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.
Anderson Academic Commons, University of Denver, 2150 E Evans Ave, Denver, CO 80208, 303-871-3074, Mon-Fri: 8am-8pm, Sat: 9am-8pm, Sun: 10am-8pm
Apr 16–Sep 29: The 25th Anniversary Celebration of DU's Office of Teaching and Learning
Jun–Oct: Stories from the Archives, 2024
Aug 1-Nov 30: Pulp to Pages
Arapahoe Community College, Colorado Gallery of the Arts, 5900 S Santa Fe Dr, Littleton, CO 80120, 303-797-5649, Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm, Thurs: 9am-7pm
Aug 22–Sep 26: This is Colorado: Hosted by the Heritage Fine Art Guild
Oct 3–23: Across the Globe, Next Stop…Spain and Portugal (Opening reception: Oct 3, 5-7pm)
Nov 7–Dec 5: Shared Visions Tactile Exhibition: Works created by ACC and Colorado Center for the Blind students (Opening reception: Nov 7, 5-7pm)
Jan 22–Feb 5: Littleton Public Schools (Closing reception: Feb 5, 5-7pm)
Feb 11–Mar 8: Women Caucus for the Arts (Opening reception: Feb 13, 5-7pm)
Art Students League of Denver, 200 Grant St, Denver, CO 80203, 303-778-6990. Mon-Thurs: 8:30am-6:30pm, Fri-Sun: 8:30am-4:30pm
Aug 9-Sep 20: New Works: Art Students League of Denver Faculty
Sep 27–Oct 26: METALmorphosis: The Art of Transformation (Opening reception: Sep 27, 5:30-8pm)
Nov 1–Dec 8: I See Red: A Small Works Exhibit (Opening reception: Nov 1, 5:30-8pm)
Dec 7, 1-7pm; Dec 8, 10am-4pm: Winter Holiday Art Market (WHAM!)
Jan 10–Feb 9: GREEN TEENS: A Teenage Response to Fast Fashion (Opening Reception: Jan 10, 5:30-8pm)
Feb 21–Mar 30: delecTABLE (Opening reception: Feb 21, 5:30-8pm)
Bemis Public Library, 6014 S Datura St, Littleton, CO 80120, 303-795-3961, Mon-Thurs: 9am-8pm, Fri-Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 1-5pm
Black Book Gallery, 3878 S Jason St, Englewood, Colorado 80110, 303-941-2458, open by appt
Black Cube Headquarters, Nomadic Art Museum; most exhibitions are offsite
May 17–Oct 27: Rachel Hayes: Horizon Drift; Artistic Direction by Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum and presented in partnership with the Biennial of the Americas; location: Plaza of the Americas, 1550 Wewatta St, Denver, CO 80202
Ongoing: SHARE: Anuar Maauad; locations: installed at 100 outdoor sites throughout Denver and the surrounding area
Ongoing: Matt Barton: Community Forms; location: TAXI Campus, 3455 Ringsby Ct, Denver, CO 80216
Blue Tile Gallery, 3944 S Broadway, Englewood, CO 80113, 720-289-9323, Thu-Fri: 5-8pm, Sat-Sun: 12-4pm, and by appt
Community Commons Gallery, Room 1001, University of Denver, 2055 E Evans Ave, Denver, CO 80210, 303-871-3111, Mon-Fri: 7am-10pm, Sat-Sun: 8am-10pm
Curtis Center for the Arts, 2349 E Orchard Rd, Greenwood Village, CO 80121, 303-797-1779, Mon-Fri: 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat: 10am-4pm
Sep 7–Nov 2: Peter Durst and Stan Meyer: Two Friends—100 Years of Art (Opening reception: Sep 7, 6-8pm)
Sep 14–15, 10am-5pm: Art on the Green (Curtis Park)
Nov 9–Dec 21: Through the Looking Glass (Opening reception: Nov 9, 6-8pm)
Jan 11–Feb 22: Perseverance: Alicia Bailey, Catherine Chauvin, Melinda Laz, and Sharon Strasburg (Opening reception: Jan 11, 6-8pm)
Davis Gallery, University of Denver, Shwayder Art Building, 2121 E Asbury Ave, Denver, CO 80210, 303-871-2846, Tues-Sun: 12-5pm
Sep 12–Oct 11: Recent Acquisitions: Artwork by Former DU Faculty
Oct 24–Dec 4: Josephine Lobato: Mi Vida en Colcha (Davis Gallery and the DU Chambers Center for the Advancement of Women)
Dec 9, 2024–Jan 17, 2025: How Do We Know We're Alive? (Curated by Siera Thompson)
Jan 20–Feb 23, 2025: Amalgamate: Jewell Nichols, artist and curator
Mar 3–31, 2025: Month of Photography
Depot Art Gallery (Littleton Fine Arts Guild), 2069 W Powers Ave, Littleton, CO 80120, 303-795-0781, Tues-Sun: 11am-4pm
Jul 23–Sep 7: 2024 Fiber Art Colorado Exhibition
Sep 10–Oct 26: Side by Side
Oct 29–Dec 29: Holiday Boutique
1101 Event Center Gallery, 1101 W Mineral Ave, Littleton, CO 80120, Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm
Aug 5–Oct 4: Rodney Buxton: Fleeting Beauty: Our National Parks; bjyost: Inky Fingers' Originals
Oct 7–Dec 6: Colorado Luminance Photographs by Eric Hagemann; Colorado Flowers: Colorful Closeups Photography by Susan Winn
Dec 9, 2024–Jan 31, 2025: Ana Quintana, Saint Cross Art: Acrylic Fluid Art Paintings
Feb 3–Apr 4, 2025: Month of Photography 2025: Colorado Photographers
Eloise May Library, 1471 S Parker Rd, Denver, CO 80231, 303-542-7279, Mon-Thurs: 9am-7pm, Fri-Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 12-5pm
Sep: Lisa Kornblith
Oct: Catie Michel
Kaladi Coffee Roasters Denver, 1730 E Evans Ave, Denver, CO 80120, 303-722-0594, Mon-Fri: 6am-7pm, Sat: 6:30am-7pm, Sun: 7am-5pm
Kaladi Coffee Roasters Englewood, 2823 S Broadway, Englewood, CO 80113, 720-570-2166, Mon-Fri: 6am-7pm, Sat: 6:30am-7pm, Sun: 7am-5pm
Koelbel Library, 5955 S Holly St, Centennial, CO 80121, 303-542-7279, Mon-Thurs: 9am-8pm, Fri-Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 12-5pm
Oct: Amber Sliter
Nov: Pushpa Mehta
Dec: Lauren Woodward
Littleton Museum, 6028 S Gallup St, Littleton, CO 80120, 303-795-3950, Tues-Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 11am-5pm
Jul 14, 2023–Oct 27, 2024: Below the Surface: How Mining Altered Colorado's Social and Cultural Landscape
Sep 20–Dec 29: A Place for All People: Introducing the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Jan 31–Apr 19: Chuck Brenton: Running West
Jan 17–Apr 6: Dinosaurs: Fossils Exposed
Lone Tree Arts Center Gallery, 10075 Commons St, Lone Tree, CO 80124, 720-509-1000, Mon-Fri: 10am-4pm and 2 hours before performances
Jul 18–Sep 23: Commissioners’ Choice: FourSight: Mark Friday, Deborah Jang, Craig Marshall Smith, and Karen Scharer
Sep 26–Jan 6: 23rd Annual Lone Tree Art Expo
Jan 8-Mar 23: Commissioners’ Choice: Paul Unks: Preserving an American Legacy
Madden Museum (Operated by the University of Denver), 6363 S Fiddler’s Green Cir, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm
Sep 9, 2024–Aug 1, 2025: Lay of the LAND: Interpretations of SCAPES (Curated by University of Denver students, featuring landscapes from the Madden Collection and University Art Collection)
Museum of Anthropology (DUMA), University of Denver, Sturm Hall, Room 102, 2000 E Asbury Ave, Denver, CO 80208, 303-871-2543, Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm, and by appt
Oct 10–Nov 15: Everyday Masterpieces: Indigenous Art in Daily Life (Opening reception: Oct 10, 5pm; Artist talk with Louie Gong: Oct 10, 6pm)
Museum of Outdoor Arts, 6331 S Fiddler’s Green Cir, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, 303-806-0444, open by appointment and during events
May–Oct: Marjorie Park / Fiddler’s Green Tours available by appointment
May–Oct: Flight of Daedalus: Design and Build Outreach Installation with Arapahoe Community College (High Line Canal Conservancy Headquarters Trail. Mile marker 30.)
Aug 3–Dec 6: Exploring the Luminous Shadow: Summer Design and Build Installations (Marjorie Park)
Aug 3–Feb 7: Curious Objects (A temporary exhibit by Lonnie Hanzon within the Cabinet of Curiosities and Impossibilities)
Ongoing: Cabinet of Curiosities and Impossibilities: Lonnie Hanzon (Marjorie Park)
Ongoing: Permanent collection at Marjorie Park and Englewood
Parker Arts at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave, Parker, CO 80138, 303-805-6800, Mon-Sat: 12-5pm
Jul 9–Sep 8: David Uhl: The Art of the Motorcycle
Aug 11–Oct 5: Color & Light: The Colorado Show (Schoolhouse Gallery, Meet the Artists reception: Sep 19, 6:30-8:00pm)
Sep 11–Nov 30: Day of the Dead
Oct 6–Nov 16: The Best of Parker Art Guild (Schoolhouse Gallery, Reception & Awards Presentation: Oct 17, 6:30-8:00pm)
Nov 17, 2024–Jan 18, 2025: Less Than a Benjamin (Schoolhouse Gallery, Reception: Nov 21, 6:30-8:00pm)
Dec 10, 2024–Feb 2025: Charles Parson
Jan 19–Apr 6: National Arts Program (Schoolhouse Gallery, Reception & Awards Presentation: Apr 3, 4:30-8:00pm)
Rising Gallery, 4885 S Broadway, Englewood, CO 80113, 720-618-8957, open by appt
SeeSaw Art Gallery, 5 W. Radcliff Ave, Englewood, CO 80110, 303-501-2712, by appt
Aug 23–Oct 20: UNSETTLED: Denver Residency Work by Brandi Kole and Rock CYFI Martinez (Opening reception: Aug 23, 6-9pm)
Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S Biscay Cir, Centennial, CO 80015, 303-542-7279, Mon-Thurs: 9am-9pm, Fri-Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 12-5pm
Sep: Kristen Williams
Oct: Neil Scanlan
Nov: Neil Scanlan
Dec: Christina Hobson
South Street First Friday Art Walk, 1400-1600 S Pearl St, Denver, CO 80210, First Fridays: 5:30-8pm, Aug through Nov
Spectra Art Space, 1836 S Broadway, Denver, CO 80210, 720-535-7244, Thu-Sat: 11am-10pm, Sun, Mon, Wed: 11am-9pm
Sep 14, 5-10pm: For the Record
Stanton Gallery (Town Hall Art Center), 2450 W Main St, Littleton, CO, 80120, 303-794-2787, Mon-Fri: 10am-5pm
Sep 1–Oct 6: Kara Shirey
Oct 7–15: Naiche Washburn & Friends
Nov 22–Dec 29: Community Art Show
Jan 1–Feb 10: Jenna Cruff
Mar 28–Apr 27: Krista Falkenstine
Vicki Myhren Gallery, University of Denver, 2121 E Asbury Ave, Denver, CO 80210, 303-871-3716, Tues-Sun: 12-5pm
Sep 12–Nov 22: DU Faculty Exhibition
Jan 9–Feb 23, 2025: Code-X: Contemporary Codices by Latinx Artists
Mar 10–Apr 27, 2025: History of Photography in Colorado, 1945-1995 (Curated by Rupert Jenkins)
May 15–Jun 15, 2025: Senior Showcase