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
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
Nov 21, 2025–Feb 6, 2026: Brittany M. and Allie G.: Duet (Main Gallery); 20 Stories for 20 Years (Community Wall)
Mar 6–21: Month of Printmaking Show: ARTS for ALL Wheelchair Prints (First Friday reception: Mar 6; Artists reception: Mar 20)
Apr 3–May 16: Paperwork (Guest Curator: James Holmes)(First Friday: Apr 3; Meet the Artists: Apr 20; Closing reception: May 15)
Jun 5–Jul 18: Good Sports: Colorado Special Olympics and Access Gallery Artists (First Friday: Jun 5, Jul 3; Meet the Artists: Jun 19; Closing reception: Jul 17)
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
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
Jan 15–Feb 16: Terrel Bailey: Fire and Ice
Feb 19–Mar 16: Michelle Lundquist
Mar 19–Apr 13: Jeannie Paty
Apr 15–May 11: 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
Jan 16–Feb 14: No Show: 10th Annual Invitational Group Exhibition
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
Jan 2–Mar 21: Futures: 528.0 Regional Juried Printmaking Exhibition
Feb 26, 6:30–8:30pm: Tetrapak Printing with Faith Williams Drysten
Apr 3–May 1: Spring 2026 MSU Denver BFA Thesis Exhibition
Opening May 15: Collective Nouns: MSU Denver’s art faculty and staff
Aug 6–Oct 24: Sequesterings: Aurora Robson
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
Mar 5–Apr 19: The Purse As A Portal (with the Women’s Caucus for Art Colorado Chapter)
Cookie Factory, 425 W 4th Ave, Denver, CO 80223, 720-235-4000, Wed: 4–7pm
Nov 8, 2025–May 9, 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
Jan 15–Feb 8: Nea Brown, Pete Iannuzzi, Christine Muldoon, Scott Wilson (Main Gallery); Grant Pound: Of Two Minds (Gallery East)
Jan 29–Feb 22: Missy Borden, K Jackson, Suzanne Kramer, Paul Valdez (D’art 360Gallery)
Feb 12–Mar 8: Deborah Carlson, Bryan Geary, Shelley Hull (Main Gallery); Elle Sung (Gallery East)
Feb 26–Mar 22: MUSING: Tatyana Hope, Erin King, Jenn Merz CQ, Lillian Schaffer (D’art 360 Gallery) (Opening reception: Feb 27, 6–9pm; Art & Tea, Hosted by Jenn Merz CQ, Live music by Malkasian: Mar 14, 1–3pm)
Mar 12–Apr 5: Melody Epperson, Tricia Soderberg (Main Gallery); Cathy Greer (Gallery East)
Mar 26–Apr 19: Carbery Morrow, Marni Myers, Stephen W. Podrasky, Nijole Rasmussen (D’art 360 Gallery)
Apr 9–May 3: Gloria Campbell, Lydia Riegel, Jean Smith (Main Gallery); Dave Kennedy, Anne Greenstreet (Gallery East)
Apr 23–May 17: Dan Bahn, Natalie Brey, Betsy Kolt, Pamela Neyman (D’art 360 Gallery)
May 7–May 31: Marian Davis, Jutta, Douglas Long (Main Gallery); Shane Epping (Gallery East)
May 21–Jun 14: Jerry Allison, Shaylen Broughton, Melanie Fischer, Joy Redstone (D’art 360 Gallery)
Jun 4–Jun 28: Denise Bohart, Laura Brenton, Emily Oldak, Vicky Smith (Main Gallery); Stacy Lewis (Gallery East)
Jun 18–Jul 12: Carol Bivins, Racheal LaMielle, Christine Marrow, Marlene Polmear (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
Jan 2–Feb 7: Open
Feb 20–Apr 4: Hollywood
Apr 10–May 3: Kiss My Aspen
May 8–Jun 7: Anything Goes
Michael Warren Contemporary, 760 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-635-6255, Tue–Sat: 11am–5pm
Jan 13–Feb 14: Vignettes
Feb 17–Mar 21: Sharon Feder: In Tangled Times (Opening reception: Feb 20, 5–8pm)
Mar 24–Apr 25: New Work by Dorian Agüero (Opening reception: Mar 27, 5–8pm)
Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-571-4401, Tue–Fri: 12–6pm, Sat–Sun: 12–5pm
Jan 29–May 17: Nuestras Historias | Our Stories
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
Jan 16–Feb 15, 2026: Sebnem Düzgün: More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies)
Feb 20–Mar 15: Something and Nothing: Open call, members’ show, and fundraiser; Collaborative progression work with Denise Demby and Mark Brasuell
Mar 20–Apr 12: Santosha: Being Content Within: Cristina Bowes
May 15–Jun 14: Metamorphosis: Talia Johns & Penelope Sharp
Jun 19–Jul 12: Associate Member Group Show
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
Jan 16–Mar 1: Gone To the Dogs
Mar 6–Apr 12: Gelatin Prints: A Redefined Pull (Artists Reception: Mar 20, 5–8pm; Gelatin print demo: Mar 21, 1–2:30pm)
Apr 17–May 31: Have a Seat: The Painted Chair (Opening reception: Apr 17, 5–8pm)
Jun 5–Jul 12: Bookclub: Alice Meets Remarkably Bright Creatures: Artists Interpretations of Alice in Wonderland and Remarkably Bright Creatures (Artists reception: Jun 19, 5–8pm)
Jul 17–Aug 30: Image and Likeness: Charles Luna (Opening reception: Jul 17, 5–8pm; Artists reception: Jul 26)
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, 12–6pm every day and First Fri: 12-9pm
Dec 19, 2025–Jan 30, 2026: Pop Sugar Coated Strange
Opening Jun 5: Alexandra Bowers: Finding the Light (Artist talk: Jun 19, 5–7pm)
Portal Gallery at Recreative Denver, 765 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-638-3128, 11am–6pm every day
Opening Mar 6: Erin Jones: Soft Landing
Opening May 1: Folk Art Show
Jun 6: RePost 2026: An Anonymous Art Sale and Benefit
Opening Jul 3: Megan Morgan: How We Hold, How We Break, How We Human
Opening Sep 4: Alison Rose Bartlett: Scream Queens
Opening Nov 6: Carrie Shiffrin: Patterns and Distortions
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
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
Jan 30–Mar 7: Jared Hankins: Alpenglow; Michael Burnett: Memories of a Foreign Land; Yvette Weijergang: Ingrained by Nature (Opening reception: Jan 30, 6–8pm)
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
Jan 15–Feb 15: Rita Bhasin and Lynda Tygart: Resonance
Feb 19–Mar 15: Contributing Artists Group Show: Syncopation
Mar 19–Apr 12: Karen Wharton and Debra Livingston: Press On
Apr 16–May 10: Lois Lupica and Pamela Hake: Unmapped
May14–Jun 14: David Dixon and Jim Olson
Jun 18–Jul 12: Dagmar Nickerson and Patricia Rucker: COMMONGROUND
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