Best Gallery Show — Solo

Colorado sculptor John DeAndrea is one of only a handful of local artists to have achieved international renown. But there’s no mystery to his success, as the incredible sculptures in last fall’s John DeAndrea make clear. The spectacular show was a knockout even from the sidewalk on Wazee Street: Through the windows, passersby could catch a glimpse of what looked like a naked woman. It was actually a hyper-real figural sculpture, the first of many in this exhibit. D’Andrea also revealed his debt to Italian art in this show, something that was unexpected but hardly unlikely given the artist’s Italian-American roots.