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.
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...
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...
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...
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
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)
