David Gonzales (Hagnauer Gallery)
Sep–Oct: Pikes Peak State College Student Juried Show (Gallery 515)
Sep 4–26: Celeste Welsh (Hagnauer Gallery)
Oct 2–31: Kumi Thompson (Hagnauer Gallery)
Ongoing every month: First Amendment Exhibit (Intemann Gallery)
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–4pm
Jul 4–Sep 15: 20 Years of Creativity and Counterculture at the MoF: 165 Years of Living Histories in Huerfano County: Commemorating U.S. 250/Colorado 150/ Huerfano 165
Nov 7, 5–9pm: 4th Biennial Gala Contemporary Art Sale and Fundraiser
Ongoing: Community Voices/Independent Views;The Foundation (the art of the counterculture); The Reach (how Mof extends into the beyond the contemporary art world) (Permanent Collection with Special Galleries)
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
May 20–Jun 28: Animal and Nature Exhibition
Jul 1–Aug 16: America 250 Years Exhibition
Aug 19–Sep 27: Summer Exhibition
Sep 30–Nov 15: Southwest Exhibition
Nov 18–Dec 20: Autumn Exhibition
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
Jun 1–30: Deb Phillips (Pueblo West)
Jun 12–Jul 31: Past, Present, Paint! (Rawlings Library)
Jul 1–31: Homeschool Art Show (Pueblo West)
Pueblo Heritage Museum Art Gallery, 201 W B St, Pueblo, CO 81003, 719-295-1517, Tue–Sat: 10am–4pm
Jun: Keri Englehart
Jul: Cathey Young
Aug: Bradley Bowman
Sep: Patsy Fox and Bee
Oct: Tonio LeFebre and Jimmy Sanchez
Nov: Renate Tursi
Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center, 210 N Santa Fe Ave, Pueblo, CO 81003, 719-295-7200, Tue–Sat: 10am–4pm
Jan 10–Jun 27: Deadhand: Conceited (Regional Gallery)
Apr 18–Aug 15: Concrete Creativity: Historic Murals of the Pueblo Levee (Hoag Gallery)
May 1–Aug 1: Colorado State Fair Fine Arts Gallery Professional Choice 2025: Edward McCarthy (3rd Floor Foyer Gallery)
May 16–Dec 12: Working the Land (King Gallery)
Jun 5–Oct 10: Saddle Up: Kim Mackey, Nathan Solano, Amy Laugesen, Leon Loughridge & Tim Deibler (White Gallery) (Leon Loughridge Woodblock Printing Demo: Aug 14)
Jul 7–Nov 14: Bradley Bowman and Lance Rivera: Nature's Edge (Regional Gallery)
Aug 11, 2026–Jan 16, 2027: Peter J. Marchand: Photography of Rural Mexico (Third Floor Foyer Gallery)
Aug 22–Nov 21: The Works of Eric McCue (Hoag Gallery)
Ongoing: Gene Kloss: Continuous Rotation
Steel City Art Works Gallery, 311 1/2 S Union Ave, Pueblo, CO 81003, 719-542-6838, Mon–Sat: 10am–5pm, Sun: 12–4pm
Jun 1–30: Expressions Unleashed: Highlights the More Daring Artists
Jul 1–31: Anniversary Gala: Celebrating 19 Years in Pueblo
Aug 1–31: Nature’s Palette
Sep 1–30: Time to Chile Out: Celebrating Pueblo’s Annual Chile & Frijoles Festival with Chile-Inspired Art
Oct 1–31: Fall Art Fusion
Surface Gallery at The Sluice, 2752 W Colorado Ave, CO Springs, CO 80904, 719-359-6966, Tue–Fri: 12–5pm, Sat: 11–5pm
Jun 5–26: Gail Nelson; Rewilding: A Group Exhibition; An Installation by Naomi Falk
Jul 3–31: Jen Meyer; BLUR: Caroline Clark, Luke Flowers, Mike Fudge, Mike Heath, and Ryan Putnam; installation by Jacqueline Moulton
Aug 7–28: Al B. Johnson; Justin Huebner; Dear Colorado, a love letter to our state: Group Exhibition
Sep 4–25: Valerie Surface Lloyd: TABLE; Bailey Mennetti
Oct 2–30: Ben Bires and Fran Bires; Kristopher Orr
Nov 6–25: Lindsay Goss; Sarah Tucker
Dec 4–25: Per Annum Holiday Show 2025; Group Exhibition
Tri Arts Project, Cantril School Building, 312 Cantril St, Castle Rock, CO 80104, 720-440-2996, Mon–Thu: 9am–9pm, Fri: 9–8pm, Sat: 9am–5pm, Sun: 12pm–6pm
Apr–Jun: Wild Things
Jul 8–Oct 18: This Place, Our Time
Trinidad Carnegie Public Library, 202 N Animas St, Trinidad, CO 81082, 719-846-6841, Mon–Fri: 9am–5pm, Sat: 10am–4pm
Jun: Frank Modica
Jul: Melva Nolan: Quilts
Aug: George Winnick: Recent Paintings
Sep: Harry Cotton
Oct: Trinidad Rehab Center
Nov: C. C. Godar
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