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Third Annual Icebreaker Show @ ICE Cube Gallery

Ice Cube Gallery @ the DIF
3320 Walnut Street
Denver, CO 80205
303.292.1822
icecubegallery.com

February 3 - 25, 2012

Opening Reception:
First Friday,
February 3rd, 5 – 9 PM

Open Second Saturday:
noon – 7 PM

ICEBREAKER 3 is the third annual exhibition of the finest artists living and working in Colorado. Sponsored by the Ice Cube Gallery, a dynamic, contemporary art co-op, this exhibit has no specific theme and contemporary artists of every medium are represented.

Juror Gwen Chanzit is curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Denver Art Museum where she has organized a variety of exhibitions, from those on individual artists Herbert Bayer, Matisse, and Bonnard, to group presentations, such as Color as Field. This year she curated Focus: Earth and Fire and Overthrown: Clay without Limits. Among her many publications are From Bauhaus to Aspen: Herbert Bayer and Modernist Design in America, and the 40 artists' essays in Radar: Selections from the Collection of Vicki and Kent Logan. She was editor and contributed essays for two recent Denver Art Museum catalogs, Embrace! and Overthrown: Clay Without Limits. Chanzit holds a Ph.D. in art history and contributes to future generations of museum professionals as director of museum studies for the graduate program in art history at the University of Denver's School of Art and Art History.

Gallery Hours: Thursday noon – 5 PM; Friday noon – 9 PM; Saturday noon – 5 PM

Update on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 09:07PM by RiNo

RESCHEDULED:

Ice Cube Gallery Reception will be Second Saturday, February 11th from 5-9pm. 

Coffee with the Artists at 2:30 on Friday, February 10th.

NEW! Paragon Theatre opens its 2012 season in RiNo!

Paragon Theatre opens its 2012 season in its new RiNo Arts District home at 2810 Larimer Street with August Strindberg's seductive drama Miss Julie. Miss Julie plays February 24 through March 17 on Thursday, Friday, and Saturdays at 7:30PM with Sunday matinees on March 4 and 11 at 1:30PM. 

Tickets are $17-$21 and can be purchased online at www.paragontheatre.org or by calling 303-300-2210.

“As It Happens” Ceramic Sculpture by Todd Shanafelt

Plinth Gallery
3520 Brighton Blvd
Denver, CO 80216
303.295.0717
plinthgallery.com

"As It Happens"

Ceramic Sculpture by Todd Shanafelt

Exhibition dates: February 3-27

First Friday: February 3 6pm-9pm

Second Saturday: February 11

Todd Shanafelt's sculptures combine found objects with ceramic parts to create unique art pieces that have familiar shapes. Through his effective use of mixed media, Shanafelt creates highly personal narratives that question relationships, often those between the human component and the natural world. His pieces represent his reaction to “the profound disconnect throughout the world”. Shanafelt states, “My objects are made with an intentional absence of a comprehensible function in hopes of portraying an indistinct scene or state of being, challenging both myself and the visitor to visually and mentally probe through the forms and surfaces without any clear deduction to its purpose and/or intent”. The resulting sculptural pieces often challenge the viewer to interpret the form outside of any preconceived ideas of what the original function might have been.

HINTERLAND features Elena Stonaker & Jeff Page

HINTERLAND
3254 Walnut Street
Denver CO, 80205
720.309.1764
www.hinterlandartspace.com

HINTERLAND is pleased to announce a show which features two very interesting contemporary artists. Elena Stonaker and Jeff Page, Opening reception will be on Friday, February 24, 6 - 11p.

Also open:
First Friday, March 2, 6 - 10p
Show will run through March 16. 

Jeff Page is born in Denver raised by an  accountant and an artist. He studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and received his BFA in 2003 in Interdisciplinary Studies.This body of mixed media works on paper revolve around blurring of the line that separates anthropomorphism and abstraction. 

Elena Stonaker's current work is an exploration in positive manifestation and metamorphosis. Elena works with transformative spiritual practices, in transcending the bleakness of physical reality and becoming beings of a lighter and more vibrant nature. While in contemporary society dolls are generally viewed as child’s playthings, historically, dolls have been used in many cultures as supernatural intermediaries used in ritual acts. The doll-maker imparts an intention upon their creation, giving it immense powers that in turn can be passed on to whoever uses or beholds it. In this sense the artist becomes the magician, the giver of life and values.The vivid colors, shiny sequins, and obsessive detailed embroidery are intended to evoke whimsy, beauty, and order in chaos.

Please join us and be surprised!

Amanda Sage, “Self Exposure”

Knew Conscious Gallery
2700 Walnut St.
720.560.9127
www.knewconsciousgallery.com 

Knew Conscious Gallery is pleased to announce a solo exhibition by Amanda Sage, "Self Exposure". Please join us for an opening reception with the artist, February 11th, Second Saturday 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm.

Los Angeles based artist, Amanda Sage, left nothing hidden in her latest body of work, “Self Exposure.” It is her quest to reveal the mystery & power that lies within and to provoke the lifting of the collective veil. This year, 2012, is a symbol of re-birth, a shedding of skin, and this collection represents Amanda's personal journey deep into the self, emerging a bright new perspective and echoing the truth of the interconnectedness of everything in this universe.

Also join us on February 3rd, First Friday, from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm for the Michael Ortiz, “Artist Proof” closing party. 

Ice Cube Gallery’s Kathy Knaus @ Pirate

Kathy Knaus:
Body Dysmorphia

January 27 - February 12, 2012
Opening Reception: January 27th

My exhibit continues the exploration of the luscious impossibility of a woman’s body and life. I explore the issues of the body and how it affects the young and old alike.
The infatuation with youth and an idealized body is at the heart of my investigation. This series discusses the idea of a female looking at her body as dysmorphic or misshapen.

Contact:  Kathy Knaus
303.717.6735 
kathyknaus.com
kathy.knaus@gmail.com

Pirate: Contemporary Art 
3655 Navajo Street, Denver | pirateartonline.org | Hours: Fridays 6-10pm, Saturdays & Sundays 12-5pm

RiNo Viviane Le Courtois at BMOCA

Edible?
22 years of working with food
featuring the new interactive installation:
The Garden of Earthy Delights 

February 23 – June 17, 2012

Opening reception: Thursday February 23rd, 
5:30 pm: Members Preview
6:30-10pm: Free Public Reception 

Expert Talk: Thursday April 12
(Viviane Le Courtois and Christopher R. Perez)

at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
1750, 13th St. Boulder, CO 80302
bmoca.org
303 443 2122  

(photo: Viviane Le Courtois- Cueillettes, self-portrait
from performance at the Villa Arson, Nice, 1992)

“Apocalypse? HOW!” opens @ Plus Gallery

Plus Gallery
2501 Larimer Street
Denver, CO 80205
303.296.0927
plusgallery.com

Plus Gallery opens "APOCALYPSE? HOW!"
Four Person Exhibition January 27 - March 3

Featuring new works on paper
by the four horsemen
Drew Englander
Donald Fodness
Paul Nudd
Larry Bob Phillips

"Apocalypse? HOW!" opens with "Rapture," a public reception/celebration on Friday, January 27th starting at 6pm. We'll be pouring Great Divide "Hades" beer that night in celebration. Expect the unexpected!

Sandy Skoglund’s “The Invented World” @ RULE Gallery

RULE Gallery
3340 Walnut Street
Denver, CO 80205
303.777.9473
www.rulegallery.com

Rule Gallery proudly announces the solo exhibition “The Invented World,” works from 1977 through 2012, by Sandy Skoglund.

The exhibit runs January 20 through March 3, 2012.

New Work by Brenda Stumpf @ Ironton

Ironton Studios & Gallery
3636 Chestnut Place
Denver CO 80216
irontonstudios.com

Blood Roses: a cycle of souls
New Work by Brenda Stumpf

January 20th through February 25th
Opening Reception:
Friday January 20th, 6-9 pm
Also open: 
First Friday Feb. 3rd, 6-9 pm

Ironton is proud to host Blood Roses: a cycle of souls, seven new mixed media paintings and drawings by Brenda Stumpf. In this new series Stumpf delivers a deluge of red soaked encrusted objects and material onto surfaces where the death and rebirth of the feminine are invoked. Among the provocative subjects Stumpf exhumes are: victims of Jack the Ripper, women who were tortured and killed during the Inquisitions, and baby girls of female infanticide. Almost as a salve, each of the seven paintings are paired and caressed with a poem by Pablo Neruda. See an interesting video of Stumpf's art making process here: www.brendastumpf.com

(image shown: Your Soft Silence is Filled with Roots – Baby doll parts, plastic and silk foliage, Christmas ornaments and decorations, fabric, plastic beads, discarded vintage matting and backing board, strips of metal, cord, nails, sand, gesso, house paint, acrylic, and glue on canvas. – 48" x 96")

Trendy marketplace planned in old warehouse

A local developer plans to open an urban market in a 130-year-old warehouse in the River North Art District as soon as late summer.

The market, called The Source, could feature up to three restaurants, as well as local and independent vendors selling artisanal foods.

The developer, Zeppelin Development, has previously converted an old car dealership into lofts in the Golden Triangle neighborhood and transformed a former Yellow Cab dispatch center into the live/work Taxi development on Ringsby Court in the RiNo district. Taxi now includes five buildings on a 20-acre site.

Click here for the Your Hub story

Quinn Jacobson with Greg Moody!

2011–2012 RiNo Field Guide & Map!

New full color guide includes details of more than 50 creative locations in RiNo, a neighborhood map complete with corresponding numbered locations and a directory of services, places to eat & drink, real estate and friends of RiNo!

Get yours during Denver Arts Week in RiNo!

Download a PDF of the guide here. (4MB)

RiNo's at DIA

Design by Colorado at DIA

Comprising the fields of furniture, product, communication, interior, fashion, and interaction design, the Design by Colorado exhibition features some of Colorado’s leading designers and highlights the state’s thriving creative sector, the fifth largest economy in Colorado. Denver International Airport’s Art and Culture Program, Arts and Venues Denver, and Colorado Creative Industries are proud to present this dynamic exhibition of twenty-eight Colorado design studios. Design by Colorado kicks off 2012, DIA’s Year of Design, in which the airport’s exhibitions focus on design, exposing the audience to this diverse and vibrant field.

RiNo's featured include:
Ellen Bruss
Where Wood Meets Steel (image shown)
Sabin Aell and Randy Rushton of Hinterland 

A little video about it: http://vimeo.com/29107098

The exhibit has gotten a bit of press too:
Denver Post, Denver Egotist, Modern in Denver

Sharon Brown’s “Virginia: A Life”

Pattern Shop Studio
3349 Blake Street
303.297.9831
patternshopstudio.com 

Sharon Brown's "Virginia: A Life," oil paintings depicting scenes from the life of a Denver woman in the 1930s, and 40s , will open at The Pattern Shop Studio on Friday, October 7th, from 6 to 9 pm. The show will continue until December with public openings on:
·    Saturday, October 8th, from 4-6 pm;
·    Friday, November 4th, from 6 to 9 pm;
·    Saturday, November 12th, from 4-6 pm; and
·    Friday, December 2nd, from 6 to 9 pm.
Private showings for groups or individuals are available any time by appointment at 303-297-9831.

Brown, known more recently for her large black and white portraits of artists at Denver International Airport, the State Capitol, and in the Theater District, returns in this show to a theme she developed in the 1980s: colorful oil paintings based on old photographs, letters and mementos she retrieved from trash bags in the alley behind her Denver home.  Sharon writes about the discovery: "Finally, the inevitable happened.  Ed died and Virginia was deemed incapable of living alone.  She was moved to a nursing home. Soon there was a flurry of activity.  An unfamiliar (and unfamilial) man began hauling the contents of the house into piles for a yard sale and for the trash.  The trash ended up in the alley and my neighbor Pauline, an inveterate garage sale aficionado, began to paw through the bags.  She found pots and pans, knickknacks.  I looked into a bag and found something more tantalizing--an envelope dated 1936 from Virginia to Ed.  I opened the envelope and read the first sentence of the letter.  That was enough....Here, I came to find, was her life in all its banality and complexity."

Inspired by the old black and white photographs and the story of Virginia's life, Sharon painted dozens of canvases, most of which have long since been sold to private collections.  For this show, she has painted 15 new ones, added some from her own collection, and brought back others on loan from their owners.  The result is a show of great beauty and poignancy by an oil painter at the top of her game.

Update on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 03:00AM by RiNo

Go to The RiNo's Horn for an in-depth review of the show!

Update on Monday, December 19, 2011 at 02:12AM by RiNo

"Held Over By Popular Demand: 'Virginia: A Life,' paintings by Sharon Brown"

 Open on First Friday, January 6th.

Update on Friday, January 27, 2012 at 01:16AM by RiNo

Again!

"Held Over By Popular Demand: 'Virginia: A Life,' paintings by Sharon Brown"

 Open on First Friday, February 3rd.