New York Diary

New York Diary

Senior Gallery Assistant and Grad student extraordinaire Anna Estes reflects on the fall Curatorial Practicum trip to NYC… This October, the Curatorial Practicum class at DU, taught by Dan Jacobs, took a field trip to New York City. It was an art-tastic weekend, full of studio visits, galleries tours, and museums. For many of the students, it was also their first trip to the city; as for those of us who had been before, the trip was a new way to experience New York. It was exciting to meet artists, see their studios, and also see some of the greatest...

Faculty Triennial

Say what you will about the shoulders of giants, behind every great DU art student is an outstanding faculty member. Continuing the efforts of the Myhren Gallery both to document and to stimulate Colorado’s art history, we are pleased to feature the incredible and diverse talents found at the head of each and every class here in the School of Art and Art History. The Myhren Gallery presents a sampling of current work by all the faculty of the School of Art & Art History. The Faculty Triennial exposes aspects of the rich dialogs in contemporary art. Themes such as the art/science interface,...

Practicum Dikeou Collaboration

Practicum Dikeou Collaboration

This fall, DU’s Curatorial Practicum class had the exciting opportunity to work with local artist, publisher and collector Devon Dikeou. An innovative conceptual artist, Dikeou has been active in both the Denver and New York contemporary art scenes for years. Practicum students collaborated with artists Nils Folke Anderson, Lucky DeBellevue, and Dikeou herself to facilitate three installations at the Dikeou Collection. In mid-October, the Curatorial Practicum ventured to New York City. On top of  a day spent in studio with Folke Anderson, DeBellevue and Dikeou, highlights included a visit to rural Pennsylvania’s West Collection, a tour of one of Grey Advertising, and...

Changing Landscapes

The eighth in a continuing series of Student Curatorial Projects features nineteenth-century French and American paintings and prints from the University of Denver Art Collections, supplemented by loans from private collections. A coordinated display of several related paintings and drawings takes place at the Denver Art Museum. Changing Landscapes features a little-known work by Camille Corot, a late Albert Bierstadt landscape donated in 1890 by the artist, and a George Inness canvas from a private collection. The rising regard for landscape painting in the late 19th century was associated with a deep curiosity for simple country living, seen as an...

2011 BFA Exhibition

The Victoria H. Myhren Gallery at the University of Denver is pleased to present the “2011 BFA Senior Exhibition.” This annual offering features works by students graduating from the DU School of Art & Art History (SAAH) studio arts and electronic media arts and design (eMAD) programs. Participating BFA students are: Taylor Arns, Megan Sullivan, Lisa Martin, and Katinka Van Lier Ribbink. Taylor Arns explores the different functions that ceremonies and rituals have in our private and public interactions. Her series of intaglio prints and drawings communicates Taylor’s own experience with art-making as a personal ritual connecting her with her...

Karady Opening a Success

Karady Opening a Success

  We had a great showing last Thursday evening for our current show, “In Country: Soldiers’ Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan.”                (Image: Former Specialist Shelby Webster with Children © Jennifer Karady)  Shelby was at the opening as well, and we were lucky enough to hear her talk about her own personal experiences too. Jennifer also spoke about the process of making her photos (like interviewing, special permissions, and what she wants to communicate to her audience). REMEMBER: The show is up through MAY 1st. The gallery is open daily from 12-4 pm. Stop on...