2/7/18 review of three solo shows at MCA Denver

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of three solo shows at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver.

The three shows are: Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death, by Arthur Jafa; Honestly Lying, by Diego Rodriguez-Warner; and Shadows of Men, by Cleon Peterson.

The thread gives a summary and some background and technical discussion on each show. It also gives a good amount of pictures from each show.

11/30/16 review of Jonathan Saiz solo show at Leon Gallery

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Leon Gallery's 2016 Jonathan Saiz solo show The Deep End.

The thread discusses the themes, technique, and style of Saiz's show. It also gives a fair amount of photos of Saiz's work from the show.

Here is the link to the website for Leon Gallery in Denver, Colorado.

11/29/16 review of RedLine Denver Artnauts shows & Accessory (A Gun Fad)

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the 2016 RedLine Contemporary Art Center's Artnauts shows Globalocation and Rally Round the Flag, and the group show Accessory (A Gun Fad).

The thread gives some background on the Artnauts art collective and its shows. It gives some background on the show Accessory. It discusses some of the themes of the show. It gives a lot of photos of work. But it doesn't, for some reason, name any artists.

Here is the link to the website for RedLine Contemporary Art Center in Denver, Colorado.

10/23/16 review of Jared David Paul solo show at Leon Gallery

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the 2016 Jared David Paul solo show The Teeth in Your Skull at Leon Gallery in Denver, Colorado.

The thread is brief but gives some pictures of and my impressions about the show.

Here is the link to the website for Leon Gallery in Denver, Colorado.

9/14/16 review of Helikon Gallery shows by Sierra Barela and Natan Lawson

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the 2016 Helikon Gallery solo shows Four Whales and a Dolphin, by Sierra Barela, and ¡Splat!, by Natan Lawson.

The thread gives some background on each of the shows. It discusses Barela's style and use of fragmentation and sexiness, as well as my favorite work in Barela's show. The thread also discusses Lawson's technique and exploration of the mark-making process.

Here is the link to the Helikon Gallery's website. Unfortunately, the gallery announced its closure at the end of 2019, due to increased property taxes in Denver, Colorado.

5/1/16 review of MCA Denver talk with Brian Bress

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of a 2016 talk with Brian Bress at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver.

The thread gives some background on Brian Bress and his 2016 MCA Denver show. It discusses some points Bress made about his family life, his artistic development, and his newer projects.

Here is the link to the MCA Denver's website.

3/19/16 review of shows at NEXT Gallery and Pirate Contemporary

(Works by Phil Bender. Photo by me.)

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of a couple of 2016 shows at NEXT Gallery and Pirate Contemporary, two galleries that used to be in the Navajo Art District of Denver, Colorado, but have since relocated, thanks to changing times.

The thread discusses and gives photos of work by Stephanie McCandless, Dayana Ruiz, and Phil Bender. I love Ruiz and Bender as people and artists. So I highly recommend checking out their work.

Here is the link to the website for NEXT Gallery.

Here is the link to the website for Pirate Contemporary.

2/20/16 review of shows at Museum of Contemporary Art Denver

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of 2016 shows by Arne Svenson, Lanny DeVuono, Brian Bress, and Laura Shill at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver.

The thread discusses each show in a bit of detail. It also gives a good amount of pictures from each show.

2/20/16 review of Jess Webb show In Between Life and Death, at Leon Gallery

(Image source: https://leongallery.org/past-exhibitions#/jess-webb)

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of Jess Webb's 2016 solo show In Between Life and Death, at Leon Gallery.

The thread discusses and gives a lot of pictures of Webb's work. It discusses Webb's process for creating the work in the show. It also gives some of my quick impressions of the show.

2/14/16 review of RedLine Denver show (R)evolver

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the 2016 RedLine Denver show (R)evolver, which was the sixth annual show of work by RedLine's Reach Studio.

The thread gives a bit of background on the show. It also discusses and gives pictures of work by Gonzo, Risa Murray, Caroline Pooler, Rebecca Henderson, Shieka, Chris Tunstall, and others.

Here is a link to RedLine's website. RedLine is one of my favorite art institutions in Denver.

2/14/16 review of Ice Cube Gallery show RIDICULOUS-ness

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the 2016 Ice Cube Gallery show RIDICULOUS-ness, which was curated by Sarah Rockett.

The thread pretty much dives right into giving pictures and descriptions of work at the show. The thread includes pictures of work by Katie M. Caron, Rebecca Vaughan, Peter Yumi, and others.

Unfortunately, Ice Cube Gallery is no longer in operation. It was a good gallery. But it was a casualty of the development that's been going on in Denver over the past few years.

2/7/16 review of Rule Gallery show Red@Rule

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the 2016 Rule Gallery show Red@Rule.

This thread gives some background on the show. It also discusses and gives pictures of work by Molly Bounds, Scott Young, Margaret Neumann, Barbara Takenaga, and others.

I am no longer in contact with Rule Gallery. But I still feel they are one of the best art galleries in Denver.

1/23/16 review of group show Monumental at RedLine Denver

(Image source: https://hyperallergic.com/283443/dismantling-the-conventions-of-monuments/)

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Monumental group show at RedLine Contemporary Art Center in Denver, Colorado.

The thread gives a bit of background and context for the exhibit. It then shows pictues of work by Marisa Lerer, F.E. Toan, Daisy Patton, Sarah Fukami, Libby Barbee, and others.

Here is the link to the website for RedLine.

1/23/16 review of Arvada Center's 2016 Art of the State show

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities' 2016 Art of the State show.

The thread gives a tiny bit of background on the show. It then gives pictures of work by Carla Kappa, Naomi Scheck, Jody Akers, Libby Barbee, Suchitra Mattai, Katie Caron, and Mark Penner-Howell.

Here is the link to the Arvada Center's web page for the 2016 Art of the State show.

1/1/16 discussion of the work of artist Daisy Patton

Here is the link to my Twitter thread discussion of the work of artist Daisy Patton.

Daisy Patton is one of my favorite artists who has spent time in Colorado. The thread is brief. But it gives a good picture of her work and some key points about why I like her.

Here is the link to Daisy Patton's website. I highly recommend you check out her beautiful work.

12/18/15 review of Jolt solo show The Art of War at Leon Gallery

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Jolt solo show The Art of War at Leon Gallery in Denver, Colorado.

This thread gives some background on the show. It gives a summary of the show's themes. It then gives some pictures of some of the pieces I liked from the show.

Here is the link to the website for Leon Gallery.

12/15/15 review of Rule Gallery group show Gone Green

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Rule Gallery group show Gone Green.

My thread gives a summary of the background and themes of the show. It then gives pictures of work from the show by Suchira Mattai, Jenny Sharaf, and Joseph Coniff.

10/22/15 preview for Jacob Feige exhibit Cutaways at Rule Gallery

Here is the link to my Twitter thread preview of Jacob Feige's 2015 exhibit Cutaways at Rule Gallery.

This thread gives a lot of pictures of Feige's beautiful work. The thread discusses some of the themes of Feige's overall body of work, and how those themes had developed for the work shown in the Cutaways show.

7/18/15 review of exhibit Vis-á-vis at the McNichols Civic Center Building

(Image source: http://www.mcnicholsbuilding.com/exhibitions/detail/vis---vis--biennial-ambassadors-residency-exhibition)

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the 2015 exhibit Vis-á-vis: Biennial Ambassadors Residency Exhibition, which took place at the McNichols Civic Center Building in Denver, Colorado.

My thread gives some context on the Biennial of the Americas and the exhibit itself, which was curated by Adam Gildar and Carla Herrera-Prats. The thread also gives pictures of work by Melissa Furness, Daniel Monroy Cuevas, and Cristobal Garcia.

Here is the link to the McNichol Civic Center Building's website.

Here is the link to the Biennial of the Americas website.

7/18/15 review of Kiioowwaa exhibit at Hinterland

(Image source: https://denverarts.org/local_exhibits/hinterland_kiioowwaa)

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Nora Louise Rolf and Heidi Wiren Bartlett exhibit Kiioowwaa at the Hinterland art gallery.

My Twitter thread is pretty brief, but it gives a quick description of the exhibit, as well as some behind-the-scenes descriptions.

Since 2015, Hinterland has moved from Denver, Colorado, to Morrison, Colorado. The new space is currently under construction, and still needs funding to be built, if I understand things correctly.

Here is the link to the New Hinterland's website.