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
Apr 4–May 25: ReImagined: Group Exhibition
Jun 6–Jul 19: Planes Trains and Automobiles: Group Exhibition
Aug 1–Sep 6: Don’t Box Me In: Summer Interns Exhibition
Sep 16: 99 Pieces of Art on the Wall: Fundraiser
Oct 3–Nov 7: Creature Feature
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
Apr 4–May 31: Resident Showcase
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
May 1–Jun 16: Conquering the Curve: Lisa Calzavara (Opening reception: May 16, 6–9pm)
Bitfactory Gallery, 851 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-862-9367, May–Sep: Tue–Sat: 11am–4pm, First Fri: 6–10pm, Third Fri: 6–9pm; Oct–Apr: Tue–Sat: 11:30am–3pm
May 16–Jun 14: The Pure Present: Dan Drossman
Jun 20–Jul 12: Soul Purpose: Vicki Christensen, Pam Hake, and Karen Valiant
Jul 18–Jul 26: Raven Rohrig
Aug 1–Aug 30: Group Exhibition: Call for Entries
Sep 5–Sep 13: Vincent Cheap & Jason Cope
Sep 19–Oct 11: Mindsafe: A. L. Lummus & Ira Sherman
Oct 17–Nov 15: Once Upon a Time: Tadashi Hayakawa
Nov 21–Dec 13: Group Exhibition: Call for Entries
Dec 19–Jan 10: Brayden Espinosa, Kristina Davies, & Clint Eccher
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, First Fri: 11am–8pm
May 23–Aug 2: Reconnect 2025: MSU Denver Alumni Exhibition
Aug 15–Oct 25: Dance of Resistance
CHAC (Chicano Humanities & Arts Council) Gallery, 834 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO, 80204, 720-662-4800, Thu–Sun: 12–4pm, First Fri: 3–9pm, and by appt
May 2–Jun 27: Sovereign Bodies Sacred Futures: Honoring Queer Resistance and Envisioning Collective Liberation LGBTQ2S+ (curators: Tania Maldonado and Micah Ramirez)
Aug 1–Sep 28: Members Showcase
Oct 3–Nov 21: Día de Muertos
Dec 5–28: Santos and Crosses
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: 11am–4pm, First and Third Fri
Apr 24–May 18: Intersections: Four Stories, One Creative Crossroad: Erin Marie King, Tierra Lalk, Brinda Lane-Pumphrey, Skye Barker Maa (D’art 360 Gallery); Carol Dickerson (Gallery West)
May 8–Jun 1: Dissonances: Ketty Devieux; Gloria Campbell, Claire Ibarra (Main Gallery); Ashton Lacy Jones (Gallery East)
May 22–Jun 15: Jerry Allison, Shaylen Broughton, Justin Huebner, Bethanie Pack (D’art 360 Gallery); Ben Perea (Gallery West)
Jun 5–29: Laura Brenton, Emily Oldak, Vicky Smith (Main Gallery); Roger Rapp (Gallery East)
Jun 19–Jul 13: Waves of Hope: Whispers From The Deep (D’art 360 Gallery); Whispers From The Deep: Immersive Experience (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
Apr 4–May 31: SOMA: Mia Carpenter, Liberty Garcia, and Navya Mallepedi
Denver Art Society, 734 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-534-1132, Daily: 10am–7pm, First Fri: 5–10pm, 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
The Laboratory on Santa Fe, 840 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-709-3178, Fri: 6–9pm, Sat: 12–6pm, Sun: 12–5:30pm
Apr 11–Jun 7: Wild At Heart & Weird on Top: A National Exhibition Devoted to David Lynch
Jun 20–Jul 19: THIRST TRAPS: Rick Dallago (Artist reception: Jun 21, 3–5pm; Artist talk: Jul 12, 1–3pm)
Jul 25–Aug 23: Civilization
Michael Warren Contemporary, 760 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-635-6255, Tue–Sat: 11am–5pm
May 13–Jun 21: Andrew Roberts-Gray: Singularity; Collin Parson: Reflectivity
Jun 24–Jul 26: Deb Adams-Welles and Jay Phillips
Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-571-4401, Tue–Fri: 12–6pm, Sat–Sun: 12–5pm
Feb 20–Jul 13: AfroMexican Journey: Yanga, Slavery, and Freedom
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–Sun: 12–4pm, First and Third Fri: 12-9pm, last Sun: 11am–3pm, and by appt
Apr 11–May 11: Cristina Bowes: Transference
May 16–Jun 15: Associate Members Exhibition (Front Gallery); Members Exhibition (Back Gallery)
Jun 20–Jul 20: Denise Demby (Front Gallery); Sue Simon (Back Gallery)
Jul 25–Aug 24: Tracey Russell (Front Gallery); Talia Johns (Back Gallery)
Aug 29–Sep 28: Janine Thornton (Front Gallery); Jude Barton (Back Gallery)
Oct 3–Nov 2: Michael Wray (Front Gallery); Marilyn Wells (Back Gallery)
Nov 7–Dec 7: Open Call Photography Exhibition
Niza Knoll Gallery, 915 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-953-1789, Thu–Sun: 1–4pm, First Fri: 4–9pm, Third Fri: 4-8pm, last Sun: 11-3, and by appt
May 2–25: Everything Papier Mâché
May 30–Jun 29: More than Black Art (curator: Tyree Jones)
Jul 4–Aug 24: A Nation of Immigrants: Coming to America (Invitational)
Aug 29–Oct 6: Small Works: 9 by 12 (Invitational)
Oct 11–Nov 15: Mix 1
Nov 22, 2025–Jan 11, 2026: Mix 2
Polished Earth Gallery, 910 Santa Fe Dr #5, Denver, CO 80204, Fri–Sat: 10am–4pm, online and by appt
Portal Gallery at Recreative Denver, 765 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-638-3128, 11am–6pm every day
May 2–Jun 30:Threads of Identity
Post Residency, 910 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO Studio 12B, Denver, CO 80204, by appt
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
May 2–31: Strung Together (Artist reception: May 16, 6:30–8:30pm)
Jun 6–28: Vibrant Voices (Opening reception: Jun 6, 5:30–10pm) (Artist reception: Jun 20, 6:30–8:30pm) (Call for entry deadline: May 16)
Jul 4–26: Visual Melodies (Opening reception: Jul 4, 5:30–10pm) (Artist reception: Jul 18, 6:30–8:30pm) (Call for entry deadline: Jun 20)
Aug 1–30: Miniature Marvels (Opening reception: Aug 1, 5:30–10pm) (Artist reception: Aug 15, 6:30–8:30pm) (Call for entry deadline: Jul 18)
Sep 5–27: Deepest Depths (Opening reception: Sep 5, 5:30–10pm) (Artist reception: Sep 19, 6:30–8:30pm) (Call for entry deadline: Aug 15)
Oct 3–Nov 1: Whimsical Wonders (Opening reception: Oct 3, 5:30–10pm) (Artist reception: Oct 17, 6:30–8:30pm) (Call for entry deadline: Sep 19)
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
Apr 18–May 24: Nikki Pike: Echoes from the Forest; Jeff Juhlin: Dreaming the Landscape: A Contemporary View; Sue M. Gibbons: Of Plains and Hills
May 30–Aug 9: Summer Salon: A selection of outstanding works by featured artists
Aug 15–Sep 20: Ian McLaughlin and Mila Garcia
Sep 26–Nov 1: Patricia Aaron, Jeff Wenzel, Joshua Enck
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
Apr 17–May 11: Tiana Graves and Alexa Elliott
May 15–Jun 15: Dagmar Nickerson and Lois Lupica: Luminescence
Jun 20–Jul 13: Nathan Dominik and Sandy Marvin: Natural Perspectives
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 Fri: 5–8pm, and by appt
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1 Art Gallery, 841 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-515-8391, First Fri: 5:30–9:30pm and by appt