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.
Abstract Denver, 742 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-937-9722, Sun–Sat: 11am–6pm
Sep 5–26: Where We Stood: Blacksevens / Cristian Whitney
Access Gallery, 909 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-927-6279, Wed–Fri: 1–5pm, Sat: 1–4pm, First Fri: 1–9pm, Third Fri: 1–8pm, final Sun: 11am–3pm, and by appt
Aug 1–Sep 6: Don’t Box Me In: Summer Interns Exhibition
Sep 19, 6–9pm: 99 Pieces of Art on the Wall: Fundraiser
Oct 3–Nov 7: Creature Feature
Another Gallery, 345 N Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80223, 209-909-4822, Tue–Thu: 12–6pm, First and Third Fri: 5:30–9:30pm, First Thu openings: 6–9pm, and by appt
Opening Aug 1: Summer Resident Showcase
Artists on Santa Fe Gallery, 747 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-573-5903, Mon, Wed, Thu: 11am–3pm, Fri–Sat: 11am–5pm, Sun: 12–4pm, First and Third Fri: 5–9pm
Aug 13–Sep 15: Gallery Group Show
Sep 17–Oct 13: Jon Koenigsberg: Destination : Journey
Oct 15–Nov 17: Leigh Cabell, Chris Jezzini, Terrel Bailey
Nov 18–Jan 12: Holiday Group Show
Jan 15–Feb 16: Terrel Bailey
Feb 19–Mar 16: Michelle Lundquist
Mar 19–Apr 13: Kris Iltis
Bitfactory Gallery, 851 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-862-9367, May–Sep: Tue–Sat: 11am–4pm, First Fri: 6–9pm, Third Fri: 6–9pm; Oct–Apr: Tue–Sat: 11:30am–3pm
Sep 5–13: Your Memories Are Not Invited Pop-Up Exhibition: Vincent Cheap and Jason Cope (Opening reception: Sep 5, 6–9pm)
Sep 19–Oct 11: MINDSAFE: A. L. Lummus and Ira Sherman (Opening reception: Sep 19, 6–9pm)
Oct 17–Nov 15: A Soul’s Journey: Tadashi Hayakawa (Opening Reception: Oct 17, 6–9pm)
Nov 21–Dec 13: Call for Entry: Line of Sight Juried Exhibition (Opening Reception: Nov 21, 6–9pm)
Dec 19–Jan 10: Three-artist Exhibition: Kristina Davies, Clint Eccher, and Brayden Espinosa (Opening Reception: Dec 19, 6–9pm)
Center for Visual Art, Metropolitan State University of Denver, 965 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-615-0282, Tue–Fri: 11am–6pm, Sat: 12–5pm, First Fri: 11am–8pm
Aug 15–Oct 25: Dance of Resistance (Main Gallery) (Artist talk with Preetika Rajgariah: Sep 11, 6–7:30pm; Interdisciplinary Performance: Oct 24, 7:30pm); Genevieve Waller: The Dark Manner (965 Project Gallery)
Nov 7–Dec 5: MSU Denver BFA Thesis Exhibition (Opening reception: Nov 7, 6–8pm)
Jan 2–Mar 21: Futures: 528.o Regional Juried Printmaking Exhibition (Opening reception: Jan 2, 6–8pm)
CHAC (Chicano Humanities & Arts Council) Gallery, 834 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO, 80204, 720-573-3933, Thu–Sun: 12–4pm, First Fri: 5–9pm, and by appt
Aug 1–Sep 28: Members Showcase
Oct 3–Nov 21: Día de Muertos: Hearts Do Not Forget (El Corazón Nunca Olvida)
Dec 5–28: Santos and Crosses
Cookie Factory, 425 W 4th Ave, Denver, CO 80223, 720-235-4000, Wed: 4–7pm
May 24–Sep 24: Sam Falls: Nothing Without Nature
Nov 8, 2025–Mar 7, 2026: Gary Simmons: Rush
D'art Gallery, 900 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-486-7735, Thu: 12–5pm, Fri: 12–9pm, Sat: 12–5pm, Sun: 1–4pm, last Sun: 11am–4pm, First and Third Fri
Aug 28–Sep 21: James Allen Holmes, Amanda Stavast, Marilyn Wells (Main Gallery); Photographers Bob Merco & Colin Johnson (East Gallery)
Sep 11–Oct 5: ColorFall: Cherry Creek Art Gallery (D’art 360 Gallery); Ben Perea (Gallery West)
Sep 25–Oct 19: Robin Gates: Curiosity Is A Compass, Carrie MaKenna: Enter the Universal Circle, Dmitri Valone: Modes (Main Gallery); Jim Kehoe: Diversions (Gallery East)
Oct 9–Nov 2: Unititled: Ana Quintana, Craig Rouse, Skye Barker Maa, Sebnem Duzgun (D’art 360 Gallery)
Oct 23–Nov 16: Kim DiDonato, Kathy Knaus, Tom Riedel (Main Gallery); Nijole Rasmussen (Gallery East)
Nov 6–Nov 30: D’art Satellite Members show (D’art 360 Gallery)
Nov 20–Dec 14: D’art Members Holiday Show (Main Gallery); Gabrielle Shannon (Gallery East)
Dec 4–Dec 28: D’art 360 Members Holiday Show (D’art 360 Gallery); Cheery Creek Art Gallery Show (Gallery West)
Dec 18–Jan 11: Colorado Women’s Art Museum (Main Gallery); Carrie MaKenna (Gallery East)
Jan 1–Jan 25: Rachael LaMielle (D’art 360 Gallery)
Jan 15–Feb 8: Nea Brown, Pete Iannuzzi, Christine Muldoon (Main Gallery)
Jan 29-Feb 22: Group show of D’art 360 members (D’art 360Gallery)
Feb 12–Mar 8: Deborah Carlson, Shelley Hull (Main Gallery)
Feb 26–Mar 22: Edgar Dumas, Erin King, Jenn Merz, Lilian Schaffer (D’art 360 Gallery)
Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe, 858 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-773-2373, open during events, First and Third Fri: 6–9pm, and by appt
Denver Art Society, 734 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-534-1132, Daily: 10am–7pm, First Fri: 5–10pm, Second Fri Open Mic Night: 7–10pm, Second Mon Collaboration Art Night: 5–9pm, Last Sun: 1pm–5pm; Third Friday DJ Night: 7-10pm
Galapago Space, 923 Galapago St, Denver, CO 80204 (enter through the alley), email Galapago Space to schedule an appt
The Laboratory on Santa Fe, 840 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-709-3178, Fri: 6–9pm, Sat: 12–6pm, Sun: 12–5:30pm
Michael Warren Contemporary, 760 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-635-6255, Tue–Sat: 11am–5pm
Sep 2–Oct 11: Meghan Wilbar: Chasing the Day; Nancy Lovendahl: Coming to Our Senses
Oct 14–Nov 29: Floyd D. Tunson
Dec 2–24: Holiday Market
Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-571-4401, Tue–Fri: 12–6pm, Sat–Sun: 12–5pm
Aug 21–Sep 21: Museo es tu Casa
Oct 16, 2025–Jan 11, 2026: Rosas y Revelaciones
Ongoing: La Misión: Hecho de Tierra y Espiritu / The Mission: Made of Earth and Spirit
Ongoing: Tiempo y Lugar / Time and Place
931 Gallery, 931 Santa Fe Dr, Ste 150, Denver, CO 80204, 303-432-8170, Fri–Sun: 12–4pm, First and Third Fri: 12-9pm, last Sun: 11am–3pm, and by appt
Aug 29–Sep 28: What Is: New Work by Janine Thornton, Julie Jablonski, Eli West, Manda Remmen, Leah Swenson, and Tricia Vitrano (Front Gallery); Jude Barton (Back Gallery)
Oct 3–Nov 2: Michael Wray (Front Gallery); Marilyn Wells (Back Gallery)
Nov 7–Dec 7: Terry Decker (Front Gallery); Tony Eitzel (Back Gallery)
Dec 12, 2025–Jan 11, 2026: Sebnem Duzgun(Front Gallery); Barb Carpenter (Back Gallery)
Niza Knoll Gallery, 915 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-953-1789, Thu–Sun: 1–4pm, First Fri: 5–9pm, Third Fri: 5-8pm, last Sun: 12-3, and by appt
Aug 29–Oct 6: Small Works: 9 by 12 (Invitational)
Oct 10–Nov 16: Mix 1: Nancy Enyart, Victoria Eubanks, Pat Lickly, & Jerry Scezney
Nov 21, 2025–Jan 11, 2026: Mix 2: Mark Friday, Aliki McCain, Kristy Melodia, & Paula Romero Schmitt
Jan 16–Feb 22: Gone To the Dogs: A juried show of artworks depicting the dog
Feb 27–Apr 5: The Month of Printmaking
Polished Earth Gallery, 910 Santa Fe Dr #5, Denver, CO 80204, Fri–Sat: 10am–4pm, online and by appt
Pop Gallery Denver, 767 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-871-1183
Opening Jul 18: Daniel Martin Diaz: Universal Codes
Portal Gallery at Recreative Denver, 765 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-638-3128, 11am–6pm every day
through Sep: Micah Baird: Cultural Lines and the Divine
Post Residency, 910 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO Studio 12B, Denver, CO 80204, by appt
Prism Arts Workshop, 999 Vallejo Street, Studio 5, Denver, CO, 80204, open during class hours
RemainReal Fine Art, 901 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-667-1597, Thu–Sun: 11am–7pm
Sep 5–27: Deepest Depths (Opening reception: Sep 5, 5:30–10pm) (Artist reception: Sep 19, 6:30–8:30pm)
Oct 3–Nov 1: Whimsical Wonders (Opening reception: Oct 3, 5:30–10pm) (Artist reception: Oct 17, 6:30–8:30pm) (Call for entry deadline: Sep 19)
SPACE Gallery, 400 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204; Annex Gallery: 95 S Cherokee St, Denver, CO 80223, 303-993-3321, Wed–Fri: 11am–5pm, Sat: 10am–3pm, and by appt
Aug 15–Sep 20: Ian McLaughlin and Mila Garcia
Sep 26–Nov 1: Patricia Aaron, Jeff Wenzel, and Joshua Enck
SYNC Gallery, 931 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-320-3616, Thu, Fri, Sun: 1–4pm, Sat: 12–5pm, last Sun: 11am–3pm, First and Third Fri: 1–9pm, and by appt
Aug 14–Sep 14: Pamela Hake and Patricia Rucker
Sep 18–Oct 12: David Dixon and Helene Strebel: Ec-lec-tic (Opening reception: Sep 19)
Oct 16–Nov 16: Phyllis Rider and Clare Scott: Beyond Roots (Opening reception: Oct 17)
Nov 20–Dec 14: Elvi Bjorkquist and Johanna Morrell: Acts of Inspiration (Opening reception: Nov 21)
Dec 18–Jan 11: Members Group Show: All In! (Opening reception: Dec 19)
Threyda Gallery, 878 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-523-3683, Sat–Sun: 12–5pm, Mon–Fri: by appt
Town Hall Collaborative, 525 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-389-7502, Tue–Wed: 4–10pm, Thu: 8am–10pm, Fri: 8am–12am, Sat: 9am–12am, Sun: 12–6pm
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1 Art Gallery, 841 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-515-8391, First Fri: 5:30–9:30pm and by appt