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.
Art Gym Denver, 1460 Leyden St, Denver, CO 80220, 303-320-8347, Mon–Thu: 9am–8pm, Fri: 9am–6pm, Sat–Sun: 12–8pm
May 22–Jun 22: Community College Juried Show (juror: Eric Nord) (Main Gallery); Drawings by Pete Newman (Leyden Jar Gallery)
Jun 26–Jul 20: BRDG Project: Voices (Main Gallery); Chroma: Katie Over (Leyden Jar Gallery)
Jul 24–Aug 24: Object Permanence: Annie Bell, Pam Farris, Anne Feller, Sista Luna, Maddie Sturm (Main Gallery); Working Separately Together (curator: Tom Ward) (Leyden Jar Gallery)
Aug 28–Sep 21: Not Dead Yet: Cassie Chalfant, Shelley Hull, Heidi West, Ron Zito (Main Gallery); Prints by Kim Rivera (Leyden Jar Gallery)
Sep 25–Oct 19: Women's Work is Never Done: Jasmine Dillavou, Charis Fleshner, Carrie Shiffrin (Main Gallery); Paintings by Kathryn Oberdorfer (Leyden Jar Gallery)
Dec 6–24: AGD Holiday Fine Art Festival
Arts Thornton, Oz Gallery, 9209 Dorothy Blvd, Thornton, CO 80229, 720-977-5880, Tue–Fri: 12–5pm, Second Sat: 10am–2pm
Apr 8–Jun 20: Joshua Frye: Emotional Alchemy: Transmuting Feelings into Masterpieces
Jul 8–Sep 19: Zachary Carllisle Davidson and Devin Urioste: In the Hour of Chaos: Finding Structure and Stability within Chaos (Opening reception: Jul 11, 6–8pm)
Sep 30–Dec 19: Lauren Lang: Ephemeral Blooms, Fleeting Fauna: Resiliency and Fragility in the Rockies (Opening reception: Oct 17, 6–8pm)
Aurora Central Library, 14949 E Alameda Pkwy, Aurora, CO 80012, 303-739-6600, Mon–Sat: 10am–6pm
Bell Projects, 2822 E 17th Ave, Denver, CO 80206, Sat–Sun: 12–5pm, and by appt
May 23–Jun 22: Carrie Shiffrin: There's No Place Like Time
Jun 27–Aug 3: The Bread Show 2025: Group Exhibition
Aug 8–10: Hot Sweat 2.0 (curators: Cherish Marquez and Holly Nordeck)
Aug 16–Sep 28: Olive Moya: Where You Really Are, And Where I Really Am
Brighton Armory Performing Arts Center, 300 Strong Street, Brighton, CO 80601, 303-655-2026, Tue–Fri: 1–4pm
Community College of Aurora Centretech Campus Fine Arts Building, 16000 E. Centretech Pkway, Aurora, CO 80011, Mon–Fri: 7am–10pm, Sat: 8am–4pm
Counterpath, 7935 E 14th Ave, Denver, CO 80220, 720-787-7691
Denver Botanic Gardens Freyer-Newman Center, 1007 York St, Denver, CO 80206, 720-865-3500, Jan 8–Mar 31: 9am–4pm; Apr 1–May 11: 9am–7pm; May 12–Sep 2: 9am–8pm, Sep 3–29: 9am–7pm, Sep 30–Nov 19: 9am–4pm, Nov 20–Jan 5: 9am–2:30pm
May 17–Sep 28: Contemporary Fiber: Botanicals
Jun 7–Sep 14: Blue Grass, Green Skies: American Impressionism and Realism from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Sep 27, 2025–Mar 22, 2026: Agave: Symbol and Spirit; Nourished: Works by Jazz Holmes
Oct 11, 2025–Mar 22, 2026: Xochimilco: Works by Eduardo Robledo Romero
Denver International Airport, 8500 Peña Blvd, Denver, CO 80249, 720-730-4359, daily: 24 hrs a day, interactive map here
Derby Project Space, 6525 E 72nd Pl, Commerce City, CO, 80022, open by appt
Downtown Aurora Visual Arts (DAVA), 1405 Florence St, Aurora, CO 80010, 303-367-5886, Mon–Fri: 10am–5pm and by appt
May 2–Aug 18: Home: DAVA Youth and Samira Hemmat, Bill McDonald, Belen Quintana Torres, and Amanda Graves-Greer
Sep 5–Nov 14: Food Justice: DAVA Youth and Guest Artists (Opening reception: Sep 5, 4–9pm)
Fulginiti Pavilion for Bioethics and Humanities, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 13080 E 19th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045, Mon–Fri: 9am–5pm for CU-AMC badged personnel, Mon–Fri: 11:30am–5pm open to the public
May 3, 2023–May 3, 2026: Juls Mendoza: Fly to Heal
Nov 2024–Jun 2025: Jeffrey Kent: Recovering Secrets
May 6–Nov 21: Do You See Me?: S. Abbas Shobeiri
Hoffman Library (Aurora Public Library), 1298 Peoria St, Aurora, CO 80011, 303-739-1572, Mon–Sat: 10am–6pm
Leon Art Gallery, 1112 E 17th Ave, Denver, CO 80218, 303-832-1599, Wed–Fri: 10am–6pm, Sat–Sun: 12–5pm
Apr 26-Jun 7: Max Maddox: Multiverse
Opening Jun 14: Daphne Sweet: Nightburn (Opening reception: Jun 14, 6-10pm)
Manos Sagrados, 9975 E. Colfax, Aurora, CO 80010
May 9–Jun 27: Janelle W. Anderson: Backyard Moon
Northglenn Arts, Parsons Theatre Gallery Wall, 1 E Mem Pkwy, Northglenn, CO 80233, 303-450-8888, Mon–Fri: 4–8pm, during events, and by appt
The People’s Building, 9995 E Colfax Ave, Aurora, CO 80010, 720-819-6680, First Fri: 5–7pm, during events, and by appt
May 2–Jun 29: Denver Fringe Festival Visual Artists (In collaboration with Denver Fringe Festival)
Jul 4–Aug 31: Tony Nguyen
Sep 5–Oct 31: Peter Kowalchuk
Nov 7–Dec 31: Heather Schulte
SAME Café Gallery, 2023 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80206, 720-530-6853, Mon–Fri: 11am–2:30pm
Jun: Sue Balantine
Jul: Earl Goodson
Aug: Independent Living Group
Sep: Natalie Pacheco
Oct: Dwayne Pecket
Sie FilmCenter, 2510 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80206, 720-381-0813
Jul 5, 8:30pm: Scene Report: Colorado Video Artist Showcase
The Storeroom, 1700 Vine St, Denver, CO 80206, on view all hours, check @storeroomdenver for updates and events
Apr 18–Jun 26: Drew Austin: Play Daze (Closing party: Jun 26, 7:30pm)
Jul 5–Sep 10: Andrew DiLallo & Ian Anderson: Non-Playable: Video installation in partnership with Month Of Video (Opening reception: Jul 24, 7:30-9pm)
Oct–Dec: Henry Tucker: Denver Snow Globe
Taza Gallery, Adams County Government Center, 4430 South Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO 80601, 720-523-6810, Mon–Fri: 8am–2:30pm
Jun 3–Aug 28: Jenna Annunziato