BFA Senior, Mikaela Fortune, was recently featured on Printeresting for her work displayed in Composite: 2014 BFA Exhibition in the Myhren Gallery at the University of Denver. It is a testament to her sophistication as an artist to be recognized on a national platform. Associate Professor, Catherine Chauvin, has worked with Mikaela since her freshman year at DU. When asked about her experiences with Mikaela, she commented: “In her first Foundation Drawing class at DU, I remember trying to keep this bright student challenged but found myself walking by her easel with little to say except ‘Great work,’ ‘Keep going,’ because her drawing...

The 2014 BFA Exhibition, entitled Composite, will be opening in one week. The show will feature works by graduating seniors in the BFA programs of the DU School of Art & Art History. Exhibiting artists include Stephanie Biller, Kimberly Carbonari, Brandon Finamore, Mikaela Fortune, Sarah Fukami, Jessica James Gilbert, Lindsey Hubbell, Ting-yu Lin, Tanner Cole Minock, and Caleb Wassell. Installation begins today for the artists, who will work with Graduate Gallery Assistants at the Vicki Myhren Gallery to install their artwork. Don’t miss the opening reception on Thursday, May 15 from 5-7 PM to see the culmination of these artists’ efforts from their...

Emergent digital practices professor, Conor McGarrigle, was featured in a solo exhibition at Vicki Myhren Gallery in November 2012, shortly after he came to the University of Denver. Recently he completed a walking art performance, Walking West, during which he walked 26.2 miles on Colfax Avenue in Denver. To learn more about Conor McGarrigle’s walk on the longest continuous street in America, which was also captured with a satellite photograph, click here and here. To see more information about Conor McGarrigle’s 2012 exhibition at the Vicki Myhren Gallery , click here. Photos of Conor McGarrigle during Walking West shown below are by Jenny Fillipetti....

Colorado Public Radio reporter, Marc Shulgold, interviewed gallery director, Dan Jacobs about the restoration of the Thompson Mural in Margery Reed Hall! Click here to read the full story and learn more about the work it has taken to restore the Shakespeare mural.   Mural composite photo credit: William O’Connor

Drawn from a newly gifted collection of over 500 works of art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), the Female Gaze: The Linda Lee Alter Collection of Art by Women exhibition organized by PAFA is a rare opportunity to view works by 54 of America’s most important female artists. The theme of the exhibition is “The Female Gaze”–in other words, the development of a new way of picturing female identity as seen through the eyes of women. This theme is especially well reflected in the two works selected for our outdoor banner at the Shwayder Art Building. Here is a...