Outside Influence: Photography in Colorado 1945-1995

Curated by Rupert Jenkins

On view at the Vicki Myhren Gallery March 13–April 27, 2025

Please join us for the exhibition opening reception on Thursday, March 13 from 5:00-7:00 PM.

The Vicki Myhren Gallery is pleased to announce Outside Influence: Photography in Colorado 1945–1995 curated by Rupert Jenkins as part of the biennial Month of Photography in Denver. Jenkins’ exhibition brings together more than 130 works by 60 artists working across media such as print photography, video, installation, and ephemera. Outside Influencetraces the state’s history of fine art photography from the end of the Second World War to the cusp of the 21st century. The show’s title acknowledges landscape’s prominence as a subject for photographers in Colorado and alludes to the influx of artists and educators whose arrival expanded the state’s demographics and photographic practice. This exhibition highlights the rich history of creative photography in Colorado, challenging longstanding regional biases that have overshadowed the medium and its artists in favor of more traditionally celebrated art forms. Jenkins organizes the exhibition thematically, highlighting the urban and natural landscape, expressions of identity via portraiture, and experimental and alternative processes. This exhibition offers a glimpse into Jenkins’ forthcoming book Outside Influence: Photography in Colorado 1945–1995, to be published by University Press of Colorado in autumn 2025.

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