Vance Kirkland

Two interesting new shows bend reality into representational art

See also: Photos: Realism shows bring fine art to life at Kirkland and Goodwin galleries

Two new solo exhibits tackle abstract art with expressive imagery

Photos: Two solo shows walk the line between recognizable and abstract imagery

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Colorado Abstract Expressionism and Al Wynne: A to Z show off the state's abstract-expressionist gems

Five things you might have missed at the brimming Kirkland Museum

​Visiting the Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art is like taking a trip to grandmother's house -- if your grandmother was an obsessive, eminently wealthy hoarder with great but scattered tastes, that is. There are piles upon piles of furniture recognizable as antiques but from a plethor ... More >>

15 Colorado Artists explores the state's modernists

Tonight: More poems about things at the Kirkland Museum's "Ekphrastic Poetry"

Will somebody please write a poem about this?​It can be hard to know what to make of art, especially when the art in question is that of Vance Kirkland, Colorado's foremost abstract expressionist. Sometimes, you need a little help with the interpretation -- and as far as that goes, what better ... More >>

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

Denver Artists Guild Founders and Colorado Art Before, During and After the Magafan Twins

Denver ArtsWeek: Free food and circus straps at the Kirkland

Vance Kirkland's studio. A warning about Denver ArtsWeek: Beware the free stuff. Friday night’s opening event -- free admission to Denver’s museums, and special programs featuring music, food, and story-telling for the kids -- was a fantastic idea. But the promise of free stuff tends to br ... More >>

A Wynne Wynne for Denver's Kirkland Museum

Eight Painters & Sculptors at the University of Denver 1930-1965

Some of Denver’s most important modern artists finally get their due.

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Brief reviews of current shows

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Brief reviews of current shows

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Brief reviews of current shows

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Brief reviews of current shows

60 Years of Colorado Modernism and From Framing to Furnishing

The Kirkland Museum is an embarassment of riches that just got better with two new exhibits.

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Brief reviews of current shows

Personal Style: Hugh Grant

Personal Style: Hugh Grant

Thanks for the Memories

A William Sanderson solo is shoehorned into the Kirkland Museum.

Looking Back

Denver's Kirkland Museum enriches Lakewood with a Colorado art-history show.

Weird Science

Sci-Fi Uterus brings electronica out of the dark days.

Best Supporter of Colorado Art

The Kirkland Museum

Mile-High Masters

Herbert Bayer is feted at Emil Nelson, while Vance Kirkland will be featured at the Newton Auditorium.

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Best Lesson in Colorado's Art History

Vance Kirkland: A Colorado Painter's Life -- Early Works and Beyond, Colorado History Museum

Art Attack

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Holiday Package

The Colorado History Museum hosts Vance Kirkland and friends.

Vance Trance

Kirkland exhibit explores an artistic Denver life

Hidden Treasure

The Kirkland Museum quietly opens to the public.

Quarter-Century Recap

The DAM celebrates curator Dianne Vanderlip's 25-year reign.

Looking Good

Beauty is in the eye of many beholders at the Foothills Art Center.

Best Painting Solo -- Old Master Division

Vance Kirkland, Asian Paintings

Strange Ways

Unusual mediums are showcased at the Bayeux Gallery and the Foothills Art Center.

Old Times

Colorado artists have a history of going out on a limb.

Time Flies

A portrait of the state's artistic past is deftly captured with Colorado Abstraction.

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