David B. Smith Gallery Opening, Denver: 1.15.09, 6pm

Looks like this is going to be a gorgeous show. I'm especially fond of the new minimalist pieces by Regan Rosburg - a friend but also a fan of her art! http://www.davidbsmithgallery.com/artist/show/regan-rosburg

Exhibiting artists featured: Ricky Allman, Emil Alzamora, Gregory Euclide, Christina Empedocles, Lori Field, Regan Rosburg, Kristen Schiele & Mike Stilkey

1543 A Wazee Street Denver, CO 80202
p 303.893.4234 f 877.893.4234
info@davidbsmithgallery.com

Scot Lefavor's New Works at Andenken Gallery 10/16

I'm so happy to hear that Scot has a new show of works at Andenken this weekend. His style that hails from traditional signpainting and retro typography is always fresh, agressive and creatively stimulating - plus he's just s super cool cat. Some of the best art openings that I have seen in this city have showcased the work of Scot Lefavor - we won't be disspappointed at this one.

Andenken Gallery

2990 Larimer Street, Denver

Opening Reception: 8pm to 1am

Andenken - http://beautyandthestreet.org

Scot - www.scotlefavor.com

Plus + Gallery Opens New Site with new paintings by Karen McLanahan

Friday, March 13th - 6pm

2501 Larimer Street, Denver

www.plusgallery.com / 303.296.0927

Street Works & Oriental Photography at The Lab 9/24

Wow....with marketing illustrations like this from one of the most sophisticated gallery/museums in Denver, I have to say that The Lab continues to humor and impress me. Btw Lab, are you "at the trailing edge" because you are in Lakewood?

The Lab at Belmar hosts its new exhibition opening on September 24th, In Plain Sight: Street Works & Performances, and Orientalist Photography: Japan in the Baumatsu-Meiji Period, 1868-1912. The exhibition host two gallery shows, a performace on opening night and a curator's talk the following evening. In Plain Sight proposes to be the full-examination of the important late 1960s phenomenon of street works and performances - dedicated years where a few NYC writers took their poetry readings off stage and created an experiential dynamic environment for poets, artists and dancers. Their point was to show that artists and poets were not to be constrained by the assumption that art should be contained and perhaps approachable. John Perreault will recreate a 1971 performance entitled, Critical Mass. Sounds totally interesting and nostalgic, doesn't it? (Perraeault was the art critic for The Village Voice from 1966 to 1974.)

Orientalist Photography is a collection of 19th century photographs using a simple and early Collodian process. The resulting images are warm and rich in detail of tourist photos from early 20th century Japan. Curator, Mark Sink's great grandfather originally collected the pieces as a New York society photographer.

Opening Reception
Wednesday, September 24th, 6-8pm (Members 5-6pm)
Performance by John Perreault, 7:30pm

Curators Talk
Thursday, September 25th, 6:30pm
Members $5/General $10

The Lab at Belmar
404 S. Upham Street, Lakewood
http://www.belmarlab.org/

Dialogue:Denver Opening Reception at Robischon 8/21

"Tattoo Detour" at Robischon Gallery 7/18

Robischon always presents a wonderfully sophisticated art show. It feels weirdly educational as well as brings a sharp representation of local and global contemporary art. Balas' work is also being shown at mca/denver and an opening reception will be held in the artist's honor on the 18th as well. I guess it's a Robischon/MCA night for us. Sounds cool....especially if you're going to the rooftop cafe!

Robischon Gallery (www.robischongallery.com)
1740 Wazee Street, Denver
303.298.7728
Friday, July 18th 6-8pm

Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver
(www.mcadenver.org)
1485 Delgany, Denver
Friday, July 18th 6-10pm

July Andenken Show 7/3

It may just be my undying love for Andy Warhol's work but I love anything that has to do with soup cans and art, (especially soupcanart).

Check out Andenken again this Thursday and view the work of Jef Kopp (above), Sandi Calistro, and Ian K. Millard. Other artists showing include; Kill Pixie (Australia), Fafi, Koralie, Alexone and Amandine Urruty (France). As always they'll have drinks, a Dj and a fire sculpture.


Andenken Gallery, 7pm
2990 Larimer Street, Denver
http://www.andenken.com/
http://www.beautyandthestreet.org/

VIS-A-VISAGE @ Object + Thought 6/27

I have really come to like the shows and the vibe that Object + Thought has been putting out this year in the RINO District of downtown Denver. The location of the space is little out of the way for the regual art hoppers, but I like that. It gives them more room to space themselves from the hecticness of the typical art event scene of the city.

Friday, June 27th at 6pm, O+T will present Vis-A-Visage an intern-curated group show (nice!) that will not only feature some of our best local talent but some international flavor as well from Germany and Canada. Plus, we have the return of local fav Jenny Morgan back from NYC. I've heard they have special snacks for us this time as well as more beautiful botanical scultures from the impressive Vain and Babylon. I'm excited for this show. You are bound to see lots of interesting Denver creatives there too.

Object + Thought

3559 Larimer Street, Denver

http://www.objectandthought.com/

Lemonade On Fire @ Sliding Door Gallery - 6/6

There is lots to see of our favorite Denver artists this June First Friday, but don't forget to go to Sliding Door Gallery to see the lasted works by Tony Zellaha and Nathan Abels. Tony's work (pictured) gives a glimpse into simple lands governed by shape, color and space giving way to an underlying sense of the mystery. Nathan's paintings are brooding and atmospheric and describe a sense of uncertainty primarily through landscape-based imagery.

Sliding Door's opening is 6 to 10pm at 554 Sante Fe Drive. http://www.slidingdoorgallery.com/

Also on June 6th in Denver:

"Molten" @ Space Gallery, 765 Santa Fe Drive

Exhibiting artists: Trevor Alyn, Alicia Bailey, Andrew Chapman, Rafa Jenn, Jeff Navarro, Regan Rosburg, Ryan Rosburg, Heather Seeley, Katie Taft, Jason Tielke, Rutherford Witthus

http://www.spacegallery.org/

"Merge" @ Andenken Gallery, 2990 Larimer Street

Exhibiting artists: Amanda Marie, Scott Lefavor, Vincent Comparetto

http://www.andenken.com/

(My suggestion for the evening is Andenken, Sliding Door and then Space, in that order.)

New Exhibition Opening at The Lab 5/22

Check out the new exhibit at The Lab featuring the unique pairing of recent contemporary paintings with early silent nonfiction films. Bedroom Paintings refers to painting that aspires to immediate pleasurable effects. Silent Films shows films from a historic period but emphasizes the aesthetic power of the films versus its film history significance. The Lab will ask its viewers to reflect on the extent to which history matters when looking at images......yes, you need to see this in person. The Lab offers a beautiful space and they always puts on a qwerky yet sophisticated event. (Plus the people are pretty cool too.) Don't miss an opening at The Lab!

The Lab at Belmar
404 S. Upham Street, Lakewood
303.934.1777
http://www.belmarlab.org/

Beauty and the Street Tonight at Andenken Gallery

Join Andenken Gallery for another taste of the beautiful people and their illustrious work of the street. Andenken always presents a stellar show complete with a one-of-a-kind art space, a great new artist, live music by Od Nosdam and cocktails. This month's show features the work of Antonia Diaz & David P. Madson entitled, "Get it Through Your Thick Skull."

Show starts at 7pm and is free; cash donation bar for those 21 and up.

Andenken Gallery

2990 Larimer Street, Denver

www.andenken.com

www.beautyandthestreet.org

RiNO District is so APRIL HOT right now!

I was really impressed when I got the latest edition of the RiNO Arts District newsletter, RiNO Crow. I was at Object + Thought Friday night for Jay Droeger's photography show and got the latest little glimpse of the creative energy of this area. So much is going on this month, I decided just to list the gallery names and web addresses and a link to the newsletter itself.

Rino Crow www.rivernorthart.com/crow

APRIL FIRST FRIDAY EVENTS in River North Area Denver

• Object + Thought/3559 Larimer St/6-9pm http://www.objectandthought.com/
• + gallery/2350 Lawrence St/Open till 8pm http://www.plusgallery.com/
• Ironton Studios & Gallery/3636 Chestnut St/6-9pm http://www.irontonstudios.com/
• Stripes Gallery/3309 Blake St/6-9pm http://www.stripesgallery.com/
• CaShi Gallery/3458 Walnut St/10am-9pm http://www.cashigallery.com/
• Plinth Gallery/3520 Brighton Blvd/6-9pm http://www.plinthgallery.com/
• Square 101 Gallery/3309 Blake St/6-9pm http://www.square101.com/
• Hinterland/3254 Walnut St/6-9pm www.sabinaell.com/hinterland

Denver First Friday After Hours Party: Moto Gallery 28th/Walnut http://www.artinthecity.com/

Best Of RiNO Spring Tour/Saturday, May 17th/11am-5pm http://www.rivernorthart.com/ for schedule and event details

Exhibit Opening at THE LAB at Belmar 1/23

Once again THE LABORATORY OF ART AND IDEAS (http://www.belmarlab.org/) will showcase another progressive fine art show, this time featuring Denver talent Phil Bender with LAST PLACE and Mary Lucier of NYC with her exhibit PLAINS OF SWEET REGRET.

Phil Bender's large collections of discarded everyday objects reflects a symbol of a lost Western society paired with a sense of nostalgia. It brings the viewer to a place of familiarity and awe of the common art installation.

Mary Lucier's video installations of the North Dakota plains invites viewers to see the beauty of the landscape while witnessing the loss of its serenity through typical modern day influences.

THE LAB
404 S. Upham Street (Belmar)
Lakewood, CO 303.934.1777

1/23/08; 6pm to 9pm
Free to the public

Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art Opening 01/18

BMoCA will host its first exhibition and exhibit opening of 2008 this Friday evening featuring four contemporary artists of Asian decent and influence; Jumi Janairo-Roth (Phillipines), Wang Jing (China), Susan Lee-Chung (Korea), and Hiroshi Watanabe (Japan). This show already hosts a dynamic list of international artists so the artwork itself will sure to be a welcome addition to Boulder's art scene.

You'll find traditional Chinese paintings mixed with American pop culture taking a satirical look at China today, a mixed-media installation with common large-scale labor items adorned with vibrant paints and fabrics, a photography and video installation investigating alter egos, and a Japanese photographer interpreting modern day North Korea in his own dialogue.

With three unique galleries to curate at BMoCA, this show will stimulate the intellect with questions about contemporary Asian society and guide the eyes through the beauty of its aesthetic culture. Show runs January 18th through May4th 2008.

1750 13th Street Boulder/303.443.2122
www.bmoca.org/exhibitions
5:30 Members only preview
6:30pm Public opening; FREE