CURATORIAL 2020
NARKITA GOLD: BLACK IN DENVER
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. November 19 - January 10, 2020
Role: Curator, Exhibition Manager
Black in Denver was a photographic exhibition of work by photographer Narkita Gold, taking over the Arvada Center's Upper Gallery. Curated by the Arvada Center from Gold's body of portrait work, Black in Denver takes a critical look at identity.
Series participants offer poignant, poetic, and revealing accounts of life in Denver, ranging from the importance of community building to taking up space in an ever-evolving city. As a whole, the series reveals that Denver’s Black community fosters a culture of authenticity.
Black in Denver supports and demonstrates the notion that Blackness, and identity in general, is not a monolith. In a society where Black people are often stereotyped and seen as homogenous, the artist hopes to change the narrative and raise awareness about the power of being one's self.
Role: Curator, Exhibition Manager
Black in Denver was a photographic exhibition of work by photographer Narkita Gold, taking over the Arvada Center's Upper Gallery. Curated by the Arvada Center from Gold's body of portrait work, Black in Denver takes a critical look at identity.
Series participants offer poignant, poetic, and revealing accounts of life in Denver, ranging from the importance of community building to taking up space in an ever-evolving city. As a whole, the series reveals that Denver’s Black community fosters a culture of authenticity.
Black in Denver supports and demonstrates the notion that Blackness, and identity in general, is not a monolith. In a society where Black people are often stereotyped and seen as homogenous, the artist hopes to change the narrative and raise awareness about the power of being one's self.
PINK PROGRESSION: COLLABORATIONS
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Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. July 2 - November 8, 2020
Role: Curator, Exhibition Manager. Co-curated with Anna Kaye and Collin Parson.
Pink Progression: Collaborations took over all three of the Arvada Center’s galleries in a spectacular celebration of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing and protecting women’s right to vote. The exhibition recognizes consecutive dates in which all women received the right to vote in America. The artist collective Pink Progression rose out of the 2017 Womxn’s March to inspire social change and explore ideas of feminism, equality, inclusivity, gender identity, unity, and community through creative expression. For Pink Progression: Collaborations, creatives fused their narratives into multidimensional works, ranging from site-specific installations, video, performance, and traditional fine arts.
Participating Artists:
Deidre Adams + Brooke Atherton, Judy Anderson + Ginny Hoyle + Christopher Hecker, Theresa Anderson + Alicia Ordal, Tya Alisa Anthony + Kim Putnam, Fawn Atencio + Bonnie Stolzmann + Sarah Wallace Scott, Mindy Bray + Tonia Bonnell, Trine Bumiller + Kathryn Winograd, Katie Caron + Lisa DiMichele, Irene Delka McCray + Tree Bernstein, Sally Elliot, Katie Elliott/3rd Law Dance, L. Ashwyn Corris, Corrina Espinosa + Elisa Groglio + Joanna Bugajska, Bonnie Ferrill Roman + Judy Gardner, Ashley Frazier + Becky Wareing Steele, Steven Frost + Frankie Toan, Sarah Fukami + Brooky Blunt + Nico Wilkinson, Melissa Furness + Rian Kerrane, Jennifer Ghormley + Victoria Eubanks, Ania Gola Kumor + Leah Swenson, Susan Goldstein + Gayla Lemke, Moe Gram + Grow Love, Jane Guthridge + Voices of Light Chamber Choir, Kim Harrell + Lynda Ladwig, Ana Maria Hernando + Amie Knox, Veronica Herrera + Lola Montejo, Deborah Howard + Laurel McMechan, Micaela Ironshell-Dominguez + Darion Sanchez + Renee Chacon-Millard, Rochelle Johnson + Sylvia Montero, Samara Johnson + Alanna Lacey + Samantha Bares, Tsehai Johnson + Leslie D. Boyd, Margaret Kasahara + Jina Brenneman, Anna Kaye + Sarah Wallace Scott, Sammy Lee + Megan Gafford, Jessica Loving + Rachel Doniger, Marsha Mack + John Roemer, Virginia Maitland + Melanie Walker + George Peters, Julie Maren + Jessica Drenk, The Great Shout (Kelly Monico + Rebecca Peebles + Natascha Seideneck), Laleh Mehran + Jayne Butler, Susanne Mitchell + Janelle W. Anderson, Sophie Lynn Morris + Hannah Untiedt, Jennifer Pettus + Rebecca Vaughan, Sandra Phillips + Virginia Folkestad, Julie Puma + Patricia McInroy, Sangeeta Reddy + Jodie Roth Cooper, Susan Rubin + Peter Illig, Martha Russo + Tina Suszynski + Anna Suszynski + Emma Hardy, Julia Rymer + Drew Austin, Dylan Scholinski + Daphne Scholinski, Sue Simon + Mark Brasuell, Autumn T. Thomas + Tricia Waddell, Susan Vaho + Elaine Stires, Sherry Wiggins + Luís Filipe Branco, Kate Woodliff O'Donnell + Stacey Stormes, Belgin Yucelen + Anne Waldman + Akin Koksal
Role: Curator, Exhibition Manager. Co-curated with Anna Kaye and Collin Parson.
Pink Progression: Collaborations took over all three of the Arvada Center’s galleries in a spectacular celebration of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing and protecting women’s right to vote. The exhibition recognizes consecutive dates in which all women received the right to vote in America. The artist collective Pink Progression rose out of the 2017 Womxn’s March to inspire social change and explore ideas of feminism, equality, inclusivity, gender identity, unity, and community through creative expression. For Pink Progression: Collaborations, creatives fused their narratives into multidimensional works, ranging from site-specific installations, video, performance, and traditional fine arts.
Participating Artists:
Deidre Adams + Brooke Atherton, Judy Anderson + Ginny Hoyle + Christopher Hecker, Theresa Anderson + Alicia Ordal, Tya Alisa Anthony + Kim Putnam, Fawn Atencio + Bonnie Stolzmann + Sarah Wallace Scott, Mindy Bray + Tonia Bonnell, Trine Bumiller + Kathryn Winograd, Katie Caron + Lisa DiMichele, Irene Delka McCray + Tree Bernstein, Sally Elliot, Katie Elliott/3rd Law Dance, L. Ashwyn Corris, Corrina Espinosa + Elisa Groglio + Joanna Bugajska, Bonnie Ferrill Roman + Judy Gardner, Ashley Frazier + Becky Wareing Steele, Steven Frost + Frankie Toan, Sarah Fukami + Brooky Blunt + Nico Wilkinson, Melissa Furness + Rian Kerrane, Jennifer Ghormley + Victoria Eubanks, Ania Gola Kumor + Leah Swenson, Susan Goldstein + Gayla Lemke, Moe Gram + Grow Love, Jane Guthridge + Voices of Light Chamber Choir, Kim Harrell + Lynda Ladwig, Ana Maria Hernando + Amie Knox, Veronica Herrera + Lola Montejo, Deborah Howard + Laurel McMechan, Micaela Ironshell-Dominguez + Darion Sanchez + Renee Chacon-Millard, Rochelle Johnson + Sylvia Montero, Samara Johnson + Alanna Lacey + Samantha Bares, Tsehai Johnson + Leslie D. Boyd, Margaret Kasahara + Jina Brenneman, Anna Kaye + Sarah Wallace Scott, Sammy Lee + Megan Gafford, Jessica Loving + Rachel Doniger, Marsha Mack + John Roemer, Virginia Maitland + Melanie Walker + George Peters, Julie Maren + Jessica Drenk, The Great Shout (Kelly Monico + Rebecca Peebles + Natascha Seideneck), Laleh Mehran + Jayne Butler, Susanne Mitchell + Janelle W. Anderson, Sophie Lynn Morris + Hannah Untiedt, Jennifer Pettus + Rebecca Vaughan, Sandra Phillips + Virginia Folkestad, Julie Puma + Patricia McInroy, Sangeeta Reddy + Jodie Roth Cooper, Susan Rubin + Peter Illig, Martha Russo + Tina Suszynski + Anna Suszynski + Emma Hardy, Julia Rymer + Drew Austin, Dylan Scholinski + Daphne Scholinski, Sue Simon + Mark Brasuell, Autumn T. Thomas + Tricia Waddell, Susan Vaho + Elaine Stires, Sherry Wiggins + Luís Filipe Branco, Kate Woodliff O'Donnell + Stacey Stormes, Belgin Yucelen + Anne Waldman + Akin Koksal