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.
A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art and Kuehl Fine Art, 150 E Main St, Trinidad, CO 81082, 719-846-4224, Tue–Sat: 10am–4pm
Apr 4–26: Steve Knox (Kuehl Fine Art) (Opening reception: Apr 4, 5–8pm)
May 2-31: Mary Leslie (Kuehl Fine Art) (Opening reception: May 2, 5–8pm)
May 2-Jul 19: Character In Context 2025 (A.R. Mitchell) (Opening reception: May 2, 5–8pm)
May 2-Jul 25: L'Amour by Manchess (A.R. Mitchell) (Opening reception: May 2, 5–8pm)
Jun 6–28: Autumn Hunnicutt (Kuehl Fine Art) (Opening reception: Jun 6, 5–8pm)
Aug 1-29: Cody Kuehl and Sarah Boston (Kuehl Fine Art) (Opening reception: Aug 1, 5–8pm)
Aug 1-Sep 20: Cowgirl Artists of America: Women's Work (A.R. Mitchell) (Opening reception: Aug 2, 5-8pm)
Sep 5-26: Amanda Vela (Kuehl Fine Art) (Opening reception: Sep 5, 5-8pm)
Oct 3-31: Talia Swartz Parsell (Kuehl Fine Art) (Opening reception: Oct 3, 5-8pm)
Oct 3-Dec 26: Resonance 2025 (A.R. Mitchell) (Opening reception: Oct 3, 5-8pm)
Nov 7-28: Penny Bidwell and Sarah Polzin (Kuehl Fine Art) (Opening reception: Nov 7, 5-8pm)
Auric Gallery, 125 E Boulder St, CO Springs, CO 80903, 719-464-5880, Tue–Sat: 12–5pm and by appt
Apr 4–25: Kristy Kensinger; Annie Pieper; Jenny Kruckeberg; Jennifer Parisi
May 2–30: Deb Komitor; Sophia Hanna; Lisa Fabiano; Maggie Elligott
Jun 6–27: Jess Preble; Figurative Group Exhibit; Sofia Hernandez Crade; Installation
Blo Back Gallery, 131 Spring St, Pueblo, CO 81003, 970-749-1211, Tue–Sat: 12–5pm and by appt
Apr 4–26: Josh Soto (Big Blo Gallery); Sarah Ballard (OG Gallery)
May 2–31: Alpha Nu Sorority (Big Blo and OG Galleries)
Jun 6–28: Bob Marsh (Big Blo Gallery); Alexis Randolph (OG Gallery)
Jul 4–26: Truth Show (Big Blo and OG Galleries)
Aug 1–30: Amanda Walls (Big Blo Gallery); Celeste Santistevan (OG Gallery)
Sep 5–27: Furniture As Art (Big Blo Gallery); Mark Johnstone, Wendy Klemperer, and Joe Castle (OG Gallery)
Oct 3–Nov 1: Jantzen Peake (Big Blo Gallery); Tony Ortega (OG Gallery)
Nov 7–29: Jace Matson (Big Blo Gallery); Ruby Matic (OG Gallery)
Dec 5–27: Holiday Show (Big Blo Gallery); Jean Latka (OG Gallery)
The Bridge Gallery and The Commons Gallery, 218 W Colorado Ave, CO Springs, CO 80903, 719-629-7055, Sat: 12–3pm
Apr 4–26: Kate Leonard and Carl Reed
May 2–31: Fairytale Diorama (Bridge)
Coburn Gallery, Colorado College Worner Campus Center, 902 N Cascade Ave, CO Springs, CO 80903, Mon–Fri: 12–4pm
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, 30 W Dale St, CO Springs, CO 80903, 719-634-5581, Wed, Thu, Sat: 10am–5pm, Fri: 10am–8pm
Aug 2024–Jun 2025: Contemporary Film, Video, and Sound (Lane West Gallery)
Jan 10-Apr 19: Na Mira: Hotel
Aug 2, 2024–May 17, 2025: Work in Progress: Re-envisioning the Collection
Feb 7–Sep 6: Alisa Banks: Unerased
Mar 7–Dec 13: Margarita Cabrera: Space in Between + CARE
Sep 5, 2025-Jan 1, 2028: Gathering Place: Permanent Collection Reinstallation (Opening Celebration: Sep 5, 5pm)
Ongoing: Art of the Southwest
Ongoing: O Beautiful! Shifting Landscapes of the Pikes Peak Region
Ongoing: Permanent Collection
The Commons @ Space to Create, 218 W Main St, Trinidad, CO, 81082, 719-422-8074, Mon–Fri: 10am–4pm
Corazon Gallery, 149 E Main St, Trinidad, CO 81082, 719-846-0207, Nov–Apr: Wed–Mon: 11am–4pm; May–Oct: Wed–Mon: 10am–5pm
Apr: Greg Sund
May: Open Show: Water
Jun: Carol Hanson
Jul: Open Show: Found Objects
Aug: Jen Reilly
Sep: Colleen Saffron
Oct: Open Show: Fantasy/ Myth
Nov: Donnie Hollingsworth
Dec: Artists of the Corazon Gallery Holiday Show
Cottonwood Center for the Arts, 427 E Colorado Ave, CO Springs, CO 80903, 719-520-1899, Tue–Thu: 10am–6pm, Fri: 10am–5pm, Sat: 10am–2pm
Apr 4–26: Open Call for Entries: Omission
May 2–31: Susan Tormoen; Aaron Lade
Jun 6–28: Open Call for Entries: Self Starter
Jul 4–26: Drioux + Kacper; Kelly Gilleran
Aug 1–30: Open Call for Entries: TBA
Sep 5–27: Doug Mansfield; Erin Kittleson
Disruptor Gallery at Shutter & Strum, 2217 E Platte Ave, CO Springs, CO 80903, Fri: 12–4pm, Sat: 11am–4pm, Sun: 12–4pm, and First Fri: 5–9pm
Apr 4–27: Jacob Scott and Noor Adwan
May 2–Jun 1: Troy Hobbs and Rodney Wills
Jun 6–29: LGBTQ+ Centered Art Show (Call for Entries)
East Street School, 210 East Street, Trinidad, CO, 81082, Tues, Thu: 12–4pm, Sat: by appt
El Pueblo History Museum, 301 N Union Ave, Pueblo, CO, 81003, 719-583-0453, Mon–Sat: 10am–4pm
Gallery 101, Colorado State University Pueblo Fine Art Gallery, 220 Bonforte Blvd, Pueblo, CO 81001, 719-549-2835, Mon–Fri: 10am–4:30pm
GOCA: Marie Walsh Sharpe Gallery of Contemporary Art @ Ent Center for the Arts, 5225 N Nevada Ave, CO Springs, CO 80918, 719-255-3232, Thu–Sat: 1–6pm
2008–present: Art Without Limits (outdoor exhibit on view all hours)
Apr 10, 6pm: VAPA VACS Lecture (speaker TBD)
Apr 11-May 17: Patch Work: 2025 Visual Arts Senior Exhibition (Opening reception: Apr 11, 5-8pm)
Apr 17–May 23: Félix Gonzáles-Torres: Untitled (L.A.) (Project Space)
May 8, 6–7pm: CHIT CHAT
Liminal Space Gallery at the Pueblo Arts Alliance, 107 S Grand Ave, Pueblo, CO 81003, 719-242-6652, Tue–Fri: 12–4pm, Sat: 10am–1pm
Apr 4–27: Raised by Wolves Square Show
The Look Up Gallery, 517 S Cascade Ave, Suite E, CO Springs, CO, 80903
Manitou Art Center Hagnauer Gallery, 513/515 Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs, CO 80829, 719-685-1861, Tue–Thu: 10am–6pm, Fri–Sat: 10am–5pm
Apr 4–26: Wunderkind 2025
May 2–31: Gabrielle Oshiro
Jun 6–28: Leah Gonzales
Jul 4–26: Elizabeth Buhr and Brenda Jones
Aug 1–30: Textiles Group: Dottie Weir, Jeanne Steiner, Susan Bowman, Beverly Weaver
Sep 5–27: Craig Cantrell
Oct 3–Nov 1: Ethne Clark
Nov 7–29: Tricia Soderberg
Dec 5–27: MAC Studio Artist Show
Marketplace Gallery, 149 E Main St, Trinidad, CO 81082, 719-846-8207, Wed: 10am–4pm, Thu–Sat: 11am–5pm, Sun: 11am–4pm
Museum of Friends, 109 East 6th St, Walsenburg, CO 81089, 719-738-2858, Tue–Sat: 10am–5pm
Apr 22–Jun 14: Earth Exhibition
Jul 4–Sep 30: Brendt Berger; Kenny Schneider
Oct 18–Nov 15: Day of the Dead Exhibition
Oct 18, 2025–Mar 15, 2026: Tom Vail
The Peake Gallery, inside Perk Downtown, 14 S Tejon St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, (719) 635-1600, Mon–Thu: 6am–6pm, Fri: 6am–7pm, Sat: 7am–7pm, Sun: 7am–6pm
Pikes Peak Arts Council, exhibitions at various venues:
Colorado Springs City Administration Building, 30 S Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, 719-385-5900, Mon–Fri: 8am–5pm
Colorado Springs City Hall, 107 N Nevada Ave # 300, CO Springs, CO 80903, 719-385-5986, Mon–Fri: 8am–5pm
East Library, 5550 N Union Blvd, CO Springs, CO 80918, Mon–Thu: 9am–8pm, Fri–Sat: 10am–6pm
Salad or Bust, 8 E Bijou St, CO Springs, CO 80903, 719-434-2313, Sat–Thu: 11am–3pm, Fri: 11am–8pm
UCCS Downtown, 102 S Tejon St, Ste 105-A, CO Springs, CO 80903, 719-255-3994, Mon–Fri: 8am–8pm, Sat–Sun: 10am–8pm
zoneFIVE, 1902 E Boulder St, CO Springs, CO 80909, First Fri: 5–8pm and during events, email info@zonefivecs.com to make an appt
The Primordial Gallery inside Sevens Gate Tap Room, 77 S 7th St, CO Springs, CO 80905, Open daily: 7:30–10:30pm
Feb 14–Apr 30: Joleen M. J.
Pueblo Art Guild, 1500 N Santa Fe Ave, Pueblo, CO 81003, 719-543-2455, Wed–Sun: 12–4pm
Apr 2–May 9: Spring Show
May 14–Jun 20: Animals and Nature Show
Jun 25–Aug 9: Summer Show
Aug 13–Sep 19: Anything Pueblo
Sep 24-Nov 7: Southwest Show
Nov 12, 2025-Jan 2, 2026: Autumn Show
Pueblo City-County Libraries, 100 E Abriendo Ave, Pueblo, CO 81004, 719-562-5600, Mon–Thu: 9am–9pm, Fri–Sat: 9am–6pm, Sun: 1–5pm
Apr 24–May 12: School District 60 K-12 Art Show
Pueblo Heritage Museum Art Gallery, 201 W B Street, Pueblo, CO 81003, 719-295-1517, Tue–Sat: 10am–4pm
Apr 4–25: Bradley Bowman: Stories
May: Southern Co Photography Society
Jun: Sevas Razo
Jul: Patricia Hijar
Aug: Keri Englehart
Sep: Renate Trusie
Oct: Antonio LeFebre & Jim Sanchez
Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center, 210 N Santa Fe Ave, Pueblo, CO 81003, 719-295-7200, Tue–Sat: 10am–4pm
Jan 21–May 3: Art of Roberta Smith and Poetry of Barbara Ford (Hoag Gallery)
Feb 7–May 17: Buffalo Tales: Dwayne Wilcox, Colorado Ledger Artist (White Gallery)
Feb 21–Apr 19: Mi Razón de Ser (My Reason for Being): Rick Espinoza (Regional)
Feb 24–Apr 26: Fritz Scholder (3rd Floor Foyer Gallery)
Mar 15–Apr 19: The Works of Phil Brown (2nd Floor Foyer)
Apr 4–Oct 4: Greener Pastures (King Gallery)
May 2–Aug 9: Pottery by Diel Gray (Regional)
May 2–Aug 23: Linda Lazzarini and David Caricato (2nd Floor Foyer)
May 2–Sep 20: The Illustrations of Orlin Helgoe (3rd Floor Foyer)
May 20–Aug 23: Teresa Vitoe (Hoag Gallery)
Jun 7–Sep 27: Surrealism in the Southwest: the Visions of Orlin Helgoe (White Gallery)
Jun 7–14: Beauty Reborn 2.0: Salvador Dali—Alice in Wonderland (White Gallery)
Steel City Art Works Gallery, 330 S Union Ave, McLaughlin Building, Pueblo, CO 81003, 719-542-6838, Mon–Sat: 10am–5pm, Sun: 12–4pm
Apr 1–30: Color Carnival
May 1–31: May as Well Be Art
Jun 1–30: Artistic Antics
Surface Gallery at The Sluice, 2752 W Colorado Ave, CO Springs, CO 80904, 719-359-6966, Wed–Thu: 12–5pm, Fri–Sat: 11–5pm
Apr 4–25: FIVE: raw + Lorelei Beckstrom
May 2–30: Jasmine Dillavou + Valerie Lloyd
Jun 6–27: Robert Lococco + Dinah Mann
Tri Arts Project, Cantril School Building, 312 Cantril St, Castle Rock, CO 80104, 720-440-2996
Trinidad Carnegie Public Library, 202 N Animas St, Trinidad, CO 81082, 719-846-6841, Mon–Fri: 9am–5pm, Sat: 10am–4pm
True North Art Gallery, 31 E Bijou St, CO Springs, CO 80903, Thu–Mon: 12–5pm, First Fri: 11am–11pm
The Yard, coordinates: 38.847596,-104.799216, currently on hiatus