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.
Art Contained del Sol Studios, 3058 W 55th Ave, Denver, CO 80221, 720-331-8768, Mon-Fri: 8am-6pm, Sat: 10am-4pm
ART Gallery at Red Rocks Community College, 13300 W 6th Ave, Lakewood, CO, 80228, Mon-Thu: 7-9pm, Fri: 7-9pm, Sat: 10am-2pm
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada, CO 80003, 720-898-7200, Mon-Fri: 11am-7pm, Sat: 10am-4pm, Sun: 12-4pm
Apr 5-May 5: 53rd Annual JeffCo Schools Foundation High School Art Exhibition (Main Gallery); Spotlight JeffCo Solo Exhibition: Matt Christie: Between Then and Now (Upper Gallery); JeffCo Graduate Solo Exhibition: Robin Cole: Genesis (Theatre Gallery)
Jun 6-Aug 25: inFORMed Space: Perspectives in Sculpture (Main Gallery); I Regret to Inform You: Rejected Public Art (Upper and Theatre Galleries)
Sep 12-Nov 10: Mugshot: Artistic Drinking Vessels (Main Gallery); Bebe Alexander Solo Exhibition (Upper Gallery); American Tableware Exhibition with the Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art (Theatre Gallery)
Arvada Public Library, 7525 W 57th Ave, Arvada, CO 80002, (303) 235-5275, Mon-Thu: 9am-8pm, Fri-Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 12-5pm
BRDG Project, 3300 Tejon St, Denver, CO 80211, Thu: 1-6pm, Fri-Sat: 1-8pm, Sun: 1-5pm
Apr 5-30: Denver Public Schools Citywide High School Art Show
May 2-5: Art War!: May the 4th Be With You
May 9-30: Flipping Scripts: An Exhibition of Colorado Curators (curator: Dan Drossman); Metropolitan State University Bachelor of Art Thesis Exhibition
BuCu West Development Association, 4200 Morrison Rd, Unit 3, Denver, CO, 80219, 303-936-4302, Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm
Center for the Arts Evergreen, 31880 Rocky Village Dr, Evergreen, CO 80439, 303-674-0056, Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm, Sat: 10am-4pm
Mar 28-Apr 27: 12 x 12 x 12: Small Works for Every Budget
May 2-25: Schooled: CAE Instructor’s Showcase
May 30-Jul 6: 3D: Beyond the Boundaries
Jun 8, 2024-Jun 7, 2025: Evergreen Sculpture Walk
Jul 18-Aug 17: Indigenous Voices
Aug 22-Sep 13: 130 for $150 Fundraising Exhibition
Sep 19-Oct 26: Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition
Oct 30-Nov 30: POP!: Chris Krieg & Friends
Dec 5, 2024-Jan 4, 2025: CAE Member Exhibition
CHAC (Chicano Humanities & Arts Council) Gallery, 7060 W 16th Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214, 720-662-4800, Wed-Thu: 12-4pm, first Fri: 3-9pm, and by appt
Apr 5-25: Primavera
May 3-30: Cinco de Mayo
Jun 7-27: Low Brow
Jul 5-31: 3 CHAC Artist Showcase
Aug 2-31: Photography Exhibition
Sep 6-30: Unapologetically Chicano
Oct 4-27: 3 CHAC Artist Showcase
Nov 1-30: Día de los Muertos
CORE New Art Space, 6501 W Colfax Ave, Ste C, Lakewood, CO, 80214, 303-297-8428, Fri: 5-10pm, Sat-Sun: 12-5pm
Apr 19-May 5: Chuck McCoy: Running Through Currents; Jude Barton: Beyond the Surface; Tracey Russell: Emotional Intensity; Cherry Creek Art Gallery: A Fusion of Styles (Annex Gallery)
May 10-26: Architecture of Form
May 31-Jun 16: Reed Weimer: Strata—A Continuation; Fred Becker: Everything Included in the Field; Shawn Garvin (Annex Gallery)
Jun 21-Jul 7: Maria Sheets; Jude Barton (Annex Gallery)
Jul 12-28: Portraits, Poses, and Tableaux Vivants: Juried Exhibition; Geoff Keeton (Annex Gallery)
Aug 2-18: Phyllis Anderson and Earl Chuvarski
Aug 23-Sep 8: Eric Davidson and Edgar Dumas
Sep 13-29: Margins: Juried Exhibition
Oct 4-20: Tierra Lalk, Gina Smith Caswell, and Barbara Veatch; Mary Cay (Annex Gallery)
Oct 25-Nov 10: Deborah Abbott, Kathy Mitchell-Garton, and Richard Neff; Nanette Fazio (Annex Gallery)
Nov 15-Dec 1: Maggie Stewart
Dec 6-22: Small Works Members Exhibition
Dayton Memorial Library, Regis University, 3333 Regis Blvd, Unit D-20, Denver, CO 80221, 303-458-4030, Mon-Thu: 7:30am-12am, Fri: 7:30am-5pm, Sat: 10:30am-5pm, Sun: 12-10pm
Apr-May: Sister Sen Nguyen
Jun: Sister Sen Nguyen and Friends
Jul: Loretto Heights College Alumni Exhibition
Aug-Oct: Political Memorabilia
Nov-Dec: African Artifacts: Student Exhibition
EDGE Gallery, 6501 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214, 303-477-7173, Fri: 6-9pm, Sat-Sun: 12-5pm, and by appt
Apr 19-May 5: Wynne Reynolds: Elemental Allegory; Jason McKinsey: In This Way We Grow
May 10-26: Gayla Lemke; Katie Hoffman
May 31-Jun 16: Edgestremists 2024: Edge Members Group Exhibition
Jun 21-Jul 7: Christine Rose Curry; Kerem Smith-Stone; Satellite Members Group Show
Jul 12-28: Gail Wagner; Kelly Pierce
Aug 2-18: On Edge 2024: Annual Juried Show
Aug 23-Sep 8: Susan Hazaleus; Randy Cummings; Phil Rader
Sep 13-29: Faith Williams DyrstenMark Brasuell
Oct 4-20: Stephen Shugart; Travis Vermilye
Oct 25-Nov 10: Katherine Johnson; John Horner; Sue Crosby Doyle; Eric Havelock-Bailie
Nov 15-Dec 1: Candace Shepard; Kay Galvan
Dec 6-15: Holiday Show: Edge Members Group Show
Edgewater Library, 1800 N Harlan St, Edgewater, CO 80214, 303-235-5275, Mon-Thurs: 9am-8pm, Fri, Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 12-5pm
Foothills Art Center, Astor House, 822 12th St, Golden, CO 80401, 303-279-3922, Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat: 10am-5pm, Sun: 12-5pm
May 24-Aug 4: 20th Annual Mile High International Pastel Society Exhibition—Celebrating the Pastel Society of Colorado’s 30th Anniversary
May 24-Jul 7: Moose Cain
May 24-Sep 15: John Taylor Wagner
Jul 26-Oct 13: Edward Hansen
Aug 23-Nov 3: Joel Swanson: Orderings
Oct 4, 2024-Feb 2, 2025: Decomposing/Recomposing: Gayle Gerson, Jean Hultkrans, and Kirsty Saalfrank
Nov 22-Dec 29: 49th Annual Holiday Art Market
40 West Gallery, 6501 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80214, 720-901-8240, Wed-Sun: 12-4pm, First Fri: 6-9pm
Apr 5-28: 40 West Members Showcase
May 3-Jun 2: The Power of 3’s
Jun 7-30: Inspired By; CommUnity
Jul 5-28: Member Showcase
Aug 2-Sep 31: Colorado Folk Tales & Icons: Diving into Colorado Icons, History, and Unusual Stories
Sep 6-30: Drumstick: An Homage to The HUB Building, Previously the Drumstick Restaurant
Oct 4-27: ArtSource: A Partner Group Exhibition
Front Range Community College-Westminster Campus Visual Art Gallery, 3645 W 112th Ave, Westminster, CO 80031, 303-404-5390, Mon-Thurs: 9:30am-6pm
Apr 9-Aug 19: FRCC Student Art Exhibition
Aug 29-Sep 26: Annual Faculty Exhibition
Oct 10-31: 3rd Annual Halloween Call For Entries Exhibition (Closing Reception: Oct 31, 12:45-2pm)
The Furnace: A Glassworks, 8090 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214, 303-274-0643, Thu-Mon: 11am-5pm, Tue-Wed: by appt, First Fri: 11am-7pm(ish)
Genesis Gallery, at LUMC, 1390 Brentwood St, Lakewood, CO, 80226, 970-333-1409, Mon-Thu: 9am-1pm
Apr 5-30: Unseen Beauty: Perspectives Beyond the Ordinary Photography Exhibition
Golden History Museum, 923 10th St, Golden, CO 80401, 303-278-3557, Tue-Sat: 10am-4:30pm
Sep 14, 2023-May 4, 2024: Topo-Embroideries: Works by Kathy Mitchell-Garton
Kanon Collective, 6501 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214, 303-946-4870, Fri: 6-9:30pm, Sat-Sun: 12-4pm
Apr 5-28: Daze Armstrong: TikTok Art Walk
May 3-26: Tamara Anderson: Shattered
Jun 7-30: Mary Hudgins: All About the Assembly
Jul 5-28: Selina Marcantonio: Sneaking into Your Dreams
Aug 2-Sep 1: Jeanne Trueax: Out and About
Sep 6-30: Eric Myles Jones: Beastly Lines
Oct 4-27: Zip37 Reunion Exhibition
Lakewood Arts Gallery, 6501 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214, 303-980-0625, Wed-Sun: 12-5pm, Fri: 12-9pm
Mar 20-Apr 26: Milestones 11: Kathleen Brandes Douglas and Friends; Kay Picard; Shirley Knapp
Apr 27-May 24: JeffCo High School Seniors Student Invitational Exhibition
May 25-Jun 28: Through the Garden Gate; Alzheimer's Association Benefit
Jun 22: 2024 Garden Tour
Jun 29-Jul 26: Alpine Show: Rocky Mountain Botanical Society; Charlie and the Girls
Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 Allison Pkwy, Lakewood, CO 80226, 303-987-7845, Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm, Sat: 9am-1pm
Apr 3-May 4: Jefferson County Middle School Student Exhibition; Jefferson County Teachers Exhibition (Richey Gallery)
May 25-Aug 16: Fiber Feast: A Fiber Arts Exhibition (curators: Diana Pemberton and Diana Harper) (North Gallery); Creative Culture: City of Lakewood Volunteers and Staff (Mezzanine Gallery); Red Rocks Community College: Video, Audio, & Media Arts Exhibition (Richey Gallery) (Opening reception for all exhibitions: Jun 14, 6-8pm)
Lakewood Public Library, 10200 W 20th Ave, Lakewood, CO 80215, 303-235-5275, Mon-Thurs: 9am-8pm, Fri-Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 12-5pm
Ongoing: Outside In: Contemporary Landscapes
Lapis Gallery, 5455 W 38th Ave, Suite L, Wheat Ridge, CO, 80212, 303-480-5126
Memento Mori Gallery & Tattoo, 6451 W Colfax Ave, Ste B, Lakewood, CO 80214, 303-974-5172, Tue-Sat: 12-7pm, First Fri: 5-9pm, First Sun Figure Drawing: 3:45-6pm
Apr 5-27: 12 Houses
May 3-25: Take A Look, It's In A Book
Jun 7-29: Customized
Jul 5-27: Jonah Brock: Discontinuity
Aug 2-24: Color Out Of Space
Sep 6-28: Kelly Patton and Marley Robinson: Delicate Curiosities
Oct 4-26: Skull & Bones III
Mint & Serif, 1385 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO 80214, 720-509-9908, Mon-Fri: 7am-3pm, First Fridays: 7am-10pm, Sat-Sun: 8am-3pm
New Projects at The Vault, 3758 Osage St, Denver, CO 80211, by appt only
Oct 20, 2023-Jun 30, 2024: Subtle Shifts
NEXT Gallery, 6501 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214, 303-433-4933, Fri: 6-10pm, Sat-Sun: 12-5pm, opening receptions 5-10pm
Apr 16-May 5: Melody Epperson: Remembering
Apr 16-May 26: Bloom (NEXT Member Gallery)
Apr 19-May 5: Body of Knowledge II: Women’s Caucus for Art Colorado Members Exhibition
May 7-26: Terra Marks: Quiet Season; Leslie Van Stelten: Urban Nocturne
May 28-Jun 16: Georgia Padilla: Assimilate; Laura McCracken
May 28-Jul 7: Perspectives (NEXT Member Gallery)
Jun 18-Jul 7: Rebecca Yaffe; Charlie Walter: No Rhyme or Reason
Jul 9-28: D. Eisenburg: Perhaps We Can Leave These Dark Days Behind Us; Water (NEXT Member Gallery)
Jul 30-Aug 18: Andre Lippard: Gregorio and Other Cubisms; Pam Farris: Middle School Life; Portrait Play (NEXT Member Gallery)
Aug 20-Sep 8: Richard Chamberland: Reliquary; Tatyana Hope: Shadowork
Aug 20-Sep 29: Torn (NEXT Member Gallery)
Sep 10-29: Tamara Mahoney: Sacred
Oct 1-20: Virginia Coleman: Forms Immersed in Space; Betsy Rudolph
Oct 1-Nov 10: Mortality (NEXT Member Gallery)
Oct 22-Nov 10: Karen Eberle-Smith; Gwen Hill-Pollara
O’Sullivan Art Gallery, Regis University, 3333 Regis Blvd (aka 50th Ave) Denver, CO 80221, 303-964-3634, Mon-Fri: 10am-6pm, Sat: 12-4pm
Apr 15-May 10: Senior Thesis Exhibition
Pirate: Contemporary Art, 7130 W 16th Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214, pirateart3@gmail.com, Fri: 6-9pm, Sat-Sun: 12-5pm
Apr 12-28: Noah Sodano: forced inherit; Mark Friday: Visual Entertainment; Deborah Jang; Cole Tucker: His Words and Images
May 3-19: Eli West; AmyLee Soloman
May 24-Jun 9: Phil Bender; Mary Shivers
Jun 14-30: Tricia Vitrano; Dan Root
Jul 5-21: Brian Cavanaugh; Leo Franco
Jul 26-Aug 11: Craig Robb; Janine Thornton
Aug 16-Sep 1: Judith Grey; Connor Berglund
Sep 6-22: Bug; Thomas Carr
Sep 27-Oct 13: Louis Recchia; Kim Faber
Oct 18-Nov 3: Day of the Dead
Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design Rotunda Gallery, Rude Gallery, and Philip J. Steele Gallery, 1600 Pierce St, Lakewood, CO 80214, Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm
Feb 16-May 17: Lydia Farrell: ...a song of the dark (Rotunda Gallery)
Mar 8-May 3: 4th Annual Student Symposium Exhibition
Apr 12-May 10: Spring 2024 Graduation Exhibition (Philip J. Steele Gallery)
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, 200 Violet St #140, Golden, CO 80401, 303-277-0377, Mon-Sat: 10am-4pm, Sun: 11am-4pm
Apr 22-Jul 20: Evolutions 2024: Juried Quilt Challenge
Oct 21, 2024-Jan 17, 2025: English Paper Piecing 2024: Juried Quilt Challenge
Ryan Joseph Gallery, 2647 W 38th Ave, Denver, CO 80211, Tues-Sat: 12-6pm
Apr 13-May 4: 2A|M: A Secondary Art Market Group Exhibition
May 11-Jun 12: Emma Black: Sweet Surrender (Opening reception: May 11, 4-8pm)
Jun 15-Jul 10: Memorial Retrospective Exhibition (Opening reception: Jun 15, 4-8pm)
Jul 13-Aug 14: ILL.DES: Bloom (Opening reception: Jul 13, 4-8pm)
Tenn Street Coffee & Books, 4418 Tennyson Street, Denver, CO 80212, 303-455-0279, Sun-Thurs: 7am-5pm, Fri-Sat: 7am-8pm
Jul 1-Aug 31: Marlene C. Feinholz
Valkarie Gallery, 445 S Saulsbury St, Lakewood, CO 80226, 720-220-7587, Wed: 4-7pm, Thu: 4-9:30pm, Fri: 4-8:30pm, Sat: 12-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm
Apr 3-28: Days of Blunder: Earl Chuvarsky and Ryan Austin Lee
May 1-26: Colleen Tully: Velvet Bones; Karen Watkins
May 29-Jun 23: Cody Kuehl
May 29-Jun 30: Chelsea Welch
Jun 26-Jul 21: Lisa Adams and Robert Bell (Opening reception: Jun 29, 5-8:30pm)
Jul 3-28: Dorothy DePaulo (Southern Gallery Featured Artist) (Opening reception: Jul 5, 5-8:30pm)
Jul 24-Aug 18: Zachary Reece and Jamie Zerr-Lockwood (Opening reception: Jul 27, 5-8:30pm)
Jul 31-Sep 1: Dice (Southern Gallery Featured Artist) (Opening reception: Aug 2, 5-8:30pm)
Aug 21-Sep 15: Mike Keene and Lee White (Opening reception: Aug 24, 5-8:30pm)
Sep 4-29: Dona Laurita (Southern Gallery Featured Artist) (Opening reception: Sep 6, 5-8:30pm)
Sep 18-Oct 13: Valerie Savarie, Penny Bidwell, and Miki Harder (Opening reception: Sep 21, 5-8:30pm)
Oct 2-27: Katy Betz (Southern Gallery Featured Artist) (Opening reception: Oct 4, 5-8:30pm)
Oct 16-Nov 10: Lisa Luree and Jane Falkenberg (Opening reception: Oct 19, 5-8:30pm)