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...

Recent Work by Phipps and Singer Artists in Residence

This summer, the Vicki Myhren Gallery presents recent artwork by two visiting professors and artists in residence. Abbey Peters Phipps Visiting Professor and Artist in Residence Ceramics Ana Gonzalez Barragán Singer Visiting Professor and Artist in Residence Sculpture Join us for the opening reception on June 25, 5-7 PM

2026 Senior Showcase Exhibitions

The annual Senior Showcase exhibitions featuring artwork by graduating students from the School of Art and Art History will be on view across Shwayder Art Building. Bachelor of Fine Arts – Vicki Myhren Gallery Bachelor of Arts with Distinction – Davis Gallery Bachelor of Arts – Shwayder Lobby Join us for the opening reception on Thursday, May 14 from 5-8 PM!

2026 Senior Showcase Opening Reception

Celebrate the opening of our annual Senior Showcase exhibitions at Shwayder Art Building! Come check out artwork by graduating seniors in the School of Art and Art History. Bachelor of Fine Arts – Vicki Myhren Gallery Bachelor of Arts with Distinction – Davis Gallery Bachelor of Arts – Shwayder Lobby Free parking will be available in Lot L across from the Gallery.

Erique Chagoya, Cannibales Modernistes, 1999. Color lithograph, woodcut, and chine collé. University of Denver Art Collection 2026, Funds from Taylor Kirpatrick. Details of Adelita and Superman.

Chagoya’s Take on Superheroism

By Amelie Satterwhite, Graduate Class 2027 Mexican born artist Enrique Chagoya is primarily a painter and printmaker, yet he also engages in ‘reverse anthropology.’ The idea of ‘reverse anthropology’ Chagoya describes as “an antithesis of modernist strategies of appropriation,” appropriating and “cannibalizing” Western- European and American works of art for himself.[i] Among the University of Denver’s recent acquisitions is Chagoya’s 1999 print Les Aventures des Cannibales Modernistes. Among his growing collection of accordion-styled codex works, the lithograph is printed using a chine collé process.[ii] Chagoya writes that in his work he enjoys using “many interacting elements from different historic times...

“Outside Influence” Book Launch

Join the Vicki Myhren Gallery to celebrate photography at DU! We are thrilled to host the book launch for Rupert Jenkins’ Outside Influence: Photography in Colorado, 1945-1995. In spring 2025, the VMG was pleased to feature an exhibition of the same name related to this incredible publication. Remarks by author Rupert Jenkins at 5:15.  A limited number of book will be available for sale, price $45 including tax. Bring your own copy if you want it signed! Learn more about the VMG exhibition Outside Influence: Photography in Colorado, 1945-1995 Free parking will be available in Lot L across from the...