Artist Event & Exhibition Roundup: January 2024
At RedLine, the start of the new year means a new opportunity to show off our Resident Artists and Alumni, as well as our REACH Core Artists and Alumni.
From solo to group exhibitions, commissions, and more, these Colorado artists have been pushing the boundaries of artistic expression, challenging norms, and enriching Denver’s ever-evolving art scene.
Plus, January kicks off our annual Resident Artist exhibition! Join us from 6-9pm on Saturday, January 27th, for the opening reception of Home Dreams: 2024 Resident Artist exhibition. More information coming soon!
Here are our top 5 art events to check out this January, featuring Resident and REACH alumni!
Adri Norris: Women Behaving Badly Solo Exhibition
What: Solo Exhibition
Where: North Fourth Art Center - 4904 4th St NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87107
When: January 6- January 25, 2024
Opening Reception: January 6, 5-8pm
Closing Reception: January 25, 6-9pm
About the exhibition: I will be hosting an art exhibition of all the artwork I have created for the Women Behaving Badly series since 2016. In addition to these, I will also be showing, for the first time, the paintings I created for a book about women in the history of Tanzania. While the book was never printed, I have all the illustrations and it's time to let people see them.
About the Artist: Adrienne (Adri) Norris was born in Barbados and moved to the United States at the age of 5. She has lived in New York, New Mexico, attended a boarding school in Italy, joined the Marines and finally settled down in Denver. Not exactly the path one expects, but Norris has made it work. Being a Black, queer, immigrant woman has shaped the way she views and interacts with the world, and it is this experience that she uses in her art.
Contact: adri@afrotriangledesigns.com
Artist website: https://www.afrotriangle.com
Instagram: afrotriangle
Ana María Hernando - To Let the Sky Know / Dejar que el cielo sepa Solo Exhibition
We Cannot Weep Without Vibrating the Waters, 2022, tulle, wire, wood, and felt. Courtesy of the artist and Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO.
What: Solo exhibition
Where: Madison Square Park, New York City
When: January 16 – March 17, 2024
Opening Reception: January 16th, 2024, 6–7pm - RSVP here >
About the exhibition: Since 2004, Madison Square Park Conservancy has commissioned outdoor work by dynamic artists for all to view in civic space. In 2024, the art program will celebrate its twentieth anniversary with four artist projects, a major publication, a symposium with alumni artists, a short documentary, alumni artist audio interviews, and outreach to new communities. To Let the Sky Know / Dejar que el cielo sepa is a newly commissioned public art project inaugurating the twentieth anniversary year of Madison Square Park Conservancy's public art program.
About the artist: Ana María Hernando is a multidisciplinary artist from Argentina, now based in Colorado. She is interested in making the invisible visible, and devotedly explores the sacred feminine through women's rich histories, their daily lives and relationship to hand-worked textiles and wares. In her installations, Ana María uses textiles in abundance, and includes the work of women from around Latin America, from embroideries of cloistered nuns in Buenos Aires, to the weavings and wares of Peruvian women from the mountains. Ana María was the 2020 Prix Henry Clews in Sculpture awardee chosen by La Napoule Art Foundation.
Contact: ana@anamariahernando.com
Artist website: https://www.anamariahernando.com/
Instagram: @anamariahernandoart
Taiko Chandler & Homare Ikeda - ARTIST PROOF: PRINT PROCESS AT OEHME GRAPHICS Group Exhibition
Detailed print mages - (left: Taiko Candler, right: Homare Ikeda), Image credit to Oehme Graphics
What: Group Exhibition
Where: Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities - 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Arvada, Colorado
When: January 18 - March 24, 2024
Opening Reception: January 18, 6-9pm
About the exhibition: Explore selections of processes and final prints from the Oehme Graphics archives. Follow sixteen artists as they work with Master Printer Sue Oehme, tracking their unique concepts and techniques to create their artistic prints.
Founded by Susan Hover Oehme in 2010, Oehme Graphics is a fine print publisher that collaborates with internationally recognized artists in a state-of-the-art printmaking facility. Nestled high in the Rockies in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Oehme Graphics is one of the country’s leading fine art print publishers.
Participating artists: Katherine Bradford, Ken Buhler, Taiko Chandler, Julia Fernandez-Pol, Louise Fishman, Nancy Friese, Homare Ikeda, Patsy Krebs David Row, Connie Saddlemire, Catherine Shuman Miller, Frank Stella, Joanna Webster, Mia Westerlund Roosen, Deborah Zlotsky
About the artist: Taiko Chandler lives and works in Denver, CO. She was born and raised in Nagano, Japan and was originally trained as a nurse. She works primarily in printmaking and, more recently, site-specific installation art. Her work has been exhibited in Colorado (most recently a solo show at Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art), Texas and New Mexico, as well as at numerous print fairs throughout the U.S. Her work is in private and public collections in the U.S. and Japan, including the Cleveland Clinic Art Program, University of Colorado Denver Business school, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (NY) and the Denver Art Museum (Education Collection).
Contact: taikochandler@gmail.com
Artist website: www.taikochandler.com
Instagram: taikochandler
Homare Ikeda: A long-time Colorado resident was born on the subtropical island of Yoron, near Okinawa Japan. He spent his childhood exploring the island and the coral reefs surrounding it. In 1978 he moved to the United States. Now surrounded by Mountains and plains, the ocean became a metaphor for his art-making. He received a BFA and MFA from the University of Colorado at Boulder. In 1986, he attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture was an artist in residence at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha 2007, Platte Forum in Denver 2009 and RedLine, Denver 2013-2015. He teaches painting at the Art Students League of Denver while continuing to show his work in group and solo shows. Currently, he is represented by the William Havu Gallery in Denver.
Contact: homare@comcast.net
Artist website: www.homareikeda.com
Instagram: ihomare
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Collin Parson - City of Wheat Ridge Commission
What: Public art commission along the Wadsworth corridor for the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Where: City of Wheat Ridge-Wadsworth Corridor
When: Late 2024/Early 2025
About the achivement: A founding member of Cor4 Studios, Redline Alumni Collin Parson and Cor4 Studios was awarded a major public art commission along the Wadsworth corridor for the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The sculptures are currently in production with expected installation in late 2024/early 2025.
Cor4 Studios, situated in Colorado, is a sculptural studio that focuses on providing comprehensive services in integrated art, consultation, design, and fabrication for projects involving art in public spaces. Established by Ana Maria Botero, Jodie Roth Cooper, Collin Parson, and Stephen Shachtman, the studio's creations are shaped by the harmonious integration of basic form, light, and perception, placing a strong emphasis on narrative concepts.
The overarching goal is to craft public environments that elevate sensory experiences, provoke spectacle, and encourage active physical participation. The Wheat Ridge project consists of four major sculptural components all made of Corten steel and celebrating the agricultural history of Wheat Ridge.
About the artist: Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, Collin Parson currently serves as the Director of Galleries and Curator for the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities in Arvada, Colorado.
His creative work involves the control of light and color to create vivid geometric light and space works. He has had the privilege of jurying many arts festivals and exhibitions and has received many awards and recognition for his curatorial projects.
He was awarded 100 Colorado Creatives by Westword magazine in 2013 and featured in many television and print productions. Parson is the son of Colorado sculptor Charles Parson, whose experience with the regions arts community helped Collin long before his professional career began. Growing up in a family of artists, Collin is proud to be continuing the educational and creative traditions.
Contact: collin@collinparson.com
Artist website: http://www.collinparson.com
Instagram: collinparson
Carolyn Pooler - Gallery 502 Opening
What: Solo exhibitiin
Where: The Historic Olin Hotel in Capitol Hill - 1420 Logan St, Denver, CO 80203
When: TBD in 2024
About the event: REACH alumni Carolyn Pooler is opening Gallery 502 coming 2024. In direct rejection of traditional norms, the artist presents their own work undiluted, condensed. The rotating exhibition will including printmaking, sound art, publications, and photo processes that showcase the diversity of this multi-disciplinary artist. View by invitation or appointment only.
About the artist: I work in various modalities including creative writing and performance art. My work aims to tell a story or uncover sensitive issues. I contrast hard and soft objects with difficult topics to permeate the consciousness of my viewers. Sound and other elements often accompany my work to broaden the audience to unsighted persons as well.
Contact: gallery502denver@gmail.com