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
Jan 17–Apr 18: The King of the Western Pulp Illustrators, A.R. Mitchell
Auric Gallery, 125 E Boulder St, CO Springs, CO 80903, 719-464-5880, Tue–Sat: 12–5pm and by appt
Feb 6–28: Gratitude: A Group Exhibition; Sarah Wright: Earth and Water Alchemy; Lindsay Goss: Good Fortune
Mar 6–28: Group Show: Lelia Davis, Lori DiPasquale, Shannon Dunn and Rebekah Hayden; Suz Stovall; Britt Haddix; A Collection by our Core Artists
Apr 3–25: Shannon Mello; Michele Renée Ledoux; Sonal Kamalia; Kristopher Orr
May 1–30: Wendy Mike; April Lavely Robinson; Rachel Espenlaub; Lydia Riegle
Jun 5–27: A Group Show; Jes Moran; Bonnie Anthony; Christa McFarlane
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
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
Feb 6–28: Sean Upsons (OG Gallery); Eric Sarracino (Big Blo Gallery)
Mar 6–28: Bob Merco Photography Group Show (OG Gallery); Bryan Rivero skateboard (Big Blo Gallery)
Apr 3–25: Christopher Levitt (OG Gallery); Andrew Armstrong, Nicole L (Big Blo Gallery)
May 1–30: Bob Marsh (OG Gallery); Luna’s and Phil Rader (Big Blo Gallery)
Jun 5–27: Alfa Mu Delta’s (OG Gallery); Alfa Mu Delta’s (Big Blo Gallery)
Jul 3–Aug 1: Christine Rose Curry (OG Gallery); Leslie Minnis (Big Blo Gallery)
Aug 7–29: Crystal Hartman (OG Gallery); Mat & Jeff ? Truth Group Show (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, 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
Jan 2–31: BIG
Mar 6–28: Small Works: Invited Artists Exhibition
Apr 3–25: Printmaking: Invited Artists Exhibition (Bridge and Commons Galleries)
May 1–30: Installation by Larry Kledzik
Jun 5–27: Fiber: Invited Artists Exhibition
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)
Feb 20–April 4: Maria Gaspar: We Lit the Fire and Trusted the Heat (after Angela Davis)
Mar 6–Jul 26: Where I Learned to Look: Art from the Yard
Apr 17–Jun 5: Aline Motta: A água é uma máquina do tempo (Water is a Time Machine)
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
Jan 2–31: Fresh Start: Featuring Corazon Gallery Artists
Feb 1–28: Cheryl Leef
Mar 1–31: Animals: An Open Show for Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico Artists
Apr 1–30: Eclectic Visions: Lisa Baca Levengood
May 1–31: De Colores (of the colores): An Open Show for all Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico artists
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
Jan 2–31: 2026: Sparky LeBold: A Retrospective
Feb 6–28: Raw, Concrete
Mar 7–28: Madhuri Akasapu; Step, Repeat: an open call for art containing pattern
Apr 4–25: Jennie Harvey; Entropy: an open call
May 2–30: SMOL Artist in Residence: Erica Sauerhagen; Christine Lawson and Ruth Chandler
Jun 6–27: Hear Say (curator: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center)
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
Jan 2–31: Phillip B. Vallejo and Phillip N. Vallejo: Disrupted (Main Gallery); Robbie Blum (Hall Gallery)
Mar 6–29: Aaron Graves and Mark Warm
Apr 3–26: Open-Call Student Exhibition
May 2–31: Shasta Laue
Jun 6–28: Open-Call LGBTQ+ Pride Exhibition
East Street School, 210 East Street, Trinidad, CO, 81082, Tue, 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
Dec 11, 2025–Jan 29, 2026: COATLAXUPE: From Earth Mother to Chicana/O/X Icon
Feb 5–Mar 12: Alumni Show (Opening reception: Feb 5, 5–7pm)
Mar 20–Apr 19: High School Show
Apr 24–May 16: Senior Show (Reception: May 15, 4–6pm)
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
Nov 6, 2025–Mar 7, 2026: Nina Elder: The Source Never Diminishes (curator: Dr. Joy Armstrong) (VACS Lecture: Nina Elder: Feb 12, 6–7pm)
Jan 22–Mar 7: Nina Elder: The Solastagic Archive
Feb 20, 6–10pm: 2026 House of GOCA: STARDUST
2008–present: Art Without Limits (outdoor exhibit on view all hours)
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
Jan 2–31: James Beck and Phil Rader: Disposable Deviance
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, Tue–Thu: 10am–6pm, Fri–Sat: 10am–5pm
Jan–Feb: Manitou Springs Carnivale (Gallery 515)
Jan 2–31: Al B Johnson (Hagnauer Gallery)
Mar: Michelle Bracewell (Hagnauer Gallery)
Apr: Wunderkind 2026 (Hagnauer Gallery)
May: Sallie Knox Hall (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–5pm
Oct 18, 2025–Mar 15, 2026: Jann and Tom Vail: Shared Journey
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
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
Jan 4–29: Southern Colorado Photography Club Show
Feb 5–Mar 19: Americans and the Holocaust
Pueblo Heritage Museum Art Gallery, 201 W B St, Pueblo, CO 81003, 719-295-1517, Tue–Sat: 10am–4pm
Apr: Dave Duros
May: Carol Gill
Jun: Keri Englehart
Jul: Cathey Young
Aug: Bradley Bowman
Sep: Patsy Fox and Bee
Oct: Tonio LeFebre & 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
Oct 28, 2025–May 9, 2026: In the Land of Rabbits and Rattlers (King Gallery)
Dec 20, 2025–May 23, 2026: Echoes of Excellence: A Collection of Japanese Arts, Traditions, Impacts and Everyday Life (White Gallery) (Opening reception: Feb 6, featuring the Aria Quartet: Bonnie Bowman, Greg Creamer, Michael Pacheco, & Reiko Clark)
Jan 10–Jun 27: Conceited: Deadhand (Regional Gallery) (Opening reception: Feb 6)
Jan 13–Apr 11: Wondrous Women of the West (Hoag Gallery) (Opening reception: Feb 6)
Jan 27–Apr 25: Colorado State Fair Fine Arts Gallery Emerging Choice 2025: Robin Beattie (3rd Floor Foyer Gallery) (Opening reception: Feb 6)
Apr 18–Aug 15: Pueblo Levee Murals (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)
Jul 7–Nov 14: Nature's Edge: Bradley Bowman & Lance Rivera (Regional Gallery)
Ongoing: Gene Kloss: Continuous Rotation
Steel City Art Works Gallery, 330 S Union Ave, McLaughlin Building, Pueblo, CO 81003, 719-542-6838, Mon–Sat: 10am–5pm, Sun: 12–4pm
Jan 1–31: Artful Echoes
Feb 1–28: Art in Harmony
Mar 1–31: Elegance and Frivolity: jewelry artists unite with abstract artists to play with design
Apr 1–30: Artists in Bloom: rejoices in the color and textures of spring
May 1–31: From the Earth: reflects on Mother Earth’s natural materials and their integration into art
Jun 1–30: Expressions Unleashed: highlights the more daring artists
Surface Gallery at The Sluice, 2752 W Colorado Ave, CO Springs, CO 80904, 719-359-6966, Tue–Fri: 12–5pm, Sat: 11–5pm
Feb 6–27: Nonsensical Dream Text: JD Sell; Land Division: Jeremy Grant
Mar 6–27: Radish Row: Jasmine McGlade; New Work by Diane Reeves
Apr 3–24: Dave Hamman and Laurel Justice
May 1–29: Patricia Coughlin and Lisa Fabiano
Jun 5–26: Gail Nelson and Rewilding: A Group Exhibition and An Installation by Naomi Falk
Tri Arts Project, Cantril School Building, 312 Cantril St, Castle Rock, CO 80104, 720-440-2996
Jan–Apr: Together We Create: Community Art Show
Trinidad Carnegie Public Library, 202 N Animas St, Trinidad, CO 81082, 719-846-6841, Mon–Fri: 9am–5pm, Sat: 10am–4pm
Feb: Charles Parson
Mar: Devon Parson
Apr: Veronica Beaudoin
May: Marcia Hook watercolors
Jun: Frank Modica
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