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Wednesday, 26 November 2008 |
Holiday Art Market 2008
Foothills Art Center
November 15 - December 30, 2008
Foothills Art Center
809 15th Street
Golden, CO 80401
Mon-Sat: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sun: 1:00 - 5:00 pm
303.279.3922
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http://www.foothillsartcenter.org
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Wednesday, 26 November 2008 |
"'Tis the Season"
Abend Gallery
December 5 - 31, 2008
Opening Reception: Friday December 5, 2008, from 5:00 - 9:00 pm
Ramon Kelley - Old Luke
(from the press release)
Abend Gallery celebrates its 18th annual holiday miniatures show opening in early December just in time for holiday gift giving. At this festive selling exhibition, a favorite among old and new collectors alike, Abend ‘decks its walls’ with more than one hundred small works of original art by both local and national artists.
More than 100 participating artists including: Zoa Ace, Deborah Bays, Dan Beck, Jim Beckner, Jennifer Bobola, Norman Cable, Nancy Condit, Stephen Day, Tim Deibler, Harold Deist, Susan Dickson, Marin Dobson, Ernie Gallegos, Bruce Gomez, David Harms, Peter Heineman, Anne Hutchinson, Paula Jones, Karin Jurick, Ramon Kelley, John LeVett, Peggy McGivern, Skye Mason, Carolyn Miller, Mary Ann Miro, E. Melinda Morrison, Tammi Otis, John David Phillips, Karen Ramsey, Peggy Ray, Louis Recchia, Connie Renner, Peter Robbins, Karen Rosasco, Elizabeth Sandia, Mary Scrimgeour, Chris Alan Serr, Jean Shom, Shannon Smith, Robert Spooner, Cheryl St. John, Gary Steffen, Mary Joy Stone, Ken Valastro, September Vhay and Tiffany Williams.
Abend Gallery Fine Art was established in 1990 and is located in the historic Wyman District of Denver, Colorado. The gallery offers an extensive collection of fine art and sculpture including fresh, contemporary works and traditional, representational paintings. The gallery showcases nationally and internationally recognized professional and master artists, many who are recognized by major American art institutions and are featured in regional and national art publications. Abend Gallery’s expanded services include custom handmade framing, Internet sales, monthly exhibitions of new works, artist receptions, demonstrations, workshops and personalized art consultation to corporations and private residences.
Abend Gallery
2260 East Colfax
Denver, CO 80206
Tue-Sat: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
303.355.0950
http://abendart.com
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Wednesday, 26 November 2008 |
Lisa Kowalski
Square 101 Gallery
December 5 - 27, 2008
Opening Reception - December 5th 6-9pm
(from the press release)
"Everything in life inspires me, not quite with direct interpretation, but as I see and experience faces, words, gestures, colors and shapes - all of it - I am always looking and reacting to the energy around me. It can become a self centered reflection of whatever is around that interests me rather than great issues that have to be answered objectively. All of this gets channeled and flows from brain to arm, hitting white board with that first wonderful stroke of vibrant color, and continues with adding and subtracting, stripping down to the most essential. I am in love with the eloquence of sparseness and everything to do with the act of painting: the smell, the lushness of oil paint, color." - Lisa Kowalski
Square 101 Gallery
3309 Blake Street, Suite 101
Denver, CO 80205
303.557.8798
Sat: 12:00 - 4:00 pm
http://www.square101.com
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Wednesday, 26 November 2008 |
Haze Diedrich and Scott Holdeman: Interior Construct
Space Gallery
December 5, 2008 – January 17, 2009Opening Reception: Friday December 5th, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Haze Diedrich - Isolation in a Time of Heros - oil on canvas, 58"x58"
(from the press release:)
Interior Construct explores inner and outer manifestations of the human experience from the location, identity and purpose of the human soul to the role everyday objects, passing conversations, and common occurrences take in shaping our perception of reality. Diedrich’s literal and figurative interpretations investigate universals of time, place and being using memories of experience to work stories in reverse, highlighting essential elements from compartmentalized origins. Diedrich’s canvases are infused color fields in which vessels and organic forms surge into being and exist in symbiotic trajectories. Holdeman similarly forms inclusive dimensions within his panels, using abstracted views of interior elements, doors, entries, and windows as linear constructs, a dimensional atmosphere contained beneath the surface. Artists Haze Diedrich and Scott Holdeman present a vibrant tapestry of canvases and panels encouraging the viewer’s introspection.
Space Gallery
765 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
720.904.1088
Tue-Fri: 11:00am-5:00pm
Sat: 10:00am-4:00pm
http://www.spacegallery.org
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Monday, 24 November 2008 |
Gina Smith Caswell and Charlie Taublieb
Core New Art Space
December 4 - 21, 2008
In the Core annex: Stuart C. Andrews "Routes and Branches"
Artist's Talk Thursday, December 4, 6 - 9 p.m.
First Friday ArtWalk, December 5, 6 - 9 p.m.
Artists Reception, Saturday, December 13, 6 - 9 p.m.
Bead for Life Party, Sunday, December 14, 12 to 3, Come purchase beaded jewelry for the holiday season. Proceeds from the sales go directly back to the Uganda community where the jewelry is made.
Saturday, Dec 19th, Night of the Luminaries. Santa Fe art galleries will be open for the street lights.
Gina Smith Caswell - Ocean Portrait
Gina Smith Caswell Statement
My current show is oil paintings that explore the figure and portrait. The figure images capture the individual caught up in an activity. I'm interested in the movement of the body and in particular, the hands.
Charlie Taublieb Statement
Painting and constructing, whether spontaneous or calculated is emotionally, spiritually and intellectually draining-and uplifting-at the same time, for me. I don’t judge the success of a finished piece of my artwork entirely by the visual results, but also from the emotional satisfaction plus the act of creating.
I have always been challenged and intrigued by the circle. Trying to make a cohesive statement within its borders is difficult and when successful, very rewarding. The success of a painting lies in the eyes of the viewer and as well as in mine. My paintings and constructions are meant to be viewed and also touched. The look and feel of some of the elements in my work hopefully will surprise you and make you smile. Some are smooth and some are not, some are loud and some quiet, but all are part of a shape that has “No Beginning…No End…”
IN THE CORE ANNEX:
Stuart C. Andrews
"Routes and Branches"
In this second installment of his Four Seasons series, Stuart Codington Andrews weaves a visual road trip for the viewer, examining the roots of the 4 themes of chess, trout, pop culture, and mythology, through the space and light of the western skyline, with a few sidetrips. This is a collection of new oils and acrylics that will merge these lines of ideas with color and humor, while glancing back at the origins of each along the way.
CORE New Art Space
900 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
303.297.8428
Gallery Hours:
Fri: Noon-9 pm
Thu/Sat/Sun: Noon-6 pm
http://www.corenewartspace.com
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Monday, 24 November 2008 |
MOMENTOinteractivo featuring Gwylym Cano
Museo de las Americas
Monday December 8, 2008: 6:30 - 8:30pm
(from the press release:)
MOMENTOinteractivo
In the spirit of contemporary Latin American performance art and Brazilian performance artist/director, Augusto Boal, the Museo de Las Americas presents an interactive experimental program, which invites local performance artists and artist groups to come and present their latest projects.
Momentointeractivo will present an exciting evening in which Forum Theatre expert, Gwylym Cano will change your perspective of theatre, turning the audience into performers, and the performers into the audience.
Don’t miss this night of Forum Theatre (a.k.a. Theatre of the Oppressed)
Museo de Las Americas
861 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
303.571.4401
http://museo.org
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Monday, 24 November 2008 |
New Works: Sean Christopher, Stella Im Hultberg and Lyle Motley
Limited Addiction Gallery
November 29 – December 20, 2008Opening Reception: Saturday November 29, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Lyle Motley - Flashlight
Limited Addiction Gallery
825 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
303.893.4234
http://limitedaddictiongallery.com
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Monday, 24 November 2008 |
Garvin: "Creations in Fluid Instability"
Gina Smith Caswell: "Recent Paintings"
Next Gallery
December 5 - 21, 2008Opening Reception: Friday December 5, 2008 from 6:00 – 10:00 pm
Garvin at Next
Garvin: "Creations in Fluid Instability"
The dichotomy of truth lies in everything. The paradox of ideas is what drives me to continue down the rabbit hole searching for the convergence of truth. Original, collaborative, mixed media, extravaganza, all born from this beautiful gift of suffering we call existence, would best describe my current body of encaustic work.
Gina Smith Caswell at next
Gina Smith Caswell: "Recent Paintings" - A new series of flower paintings
Next Gallery
3759 Navajo St
Denver, CO 80211
303.433.4933
Fri: 6:00 - 10:00 PM
Sat/Sun: Noon - 5:00 PM
http://www.nextgallery.us
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Monday, 24 November 2008 |
Dona Laurita "Light ... and its vibrant journey"
Camilla Briggs "Slumber"
Sliding Door Gallery
December 1 - 31, 2008
Opening Reception First Friday December 5, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
a pensive exhibit of mixed media pieces
that
manifest the approaching winter
suggest hibernation and
explore the thinning of the veil
Sliding Door Gallery
766 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
720.979.4448
Tue/Thu/Fri: 2:00 to 6:00 pm
Sat: 12:00 to 4:00 pm
http://slidingdoorgallery.com
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008 |
WEE: A Small Photography Exhibit
Flash Gallery
November 21, 2008 - January 4, 2009Opening Reception will be held Friday, November 21st from 6-9pm
(from the press release)
FLASH Gallery is pleased to present a group show titled WEE: A Small Photography Exhibit. The exhibition will run Friday, November 21st through Sunday, January 4th, 2009. The opening reception will be held Friday, November 21st from 6-9pm. Artists Greg Cradick, Ellen Yeiser, Jasmine Champion, Katie Taft, and Owen O’Meara are among some of those to be featured in the exhibition.
The photographs in this exhibit will not be framed larger than 14” in any one direction, hence the name “Wee.” Artists in this exhibit have taken into consideration that small art has a different intent than works printed large and are imparting that to the viewer. Small work asks you to get close, to examine, to experience the work one on one. The Wee exhibit invites an intimate relationship between the viewer and the image and allows them to explore it further.
FLASH Gallery
Working with Artists
445 South Saulsbury St.
Lakewood, CO 80226
303.837.1341
Tue-Fri: 12:00-8:00 pm
Sat/Sun: 12:00-6:00 pm
http://www.workingwithartists.org
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008 |
Meta: Metro State BFA Thesis Exhibit
Center for Visual Art
November 21 and 22, December 3 - 11, 2008Opening Reception: Friday, November 21st from 6:00 – 10:00 pm
The graduating students from the Department of Art at Metropolitan State College of Denver are proud to present a collaborative creation, Meta. The BFA thesis exhibition will feature a mix of twenty-eight of Denver’s up and coming artistic talents in sculpture, installation, drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, mixed media, video/digital art and ceramics.
Many pieces of artwork will be available for sale.
The Metropolitan State College art faculty will jury the show with honorable mention awards at the closing of the show.
Center for Visual Art
Metropolitan State College of Denver
1701 Wazee St
Denver, CO 80202
Tue-Fri: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat: 12:00 - 5:00 PM
http://www.mscd.edu/news/cva
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008 |
Sandra Wittow: The Rose and the Briar
Singer Gallery at the Mizel Center
November 19, 2008 - January 11, 2009
Sandra Wittow: The Rose and the Briar
Singer Gallery
Mizel Center for Arts and Culture
350 S. Dahlia Street
Denver, CO 80246
303.316.6360
Mon-Fri: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sun: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Closed Saturday
http://mizelcenter.org
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008 |
First Monday Art Talk with Danyl Cook
Dazzle Jazz
Monday December 1st, 2008 at 7:00 pm
(from the press release)
DAZZLE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE (http://www.dazzlejazz.com)
and ART PIMP PRODUCTIONS presents
FIRST MONDAY ART TALK (www.myspace.com/firstmondayarttalk)
MEET ARTIST DANYL COOK, HIS ART & INFLUENCES
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1ST 2008
The Fun Begins at 7p.m. with:
Danyl's favorite tunes played by DJ CHECK ONE, with special music performances by Classical and Flamenco Guitarist Rick Pruitt and 14 Strings (Adelaide Naughton: Violin, Tom Virtue: Double Bass & Michael Wisniewski: Guitar). Drink specials will be available on rum and beer. There will be an opportunity to ask Danyl questions, and as usual, a light buffet will be provided by DAZZLE.
FMAT (FIRST MONDAY ART TALK) is FREE to the public and will provide a look into the life of an artist or art group each month through a unique reproduction of their influences. The evening's events will be followed by a Q & A with the audience, mediated by host ERIC MATELSKI.
ABOUT DANYL COOK
Danyl Cook grew up in rural western New York and received his Bachelor's degree from the State University of New York College at Buffalo where he studied drawing and painting. Danyl spent many years as a professional photographer and writer and was a Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic. He has served as docent for the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, and also as chair of the New York State Council on the Arts Regional Decentralization Committee. Danyl draws in Denver where he has lived since 1994. He is currently working on a Masters degree in Drawing at Regis University. More about Danyl at http://www.danylcook.com/aboutdanyl.asp
FIRST MONDAY ART TALK MANTRA
"Making art is a common and intimately human activity, filled with all the perils (and rewards) that accompany any worthwhile effort. The difficulties art makers face are not remote and heroic, but universal and familiar." David Bayles, Ted Orland
Dazzle Jazz
930 Lincoln St
Denver, CO 80203
303.839.5100
http://dazzlejazz.com
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008 |
 Tsogo Mijid and Brian Cavanaugh
Pirate Contemporary Art Oasis
November 28 - December 14, 2008
Opening Reception Friday November 28 from 6:00 - 10:00 pm
Pirate Contemporary Art Oasis
3659 Navajo St
Denver, CO 80211
303.458.6058
Fri: 6:00 - 10:00 PM
Sat/Sun: Noon - 5:00 PM
http://www.pirateart.org
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008 |
Artists Alicia Bailey and Melinda Laz from their 2008 Next Gallery exhibit "A Catalog of Lovely Things"
The City of Denver has been highlighting local artists in the jury selection waiting room at the City and County Building for a while now and I was looking forward to catching artist Rodney Wallace's installation there earlier this summer, but unfortunately his work had been taken down only a few days before my number was up and I had opportunity to serve. The use of the waiting room as an exhibition space continues and currently is playing host to artistic collaborators Melinda Laz and Alicia Bailey whose latest installation will be on display throughout November. The jury selection room is on the forth floor of the City and County Building at 14th and Bannock across from Civic Center Park. - KLH
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008 |
Luz
Downtown Aurora Visual Arts
November 20, 2008 - January 6th, 2009
Opening Reception: Thursday November 20th, 4:00 - 8:00 pm
Left to Right: Light by Chris Armijo, watercolor by Sheena Mims (age 17), collage by Brian Robertson. drawing by Isadore Hall.
A Holiday Show and Sale of Original Artworks created by DAVA Youth and Guest Artists:
Chris Armijo,
Brian Robertson,
Mignon Harris,
Trevor Marrs and
Isadore Hall.
The gallery will be closed for holidays November 27, 28, and December 24 - January 1.
Downtown Aurora Visual Arts (DAVA)
1405 Florence St
Aurora CO 80010
Mon-Fri: 11:00 am-5:00 pm or by appointment
303.367.5886
http://davarts.org
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008 |
boat(show)Invitational: 2D and 3D Works
McFadden/Wright – Studio/Gallery
November 30 - December 30, 2008
Opening/Artist Reception, Sunday November 30 from 2:00 - 6:00 pm
First Friday Reception, December 5, 2008 for the Tennyson Street Historical District Art Walk and Stroll
19 Artists interpret the boat
through sculpture, painting, drawing, jewelry/wearables and photography
Bonnie Ferrill Roman,
Craig Wright,
Dave Seiler,
Dawn McFadden,
Gayla Lemke,
Jimmy Sellars,
Judy Garder,
Katie Caron,
Linda Korstad,
Marie Gibbons,
Marie Quinn,
Michael Brohman,
Morgan Price,
Rebecca Haines,
Richard Sweetman,
Sara Behling,
Susan Saarinen,
Tim Flynn,
Trish Gantz
Hours: Fri: 6-9pm (12/5 and 12/14), Saturday 1-5pm (12/15) and by chance or appointment
McFadden/Wright – Studio/Gallery
4315 W. 44th Avenue
Denver, CO 80212
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008 |
2008 Art Competition & Exhibition
Daniael Fine Art
November 19 - December 21, 2008
Select works of local and national artists whose work was juried in from of over 60 entries for the 2008 daniael fine art Competition and Exhibition.
Daniael Fine Art
5788 S Rapp St.
Littleton, CO 80120
720.880.6887
http://www.daniael.com
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Sunday, 16 November 2008 |
Mark Sink & Kristen Hatgi: "Light and Time"
Nathan Abels: "Stills - Recent Paintings"
Rule Gallery
November 14, 2008 - January 10, 2009
Opening reception Friday November 14 at 6:00 pm
Mark Sink - photo by Ken Hamel/DenverArts.org
Kristen Hatgi - photo by Ken Hamel/DenverArts.org
"Light and Time: Wet Plate Collodion Photographs" by Mark Sink & Kristen Hatgi
Also on view:
"The Untold Story" a rare collection of
Andy Warhol portraits by Mark Sink and "Stills - Recent Paintings" by Nathan Abels
Click here for pix from the opening
Rule Gallery
227 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203
303.777.9473
http://www.rulegallery.com
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Sunday, 16 November 2008 |
Louise Bourgeois
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
October 26, 2008 - January 25, 2009
Louise Bourgeois in 1990 with her 1970 marble sculpture, Eye to Eye -
Photo by Raimon Ramis
If your travels take you westward to LA, do not miss the opportunity to take in this major retrospective spanning the career of artist Louise Bourgeios at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (Grand St. location). Bourgeios, at age 96 continues to work daily, and the LA exhbit (which is part of a 3 city US tour including the Guggenheim in NYC and the Hirshhorn in DC) will include at least one of her recent works in addition to some LA based works that will not be making their way back east and will only be shown as part of the MoCA exhibit.
Of note for Denver locals, the Michele Mosko Gallery on 12th Avenue by the Denver Art Museum actually has some of Bourgeios recent prints which combine elements of sculpture with silkscreen, and her work can also be seen as part of the DAM's permanent collection. - KLH
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Sunday, 16 November 2008 |
Lisa Gordon and Fran Nicholson: Dog + Pony Show
Visions West Galleries
November 13 - December 24, 2008
Lisa Gordon - Rocking Horse
Visions West Galleries
1715 Wazee St.
Denver, CO 80202
303.292.0909
http://visionswestgallery.com
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Sunday, 16 November 2008 |
Colorado and the West
David Cook Fine Art
November 21 - December 31, 2008
A special Virtual Exhibit opens online November 20th at http://www.davidcookfineart.com
Birger Sandzen - Iceberg Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado - 1930
(from the press release:)
Ninth annual Colorado & the West exhibition, featuring over one hundred fifty paintings, watercolors, drawings and prints by
important artists of the west from the 19th through the mid 20th century
This year’s show will be highlighted by our largest selection to date of oil and watercolor paintings by Charles Partridge Adams, three great Colorado paintings by Birger Sandzén and a group of rare large works by early Colorado artist, W.H.M. Cox. These will be complemented by traditional, Impressionist, and Plein-Air landscapes by other notable western artists including Joseph Henry Sharp. The show will also be emphasizing modernist works by artists including Eve Drewelowe, Ethel Magafan, Fred Shane and Vance Kirkland.
The majority of the artists featured held associations with prominent western institutions and groups including the Broadmoor Academy, Chappell House, Taos Founders, as well as the Santa Fe Art Colony. We will again break slightly from our focus on pre 1950’s works with the inclusion of some exceptional paintings by William Sanderson.
David Cook Galleries
1637 Wazee Street
Denver, CO 80202
303.623.8181
Mon-Sat: 10:30am-6:00pm
http://www.davidcookfineart.com
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Wednesday, 12 November 2008 |
Art Fitness Training
The Lab at Belmar
3-Part Series on Tuesdays: November 18, December 2 and December 16
6:00 pm reception; 6:30 - 8:00 training
(From the press release)
ART FITNESS TRAINING: DON'T BE BULLIED BY ART CRITICS ANYMORE
Art Fitness Training is a three-part participatory workshop designed to
give anyone the ability to appreciate even the most difficult contemporary
art. For session one, meet at The Lab at Belmar to learn the basics of Art
Fitness Training using the exhibition In Plain Sight. For session two,
travel to the Dikeou Collection, a hidden gem of contemporary works located
on the fifteenth floor of the Colorado Building in downtown Denver. For
session three, gain exclusive access to the private collection of Eric
Schwartz, including major works from the 1970s to the present.
$60 members
$75 non-members
Advanced registration is required.
Class details provided with registration packet.
The Lab at Belmar
404 S. Upham Street
Lakewood, CO 80226
Corner of Upham Street and W. Alaska Drive
303.934.1777
http://belmarlab.org
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Wednesday, 12 November 2008 |
Sole Purpose: An Exhibit of Clay Shoes
EVB Studio
November 1 - December 5, 2008
Artist Reception: November 14 from 6 - 10 pm
(from the press release)
From Fun, to Funky, to Haute Couture, artists were invited to enter their
footwear inspired creations to Marie E.v.B. Gibbons call for entry:
sole•purpose, hosted at her studio / show room in North Denver. The
result is an amazing show of over 30 ceramic shoes. Artists created
narrative, realistic, historical and metaphorical pieces that are sure to
please the Art and Shoe connoisseur alike!
Marie E.v.B. Gibbons
EVB Studio
4343 w. 44th Ave
Denver, CO 80212
Tue-Thu: Noon-5pm
Fri: Noon-7pm (First Fridays till 9pm)
Sat/Sun: 11am-5pm
http://evbstudio.com
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Wednesday, 12 November 2008 |
Winter Festival 2008
Featuring Mary Cay, Kara Worthen, Meredith Nemirov and Theresa A. Anderson
East End Applied Arts
November 14 - December 20, 2008Opening reception Friday November 14 from 5:00 - 9:00 pm
(from the press release)
AURORA - Colorado contemporary artists exhibiting in ‘winter festival 2008' share no formal aesthetic. While some of the exhibitors use the same media, whether paint, print, ceramic, or silver, artists manipulate their media differently to create exceptional pieces. However, the artists share aspects that define the processes of their work. The participants are interested in experimentation with the form and function of each piece. They use materials as inspiration for what their work is to become. The artists have a vision for their work and believe that the viewer is responsible for interpreting the work before them.
Mary Cay,a renowned ceramicist who has participated in the prestigious bi-annual Colorado Clay exhibition, will exhibit pieces from her vessels collection. As an artist who intends to invoke a deeper meaning in her works, Cay says that "the vessel acts as a metaphor for the spirit."
Kara Worthen formed an interest in jewelry design at a young age. Her latest work, inspired by cookie-cutters, is silver jewelry for young girls, ages five to ten.
Meredith Nemirov, a native New Yorker who moved to Ridgeway, CO to pursue her artistic career, has been teaching plein air (open air) workshops for several years at the Ghost Ranch, Georgia O'Keefe's former New Mexico home. Although her paintings do not follow the traditional plein air style, her works on paper focus on the contours and movement of the Colorado landscape.
Theresa A. Anderson, an up and coming painter who recently caught the attention of London contemporary art collector Charles Saatchi, will show six new works specifically done for the gallery.
Contemporary Colorado art is emerging in the larger art world. ‘winter festival 2008' offers the public a chance to see works from both the established and up and coming artists that are part of this exciting scene. Gallery owner Kim Harrell says, "The goal of the gallery has always been to make art available to anyone. This exhibition offers affordable, functional, and decorative works that are of the highest quality and support local artists; I feel it's a wonderful way to find thoughtful gifts while sustaining your community." Like the city of Aurora known as the "gateway to the Rockies," East End Applied Arts is a "gateway" to Colorado contemporary art.
East End Applied Arts
1556 Florence Street
Aurora, CO 80010
720.203.3575
http://eastendarts.com
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Wednesday, 12 November 2008 |
Spondere: Alicia Bailey, Donna Price and Heidi Zednik
Abecedarian Gallery
November 13, 2008 - January 3, 2009Artists’ Reception: Saturday, November 15, 2008 from 4:00 - 7:00 pm
In the Reading Room: Exhibition of contemporary artists’ books + works on paper by North Carolina artists’
Tony Bradley and Bob Ray
Porcini Bomb by Heidi Zednik
(from the press release)
This exhibition features individual current works by Alicia Bailey, Donna Price and Heidi Zednik. The
three artists are members of Spondere - a collaborative collective that emphasizes the collaborative artistic
relationship over expression of the individual artist. Although this exhibit features their individual works,
documentation of previous collaborative works will be available for review throughout the exhibition.
Spondere was created following two collaborative installation projects by Bailey & Zednik (Notes from
the Underground at Edge Gallery in Denver, CO and Conversations from the Underground at the Black
Mountain Arts Center in Black Mountain, North Carolina) as a means of formalizing the collaborative process. The collective continues to develop projects whose focus is in
working with with an ever broadening range of individuals and groups, providing opportunities and a foundation for individuals to experience and trust the process of creating something together. In addition to collaborative installations, Spondere is focused on exchange projects, the most recent, in tandem with the Denver
based Magnet Mafia, is an ongoing international exchange project between street artists of Denver, students
and artists of Austria and artists in the southeastern United States.
Abecedarian Gallery
910 Santa Fe, Unit #101 (just south of Swift's diner)
Denver, CO 80204
303.340.2110
Thu-Sat: 1:00-5:00 pm
1st & 3rd Fri: 1:00-8:00 pm
http://www.abecedariangallery.com
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Wednesday, 12 November 2008 |
Free Third Saturday
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
Saturday November 15, 2008 from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Walt Kuhn at the CS FAC
Edie Winograde at the CS FAC
If you have yet to visit the revamped Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, well first off, you've missed some outstanding exhibits over the last year, but that said, with gas south of $2/gallon in various Denver environs and a new program featuring free admission on the third Saturday of each month, there's no excuse not to take in the FAC's notable permanent collection along with two interesting takes on historical visions of the West currently on display until early January 2009. "Walt Kuhn: An Imaginary History of the West" alongside "Place and Time: Reenactment Pageant Photographs" by Robischon Gallery photographer Edie Winograde contrasts the early 20th century modernist paintings of Kuhn's West along with 21st century photographs highlighting Winograde's 19th century Western subjects.
While you're down south, be sure to take in the "Mind the Gap" exhibit at the Gallery of Contemporary Art on the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs campus.
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
30 West Dale Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
719.634.5583
http://www.csfineartscenter.org
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Tuesday, 11 November 2008 |
Meagen Svendsen: Hope Revealed
Next Gallery
November 14 - 30, 2008Opening Reception: Friday November 14 from 6:00 to 10:00 pm
Closing Reception and Artist's Talk: Sunday November 30 from 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Meagen Svendsen at Next Gallery
Next Gallery
3759 Navajo St
Denver, CO 80211
303.433.4933
Fri: 6:00 - 10:00 PM
Sat/Sun: Noon - 5:00 PM
http://www.nextgallery.us
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Exhibits
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Wednesday, 05 November 2008 |
Blake Flynn: "Strange Beauty"
Habitat Gallery and Studio
November 7 - December 31, 2008
Opening Reception: Friday November 21 from 5:00 to 9:00 pm
Blake Flynn - above: Madonna of the Birds; below: Big Head
(from the press release:)
Blake Flynn is a high realism painter with a surrealist message. Unlike Dali, Blake’s surrealism does not come from a deliberate distortion of real objects, but rather from the way he rearranges everyday life and its surroundings so that what appears calm and ordinary slowly becomes in the viewer’s mind a complex and profoundly disturbing message.
The artwork itself is very precise and clearly defined. It is almost comforting until it is carefully scrutinized again and again to reveal a world on the constant verge of collapse that can still be saved if we become active participants in its restoration.
His message, although disturbing, remains a message of hope. It is not too late to make our world whole again. He is a living witness and reporter of our time, with a great sense of humor about what we are now with an option to change.
This is the fourth annual fall exhibit of Blake Flynn’s work at Habitat Gallery, and we are honoured to have Mr. Flynn take Habitat Gallery into its sixth year in the heart of Denver’s Artdistrict on Santa Fe. - Georgia Amar (Gallery Director)
Habitat Gallery & Studio
828 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
303.534.9740
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http://www.habitatgallery.com
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Local News
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Wednesday, 05 November 2008 |
Public artwork in the lobby of the new Greenwood Village "Palazzo Verdi" office space
photo by Jason A. Knowles
The down economy is sure to put a damper on all the construction cranes in the metro area, but the fruits of the last boom continue to ripen accompanied by a variety of public artwork. Down in the DTC, the 15 story "Palazzo Verdi" (I always think Italy when I'm driving I-25 through the DTC...) is a new LEED certified "Class AA" speculative office building designed by Colorado architect Curt Fentress that will feature opulent new work by a trio of artists including Roger Leitner, Todd Siler and Museum of Outdoor Art creative director Lonnie Hanzon.
Hanzon has designed a dramatic 13 foot wide, 40 foot high mixed media "Chandelier Chardin" composed of steel, elements from an antique Italian chandelier and pieces of fabricated glass. Underneath the chandelier is Roger Leitner's 42 foot diameter "Chartres Labyrinth," a recreation of a 13th century maze at Chartres Cathedral in France composed of 4800 square feet of stone and pieced together via a laser cut process that enables a precision fit without grouting. Alongside the epic ceiling and floor works is a 55 foot high mural "Ascension" by Todd Siler.
The Palazzo Verdi is located at 6401 South Fiddler's Green Circle in Greenwood Village with the public artworks officially on display come November 11th 2008. - KLH
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