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.
Abend Gallery (Golden Triangle), 1261 Delaware St, Ste 2, Denver, CO 80204, 303-355-0950, Tue–Sat: 12–4pm and by appt
Feb 1–22: Alexandra Manuykan: Elysian Reflections; Ifeoluwa Alade: The Sprout of Hope
Mar 28–Apr 19: Mark Harrison: Home Land
May 24–Jun 14: Brad Davis
Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library, 2401 Welton St, Denver, CO 80205, 720-865-2401, Mon, Wed, Thu: 9am–6pm, Tue: 9am–8pm, Fri–Sat: 10am–5pm
Feb 7–Apr 19: Black History Month Art Exhibition
Center for Colorado Women’s History, 1310 Bannock Street, Denver, CO, 80204, 303-620-4933, Mon–Sat: 10am–4pm, Sun: 12–4pm
Mar 29, 2024–Mar 31, 2025: Rumors of Bloomers
Clyfford Still Museum, 1250 Bannock St, Denver, CO 80204, 720-354-4880, Tue–Sun: 10am–5pm
Jan 25–Sep 14, 2025: Held Impermanence (Artists Select: Katherine Simóne Reynolds)
Ongoing: Abstract Expressions: Terrace Installation
Colorado Photographic Arts Center, 1200 Lincoln Street, Suite 111, Denver, CO 80203, 303-837-1341, Tue–Fri: 11am–5pm, Sat: 12–4pm
Sep 26, 2024–Jan 31, 2025: Denver Through Time: Y/OUR Denver 2024 Photo Competition (five award winners will be exhibited at CPAC in the gallery, with more online)
Jan 17–Feb 22: Through Their Eyes: Personal Projects by Veterans; Armed Doesn't Mean Dangerous: Christian K. Lee
Mar 1–31: Night Lights Denver Celebrates Month of Photography; 2025 Month of Photography Denver Festival (See all exhibitions and events at denvermop.org)
Mar 1–Apr 12: History Reimagined: Todd Dobbs, Laura Rautjoki, and Phillip Toledano
Colorado State Capitol, 200 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80203, Mon–Fri: 9am–5pm
Nov 2024–Feb 2025: This is Native Art (curator: Danielle SeeWalker)
Feb–Jun: Focus on Teaching Artists (curator: Think 360 Arts for Learning)
CU Denver Experience Gallery, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1025 13th St, Denver, Colorado 80204, 720-865-4220, Tue–Fri: 4–7pm, Sat–Sun: 12–7pm
Nov 14, 2024–Feb 2, 2025: Incubator: Katie Caron, Jaimé Belkind Gerson, and Travis Vermilye
Feb 13–Mar 16: David Liban: Feral Filmmaker
Mar 19–23: ILL 2025 (CU Denver illustration exhibition)
Apr 3–10: Community College of Denver Student Exhibition
Apr 22–May 11: CU Denver Art Practices Club Exhibition
Dairy Block, 1821 Blake St, Denver, CO 80202, 720-360-4733, First Fri: 5–9pm (May–Sep)
David B. Smith Gallery, 1543 A Wazee St, Denver, CO 80202, 303-893-4234, Wed–Sat 12–5 pm and by appt
Jan 23–Feb 15: Yumi Janairo Roth and Emmanuel David: Last Year’s Wonders All Surpassed
Mar–Apr: Sarah Mckenzie
Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204, 720-865-5000, Mon–Sun: 10am–5pm, Tue: 10am–8pm
Jul 23, 2023–Jan 20, 2025: Chris Bagley: Space Command
Dec 3, 2023–Dec 7, 2025: Perfectly Imperfect: Korean Buncheong Ceramics
Jul 28, 2024–Jun 1, 2025: The Life and Art of Tokio Ueyama
Oct 13, 2024–Feb 17, 2025: Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak (special exhibition ticket required)
Nov 17, 2024–May 11, 2025: Dawoud Bey: Street Portraits
Feb 16, 2025–Oct 8, 2025: Confluence of Nature: Nancy Hemenway Barton
Mar 2–July 22, 2025: Lunar Phases: Korean Moon Jars
Opening Apr 6: Ruprecht Matthies: ¿Being Home?
Opening Apr 13: Charles Sandison: Chamber
Apr 20–Aug 17: Kent Monkman: History is Painted by the Victors
Opening Apr 27: Eyes On: Susan Wick
Oct 26, 2025–Feb 8, 2026: The Honest Eye: Camille Pissarro’s Impressionism (special exhibition ticket required)
Ongoing: SUSTAINED: The Persistent Genius of Indigenous Art
Ongoing: Ink & Thread: Codices and the Art of Storytelling
Ongoing: By Design: Stories and Ideas Behind Objects; Gio Ponti: Designer of a Thousand Talents
Ongoing: Islands Beyond Blue: Niki Hastings-McFall and Treasures from the Oceania Collection
Ongoing: Painting in the Andes, 1880-1780
Ongoing: Arts of Africa from the Collection
Ongoing: Modern and Contemporary Art from the Collection
Ongoing: The 19th Century in European and American Art
Ongoing: Ingredients: Ink, Watercolor, Oil, Graphite, Pastel, Acrylic, Charcoal, and Gouache on Paper—Acquisitions from the Hitchcock Foundation
Ongoing: European Art Before 1800
Ongoing: Arts of the Ancient Americas
Ongoing: Indigenous Arts of North America
Ongoing: Arts of Asia
Ongoing: Latin American Art
Ongoing: Northwest Coast and Alaska Native Art
Ongoing: Western American Art
Denver Performing Arts Complex, Buell Theatre Lobby, 1400 Curtis St, Denver, CO, 80204, 303-893-4100, open during events and by appt
Denver Public Library, Central Library Gallery, 10 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204, 720-865-1111, galleries currently closed, first floor access Mon–Thu: 1–6pm
Opening Nov 3: While Central Was Closed: Staff Projects (Gates Reading Room); Selections from the Permanent Collection (Vida Ellison Gallery)
Dikeou Collection, 1615 California St, Ste 515, Denver, CO 80202, 303-623-3001, Wed–Fri: 11am–5pm by appt, email info@dikeoucollection.org to schedule a viewing
Through 2025: Devon Dikeou: Mid-Career Smear
Jan 31, 6–8pm: Leo Tanguma: A Great Humanity - A Podcast Listening Party Presented by Archives of American Art | Smithsonian Institution
Dikeou Pop-Up: Colfax, 312 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80203, 303-623-3001, open by appt and during events, for group tours please email info@dikeoucollection.org
Through 2025: Devon Dikeou: Mid-Career Smear
Emmanuel Art Gallery, Auraria Campus, University of Colorado Denver, 1205 10th St Plaza, Denver, CO 80204, 303-315-7431, Mon–Wed, Fri: 10am–4pm, Thu: 10am–7pm, Sat: 10am–2pm; Summer: Tue–Thu: 10am–4pm
Nov 20, 2024–Mar 8, 2025: Rian Kerrane: Housekeeping
Mar 13–Apr 10: 2025 CU Denver Student Exhibition
Apr 14–17: Performance Art Week XIII
Apr 24–May 17: MSU Denver Student Exhibition
Evans School, 1115 Acoma Street, Denver, CO, 80204, Sat: 6:30–7:30 pm
Gallery 1261, 1261 Delaware St, Ste 1, Denver, CO 80204, 303-571-1261, Tue–Sat: 12–4pm and by appt
Jan 9–28: Icons of the New West
Feb 28–Mar 22: Best of 1261 (Inventory display)
Apr 25–May 17: Rodney O'Dell Davis, Scott Fraser, Dan Sprick, Tony Curanaj, and Robin Cole
Jun 20–Jul 12: Ulrich Gleiter
Galleri Gallery at Meow Wolf Denver, 1338 1st St, Denver, CO 80204, 866-636-9969, Daily hours of operation may vary; please check tickets.meowwolf.com/denver for the most current information
Oct 18, 2024–Jan 20, 2025: Agnes Ma: If only we could all be good
Feb 5–Apr 23: Shadows Gather: In Club we Trust: Portraits of the Underground
May–Jul: Lil Fresh Sam
History Colorado Center, 1200 N Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, 303-447-8679, Daily: 10am–5pm
Jan 26, 2024–Jan 27, 2025: Flow: On the River with John Fielder
May 10, 2024–Apr 2025: Owl Club of Denver: Legacies of Excellence
Aug 23, 2024–May 2025: De la Tierra: Reflections of Place in the Upper Río Grande
Oct 18, 2024–Oct 2025: ¡Viva La Causa! Long Live the Cause!: The Art of Change
Jan 24, 2025–Jan 2026: Horizons: On the Plains with John Fielder
K Contemporary, 1412 Wazee St, Denver, CO 80202, 303-590-9800, Tue–Fri: 12–6pm, Sat: 12–5pm
Nov 23, 2024–Feb 8, 2025: Kristopher Wright: Rock, Salt, and Nails (Main Gallery); Jason Craighead: Proof of Life (Project Space)
Opening Feb 22: Hunt Slonem
Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art, 1201 Bannock St, Denver, CO 80204, 303-832-8576, Tue–Sat: 11am–5pm, Sun: 12–5pm (visitors must be 13 or older)
May 22, 2024–Jun 1, 2025: Vanity & Vice: American Art Deco
Ongoing: International Decorative Art
Ongoing: Colorado & Regional Art
Ongoing: Vance Kirkland Paintings
McNichols Civic Center Building, 144 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80202, 720-865-5570, Daily: 10am–4pm (closed during events)
Aug 16, 2024-Jan 19, 2025: Timeless
Metropolitan Frame Company. 424 N Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, 303-446-2265, Mon–Fri: 9am–6pm, Sat: 10am–3pm
Mirada Fine Art, 1331 15th St, Denver, CO 80202, 303-697-9006, Tue–Sat: 11am–6pm, Sun: 12–4pm
Feb: Mirada's Romantic Valentine Experience
Mirus Gallery, 1144 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, 303-828-9060, Wed–Fri: 12–6pm by appt
Jan 25–Apr 11: TELOS: Crystal Wagner
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St, Denver, CO 80202, 303-298-7554, Tue–Fri: 12–7pm, Sat–Sun: 10am–5pm
Sep 20, 2024–Feb 2, 2025: Movements Toward Freedom
Feb 28–May 4: Suki Seokyeong Kang: Mountain—Hour—Face
Night Lights Denver, Daniels & Fisher Tower, 1601 Arapahoe St, Denver, CO 80202, Tue–Sun: program runs approximately dusk to midnight
Jan: Betsey Biggs, Christopher Madrid-Mighell, Drew Austin, Finley Baker
Feb: Hayley Morris, Ryan Ort, Boris Seewald, Thami Nabil, Rohitash Rao, Dessie Jackson, Open the Portal, Mishko/Nevan Doyle (curator: Randi Wilens)
Mar: Month of Photography program in conjunction with Colorado Photographic Arts Center (curator: Samantha Johnston)
Apr: Program TBA
May: Katie Torn, Wang & Soderström, Andrea Phillippón, Jeremy Griffaud, Jess Johnson & Simon Ward, Chris Doyle, Sofia Crespo, Gaia Alari, Jess Scher (curator: Geraldine Erman)
Jun: Program TBA
Jul: Curated by Month of Video, artists TBA
Pablo’s Coffee on Penn, 1300 Pennsylvania St, #102, Denver, CO 80203, 303-832-1688, Daily: 7am–2pm
Pablo’s Coffee on 6th, 630 E 6th Ave, Denver, CO 80203, 303-744-3323, Daily: 6am–4pm
Robischon Gallery, 1740 Wazee St, Denver, CO 80202, 303-298-7788, Tue–Fri: 11am–6pm, Sat: 12–5pm
Oct 25, 2024-Jan 18, 2025: Ann Hamilton: Selected Early Work: 1984-2010; Judy Pfaff: New + Recent Work; Derrick Velasquez: The Continents;
Feb 6–Mar 29: Chuck Forsman; Karen Kitchel; Zoey Frank; Gary Emrich (Opening reception: Feb 6, 6–8pm)
Spark Gallery, 1200 Acoma Street, Denver, CO 80204, 720-889-2200, currently closed for construction
Understudy, 890 C 14th St, Denver, CO 80202, Thu–Sun: 12–6pm
Jan 13–Mar 16: Taste Test: Art in Tandem
Mar 27–Apr 27: Emma Balder
May 8–Jun 8: Cali Pfaff
Jun 19–Jul 20: Vince Alfonso
Jul 31–Aug 31: Laura Conway
Sep 11–Oct 12: Phillip Stearns
Oct 23–Nov 23: Joseph Martinez
Union Hall, 1750 Wewatta St, Ste 144, Denver, CO 80202, located inside The Coloradan, 720-927-4033, Wed–Sat: 12–6pm
Jan 16–Feb 8: Rough Gems: Transnavigation: Coming Into the Body as Home (curator: Rae Richards)
Feb 20–Mar 15: Rough Gems: RUINS: PERFORMING QUEER HISTORY (curator: Nathan Storey)
Mar 27–Apr 19: Rough Gems: Out of Time: Imagining the Future of America (curator: J. Benjamin Burney)
May 1–Jun 28: Hollow Bone: Art as Oracle
Walker Fine Art, 300 W 11th Ave, Unit A (enter on Cherokee St), Denver, CO 80204, 303-355-8955, Tue–Sat: 11am–5pm
Jan 17–Mar 8: Entanglement: Deidre Adams, Blair Vaughn-Gruler, Doug Haeussner, Farida Hughes, Brandon Reese, and Danny Williams
Mar 14–May 3rd: Atticus Adams, Bryan Leister, Chris Richter, Angela Beloian, and Allison Svoboda
May 9–Jul 12: Theresa Clowes, Ben Strawn, Virginia Steck, Kim Ferrer, Matt Christie, and Jamie Gray
William Havu Gallery, 1040 Cherokee St, Denver, CO 80204, 303-893-2360, Tue–Fri: 10am–6pm, Sat: 11am–5pm, and by appt
Dec 6, 2024–Jan 18, 2025: Tony Ortega: Imagenes de Nepantla; Michael Hensley; Max Lehman
Jan 24–Mar 1: Jim Cook and Lynn Boggess
Mar 7–May 10: Jeanette Pasin Sloan
May 16–Sep 20: Homare Ikeda; Cheryl Ann Thomas; Naomi Scheck
Sept 26–Nov 15: Sam Scott
Nov 21–Jan 10: Dana Hart Stone
Zing Art Gallery, Zing Credit Union, 1075 Acoma St, Denver, CO 80204, 303-573-1170, Mon–Fri: 9am–5pm, Sat: 9am–1pm
Jan 13–Mar 28: Chuck McCoy
Apr–Jun: Metropolitan State University Student Exhibition
Jul–Sep: Group Exhibition (curator: Genevieve Waller)
Oct–Dec: Paintbox Guild