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, Sat: 12–4pm
Mar 13–May 2: REJECTAMENTA: Waste to Wonder (Opening reception: Mar 13, 6–9pm)
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
Jan 15–Mar 29: Family Ties: Continuing the Creative Legacy
Jan 15–Dec 20: 50: Half a Century of Art
Jun 4–Aug 23: Tilting West: Defining A New Legacy (In partnership with Tilt West) (Call for Entry: Jan 1–Mar 16)
Arvada Public Library, 7525 W 57th Ave, Arvada, CO 80002, 303-235-5275, Mon–Thu: 9am–8pm, Fri–Sat: 9am–5pm, Sun: 12–5pm
Ballyhoo Table and Stage, in partnership with BRDG Project, 3300 Tejon St, Denver, CO 80211,
beehive hair & art studio/gallery, 6720 W 38th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033, 720-406-7515, Tue–Sat by appt, Apr–Oct: First Fri: 6–8pm
Belmar Library, 555 S Allison Pkwy, Lakewood, CO 80226, 303-235-5275 Mon–Thu: 9am–8pm, Fri–Sat: 9am–5pm, Sun: 12–5pm
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
Jun 6, 2025–Jun 2026: Evergreen Sculpture Showcase
Jan 8–Feb 7: Grounded: Colorado South Asian Artist Exhibition
Feb 12–Mar 21: All-Call Exhibition: Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
Mar 27–Apr 25: 22nd Annual Mile High International Pastel Exhibition
Apr 30–Jun 6: Ecotones: Water & Thresholds of Change (with Women’s Caucus for Art Colorado)
Jun 11–Jul 18: All-Call Exhibition: Art on the Menu
Aug 13–Sep 5: 100 for $200 Fundraising Exhibition
Sep 10–Oct 17: Rocky Mountain National Watermedia: National All-Call Exhibition (juror: Keiko Tanabe)
Oct 22–Nov 28: Of Chaos & Order
Dec 3, 2026–Jan 9, 2027: CAE Annual Member Show
CHAC (Chicano Humanities & Arts Council) Gallery, 7060 W 16th Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214, 720-662-4822, open by appt
City of Lakewood Galleries, exhibitions at various venues:
Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park, 801 S Yarrow St, Lakewood, CO 80226, 303-987-7850, Tue–Sat: 10am–4pm, Sun: 12–4pm
Jan 20–Jun 6: Who Lives Here?
Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 Allison Pkwy, Lakewood, CO 80226, 303-987-7845, Mon–Fri: 9am–5pm, Sat: 9am–1pm
Jan 17–Mar 31: Words Matter (North Gallery)
Jan 20–Feb 25: Red Rocks Community College Student Art Showcase (Mezzanine Gallery)
CORE Art Space, 6501 W Colfax Ave, Ste C, Lakewood, CO, 80214, 303-297-8428, Fri: 5–10pm, Sat–Sun: 12–5pm
Jan 2–Feb 8: Member Show
Feb 13–Mar 1: Open Show: Printmaking (juror: Mark Lunning)
Mar 6–22: Shannon McFate, Marla Sullivan and Joel Tagert (Annex)
Mar 27–Apr 12: Clay Callahan, Kent Flora and Will Gonnella
Apr 17–May 3: Barbara Veatch, Camie Rigirozzi and Phyllis Anderson
May 8–24: Core Open Show: Cats and Dogs
May 29–Jun 14: TBA and Jude Barton (Annex)
Jun 19–Jul 5: TBA
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
EDGE Gallery, 6501 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214, 303-477-7173, Fri: 6–9pm, Sat–Sun: 12–5pm, and by appt
Jan 23–Feb 8: The CU Denver Art Practices Club: The Tones of Red and Purple
Feb 13–Mar 1: Heather Hauptman; Nolan Tredway; Harita Patel; Janine Thornton
Mar 6–22: Month of Printmaking (MOP) Open Show; Members Printmaking Show
Mar 27–Apr. 12: Alane Holsteen; Katie Hoffman
Apr 17–May 3: Phil Rader; Christine Rose Curry; David Clark; Susan Hazaleus
May 8–24: Jessie Rodriguez; Anthony Porcaro
May 29–Jun 14: Members Annual Group Show
Jun 19–Jul 5: Candace Shepard; Lydia Farrell; Satellite Members Show
Jul 10–26: Gayla Lemke; Jason McKinley
Jul 31–Aug 16: ON EDGE; Annual Juried Show
Aug 21–Sep 6: Wynne Reynolds; Travis Vermilye
Sep 11–27: Kelly Pierce; TBA
Oct 2–18: Mark Brasuell; Stephen Shugart
Oct 23–Nov 8: Mala Setaram-Wolfe; Faith Williams; Katherine Johnson; John Horner
Nov 13–29: Gail Wagner; Jennifer Pettus
Dec 4–20: Members Annual Holiday Small Works Show
Dec 24–31: Gallery Closed
Edgewater Library, 1800 N Harlan St, Edgewater, CO 80214, 303-235-5275, Mon–Thu: 9am–8pm, Fri, Sat: 9am–5pm, Sun: 12–5pm
Foothills Art Center, 1133 Arapahoe St, Golden, CO, 80401, 303-279-3922, Memorial Day–Dec 31: Mon–Sat: 10am–5pm, Sun: 12–5pm; Jan 1–Memorial Day: Mon, Thu–Sat: 10am–5pm, Sun: 12–5pm
Jan 31–Mar 29: Red Rocks Community College Visual Audio and Media Arts
Jan 31–Apr 10: Power of Process: A JeffCo School Exhibition
Jan 31–May 3: 2026 Members' Show
May 2–Jul 12: Tom Sarmo: Aiming to Miss
May 23–Jul 26: Chris Mora: The Articulate Robots
Jul 25–Oct 25: Ceramic Showcase (curator: John Hamilton III)
Aug 15–Oct 25: CarolAnn Wachter
Nov 19–Dec 29: 51st Holiday Art Market
40 West Gallery, 6501 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214, 720-901-8240, Wed–Thu: 12–4pm, Fri: 12–4pm and 5–9pm, Sat–Sun: 12–5pm
Jan 2–Feb 1: Tiny Wonderful
Feb 6–Mar 1: Scholastics (Partner Exhibition)
Mar 6–28: Month of Printmaking Student Showcase; 40 West Arts Members Printmaking Mini-Exhibition
Apr 3–26: Blue Bench/Rise (Partner Exhibition)
May 1–31: 40 West Members Showcase
Jun 5–28: CommUNITY
Front Range Community College-Westminster Campus Visual Art Gallery, 3645 W 112th Ave, Westminster, CO 80031, 303-404-5390, Mon–Thu: 9:30am–6pm
Feb 5–26: Annual Student Exhibition (Opening reception: Feb 5, 12:30–3pm)
Mar 12–Apr 2: Month of Printmaking (Mo’Print): The Unsaid Thread: Folklore As Social Commentary (Opening reception: Mar 12, 12:30–3pm)
Apr 16–Aug 20: Synergy Exhibition (Opening reception: Apr 16, 12:30–3pm)
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, Sat–Sun: 11am–1pm, First Fri: 5–8pm
Opening Feb 6: Leo Tanguna (Opening reception: Feb 6, 6–8pm)
Golden History Museum, 923 10th St, Golden, CO 80401, 303-278-3557, Tue–Sat: 10am–4:30pm
Nov 6, 2025–Mar 28, 2026: Rich Luckin: Golden Images
Jan 30, 2026–2027/2028: Glimpses of Golden
On view until May 2, 2026: We Are Still Here: The Endurance of Native Jewels
Kanon Collective, 6501 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214, 303-946-4870, Fri: 5–9pm, Sat–Sun 12–5pm
Jan 2–Feb 1: Annual Art Rehoming Show
Lakewood Arts Gallery, 6501 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214, 303-980-0625, Wed–Sun: 12–5pm, Fri: 12–9pm
Dec 27, 2025–Jan 31, 2026: Identity and Belonging (Collage); Bruce Beck: The Diverse Beauty of Art; Chelsea Perri: Mountains Reimagined
Lakewood Public Library, 10200 W 20th Ave, Lakewood, CO 80215, 303-235-5275, Mon–Thu: 9am–8pm, Fri–Sat: 9am–5pm, Sun: 12–5pm
Lapis Gallery, 5455 W 38th Ave, Suite L, Wheat Ridge, CO, 80212, 303-480-5126, Mon–Fri: 9am–5pm, Sat: 10am–5pm
Memento Mori Gallery & Tattoo, 6451 W Colfax Ave, Ste B, Lakewood, CO 80214, 303-974-5172, Wed–Sat: 12–7pm, Mon–Tue open by appt, First Fri: 5–9pm, First Sun Figure Drawing: 3:45–6pm
Feb 6–27: Seven: 7 Sins Group Show
Mar 6–28: Bones and All: AJ Duncan
Apr 3–24: Hidden Wilds: Cryptid-themed Group Show
May 1–23: Somewhere Else: Elena Gunderson
Jun 5–26: The Magic Remains: Folklore & Fairytale-themed Group Show
Mint & Serif, 1385 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO 80214, 720-509-9908, Mon–Fri: 7am–3pm, First Fri: 7am–10pm, Sat: 8am–3pm, Sun: 8am-12pm
Neu Hinterland, 17532 CO-8, Morrison, CO 80456, open by appt
NEXT Gallery, 6501 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214, 303-433-4933, Fri: 5–9pm, Sat–Sun: 12–5pm, and opening receptions: 5–10pm
Jan 23–Feb 8: Allegory: A Lego-Inspired Exhibition
Feb 13–Mar 9: Casa Bonita Murder Mystery: Who Done It?
Mar 6–22: Mike Bashford: Pieces; New Work from NEXT Artists
Mar 27–Apr 12: Barbara Gal and Mike Keene
Apr 17–May 3: NEXT artists and guests: Alter Ego
May 8–24: LeAnn Fenton; “Woke, triggered…” (curator: LeAnn Fenton)
May 29–Jun 14: Pam Farris and Karen Eberle-Smith
Jun 19–Jul 5: Nick Vialpando and Amy Manning: Shortgrass
O’Sullivan Art Gallery, Regis University, 3333 Regis Blvd, Denver, CO 80221, osullivangallery@regis.edu, Mon–Thu: 12–6pm, Fri–Sat: 12–4pm
Jan 20–Mar 27: En La Memoria/In Memory Of: Román Anaya and Louis Trujillo (Curator and Artist Talk: Feb 26, 7–8pm)
Apr 13–May 2: Senior Thesis Exhibition
Pirate: Contemporary Art, 7130 W 16th Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214, pirateart3@gmail.com, Fri: 6–9pm, Sat–Sun: 12–5pm
Jan 23–Feb 8: Jude Barton: Untethered; Deborah Abbott: Beyond Noise; Alijah Sanchez: Untitled
Feb 13–Mar 1: Invitational Exhibition; Richard Anderson
Mar 6–22: Tim McKay; Sebnem Duzgun
Mar 27–Apr 12: Stephanie Spindler; Sophia Erickson
Apr 17–May 3: Brian Cavanaugh; Mark Friday
May 8–24: Jennifer Jeannelle; Tiffany Kennedy
May 29–Jun 14: Phil Bender; Marcus Fingerlin
Jun 19–Jul 5: Denise Pfau Demby; Dan Root
Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, 1600 Pierce St, Lakewood, CO 80214, Mon–Fri, 11am–4pm
Nov 13, 2025–Feb 13, 2026: Amir H. Fallah: Lexicon
Dec 5, 2025–Feb 13, 2026: Kenia Watt-Borrayo: Repurposed Remains (Epic Project Space); Caitlyn Dolphin: The Roommate (Rude Gallery)
Feb 2–Mar 27: To Persevere or Surrender (Opening reception: Feb 10) (Philip J. Steele Gallery)
Feb 10: VASD Program Artist Talk: How Something Comes from Nothing: Adam Moss in Conversation with Mardee Goff (Mary Harris Auditorium)
Mar 2–May 22: Recontextualize Student Symposium Exhibition (Rotunda Gallery)
Feb 27–May 15: Student Exhibition (Rude Gallery)
Mar 17: VASD Program Artist Talk: Wendy Red Star (Mary Harris Auditorium)
Apr 10–May 15: Spring Graduation Exhibition (Philip J. Steele Gallery)
May 29–Jul 24: Student Exhibition (Rude Gallery)
Jun 5–Jul 24: Guest Artist Exhibition (Philip J. Steele Gallery)
Jun 5–Aug 28: Alumni Exhibition (Rotunda Gallery)
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, 200 Violet St #140, Golden, CO 80401, 303-277-0377, Mon–Sat: 10am–4pm, Sun: 11am–4pm
Jan 26–Apr 18: 2026 Men's Exhibit (Main Gallery); Carol Ann Waugh: Conversations (Northeast Gallery)
Tenn Street Coffee & Books, 4418 Tennyson Street, Denver, CO 80212, 303-455-0279, Sun–Thurs: 7am–5pm, Fri–Sat: 7am–8pm
Jan 20–Feb 28: C. Scott Deweese
Mar–Apr: Annual Printmakers’ Exhibition for Mo’Print 2026
The Three Leaches Gallery, 1560 Teller St, Lakewood, CO, 80214, Thu: 1–6pm, Sun: 12–4pm
Jan 9–Feb 1: 40 West Arts Artist in Residence and Ambassador Showcase
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
Jan 8–Feb 1: Tadashi Hayakawa: TADA
Feb 5–Mar 8: Year of the Horse: Chinese New Year Invitational (Opening reception: Feb 7, 5–8:30pm)
Mar 12–Apr 5: Josh Davy and Christy Lynne Seving: Somewhere in Time (Opening reception: Mar 14, 5–8:30pm)
Apr 9–May 3: Robert Bell and McCory James
May 7–31: Cody Kuehl and Zachary Reece
Jun 4–Jul 5: Colleen Tulley and Alison Flannery
Jul 9–Aug 2: Robert Newman and Erik Seaver
Aug 6–Sep 6: Barbara Hinnenkamp and Tatyana Hope
Sep 10–Oct 4: Lisa Lee Adams
Oct 8–Nov 1: Jane Falkenburg and Jamie Zerr Lockwood
Nov 5–29: Maria Sheets
Dec 3-27: VA La La La La GALA and FROST & FOUND Market