More than a decade ago, while he was at Houston’s FotoFest, photographer Mark Sink decided that he wanted to do something similar here. So in 2004, he created Denver’s Month of Photography, a series of exhibits and events that runs from mid-March through April. Initially an annual, it’s now a…

The William Havu Gallery has staked out a wide swath of aesthetic territory for its exhibitions. For example, while it highlighted neo-traditional landscapes last month, this month’s focus is on a set of solos featuring neo-modern abstracts. The array begins with Monroe Hodder: Smoke and Mirrors, which comprises very recent…

Walker Fine Art has long included photography in its repertoire, so it makes sense that director Bobbi Walker would come up with something as strong as Unconscious Metaphors for her gallery’s Month of Photography entry. Two bodies of work by Anne Arden McDonald open the show. First are self-portraits, in…

One of the many trends in contemporary photography is the creation of miniature scenes that are captured in photos that make the minuscule subjects look full-sized. This is partly what’s behind Ground Waters: Photography by Liz Hickok, a large and impressive show at Michael Warren Contemporary that is part of…

Since it’s set to close near the end of the month, this is the last call for Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia, the blockbuster show that’s been running at MCA Denver since Halloween. Curated by MCA director Adam Lerner, Myopia is the latest example of Lerner’s interest in exploring the history of…

For its contribution to the Month of Photography, which straddles March and April, Ironton Gallery is presenting 50 Years in Your Face: Photographs by Donna Rae Altieri. Though best known as a successful businesswoman and arts advocate, it turns out that Altieri is also a photographer. Altieri began taking photos…

A Tented Sky: New Works by Kristen Hatgi Sink, at Gildar Gallery, is one of several choice solos associated with Denver’s Month of Photography, which straddles March and April. The design of the show is spare and elegant, providing the ideal setting for Sink’s visually rich, oversized digital pigment prints…

A folk tale, at the cozy Mai Wyn Fine Art, is a solo exhibit concerning artist Bryan Andrews’s longtime interest in examining myths. He does so here with simple and rugged abstract sculptures, as well as with paintings and prints. The show functions as an installation, though it is, in…

Collin Parson, the exhibition manager and curator at the Arvada Center, always seems to come up with shows that both highlight the local scene and push the art dialogue of the community forward. That’s certainly the case with rePOPulated: Contemporary Perspectives on Pop Art, an impressive two-part group show, along…

David B. Smith Gallery in LoDo is presenting Constructed Histories, an ambitious multimedia show that was put together by guest curator William Morrow. That Morrow has come up with a museum-quality exhibit should come as no surprise, as he was formerly a curator of contemporary art at the Denver Art…

Not So Far From Here, at Michael Warren Contemporary, is made up of works by three artists – Jeff Baldus, Paul Sisson and Meghan Wilbar – each presented in depth. Baldus is represented by some exquisitely done ceramic pots, but it’s his sculptures of eggs and tree trunks that provide…

RedLine, the brainchild of artist and philanthropist Laura Merage, is both a major exhibition venue, with its handsome and spacious galleries, and one of the top studio complexes in town. The studios are occupied by artists serving either as “resources,” meaning their rent is completely subsidized, or “residents,” who pay…

RiNo’s Helikon Gallery and Studios is currently hosting Spark & Ruin: Anatomy of a Flame, a handsome group exhibit that examines fire, which is a pretty relevant local topic. Though gallery director Cayce Goldberg’s family has owned this particular rail-side property for decades, Spark & Ruin was guest-curated by Raymundo…

Realism and its derivations are still hot properties in the fine arts, especially in contemporary painting, and this is a good time to immerse yourself in works of this type. Robischon Gallery is highlighting four artists, in separate shows, who are all doing work that riffs on realism. And that’s…

Zero Spark Gallery 900 Santa Fe Drive Mark Brasuell has been creating abstract paintings for more than twenty years. For most of that time, he exhibited his work at Edge, but just over a year ago, he jumped ship and signed on at Spark, the city’s oldest surviving co-op. That’s…

RetroActive Pirate: Contemporary Art 3655 Navajo Street The idea for Denver’s Spark Gallery actually came about in Boulder in the 1970s. At the time, exhibition space for emerging artists was scarce, so a group of University of Colorado undergrads, graduate students, instructors and professors got together with the purpose of…

2015 Faculty Triennial Vicki Myhren Gallery 2121 East Asbury Avenue Over the past decade, Dan Jacobs, the director of the University of Denver’s Vicki Myhren Gallery, has built an impressive exhibition roster and presented one interesting show after another. In his related if distinct role as the curator of DU’s…

Matisse and Friends Denver Art Museum 100 West 14th Avenue Parkway There’s a tight and tasty little painting show in the Denver Art Museum’s Hamilton Building right now that has really flown under the radar. I’m talking about Matisse and Friends, which closes in just a couple weeks. There are…

MCA Denver director Adam Lerner has promoted the idea that Mark Mothersbaugh — co-founder of the ’70s- and ’80s-era New Wave group Devo — is much more than simply a former rock star but is actually one of the major creative forces of our time. Lerner lays out this powerful…