David Maisel Artist Talk

David Maisel Artist Talk

Wednesday, March 20th 5:30-6:30 The Vicki Myhren Gallery is excited to host “Ghostly Traces” featured artist David Maisel. Join us for a spooky conversation about Maisel’s practice and his “Library of Dust” series, part of which is currently on view at VMG. David Maisel is a contemporary photographer interested in the power and production of space by examining landscapes and objects that are off-limits, quarantined, or hidden from view. In his series Library of Dust Maisel photographed copper canisters filled with cremated remains of patients from an abandoned state-run psychiatric hospital. When the asylum was abandoned, 3,500 canisters were left behind to create...

Announcing Fieldworks in the Works

Announcing Fieldworks in the Works

Winter Break at DU means that we are now hard at work on our upcoming exhibition Fieldworks 2019 Creative Research by DU Faculty of the School of Art & Art History. This exhibition focuses on the everyday reality of art making that is overlooked. Works exhibited in museums and galleries are only final products of tedious research. Art genesis occurs only through prolonged periods of intense investigation and experimentation. Ideas are unfolded, methodologies questioned as artists expand their practices. In this spirit of exploring the creative process, we are pleased to announce a new instagram series Fieldworks in the Works to...

Holiday Hours

Holiday Hours

    Hello gallery folk! Vicki Myhren Gallery will be closed during the University of Denver Thanksgiving holiday, reopening on Saturday, November 24th for the final few days of Axis Mundo.  We will then be closed for the remainder of the year as we gear up for our next exhibition, Fieldworks: Creative Research by DU Faculty.  Have a wonderful holiday season!  

The More you Know with HRAC

The More you Know with HRAC

When: Thursday, November 15, 2018 4 PM Where: In the Gallery with free food and drinks Please register ahead of time, the workshop is free but there are limited spots available! What: Honoring World AIDS Day on December 1, 2018, the Vicki Myhren Gallery in conjunction with Lisa Raville of Harm Reduction Action Center presents a free workshop centered on the facts and myths about harm reduction. The workshop will be held in the gallery on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 4 pm. Food and drinks will be provided! Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at...

VisualAIDS presents ALTERNATE ENDINGS, ACTIVIST RISINGS

VisualAIDS presents ALTERNATE ENDINGS, ACTIVIST RISINGS

When: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 4 pm Where: In the gallery with free coffee from Lost Coffee What: Honoring World AIDS Day on December 1, 2018, the Vicki Myhren Gallery in conjunction with VisualAIDS presents ALTERNATE ENDINGS, ACTIVIST RISINGS, to be held Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 4 pm in the gallery. Free coffee will be provided! ALTERNATE ENDINGS, ACTIVIST RISINGS highlights the impact of art in HIV/AIDS activism and advocacy today by commissioning compelling short videos from six inspiring community organizations and collectives—ACT UP NY, Positive Women’s Network, Sero Project, The SPOT, Tacoma Action Collective, and VOCAL NY. The program...

Jira en Español con Javier Flores

Sean bienvenidos acompañar a Javier Flores para una jira en Español de nuestra exposicíon actual, Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano L.A. La jira es gratis al publico y esperamos verlos allí. Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano L.A. es un exposicíon de viaje que explora los intersecciones entre un grupo de mas de cincuenta artistas. Esta exposicíon histórica es la primera de su clase a excavar las historias de arte experimental, colaboracíon, e intercambios de un grupo de artistas desde Los Angeles que son Chicanx queer entre finales de las décadas de 1960 hasta los 1990s. Mientras que el...