Author: Colleen Smith
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Camille Pissarro retrospective coming to Denver Art Museum
Camille Pissarro’s retrospective is coming to the Denver Art Museum (DAM), and the Mile High City is the only U.S. venue to exhibit the first major show of the “Father of Impressionism” in 40 years. On Oct. 26, the DAM will open “The Honest Eye: Camille Pissarro’s Impressionism,” the latest in its autumnal series of…
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Denver creatives deal in Artist Trading Cards
For Americans, international craze Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) first rose in popularity in the Mile High City. Denver was the first U.S. city to host ATC sessions, according to Jerry Simpson — an artist who leads two local chapters of the loosely organized international club. Swiss artist M. Vanci Stirnemann made the first ATCs in…
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Western landscape artist Lorenzo Chavez marks 4 decades with solo show
Lorenzo Chavez’s solo show at Abend Gallery in Cherry Creek North celebrates his four decades as a professional artist. Titled “A Road Less Traveled,” the show opens Feb. 10 and runs through Mar. 2. For his milestone exhibit, Chavez’s 17 new landscapes are mounted in the gallery across the street from where he first showed…
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Mother Nature’s coloring book open at science museum
The full-spectrum palette of Mother Nature’s paint box is on display in “Wild Color,” a temporary exhibit now at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS). The show, created by Chicago’s Field Museum, was augmented by DMNS to draw attention to the Mile High City’s status as one of the planet’s rare areas for…
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Mother Nature’s coloring book open at science museum in Colorado
The full-spectrum palette of Mother Nature’s paint box is on display in “Wild Color,” a temporary exhibit at Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The show, created by Chicago’s Field Museum, was augmented by the Denver museum to draw attention to the Mile High City’s status as one of the planet’s rare areas for natural…
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Father of Greenwood Village and patron of arts
The longtime Denver developer died Friday, his family confirmed
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Denver architect’s home designated a landmark
Famed architect Alan Golin Gass’ Denver home is now a historic landmark, after the Denver City Council voted unanimously last year to approve the designation. Gass, a Denver native and a highly decorated Harvard architect, designed his 1961 Modernist house as his family home. He has not yet received the circular bronze City and County…
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Cherry Creek Arts Festival back in full force for July Fourth weekend: “Art can be so healing”
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“Art,” claimed Pablo Picasso, “washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” With mass shootings, the ongoing pandemic, war in Ukraine, wildfires and political upheaval, we’ve all recently had our share of dust. The Cherry Creek Arts Festival is back in full force this weekend as a summery feather duster for the masses.…
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Decorated sculptor showcased at Botanic Gardens
Sometimes, the most brilliant people have overcome the darkest past. For the celebrated American artist Ursula von Rydingsvard — whose solo exhibition opens to the public Saturday April 30 at Denver Botanic Gardens — being born in Germany in 1942, during World War II, presented a horrific start to life. The extraordinary artist is the…
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Denver park memorializes WWII Ukraine tragedy
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As war returns to Ukraine, a peaceful City of Denver park memorializes World War II carnage there more than 80 years ago. Babi Yar Park, an urban oasis tucked near the busy intersection of Parker Road and Havana Street, testifies to war atrocities and to art — the darkest and brightest human extremes Dedicated in…