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 Contained del Sol Studios, 3058 W 55th Ave, Denver, CO 80221, 720-331-8768, Mon–Fri: 8am–6pm, Sat: 12–4pm
ART Gallery at Red Rocks Community College, 13300 W 6th Ave, Lakewood, CO, 80228, Mon–Thu: 7–9pm, Fri: 7–9pm, Sat: 10am–2pm
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada, CO 80003, 720-898-7200, Mon–Fri: 11am–7pm, Sat: 10am–4pm, Sun: 12–4pm
Sep 11–Nov 9: COllage (Main Gallery); Deborah Jang: Sum of the Parts (Upper Gallery); Jeremy Grant: Through Lines (Theatre Gallery)
Nov 28–Dec 14: Annual Fine Art Market and Holiday Pottery Sales (Opening reception: Nov 28, 5–9pm)
Jan 15–Mar 29, 2026: Family Ties: Continuing the Creative Legacy (Opening reception: Jan 15, 6–9pm)
Jan 15–Dec 20, 2026: 50: Half a Century of Art
Arvada Public Library, 7525 W 57th Ave, Arvada, CO 80002, 303-235-5275, Mon–Thu: 9am–8pm, Fri–Sat: 9am–5pm, Sun: 12–5pm
Ballyhoo Table and Stage, in partnership with BRDG Project, 3300 Tejon St, Denver, CO 80211,
beehive hair & art studio/gallery, 6720 W 38th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033, 720-406-7515 Tue–Sat by appt, Apr–Oct: First Fri: 6–8pm
BuCu West Development Association, 4200 Morrison Rd, Unit 3, Denver, CO, 80219, 303-936-4302, Mon–Fri: 9am–4pm
Catalyst Gallery, 1342 Co Rd 65, Evergreen, CO 80439, Mon–Fri: 11am–5pm
Center for the Arts Evergreen, 31880 Rocky Village Dr, Evergreen, CO 80439, 303-674-0056, Mon–Fri: 9am–5pm, Sat: 10am–4pm
Jun 6, 2025–Jun 2026: Evergreen Sculpture Showcase
Oct 30–Nov 29: Stories on the Surface
Dec 4, 2025–Jan 3, 2026: CAE Member Exhibition
Jan 8–Feb 7, 2026: Colorado South Asian Artist Exhibition
Feb 12–Mar 21, 2026: All-Call Exhibition (TBD)
Mar 27–Apr 25, 2026: Colorado Pastel Society
Apr 30–Jun 6, 2026: Women’s Caucus for Art Colorado
Jun 11–Jul 18, 2026: All-Call Exhibition (TBD)
Aug 13–Sep 5, 2026: 100 for $200 Fundraising Exhibition
Sep 10–Oct 17, 2026: Rocky Mountain National Watermedia: National All-Call Exhibition (juror: Keiko Tanabe)
CHAC (Chicano Humanities & Arts Council) Gallery, 7060 W 16th Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214, 720-662-4822, Wed, Thu, and posted Sat: 12–4pm, First Fri: 5–9pm, and by appt
Nov 7–30: Youth Muertos
City of Lakewood Galleries, exhibitions at various venues:
Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park, 801 S Yarrow St, Lakewood, CO 80226, 303-987-7850, Tue–Sat: 10am–4pm, Sun: 12–4pm
Mar 3–Nov 30: Composing History
Mar 11–Nov 16: 25 Years of Music, Theater and Art
May 2–Nov 30: Take Note: Music History in Lakewood
Jan 20–Jun 6, 2026: Who Lives Here?
Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 Allison Pkwy, Lakewood, CO 80226, 303-987-7845, Mon–Fri: 9am–5pm, Sat: 9am–1pm
Sep 5–Oct 31: Ratha Sok: The Power of Public Art
Sep 19, 2025–Jan 2, 2026: Lakewood Arts Council: Member Show
Oct 3–31: Apogaea
Nov 7, 2025–Jan 2, 2026: Lakewood Cultural Center Winter Salon
CORE Art Space, 6501 W Colfax Ave, Ste C, Lakewood, CO, 80214, 303-297-8428, Fri: 5–10pm, Sat–Sun: 12–5pm
Oct 24–Nov 9: Gina Smith Caswell and Eric Davidson (Main Gallery); Adam Weinzapfel (Annex)
Nov 14–30: Sebnem Duzgun, Mary Cay, and Claire Stufflebeam (Main Gallery); Charlie Walter (Annex)
Dec 5–21: Small Works Holiday Show (Main Gallery); Elija Kane Montepare (Annex)
Jan 2–18, 2026: Member Show
Jan 23–Feb 8, 2026: TBA
Feb 13–Mar 1, 2026: Open Show: Printmaking (juror: Mark Lunning)
Dayton Memorial Library, Regis University, 3333 Regis Blvd, Unit D-20, Denver, CO 80221, 303-458-4030, Mon–Thu: 7:30am–12am, Fri: 7:30am–5pm, Sat: 10:30am–5pm, Sun: 12–10pm
Oct: Tony Ortega: RCC Artist
EDGE Gallery, 6501 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214, 303-477-7173, Fri: 6–9pm, Sat–Sun: 12–5pm, and by appt
Oct 24–Nov 9: Kay D. Galvan; Stephen Shugart
Nov 14–30: Susan Hazaleus; Wynne Reynolds
Dec 5–21: Holiday Show: Full, Associate, and Satellite Members
Jan 2–18, 2026: Ken Peterson; Sara-Lou Klein
Jan 23–Feb 8, 2026: Community Show: CU Denver Art Practices Club
Feb 13–Mar 1, 2026: Heather Hauptman; Nolan Tredway; Harita Patel; Janine Thornton
Edgewater Library, 1800 N Harlan St, Edgewater, CO 80214, 303-235-5275, Mon–Thurs: 9am–8pm, Fri, Sat: 9am–5pm, Sun: 12–5pm
Foothills Art Center, 1133 Arapahoe St, Golden, CO, 80401, 303-279-3922, Memorial Day–Dec 31: Mon–Sat: 10am–5pm, Sun: 12–5pm; Jan 1–Memorial Day: Mon, Thu–Sat: 10am–5pm, Sun: 12–5pm
Aug 23–Nov 2: Jesse Mathes: Territorial Defense
Sep 6–Nov 9: Sarah Tenney and Jenna Annuziato: Fragile Things
Nov 21–Dec 29: 50th Anniversary of HART
Jan 31–Mar 29, 2026: Red Rocks Community College Visual Audio and Media Arts
Jan 31–Apr 10, 2026: Power of Process: A JeffCo School Exhibition
Jan 31–May 3, 2026: Members' Show
40 West Gallery, 6501 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214, 720-901-8240, Wed–Thu: 12–4pm, Fri: 12–4pm and 5–9pm, Sat–Sun: 12–5pm,
Oct 3–Nov 2: 40 West Members Showcase
Nov 7–30: Inside/Outside
Dec 5–28: WCACO Holiday Art Market; Partner Exhibition
Front Range Community College-Westminster Campus Visual Art Gallery, 3645 W 112th Ave, Westminster, CO 80031, 303-404-5390, Mon–Thu: 9:30am–6pm
The Furnace: A Glassworks, 8090 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214, 303-274-0643, Thu–Mon: 11am–5pm, Tue–Wed: by appt, First Fri: 11am–7pm(ish)
Genesis Gallery, at LUMC, 1390 Brentwood St, Lakewood, CO, 80226, 970-333-1409, Mon–Thu: 9am–1pm, Sat–Sun: 11am–1pm, First Fri: 5–8pm
Golden History Museum, 923 10th St, Golden, CO 80401, 303-278-3557, Tue–Sat: 10am–4:30pm
Nov 6, 2025–Mar 28, 2026: Rich Luckin: Golden Images (Workshop: Nov 8)
Jan 30, 2026–2027/2028: Glimpses of Golden
On view until May 2, 2026: We Are Still Here: The Endurance of Native Jewels
Kanon Collective, 6501 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214, 303-946-4870, Fri: 6–9:30pm, Sat–Sun: 12–4pm
Oct 3–Nov 2: Kym Bloom: Wordy Bits
Nov 7–30: Jeanne Trueaux
Dec 5–28: Member Holiday Show
Lakewood Arts Gallery, 6501 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214, 303-980-0625, Wed–Sun: 12–5pm, Fri: 12–9pm
Sep 6, 2025–Jan 3, 2026: Artist's Choice at Lakewood Cultural Center
Oct 25–Nov 21: Memories; Gene Barber; Denver University Student Group: Día de los Muertos
Nov 22–Dec 26: Holiday Gift Market; Joe Benson; Gayle Schoeman: Glass Suncatchers
Lakewood Public Library, 10200 W 20th Ave, Lakewood, CO 80215, 303-235-5275, Mon–Thu: 9am–8pm, Fri–Sat: 9am–5pm, Sun: 12–5pm
Lapis Gallery, 5455 W 38th Ave, Suite L, Wheat Ridge, CO, 80212, 303-480-5126
Memento Mori Gallery & Tattoo, 6451 W Colfax Ave, Ste B, Lakewood, CO 80214, 303-974-5172, Wed–Sat: 12–7pm, Mon–Tue open by appt, First Fri: 5–9pm, First Sun Figure Drawing: 3:45–6pm
Oct 3–Nov 1: Skull & Bones IV: 3rd Anniversary Art Show
Nov 7–29: Paloma Jimenez and Genevieve Waller: Haunted Refrigerator
Dec 5–26: Krampusnacht: 8th Annual Krampus Group Show
Jan 2–24, 2026: True Grit: 4th Annual Western Adjacent Group Show
Feb 6–27, 2026: Seven: 7 Sins Group Show
Mint & Serif, 1385 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO 80214, 720-509-9908, Mon–Fri: 7am–3pm, First Fri: 7am–10pm, Sat: 8am–3pm, Sun: 8am-12pm
Neu Hinterland, 17532 CO-8, Morrison, CO 80456, open by appt and hours listed below
New Projects at The Vault, 3758 Osage St, Denver, CO 80211, by appt only
NEXT Gallery, 6501 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214, 303-433-4933, Fri: 6–10pm, Sat–Sun: 12–5pm, and opening receptions: 5–10pm
Oct 24–Nov 9: Rebecca Yaffe: Another Door Opens; Andre Lippard: Abstractisfaction
Nov 14–30: Colleen Weaver and Emily Williams
Dec 5–21: Winter Art Market
Jan 2–18: Linda Lohr and Gary Thomas
Jan 23–Feb 8: Allegory: A Lego-Inspired Exhibition
Feb 13–Mar 9: The Casa Bonita Art Show
O’Sullivan Art Gallery, Regis University, 3333 Regis Blvd (aka 50th Ave) Denver, CO 80221, 303-964-3634, Mon–Thu: 12–6pm, Fri–Sat: 12–4pm
Oct 23–Dec 12: Sacred Landscapes of the Native Americas: An Exhibition of Indigenous American Art, Architecture, and Environment
Jan 19–Mar 13, 2026: Román Anaya (Opening reception: Jan 22, 6–8pm)
Pirate: Contemporary Art, 7130 W 16th Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214, pirateart3@gmail.com, Fri: 6–9pm, Sat–Sun: 12–5pm
Oct 31–Nov 16: Day of the Dead
Nov 21–Dec 7: Denise Demby; Randall Steinke
Dec 12–28: Outsider Show
Jan 2–18, 2026: Members/ Anniversary Show
Jan 23–Feb 8, 2026: Jude Barton; Edgar Dumas
Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, 1600 Pierce St, Lakewood, CO 80214, Mon–Fri, 11am–4pm
Sep 1–Nov 14: Lucus Johnson: Alter Ego! (Rude Gallery)
Sep 26–Oct 31: Kendall Roth Larsen: Sympathetic Resonance (Rotunda Gallery)
Oct 3–Nov 14: 62nd Annual Student Exhibition (Philip J. Steele Gallery); Oddities Noir: An Optical Spectacular in Monochrome (curator: Lucus Johnson) (Spivak Student Gallery)
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, 200 Violet St #140, Golden, CO 80401, 303-277-0377, Mon–Sat: 10am–4pm, Sun: 11am–4pm
Oct 20, 2025–Jan 17, 2026: Bonnie Murphy: Quilts Inspired from Down Under (Main Gallery); Linda Anderson: The Grandeur of the Moment (Northeast Gallery)
Tenn Street Coffee & Books, 4418 Tennyson Street, Denver, CO 80212, 303-455-0279, Sun–Thurs: 7am–5pm, Fri–Sat: 7am–8pm
Nov–Dec: Annual MudClub Ceramics Show
The Three Leaches Gallery, 1560 Teller St, Lakewood, CO, 80214, Thu: 1–6pm, Sun: 12–4pm
Nov 1–30: Lost Traditions (Opening reception: Nov 1, 6–8pm)
Valkarie Gallery, 445 S Saulsbury St, Lakewood, CO 80226, 720-220-7587, Wed: 4–7pm, Thu: 4–9:30pm, Fri: 4–8:30pm, Sat: 12–6pm, Sun: 12–5pm
Oct 9–Nov 2: Lisa Lee Adams and Lisa Luree: Messengers & Muses (Main Gallery); Animal Totems: Our Kindred Fauna (South Gallery)
Nov 6–30: Maria Valentina Sheets and Christy Lynne Seving: Under Pressure (Main Gallery); After Hours: Art of Arapahoe Community College Instructors (South Gallery) (Opening reception: Nov 8, 5–8:30pm)
Dec 4, 2025–Jan 4, 2026: Valkarie Resident "Frost and Found" Art Market (Main and South Galleries) (Opening reception: Dec 6, 5–8:30pm)
Jan 8–Feb 1, 2026: Tadashi Hayakawa: TADA (Opening reception: Jan 10, 5–8:30pm)
Feb 5–Mar 7: Year of the Horse: Chinese New Year Invitational (Opening reception: Feb 14, 5–8:30pm)