Regional Exhibits

Suz Stovall: Blues at Royal Contemporary

Suz Stovall: Blues

Royal Contemporary

March 11 - April 2, 2017

Reception for the artist: Saturday, March 11th from 5 to 7 pm
Florence 2nd Saturday ArtWalk: Explore downtown and have a great night out!
Shop for original art, meet interesting people, and treat yourself to dinner and drinks at Florence’s best art galleries, restaurants, and pubs

Accelerando by Suz Stoval

A passionate exploration of color through vibrating color fields and thin, spontaneous line. Stovall’s abstract works invite the viewer to look deeply and enjoy the visual feast of color. Blues is a spontaneous and joyful exploration of color, composition and design.

Royal Contemporary
120 E. Main Street
Florence, CO
303.717.1977
http://www.royalcontemporary.com

Representing the West at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center

Representing the West

Sangre de Cristo Arts Center White Gallery

January 28 - March 19, 2017

Opening Reception: Friday, February 3, 5-7 pm
Juror: Don Stinson

Enjoy artwork in a variety of mediums which considers the changing culture and myths of the American West. Both non-traditional subject matter, materials, and concepts and traditional depictions of the West will be on display, including audio and video pieces. Over $5,000 in prize money is awarded during this exhibition, along with a coveted “People’s Choice” title - which YOU get to vote on - awarding the opportunity for a solo exhibit at the Arts Center.

Admission $8 Adults, $6 Children, Military, and Seniors 65+
Arts Center Members always free

Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center
210 N. Santa Fe Avenue
Pueblo, CO 81003
Wed-Sun: 11am - 4pm
http://www.sdc-arts.org

Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate at the FCMoA

Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate

Fort Collins Museum of Art

January 20 - March 19, 2017

Organized by Curator Katie Knight

Barbara Romain, Dialogue: Peace, 2007, Acrylic

The Fort Collins Museum of Art and The Lincoln Center Gallery will co-present a provocative exhibition on the topics of hate, discrimination and violence - and the transformation towards justice, love and empathy. The exhibition is visually powerful, thought-provoking, sometimes humorous, always challenging, and ultimately deeply moving. It showcases the diverse work of 39 artists who have transformed thousands of anti-Semitic and racist books into an uplifting and dynamic exhibition. By responding creatively to hate, injustice and violence, the artists in Speaking Volumes provoke thinking and conversations that encourage empathy for others and respect for social justice.

Hours: Wednesday - Friday: 10:00am - 5:00pm, Saturday & Sunday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm, Monday & Tuesday: Closed
Cost: $5.00 Adults; $4.00 Students/Seniors 65+; $1.00 Youth (7-17); Free for members & kids 6 and under

Fort Collins Museum of Art
201 South College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80524

Portraits 2017 with Juror Karen Marks at C4FAP

Portraits 2017 with Juror Karen Marks

The Center for Fine Art Photography

January 13 – February 25, 2017

Artist Talks: February 17, from 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Gallery Reception: February 17, from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Ezra by Sandra Chen Weinstein

Portraits 2017 | With Juror Karen Marks

With over 50 images on display the Portraits 2017 exhibition includes photographic artists from the United States, Canada, Russia, France, and Europe. The Center will host many of the exhibiting artists for the artist talks reception on Friday, February 17th from 6:00 to 8:00 for our annual Portraits exhibition. The Exhibition opens January 13th, come and enjoy striking photographic art that will challenge ideas about photography and the traditional portrait.

Featured Artists: Nicole Allen, Yulia Artemyeva, Nancy Baron, Lowell Baumunk, John Bonath, Jessica Caisse, JoAnn Carney, Carol Pui Ha Chow, Irwin Cua, Kathleen B. Donovan, Ranran Fan, Samantha Geballe, Paul Greenberg, Al Harden, Barbara Hillerman-Lieske, Janet Holmes, Jerrie Hurd, , Nicholas Kozel, Sandra Kuprion-Thomas, Amrita Lakhanpal, Tom Sundro-Lewis, Robert Lipgar, Katherine McGaughey, Dave Moser, Frank Mullaney, Denise Ockey, F. Robert Openshaw, Andrew Ortiz, Jane Paradise, Donna Pinckley, Todd Reinert, Lissa Rivera, Charles Rozier, Marian Rubin, Ward Russell, Sarah Salomon, Jeff Settle, Jesse Stansfield, Danielle Voirin, Nina Weinberg-Doran and Sandra Chen Weinstein

Exhibitions and Receptions at C4FAP are always free and open to the public
Mingle with featured artists & art lovers at our reception Friday, February 17th at 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Please check our site at http://c4fap.org for updates and events

About C4FAP

Since 2004, The Center for Fine Art Photography has been a preeminent supporter of photography. As a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization, C4FAP is supported globally with donations, grants, and memberships. Based in Fort Collins, CO, the Center offers three public galleries with 20+ exhibitions yearly, classes, reviews and online exhibitions that give photographers and photography enthusiasts from all over the world an opportunity to engage with the Center and its community.

The Center for Fine Art Photography
400 N. College Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80524
970.224.1010
https://www.instagram.com/TheC4FAP

HOME at The Center for Fine Art Photography

HOME with Juror Kevin Miller

The Center for Fine Art Photography (Fort Collins)

December 2, 2016 - January 7, 2017

Featuring over 50 international photographers
Online Simply Gallery Link: http://www.c4fap.org/exhibitions/home-with-kevin-miller

Ibai Rigby - Dashilang Hutong III - Juror's Honorable Mention

‘Serene, comforting, intimate, eloquent, secure, fragile, uncertain, precarious, even ambivalent. All these words can well describe any number of images in this exhibition. Home is such a wonderful and universal concept that it was always going to elicit a profound engagement from photographers. It is a deeply felt notion, but one which manifests so completely differently in each of our hearts and minds. It is a notion that is eventually discovered, identified and expressed in so many different ways and through so many unique prisms of belief, experience and perspective.’ – Kevin Miller

Featured Artists: Francisco Alcala Torreslanda, Emily Belz, Mark Bennett, Ellen Butler, Douglas Caldwell, Liza Cauldwell, Michele Cohn, Ron Cooper, Gary Csuk, Cristina Cusani, Ashley Czajkowski, Alexa Frangos, Michael E. Gordon, Roger Grasas, Han Wenjie, Elizabeth Herrmann, Bill Hill, Christine Hinz-Lenzen, Jodie Hulden, Shreepad Joglekar, Samantha Johnston, Tom Jones, Jordan Jurich-Weston, Marie-Luise Klotz, Gayle Krughoff, Thomas Ladd, Elisabeth Ladwig, Jennifer Long, Ellen Mahaffy, Ben Marcin, Teresa Meier, Charles Mintz, Colleen Mullins, Cal Navin, Rachel Niekamp, Ange Ong, Paul Scott Page, Joseph Pizzuto, Ibai Rigby, Charles Rozier, Kate Sandey, Fred Scruton, Alison A. Smith, Shannon Smith, Sarah Smith, Alyss Vernon, Gabriele Woolever, Rana Young and Dianne Yudelson

About C4FAP: Since 2004, The Center for Fine Art Photography has been a preeminent supporter of photography. As a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization, C4FAP is supported globally with donations, grants, and memberships. Based in Fort Collins, CO, the Center offers three public galleries with 20+ exhibitions yearly, classes, reviews and online exhibitions that give photographers and photography enthusiasts from all over the world an opportunity to engage with the Center and its community. For more information about C4FAP, including information on workshops, membership, becoming a donor and exhibitions, please visit the website at C4FAP.ORG

The Center for Fine Art Photography
400 N. College Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80524
970.224.1010
https://www.instagram.com/TheC4FAP

Evergreen Fine Art: Miniature Masterpieces 2016

Miniature Masterpieces 2016

Evergreen Fine Art Gallery

November 19 - December 7, 2016

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 19 from 2-5pm

Stacey Peterson "Winter Light" 8x10

A world of small wonders lies in store as Evergreen Fine Art Gallery & Sculpture Garden prepares to unveil its seventh annual Miniature Masterpieces exhibition on Saturday, November 19, 2016, 2-5 pm.

This year’s much-anticipated celebration of scale will feature works by 50 large talents presented in delightfully diminutive dimensions. Miniature Masterpieces offers a rare opportunity to marvel at the patience, concentration and immense skill needed to render a universe of beauty in less than 120 square inches. The invitational event will also afford art collectors the opportunity to add some very prominent signatures to their personal gallery at more modest prices.

“Miniature Masterpieces is an absolute favorite around the holidays,” says Evergreen Fine Arts’ Gallery Director, Doug Kacena. “It’s perfect for entry-level collectors who are just beginning to build their collections, and it’s a good opportunity for more established collectors to fill in the gaps in their collections. There’ll be several pieces by each artist, and one of the fun things about the show is that the themes and subjects are all over the board.” Taos artist and nationally acclaimed oil painter Walt Gonske, for example, may provide a Lilliputian look at a variety of subject matter. Denver artist Robert Spooner, will certainly display a striking selection of paintings, and Pem Dunn of Evergreen is sure to portray nature’s grand pageant upon the smallest of stages.

Among many others who’ll be doing their best and their smallest for Miniature Masterpieces, and who’ll be glad to discuss their work at the exhibit opening, are highly regarded landscape masters such as Dave Santillanes, Susiehyer, Keith Bond, Kevin Weckbach, oil painter on stainless steel Mai Wyn Schantz, nationally esteemed wildlife artist Edward Aldrich, still life virtuoso Kelli Folsom and abstract painter Karen Roehl. In addition, a selection of noted sculptors such as Pati Stajcar, Sandy Graves, Stephen LeBlanc, and Rosetta will create miniature masterpieces in subtle shades of bronze and stone.

Evergreen Fine Art Gallery
3042 Evergreen Parkway
Evergreen, CO 80439
303.679.3610
http://www.evergreenfineart.com

Story Tellers at Mirada Fine Art

Story Tellers

Mirada Fine Art

October 15 – November 6, 2016

Opening Reception: Friday, October 14, 2016 6-9pm

Michael McLaughlin at Mirada Fine Art, Squirrel and Oak, Limited Edition Bronze, 40” x 27” x 16"

“Tell me facts and I’ll learn. Tell me truth and I’ll believe. But tell me a story and it will live in my heart forever.” -Native American Proverb

Talented artists are masters at visually weaving a tale. They invite each viewer to become a part of the story. Mirada Fine Art brings some of these brilliant ‘writers’ together in a very special collaborative exhibit. Although frequently an artist will want you to draw your own conclusions, in this particular exhibition the story behind the artwork will be on clear display. Many of Mirada's core artists will be participating including acclaimed North Carolina artist Jeanne Bessette as well as Mirada's newest artist, Janice Sugg.

Mirada Fine Art
5490 Parmalee Gulch Rd.
Indian Hills, CO 80454 (minutes from Denver)
303.697.9006
http://www.miradafineart.com

MultiThreading at Tointon Gallery in Greeley

MultiThreading

Tointon Gallery in the Union Colony Civic Center (Greeley, CO)

October 14 - November 12, 2016

Opening reception: Friday the 14th from 5-7pm

Roxanne Rossi - “Unlaced” 30’ x 30” - Cast Cotton Handmade paper, Thread, String, Encaustic, Acrylic, Handmade papers

Tointon Gallery
Mon-Sat: 9am-5pm
651 10th Ave.
Greeley, CO

Jenny Morgan at the Sangre de Cristo White Gallery

RISE: Jenny Morgan Self-Portraits

Sangre de Cristo White Gallery (Pueblo, CO)

October 8, 2016 – January 15, 2017

Guest Curated by Ivar Zeile, Owner/Director of the plus + gallery in Denver

Jenny Morgan - Rise

The Sangre de Cristo Art Center is proud to present works by rising star, Jenny Morgan. Morgan’s deeply personal work pushes the boundaries of figurative art by exploring innovative methods of modifying her nearly photographic, meticulous paintings. Her haunting self-portraits are perfectly realized only to be obliterated; their surfaces sanded and stripped away to reveal physical and spiritual torment. By disturbing the surface of the canvas, she achieves a striking intensity and psychological depth in her work, breaking through the ideals of traditional portraiture and the preciousness of realism. Her self-portraits examine the complexity of individual perception, providing the viewer a visual and conceptual window into the exposed personae of the self.

Guest curator Ivar Zeile has selected paintings from collectors based in Colorado whom agreed to contribute their “Jennys” to this celebratory exhibition. Zeile has worked closely with the collectors and the artist for many years as the artist’s representative through Plus Gallery. This show is a true collaboration between the artist, curator, collectors, and Sangre de Cristo Arts Center. Says Zeile about Morgan, “From Van Gogh over a century ago, to Cindy Sherman today, self-portraiture holds a singular place in art, whether as a working tool, fascination or ‘mirror’ of individual and collective reality that stimulates both artists and collectors alike. A very distinct and continually evolving case in point is that of Jenny Morgan, a young contemporary painter who since emerging through Denver Colorado’s gallery circuit in 2002 has developed her own particular attachment to the self to build a formidable career with a unique trajectory unlike any other in art today. “Rise - Jenny Morgan Self Portraits in Colorado Collections from 2009 and 2016” is the first exhibition to capture this extraordinary development, a snapshot into one of the most exciting art practices of our times, shaping historic antecedents in a manner that is highly nuanced and thoroughly compelling.”

Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center, White Gallery
210 N Santa Fe Avenue
Pueblo, CO 81003
11 AM - 5 PM
Admission $8 Adults, $6 Children, Military and Seniors 65+
Online ticketing: https://www.sdc-arts.org/membertickets/tickets

Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray at FCMoA

Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray

Fort Collins Museum of Art

October 7, 2016 - January 8, 2017

Nickolas Muray, Frida in Pink and Green Blouse, Coyoacán, 1938 Carbon process print

The Fort Collins Museum of Art presents Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray, an exhibition of photographs of Frida Kahlo, on view from October 7 – January 8, 2017. This exhibition provides an intimate look at Frida Kahlo, Mexico’s most prolific and well-known female artist, through the photographic lens of her long-time friend and lover, Nickolas Muray. The photographic portraits, dating from 1937 to 1946, explore Muray’s unique perspective; in the 1930s and 1940s he was Frida Kahlo's friend, lover and confidant. Muray's photographs bring to light Kahlo's deep interest in her Mexican heritage, her life and the people significant to her with whom she shared a close friendship.

Fort Collins Museum of Art
201 S. College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80524
970-482-2787
Monday & Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday - Friday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday & Sunday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
http://www.ftcma.org

Evergreen Fine Art: Edward Aldrich: A Walk in the Wild

Edward Aldrich: A Walk in the Wild

Evergreen Fine Art Gallery

October 1 - November 5, 2016

Opening Reception and Gallery Talk: Saturday, October 1, 2-5pm

Edward Aldrich, "Touching the Sky", 20x24, oil

There’s nothing quite so thrilling as a candid encounter with Nature on its own terms. Celebrated wildlife artist Edward ‘Ned’ Aldrich is an unsurpassed master at capturing those moving, mysterious, magical moments on canvas, and this October guests to “A Walk in the Wild” at Evergreen Fine Art Gallery will enjoy intimate glimpses of many of the West’s most secretive subjects in all of their unguarded glory.

“A Walk in the Wild” features nearly 20 new works by the award-winning Golden oil painter, each one showcasing the stunning realism and dramatic force that’s made Aldrich a favorite of collectors from coast to coast and beyond the seas. If his subtle brush conveys the coarseness of the wolf’s winter coat and the wild aggression of the bull-elk’s challenge, his unsurpassed awareness of nature’s infinite unaffected attitudes gives them presence and place.

“Each painting expresses a different concept or feel,” explains Aldrich, a 1987 Rhode Island School of Design graduate who was juried into the Society of Animal Artists just four years later at the age of 26. “One might be based on color, one of echoing shapes, one on interesting lighting, or one eliciting the feeling of power or mystery. My hope is that the viewers get a small amount of the feeling I intended from the differing pieces.” Those fortunate viewers taking “A Walk in the Wild” can rest assured they’ll get a lot more than a little of nature’s instinctual intensity and quiet spectacle. Aldrich’s potent realism and almost empathic connection with his subjects have earned him the respect and admiration of artists and art lovers across the West, and this year he’s been named as the featured artist of Jackson Hole’s prestigious Fall Arts Festival. What’s more, one of Aldrich’s images was chosen to be the public face of “Western Visions,” an important festival fundraiser benefitting the National Museum of Wildlife Art.

Evergreen Fine Art Gallery
3042 Evergreen Parkway
Evergreen, CO 80439
303.679.3610
http://www.evergreenfineart.com

Evergreen Fine Art: Karen Roehl

Karen Roehl: Horse with Beach Ball and other Western Amalgamations

Evergreen Fine Art Gallery

September 24 - October 24, 2016

Opening Reception and Gallery Talk: Saturday, September 10, 2-5pm

Karen Roehl, "Thinkin' On It", mixed media, 36x28

Imagine what would happen if one of Colorado’s most admired abstract painters shared a canvas with one of Denver’s most gifted realists.

That intriguing fantasy will be captivating reality on Sep. 10 as Evergreen Fine Art Gallery unveils “Horse with Beach Ball, and other Western Amalgamations,” an extraordinary exhibit that will bridge one of the art world’s most persistent divides by way of the opposing passions and complementary talents of celebrated abstract impressionist and brilliant realist Karen Roehl.

“Horse with Beach Ball” will feature more than a dozen of Roehl’s distinctive works, horses rendered in animate perfection upon powerful fields of abstraction. Whether multi-hued or monochromatic, high-contrast or hushed, her artful blending of discrete form and pure emotion fills the eye with harmony and leaves the viewer agreeably indifferent to competing artistic labels. For what it’s worth, Roehl will be the first to admit that her singular style has virtually nothing to do with fostering artistic accord, and everything to do with reconciling the two halves of her own creative heart.

Evergreen Fine Art Gallery
3042 Evergreen Parkway
Evergreen, CO 80439
303.679.3610
http://www.evergreenfineart.com

citySCAPES at Mirada Fine Art

citySCAPES

Mirada Fine Art

August 27 – September 18, 2016

Opening Reception: Friday, August 26, 2016 6-9pm

Larisa Aukon at Mirada Fine Art, Winter Kiss, Original Oil on Linen, 16” x 20”

Two of Mirada Fine Art’s most popular artists join forces for a stunning look at the urban landscape.

Lyudmila Agrich and Larisa Aukon are both Eastern European transplants, now residing in the western United States. Often featured in national art publications, their talent has brought them tremendous attention and success. They both also happen to be wildly popular artists shown at Mirada Fine Art Gallery. These creative powerhouses will come together at Mirada for one magnificent exhibit, entitled ‘citySCAPES,’ opening on August 26th.

Mirada Fine Art
5490 Parmalee Gulch Rd.
Indian Hills, CO 80454 (minutes from Denver)
303.697.9006
http://www.miradafineart.com

Mix It Up at Royal Contemporary

Mix It Up! Contemporary Mixed Media - National Juried Exhibition

Royal Contemporary

July 30 - September 18, 2016

Gallery Reception and Florence 2nd Saturday ArtWalk: Saturday August 13 from 4 to 8 pm

Eleven contemporary artists were selected for this exhibition based on their innovative approaches to mixed media. Their works reflect a wide range of styles and imagery that incorporate a minimum of three different media in addition to the base material. You will see an exciting variety of two and three dimensional works that explore unique combinations of materials, techniques, and methods, as well as unexpected relationships between concept and media.

Royal Contemporary
120 E. Main Street
Florence, CO 81226
Thursday-Sunday: 11am-5pm, or by appointment
303.717.1977
http://www.royalcontemporary.com

Black Cube Gold Hill Art Project

Molly Berger, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, and Eric Stewart

491 College Street, Gold Hill, Boulder Colorado 80302

August 6 – September 5, 2016

Opening Reception: Saturday, August 6 from 5-9pm
All events are free + open to the public

The Gold Hill Art Project brings together a series of site-specific contemporary art installations situated in cabins and gardens in the historic mining town of Gold Hill. Three Black Cube Artist Fellows – Molly Berger, Jennifer Ling Datchuk and Eric Stewart – have created new works that respond to local history and the surrounding landscape. Collectively these installations bring together layers of the past and present, providing visitors with alternative ways of seeing this unique place. This project is curated by Black Cube’s very first Curator-in-Residence, Laurie Britton Newell.

Gold Hill is situated at 8300 ft. elevation in the Rocky Mountains northwest of the city of Boulder and surrounded by Pine and Aspen forests with striking mountain views. It is a historic gold mining town and National Historic Site, which currently serves as the hometown for 230 families. The town also features the oldest continuously operating public school in Colorado, Gold Hill Elementary School.

For full details including launch bus transportation, public exhibition hours, workshops and tours, and information on our Artist Fellows, visit the Black Cube website: http://blackcubeart.org/exhibition/gold-hill-art-project

Adam Junior and Elizabeth Morisette at the FCMoA

Adam Junior: Keepsakes

Elizabeth Morisette: Fun & Games

Fort Collins Museum of Art

August 5 - September 18, 2016

Elizabeth Morisette, China-Yellow

Both exhibitions deal with the concept of home and the domestic. Keepsakes will feature an installation of over 20,000 cast cement houses that visitors can walk through as well as a selection of drawings. Fun & Games draws on Morisette’s background in fiber art and weaving in presenting a selection of woven tapestries of toys and board games. There will also be an interactive kid-friendly space with activities in the gallery so the entire family can have fun in the exhibition.

Fort Collins Museum of Art
201 S. College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80524
970-482-2787
Monday & Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday - Friday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday & Sunday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
http://www.ftcma.org

By the Olives Trees at the Center for Fine Art Photography

Benjamin Rasmussen and Michael Friberg: By the Olives Trees

The Center for Fine Art Photography

July 8 - August 27, 2016

Artist Talk and Reception: Friday August 5 from 5:30-9p; Free, Public Welcome (talk begins at 5:30pm)
http://www.c4fap.org/exhibitions/benjamin-rasmussen-by-the-olive-trees

Mohammad Mounir Al Zamel in recovery by Benjamin Rasmussen and Michael Friberg

"The Syrian civil war, now in its fifth year, began when a group of young people spray painted anti-regime graffiti on the walls of their school. Their arrest, detention and torture led to protests and a violent crackdown by the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The series of actions and reactions has led to the deaths of an estimated 470,000 Syrians and caused 4.8 million more to flee the country. More than 1.4 million of these refugees have headed south to neighboring Jordan. Some have stayed in the Zaatari refugee camp, while most have spread throughout Jordan, settling in for what they believe to be a long separation from their homes and communities as they wait out a war with no end in sight." -Benjamin Rasmussen and Michael Friberg

Photographers Benjamin Rasmussen (Denver) and Michael Friberg (Salt Lake City) have created an editorial style series of work about the refugee crisis and those currently living in the Zaatari camp in Jordan. The immediacy of the images makes the Syrian refugees’ turmoil and living conditions relatable to the viewer and all the more real than a news report. Come see this deeply impactful and visually stunning exhibit for free at The Center for Fine Art Photography.

About C4FAP

Since 2004, The Center for Fine Art Photography has been a preeminent supporter of photography. As a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization, C4FAP is supported globally with donations, grants, and memberships. Based in Fort Collins, CO, the Center for Fine Art Photography offers three public galleries with 20+ exhibitions yearly, classes, reviews and online exhibitions that give photographers and photography enthusiasts from all over the world an opportunity to engage with The Center and it’s community. For more information about C4FAP, including information on workshops, membership, becoming a donor and exhibitions, please visit the website at c4fap.org.

The Center for Fine Art Photography
400 N. College Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80524
970.224.1010
https://www.instagram.com/TheC4FAP

Clay Hawkley at the Firehouse Art Center

Clay Hawkley: Second Rodeo

Firehouse Art Center (Longmont)

June 29 - July 31, 2016

Opening Reception: Friday, July 8 from 6-9pm

Last summer Hawkley created Hitch Gallery, a mobile experimental art space attached to the back of his car. Using found objects reflecting the community at-large, Hawkley created spontaneous compositions where and when the objects were found. In Second Rodeo these same objects are transformed and reworked for a formal exhibition. In one piece, a beat up tarp -used to wrap around objects for Hitch Gallery- is transformed into a stunning work of art with a floral pattern cut-out. By seeing the new life of the found objects, along with a photo series of Hitch Gallery, viewers can expect to be challenged about where and what art can be.

"This exhibition shows two different ways of working. The photo series is from a show I had last September where I collected random objects and strapped them to a wall I built for the back of my car. I changed the object out every few days to stay loose and experimental. Once that show ended I starting thinking about what I could make from the objects. I took time to think about, look at and handle the materials as I made decisions. The reanimated objects are much more considered then they were in their initial showing. Both ways of working are important to what I do.

Firehouse Art Center
667 Fourth Ave
Longmont, CO 80501
303.651.2787
http://firehouseart.org

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Charles, Collin and Devon Parson at Center for the Arts Evergreen

Three Views: Contemporary Work by Charles, Collin and Devon Parson

Center for the Arts Evergreen

June 24 - August 11, 2016

Opening Reception: Friday, June 24, 4 - 7pm
Artist Talk with Charles, Collin and Devon Parson: Wednesday, June 29th at 4pm
Artist Talk by Charles Parson: An overview of his 45 year art career on Wednesday, July 27th at 4pm

All works by Collin Parson Courtesy of Michael Warren Contemporary, Denver

Three Views celebrates the similarities and differences of two family generations of creativity. With the common bonds of time and place, their separate visual vocabularies speak to the 21st century’s experience of living in the Western United States. The distinctions of views of light and shadow, massive scale and delicateness, expansive space and airy atmosphere, address the connections of landscapes and passages of time.

The Parsons share the use of geometric forms, usage of everyday architectural materials and techniques, technology, and individual manipulations and mark-making. This exhibition acknowledges essayist Wendell Berry’s projection of the passing on of traditions, while embracing each generation’s distinctive perceptions and innovations.

The resulting experience of this exhibit is to enrich the viewers’ looking and thinking, specifically of the contemporary western experience we all share. The artists aspire to present contemplative moments of the universal themes represented by sunrise and sunsets; earth’s surfaces and forms; the West’s spaces and the individual’s sense of place in it.

Directions to Center for the Arts Evergreen from Denver: I-70 West Exit at Evergreen Parkway, Continue on Highway 74 and take a left on Squaw Pass Road. Back left side of the parking lots

Center for the Arts Evergreen
32003B Ellingwood Trail
Evergreen CO 80439
http://www.evergreenarts.org

Evergreen Fine Art: Weekend in the West 2016

Weekend in the West 2016: Art Show and Auction

Evergreen Fine Art Gallery

June 24 - July 16, 2016

Weekend Events on Friday and Saturday, June 24 & 25

Don Stinson, "The Spud Redux", Oil, 30x73, Courtesy of David B Smith Gallery

Long a treasury of the Rocky Mountain region’s most celebrated Western art, Evergreen Fine Art Gallery will again be host to a peerless collection of the country’s most celebrated Western artists.

The 6th annual Weekend in the West Art Show and Auction will showcase 50 top-tier painters and sculptors gathered from across the Mountain West, giving art lovers a rare opportunity to watch those talents at work and take home a masterpiece created before their very eyes. Already a must for collectors, the invitational event properly begins on June 18, with a preview week, as the artists’ works go on display in the gallery, giving folks plenty of time to get pre-acquainted with some of the most respected names in Western art.

“There’s a nice combination of Old West and New West”, says Evergreen Fine Art’s director, Doug Kacena. “There’ll be some very traditional art and themes, and some abstract and contemporary works.”

The bright galaxy of participating artists include such recognized luminaries as Quang Ho, Edward Aldrich, G. Russell Case, Karen Roehl, Jeff Legg, David Santillanes, Pem Dunn, Jill Soukup, Ron Hicks, Walt Gonske, Robert Spooner, Don Stinson and Kim English. Masters in three dimensions will include Evergreen sculptor Pati Stajcar and bronze artists Jan Mapes, Stephen LeBlanc, and Sandy Graves.

The Weekend formally begins with a Western-style Gala reception at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 24, featuring food, drink, and live music by cowboy laureate Dean Himes. The next morning at 9 o’clock sharp, the artists will muster in the gallery’s sculpture garden for a real Western showdown – each master will have exactly 90 minutes to complete a first-rate original work, and guests get to be astounded at the way they invariably do.

“This is the mountain region’s largest Quick-Draw event,” smiles Hadley. “You’d be amazed what these artists can do in 90 minutes. It’s a wonderful opportunity to observe them at work.” When the bell rings at precisely 10:30, brushes go down and champagne flutes go up. While artists frame the morning’s accomplishments, collectors will gather in a large white tent for a champagne brunch, followed by a live auction at which guests will have the chance to own newly-minted masterpieces even before the paint is dry.

Tickets for the champagne brunch and auction cost $35 per person. That price includes a genuine Western serenade by cowboy-poet Dean Himes, and a generous portion of all proceeds will help support Bootstraps Scholarships.

Folks wishing to take advantage of everything Weekend in the West has to offer should consider purchasing a Patron ticket package that includes the champagne brunch and auction, plus a picture-perfect gallery dinner with the artists on the evening of Thursday, June 23. Even better, the entire cost of a Patron ticket can be applied to any artwork purchased during Friday’s opening reception.

For those not able to attend the weekend events, the exhibit runs through July 16, 2016. To learn more about Weekend in the West, call Evergreen Fine Art Gallery at 303-679-3610, or visit www.evergreenfineart.com and http://www.weekendinthewest.com.

Evergreen Fine Art Gallery
3042 Evergreen Parkway
Evergreen, CO 80439
303.679.3610
http://www.evergreenfineart.com

Suz Stovall: Blues

Royal Contemporary

March 11 - April 2, 2017

Representing the West

Sangre de Cristo Arts Center White Gallery

January 28 - March 19, 2017

Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate

Fort Collins Museum of Art

January 20 - March 19, 2017

Portraits 2017 with Juror Karen Marks

The Center for Fine Art Photography

January 13 – February 25, 2017

HOME with Juror Kevin Miller

The Center for Fine Art Photography (Fort Collins)

December 2, 2016 - January 7, 2017

Miniature Masterpieces 2016

Evergreen Fine Art Gallery

November 19 - December 7, 2016

Story Tellers

Mirada Fine Art

October 15 – November 6, 2016

MultiThreading

Tointon Gallery in the Union Colony Civic Center (Greeley, CO)

October 14 - November 12, 2016

RISE: Jenny Morgan Self-Portraits

Sangre de Cristo White Gallery (Pueblo, CO)

October 8, 2016 – January 15, 2017

Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray

Fort Collins Museum of Art

October 7, 2016 - January 8, 2017

Edward Aldrich: A Walk in the Wild

Evergreen Fine Art Gallery

October 1 - November 5, 2016

Karen Roehl: Horse with Beach Ball and other Western Amalgamations

Evergreen Fine Art Gallery

September 24 - October 24, 2016

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Mirada Fine Art

August 27 – September 18, 2016

Mix It Up! Contemporary Mixed Media - National Juried Exhibition

Royal Contemporary

July 30 - September 18, 2016

Black Cube Gold Hill Art Project

Molly Berger, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, and Eric Stewart

491 College Street, Gold Hill, Boulder Colorado 80302

August 6 – September 5, 2016

Adam Junior: Keepsakes

Elizabeth Morisette: Fun & Games

Fort Collins Museum of Art

August 5 - September 18, 2016

Benjamin Rasmussen and Michael Friberg: By the Olives Trees

The Center for Fine Art Photography

July 8 - August 27, 2016

Clay Hawkley: Second Rodeo

Firehouse Art Center (Longmont)

June 29 - July 31, 2016

Three Views: Contemporary Work by Charles, Collin and Devon Parson

Center for the Arts Evergreen

June 24 - August 11, 2016

Weekend in the West 2016: Art Show and Auction

Evergreen Fine Art Gallery

June 24 - July 16, 2016

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