Practicum Dikeou Collaboration
02December2011December 3, 2019
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Practicum Dikeou Collaboration

This fall, DU’s Curatorial Practicum class had the exciting opportunity to work with local artist, publisher and collector Devon Dikeou. An innovative conceptual artist, Dikeou has been active in both the Denver and New York contemporary art scenes for years. Practicum students collaborated with artists Nils Folke Anderson, Lucky DeBellevue, and Dikeou herself to facilitate three installations at the Dikeou Collection. In mid-October, the Curatorial Practicum ventured to New York City. On top of  a day spent in studio with Folke Anderson, DeBellevue and Dikeou, highlights included a visit to rural Pennsylvania’s West Collection, a tour of one of Grey Advertising, and...

06September2011December 3, 2019
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Changing Landscapes

The eighth in a continuing series of Student Curatorial Projects features nineteenth-century French and American paintings and prints from the University of Denver Art Collections, supplemented by loans from private collections. A coordinated display of several related paintings and drawings takes place at the Denver Art Museum. Changing Landscapes features a little-known work by Camille Corot, a late Albert Bierstadt landscape donated in 1890 by the artist, and a George Inness canvas from a private collection. The rising regard for landscape painting in the late 19th century was associated with a deep curiosity for simple country living, seen as an...

13May2011December 3, 2019
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2011 BFA Exhibition

The Victoria H. Myhren Gallery at the University of Denver is pleased to present the “2011 BFA Senior Exhibition.” This annual offering features works by students graduating from the DU School of Art & Art History (SAAH) studio arts and electronic media arts and design (eMAD) programs. Participating BFA students are: Taylor Arns, Megan Sullivan, Lisa Martin, and Katinka Van Lier Ribbink. Taylor Arns explores the different functions that ceremonies and rituals have in our private and public interactions. Her series of intaglio prints and drawings communicates Taylor’s own experience with art-making as a personal ritual connecting her with her...

Karady Opening a Success
05April2011December 3, 2019
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Karady Opening a Success

  We had a great showing last Thursday evening for our current show, “In Country: Soldiers’ Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan.”                (Image: Former Specialist Shelby Webster with Children © Jennifer Karady)  Shelby was at the opening as well, and we were lucky enough to hear her talk about her own personal experiences too. Jennifer also spoke about the process of making her photos (like interviewing, special permissions, and what she wants to communicate to her audience). REMEMBER: The show is up through MAY 1st. The gallery is open daily from 12-4 pm. Stop on...

01April2011December 3, 2019
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Jennifer Karady: In Country

Jennifer Karady: In Country: Soldiers’ Stories consists of twelve large-scale 48 x 48 inch color photographs accompanied by a short synopsis of the veteran’s story written in his or her own words. Each work is initiated by an extensive interview process with the soldier, followed by a collaboration in which the veteran reenacts a chosen moment from war within the safe space of his or her everyday environment, often surrounded by family and friends. Unlike some photographers who use actors to stage narratives, Karady works with real veterans to dramatize their stories through metaphorical and narrative techniques. Through this process...

A Closer Look at “In Country”
30March2011December 3, 2019
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A Closer Look at “In Country”

Working with veterans recently returned from the two wars in the Middle East, photographer Jennifer Karady’s work focus on traumatic memories of soldiers, and their difficulty in returning to the normalcy of civilian life. The depictions of these memories are often quite at odds with the banalities of everyday life. The jarring contradictions in setting can be disconcerting. So how does Karady set up the often disturbing stories shown in her photography? The process is collaborative. First, she conducts extensive interviews with the veteran subjects, part of a lengthy planning process. Then, each veteran reenacts the memory they have chosen...