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 Gym Denver, 1460 Leyden St, Denver, CO 80220, 303-320-8347, Mon-Thu: 9am-8pm, Fri: 9am-6pm, Sat-Sun: 12-8pm
Aug 22-Sep 22: Bryn Gleason: Shadows (Main Gallery); Brady Smith: The Reproducibility of Mediums (Leyden Jar Gallery)
Sep 26-Oct 20: Colorado Artists in Recovery (CAiR) Group Exhibit (Main Gallery); Quick Studies: Figure Drawing Group Show
Oct 24-Dec 1: Chelsea Gilmore: Hiraeth (Main Gallery); Free Range: Art Gym Staff Showcase: Vickie Stevinson, Tyler Campbell, Gregory Santos, Brandy Coons, Amber Seegmiller, Madi Brunetti, River Smith, Lesley Renner, Phillip Trill (Leyden Jar Gallery)
Dec 7-Dec 24: Holiday Fine Art Festival: Member’s work
Jan 23-Feb 23: Porter Memorial Residency Showcase (Main Gallery); DRAGONS! Print Exchange (Leyden Jar Gallery)
Feb 27-Mar 23: Create Award Residency Group Show: Raymond Gabriel, Marley Robinson, Margarita Moreno (Main Gallery)
Arts Thornton, Oz Gallery, 9209 Dorothy Blvd, Thornton, CO 80229, 720-977-5880, Tues-Fri: 12-5pm, Second Sat: 10am-2pm
Jul 9-Sep 11: Rachel Houseman: Colorscapes
Oct 8-Sep 20: Inspirations From Japan: Mixed Media works by Shirlee Miyake (Opening reception: Oct 18, 6-8 pm)
Jan 14-Mar 31: Evan Colbert: Omnichromatic (Opening reception: Jan 17)
Apr 8-Jun 20: Joshua Frye: Emotional Alchemy: Transmuting Feelings into Masterpieces (Opening reception: Apr 18)
Aurora Central Library, 14949 E Alameda Pkwy, Aurora, CO 80012, 303-739-6600, Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm
Aug 5-Nov 30: Lucy Holtsnider: Threshold Beams
Bell Projects, 2822 E 17th Ave, Denver, CO 80206, Sat-Sun: 12-5pm, and by appt
Aug 30-Oct 13: Brady Dollyhigh and Daniel Granitto: Your Green and Mine
Oct 18-Dec 1: Lauren Fuhr: Horizons: the art of natural landscapes
Dec 6, 2024-Jan 12, 2025: Rick Barcelow: Unthethered
Brighton Armory Performing Arts Center, 300 Strong Street
Brighton, CO 80601, 303-655-2026, Tue-Fri: 1pm-4pm
Community College of Aurora Centretech Campus Fine Arts Building, 16000 E. Centretech Pkway, Aurora, CO 80011, Mon-Fri: 7am-10pm, Sat: 8am-4pm
Dec 5: Student Art Interdisciplinary Showcase (Opening reception: Dec 5, 4:30-6:30 pm; Music & Theatre Performance: Dec 5, 7:00 pm)
Counterpath, 7935 E 14th Ave, Denver, CO 80220, 720-787-7691
Denver Botanic Gardens Freyer-Newman Center, 1007 York St, Denver, CO 80206, 720-865-3500, Jan 8-Mar 31: 9am-4pm; Apr 1-May 11: 9am-7pm; May 12-Sep 2: 9am-8pm, Sep 3-29: 9am-7pm, Sep 30-Nov 19: 9am-4pm, Nov 20-Jan 5: 9am-2:30pm
Apr 14-Dec 8: River’s Voice: Textiles by Alexandra Kehayoglou
Apr 28-Sep 8: Spirit Guides: Fantastical Creatures from the Workshop of Jacobo and María Ángeles
Jun 23-Sep 29: Elliot Ross: Geography of Hope
Aug 11, 2024-Jan 5, 2025: Shadow and Light: Patrick Marold
Oct 13, 2024-Feb 2, 2025: Terra Incognita: Paintings by Andrea Kowch
Dec 22, 2024-Apr 13, 2025: Language Without Words: Works by Ashley Eliza Williams
Denver International Airport, 8500 Peña Blvd, Denver, CO 80249, 720-730-4359, daily: 24 hrs a day, interactive map here
Mar 1-Sep 6: Mike Wilson: 14ers with the Cottonwood Institute (Concourse A)
May-Oct: Creatively Remade: Upcycled Art and Design Group Exhibitions (C Concourse Center Core Upper Level Mezzanine)
Jun-Oct: Youth Paper Fashion with Factory Fashion (Concourse A Center Core Upper Levels); Sarah Starling (Airport Office Building Lobby Gallery)
Oct-Dec: Kristina Davies (Airport Office Building Lobby Gallery)
Derby Project Space, 6525 E 72nd Pl, Commerce City, CO, 80022, open by appt
Downtown Aurora Visual Arts (DAVA), 1405 Florence St, Aurora, CO 80010, 303-367-5886, Mon-Fri: 10am-5pm and by appt
Sep 6-Nov 18: Seeds of Hope: DAVA Youth and Guest Artists Kelly Cox, Anna Kaye, Regan Rosburg, and Eileen Roscina (Opening reception: Sep 6, 4-9pm)
Dec 6-20: DAVA’s Annual Holiday Show and Sale: Artworks by DAVA youth and guest artists (Opening reception: Sep 6, 4-9 pm)
East Colfax Art Gallery—Aurora Cultural Arts District, 10201 E Colfax Ave, Aurora, CO 80010, 303-747-6917, Tue-Sat: 11am-6pm
Fulginiti Pavilion for Bioethics and Humanities, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 13080 E 19 Ave, Aurora, CO 80045, Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm for CU-AMC badged personnel, Mon-Fri: open to the public from 11:30am-5pm
May 3, 2023-May 3, 2026: Juls Mendoza: Fly to Heal
Mar 14-Oct 31: Raw Material: Quilts by NedRa Bonds; 7,000 Babies: The Legacy of Justina Ford, MD
Nov-Jun: Jeffrey Kent
Hoffman Library (Aurora Public Library), 1298 Peoria St, Aurora, CO 80011, 303-739-1572, Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm
Jul 26-Dec 7: Devin Urioste: Pray
Leon Art Gallery, 1112 E 17th Ave, Denver, CO 80218, 303-832-1599, Wed-Fri: 10am-6pm, Sat-Sun: 12-5pm
Aug 10-Sep 14: Miguel Osorio: Filaments
Sep 21: Leon Gala
Sep 28-Nov 9: Sam Grabowska: Haptic Terrain
Nov 16, 2024-Jan 4, 2025: Markus Puskar
Northglenn Arts, Parsons Theatre Gallery Wall, 1 E Mem Pkwy, Northglenn, CO 80233, 303-450-8888, Mon-Fri: 4pm-8pm, during events, and by appt
Jul-Sep: Access Gallery: Lasting Impressions
The People’s Building, 9995 E Colfax Ave, Aurora, CO 80010, 720-819-6680, open first Fri: 5-7pm, during events, and by appt
Aug 2-Sep 30: Sarah Fish
Oct 4-Nov 30: Tonos Latinos
Red Delicious Press, 9901 E 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80010, 720-403-4989, open by appt
Sep 6, 5-8pm: First Friday: Dale Tanis: The Card Project (1983 to the Present)
Nov 9, 10a-4p: Screen Print Card Class, most supplies included, $65 per person. Designs will need to be pre-approved one week before the class. Spots are limited, pre register at Home | Red Delicious Press
SAME Café Gallery, 2023 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80206, 720-530-6853, Mon-Fri: 11am-2:30pm
Nov: Harland Burr
Jan: Rich Taylor
Feb: Robn Hill
The Storeroom, 1700 Vine St, Denver, CO 80206, on view all hours, check @storeroomdenver for updates and events
Aug 29-Oct: Enter the Void: Spencer Eudaly/Mr. Hanimal
Nov-Feb: Prophecy/Telling: Jasmine Dillavou
Taza Gallery, Adams County Government Center, 4430 South Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO 80601, 720-523-6810, Mon-Fri: 7:30am-2:30pm
Oct 4-Dec 2: Journeys: Personal narratives of place, memory, and emotion: Downtown Aurora Visual Arts Student Artists
Dec 3-Feb 24: Markus Puskar: A collection of otherworldly paintings
The Wolf Den Custom Tattoo & Gallery, 6640 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80220, 720-917-9406, Tue-Sat: 2-8pm