Richard Barnes Artist Talk

Richard Barnes Artist Talk

6 PM October 23, 2019 Join us in Vicki Myhren Gallery in for an evening with Richard Barnes and Rupert Jenkins!   Richard Barnes is a New York-based photographer who has spent over two decades photographing archaeological digs and natural history museums-both institutions of knowledge that seek to preserve the past and mark immutable boundaries around natural truths. The lecture will be facilitated by Rupert Jenkins, former director of the Colorado Photographic Arts Center in Denver (2009 – 2015). Jenkin’s association with Barnes spans three decades and includes several projects at San Francisco Camerawork and also at Redline, Denver. Jenkins is...

Exhibition Announcement

Exhibition Announcement

Gonkar Gyatso: Intimacy and Immediacy Curated by Dr. Sarah Magnatta September 28 through November 26, 2023 Vicki Myhren Gallery Opening Reception: Thursday, September 28 from 5:00-7:00 PM In Fall 2023, the Vicki Myhren Gallery at the University of Denver will showcase the work of acclaimed artist Gonkar Gyatso. In 2009, Gyatso became the first Tibetan artist to exhibit at the Venice Biennale and his work is collected in several international museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Gyatso has moved consistently throughout his career, often finding himself as the voice of Tibetan diasporic artists in New York City,...

Virtual Event: Troy Montes-Michie in conversation with Denny Mwaura

https://udenver.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qwqWDg_oTNS_HSdVmkTxkw Join artist Troy Montes-Michie and Chicago-based curator Denny Mwaura for a dialogue on style, self-fashioning, and sexuality as expressed in his collages and textiles. Together, the two discuss the influences of the Zoot suit’s history, pop culture, and lived experiences on the Texas-Mexico border have had on Michie’s practices in painting and sculpture. Michie’s work is currently featured at the Vicki Myhren Gallery as part of the exhibition Young, Gifted, and Black: The Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Collection of Contemporary Art, on view through April 30.

Virtual Event: Troy Montes-Michie in conversation with Denny Mwaura

Virtual Event: Troy Montes-Michie in conversation with Denny Mwaura

Friday, April 21, 4:00-5:30 pm MT https://udenver.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qwqWDg_oTNS_HSdVmkTxkw Join artist Troy Montes-Michie and Chicago-based curator Denny Mwaura for a dialogue on style, self-fashioning, and sexuality as expressed in his collages and textiles. Together, the two discuss the influences of the Zoot suit’s history, pop culture, and lived experiences on the Texas-Mexico border have had on Michie’s practices in painting and sculpture. Michie’s work is currently featured at the Vicki Myhren Gallery as part of the exhibition Young, Gifted, and Black: The Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Collection of Contemporary Art, on view through April 30.