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...

Exhibition: A System in Place: In Dialogue with Sol LeWitt

A System in Place: In Dialogue with Sol LeWitt On view at the Vicki Myhren Gallery September 10 through November 20, 2026 A System in Place brings together artists whose work employs instructions, rules, scores, algorithms, and other generative systems as creative frameworks. Presented alongside two wall drawings by Sol LeWitt, the exhibition considers the enduring influence of conceptual practices that separate conception from execution, embrace collaboration, and invite variation within predetermined structures. Rather than tracing a direct lineage, the exhibition highlights the diverse ways contemporary artists continue to adapt, challenge, and expand the possibilities of instruction-based art. Curated by Ramón...

Summer 2026 Exhibition Opening Receptions

Join the Vicki Myhren Gallery and DU School of Art and Art History to celebrate the opening of our summer exhibitions featuring visiting artists Ana González Barragán and Abbey Peters. Free parking will be available in Lot L across from the Gallery. Click the button below for more information.

Davis Gallery: Entre lo divino y lo diario Opening Reception

Join us on Thursday, June 18 from 5-7 PM to celebrate the opening of Entre lo divino y lo diario: Reinterpreting the Sacred in Santero Art in the Davis Gallery. The exhibition explores evolving ideas of sacrality in New Mexico through the work of contemporary artist Jacob Gutierrez alongside traditional santos from the University of Denver Art Collections.

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