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Penney Bidwell: Geeks and Girls
Abecedarian Gallery
September 2 – 25, 2010
- First Friday Artwalk Reception: September 3 from 5-8pm
(from the press release)
Come see a sword swallower, a snake charmer, a bearded lady, magician and more in an exhibition of figurative terra cotta sculpture by Penney Bidwell.
Denver artist Penney Bidwell uses the carnival as a metaphor for the family and self in an ongoing body of work that will be on exhibition at Abecedarian Gallery. Bidwell’s family finds its lineage in the carnival clan as her great-grandmother was the tattooed woman in the side show and her mother a chorus line dancer in the carnival.
Well suited to her style of handbuilding with terra cotta, then building up rich and colorful surfaces with a blend of slips, stains, glazes, oxides and found objects through multiple firings, Bidwell is using this work to explore an individual’s struggle for individuation while still belonging to a family or group. By using the Carnival Clan as her cast of characters, she introduces characters such as the beauties, the born freaks, the self-made geeks, the tricksters and the gypsies. She invites viewers to see these characters as universal archetypes that can better help us understand parts of ourselves.
In addition to the free-standing sculpture Bidwell will have on display a toy-vending machine where original artworks can be purchased for only $1.
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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The Spirit of Peru Invitational Exhibition
Art Students League of Denver
September 3 – October 27, 2010
- Curators: Guido Loayza, Cónsul General of Perú and Maria Elena Kaplan
 Carlos Palma at the ASLD
(from the press release)
In partnership with the Consulate of Peru, this exhibit will feature the work of Peruvian guest artist Carlos Palma, whose newest paintings focus on issues of immigration; a Peruvian-American painter and Art Students League member, Maria Elena Kaplan; Hover Montes, a narrative Peruvian weaver; and Kim English, faculty member at the Art Students League. This exciting and contemporary exhibition reflects the culture of this colorful country of the Americas.
Hosted by Guido Loayza, Consul General of Peru, the celebratory opening of the exhibition The Spirit of Peru will showcase Peruvian art, traditional music, dance, and food.
About the Artists:
Carlos Palma is a noted painter who has exhibited his work extensively in South America, Europe, and Mexico. Palma’s art is known for its monumental figures within deep space, in the traditions of Di Chirico and Picasso. The masterful body of work on exhibition combines the human figure with abstract painting. This most recent series is both personal and universal and addresses issues of immigration and identity.
Hover Montes is considered the best representative of Peruvian tapestries of our time. Influenced by Inca and Spanish ascendency, his modern yet rustic picturesque sceneries helped establish San Pedro de Cajas as the leading Peruvian village for decorative tapestries. His work can be seen at the National Geographic Headquarters, the National Museum of Peru, the World Bank, and other noted international venues.
As a native of Peru, Maria Elena Kaplan’s oil paintings capture the character and color of her native land. She has lived in Colorado for the past 26 years where she has found a connection between the Southwest – its light, indigenous people, and spirit – as reflected in her paintings of the Americas. Her art has been shown in galleries in Peru, Chile, Guatemala, Spain, and the United States. She has been associated with the Art Students League of Denver for over 17 years.
Kim English is a graduate of the Rocky Mountain School of Art and Design. As a professional artist, he has received numerous awards, including the Joseph Hartly Award at the Salmagundi Club in New York. English has been published in Southwest Art, Figure Drawing Workshop Magazine and Art Talk. His world travels have taken him to Peru where he captured the people and sights in his internationally recognized oils. Kim is a faculty artist of the Art Students League of Denver.
Art Students League of Denver
200 Grant Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
303.778.6990
Mon-Thu: 8:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Fri: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
http://asld.org
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Mark Sink Photographs 1975- 2010: Encounters with the Past
Byers-Evans House Gallery
September 3 – October 31, 2010
- First Friday Receptions: September 3rd and October 1st from 5-9pm
- Informal gallery talk on Photography Today: Saturday October 2nd at 11am - Sink will use his own photographic timeline and provide insight into the techniques and stories displayed in the exhibition
 Mark Sink - Eastern Plains
(from the press release)
Mark Sink Photographs 1975-2010: Encounters with the Past, will be on view in the Byers-Evans House Gallery, located at 1310 Bannock Street in Denver, September 3 through October 31. A free opening evening reception from 5 – 9 p.m. on Friday, September 3, will be held in the gallery in conjunction with the Golden Triangle Museum District’s First Friday Art Walk.
The Byers-Evans House Gallery is pleased to present this sampling of photographs representing Sink’s 35-year career in Denver. Born in 1958, Sink’s photographic destiny was partly shaped by his family history. From a long family line of artists, Sink’s great-great-uncle was Samuel Finley Breese Morse, who is known as America’s “Father of Photography” and introduced the daguerreotype to this country in the 1850s. Sink’s great-grandfather was James L. Breese, a famous photographer who made waves in turn of the century New York. His mother is Denver painter Ann White.
Sink says when he received his first Diana camera as a child, his future was clear. After art school, the 1980s found Sink in the heady boom days of the New York art scene, experimenting with plastic toy cameras, working professionally as both a commercial and fine art photographer, and hanging out in Andy Warhol’s famous Factory scene. In the early 1990s, Sink returned to his hometown of Denver, where he worked with early digital cameras and created a series of still life photographs inspired by Old Master Dutch paintings.
The latter half of the decade brought Sink into museum administration, as he was one of the founding members of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver and formed his own community based art center, Gallery Sink. Inspired by the pictorialist traditions of his great grandfather, Sink made traditional landscapes and cyanotypes, as well as camera-less photograms. Photograms are made by laying objects directly on photographic paper and exposing it to sunlight.
With the closing of Gallery Sink, the artist returned to making photography full time in the new century. Sink embarked on a new series with his partner, Kristen Hatgi, using a 150 year old lens to create dreamy collodion wet plates with the technology of the 1860s. All of these chapters will be on view in the Gallery with techniques ranging from photo silkscreen, Polaroid’s, cyanotypes, silver prints, gravure, collodion wet plate and digital.
In Mark Sink Photographs 1975-2010: Encounters with the Past, the diverse techniques, eras and experiments come together under Sink’s unifying vision of beauty. “I am a gushy romantic,” Sink says. “The theme of this survey is to show my obsession and passion for capturing beauty.”
Sink’s work is in numerous museum collections as well as gallery solo and group shows in the US, South America and Europe. He is currently represented by G. Ray Hawkins in California, Robin Rice in New York, and Rule Gallery in Denver.
Byers-Evans House Museum
1310 Bannock Street
Denver, Colorado 80204
303-620-4933
Mon-Sat: 10am-4pm; Closed Sundays
Admission to the Byers-Evans House Gallery is free
http://www.coloradohistory.org/be
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Summer Pleasures
Co-Art Gallery
September 1 - 30, 2010
- Gallery Reception: Friday September 3 from 5-10pm
- Featuring new member artist/painter Janice Warriner
- Karen Storm and member artist Madonna Lane are Featured Artists for the Third Friday ArtWalk, September 17 from 5-9pm
This month Co-Art Gallery welcomes a new member, painter Janice Warriner. On First Friday, September 3, 5-10PM, join us for a fun evening of art, music, and libation on the patio! View September guest artists Karen Storm's fascinating work, in oils and encaustics, the result of her journeys made to the Amazon. Also, Delcia Litt's incredible mosaics will amaze viewers.
Co-Art Gallery
846 Santa Fe Dr.
Denver CO 80204
303.573.5503
Mon-Sun: 11am-4pm
http://www.co-art.net
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Theresa Lugo and Laurie Dunn
Core New Art Space
August 19 - September 5, 2010
- Artists Reception: Friday, August 20, 6-9pm
- First Friday Artwalk: September 3, 6-9pm
- CORE Annex Gallery WCA/CO Presents: The Container Show
 Theresa Lugo - Sabrina  Laurie R Dunn - ARound
Theresa Lugo
Inspired by patterns in nature, fish scales, reptile scales, insect wings, as a starting place. The paintings grow to completion and people see what they need to in them. Fractils, repetition, and serendipity also plays a large part.
Laurie R Dunn: ARound
This collection of digital images printed on stainless steel took root in my mind many years ago. After years of hearing instructors discuss compositional rules I desperately wanted to create a series of work that would effectively break all these rules. I used this as a starting point for this body of work.
As I began to collect these images I immediately fell in love with the organic object. Magnifying the image to a perfect sixteen by sixteen inch square enhances the texture and color of the objects but also begins to move many of the photographs into abstraction. I found myself drawn to round objects and combed parks, produce aisles, and even scoured ancient Chinese medicine shops to find my subjects.
The images were produced using a flatbed scanner which allows for greater detail and resolution. They are printed on stainless steel and the first editions in a series of thirty. (See ARound attached)
CORE Annex Gallery WCA/CO Presents: The Container Show
Juried by Laurie Zuckerman, Women’s Caucus for Art
The Women’s Caucus for Art is a major national organization expanding opportunities and recognition for Women actively engaged in visual arts professions. Originally founded in 1972 and based in New York City, WCA is a national organization unique in its multidisciplinary, multicultural membership of artists, art historians, students and educators, gallery and museum professionals. We focus attention on the enormous contributions of women and people of color in the arts. Many of our members enjoy national and international prestige for their artistic and scholarly contributions to the arts, and for their feminist activism. These achievements, and the recognition they receive, pave the way for new generations to further shape the women’s movement in contemporary art. Colorado Chapter
The Colorado Chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art is based in Denver and keeps members informed of current art events, holds regular meetings, and provides opportunity for art exhibitions in Colorado, the Rocky Mountain region and nationally. Our goal is to provide a support network by offering encouragement, inspiration, networking and exhibition opportunities. In the future we are planning activities such as studio visits and tours, panel discussions, critique sessions and guest speakers.
Our meetings are always open to the public and potential new members, men or women. See our Events page for upcoming meetings www.wcaco.org (See Container Show attached)
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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Dena Schuckit: The Garden is a Raging Sea
David B. Smith Gallery
August 27 – September 25, 2010
- Opening Reception: Friday, August 27, 7pm – 10pm
 Dena Schuckit - Aerial Event 2
(from the press release)
The David B. Smith Gallery is pleased to announce The Garden is a Raging Sea, a solo exhibition featuring new paintings and prints by Dena Schuckit. Schuckit is internationally recognized for her work as a Master Printer with Crown Point Press in San Francisco and currently lives and works in London. The exhibition will open Friday, August 27, 2010 and run through Saturday, September 25, 2010. Please join us on Friday, August 27 from 7pm to 10pm for a reception with the artist.
The garden is a raging sea,
The hurricane is snarling;
Oh, happy you and happy me!
Isn’t the lightning darling?
From Ogden Nash, “A Watched Example Never Boils”
Schuckit’s paintings initially greet the viewer as abstract compositions with collisions of line and color. They appear as foreign landscapes, full of allure and mystery, that become more discernible as the viewer looks closer. News photographs that accompany the headlines of urban and natural disasters infiltrate Schuckit’s compelling work. Her painterly and poetic compositions are, in fact, images derived from plane crashes, automobile accidents, war, fire, and the aftermath of severe weather. Yet, despite the origin of the works, like the lightning in the Nash poem, the images and colors in Schuckit’s work are surprisingly beautiful.
Schuckit collects entire slide shows of photos from online news sites. By ordering and organizing them, she captures the drama and dynamism of the disaster and the surprising and unplanned landscape that is the deconstructed physical manifestation of these events. She imparts an order to the chaos, and in the painting that emerges, pattern, shape, color and event overlap and repeat in a complex and connected way that highlights the relationship between civilization and nature. Placed out of context, there is a strange and unexpected beauty in these source images that transcends the specific incident and becomes unrelated to the reality of the event. The contrast between disaster and sheer beauty makes these works highly unusual and unique.
An essay by Leanne Haase Goebel will accompany the exhibition.
About the Artist: Dena Schuckit received her BFA in 1992 from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and her MFA from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. She was a Master Printer with Crown Point Press for twelve years. Schuckit has had numerous shows in London, and will be exhibiting in Denver and New York this year. Her work is featured in collections at the University of the Arts, London and the Parsons School of Design, New York.
David B. Smith Gallery
1543 A Wazee Street
Denver, CO, 80202
303.893.4234
http://davidbsmithgallery.com
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Moore in the Gardens
Denver Botanic Gardens
March 8, 2010 - January 31, 2011
- Open during Gardens’ regular hours
 Henry Moore - Large Reclining Figure, 1984
(from the DBG website)
Convex surfaces and concave interiors play against the texture and scale of the natural world in “Moore in the Gardens” – a truly significant presentation of works by acclaimed 20th century British sculptor, Henry Moore (1898-1986). Visitors will find monumental reclining figures and colossal abstracted forms throughout the Gardens’ York Street location; two works stand in front of a unique foothills backdrop at the Chatfield site.
To facilitate better understanding of Moore’s process, visit “Henry Moore: Creative Vision”—an indoor exhibition that offers a selection of maquettes (small working models) used by the artist to solve visual and spatial problems before creating large works like those seen on the grounds. Reminiscent of Moore’s own maquette studio at Perry Green, this installation also includes found objects and tools. Moore was known to refer to this working space as his “library of natural forms.”
Denver Botanic Gardens
1005 York St
Denver, CO 80206
720.865.3500
http://botanicgardens.org
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The Photography of Roger Whitacre
Denver Public Library - Central Branch, Western History Art Gallery (Level 5)
July 1 - October 31, 2010
(from the DPL website)
Roger Whitacre worked as a commercial photographer in Denver for 35 years, between 1970 and 2005. His specialties included architectural, commercial and editorial photography, much of it focused on Denver’s architecture, including many of its historic landmarks and neighborhoods.
Denver Public Library
Central Branch, Western History Art Gallery (5th Floor)
10 W. Fourteenth Ave. Pkwy.
Denver, CO 80204
Mon - Fri: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
http://denverlibrary.org
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Re-Collection: Works from the collection of the Colorado Photographic Arts Center
Denver Public Library - Central Branch
July 10 - September 12, 2010
- Opening reception: Saturday, July 10 from 1-4pm
- Artists include: Andre Kertesz, Edward R. Miller, Jerry Uelsmann, Walter Chappell, Betty Hahn, Judy Dater, Ansel Adams, Ken Heyman, Neil Armstrong, R. Skip Kohloff, Lisbeth Neergaard Kohloff
 R. Skip Kohloff, Untitled, from “Gardens of the Fleeting Moment,” 2002 Quadtone print/artist’s paper 8" x 8” CPAC Collection. Gift of the artist
(from the press release)
Re-Collection is a selection of more than 60 works from the 600-print collection of the Colorado Photographic Arts Center. Collectively the exhibition presents a remarkable 20th century survey of people and places. Most works in the show are vintage gelatin silver prints.
The show includes many internationally renowned photographers. A featured series of works by photographer Ken Heyman, who was a student of the distinguished anthropologist Margaret Mead and later a member of the Magnum photo agency, depicts people – some famous, some unknown - in a range of situations and places. Several post-WWII documentary photographs from Latin America and Europe by Edward R. Miller can be seen, complimented by a large selection of masterworks by distinguished photographers such as Andre Kertecz, Imogen Cunningham, Ansel Adams, Judy Dater, and Philipe Halsman.
Works range from landscapes to celebrity portraits, cityscapes to photojournalism, still-lifes to constructed imagery. Regional photographers include R. Skip Kohloff and Lisbeth Neergaard Kohloff, who together directed CPAC for many years. Rounding off this remarkable collection is a very rare “off-world” photograph taken on the moon by astronaut Neil Armstrong. The Colorado Photographic Arts Center is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), volunteer run organization dedicated to the promotion of photography as a fine art. Founded in Denver in 1963, the Center was the first venue in the region to foster the art of photography and continues to be a vital force through its ongoing exhibition programming and related activities.
A center without walls since 2006, CPAC continues to offer exhibits and presentations by nationally-known photographers as well as works by local artists. CPAC is funded by annual membership dues, donations, and since 1989, a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities. More information about CPAC can be found at: http://www.cpacphoto.org
Denver Public Library
Central Branch
10 W. Fourteenth Ave. Parkway
Denver, CO 80204
http://denverlibrary.org
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Jessica Ellis and Joan MacDonald
Edge Gallery
August 13 - September 5, 2010
- Artist’s Reception: Friday, August 13 from 7-10pm
- Associate Space: Hans Wolfe
 Jessica Ellis - photos by Ken Hamel/DenverArts.org  Joan McDonald  Hans Wolfe
(from the press release)
Edge Gallery is pleased to present the opening of Reliqiuae, new works by Jessica Ellis. Her most recent work investigates the photographer’s role as an archiver of life and time. Utilizing cyanotypes, an early photographic process, she prints images of skeletons and other natural subjects, and transforms them into hand-crafted “fossils.” These objects illustrate photography’s ability to capture and immortalize a moment in time, much as a fossil forever preserves a living organism centuries after its death. A shrine created by the artist creates a space within the show to pay quiet tribute to the lives represented in the fossils. It also adds an air of mysticism and femininity to the otherwise scientifically-inspired imagery, by drawing on an artform that has been traditionally practiced by women throughout history. The show as a whole draws on the importance and necessity of archiving the past, both by Mother Nature and by man.
Ellis received her BFA in photography from the University of Colorado Denver in 2008. She has been an artist at Edge Gallery since 2009. Ellis has shown at the Berkeley Park Art Gallery in Denver, Flash Gallery, The Partnership Gallery at the Courtyard by Marriott in Downtown Denver, and received an honorable mention at a photography and glass show at the Tri Lakes Center for the Arts in Palmer Lake, Colorado. She has also been published in the CameraArts Showcase Edition in November/December of 2007.
Joan MacDonald will be showing new assemblages using a variety of materials from eggshells and fine china to rusted steel and plaster combine to make a cohesive body of work centered around the idea of “broken.” From broken relationships and broken government to broken china, the pieces echo the lines from the Bob Dylan song, “Everything is Broken.” Beyond deconstruction is reconstruction—rebuilding and making better from what has gone before, whether referring to items from the physical world to abstract ideas, policies, behaviors and emotions. The work makes beautiful what most would have discarded. Pieces with open doors allude to taking up the challenge to find what is new and possibly even better on the other side. The pieces range from funny to serious and beautiful to pithy and poignant. A floor piece created from sandstone, glass and china complements the mixed media wall pieces.
Joan has been a member of Edge Gallery since 1997 and has shown her work locally, nationally and internationally.
Edge Gallery
3658 Navajo Street
Denver, CO 80211-3037
303.477.7173
Fri: 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Sat/Sun: 1:00 - 5:00 PM
http://edgeart.org
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"Personal Locator Beacon" - An Installation by Rebecca Vaughan
Emmanuel Gallery
July 9 – September 3, 2010
- Artists Reception: Friday July 9 from 6:00-10:00pm
 Rebecca Vaughan at the Emmanuel Gallery
(from the press release)
Emmanuel Gallery is pleased announce a solo installation by Rebecca Vaughan titled “Personal Locator Beacon,” opening July 9 with a reception for the artist from 6:00-10:00pm. Vaughan will transform both the interior and exterior of this old church, the oldest standing in Denver, taking advantage of gothic ad rose windows, creating a rococo hot pink interior, beckoning viewers to come and ‘close the circuit’ by becoming agents and creators of love. We will have a special ‘midnight hour’ during the Biennial of the Americas on July 13 which is open to the public and begins at 9:00pm. The exhibit will continue through September 3, 2010.
In “Personal Locator Beacon,” Vaughan will include 17th century cartouche designs colliding with industrial light components; decorative architectural medallions with pink electronic wire; crocheted white lace flowers, leading to twinkling LED lights and functional fans; the Golden Chalice Vine plant, whose scent creates amorous effects in humans, with infra-red electronic devices. As the viewer walks through the space, they trigger a ‘wave’ of fans and lights, and consequently a wave of neurotransmitters for LOVE and call signals to the outer world. "Personal Locator Beacon" alters the entire gallery, inside and out, to serve as a beacon for their love.
Rebecca Vaughan is Chair of the Sculpture Department at Rocky Mountain School of Art and Design. She received her MFA at Carnegie Mellon University (2001) and her BFA from the University of Colorado Boulder (1994). Selected exhibitions include “Love Lines” at Redline (2010), “O,” a collaborator with Ann Hamilton for Dialog City, Denver (2008); “Better,” The Lab at Belmar, Lakewood (2007), “Lure,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver (2006). “Lure” is an ongoing project, which has traveled to such locations as China, Mexico, New York, and Slovenia. “I am so pleased to feature Rebecca’s work in the gallery and have an artist who will truly transform the space into something completely different yet responding to the history and architecture of the building,” says Emmanuel Gallery curator, Shannon Corrigan.
Vaughan explains, “the primary inspirational source and content of my artwork has centered around the gift economies and the cultural and biological methods by which we regulate and maintain our social relationships.” She has explored topics such as gift giving, motherhood, daughterhood, and love.
Summer hours for the gallery will be Tuesday – Friday 11-5 and Saturday from 12-4. For more information, please visit our website at emmanuelgallery.org or call. We are honored to be an exhibit partner with the Biennial of the Americas.
Emmanuel Gallery
Auraria Higher Education Center
10th and Lawrence St Mall
Denver, CO 80204
303.556.8337
http://www.emmanuelgallery.org
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The Sacred Bug and The Insect: A Group Show
Hinterland
August 27 - October 7, 2010
- Opening Reception: Friday August 27 from 6-10pm
- First Friday Hours: September 3rd from 6-9pm
- Closing Reception: October 7th from 6-9pm
(from the press release)
This group show is exploring the relationship with nature, technology, mysticism, and dreams. Bugs and insects were always associated with the symbols of life, the big creator and shared great respect in a lot of cultures. According to one egyptian myth, honey bees were the tears of the sun god Ra. It was the fly in egyptian mythology which gave protection against disease or misfortune.
The ancient egyptians also believed that the scarab beetle came into being of itself from a ball of dung (the idea of self-creation). It was worshipped under the name of Khepri, which means 'he who has come into being' or 'he who came forth from the earth'. The god Khepri was associated with the creator-god Atum and was regarded as a form of the sun-god Ra. Just as the beetle pushed its ball of dung over the ground, so Khepri in the form of a scarab beetle, it was thought, rolled the solar disc across the sky each day.
Following Khepri the artists of this show rolled their minds across the blue midnight sky and brought their visions and thoughts down into the physical and materialized exquisite pieces of art.
Participating artists are:
Heidi Jung | painting
Malea Ellison | sculpture
Grant Williams | etching
Gail Boyd | mixed media
Norman Broomhall | photography
David Zimmer | installation, video
Robin Schaefer | painting
Sabin Aell | mixed media
To see the show by appointment: call Sabin Aell at 720.309.1764
Hinterland
3254 Walnut St.
Denver CO, 80205
http://hinterlandartspace.com
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Sophia Dixon Dillo: Light Works
Ray Tomasso: Summer Light
Ice Cube Gallery
August 13 – September 4, 2010
- Opening Reception: Friday, August 13 from 5-9pm
  Ray Tomasso at Ice Cube Gallery
Ice Cube Gallery at the Dry Ice Factory
3300 Walnut St
Denver, CO 80205
303.292.1822
Fri: 12-9pm; Sat: 12-5pm
http://icecubegallery.com
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Kevin Hennessy and Jarell Shields: Landfill
Illiterate
September 3 - 24, 2010
- Opening Reception: Friday September 3rd at 6pm
(from the press release)
Collaborators and co-conspirators Kevin Hennessy and Jarell Shields unload the weight of their cooperative and individual artworks for their dual gallery debut with Illiterate, entitled Landfill.
Immersed in urban culture as young teens, the two discovered illicit art forms and develop ed their abilities through the craft and crime of public art without permission. Unapologetic about their roots, these two artists have taken what they learned from the large letters and characters of graffiti and brought it off the wall to be applied as pop mythology. Within the tradition of contemporary American folk art, their work evolved out of the rubble, as both a reaction to and a result of the legalized visual pollution which clogs the modern American landscape as advertisement. From classic cartoons to playing cards, illustrated alphabets to sign painting, found objects to do-it-yourself tattoos, in the Landfill anything goes.
Illiterate
82 S. Broadway
Denver, CO 80209
Tue-Sat: 11am-7pm
303.993.4474
http://www.illiteratemedia.com
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Theresa Anderson: Expelling Diamonds (and Demons)
Ironton Studios & Gallery
August 6 - September 11, 2010
- Opening reception: Friday August 6th, 7-10 pm
Theresa Anderson - photo by Ken Hamel/DenverArts.org
Ironton Studios and Gallery
3636 Chestnut Place
Denver, CO 80216
303.297.8626
Mon - Fri: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sat: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
http://irontonstudios.com
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Daniel House Kelly: Old Things and New Works
Kanon Collective
September 3 - 25, 2010
- Opening Reception: Friday September 3 from 6-9pm
- Third Friday Artist reception: September 17 from 6-9pm
Artist's Statement: "Collecting abandoned artifacts is how my work begins. A child's homework assignment from years past is discovered and I gently unfold it. Someone throws their parking stub on the ground and I grab it. An old sign gets thrown in the dumpster and I eagerly take it home. Mundane remnants like these have long sparked memories for me, and so I work to make art that preserves the feeling of memories. Juxtaposing these remnants of people's lives with landscapes, maps, and non-art materials root them in new places where they take on new meaning. I want each person who looks at my work to feel something familiar when they see it - something that triggers thoughts of people they've known or wish they had know...thoughts of places they've been or wish they had been. The objects and other detritus that are forgotten become preserved as images in my work. These common objects - once useful but now left behind - are used again, this time to conjure up memories - memories of places and times and people who have since passed but who still mean something to each of us."
Kanon Collective
766 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
http://KanonArt.com
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Energy Effects: Art and Artifacts From the Landscape of Glorious Excess
MCA Denver
Opening Day: Wednesday June 30 2010
- All Day Members Preview: Galleries open 10am-8pm
- 11am: Brunch with artists
- 12pm: Gallery Talk with Jim Sanborn
- 2pm: Gallery Talk with Orly Ganger
- 4pm: Gallery Talk with Martha Russo
- 6pm: Cocktail Reception with Gonzalo Lebrija
- 8-10pm: Public Celebration (5¢ for artists and rocket scientists. 10¢ others.)
- Event parking available across 15th St. for $3
(from the press release)
900 pounds of string. Thermonuclear weapons. Be there.
Featuring the work of Maximilien Brice, Orly Genger, Janine Gordon, Pablo Helguera, Anne Hardy, Kcho, Gonzalo Lebrija, Viviane Le Courtois, Richard Meredith-Hardy, Ciro Najle, Martha Russo, Jim Sanborn, Ward Shelley, Jeff Shore & Jon Fisher, Don Stinson, Torolab, Steve Vaught (Fat Man Walking), and Willard Wigan. With a Titan IV rocket engine and two B61 thermonuclear weapons.
Energy Effects is presented by MetLife Foundation, in partnership with Denver’s 2010 Biennial of the Americas. Additional support from Scott Miller & Tim Gill and the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs. MCA Denver thanks the citizens of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District for their support.
Also see Objectophilia opening June 30 at 7PM. 1490 Delgany. Image: Gonzalo Lebrija, Entre La Vida y La Muerte, detail
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver
1485 Delgany
Denver, CO 80202
303.298.7554
Mon: Closed
Tue–Thu: 10:00–6:00 pm
Fri: 10:00–10:00 pm
Sat-Sun: 10:00–6:00 pm
http://mcadenver.org
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Liberadores/Liberators
Museo de las Americas
- Opening Reception: Thursday, June 24 from 7-10pm
(from the press release)
Liberadores will showcases artists interpretation of the liberation narrative as it impacts their lives, countries and communities from throughout the Americas North and South. Featuring Xavier Cortada, Cuba, USA; Ana Maria Hernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cliff Fragua, Jemez Pueblo, USA; Liliana Folta, Argentina; Oscar Muñoz, Popayán, Colombia; Daniel Salazar, Denver, USA; Fernando Sanchez, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Paula Winograd, Bogotá, Colombia; Seth Wulsin, New York, USA/Argentina.
Please watch for more events happening at the Museo de las Americas throughout July as we continue to celebrate the theme of liberation. See you soon!
Museo de las Americas
861 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
303.571.4401
http://museo.org
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Written by Ken Hamel
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Michael Ensminger: Zottelbart
Pattern Shop Studio
September 3 - November 7, 2010
- Opening Reception: Friday September 3rd from 6-9pm
 Michael Ensminger as Zottelbart
(from the press release)
The Pattern Shop Studio is pleased to host the final exhibition of Michael Ensminger's self-portrait series, Zottelbart in an exhibition titled, Zottelbart Encore. Opening on Friday, September 3rd, 2010 with a reception for the artist from 6 – 9 p.m. During RiNo's First Friday in RiNo. The Pattern Shop Studio will host a variety of events centered around Ensminger's photographs (stay tuned for details – or visit the Pattern Shop Studio's website at http://www.patternshopstudio.com). This exhibition continues through November 7th, 2010.
Zottelbart, which means ragged beard in German, is the encore of the highly successful exhibition at Reed Photo from two years ago. In addition to the 21 framed photographs the photographs from the project's last three seasons will be exhibited. These self-portrait works from the last eight years are done at or near timberline in the high forests of Colorado within an hour or so of Denver. This is Michael's final year of shooting this series, after which the beard and long hair will finally go. When this "opera" is complete, there should be nearly 100 images.
The Pattern Shop Studio is located in the heart of Denver's River North Art District (RiNo) at 3349 Blake Street, and is open during First Fridays, special events and always by appointment. For more information or directions visit PSS online at http://www.patternshopstudio.com or call 303.297.9831.
Pattern Shop Studio
3349 Blake St
Denver, CO 80205
303.297.9831
http://patternshopstudio.com
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Written by Ken Hamel
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Christine Buchsbaum
Pirate Contemporary Art
August 20 - September 5, 2010
- Opening Reception: Friday, August 20th from 6-10pm
- Associates Gallery: Lewis Mitchell Neeff: Bakkheia Contingency
 New photography by Christine Buchsbaum: underneath the staircase
by-product substructures, life narrative cut outs vs. external circumstance.
framework of existence, fabric of time-space.
a blurring of the subject and object (object brought to life as life).
synthetic values, motives, family life, and the perplexing question: will the sky fade.
Pirate Contemporary Art
3659 Navajo St
Denver, CO 80211
303.458.6058
Fri: 6:00 - 10:00 PM
Sat/Sun: Noon - 5:00 PM
http://www.pirateartonline.org
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Written by Ken Hamel
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Lessons Learned – A Denver Pop-Up Store
PlatteForum
September 2 - 23, 2010
- Opening Reception: Thursday, September 2, from 5:30 – 8:00pm
- Featuring work by PlatteForum’s ArtLab and the Metropolitan State College of Denver, Communication Design Concentration students
(from the press release)
On Thursday, September 2, 2010 from 5:30-8:00 pm join the youth from PlatteForum’s ArtLab, who collaborated with Metropolitan State College of Denver, Communication Design students, as they open their new exhibition Lessons Learned – A Denver Pop-Up Store. This is a short-term retail exhibition that houses products—found objects—designed and packaged by the high school and college students. Personal narratives of each youth were woven into the design process, re-conceptualizing the products for the pop-up store. The interactive exhibit invites the public to experience the products on display, share their own life stories, and offer lessons of their own. With multiple products ranging from vials of patience and “formitables”—oven mitts and chop sticks to help you take the hard road; there is a lesson for every one to learn. This is the second year ArtLab interns have collaborated with Metro State as part of the national initiative, Design Ignites Change. Proceeds from the sale of these products will support next year’s design partnership with Metro State.
Lessons Learned is a Design Ignites Change Youth Mentoring Initiative that challenges students to use design thinking to explore and create solutions for pressing social problems. After nine weeks of working side-by-side the thirteen high school youth and six college mentors are prepared to share their own life lessons. Starting in June and culminating with this exhibit, Lessons Learned will leave a strong imprint on the Denver Metro Community. The Design Ignites Change Initiative gives ArtLab interns the experience to work with Communication Design students and professors from Metro State.
With this real-world experience, the students use design thinking to communicate their ideas, exhibit their potential, and take action in their communities. Students learn to visually represent their ideas and beliefs in the form of tangible products, culminating with this exhibition of the pop-up store. Through this experience students gained a strong foundational knowledge of design process and applied this knowledge to the creation of their products. Each Metro State Communication Design student mentored two high school youth, resulting in six powerhouse teams that are ready to be heard.
About ArtLab:
Based on best practices for youth development programs, ArtLab is a nationally recognized, innovative year-round out-of-school program for underserved high school youth incorporating the creative arts with academic, personal and professional skill development. As an intensive program, we are limited to 15 students who go through a competitive application and interview process. Youth do NOT need to have an arts background. This program is targeted to youth who do not have access to learning through the arts and would benefit from structured immersion in the creative process.
About PlatteForum:
PlatteForum’s mission is to create, provide, and advance arts and cultural opportunities to people of all ages in the Denver area, including performances, exhibitions, workshops, and presentations, that serve to enlighten and entertain the public, especially at-risk youth and low-income families. To this end, PlatteForum will engage in the following objectives in meeting its mission: (i) to be an urban laboratory for the creation of art where master artists of all genres work side-by-side with youth and people of all ages incorporating both traditional and experimental art forms; (ii) to collaborate with other arts, cultural, and educational organizations; (iii) to provide opportunities for the public to observe and participate in the process of making and presenting works of art; and (iv) to be an advocate for the advancement of new artistic genres.
PlatteForum
1610 Little Raven Street
Suite 120
Denver, CO 80202
Tue-Sat: Noon - 4:00 PM or by appointment
303.893.0791
http://www.platteforum.org
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Written by Ken Hamel
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Marko Fields: "Darwin Was Right and Exxon Helped: Cautionary Ceramic Tales of End Times..."
Plinth Gallery
August 6 - September 28, 2010
- Opening Reception with the artist: First Friday August 6 from 6-9pm
 Marko Fields - “Prince Darwin Attends the Captains Mess”
(from the press release)
“Darwin Was Right and Exxon Helped: Cautionary Ceramic Tales of End Times...” New Ceramic Work by Marko Fields
Plinth Gallery is pleased to present new ceramic work by artist Marko Fields. Fields merges his skills as an illustrator with those of a ceramic artist to create highly narrative vessels to reflect his sense of mythology, spirituality, and philosophy.
Field’s background is part Comanche. His heritage generated an interest in Native American art. He studied watercolor painting and drawing at an early age. Dropping out of college in the early 1970’s and then dropping back in again in 1991 as a sculpture major at the University of Kansas, he instantly knew that clay was to be his material of choice.
His current work is based on what he calls the” sociology of vessels” divided into three narrative themes: the life of a patron saint of is own invention Saint Effacious; the heroic celebration of Gaia; and finally, a new series of ceramic constructions that are socially and politically important figurative works. Field states “ I believe that art making and the appreciation of art are profoundly important activities. As our society becomes increasingly inundated with technology, I believe that the beautiful handmade object will gain in value – intrinsic and economic – and importance. As life becomes more complex, art will continue to serve as an essential, visceral and therapeutic connection to the wonder of our humanity.” Jonathan Kaplan, Plinth Gallery’s curator states: “Field’s background as an illustrator is evident in his work. His highly tactile surfaces invite touch. The narratives are humorous and irreverent. His work explores current themes that are both timely and highly relevant.
Plinth Gallery
3520 Brighton Blvd.
Denver, CO 80216
303.295.0717
http://plinthgallery.com
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Written by Ken Hamel
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Frank Kwiatkowski
The Kwiatkowski Press: Guerilla Art – Relief Prints from Traffic Cones
Red Delicious Press
August 13 – September 11, 2010
- Opening Reception: Friday, August 13, 6-8 pm
(from the press release)
Red Delicious Press is pleased to host the Kwiatkowski Press: Guerilla Art. While any printmaker has heard of linoleum cuts or woodcuts, the Kwiatkowski Press will unleash the cone cut - prints made from cut up traffic cones. The cone is cut from its base, drawn on, carved out, inked, and then pressed. The show will feature a variety of images pressed on various materials such as transparent white fabric, fiberglass wedding runners, wallpaper, traffic cones, paper, tablecloths, and sheets. There will also be a few cone-cut plates on display for examination.
Red Delicious Press
9901 East 16th Av
Aurora, CO 80010
303.366.2922
http://www.reddeliciouspress.com
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Written by Ken Hamel
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Braided Apart
Redline
August 26 - October 26, 2010
- Opening Reception: Thursday, August 26th from 6-9pm
- Featuring Ian Fisher, Linda CAmpbell, Rori Knudtson and Jeff Page
A group exhibition featuring four artists who have just completed their two year residencies at Redline
Redline
2350 Arapahoe St.
Denver, CO 80205
303.296.4448
Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm
Sat/Sun: 11am-5pm
http://www.redlineart.org
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Written by Ken Hamel
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Colorado Watercolor Society: New Trends in Water Media
Republic Plaza
September 1 – November 3, 2010
- Opening Reception: Friday September 10 from 5:30 to 8:00 pm
 Ralph Nagel - "Picasso Considered II" watercoloer, 19"X26"
(from the press release)
Brookfield announces “NEW TRENDS in Water Media” at Republic Plaza, September 1 – November 3, 2010, an exhibit featuring the work of more than 65 artist members of the Colorado Watercolor Society (CWS). This exhibit is an annual project of CWS and features artwork in diverse water media and subject matter. Republic Plaza is located at 370 Seventeenth Street in Downtown Denver.
An Opening Reception sponsored by the Colorado Watercolor Society will take place on Friday evening, September 10, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. A short awards program will be held, with most artists in attendance, and entertainment will be provided by the Celtic music group, Dunoon.
The Colorado Watercolor Society was formed 55 years ago to foster, promote and encourage an interest in all forms of watermedia. The society has grown to over 450 members from all walks of life, embracing novice through professional status.
Republic Plaza
370 17th Street
Denver, CO 80202
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Jane Guthridge and Nouman Gaafar
Space Gallery
August 6 - September 11, 2010
- Opening Reception: Friday August 6 from 6-9pm
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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Written by Ken Hamel
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Joyce Coco, Michael Gadlin and Billye Otten
Spark Gallery
August 26 - September 19, 2010
- Opening Reception: Friday August 27 from 6-9pm
 Joyce Coco: "Internal Alchemy" Oil Paintings on Canvas  Michael Gadlin: "Construction and Deconstruction" Wood Collages  North Gallery features: Billye Otten: "Sleeping Beauty Turquoise" Oil Paintings on Canvas
Spark Gallery
900 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
720.889.2200
Thu-Sat: 12:00 - 5:00 PM
First Friday and Openings 6:00 to 9:00 PM
http://www.sparkgallery.com
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Written by Ken Hamel
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Jim DeLutes: In with the Old
Studio 12 Gallery
August 27 - September 24, 2010
- Opening Reception: First Friday, September 3rd from 4–9pm
(from the press release)
Jim DeLutes takes you on a photographic journey into the past with images of the Old Country, Italy and antique vehicles whose personalities are still visible after all these years. Jim combines his 20 plus years as a professional photography and his artistic eye to create images that draw you in and allow you to feel the moment the photo was taken. This new and never before seen artwork will be shown in Jim’s very first Denver gallery exhibit. Opening Reception with the artist will be First Friday September 3rd, 2010 4pm-9pm.
Sean Brown's Studio 12 Gallery
209 Kalamath St., Unit 12
Denver CO, 80204
303.629.8744
Mon-Fri: 10-6
Sat: 11-4
http://www.studio12gallery.com
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Written by Ken Hamel
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Jessica Loving
Sync Gallery
August 20 - September 18, 2010
- Opening Reception: Friday August 20 from 6-9 pm
 Jessica Loving - Constellation – 72” x 48”, Mixed Media, 2010
"meridians" - new works by Jessica Loving
http://www.jessicaloving.com
(from the press release)
“Jessica Loving’s paintings sway to the gravitational pull of the line, which slices prominently through all of her work. Skeletal structure clings delicately to cavernous space, creating an ever present balance within each composition. An impassioned tangle of concealment and exposition form dialog, while an attempt to capture the perpetual hum of stillness serves as the resolute center.
The line is an insatiable obsession of Loving’s. Each piece is built around this basic cutting mark, and is defined by its path throughout the surrounding space. Much like our physical world, this figure serves as the very center of all form, as well as our ability to understand that which wanders and winds around us.”
Image Attached: ‘Constellation’ – 72” x 48”, Mixed Media, 2010
Sync Gallery
878 - 1 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
Mon-Fri: 10am-5pm
Sat 12-4pm
First & Third Fridays until 9pm
http://syncgallery.org
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Written by Ken Hamel
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Mark Bowles and Jim Pittman
Translations Gallery
September 3 – 29, 2010
 Mark Bowles, A Change of Seasons, acrylic on canvas, 60”w x 48”h  Jim Pittman, August, acrylic on canvas, 40”w x 50”h
Mark Bowles’ paintings are subjective, simple and filled with light and color, a harmonious balance between the Western landscape and his passion for abstraction. His landscapes are individual statements that have emerged from a rich tradition of California landscape painting. The large scale results in a vast visual picture plane with bold areas of color intermingled with subtle painterly areas. The reward for the viewer is resonating landscapes whose color and expressive brushwork evoke a vibrant sense of place. Mark Bowles has work in many permanent collections including the Denver Art Museum, Crocker Art Museum and Tucson Museum of Art.
Jim Pittman’s work has been described as color field although he describes it as minimal landscapes. He is influenced by the great plains and high deserts of the American Southwest. When walking through canyons, he sees form, shape, line and texture as revealed by light and color. He translates this to canvas using acrylic paint applied intuitively and moved around with scrapers, knives, fingers and sticks. His work is not site-specific but relates to certain canyons and colors, and he attempts to create the mystery of ancient places and the passage of time, weather and man. Edges, texture and surface are important elements of his work.
Translations Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery that represents artists who live in the Western region of the United States and work in painting, mixed media, printmaking, and sculpture.
Translations Gallery
1743 Wazee St
Denver, CO 80202
303.629.0713
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Tues-Sat: 11-6
http://translationsgallery.com
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Written by Ken Hamel
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Jason Sheppard and Scott Raby: One Point Twenty-One Jiggawats
Vertigo Art Space
August 4 - September 17, 2010
- Closing Reception with the Artists: Friday September 17 from 6-9pm
Jason Sheppard and Scott Raby use materials and imagery which are egalitarian, favoring the shapes, textures, and forms found in a pedestrian landscape. Despite this fact both artists have drastically different approaches to this working style; one clean, one dirty, one baroque, one understated. While their work differs in outcome, it arises from a singular point of a disciplined energy which reshapes their everyday experiences into alarmingly opaque art. Despite using a lexicon of the daily they transform signs and signifiers until they weave in and out of recognition, changing the familiar into the obscure.
In One Point Twenty-One Jiggawats, both artists will actively create and alter VERTIGO as a site to reexamine the phenomena of the culturally banal or even the unknowns and uncertainties in its collapse.
VERTIGO is always open for the First and Third Friday art walks of the month from 6-9pm for more info, and hours please check the COMING SOON section of the website http://www.vertigoartspace.com
Vertigo Art Space
960 Santa Fe Dr
Denver, CO 80204
303.573.VERT (8378)
http://www.vertigoartspace.com
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Written by Ken Hamel
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Abstracts
William Havu Gallery
July 29 - September 11, 2010
- Opening Reception: Thursday July 29th, 6-9pm
- Featuring: Robert Delaney, Werner Drewes 1899-1985, Sushe Felix, Monroe Hodder, Erick C. Johnson, Emilio Lobato, Amy Metier and introducing Joan Moment & Daniel Phill
- On the mezzanine: Introducing Carrie Lederer & Kathleen McCloud
William Havu Gallery
1040 Cherokee Street
Denver CO 80204
303.893.2360
http://williamhavugallery.com
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Written by Ken Hamel
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5th Annual Members Invitational Exhibition
Working with Artists / Flash Gallery
August 6 - September 26, 2010
- Opening Reception: Friday, August 6th from 6-9pm
- Non-Juried member only show: framed work due Wednesday, August 4th, 7pm
Working with Artists/FLASH Gallery
445 South Saulsbury
Lakewood, CO 80226
303.837.1341
Tue-Fri: Noon-8:00pm
Sat/Sun: Noon-6:00pm
http://www.workingwithartists.org
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Written by Ken Hamel
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Mike Keene
Zip37
September 3 - 19, 2010
- Opening Reception: Friday September 3rd from 6-10pm
Zip37
3644 Navajo St
Denver, CO 80211
303.477.4525
Fri: 6:00 - 10:00 PM
Sat/Sun: Noon - 5:00 PM
http://zip37.com
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