Event Type: Exhibition Opening Reception

February 5 – March 13

Opening Reception: Friday, February 5 (6 – 11 pm)

Dateline

RiNo Art District

Shadows Gather is a photography project that documents the alternative nightlife scene and the colorful individuals that thrive in it. Based out of Denver, Colorado, Shadow is a photographer who uses non-conventional techniques, such as pairing a Fuji Instax Neo Classic Mini with lighting from an iPhone flashlight, to create striking instant photographs that preserve and celebrate underground culture. In her photos, you’ll find energetic portraits from a mixture of scenes, gutter punks, drag artists, and creatures of the night.

Shadow has directly experienced the growth and cultural changes that have occurred in Denver and has focused her work on ensuring that the visual narrative of her subjects remains as the city continues to evolve. She celebrates the beauty of those on the cultural fringes and provides a sense of community and a safe haven to folks that have been deemed misfits by mainstream culture.

Following the project launch in March of 2019, Shadow has since become a staple in music venues, nightclubs, and bars across Denver, as well as traveling to locales like Austin, Texas, and Los Angeles to further her work.

All art for exhibition is scanned from its original Fuji Instax film format at the highest dpi and printed on archival paper at 30x40in and 20x30in sizes.

February 19 – April 17

Colorado Photographic Arts Center

Tentative Opening Reception, March 6, 5 – 8:30 PM (Timed Entry)

Artist Talk (ONLINE): March 10, 6 – 7 PM

Gallery hours:
Tues – Fri, 11 am – 5 pm; Sat, Noon – 4 pm

The Colorado Photographic Arts Center presents Reflecting Voices – a collection of photographs from bodies of work by Alanna Airitam, Narkita Gold, and Rashod Taylor. In photography, light that reflects off a subject is most often what the camera records to produce a photograph. Here the subject is diverse expressions of black identity. Alanna’s tribute to Black culture as realized through characteristics of Dutch portraiture and the Harlem Renaissance; Narkita’s revealing portraits of Denver’s Black community seen through bright, colorful backgrounds; Rashod’s testimony of the Black American experience documented through an intimate study of family. It is an honor to spotlight these artists, who each reflect on identity, race, and legacy in their own way through the art of portraiture. With this exhibition we seek to provide the space to reflect, engage in conversation, and respond to our current moment. Curated by Samantha Johnston, CPAC Executive Director & Curator.

Join us for an Opening Reception at CPAC (tentative timed entry) on March 6 from 5 – 8:30 PM, and an online Artist Talk on March 10 from 6 – 7 PM.
Please visit the Reflecting Voices exhibition page on CPAC’s website for details.

Image Credit: Rashod Taylor, LJ and his Fort

February 5 – March 13

Opening Reception: Friday, February 5 (6 – 11 pm)

Dateline

RiNo Art District

Shadows Gather is a photography project that documents the alternative nightlife scene and the colorful individuals that thrive in it. Based out of Denver, Colorado, Shadow is a photographer who uses non-conventional techniques, such as pairing a Fuji Instax Neo Classic Mini with lighting from an iPhone flashlight, to create striking instant photographs that preserve and celebrate underground culture. In her photos, you’ll find energetic portraits from a mixture of scenes, gutter punks, drag artists, and creatures of the night.

Shadow has directly experienced the growth and cultural changes that have occurred in Denver and has focused her work on ensuring that the visual narrative of her subjects remains as the city continues to evolve. She celebrates the beauty of those on the cultural fringes and provides a sense of community and a safe haven to folks that have been deemed misfits by mainstream culture.

Following the project launch in March of 2019, Shadow has since become a staple in music venues, nightclubs, and bars across Denver, as well as traveling to locales like Austin, Texas, and Los Angeles to further her work.

All art for exhibition is scanned from its original Fuji Instax film format at the highest dpi and printed on archival paper at 30x40in and 20x30in sizes.

February 19 – April 17

Colorado Photographic Arts Center

Tentative Opening Reception, March 6, 5 – 8:30 PM (Timed Entry)

Artist Talk (ONLINE): March 10, 6 – 7 PM

Gallery hours:
Tues – Fri, 11 am – 5 pm; Sat, Noon – 4 pm

The Colorado Photographic Arts Center presents Reflecting Voices – a collection of photographs from bodies of work by Alanna Airitam, Narkita Gold, and Rashod Taylor. In photography, light that reflects off a subject is most often what the camera records to produce a photograph. Here the subject is diverse expressions of black identity. Alanna’s tribute to Black culture as realized through characteristics of Dutch portraiture and the Harlem Renaissance; Narkita’s revealing portraits of Denver’s Black community seen through bright, colorful backgrounds; Rashod’s testimony of the Black American experience documented through an intimate study of family. It is an honor to spotlight these artists, who each reflect on identity, race, and legacy in their own way through the art of portraiture. With this exhibition we seek to provide the space to reflect, engage in conversation, and respond to our current moment. Curated by Samantha Johnston, CPAC Executive Director & Curator.

Join us for an Opening Reception at CPAC (tentative timed entry) on March 6 from 5 – 8:30 PM, and an online Artist Talk on March 10 from 6 – 7 PM.
Please visit the Reflecting Voices exhibition page on CPAC’s website for details.

Image Credit: Rashod Taylor, LJ and his Fort

March 2 – 6

Artist Reception: Saturday March 6 (2 – 4 pm)

Michael Warren Contemporary

760 Santa Fe Drive

Santa Fe Arts District

To kick off our celebration of the 2021 Month of Photography festival, photographer Dallas Parkins will be taking over the gallery for 1 week in what is our first pop-up of the year.

LEFT | FELT will offer a witty view into the world of items left behind. Sharon Feder will have a concurrent exhibit, STILL BEING | BEING STILL in the Project Space.

Join us for the artist reception with Parkins and Feder on Saturday, March 6.

Image: Americano by Dallas Parkins, courtesy of Michael Warren Contemporary

March 5 – 27

Opening reception: First Friday, March 5, 6 – 10 PM

In collaboration with RedLine Contemporary Arts Center, Alto Gallery presents Thought Objects: Being, Essence and Notion, featuring works by members of the Denver Collage Club and The Unperson Project, an archive of oblivion from the curatorial duo from Mexico City, Andrea Tejeda and Susana Moyaho. This exhibit extends the theme of RedLine’s concurrent exhibition, Three Acts: A Survey of Shame, Emotion and Oblivion.

Featuring:

Denver Collage Club members Marja Saleva, Norma Cordova, Michael DeSutter, Sharifa Moore, Karen Fisher, Susan Blake, George P. Perez, Andre Ramos-Woodard, Tiana Graves, Tya Alisa Anthony, Heather Oelklaus, Claire Pimm aka Cheryl Bailey, Chris Bagley, Donald Fodness, Kellye Eisworth, Drew Austin, Alicia Bailey, Coleman Mummery, Suchitra Mattai, Kate Brackley, Koko Bayer, Mark Sink, Matthew Rose, Mario Zoots, Laura Shill, Adam Milner, Samuel Mata, Colin Ward, Kyle Huninghake, David Tippit, Paula Gillen, Janice McDonald, Jeromie Dorrance, Travis Hetman, Mado Reznik, Susan R. Goldstein, Theresa Anderson, Amber Cobb, and Poppy Sink. To learn more, follow Denver Collage Club on Facebook and Instagram.

The Unperson Project: Andrea Tejeda, Susana Moyaho (Mexico City), Bonehead, Mariana Camacho, K, Reentrah, José Antonio Escudero Sponholtz, Carlos Alexander López de la Roca, Gerardo Montes Leos, Yoya, Mario Zoots, Oscar Gandara, Pablo Pulido Bernal, Roberto Rabadan, Shalomval, Susan Goldstein, Miriam Correa, Pablo Ortega and others.

March 5 – 27

First Friday Opening Reception: March 5 (4 – 9 pm)

40 West Gallery

Room 3

One of four exhibitions on view at 40 West Gallery during the Month of Photography festival, Desensitization features works by Denver-based artist Leah Diament.

From the Artist:

“Desensitization” visually represents the feeling of being overwhelmed by society’s big issues. The topic is approached by increasing the same image more and more frequently. The progression of multiples connects you with the stages of being desensitized through an overwhelming amount of material.

Sloppy printing and vivid colors are used to signify the inattention that even the most important subjects
are given just because of their sheer mass. This series pushes the viewer to discover the patterns that
arise during the course of desensitization, review and become aware of both the harm and benefits of
being overloaded with information.

March 5 – 27

First Friday Opening Reception: March 5 (4 – 9 pm)

40 West Gallery

Room 1

One of four exhibitions on view at 40 West Gallery during the Month of Photography festival, Relinquish: A Photographic Conversation Between Mother and Daughter features works by Boulder-based artist Casie Zalud.

From the Artist:

The Relinquish project is a series of diptychs including one photograph taken by my six-year-old daughter Linnéa, and one photograph taken by myself. Linnéa’s photos are interactions with the world around her, created from a place of emotion, curiosity, and pride. By consciously following her example, I have worked to rediscover my own interpretations of these elements in my work.

March 5 – 27

First Friday Opening Reception: March 5 (4 – 9 pm)

40 West Gallery

40 West Gallery is proud to participate in the Month of Photography Denver festival again in 2021! This exhibition features a selection of photographs by 40 West Member artists.

This exhibit is in the Main Gallery, and is one of four shows on view at 40 West Gallery during the festival.

March 5 – 27

First Friday Opening Reception: March 5 (4 – 9 pm)

40 West Gallery

Room 2

One of four exhibitions on view at 40 West Gallery during the Month of Photography festival, Off My Balcony presents the work of Denver-based photographer Barb Pullin.

From the Artist:

The year was 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. I worked from home for six weeks, my workspace near my balcony over-looking a Historic Park and the front range. As a photographer, I love the ever-changing light creating shadows and textures mixing with the Colorado sky. Every day I was drawn to the balcony to photograph this ever-changing scene.

Then, the wildfires happened and although it was devastating for so many, they created awe-inspiring sunsets, cloud formations and incredible light. As this body of work started to grow I realized this important time in my life needed to be documented so I kept shooting through the end of 2020.

The main event of this exhibit is a staging of the view off the balcony complete with my table and chair. A mosaic of over 60 photographs fill one wall along with a select handful of my favorite moments enlarged and framed.

March 5 – April 5 (Weekends and by appointment)

Opening Reception: Saturday, March 6 (all day)

Jack Ludlam Photography

1615 W 33rd Ave.

Highlands

A selection of large format still life photographs by Colorado-based photographer Jack Ludlam, focusing on western ranching equipment and tools of the trade.  Utilizing both analog and digital mediums, Ludlam’s work highlights details and imperfections in a hyperrealistic yet minimal aesthetic.

This series of photographs will be open to the public on weekends and open by appointment on weekdays.

March 6  – March 29

The Evergreen Gallery

28195 Hwy 74

Evergreen

Images for the Hearth is a curated show of large, stunning photographs for the hearth and home by local, award-winning Colorado wildlife and landscape photographers.

Photograph by Ellen Nelson.

March 6 – April 25

Virtual Reception: Saturday, March 6, 6  – 9 PM

LINK COMING SOON

In collaboration with Todd Edward Herman, Denver College Club, Alto Gallery and the Unperson Project, Three Acts braids three unique collaborations into one exhibit at RedLine during the Month of Photography Denver festival. Todd Edward Herman, founder of east window exhibit space in Boulder, offers Shame Radiant, a collective photography project, which explores themes of shame and privilege. Denver Collage Club and Alto Gallery join forces for the second act, diving into the phenomenon of Cancel Culture and the existential crisis spurred by the pandemic. The final act features the Unperson Project, an archive of oblivion from the curatorial duo from Mexico City, Andrea Tejeda and Susana Moyaho. Together, Three Acts carry the sentiment, crisis and response to the times.

Exhibition Curator: Mark Sink

More Info at redlineart.org

Image credit: “Now is not the time “ – Cora Angel

March 11 – April 5

Opening Reception: Friday, March 12 (6:30 – 9 pm)

Firehouse Art Center

Longmont

Situation Report presents a capsule of artists’ responses to three concerns facing us as we look back on recent events. The state of our environment and our relationship to it, viewed through large-format land studies by Erin Dvorak, images from Boulder County Rangers documenting the CalWood fire, and Lynn Cazabon’s photograms on expired photographic vellum, alongside documentation of protests for social justice in Denver by Armando Geneyro and Nolan Septer. Heather Schulte’s titular stitched ribbon of Covid-19 case counts winds through the space, and along with Elizabeth Morisette’s sculptural treatment of mask-making remnants, bring a structure and tactility to the process of using art as a means to record the passage of time.

In a packed exhibit reflecting the push and pull of 2020’s news cycles, we can use the gallery space to view each work in relationship to the others, evaluating and informing our responses.

March 11 – 25

Opening Reception: Thursday, March 11, 6 pm

PlatteForum

2400 Curtis St. Suite 100

RiNo

Featuring new work by Narkita Gold, created in collaboration with PlatteForum’s ArtLab interns.

Narkita Gold’s first artistic endeavor, Black in Denver, is a visual ethnography that investigates identity, specifically in small Black communities. Her work also examines solitude, isolation, and the evolution of the self. As a Resident Artist at PlatteForum, she will present a twofold installation that includes select Black in Denver portraits and an installation titled Journey to Liberation, reflecting on her personal spiritual journey.

During her artist residency, Gold will be leading PlatteForum’s ArtLab interns through workshops exploring identity and the Japanese of art of kintsugi, a process of repair which offers lessons about resilience, healing, and finding beauty in imperfection.

Visit platteforum.org for registration details.

Artist credit: Narkita Gold, LeeLee, digital photograph, 2019

March 13 – April 24

Leon Gallery

Open by appt. Wednesday – Saturday 10 – 6; Saturday & Sunday 12 – 5

Opening Reception: Saturday, March 13, 6 – 10 PM

Artist Talk (ONLINE): Wednesday, March 31, 6 – 7 PM (Link coming soon)

Leon Gallery presents a solo exhibition by Scott McCormick, who uses custom-built sets, headdresses, and expensive props to create photographs that tell the story of the Greek legend Orpheus.

From the Artist:
“I set out to borrow subject matter, geometry, and style from 19th century French academic painters such as Bouguereau, Cabanel, and Tissot. However, photos began to direct me and I found myself immersed in the folklore of Greek, Slavic, and Mayan cultures, and exploring a parallel between my art and that of the Greek legend, Orpheus. I spent countless days buried in books and on calls with professors, theologians and Mayan shamans. Through this research, I discovered a connection between these stories — which had wholly overtaken me — and my own past. This collection came to embody that exploration.

Rooted in custom-built sets, miniature models, headdresses, and extensive props, the photos began to naturally present themselves. Combining digital elements and film photos allowed me to discover the warmth and honesty for the epitaph of Orpheus. This gallery follows one story through a myriad of exploration in the art of photography.”

February 19 – April 17

Colorado Photographic Arts Center

Tentative Opening Reception, March 6, 5 – 8:30 PM (Timed Entry)

Artist Talk (ONLINE): March 10, 6 – 7 PM

Gallery hours:
Tues – Fri, 11 am – 5 pm; Sat, Noon – 4 pm

The Colorado Photographic Arts Center presents Reflecting Voices – a collection of photographs from bodies of work by Alanna Airitam, Narkita Gold, and Rashod Taylor. In photography, light that reflects off a subject is most often what the camera records to produce a photograph. Here the subject is diverse expressions of black identity. Alanna’s tribute to Black culture as realized through characteristics of Dutch portraiture and the Harlem Renaissance; Narkita’s revealing portraits of Denver’s Black community seen through bright, colorful backgrounds; Rashod’s testimony of the Black American experience documented through an intimate study of family. It is an honor to spotlight these artists, who each reflect on identity, race, and legacy in their own way through the art of portraiture. With this exhibition we seek to provide the space to reflect, engage in conversation, and respond to our current moment. Curated by Samantha Johnston, CPAC Executive Director & Curator.

Join us for an Opening Reception at CPAC (tentative timed entry) on March 6 from 5 – 8:30 PM, and an online Artist Talk on March 10 from 6 – 7 PM.
Please visit the Reflecting Voices exhibition page on CPAC’s website for details.

Image Credit: Rashod Taylor, LJ and his Fort

March 5 – April 5 (Weekends and by appointment)

Opening Reception: Saturday, March 6 (all day)

Jack Ludlam Photography

1615 W 33rd Ave.

Highlands

A selection of large format still life photographs by Colorado-based photographer Jack Ludlam, focusing on western ranching equipment and tools of the trade.  Utilizing both analog and digital mediums, Ludlam’s work highlights details and imperfections in a hyperrealistic yet minimal aesthetic.

This series of photographs will be open to the public on weekends and open by appointment on weekdays.

March 6 – April 25

Virtual Reception: Saturday, March 6, 6  – 9 PM

LINK COMING SOON

In collaboration with Todd Edward Herman, Denver College Club, Alto Gallery and the Unperson Project, Three Acts braids three unique collaborations into one exhibit at RedLine during the Month of Photography Denver festival. Todd Edward Herman, founder of east window exhibit space in Boulder, offers Shame Radiant, a collective photography project, which explores themes of shame and privilege. Denver Collage Club and Alto Gallery join forces for the second act, diving into the phenomenon of Cancel Culture and the existential crisis spurred by the pandemic. The final act features the Unperson Project, an archive of oblivion from the curatorial duo from Mexico City, Andrea Tejeda and Susana Moyaho. Together, Three Acts carry the sentiment, crisis and response to the times.

Exhibition Curator: Mark Sink

More Info at redlineart.org

Image credit: “Now is not the time “ – Cora Angel

March 11 – April 5

Opening Reception: Friday, March 12 (6:30 – 9 pm)

Firehouse Art Center

Longmont

Situation Report presents a capsule of artists’ responses to three concerns facing us as we look back on recent events. The state of our environment and our relationship to it, viewed through large-format land studies by Erin Dvorak, images from Boulder County Rangers documenting the CalWood fire, and Lynn Cazabon’s photograms on expired photographic vellum, alongside documentation of protests for social justice in Denver by Armando Geneyro and Nolan Septer. Heather Schulte’s titular stitched ribbon of Covid-19 case counts winds through the space, and along with Elizabeth Morisette’s sculptural treatment of mask-making remnants, bring a structure and tactility to the process of using art as a means to record the passage of time.

In a packed exhibit reflecting the push and pull of 2020’s news cycles, we can use the gallery space to view each work in relationship to the others, evaluating and informing our responses.

March 13 – April 24

Leon Gallery

Open by appt. Wednesday – Saturday 10 – 6; Saturday & Sunday 12 – 5

Opening Reception: Saturday, March 13, 6 – 10 PM

Artist Talk (ONLINE): Wednesday, March 31, 6 – 7 PM (Link coming soon)

Leon Gallery presents a solo exhibition by Scott McCormick, who uses custom-built sets, headdresses, and expensive props to create photographs that tell the story of the Greek legend Orpheus.

From the Artist:
“I set out to borrow subject matter, geometry, and style from 19th century French academic painters such as Bouguereau, Cabanel, and Tissot. However, photos began to direct me and I found myself immersed in the folklore of Greek, Slavic, and Mayan cultures, and exploring a parallel between my art and that of the Greek legend, Orpheus. I spent countless days buried in books and on calls with professors, theologians and Mayan shamans. Through this research, I discovered a connection between these stories — which had wholly overtaken me — and my own past. This collection came to embody that exploration.

Rooted in custom-built sets, miniature models, headdresses, and extensive props, the photos began to naturally present themselves. Combining digital elements and film photos allowed me to discover the warmth and honesty for the epitaph of Orpheus. This gallery follows one story through a myriad of exploration in the art of photography.”

April 2 – 18

Opening Reception: Friday, April 2, 4 – 9 PM

This 2021 exhibition at the Museo de las Americas will be a reflection of some of the unprecedented times in which we are living. Our goal is to highlight some of the life-altering experiences.

As curators, our mission with this exhibit is to promote awareness through visual media in the hope that we can shift the awareness and attitude of our communities. Photographs remember little things, long after we have forgotten. Curated by Judy Miranda and Jude Sanchez.

Featuring:
Imogen Cunningham, Sebastiao Salgado, Jerry Uelsmann, and Denver contemporary photographers