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...

On view in the Vicki Myhren Gallery, May 2-3, 2019 Opening Reception: May 2nd, 5-8pm Coalesce && Object invites exploration in themes of nature, politics, culture, loss and the body through interactive and experimental artworks. Curated by Professor Laleh Mehran, the pop-exhibition is a synthesis of these concepts by emerging digital artists. ARTISTS: Jeremy Billauer, Gigi Carrier Smith, Silas Carter, Sierra Clark, Sherlock Crockett, Nicole Isaacson, Sarai Levinson, Cherish Marquez, Scott McKinney, Marie Ryan, Marie Ryan, Brendan Teck, Emilie Trice, Taryn Varnes, Jullian Young, Mia Zheng

Ghostly Traces was selected as a top pick for the “Month of Photography” in three news articles including: Westword, Denver Post, and Eye on Photography Paris! Check them out!

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...

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...