Ice Cube Gallery @ the DIF

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

Paragon Theatre

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

Plinth Gallery

"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

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!

Knew Conscious Gallery

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. 

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

Edible?

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)

Plus Gallery

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!

RULE Gallery

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.