Richard Barnes Artist Talk
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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...

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.
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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...

10April2026April 10, 2026
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“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...

Botanical Painting, c. 1618. Gouache on paper. 2025.12.8. Gift of Michele and Peter Aronson.
13March2026April 10, 2026
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Botanical Paintings in the University Art Collections

By Abigail Kopetzky, Graduate Class of 2026 In January and September of 2025, the University of Denver received two groups of botanical paintings from different donors. The paintings appear on handmade paper, numbered in the top right corner. Most of the painted flowers are accompanied by their contemporary Latin names. The depicted flowers represent both the Old and New World, with examples from Europe, the Americas, and Asia. A previous owner brought one group of paintings to an art historian who specialized in flower still-lifes. Based on stylistic similarity to other botanical drawings in the period, he dated the paintings to approximately 1618.   Early handmade paper was made using cotton and linen rags, which were beaten and processed into a...

02March2026March 12, 2026
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Davis Gallery Exhibition: Matters of the Mind

On view April 2 through May 3, 2026 in the Davis Gallery By sharing depictions of mental health struggles, the Matters of the Mind exhibition offers windows into experiences with mental illness and reflections of shared experiences. The exhibition brings artworks together that articulate a range of experiences with different mental health conditions, such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and the use of antipsychotics.  Curated by Abigail Kopetzky (MA ’26) Join us for the opening reception on Thursday, April 2 from 5-7 PM

27February2026March 12, 2026
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2026 Pop-Up Exhibition Opening Receptions

Please join the Vicki Myhren Gallery and Davis Gallery to celebrate the openings of several new exhibitions across our galleries. Free parking is available in Lot L across the street from Shwayder Art Building. The Vicki Myhren Gallery presents two pop-up exhibitions featuring recent acquisitions by acclaimed artists Enrique Chagoya and Duane Michals. The Davis Gallery will feature Matters of the Mind, an exhibition featuring artwork by students that engages with mental health. Curated by Abigail Kopetzky (MA ’26)

27February2026February 27, 2026
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Pop-Up Exhibitions: Duane Michals and Enrique Chagoya

2026 Pop-Up Exhibitions On view in the Vicki Myhren Gallery April 2 through May 3, 2026 This April, the Vicki Myhren Gallery is pleased to present two mini exhibitions within the gallery, both featuring recent acquisitions of the University Art Collections. Duane Michals: Beyond Likeness There’s No Place Like Utopia: Recent Acquisitions from Enrique Chagoya Join us for the opening reception on Thursday, April 2 from 5-7 PM!