The five solo exhibitions currently on view at Robischon Gallery each capture a delicate and masterful use of color and texture. When entering the gallery on a gray winter day, one is washed over with the bright palette of Deborah Zlotsky’s paintings. In contrast to Zlotsky’s large cartoonish paintings, Altoon Sultan’s serene works are in praise of small things—diminutive compositions, small repeating loops of wool, and closely cropped images of parts of a whole. Kate Petley’s photographs utilize a slight of hand to engage the viewer in active seeing. And nestled in the back room are the works of Scott Chamberlin and Stephanie Robison, who approach materiality and texture with the same vigor that the other artists approach color.

K Contemporary’s As of Now exhibition sums up the gallery’s last five years of existence, not only in the work that it has shown, but also in how it has approached the world. With owner Doug Kacena at the helm, K Contemporary navigates the troubled waters of our times, exploring relevant cultural matters, current events, and how the pandemic has affected us all. Kacena champions artists who do not shy away from hefty topics that are difficult to handle, whose works add insight or nuance to discussions of subjects like race, politics, and death. As of Now not only highlights the featured artists’ work, but also explores how the gallery built connections between those artists and the broader world.

Ana María Hernando’s exhibition Fervor at the Denver Botanic Gardens is a well-balanced, harmonious display of embroideries and sculpture. Hernando also fills the two gallery spaces of the exhibit with sound. In one room, bird calls echo against the hard walls and collide mid-air with the abstract embroideries that dangle from the ceiling. In the next room, Hernando’s own voice swells, reciting her own poem accompanied by dissonant orchestral music.