Email Author Michael Paglia

2005 Stories by Michael Paglia

• Artbeat

  published September 15, 2005

  Last month, I made some comments about the Original Aurora Arts District ("In Black and... More >>

• Paint the Town

  published September 15, 2005

  I know the fall run just started this past week, but I don't think it's too early to say that FULL: New Paintings by Bruce Price, at... More >>

• Artbeat

  published September 8, 2005

  A second floor is being added to the building that holds the Spark Gallery (900 Santa Fe Drive, 720-889-2200), with the idea of creating condos... More >>

• Looking Back

  published September 8, 2005

  At the entry to the complex of buildings that make up the Lakewood Heritage Center is the Visitors Center, a sleek-looking neo-modern -- or would... More >>

• Artbeat

  published September 1, 2005

  About a month ago, the Davis & Shaw building, at 1434 Champa Street, was sold to developer Randy Nichols, who immediately announced that he... More >>

• Memory Lane

  published September 1, 2005

  At the beginning of this summer, Eugene Sternberg, one of the greatest of a generation of Denver architects who came to prominence in the post-war... More >>

• Artbeat

  published August 25, 2005

  There is a disturbing downward correction happening in the local art world. Pod and Capsule will soon just be Capsule, with the Pod part turning... More >>

• In Black and White

  published August 25, 2005

  Simon Zalkind, the director of the Singer Gallery, does such a good job that I often forget that the Mizel Center for Arts and Culture, where the... More >>

• Artbeat

  published August 18, 2005

  The Space Gallery (765 Santa Fe Drive, 720-904-1088) is presenting a group show, Embody, that features three emerging Denver... More >>

• Real World

  published August 18, 2005

  Robischon Gallery has a pair of solos in its front rooms that look so good, they could be the first shows of the fall season -- except that it's a... More >>

• Artbeat

  published August 11, 2005

  There are big changes afoot at Pirate: a contemporary art oasis (3659 Navajo Street, 303-458-6058). The most important one is that the co-op's... More >>

• Artbeat

  published August 4, 2005

  After three years, the commercial-gallery part of Studio Aiello (3563 Walnut Street, 303-297-8166) is giving up the ghost. The business succumbed... More >>

• Cool Summer Treats

  published August 4, 2005

  Summer used to be the time when the art world all but shut down. The idea was that collectors were on vacation, so why bother with noteworthy... More >>

• Artbeat

  published July 28, 2005

  There's a funky new art spot in town that has the ridiculous name of Rhinoceropolis (3553 Brighton Boulevard, no phone). The venue recently opened... More >>

• Open and Closed

  published July 28, 2005

  The last few months have been pretty tough for the Center for Visual Art, the LoDo mini-museum operated by Metropolitan State College of Denver.... More >>

• Artbeat

  published July 21, 2005

  As I wandered through the Bethany Kriegsman solo, aptly named Treasure Island, at the William Havu Gallery (1040 Cherokee Street,... More >>

• Painted Ponies

  published July 21, 2005

  The second quarter of the twentieth century can be described as a golden age for Colorado art. Right after World War I, the Broadmoor Academy... More >>

• Artbeat

  published July 14, 2005

  Though most of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center (30 West Dale Street, Colorado Springs, 1-719-634-5581) is taken over by the mammoth Dale... More >>

• Third Time Around

  published July 14, 2005

  In 2001, Denver's Museum of Contemporary Art launched what became the first in a series of biennial exhibits. It was such a good idea, it's a... More >>

• Artbeat

  published July 7, 2005

  Whether he likes it or not, Lawrence Argent is going to be associated with the color blue because that's the color of his gigantic bear, which was... More >>

• Grin and Bear It

  published July 7, 2005

  You can't miss one of downtown's newest public sculptures: It's blue, it's gigantic and it's a bear. "I See What You Mean," created by well-known... More >>

• Artbeat

  published June 30, 2005

  Typically, the show in the main room at Pirate: a Contemporary Art Oasis (3659 Navajo Street, 303-458-6058) has nothing to do with the one in the... More >>

• Sticks and Stoneware

  published June 30, 2005

  Colorado has a strong tradition of producing ceramics. During the early decades of the twentieth century, this was due in large part to the... More >>

• Artbeat

  published June 23, 2005

  A couple of months ago, Cherry Creek North's Pismo Gallery (2770 East Second Avenue, 303-333-2879) moved from its familiar spot on Fillmore... More >>

• Glass Menagerie

  published June 23, 2005

  Since taking over as president of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center a couple of years ago, Michael De Marsche has made many changes -- some... More >>