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Michael Paglia

Michael Paglia is an art historian and writer whose columns have appeared in Westword since 1995; his essays on the visual arts have also been published in national periodicals including Art News, Architecture, Art Ltd., Modernism, Art & Auction and Sculpture Magazine. He taught art history at the University of Colorado Denver.

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Sneak Peek: Freyer-Newman Center Blooms at the Denver Botanic Gardens

Sneak Peek: Freyer-Newman Center Blooms at the Denver Botanic Gardens

By Michael PagliaSeptember 24, 2020

David Daniel designed the new center devoted to art, science and education.

Senga Nengudi Retrospective Brings Colorado Star Power to the DAM

Senga Nengudi Retrospective Brings Colorado Star Power to the DAM

By Michael PagliaAugust 6, 2020

The Colorado Springs-based artist found her fame in New York and Los Angeles as part of the Black Arts Movement of the 1970s.

Ginny Williams Collection’s First Sotheby’s Auction Exceeds $59 Million

Ginny Williams Collection’s First Sotheby’s Auction Exceeds $59 Million

By Michael PagliaJune 30, 2020

The late Denver art collector’s estate auctioned off a number of classic paintings and sculptures, bringing in more than $59 million.

Remembering Artist Ray Tomasso, Who Died at 70

Remembering Artist Ray Tomasso, Who Died at 70

By Michael PagliaJune 29, 2020

The contemporary artist died in his studio at seventy.

Sotheby’s Is Selling Art From Ginny Williams’s Unrealized Museum

Sotheby’s Is Selling Art From Ginny Williams’s Unrealized Museum

By Michael PagliaJune 25, 2020

The art collector dreamed of a Denver museum that never came to be.

Remembering Christo and His Colorado Connections

Remembering Christo and His Colorado Connections

By Michael PagliaJune 1, 2020

The international art star died over the weekend, his memory very much alive in Colorado.

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Lights Out: Mai Wyn Fine Art Closes Permanently

Lights Out: Mai Wyn Fine Art Closes Permanently

By Michael PagliaApril 28, 2020

The coronavirus stay-at-home order was the straw that broke the camel’s back.

Dean Sobel Will Step Down as Clyfford Still Museum Director

Dean Sobel Will Step Down as Clyfford Still Museum Director

By Michael PagliaApril 23, 2020

His shoes will be all but impossible to fill.

Carmen Court, an Unofficial Denver Landmark, on Endangered List

Carmen Court, an Unofficial Denver Landmark, on Endangered List

By Michael PagliaApril 16, 2020

There goes the neighborhood!

Reviewed: Shows You Can See Now (or Read About)

Reviewed: Shows You Can See Now (or Read About)

By Michael PagliaMarch 20, 2020

Some galleries are open by appointment.

<i>Prints From Shark’s Ink</i> Makes Its Mark at Michael Warren

Prints From Shark’s Ink Makes Its Mark at Michael Warren

By Michael PagliaMarch 18, 2020

In dark times, art can brighten life.

Museum of Outdoor Arts Offers a Master Class With Robert Rauschenberg

Museum of Outdoor Arts Offers a Master Class With Robert Rauschenberg

By Michael PagliaMarch 11, 2020

The exhibit developed over years. Decades, really.

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Leon Gallery Shows More Than Prints With <i>Kevin Frances: Man in the Moon</i>

Leon Gallery Shows More Than Prints With Kevin Frances: Man in the Moon

By Michael PagliaMarch 5, 2020

The Month of Printmaking is under way.

Solo and Group Shows Take Different Directions on Santa Fe

Solo and Group Shows Take Different Directions on Santa Fe

By Michael PagliaMarch 4, 2020

Mary Mackey offers her own retrospective at Urban Mud.

Mark Up: Arvada Center Hosts a Pair of Major Print Shows

Mark Up: Arvada Center Hosts a Pair of Major Print Shows

By Michael PagliaFebruary 26, 2020

The Month of Printmaking officially starts in March.

Solos Take Contemporary Painting and Sculpture in New Directions

Solos Take Contemporary Painting and Sculpture in New Directions

By Michael PagliaFebruary 19, 2020

New shows at Robischon, David B. Smith.

Artists Look at Gentrification and More at RedLine’s <i>Near in the Distance</i>

Artists Look at Gentrification and More at RedLine’s Near in the Distance

By Michael PagliaFebruary 12, 2020

This annual show doesn’t need a theme, but it has one anyway…

Michael Warren and Walker Fine Art Display Artistic Code Makers

Michael Warren and Walker Fine Art Display Artistic Code Makers

By Michael PagliaFebruary 5, 2020

Lines, shapes and symbols all deliver artistic messages.

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Contemporary Artists Do Their Own Thing at Rule, Havu Galleries

Contemporary Artists Do Their Own Thing at Rule, Havu Galleries

By Michael PagliaJanuary 30, 2020

Caleb Hahne’s solo is a winner.

Michael Dowling Explores Modern Frontiers in <i>True West</i>

Michael Dowling Explores Modern Frontiers in True West

By Michael PagliaJanuary 20, 2020

The Dairy Block pop-up closes January 25.

A Salute to Marie EvB Gibbons, and Two Surveys

A Salute to Marie EvB Gibbons, and Two Surveys

By Michael PagliaJanuary 15, 2020

The ceramics artist passed away last fall.

The Twelve Best Art Shows in Denver in 2019

The Twelve Best Art Shows in Denver in 2019

By Michael PagliaDecember 26, 2019

You can still see Life Cycles at Michael Warren Contemporary.

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