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
Oct 4–Nov 23: Fandemonium: Group Exhibition Featuring Works of Fan Art
Dec 6–21: Holiday Art Market
Jan 3–Feb 22, 2025: All Access Pass: Group Exhibition
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
Sep 6, 2024–Feb 28, 2025: Was This Here Before?
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
Nov 1–Dec 30: 37th Annual Holiday Show
Bitfactory Gallery, 851 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-862-9367, May-Sep: Tues-Sat: 11am-4pm, First Fridays: 6-10pm, and Third Fri: 6-9pm; Oct-Apr: Tue-Sat: 11:30am-3pm
Nov 15–Dec 14: Wall2Wall 2024 (curator: Emit (Chuck Krausz) of the DF Crew)
Dec 20, 2024–Jan 11, 2025: Deca: Solo Exhibition
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, and First Fridays: 11am-8pm
Nov 1–Dec 6: Fall 2024 BFA Thesis Exhibition
Jan 3–Mar 22, 2025: Tomiko Jones: The Intimate Infinite (curator: Cecily Cullen)
CHAC (Chicano Humanities & Arts Council) Gallery, 834 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO, 80204, 720-662-4800, currently closed for renovation, Thu-Sun: 12-4pm, first Fri: 3-9pm, and by appt
Oct 3–Nov 30: Día de los Muertos
Dec 6–29: Santos of the Southwest
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 of the month: 11am-4pm, First and Third Fri
Oct 24-Nov 17: D'art Spot On #5: Juried Exhibition (Main Gallery); Colorado Women's Art Museum Presents HerScapes: Horizons of Contemporary Colorado Women Artists: Robin Cole, Michelle Courier, Deb Komitor, Sarah Sanderson, and Bernice Strawn (Gallery East)
Nov 7–Dec 1: D’art Satellite Members Group Show (D’art 360 Gallery); Ben Perea: The Untold Moments in Rock History (Gallery West)
Nov 21–Dec 15: D'art Members Holiday Show (Main Gallery); Tera Humphrey (Gallery East)
Dec 5–29: 360 Members Group Holiday Show (D'art 360 Gallery)
Dec 19, 2024–Jan 12, 2025: Nea Brown and Marilyn Wells (Main Gallery); Elle Sung (Gallery East)
Jan 2–26, 2025: Four D'art 360 Members (D'art 360 Gallery)
Jan 16–Feb 9, 2025: Deborah Carlson, Alanna Peters, and Benjamin Stanford (Main Gallery); Shane Epping (Gallery East)
Jan 30–Feb 23, 2025: Rachael LaMielle, Craig Rouse, Lillian Schaffer, and Betsy Kolt (D'art 360 Gallery)
Feb 13–Mar 9, 2025: Denise Bohart, Melody Epperson, and Kathy Knaus (Main Gallery); Thomas Carr (Gallery East)
Feb 27–Mar 23, 2025: Marni Meyers, Stephen Podrasky, and Melanie Fischer (D’art 360 Gallery); Tony Eitzel (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
Oct-Dec: Art District on Santa Fe Emerging Artists in Residence: Kelly Hall, Sydnee Masias, and Catie Michel
Denver Art Society, 734 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-534-1132, Daily: 10am-7pm, First Fridays: 5-10pm, and 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
Gallery 6, 918 W 8th Ave, Denver, CO 80204, (303) 408-3486, Tue-Fri: 12–7 pm, Sat: 11am–5pm
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
Michael Warren Contemporary, 760 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-635-6255, Tue-Sat: 11am-5pm
Oct 31–Dec 7: Vistas Comunes: From the Andes to the Rockies, de los Andes a las Rocallosas: Clay Artists of Colorado and Chile
Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-571-4401, Tue-Fri: 12-6pm, Sat-Sun: 12-5pm
Oct 10, 2024–Jan 26, 2025: Migrants: A Tale of Two Hearts
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-Sat: 12-4pm, Sun: 11am-3pm, and by appt
Oct 25–Nov 24: Tracy Russell: Inner Landscape; The Eight: Tom Linker, Sue Simon, Bill Ballas, Michael Keyes, Gary Manuel, Kat Potter, Phil Potter, and Susan Rubin
Nov 29–Dec 22: Karen Shaw: Eluding Realism; Denise Demby: Small Works
Niza Knoll Gallery, 915 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-953-1789, Thu-Sun: 1-4pm, First Fridays: 4-9pm, Third Fridays: 4-8pm, Last Sun of each month: 11-3, or by appt
Nov 1–Dec 22: The MIX: Victoria Eubanks, Mark Friday, Nancy Enyart, and Kristy Melodia
Jan 3–Feb 23, 2025: 15 Year Gallery Celebration (Artists’ reception: Jan 17, 5-8 pm)
Feb 28–Mar 30, 2025: Juried Photo Collage Exhibition (Artists reception: Mar 21, 5-8pm)
Apr 4–27, 2025: WCACO Women’s Caucus for Art Colorado Exhibition
NKollectiv, 960 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-722-2107, Wed-Sat: 12-5pm, First and Third Fri: 5-9pm
Nov 16–Dec 22: Holiday Group Show
Jan 10–Feb 23, 2025: New Beginnings (location TBD)
Polished Earth Gallery, 910 Santa Fe Dr., #5, Denver, CO, 80204, Fri-Sat: 10am-4pm, online and by appt
Post Residency, 910 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO Studio 12B, Denver, CO 80204, by appt
Oct 4–Nov 29: Alejandra Calvo: Transference: a physical narrative (Artist talk: Nov 21, 6-7pm)
Dec 8, 11am-4pm: Winter Art Market
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
Nov 1–24: Mini Masterpieces: Small Works Exhibition (Featured Gallery); Mini’s (Supporting Classroom Gallery) (Reception: Nov 15)
Dec 6–29: Rachel Espenlaub: Shifts and Ladders (Featured Gallery); Interpretations (Supporting Classroom Gallery) (Reception: Dec 20)
Rule Gallery, 808 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 303-800-6776, Tues-Fri: 12-6pm, Sat: 12-5pm
Sep 21–Nov 30: Jill O’Bryan: Breathing into the Moon / Drawing on the Earth
Dec 20, 2024–Feb 15, 2025: Clark Richert
Feb 28–Apr 12, 2025: El Disco
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
Nov 8–Dec 31: Michael Hedges and Guzzo Pinc
Spark Gallery, 900 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-889-2200, currently closed (relocating to downtown Denver)
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
Nov 14–Dec 15: Elvi Bjorkquist and Hugh Daly
Dec 19–Jan 12: Sync Members Group Show
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 Fridays: 5-8pm, and by appt
Oct 4-Nov 22: Drinking Age: Ceramic Drinkware and Sets
Dec 6, 2024–Jan 31, 2025: The Holiday Show: Ceramic Gifts for the Holidays (Opening reception: Dec 6, 5-8 pm)
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1 Art Gallery, 841 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, 720-515-8391, First Fridays: 5:30-9:30pm and by appt