And the Winner is… The Queen!

And the Winner is… The Queen!

The votes are all in and the winner is… The Queen!  Please come check her out in our new exhibition, Recent Gifts from the University Art Collections, on display at the gallery through September 27th.  Thanks for participating 🙂

Recent Gifts to the University Art Collections

Recent Gifts to the University Art Collections

August 27 through September 27, 2015 The Vicki Myhren Gallery continues to celebrate the donors of art to the University Art Collections. Through their generosity, the collections have grown rapidly, now numbering over 3300 catalogued artworks. Among many other works, recent gifts include one of Vance Kirkland’s largest and most ambitious paintings, an anonymous Hudson Valley School landscape dating from around 1850, and a new selection of Southwestern and Native American works donated by the late Helen Driscoll. Newly conserved English landscape watercolors donated by alumna Elaine Long will also be on view, along with prints by Thomas Nast and...

Time is Running Out! Vote for your favorite Warhol print today!

Time is Running Out! Vote for your favorite Warhol print today!

The Vicki Myhren Gallery continues to celebrate the donors of art to the University Art Collections with a recent gifts exhibition opening Thursday, August 27!  Click here to find out the exhibition details.  Among the many recent donated artworks featured in this show will be a large-scale print by Andy Warhol (a recent gift of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts) THAT YOU, OUR VIEWERS GET TO SELECT!! Don’t miss this chance to bring out your inner curator and help us choose an artwork for the show by voting for your favorite Warhol print here: https://udenver.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_6nADtLMVswDz8CF  

Live Dead: Pop-Up Poster Show and Grateful Dead Celebration

Live Dead: Pop-Up Poster Show and Grateful Dead Celebration

Sunday, August 9, 3pm-5pm at the Vicki Myhren Gallery Join us for this special one day pop-up art show and celebration in honor of the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia’s death!  Come check out over 30 Grateful Dead posters and photos on display and listen to some throwback vinyl! Enjoy cool refreshments and ice cream as you flash back to the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s with some of these never-before-seen-in-Denver artworks. This event is FREE and open to the public so feel free to spread the word!!

2015 BFA Opening Reception a Success!

2015 BFA Opening Reception a Success!

Thank you to the nearly 400 people who came out for the BFA opening reception last night, making it one of our biggest receptions ever! It was a great party, and all of the artists had a chance to show off their work. Check back later for photos from last night’s events.   In the meantime check out this article about DU BFA and professor, Scott Leutenegger in DU Magazine!  

Threshold: 2015 BFA Exhibition Opening Reception

Threshold: 2015 BFA Exhibition Opening Reception

Please join us for an opening reception celebrating the 2015 BFA Exhibition. Enjoy work by eight graduating senior BFAs, light refreshments, drinks, and conversation. This event is free and open to the public. Exhibiting artists include: Conor Dowdle, Brianna Hayes, Heather Kegel, Maeve Leslie, Scott T Leutenegger, Brian Napier, Julianne Sirotek, and Matthew Swisher. For further information about parking, open hours, special events, and upcoming exhibitions, visit us at: du.edu/vmgallery