Exhibits in Colorado by Anne Thulson

EXHIBITS IN COLORADO by Anne Thulson Associate Professor of Art Education, MSU of Denver

Here are some of the exhibits gracing our state this fall.

Denver Art Museum,100 W 14th Ave. Pkwy, Denver, CO

Monet: The Truth of Nature. October 21, 2019 - February 2, 2020.

Under the Same Sky…We Dream, Erika Harrsch. A beautiful and haunting multimedia installation speaks about sanctuary and US/Mexican border. On view through November 17, 2019.

The Light Show. 250 objects drawn from the DAM’s collections explore physical and symbolic representations of light in art. On view through May 3, 2020.

#WhatisUtopia, Jonathan Saiz. 10,000 tiny drawings, paintings, and sculptures are installed to address community and place. On view through November 17, 2019.

Treasures of British Art: The Berger Collection. Art from 1400s - 1800s tells the story of Britain’s rich cultural history. On view through July 12, 2020.

Words and Lines, Shantell Martin. An interactive multimedia installation is made of whimsical line drawings. Opens September 27, 2019.

Edge of Alchemy, Stacey Steers. Animated surreal collages tell the story of fairy alchemists. Opens September 20, 2019.

Flora, Teresa Hubbard/Alexander Birchler. Mixed-media work is based on the artists’ discoveries about an unknown American artist Flora Mayo with whom the Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti had a love affair in Paris in the 1920s. September 20, 2019.

Francesca Woodman: Portrait of a Reputation. Photos of Francesca Woodman (1958 - 1981) show a rising young artist and daughter of ceramicist Betty Woodman. September 20, 2019.

Black Cube

The Downtown Denver Alleyways Project in Denver. Installations in alleys off the 16th Street Mall (exact locations at: https://blackcube.art/exhibition/betweenus).

Monumental: A Collection of Artworks in a Public Space, Temporary Monuments to Denver, Nikki Pike, Noah Manos, and Jaime Carrejo. Located outside of the Colorado Convention Center, each artwork is sited atop a large-scale monument base that was custom made for the project. https://blackcube.art/ exhibition/monumental. Through January 31, 2020.

Monumental: A Collection of Artworks in a Public Space, For Freedoms, Hank Willis Thomas, Emily Shur. A billboard triptych of images depicts three interpretations of a town hall meeting portrayed in Norman Rockwell’s iconic 1943 Freedom of Speech painting. At 1345 Champa St., Denver, CO. Through June 30, 2020 .

Center for Visual Art, MSU of Denver, 965 Santa Fe, Denver, CO

BFA Thesis Exhibition, November 1 - December 6, 2019.

Walls, Artnauts. January 24 - March 21, 2020

University of Northern Colorado

Yucca Fountain, Andrew Bablo and Helen Popinchalk. The artists restored an iconic, atomic-era soda fountain (Nevada, 1950s). Campus Commons Gallery, 1051 22nd St., Greeley, CO. September 19, 2019 - March 14, 2020.

University of Denver, Vicki Myhren Gallery, 2121 E Asbury Ave., Denver, CO

The Unbearable Permanence of Things. Group Exhibit. September 12 - December 1, 2019.

50 Greatest Photographs of National Geographic. October 11, 2019 - January 5, 2020.

University of Colorado (CU) Art Museum, 1085 18th St., Boulder, CO

Body Language: Picturing People. Figural artworks from the CU collection consider how the pose and gesture of the body convey motion. July 10, 2019 - June 2020.

Colorado Mesa University, 437CO Gallery, 437 Colorado Ave., Grand Junction, CO

Eric Elliot and Forrest Zerbe. Paintings and photographs. November 1 - 29, 2019.

Colorado State University, Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, 1400 Remington St., Fort Collins, CO

Biennial Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition. Featuring Pekka Loiri. September 19, 2019 - December 14, 2019.

Diné Bi’ée Dóo Bi’ootseed: Navajo Jewelry and Clothing. September 21, 2019 - December 14, 2019.

The Moon Museum: Unofficial Art on Apollo 12. September 24, 2019 - December 14, 2019.

Colorado Springs Fine Art Center at Colorado College, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO

Melanie Yazzie: Finding Oneself Again and Again. Yazzie explores her indigenous Native American identity through prints from plates recovered from a 1939 book project about Diné healing practices. August 24, 2019 - February 23, 2020.

Notes from the Musik Collection. August 3, 2019 - February 9, 2020.

The Broadmoor Art Academy and Its Legacy: 1919-1970. October 12, 2019 - January 12, 2020.

BEST-KEPT SECRET EXHIBIT

Lee Maxwell Washing Machine Museum, 35901 Weld County Road 31, Eaton, CO