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.
Anderson Academic Commons, University of Denver, 2150 E Evans Ave, Denver, CO 80208, 303-871-3074, Mon–Fri: 7am–8pm, Sat: 9am–8pm, Sun: 10am–8pm
May 1–Jul 19: Denver Quarterly's 50th Anniversary (Upper-Level Landing Built-In Cases)
May 7–Aug 14: Trees: A Visual Narrative of Our Enduring Relationships with Trees through the Seasons (Dean’s Suite Gallery)
Arapahoe Community College, Colorado Gallery of the Arts, 5900 S Santa Fe Dr, Littleton, CO 80120, 303-797-5649, Mon–Fri: 9am–5pm, Thu: 9am–7pm, Spring Hours: Mon–Thur: 10am–5pm, Summer hours: Tue–Thu: 10am–3pm
Apr 16–May 7: ACC Studio Arts Capstone Exhibition
May 20–Jun 25: A Collector’s Legacy (Opening reception & Donor Celebration: May 20, 5–8pm) (additional viewing: Jun 13, 12–3pm)
Jul 11–Jul 30: Purely Pastel: Pastel Society of Colorado (Opening reception: Jul 11, 2–4pm)
Aug 2, 9am–3pm: Outdoor Craft Fair (located on West Lawn)
Aug 4–27: Lone Tree Photography Club Exhibition (Opening reception: Aug 6, 5–7pm)
Sep 3–24: Across the Globe: Study abroad students showcase (Opening reception: Sep 3, 5–7pm;
Saturday Showing: Sep 5, 12–3pm)
Sep 29–Oct 28: This Is Colorado: Heritage Fine Arts Guild (Opening reception: Sep 30, 5–7pm; Saturday Showing: Oct 3, 12–3pm)
Art Students League of Denver, 200 Grant St, Denver, CO 80203, 303-778-6990, Mon–Thu: 8:30am–6:30pm, Fri: 8:30am–5:30pm, Sat–Sun: 10am–5pm
Apr 24–May 30: The Crayon Exhibit
Jun 12–Jul 26: Artist in Residence Exhibit: Juan Carlos Escobedo (Opening Reception: Jun 12, 5:30–8pm)
Aug 7–29: Youth Exhibit: [Back to Cool…Again]
Sep 11–Nov 1: The Art of Illusion
Nov 13–Dec 13: Warm & Fuzzy: ASLD Small Works Holiday Salon
Feb 19, 2027–Apr 9, 2027: delecTABLE: The Fine Art of Dining
Bemis Public Library, 6014 S Datura St, Littleton, CO 80120, 303-795-3961, Mon–Thu: 9am–8pm, Fri–Sat: 9am–5pm, Sun: 1–5pm
Apr: Collective Artists Group: Paintings, Mixed Media, Photography, and Jewelry
May: Paint Box Guild Littleton
May 15–Aug 21: Markus Puskar: The Loneliness of Infrastructure
Jun: Heritage Fine Arts Guild
Jul: Patricia Giordano
Aug: Littleton Fine Arts Guild
Sep: Michael C. Jackson
Oct: ACC Art & Design Student Exhibition
Black Book Gallery, 3878 S Jason St, Englewood, Colorado 80110, 303-941-2458, open by appt
Apr 10–Jun 15: 4Play: Carol Bivins, Niki Stearman, Anne Wallace, and Amy Winter
Black Cube Headquarters, Nomadic Art Museum; most exhibitions are offsite
Ongoing: SHARE: Anuar Maauad (locations: installed at 100 outdoor sites throughout Denver and the surrounding area)
Ongoing: Matt Barton: Community Forms (location: TAXI Campus, 3455 Ringsby Ct, Denver, CO 80216)
Summer 2026: Gabriel Rico: Cuando hubo más jaguares que polígonos (When There Were More Jaguars Than Polygons) (location: Plaza of the Americas, 1550 Wewatta St, Denver, CO 80202)
Sep 2026: Enrique López Llamas (location: Black Cube Headquarters, 2925 S Umatilla St, Fl 2, Englewood, CO 80110)
Blue Sky IDEA Art Studio and Gallery, 6412 S Quebec St, Greenwood Executive Park, Centennial, CO 80111, 720-601-6828, Wed–Thu: 1pm–4pm, Fri: 11am–1pm, and by appt
Oct 24, 12–3pm: Patricia Aaron: Annual Open Studio Event
Blue Tile Gallery, 3944 S Broadway, Englewood, CO 80113, 720-289-9323, hours change depending on exhibitions and events, by appt
Jun 11–27: Here & Queer (curator: Joie Rey) (Hours: Fri: 5–7pm, Sat: 1–7pm, Sun: 1–4pm)(Second Sat Artists' reception: Jun 13: 4–8pm; closing reception: Jun 27: 2–4pm)
Community Commons Gallery, Room 1001, University of Denver, 2055 E Evans Ave, Denver, CO 80210, 303-871-3111, Mon–Fri: 7am–10pm, Sat–Sun: 8am–10pm
Curtis Center for the Arts, 2349 E Orchard Rd, Greenwood Village, CO 80121, 303-797-1779, Mon–Fri: 8:30am–4:30pm, Sat: 10am–4pm
May 4–Jun 27: Western Federation of Watercolor Biennial
Jul 13–Aug 28: 43rd Annual All Colorado Art Show (Juried by Doug Kacena)
Sep 8–Oct 23: Here + Now (Curated by Mai Wyn Schantz)
Sep 19–20, 10am–5pm: Art on the Green: Annual outdoor art fair
Davis Gallery, University of Denver, Shwayder Art Building, 2121 E Asbury Ave, Denver, CO 80210, 303-871-2846, Tue–Sun: 12–5pm
Apr 2–May 3: Matters of the Mind (curator: Abigail Kopetzky)
May 14–Jun 14: 2026 Senior Showcase (Opening reception: May 14, 5–8pm)
Jun 18-Jul 24: Trueque Sagrado: Contemporary Santero Art in the Economy of Faith (curator: Magdalena Sterling)
Depot Art Gallery (Littleton Fine Arts Guild), 2069 W Powers Ave, Littleton, CO 80120, 303-795-0781, Tue–Sun: 11am–4pm
Apr 21–May 16: Tell Me A Story
May 19–Jun 28: 41st Best of Colorado
Jun 30–Aug 2: Small Wonders
Aug 4–Sep 13: Anniversary Show
Sep 15–27: Pop Up Shows
Sep 29–Oct 31: Capturing Colorado
Nov 3, 2026–Jan 3, 2027: 2026 Holiday Boutique
Eloise May Library, 1471 S Parker Rd, Denver, CO 80231, 303-542-7279, Mon–Thu: 9am–7pm, Fri–Sat: 9am–5pm, Sun: 12–5pm
Apr 1–30: Kendall Harper
May 1–31: Lauren Thurman
Jun 1–30: Anahit Cass
Aug 1–31: Taetiana Zosenko
Sep 1–30: Omar Yanez
Oct 1–31: Stephanine Castro
Nov 1–30: Cynthia Schumann
Englewood Second Saturdays, Broadway and Hampden, Englewood, CO, check website for schedule and hours
Englewood Creative Community with various businesses participating, hours, and specials: May 9, Jun 13
Four Mile Historic Park, 715 S Forest St, Denver, CO 80246, 720-865-0800, Jan–May: Fri–Sun: 10am–4pm; Jun–Dec: Wed–Sun: 10am–4pm
Feb–May: Laura Phelps Rogers: The Art In The Everyday Community Quilt
Kaladi Coffee Roasters Denver, 1730 E Evans Ave, Denver, CO 80120, 303-722-0594, Mon–Fri: 6am–7pm, Sat: 6:30am–7pm, Sun: 7am–5pm
Kaladi Coffee Roasters Englewood, 2823 S Broadway, Englewood, CO 80113, 720-570-2166, Mon–Fri: 6am–7pm, Sat: 6:30am–7pm, Sun: 7am–5pm
Koelbel Library, 5955 S Holly St, Centennial, CO 80121, 303-542-7279, Mon–Thu: 9am–8pm, Fri–Sat: 9am–5pm, Sun: 12–5pm
Apr: Kumi Thompson
May: Carrie Christopher
Jun: Marni Myers
Jul: Jay Wortham
Aug: Teen Art Exhibition
Oct: Katherine Buckius
Nov: Pushpa Mehta
Dec: Michael Wheeler
Littleton Museum, 6028 S Gallup St, Littleton, CO 80120, 303-795-3950, Tue–Sat: 9am–5pm, Sun: 11am–5pm
Nov 6, 2026–Jan 31, 2027: David Garcia
Lone Tree Arts Center Gallery, 10075 Commons St, Lone Tree, CO 80124, 720-509-1000, Mon–Fri: 10am–4pm and 2 hours before performances
Mar 27–Jun 21: 24th Annual Exploring the Light Photo Show
Madden Gallery at Museum of Outdoor Arts, 6363 S. Fiddler’s Green Cir, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, 303-806-0444, open Tue–Fri: 10am–4pm (during an active exhibition) and select Saturdays: 12–5pm
Mar 20–Jul 31: Beyond the Horizon: A Contemporary Western Art Exhibition Featuring Multiple Local and Regional Artists
Aug: Americana Photography Exhibition
Museum of Anthropology (DUMA), University of Denver, Sturm Hall, Room 102, 2000 E Asbury Ave, Denver, CO 80208, 303-871-2543, Mon–Fri: 9am–4pm and by appt
Museum of Outdoor Arts, 6331 S Fiddler’s Green Cir, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, 303-806-0444, open by appt and during events
Jul 31, 2025–May 1, 2026: Design and Build Summer Internship Exhibition: Sacred Geometry / Platonic Solids (Marjorie Park)
Ongoing: Cabinet of Curiosities and Impossibilities: Lonnie Hanzon (Marjorie Park)
Ongoing: Permanent collection at Marjorie Park and Englewood
NKollectiv, 3485 S Broadway, Englewood, CO 80113, 720-722-2107, Tue–Sat: 11am–6pm, Sun: 11am–4pm, closed Dec 24–Jan 9
Apr 4–May 3: Apis Opus: Fourth Annual National Juried Exhibition Showcasing Wax Media
May 7–31: Mary Lynn Baird and Michele Messenger: A Room Full of Happy (Opening reception: May 9, 4–8pm; Demo Day: May 16, 4–6pm; Closing reception: May 31, 11am–4pm); John DeDecker (West Gallery)
Jun 4–28: Victoria Eubanks and Hugh Daly
Parker Arts at the PACE Center and the Schoolhouse Gallery, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave, Parker, CO 80138, 303-805-6800, Mon–Sat: 12–5pm
Apr 12–May 7: Bright Futures: Student Exhibition
Apr 18–May 30: Think BIG (Schoolhouse Gallery) (Reception: May 14, 6:30–8pm)
May 12–Jun 14: Paint By Numbers Community Show
May 30–Jul 11: Call of the Wild (Schoolhouse Gallery) (Reception: Jun 4, 6:30–8pm)
Rising Gallery, 4885 S Broadway, Englewood, CO 80113, 720-618-8957, open by appt
SeeSaw Art Gallery, 5 W. Radcliff Ave, Englewood, CO 80110, 303-501-2712, by appt
May 9–30: Dani/elle Cunningham I Apple Hultz: I Smelled the Rainbow, it was a Delicious Perfume (curator: Julio Alejandro)
Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S Biscay Cir, Centennial, CO 80015, 303-542-7279, Mon–Thu: 9am–9pm, Fri–Sat: 9am–5pm, Sun: 12–5pm
Apr 1–30: Kimber Wolf
May 1–31: Tamara Elovikova
Jun 1–30: Kenneth Hendricks
Jul 1–31: Samira Khan
Aug 1–31: Ilissa Romero
Sep 1-30: Christina Hobson
Oct 1–31: Library Staff Art Exhibition
Nov 1–30: Jeremy Martinez
Dec 1–31: Billy Causey
South Street Final Friday Art Walk, 1400–1600 S Pearl St, Denver, CO 80210, Final Fri: 5–8pm, Apr through Nov
The Space by Arapahoe Libraries, 12855 E Adam Aircraft Cir, Englewood, CO 80112, 303-542-7279, Mon–Thu: 8am–9pm, Fri: 8am–4pm
Feb–Apr: Mike Cashino
Spectra Art Space, 1836 S Broadway, Denver, CO 80210, 720-535-7244, Thu–Sat: 11am–10pm, Sun, Mon, Wed: 11am–9pm
Through May 9: Spookadelia: Unspoken
Opening May 9, 5–10pm: c
Stanton Art Gallery (Town Hall Art Center), 2450 W Main St, Littleton, CO, 80120, 303-794-2787, Mon–Fri: 10am–5pm
May 4–Jun 8: Eun Mi Lam
Jun 10–Jul 27: Youth Art Show by ArtSpark
Jul 28–Aug 31: Paintbox Guild
Sep 7–Oct 26: Kristal Hoeh
Studio 108 Arts, 901 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, CO 80110, Tue–Sun: 11am–4pm and by appt
Apr 11–May 31: Next Episode: Works by Desi Brown
Vicki Myhren Gallery, University of Denver, 2121 E Asbury Ave, Denver, CO 80210, 303-871-3716, Tue–Sun: 12–5pm
Apr 2–May 3: Duane Michals: Beyond Likeness; There’s No Place Like Utopia: the Satirical Worlds of Enrique Chagoya
May 14–Jun 14: 2026 Senior Showcase
Yolia ArtSpace, 901 Englewood Parkway, Ste 112, Englewood, CO 80110, Thu–Fri: 10am–3pm and by appt