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2010 Stories by Michael Paglia

• A hundred years of art history are on display at the Arvada Center

  published March 4, 2010

  In the early 1990s, with the millennium approaching, scholars, curators, collectors and writers in the art world were in a retrospective mood.... More >>

• The Butcher’s Daughter

  published February 25, 2010

  Kathy Knaus grew up in Wheat Ridge, where her father owned a meat market — Edwards Meats — that’s still a going concern now run by... More >>

• Now Showing

  published February 25, 2010

  Allen True's West. Allen Tupper True was Denver's premier muralist during the first third of the twentieth century. Sadly, many of his... More >>

• MCA Denver brings an associate curator on board

  published February 25, 2010

  Since MCA Denver was founded in the late 1990s, its directors have simultaneously served as curators for its exhibits. There have been guest... More >>

• The Nuts and Bolts of Art

  published February 18, 2010

  When he was a kid, Tim Flynn dreamed of owning a hardware store — not one of those sleek big-box operations, but a cozy shop that reeked of... More >>

• Three shows pay tribute to longtime local abstractionists

  published February 18, 2010

  A couple of weeks ago, I discussed the persistence of representational imagery in the fine arts by zeroing in on a group of shows in which... More >>

• Now Showing

  published February 18, 2010

  Allen True's West. Allen Tupper True was Denver's premier muralist during the first third of the twentieth century. Sadly, many of his... More >>

• Now Showing

  published February 11, 2010

  Allen True's West. Allen Tupper True was Denver's premier muralist during the first third of the twentieth century. Sadly, many of his... More >>

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  Sue Simon, Barbara Carpenter and Judith Cohn at Spark

  published February 11, 2010

  Although member shows at co-ops are typically presented side by side and often in close quarters, whether they work together isn't something... More >>

• Get real with these three contemporary artists

  published February 4, 2010

  The continuing appeal of various forms of realism is remarkable when you consider that its would-be replacements, abstraction and conceptual... More >>

• Pattern Pending

  published February 4, 2010

  Artist Clark Richert plays a big part in the history of hard-edged pattern painting in the state. He was a protegé of George Woodman in... More >>

• Now Showing

  published February 4, 2010

  Allen True's West. Allen Tupper True was Denver's premier muralist during the first third of the twentieth century. Sadly, many of his... More >>

• New Look

  published January 28, 2010

  Although Adam Lerner took the reins of MCA Denver last March, most of the exhibits on display since then were booked by his predecessor, Cydney... More >>

• Now Showing

  published January 28, 2010

  Allen True's West. Allen Tupper True was Denver's premier muralist during the first third of the twentieth century. Sadly, many of his... More >>

• Jim Milmoe at the Byers-Evans House Gallery

  published January 28, 2010

  Jim Milmoe is a legend in the local photo scene, with a career more than six decades long — most of it in Colorado. He moved to the state... More >>

• True Adventure

  published January 21, 2010

  Though he died over half a century ago, Allen Tupper True’s work has been thrust back into the spotlight. In the past few months, the Denver... More >>

• Art of the Century

  published January 21, 2010

  Hugh Grant, founder of the Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art, is unquestionably the best friend Colorado art has ever had, and he’s... More >>

• Get the skinny on art at Design After Dark

  published January 21, 2010

  This year’s Design After Dark, a fundraising gala hosted by the Denver Art Museum’s Design Council (the support group for the... More >>

• Now Showing

  published January 21, 2010

  Allen True's West. Allen Tupper True was Denver's premier muralist during the first third of the twentieth century. Sadly, many of his... More >>

• Edge is filled to the rafters with artist pairings

  published January 21, 2010

  Edge Gallery, one of the city's most significant artist co-ops, is putting a twist on the typical members' show by including non-members as... More >>

• Dula Gets His Moment

  published January 14, 2010

  Before he took over as director of the Denver Art Museum, Christoph Heinrich was the curator of modern and contemporary art. In that capacity, he... More >>

• Dale Chisman’s Legacy

  published January 14, 2010

  There were to have been three exhibits this month celebrating Dale Chisman, the Colorado artist who died in 2008, but with Metro’s Center for... More >>

• Now Showing

  published January 14, 2010

  Allen True's West. Allen Tupper True was Denver's premier muralist during the first third of the twentieth century. Sadly, many of his... More >>

• Spittin' Image at the Singer Gallery

  published January 14, 2010

  Simon Zalkind, director of the Singer Gallery of the Mizel Arts & Culture Center (350 South Dahlia Street, 303-316-6360, More >>

• Now Showing

  published January 7, 2010

  Jessica Stockholder and John McEnroe. Jessica Stockholder is an internationally known artist who creates what have been described... More >>