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!
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...
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...
There is just one more week until the Guerrilla Girls perform at DU! Plan to be there early to save your seat!
Breaking news! The Guerrilla Girls will be visiting the University of Denver and giving a performance on Monday, February 24 at 7:00 PM in the Cable Center. This event is free and open to the public. The Vicki Myhren Gallery is co-presenting the event in conjunction with The University of Denver, the School of Art & Art History, The Gender and Women’s Studies Program and The Marsico Fund. Don’t miss what will surely be a dynamic and memorable evening. To learn more about The Guerrilla Girls, click here to visit their website.
As promised, several new pieces have been added to the A Decade of Gifts and Discoveries exhibition! If you haven’t come by already, now is a great time to see the show in its entirety, and if you’ve already visited, please consider stopping in again. We now have new artworks from the University Art Collections by Kandinsky, Hans Richter and J.M.W. Turner on display. Check out the photos below for a sneak peak… You’ll just have to come by in person...
