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.
Access Gallery, 909 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-927-6279, Wed-Fri: 1-5pm, Sat: 1-4pm, first Fri: 1-9pm, third Fri: 1-8pm, final Sun: 11am-3pm, and by appt
Aug 2-Sep 7: Beautiful Complex & Giving Voice: Summer Program Artists
Sep 13: 99 Pieces Fundraiser
Oct 4-Nov 24: Fan Art: Group Exhibition
Dec 6-Dec 21: Holiday Art Market
Jan 3-Feb 22: All Access Pass: Group Exhibition
Another Gallery, 345 N Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80223, 209-909-4822, Tue-Thu: 12-6pm, first and third Fri: 5:30-9:30pm, first Thu openings: 6-9pm, and by appt
Sep 6-Oct: Was This Here Before?
Artists on Santa Fe Gallery, 747 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-573-5903, Mon, Wed, Thu: 11am-3pm, Fri-Sat: 11am-5pm, Sun: 12-4pm, first and third Fri: 5-9pm
Sep 6-29: Chris Smith: Aged into Nostalgia
Oct: Bev Thomas and Donna Lovely: Echo’s of Nature: A Visual Dialog Between Painters
Nov-Dec: 37th Annual Holiday Show
Bitfactory Gallery, 851 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-862-9367, May-Sep: Tues-Sat: 11am-4pm, First Fridays: 6-10pm, and Third Fri: 6-9pm; Oct-Apr: Tue-Sat: 11:30am-3pm
Aug 2-Sep 14: Visible Planets 2024: Quelle Chris, Deca, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Fresh Daily, Odessey, and Lily Fangz
Oct 18-Nov 9: Spiritual Journey: Carm Fogt, Tadashi Hayakawa, and Susan Merriman
Nov 15-Dec 14: Group Exhibition (Artwork curated by Emit (Chuck Krausz) of the DF Crew, gallery curated by Bill Thomason)
Dec 20-Jan 11: Deca: Solo Exhibition
Center for Visual Art, Metropolitan State University of Denver, 965 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-615-0282, Tue-Fri: 11am-6pm, Sat: 12-5pm, and First Fridays: 11am-8pm
Aug 1-Oct 19: Corey Pemberton: Piece by Piece (curated by Cecily Cullen); Crafting the Future: Layers: Edmund Arevalo, Ashley Cole, Terrick Gutierrez, Adrienne Muse, Will Raojenina, and Shannon Scates; Valerie C. White: Cultivating Threads of Memory (curators: Bridget Ebert and Alyssa Williams) (965 Project Gallery)
Nov 1-Dec 6: Fall 2024 BFA Thesis Exhibition
Jan 3-Mar 22: Tomiko Jones: The Intimate Infinite (curated by Cecily Cullen)
CHAC (Chicano Humanities & Arts Council) Gallery, 834 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO, 80204, 720-662-4800, currently closed for renovation, Thu-Sun: 12-4pm, first Fri: 3-9pm, and by appt
Oct-Nov: Día de los Muertos
Dec: Santos of the Southwest
D'art Gallery, 900 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-486-7735, Thu: 12-5pm, Fri: 12-9pm, Sat: 12-5pm, Sun: 1-4pm, last Sun of the month: 11am-4pm, First and Third Fri
Aug 29-Sep 22: Carrie MaKenna, Barb DeMarlie, Blaise Simonelli and Shelley Hull: Realms of Wonder (Main Gallery); Open Studios Boulder: Verdant Southwest - 22 Perspectives (Gallery East)
Sep 12-Oct 6: Cherry Creek Group: Autumn Echoes (D'art 360 Gallery); Rick Dallago: Devil in the Details (Gallery West)
Sep 26-Oct 20: James Allan-Holmes: The Center Must Hold; Robin Faye Gates: Scholars and Misfits; Tom Riedel: Full Circle(Main Gallery); Jill Powers and Lisa Miles: Bast (Gallery East)
Oct 10-Nov 3: Meghann & Kevin Haase, Mary Holm, Ana Quintana, Nijole Rasmussen (D'art 360 Gallery); Gabrielle Shannon (Gallery West)
Oct 24-Nov 17: D'art Spot On #5, juried show (Main Gallery); Colorado Women's Art Museum: HerScapes: Robin Cole, Michelle Courier, Deb Komar, Sarah Sanderson, Bernice Strawn (Gallery East; Opening reception: Oct 26, 6-9pm; Meet the Artists: Nov 10, 2-3pm)
Nov 7-Dec 1: D’art Satellite members group show (D’art 360 Gallery); Ben Perea: The Untold Moments in Rock History (Gallery West)
Nov 21-Dec 15: D'art Members Holiday Show (Main Gallery); Tera Humphrey (Gallery East)
Dec 5-Dec 29: 360 Members Group Holiday Show (D'art 360 Gallery)
Dec 19, 2024-Jan 12, 2025: Nea Brown and Marilyn Wells (Main Gallery); Elle Sung (Gallery East)
Jan 2-Jan 26, 2025: Four D'art 360 members (D'art 360 Gallery)
Jan 16-Feb 9, 2025: Deborah Carlson, Alanna Peters, Benjamin Stanford (Main Gallery); Shane Epping (Gallery East)
Jan 30-Feb 23, 2025: Rachael LaMielle, Craig Rouse, Lillian Schaffer, Betsy Kolt (D'art 360 Gallery)
Feb 13-Mar 9, 2025: Denise Bohart, Melody Epperson, Kathy Knaus (Main Gallery)
Feb 13-Mar 9, 2025: Denise Bohart, Melody Epperson, Kathy Knaus (Main Gallery); Thomas Carr (Gallery East)
Feb 27-Mar 23: Marni Meyers, Stephen Podrasky, Melanie Fischer (D’art 360 Gallery); Tony Eitzel (Gallery West)
Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe, 858 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-773-2373, open during events, first and third Fri: 6-9pm, and by appt
Denver Art Society, 734 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-534-1132, Daily: 10am-7pm, First Fridays: 5-10pm, and Sundays on Santa Fe (through Oct): 11am-3pm
Galapago Space, 923 Galapago St, Denver, CO 80204 (enter through the alley), email Galapago Space to schedule an appt
Sep 20-Oct 31: Conduits: Alli Lemon and George P Perez (Opening reception: Sep 20, 5:30-9:30pm) (Curated by Lauren E Hartog)
Gallery 6, 918 W 8th Ave, Denver, CO 80204, (303) 408-3486, Tue-Fri: 12–7 pm, Sat: 11am–5pm
The Laboratory on Santa Fe, 840 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-709-3178
Aug 16-Sep 7: Adrift: Christy Seving
Sep 13-Oct 12: Original (curator: Josh Berkowitz) (Opening reception: Sep 13, 6-9pm)
Oct 18-Nov 9: Up Close & Personal: A Group Exhibition curated by Raven Rohrig (Opening reception: Oct 18, 6-9pm)
Michael Warren Contemporary, 760 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-635-6255, Tue-Sat: 11am-5pm
Aug 1-Sep 7: X.v: Jeff Baldus, John Garrett, Etsuko Ichikawa, Margaret Kasahara, Gwen Laine, Sara Ransford, Allison Stewart, Floyd Tunson, and Sherry Wiggins
Sep 9-15: Jay Phillips
Sep 17-Oct 26: Marietta Patricia Leis (Opening reception: Sep 20, 5-7pm)
Oct 31-Dec 7: Vistas Comunes: from the Andes to the Rockies,
de los Andes a las Rocallosas: Clay Artists of Colorado and Chile (Opening reception: Oct 31, 5-8pm)
Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-571-4401, Tue-Fri: 12-6pm, Sat-Sun: 12-5pm
Aug 2-Sep 22: Anthony Quinn: What am I? ¿Qué soy?
Oct 10, 2024-Jan 26, 2025: Migrants, a Tale of Two Hearts
Ongoing: La Misión: Hecho de Tierra y Espiritu / The Mission: Made of Earth and Spirit
Ongoing: Tiempo y Lugar / Time and Place
931 Gallery, 931 Santa Fe Dr, Ste 150, Denver, CO 80204, 303-432-8170, Fri-Sat: 12-4pm, Sun: 11am-3pm, and by appt
Aug 16-Sep 15: Jude Barton: Propositional Truth; Denise Demby: Shifting Paradigms
Sep 20-Oct 20: Marilyn Wells: The Cosmos and I; Denise Demby: Shifting Paradigms (cont.)
Oct 25-Nov 24: Tracy Russell: Inner Landscape; The Eight: Tom Linker, Sue Simon, Bill Ballas, Michael Keyes, Gary Manuel, Kat Potter, Phil Potter, Susan Rubin
Nov 29-Dec 22: Karen Shaw: Eluding Realism; Denise Demby: Small Works
Niza Knoll Gallery, 915 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-953-1789, Thu-Sun: 1-4pm, First Fridays: 4-9pm, Third Fridays: 4-8pm, Last Sun of each month: 11-3, or by appt
Aug 16-Sep 29: The MIX: Pat Lickly, Tyree Jones, and Aliki McCain
Oct 4-Oct 27: Bark Rhythms: North American Hand Papermakers
Nov 1-Dec 22: The MIX: Victoria Eubanks, Mark Friday, Nancy Enyart, and Kristy Melodia
Jan 3-Feb 23: 15 Year Gallery Celebration (Artists reception: Jan 17, 5-8 pm)
Feb 28-Mar 30: Juried Photo Collage Exhibition (Artists reception: Mar 21, 5-8pm)
Apr 4-Apr 27: WCACO Women’s Caucus of Art CO. Exhibition
NKollectiv, 960 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-722-2107, Wed-Sat: 12-5pm, First and Third Fri: 5-9pm
Aug 16-Sep 15: NKollectiv Summer Group Show
Sep 20-Oct 13: Julia Martin: Raw Materials
Oct 18-Nov 11: Krista Lavonas: Contained
Nov 16-Dec 22: Holiday Group Show
Jan 10-Feb 23: New Beginnings (location tbd)
Polished Earth Gallery, 910 Santa Fe Dr., #5, Denver, CO, 80204, Fri-Sat: 10am-4pm, online and by appt
Post Residency, 910 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO Studio 12B, Denver, CO 80204, by appt
Oct 4-Dec: Transference: a physical narrative: Alejandra Calvo (Opening reception: Oct 4, 6-8pm; Artist talk: Nov 21, 6-7pm)
Dec 8, 11am-4pm: Winter Art Market
Prism Arts Workshop, 999 Vallejo Street, Studio 5, Denver, CO, 80204, open during class hours
RemainReal Fine Art, 901 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-667-1597, Thu-Sun: 11am-7pm
Sep 6-29: Ally Popovich: Chromadreams (Featured Gallery); 90’s Nostalgia (Supporting Classroom Gallery) (Opening reception: Sep 20)
Oct 4-27: Drawing Beyond the Deck: Tarot Card Group Exhibition (Featured Gallery); Into the Future (Supporting Classroom Gallery) (Opening reception: Oct 18)
Nov 1-24: Mini Masterpieces: Small Works Exhibition (Featured Gallery); Mini’s (Supporting Classroom Gallery) (Reception: Nov 15)
Dec 6-29: Rachel Espenlaub: Shifts and Ladders (Featured Gallery); Interpretations (Supporting Classroom Gallery) (Reception: Dec 20)
Rule Gallery, 808 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-800-6776, Tues-Fri: 12-6pm, Sat: 12-5pm
Sep 21-Nov 30: Jill O’Bryan: Breathing into the Moon / Drawing on the Earth (Opening Reception: Sep 21, 6-8pm (artist in attendance))
Dec 20-Feb 15: Clark Richert
Feb 28-Apr 12: El Disco
SPACE Gallery, 400 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204; Annex Gallery: 95 S Cherokee St, Denver, CO 80223, 303-993-3321, Wed-Fri: 11am-5pm, Sat: 10am-3pm, and by appt
Aug 16-Sep 21: Hyland Mather: Here By Accident (Space Annex, Opening reception: Aug 16, 6-9pm)
Sep 27-Nov 2: Ted Moore, Anna Elise Johnson, and Sarah Poland (Opening Reception: Sep 27)
Aug 23-Sep 28: Mando Marie, Valfré, Cody Hudson, Isolina Minjeong, Evan Hecox, Keya Tama (Opening reception: Aug 23)
Oct 4-Nov 2: Ted Moore and Anna Elise Johnson (Opening reception: Oct 4)
Nov 8-Dec 31: Michael Hedges and Guzzo Pinc (Opening reception: Nov 8)
Spark Gallery, 900 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-889-2200, Thu: 12-5pm, Fri: 12-9pm, Sat: 12-5pm, Sun: 1-4pm, and by appt
SYNC Gallery, 931 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-320-3616, Thu, Fri, Sun: 1-4pm, Sat: 12-5pm, last Sun: 11am-3pm, first and third Fri: 1-9pm, and by appt
Aug 15-Sep 15: Jean Herman and Helene Strebel: Textures in Art
Sep 19-Oct 13: Lisa Calzavara and Raphael Sanchez: Deviations
Oct 17-Nov 10: Dagmar Nickerson and Phyllis Rider: Fire and Ice
Nov 14-Dec 15: Elvi Bjorkquist and Hugh Daly
Dec 19-Jan 12: Sync Members Group Show
Threyda Gallery, 878 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-523-3683, Sat-Sun: 12-5pm, Mon-Fri: by appt
Town Hall Collaborative, 525 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-389-7502, Tue-Wed: 4-10pm, Thu: 8am-10pm, Fri: 8am-12am, Sat: 9am-12am, Sun: 12-6pm
Urban Mud, 530 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-271-9601, First Fridays: 5-8pm, and by appt
Aug 1-Sep 20: Here to Serve: Serving Dishes, Trays, and Platters
Oct 4-Nov 22: Ceramic Drinkware and Sets (Opening reception: Oct 4, 5-8 pm)
Dec 6-Jan 31: The Holiday Show: Ceramic gifts for the holidays (Opening reception: Dec 6, 5-8 pm)
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1 Art Gallery, 841 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-515-8391, First Fridays: 5:30-9:30pm and by appt