Thompson Mural Hits 9 News
07April2014December 3, 2019
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Thompson Mural Hits 9 News

For those of you who don’t already know, Dan Jacobs has been working to save the Shakespeare mural, painted by John Edward Thompson, for about seven years. It is located in the Margery Reed building on the DU campus but was forgotten for years under a layer of black paint. In what has been a true team effort, the mural was uncovered and restored, and it will finally be unveiled to the public on April 8 for the first time since it was rediscovered. Located in the Reiman Theater, the mural surrounds the stage at the front of the space....

The Female Gaze: Opening Reception
01April2014December 3, 2019
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The Female Gaze: Opening Reception

  The Myhren Gallery’s signature spring show, “The Female Gaze: The Linda Lee Alter Collection of Art by Women” opened to great success this past Thursday, March 27! The exhibition showcases 77 works of art (all done by women artists) from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Currently on display are pieces by long-established feminist artists like Judy Chicago, Kiki Smith, and Hung Liu, as well as exciting works by lesser-known emerging artists. The impressive lineup drew a large crowd Thursday night. Members of both the DU community and the general public showed up in force to mingle, enjoy the...

The Female Gaze Opens Soon!
21March2014December 3, 2019
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The Female Gaze Opens Soon!

The Female Gaze: The Linda Lee Alter Collection of Art by Women organized by The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts opens next Thursday, March 27 with an opening reception from 5 to 7 PM. We hope to see you there! The gallery also has undergone an update, so if you walk by during the next week, you will be able to preview the exhibition through our new window!  

03March2014December 3, 2019
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Myhren Gallery Shows Improvement…

The Myhren Gallery now boasts an additional work by a female artist (or in this case, artists) in the A Decade of Gifts and Discoveries exhibition. Gallery Director, Dan Jacobs acquired a poster from the Guerrilla Girls for the University Art Collections and had it autographed by founding members, Frida Kahlo and Käthe Kollwitz during their DU visit last week. Everyone  at the gallery was enthusiastic about the acquisition, and it was suggested that instead of waiting to show it off, we should add it to the current show. The angle boards where the Josef Albers prints seemed like a...

Guerrilla Girls Go DU
26February2014December 3, 2019
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Guerrilla Girls Go DU

As many of you know, the Guerrilla Girls gave a performance at the University of Denver on Monday night. It was an indisputable success; the Cable Center auditorium was filled to capacity, and there was an overflow viewing area set up in front of a large screen in the lobby. The final head count was around 350 people, with many familiar faces of faculty, staff, students and DU Art! members visible among the crowd. Thank you to everyone who took the time to travel here (some from as far as Greeley!), providing an enthusiastic audience for the Frida Kahlo and...