The jurors for the 2010 Alumni Exhibition have been selected! They will include Nora Burnett Abrams (left), the Associate Curator at the MCA DENVER, and Linny Frickman (right), the Director of the University Art Museum at Colorado State University.
Heard a lot of banging, drilling, and general construction noise while in the Shwayder Art Building recently? Have you tried to visit the gallery in the last two weeks only to find the doors closed and locked? No, we aren’t participating in spring cleaning at the gallery, but preparing for the opening of two exhibitions this Thursday! At 5pm, Thursday, April 1st (no this is not an April Fool’s Joke) “Master Watercolors from the Jan Perry Mayer Collection of Works on Paper” and “Faculty Collects” will both open to the public. “Master Watercolors” is the final student curated exhibition for...
Before our new show The Gleaners: Contemporary art from the collection of Sarah and Jim Taylor opened last Thursday, I was able to sit down with two of the student curators. Graduate students Samantha Carantit and Lindsay Smith guided me through their process for curating the show and how the pieces selected fit within their theme. Their insight really opened the show and the artists up for me and I think you will also find this interview very informative for the show. If you would like more information about the exhibition you can always purchase the exhibition catalogue prepared by...
Being able to meet an artist can be a fabulous experience…or incredibly intimidating depending on your adeptness at speaking with strangers who think way outside the box. If you are one of those that aren’t as comfortable, the entire Myhren gallery staff has prepared a short guide for you. We’ve included the do’s and don’ts followed by a list of general questions. Talking one on one with an artist allows you a unique opportunity to discuss what you find interesting and get your questions answered. Don’t worry about asking a question because you think it will make you look dumb...
It’s only 4 days into 2010 and so much has happened I don’t know where to begin. First, Myhren Gallery would like to welcome Kate Donaldson to our fine lookin’ staff as the new Operations Coordinator. She hails from Oregon and if you want to know her favorite Skittle color check back for my exclusive interview. I also already have an event for you to add to your iPhone for this week, which is the opening reception for Cliff Evans’s show this Thursday, January 7th from 5-8pm. Most of you should have already received your Facebook invite, but if you...
For the final entry of my first quarter at DU it is wonderful to announce that the Thompson opening reception was a huge success and the show is fabuloso! Thank you to everyone that came out last Thursday evening. Our guest curators were busy all night explaining Thompson and his development as a Modern artist to the visitors that came in throughout the evening. Didn’t get a personalized tour of the gallery? Well, Kirsten, Molly, and Sarah did such a wonderful job installing the show you’ll be a Thompson expert after spending some time at the gallery on your own....
