Born in Ulaanbaatar, artist Eriko Tsogo is forever a traveler in thought and actions, and though she eventually settled with her family among metro Denver’s large Mongolian community, Tsogo still longs to bridge the opposing cultures with which she’s grown up.
Immerse yourself in the visions of Denver’s finest artists, buy affordable works, and think politics as Denver Arts Week and First Friday converge.
Celebrations run from October 30 through the weekend.
Artist, tomato farmer, community organizer and 2008 Westword MasterMind Tracy Weil pioneered RiNo before it was RiNo, or even an an art district, putting down roots not far from the Platte River among quiet warehouses and industrial streets where artists had only recently begun to infiltrate.
We first showcased artist, mover and shaker Sabin Aell as a Colorado Creative in March of 2011, when the series was still an experiment and she was one of our first guinea pigs. Now she’s helping us test the waters again for the redux series, with good reason.
It’s a strong week for gallery openings, with vibrant new offerings from Gildar and Plus galleries, a wow think-piece at PlatteForum and an evening at the Denver Art Museum curated for optimum fun by Thomas “Detour” Evans.
Performance artist and installationist Esther Hernandez concerns herself with the inner workings of the creative mind – subtle dynamics that pass through us like a breeze as we struggle to keep ahead in a demanding world.
Boulder artist Clay Hawkley mixes mediums and materials with conceptual ideas and the hands of a craftsman, engendering new intellectual life for found objects.
Michael David King’s main gig as the visionary graphic designer is interconnected without boundaries with myriad Denver creative and entrepreneurial scenes, from Illegal Pete’s and the High Plains Comedy Festival to Birdy Magazine.
Hit the galleries for a DIY haunted house, a new tarot deck, landscapes and psychedelia.
When humanitarian, teacher and filmmaker Gayle Nosal first ventured into the Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in Uganda, she found herself drawn to the stories of young women in transition who had arrived there as children, looking for safety from conflicts in Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and South Sudan.
Veteran and recent Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design grad Mark Fitzsimmons has found a raw avenue of expression in performance
When we first showcased Tara Rynders as a Colorado Creative in the spring of 2014, she was pioneering the realm of immersive performance with You & Me, the most intimate of micro-experiences in which audience members moved alone among stations to meet one-on-one with a multidisciplinary stable of artists, healers and performers
Art abounds in Denver this weekend.
A relative newcomer to Denver, Marsha Mack, an artist who widely crosses mediums, wasted no time embedding herself into the city’s creative community and underground, as a professional and a participant.
In this new series, we’ll revisit some of our favorite Colorado Creatives, starting with a photographer whose heart is as big as his talent.
First Friday is insane in October, and anywhere you pin the tail on the donkey, there’s going to be something great to discover in the local art world, from 40 West in Lakewood to the Denver Art District on Santa Fe.
Incoming RedLine resident Eileen Roscina Richardson follows more than one muse, though they all seem to meet back up in the end.
Born in Taiwan and a graduate of the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Lin Wen-Ben grew into a practice with roots in the performative sway and mark-making motions of brush calligraphy.
Hit the galleries this weekend.
Brazilian native Gio Toninelo thinks small as much as he thinks big.
As a bicultural artist, queer activist and simply a human helping others, Lares Feliciano is all about 24/7 community.
