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.
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
Apr 5-May 25: Angel: Crimson Dragon Language; Nicole Vanston: Dragon and Dinosaur Utopia
Jun 7-Jul 20: Nature: Group Exhibition
Aug 2-Sep 7: Summer Program Artists
Sep 13: 99 Pieces Fundraiser
Oct 4-Nov 24: Fan Art: Group Exhibition
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
Mar 1-Apr 26: Nathan Terborg: That Which Remains
May 2-Jun 28: Keith Oelschlager: Reel Impressions
Jul-Aug: Daze & Nites: Group Exhibition (Curated by Antonio Joseph Ainscough)
Sep-Oct: Another Gallery Takes 0% Commissions
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
Apr 4-28: Tim McKay: Vibes
May 1-Jun 2 : Lisa Calzavara: Possibilities
Jun: 16 Hands Pottery Show: Connie Christensen, Macy Dorf, Kim Dufford, James Garnett, and 4 pottery guest artists
Jul: Kathy Friesz & Helen Rudy: Saturated
Aug: Kris Ilitis: A Troubling of Koi
Sep: Chris Smith: Aged into Nostalgia
Oct: Bev Thomas & Donna Lovely: Echo’s of Nature: A Visual Dialog Between Painters
Nov-Dec: 37th Annual Holiday Show
Bitfactory Gallery, 851 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-862-9367, May-Sep: Tues-Sat: 11am-4pm, First Fridays: 6-10pm, and Third Fri: 6-9pm; Oct-Apr: Tue-Sat: 11:30am-3pm
Apr 5-May 3: Chant Cooperative (Bitfactory Studio 210) (Apr 5 and May 3: 6-9pm, and by appt (message https://www.instagram.com/chantcooperative/))
Apr 19-May 4: Bespoke: W. Max Thomason: 10 Year Anniversary of Bitfactory Celebration
May 10-May 12: Art for Everyone: Tadashi Hayakawa's Biennial Pop-up Exhibition
May 17-Jun 8: Lenscapes: TJHS Photography 2 & 3 Class Group Exhibition
Jun 21-Jul 13: Workshop II Group Exhibition: Members of Tadashi Hayakawa’s Workshop (juried by W. Max Thomason)
Jul 19-Jul 27: Raven Rohrig & Mark Rohrig: Pop-Up Exhibition
Aug 2-Sep 14: Visible Planets 2024: Del the Funky Homosapien, Quelle Chris, Deca, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Fresh Daily, & Lily Fangz
Sep 20-Oct 12: Deca: Solo Exhibition
Oct 18-Nov 9: Spiritual Journey: Carm Fogt, Tadashi Hayakawa, Susan Merriman
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, and First Fridays: 11am-8pm
Apr 5-May 10: Spring 2024 BFA Thesis Exhibition
May 24-Jul 20: Collective Nouns: MSU Denver Department of Art Faculty & Staff
Aug 1-Oct 19: Corey Pemberton: Slow Down and Crafting the Future
CHAC (Chicano Humanities & Arts Council) Gallery, 834 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO, 80204, 720-662-4800, Thu-Sun: 12-4pm, first Fri: 3-9pm, and by appt
Jun 7-29: LGBTQ2S+ Exhibition
Jul 5-Aug 31: Artworks Inspired by Frida Kahlo
Sep 6-30: Member Showcase
Oct 4-Nov 30: Día de los Muertos
Dec 6-31: Santos of the Southwest
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 of the month: 11am-4pm, First and Third Fri
Apr 11-May 5: Lydia Riegle and Jean Smith: Charisma; Shane Cooper: Discover: Layers of Time, Stories Unbound, Journeys in Ink (Main Gallery); Andrew Marcus (East Gallery)
May 9-Jun 2: 360 Degrees-Looking at the Last Year: National Juried Show (Main Gallery); Dave Kennedy (East 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
Apr 5-Jun 30: A Reminder: Emerging Artists Residency Class Show
Aug 2, 5:30-10pm: First Friday Street Festival
Denver Art Society, 734 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-534-1132, Daily: 10am-7pm, First Fridays: 5-10pm, and Sundays on Santa Fe (through Oct): 11am-3pm
Apr 27, 6-8pm: At Ease Art Night
May 18, 6:30-10:30pm: Spring Gala Fundraiser
May 26, 1:30pm: Artist Talk
Jun 30, 1:30pm: Artist Talk
Galapago Space, 923 Galapago St, Denver, CO 80204 (enter through the alley), email Galapago Space to schedule an appt
Gallery 6, 918 W 8th Ave, Denver, CO 80204, (303) 408-3486, Tue-Fri: 12–7 pm, Sat: 11am–5pm
The Laboratory on Santa Fe, 840 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-709-3178
May 3-Jun 8: The Space Between
Michael Warren Contemporary, 760 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-635-6255, Tue-Sat: 11am-5pm
Mar 21-Apr 27: MWCX.ii: Nancy Lovendahl, Peter Olson, Meghan Wilbar, Paul Sisson, Richard Eisen, Kelton Osborn, Brian Shields, Kris Cox, Andrew Beckham, Meredith Nemirov
May 2-Jun 15: MWCX.iii: Jay Phillips, Deb Adams-Welles, Robert Brinker, Collin Parson, Pamela Joseph, Teresa Booth Brown, Marietta Patricia Leis, Elizabeth Ferrill, and Melanie Rothschild
Jun 20-Jul 27: MWCX.iv: Ann Marie Auricchio, Jennifer Bain, K Rhynus Cesark, Angela Faris, Jody Guralnick, Liz Hickok, Trey Hill, Jeff Horton, Margaret Lawless, and Sara Ransford
Aug 1-Sep 7: MWCX.v: Jeff Baldus, John Garrett, Etsuko Ichikawa, Margaret Kasahara, Gwen Laine, Andrew Roberts-Gray, Allison Stewart, Tina Suszynski, Floyd Tunson, and Sherry Wiggins
Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-571-4401, Tue-Fri: 12-6pm, Sat-Sun: 12-5pm
Mar 28-Jul 14: Espiritu Hermosx / Beautiful Spirit: LGBTQIA+
Aug 2- Sep 22: Anthony Quinn: ¿Qué soy?/ What am I?
Oct 10-Jan 26: Migrants, a Tale of Two Hearts
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-Sat: 12-4pm, Sun: 11am-3pm, and by appt
Mar 29-Apr 28: Richard Anderson: Lakes and Rivers
May 3-Jun 2: Judy Gardner
Jun 7-Jul 7: Anne Wallace
Jul 12-Aug 11: Debrah Carlson
Aug 16-Sep 15: Jude Barton
Sep 20-Oct 20: Marilyn Wells
Oct 25-Nov 24: Tracey Russell
Nov 29-Dec 22: Mark Risius
Dec 27-Jan 26: Judy Doherty
Niza Knoll Gallery, 915 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-953-1789, Thu-Sun: 1-4pm, First Fridays: 4-9pm, Third Fridays: 4-8pm, Last Sun of each month: 11-3, or by appt
Apr 5-May 19: The Music of the Bees: Book Club Show
May 24-Jun 23: Eighty Something: Joyce Coco, Macy Dorf, Peter Durst, Niza Knoll, Leona Lazar, Annalee Schorr, and Essie Perlmutter (Opening Reception: May 26, 1-4pm)
Jun 28-Aug 11: A.I.Love.You
Aug 16-Sep 29: The MIX: Pat Lickley, Paula Romero Schmitt,
Tyree Jones, Aliki McCain
Oct 4-Oct 27: Bark Rhythms: North American Hand Papermakers
Nov 1-Dec 22: The MIX: Victoria Eubanks, Mark Friday, Nancy Enyart
NKollectiv, 960 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-722-2107, Wed-Sat: 12-5pm, First and Third Fri: 5-9pm
Apr 19-May 12: Craig Demmon and Catherine Mulligan: The Nature of Things
May 17-Jun 9: Apis Opus: 2nd Annual Encaustic Invitational
Polished Earth Gallery, 910 Santa Fe Dr., #5, Denver, CO, 80204, Fri-Sat: 10am-4pm, online and 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
Apr 5-28: Rise: Blue Bench Charity Art Exhibition (Featured Gallery); Hope (Supporting Artist Gallery) (Reception: Apr 19, 6:30-8:30pm)
May 3-26: Escapism: Solo Exhibition by Sarah Starling (Featured Gallery); Landscapes (Supporting Artist Gallery) (Reception: May 17, 6:30-8:30pm)
Jun 7-30: Pretty, Vacant Woman: Solo Exhibition by Kodi Delaney (Featured Gallery); Mental Health (Supporting Artist Gallery) (Reception: Jun 21, 6:30-8:30pm)
Jul 5-28: Noelle Miller: Let It Fall (Featured Gallery); Flora and Fauna (Supporting Classroom Gallery) (Reception: Jul 19)
Aug 2-25: Steven Morrell: The Divas (Featured Gallery); Figurative (Supporting Classroom Gallery) (Reception: Aug 16)
Sep 6-29: Ally Popovich: Chromadreams (Featured Gallery); 90’s Nostalgia (Supporting Classroom Gallery) (Reception: Sep 20)
Oct 4-27: Drawing Beyond the Deck: Tarot Card Group Exhibition (Featured Gallery); Into the Future (Supporting Classroom Gallery) (Reception: Oct 18)
Nov 1-24: Mini Masterpieces: Small Works Exhibition (Featured Gallery); Mini’s (Supporting Classroom Gallery) (Reception: Nov 15)
Dec 6-29: Rachel Espenlaub: Shifts and Ladders (Featured Gallery); Interpretations (Supporting Classroom Gallery) (Reception: Dec 20)
Rule Gallery, 808 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-800-6776, Tues-Fri: 12-6pm, Sat: 12-5pm
Mar 22-May 18: Hong Hong: A Body at the Center
May 24-Jul 20: Sarah Bowling
Sep 27-Nov 30: Jill O’Bryan
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
Apr 12-May 18: Alyson Khan and Wendy Kowynia
Apr 19-May 18: DGRAHAMLOVESYOU (Space Annex, Opening Reception: Apr 19)
May 31-Jul 6: Karl Pilato, Patricia Aaron, and Jeff Wise (Opening reception: Jun 7)
Jul 5-Aug 10: Jennifer Omaitz, Frea Buckler, Conny Goelz Schmitt (Opening Reception: Jul 7)
Aug 16-Sep 21: Ramon Bonilla, Mando (Opening Reception: Aug 16); Hyland Mather (Space Annex, Opening reception: Aug 16)
Sep 27-Nov 2: Ted Moore, Anna Elise Johnson, Sarah Poland (Opening Reception: Sep 27)
Spark Gallery, 900 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-889-2200, Thu: 12-5pm, Fri: 12-9pm, Sat: 12-5pm, Sun: 1-4pm, and by appt
Apr 25-May 19: Mike Herburger and Laurel McMechan (Main Gallery); Robert Hyatt (North Gallery)
May 23-Jun 16: Spark Supporting Member Exhibition
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
Apr 18-May 12: Sandy Marvin and Nathan Dominik: Naturally Occurring
May 16-Jun 14: Pam Hake and Pat Rucker
Jun 20-Jul 16: Lois Lupica and David Dixon
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
Urban Mud, 530 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-271-9601, Wed-Sat: 12-5pm, and by appt
Apr 5-Dec 23: The Light Show: Ceramic Lamps and Luminaries
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1 Art Gallery, 841 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-515-8391, First Fridays: 5:30-9:30pm and by appt