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.
Anderson Academic Commons, University of Denver, 2150 E Evans Ave, Denver, CO 80208, 303-871-3074, Mon–Fri: 8am–8pm, Sat: 9am–8pm, Sun: 10am–8pm
Oct 2024–Jan 2025: Feast on Art (Upper level, The Loft Walls and the Faculty Reading Room)
Arapahoe Community College, Colorado Gallery of the Arts, 5900 S Santa Fe Dr, Littleton, CO 80120, 303-797-5649, Mon–Fri: 9am–5pm, Thu: 9am–7pm, Summer hours: Tue–Thu: 10am–3pm
Jan 22–Feb 5: Littleton Public Schools (Closing reception: Feb 5, 5–7pm)
Feb 11–Mar 8: Women’s Caucus for Art Colorado (Opening reception: Feb 13, 5–7pm; Gallery Talk: Mar 8, 1–3pm)
Mar 11–Apr 2: Continental League (Closing reception: Apr 2, 5–6 pm)
Apr 10–May 2: ACC Fine Art Capstone (Opening reception: Apr 10, 5–7pm)
Jun 24–Jul 24: Art Depot Member Show (Opening reception: Jun 28, 5–7pm)
Art Students League of Denver, 200 Grant St, Denver, CO 80203, 303-778-6990. Mon–Thu: 8:30am–6:30pm, Fri–Sun: 8:30am–4:30pm
Jan 10–Feb 9: GREEN TEENS: A Teenage Response to Fast Fashion
Feb 21–Mar 30: delecTABLE 2025; Food-Tography (Opening reception: Feb 21, 5:30–8pm)
Apr 25–May 31: I Can Show You Better Than I Can Tell You (Opening reception: April 25, 5:30–8pm)
Jun 1, 1–4pm: Sunday Sundae
Jun 13–Jul 25: MULTI-VERSITALITY | Featuring Visiting Artist : Camisha Butler (Opening reception: Jun 13, 5:30–8pm)
Bemis Public Library, 6014 S Datura St, Littleton, CO 80120, 303-795-3961, Mon–Thu: 9am–8pm, Fri–Sat: 9am–5pm, Sun: 1–5pm
Black Book Gallery, 3878 S Jason St, Englewood, Colorado 80110, 303-941-2458, open by appt
Black Cube Headquarters, Nomadic Art Museum; most exhibitions are offsite
Ongoing: SHARE: Anuar Maauad (locations: installed at 100 outdoor sites throughout Denver and the surrounding area)
Ongoing: Matt Barton: Community Forms (location: TAXI Campus, 3455 Ringsby Ct, Denver, CO 80216)
Blue Tile Gallery, 3944 S Broadway, Englewood, CO 80113, 720-289-9323, Thu–Fri: 5–8pm, Sat–Sun: 12–4pm, and by appt
Community Commons Gallery, Room 1001, University of Denver, 2055 E Evans Ave, Denver, CO 80210, 303-871-3111, Mon–Fri: 7am–10pm, Sat–Sun: 8am–10pm
Curtis Center for the Arts, 2349 E Orchard Rd, Greenwood Village, CO 80121, 303-797-1779, Mon–Fri: 8:30am–4:30pm, Sat: 10am–4pm
Jan 11–Feb 22, 2025: Perseverance: Alicia Bailey, Catherine Chauvin, Melinda Laz, and Sharon Strasburg
Mar 8-Mar 29: Month of Photography Juried Exhibit: In the Urban Landscape (Opening reception: Mar 8, 6–8pm)
Apr 12–May 3: Youth Art Month
May 10–Jun 28: Pastel Society of Colorado: Mile High International (Opening reception: May 16, 6–8pm)
Jul 12–Aug 30: 42nd Annual All Colorado Art Show (Opening reception: Jul 8, 6–8pm)
Davis Gallery, University of Denver, Shwayder Art Building, 2121 E Asbury Ave, Denver, CO 80210, 303-871-2846, Tue–Sun: 12–5pm
Jan 23–Feb 23: Jewell Nichols: Amalgamate
Mar 3–31: Month of Photography Exhibition
Apr 4–May 4: DU Prison Arts Initiative
May 15–Jun 15: Senior Showcase
Depot Art Gallery (Littleton Fine Arts Guild), 2069 W Powers Ave, Littleton, CO 80120, 303-795-0781, Tue–Sun: 11am–4pm
1101 Event Center Gallery, 1101 W Mineral Ave, Littleton, CO 80120, Mon–Fri: 9am–4pm
Dec 9, 2024–Jan 31, 2025: Ana Quintana, Saint Cross Art: Acrylic Fluid Art Paintings; Works by Katheryn Horne
Feb 3–Apr 4: Month of Photography 2025: Colorado Photographers
Eloise May Library, 1471 S Parker Rd, Denver, CO 80231, 303-542-7279, Mon–Thu: 9am–7pm, Fri–Sat: 9am–5pm, Sun: 12–5pm
Jan 2–31: Micah Baird
Feb: Jen LaRue
Mar: Jacob Maness
Apr: Alexander Zinn
May: Paul Nutting
Jun: Swagath Vajjala Kesara
Jul: Benjamin Hummel
Aug: Katie Sullivan
Sep: Eryca Bettoni
Oct: Jack Wade
Nov Love Aritus
Dec: Angi Beaueim
Kaladi Coffee Roasters Denver, 1730 E Evans Ave, Denver, CO 80120, 303-722-0594, Mon–Fri: 6am–7pm, Sat: 6:30am–7pm, Sun: 7am–5pm
Kaladi Coffee Roasters Englewood, 2823 S Broadway, Englewood, CO 80113, 720-570-2166, Mon–Fri: 6am–7pm, Sat: 6:30am–7pm, Sun: 7am–5pm
Koelbel Library, 5955 S Holly St, Centennial, CO 80121, 303-542-7279, Mon–Thu: 9am–8pm, Fri–Sat: 9am–5pm, Sun: 12–5pm
Nov 4, 2024–Jan 26, 2025: Shana Cruz-Thompson: From the Archive: A Visual Discourse on Memory and Nostaglia
Feb: Madison Lawrence
Mar: Ron Cooper
Apr: Beth Thomas
May: Marlene Polmer
Jun: Kathryn Winograd
Jul: Jack Wade
Aug: Rosanne Juergens
Oct: Staff Art Show
Nov: Shelly Hull
Dec: Lisa Fligelstone
Littleton Museum, 6028 S Gallup St, Littleton, CO 80120, 303-795-3950, Tue–Sat: 9am–5pm, Sun: 11am–5pm
Jan 17–Apr 6: Dinosaurs: Fossils Exposed
Jan 31–Apr 19: Chuck Brenton: Running West
May 30-Aug 10: Port de Banana: Lio Brava-Bumbakini
Lone Tree Arts Center Gallery, 10075 Commons St, Lone Tree, CO 80124, 720-509-1000, Mon–Fri: 10am–4pm and 2 hours before performances
Jan 8–Mar 23: Commissioners’ Choice: Paul Unks: Preserving an American Legacy
Mar 27–Jun 22: 23rd Annual Exploring the Light Photography Show
Madden Museum (Operated by the University of Denver), 6363 S Fiddler’s Green Cir, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, Mon–Fri: 9am–5pm
Sep 9, 2024–Jun 27, 2025: Lay of the LAND: Interpretations of SCAPES (Curated by University of Denver students, featuring landscapes from the Madden Collection and University Art Collection)
Museum of Anthropology (DUMA), University of Denver, Sturm Hall, Room 102, 2000 E Asbury Ave, Denver, CO 80208, 303-871-2543, Mon–Fri: 9am–4pm, and by appt
Museum of Outdoor Arts, 6331 S Fiddler’s Green Cir, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, 303-806-0444, open by appt and during events
Aug 3, 2024–Feb 7, 2025: Curious Objects (A temporary exhibit by Lonnie Hanzon within the Cabinet of Curiosities and Impossibilities)
Dec 6 2024–Feb 28 2025: Winter Scene: Diorama installation by Mister Christmas at Marjorie Park
Ongoing: Cabinet of Curiosities and Impossibilities: Lonnie Hanzon (Marjorie Park)
Ongoing: Permanent collection at Marjorie Park and Englewood
NKollectiv, 3485 S Broadway, Englewood, CO 80113, 720-722-2107, Wed–Sat: 12–5pm, First and Third Fri: 5–9pm
Jan 18–Feb 23: New Beginnings
Parker Arts at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave, Parker, CO 80138, 303-805-6800, Mon–Sat: 12–5pm
Nov 17, 2024–Jan 18, 2025: Less Than a Benjamin (Schoolhouse Gallery)
Dec 10, 2024–Feb 2025: Charles Parson
Jan 21–Apr 3: The National Arts Program Front Range Show (Schoolhouse Gallery) (Reception & Awards presentation: Apr 3, 4:30–7pm)
Apr 6–Jun 7: Human Touch (Open call deadline: Mar 29) (Schoolhouse Gallery)
Jun 7–Aug 2: Nature's Palette (Open call deadline: May 31) (Schoolhouse Gallery)
Rising Gallery, 4885 S Broadway, Englewood, CO 80113, 720-618-8957, open by appt
SeeSaw Art Gallery, 5 W. Radcliff Ave, Englewood, CO 80110, 303-501-2712, by appt
Mar 8–Apr 27: Visible/Invisible: Group Photography Exhibition (Co-curator: Christine Nguyen)
May 30–Aug 5: Rest Awhile: Amanda K. Snyder
Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S Biscay Cir, Centennial, CO 80015, 303-542-7279, Mon–Thu: 9am–9pm, Fri–Sat: 9am–5pm, Sun: 12–5pm
Jan 2–31: Thad McCauley
Feb: Carl Debose
Mar: Toni Cappuccio
Apr: Alison Flannery
May: Eric Hagemann
Jun: Joy Redstone
Jul: Jennifer Sickles
Aug: Teen Art Show
Sep: Angi Beaueim
Oct-Nov: Featured Artist Cal Doran
Dec: Reece Bailey
South Street First Friday Art Walk, 1400–1600 S Pearl St, Denver, CO 80210, First Fri: 5:30–8pm, Aug through Nov
Spectra Art Space, 1836 S Broadway, Denver, CO 80210, 720-535-7244, Thu–Sat: 11am–10pm, Sun, Mon, Wed: 11am–9pm
Stanton Gallery (Town Hall Art Center), 2450 W Main St, Littleton, CO, 80120, 303-794-2787, Mon–Fri: 10am–5pm
Jan 8–Feb 17: Jenna Cruff
Mar 28–Apr 27: Krista Falkenstine
May 5–Jun 27: Jaime Rodriguez
Vicki Myhren Gallery, University of Denver, 2121 E Asbury Ave, Denver, CO 80210, 303-871-3716, Tue–Sun: 12–5pm
Jan 9–Feb 23, 2025: Code-X: Contemporary Chicanx Codices (Curator: Rafael Fajardo)
Mar 13–Apr 27: Outside Influence: Photography in Colorado 1945–1995 (Curator: Rupert Jenkins)
May 15–Jun 15: Senior Showcase
Yolia ArtSpace, 901 Englewood Parkway, Ste 112, Englewood, CO 80110, Thu–Fri: 10am–3pm and by appt
Nov 9, 2024–Jan 17, 2025: Los Fantasmas Artist Collective: On the Rise: Women and NonBinary Artists of Color