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: 8am–8pm, Sat: 9am–8pm, Sun: 10am–8pm
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, Summer hours: Tue–Thu: 10am–3pm
Sep 3–25: This is CO
Oct 2–30: Across the Globe Study Abroad Exhibition (Opening Reception: Oct 2, 5–7pm)
Nov 6–21: Shared Visions Immersive and Tactile Exhibition (Opening Reception: Nov 6, 5–7pm)
Jan 21–Feb 12: Littleton School District Exhibition (Closing Reception: Feb 12, 5–7pm)
Feb 18–Mar 12: Continental League High Schools Exhibition (Closing Reception: Mar 12, 4–6pm)
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
Sep 5–Oct 18: Every Little Thing: A Mini-musings Exhibit (Opening reception: Sep 12, 5:30–8pm)
Nov 7–Dec 12: All That Glitters: A Holiday Salon (Call for entry: Sep 29–Oct 20; Opening reception: Nov 7, 5:30–8:00pm)
Bemis Public Library, 6014 S Datura St, Littleton, CO 80120, 303-795-3961, Mon–Thu: 9am–8pm, Fri–Sat: 9am–5pm, Sun: 1–5pm
Sep: Michael Jackson Photography
Oct: Mile High Wildlife Photography Club
Nov: Meaning of Molas: Museo de las Americas
Dec: Littleton Fine Arts Guild
Jan: Kristal Melody Hoch
Feb: Porter Design House LLC: Chloe Porterfield Photography
Black Book Gallery, 3878 S Jason St, Englewood, Colorado 80110, 303-941-2458, open by appt
Black Cube Headquarters, Nomadic Art Museum; most exhibitions are offsite
Sep 5–Dec 12: What We Hold On To (location: BCHQ, 2925 S Umatilla St, Englewood, CO 80110)
Sep 18: SWEAT: A Night of Liberation and Contemporary Art (location: An underground nightclub, Denver, CO)
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)
Blue Sky IDEA Art Studio and Gallery, 6412 S Quebec St, Greenwood Executive Park, Centennial, CO 80111, 720-601-6828, Wed–Thu: 11am–4pm, Fri: 11am–1pm, Sat–Sun (during exhibitions): 1–4pm, and by appt
Nov 12–16: Natural Geometries: Mai Wyn Schantz, Andy Libertone, Amy Guadagnoli (Artist Reception: Nov 14, 5–8 pm) (Gallery hours: Wed–Sun: 1–4 pm)
Jan 7–Feb 6: Winter’s Glow: Patricia Aaron (Gallery hours: Wed–Thu: 11–4 pm; Fri: 11–1 pm; & by appt)
Blue Tile Gallery, 3944 S Broadway, Englewood, CO 80113, 720-289-9323, Hours change depending on exhibits & events, by appt
Oct 3–Dec 7: Alchemy: The Chameleon Art Collective & Guest Artists (hours: Fri: 4–7pm, Sat 1–7pm, Sun: 1–4pm)
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
Sep 6–Nov 1: Reflection: Fiber Art by Jo Stealey (Artist talk: Sep 6, 5–6 pm; Opening reception: Sep 6, 6–8pm)
Sep 13–Sep 14: Art on the Green
Nov 8–Dec 20: Curtis Creates: Faculty and Staff Show (Artist Panel Discussion: Nov 15, 11:00 am)
Feb 1–Feb 28: Youth Art Month (Open until 8 pm on Feb 4, 11, 18, and 25 for families to visit)
Davis Gallery, University of Denver, Shwayder Art Building, 2121 E Asbury Ave, Denver, CO 80210, 303-871-2846, Tue–Sun: 12–5pm
Aug 11–Sep 14: Spectators: A Story by Piro Pueblo Artist Tony LeFebre (curator: Annie Drysdale)
Sep 18–Oct 12: Aidan Plummer: Fictions and the Self: The Photographs of Patrick R. Nagatani
Oct 16–Nov 9: Ashlyn Bennett: Divine Garden: A Reclamation of Venus
Nov 13–Dec 7: Genevieve Desch: Tenaculum
Dec 11, 2025–Jan 18, 2026: MG Bernard: Ex Voto: Offerings of the Sick Bodymind
Jan 22–Feb 22: Journeys: DU Alumni Artists 1987-2025
Feb 26–Mar 29: Month of Print
Apr 2–May 3: Matters of the Mind (Curated by Abigail Kopetzky)
May 14–Jun 14: Senior Showcase
Depot Art Gallery (Littleton Fine Arts Guild), 2069 W Powers Ave, Littleton, CO 80120, 303-795-0781, Tue–Sun: 11am–4pm
Aug 5–Sep 6: Anniversary Show
Sep 9–Oct 12: Colorado Fiber Art Show
Oct 14–26: Pop-Up Shows
Oct 28–Dec 28: 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
Sep: Eryca Bettoni
Oct: Jack Wade
Nov Love Aritus
Dec: Angi Beaueim
Englewood Second Saturdays, Broadway and Hampden, Englewood, CO, check website for schedule and hours
Oct 11
Nov 8
Dec 13
Jan 10
Feb 14
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
Oct: Staff Art Show
Nov: Shelly Hull
Dec: Lisa Fligelstone
Littleton Museum, 6028 S Gallup St, Littleton, CO 80120, 303-795-3950, Tue–Sat: 9am–5pm, Sun: 11am–5pm
Jun 27, 2025–Apr 19, 2026: Kate Ferretti: The Life of a Colorado Hat Maker
Sep 12, 2025–Jan 11, 2026: Anne Feller: No Longer, Not Yet
Lone Tree Arts Center Gallery, 10075 Commons St, Lone Tree, CO 80124, 720-509-1000, Mon–Fri: 10am–4pm and 2 hours before performances
Jun 25–Sep 21: Commissioners’ Choice: The Artistry of Roland Bernier
Sep 24–Oct 26: I See You Like This
Oct 29–Jan 4: 24th Annual Lone Tree Art Expo
Jan 8–Mar 23: Commissioners’ Choice: Doug Ratcliffe: Before the Canvas
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
Madden Gallery at Museum of Outdoor Arts, 6363 S. Fiddler’s Green Cir, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, 806-0444, open Tue–Fri 10am–4pm (during an active exhibition)
Oct 21, 2025–February 13, 2026: Metaphorming TIME: A Selection of Artworks by Todd Siler
Museum of Outdoor Arts, 6331 S Fiddler’s Green Cir, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, 303-806-0444, open by appt and during events
Through Oct 31: Monsters at Play: Jayne Harnett-Hargrove (within the Cabinet of Curiosities)
Jul 31–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
Sep 30–Oct 26: Place Setting: Mary Lynn Baird, Victoria Eubanks & Julia Martin
Nov 1–Dec 23: Holiday Market Events and NKollectiv Group Exhibition
Jan 10–Feb 22: Connect (Juried Exhibition)
Feb 26–Mar 29: Mo' Print (Juried Exhibition)
Parker Arts at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave, Parker, CO 80138, 303-805-6800, Mon–Sat: 12–5pm
Aug 2–Sep 20: What's So Funny? (Schoolhouse Gallery)
Aug 14–Oct 30: Mosaic Perspectives
Aug 30–31: Art in the Park (O'Brien Park: Parker Road & Main Street)
Sep 20–Nov 22: Best of Parker Artists Guild (Schoolhouse Gallery)(Reception & Awards Presentation: Nov 20, 6:30–8:00 pm)
Nov 22–Jan 17: Under a Benjamin (Schoolhouse Gallery)
Jan 17–Mar 7: The National Arts Program (Schoolhouse Gallery)
Mar 12–29, 2026: Emilie Odeile and Ken Chapin: Goodnight Moon – A Fiber Tale (Schoolhouse Theater) (Opening reception: Mar 13, 5–7pm)
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
Aug 22–Oct 19: Jessica Loving: unraveling/becoming
Nov 15–Jan 11: Joseph Graves Jr.: In Plain Sight: A Celebration of Black Cowboys
Jan 23–Feb 22: Shared Vision: The Sharon Prize Artists Group Show
Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S Biscay Cir, Centennial, CO 80015, 303-542-7279, Mon–Thu: 9am–9pm, Fri–Sat: 9am–5pm, Sun: 12–5pm
Sep: Angi Beauheim
Oct–Nov: Featured Artist: Cal Doran
Dec: Reece Bailey
South Street Final Friday Art Walk, 1400–1600 S Pearl St, Denver, CO 80210, Final Fri: 5–8pm, Apr through Nov
Spectra Art Space, 1836 S Broadway, Denver, CO 80210, 720-535-7244, Thu–Sat: 11am–10pm, Sun, Mon, Wed: 11am–9pm
Jun 7–Sep 27: Novo Ita 4: Propagation
Aug 9–Sep 7: Curated Cryptids
Opening Sep 13, 5–10pm: And Meow This
Stanton Gallery (Town Hall Art Center), 2450 W Main St, Littleton, CO, 80120, 303-794-2787, Mon–Fri: 10am–5pm
Vicki Myhren Gallery, University of Denver, 2121 E Asbury Ave, Denver, CO 80210, 303-871-3716, Tue–Sun: 12–5pm
Aug 14–Sep 14: Collecting Colorado: Landscapes from the Platt Collection
Sep 25–Nov 23: Ruminations: Tracing the Past, Shaping the Future
Jan 15–Mar 15: Echoes: Deborah Howard
Apr 2–May 3: Pop-Up Exhibition
May 14–Jun 15: Senior Showcase
Yolia ArtSpace, 901 Englewood Parkway, Ste 112, Englewood, CO 80110, Thu–Fri: 10am–3pm and by appt