CURATORIAL 2023
ART + SCIENCE
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Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. January 19 - March 26, 2023
Role: Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator
Explore the ways that fourteen contemporary artists use scientific concepts, datasets, research, and developments to inform their creative work. Art + Science portrays artistic practice and scientific discovery in new ways, broadening the understanding of both as visitors experience concepts in science through the unique voice of regional artists.
Participating Artists: Monica Aiello, Tyler Aiello, Nicole Anona Banowetz, Katie Caron, Joelle Cicak, Erin Espelie, Camila Friedman-Gerlicz, Megan Gafford, Mia Mulvey, Netta Ofer, Clark Richert, Eileen Roscina, Justin Trupiano, Travis Vermilye, Steven J. Yazzie
Role: Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator
Explore the ways that fourteen contemporary artists use scientific concepts, datasets, research, and developments to inform their creative work. Art + Science portrays artistic practice and scientific discovery in new ways, broadening the understanding of both as visitors experience concepts in science through the unique voice of regional artists.
Participating Artists: Monica Aiello, Tyler Aiello, Nicole Anona Banowetz, Katie Caron, Joelle Cicak, Erin Espelie, Camila Friedman-Gerlicz, Megan Gafford, Mia Mulvey, Netta Ofer, Clark Richert, Eileen Roscina, Justin Trupiano, Travis Vermilye, Steven J. Yazzie
Gary Staab: Second Nature
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Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. January 19 - March 26, 2023
Role: Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator
Paleo-artist Gary Staab is renowned for his accurate and life-size sculptures of dinosaurs and prehistoric life models that are centerpieces of natural history museum collections across the globe. This process-based exhibition blurs the lines of artist, scientist, researcher, and craftsman. Journey through Staab's conception, research, scientific collaboration, models, molds, casting, and finishing as he creates full-scale recreations of some of Earth's most mysterious and ancient species.
Role: Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator
Paleo-artist Gary Staab is renowned for his accurate and life-size sculptures of dinosaurs and prehistoric life models that are centerpieces of natural history museum collections across the globe. This process-based exhibition blurs the lines of artist, scientist, researcher, and craftsman. Journey through Staab's conception, research, scientific collaboration, models, molds, casting, and finishing as he creates full-scale recreations of some of Earth's most mysterious and ancient species.
FLORA: Scientific Botanical Illustrations of Colorado Plants
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Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. June 09 - August 28, 2022
Role: Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator
Scientists and artists often work together to capture and communicate relevant scientific data. In Flora, artists from the School of Botanical Art & Illustration at the Denver Botanic Gardens depict native plants of the state. Each illustration is joined by its relevant herbarium sheet. This exhibition is co-curated by the Arvada Center with Carina Bañuelos-Harrison, Manager of the School of Botanical Art & Illustration at the Denver Botanic Gardens.
In collaboration with The School of Botanical Art & Illustration at the Denver Botanic Gardens.
Role: Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator
Scientists and artists often work together to capture and communicate relevant scientific data. In Flora, artists from the School of Botanical Art & Illustration at the Denver Botanic Gardens depict native plants of the state. Each illustration is joined by its relevant herbarium sheet. This exhibition is co-curated by the Arvada Center with Carina Bañuelos-Harrison, Manager of the School of Botanical Art & Illustration at the Denver Botanic Gardens.
In collaboration with The School of Botanical Art & Illustration at the Denver Botanic Gardens.
BUENO! Mark Bueno
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Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. April 7 - May 7, 2023
Role: Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator
Jeffco artist Mark Bueno mixes a dynamic array of visual references, mediums, techniques, concepts, and influences into several striking bodies of work. This solo exhibition presents several of Bueno’s distinct bodies of work, fusing together perceptions of beauty, banality, mythology, spirituality, paranormality, and pop culture. Though the materials and subject matter changes from series to series, all of his artworks broadcast a bold exuberance for life and holds something undeniably Bueno.
Role: Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator
Jeffco artist Mark Bueno mixes a dynamic array of visual references, mediums, techniques, concepts, and influences into several striking bodies of work. This solo exhibition presents several of Bueno’s distinct bodies of work, fusing together perceptions of beauty, banality, mythology, spirituality, paranormality, and pop culture. Though the materials and subject matter changes from series to series, all of his artworks broadcast a bold exuberance for life and holds something undeniably Bueno.
Wendy Kowynia: Following the Thread
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Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. April 7 - May 7, 2023
Role: Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator
Wendy Kowynia explores line and form through the use of thread and a loom, weaving intricate fiber works that are uniquely folded and manipulated. Kowynia’s textiles are created using specialized Japanese yarns of linen, paper, and silk, and are colored using natural dyes like indigo, sumi ink, walnut ink, and soymilk. After carefully laying each thread in delicate lines, Kowynia bends the textile into gossamery structures that are both strong and elegant. This exhibition speaks to the iterative nature of the weaving process and brings awareness and intention to the laying in of each thread.
Role: Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator
Wendy Kowynia explores line and form through the use of thread and a loom, weaving intricate fiber works that are uniquely folded and manipulated. Kowynia’s textiles are created using specialized Japanese yarns of linen, paper, and silk, and are colored using natural dyes like indigo, sumi ink, walnut ink, and soymilk. After carefully laying each thread in delicate lines, Kowynia bends the textile into gossamery structures that are both strong and elegant. This exhibition speaks to the iterative nature of the weaving process and brings awareness and intention to the laying in of each thread.
BIG DRAW COLORADO
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Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. June 8 - August 27, 2023
Role: Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator, Juror
What is a drawing? In this juried group exhibition, the Arvada Center Galleries invited contemporary Colorado artists to submit works that celebrate the traditional roots of drawing and challenge preconceived definitions of drawing through explorations in rendering, mark-making, gesture, abstraction, realism, form, medium, and beyond. With 77 works from 71 artists, Big Draw Colorado illustrates the vast world of drawing across the state.
Participating Artists: Josh Aiman, Drew Austin, Kevin Baer, Barbara Barnhart, Jude Barton, Christi Beckmann, Tree Bernstein, Matthew Bollinger, Tonia Bonnell, Mark Brasuell, Mindy Bray, Karen Breunig, Mark Brockman, Trine Bumiller, Andi Burnum, Jack Cackovic, Al Canner, Mitch Caster, Julie Chen, Diane Cionni, Alice Faye Conn, Charles Counter, Sue Crosby Doyle, Theresa Creahan Johnson, Benjy Davies, Josh Davy, James Dixon, Mark Evans, Richard Farley, Sharon Feder, Anne Feller, Rebecca Gabriel, Judy Gardner, Jason Lee Gimbel, Joyce Gold, Jamie Gray, Dylan Griffith, Brittany Hass, Joanna Hoge, Richard Jacobi, Margaret Kasahara, Paul Kenneth, Mary-Ann Kokoska, Bryan Leister, Dan Levinson, Lauren Lipinski Eisen, Charles Livingston, Erin Lucey, Patrick Marold, Tom Mazzullo, Matthew McHugh, Kalliopi Monoyios, Laura Nelson, Jonathan Nicklow, Holly Nordeck, Tony Ortega, Phillip Potter, Julie Puma, Elissa Quist, Mike Richins, Pam Rogers, Evan Rosato, Colin Ruff, Gregory Santos, Brady Smith, Leah Swenson, Bala Thiagarajan, Lucas Thomas, Travis Vermilye, Hugh Watson, Chloe Wilwerding
Press:
Draw! A trio of summer exhibitions will change how you think about the world’s oldest form of visual art, by Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post
Role: Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator, Juror
What is a drawing? In this juried group exhibition, the Arvada Center Galleries invited contemporary Colorado artists to submit works that celebrate the traditional roots of drawing and challenge preconceived definitions of drawing through explorations in rendering, mark-making, gesture, abstraction, realism, form, medium, and beyond. With 77 works from 71 artists, Big Draw Colorado illustrates the vast world of drawing across the state.
Participating Artists: Josh Aiman, Drew Austin, Kevin Baer, Barbara Barnhart, Jude Barton, Christi Beckmann, Tree Bernstein, Matthew Bollinger, Tonia Bonnell, Mark Brasuell, Mindy Bray, Karen Breunig, Mark Brockman, Trine Bumiller, Andi Burnum, Jack Cackovic, Al Canner, Mitch Caster, Julie Chen, Diane Cionni, Alice Faye Conn, Charles Counter, Sue Crosby Doyle, Theresa Creahan Johnson, Benjy Davies, Josh Davy, James Dixon, Mark Evans, Richard Farley, Sharon Feder, Anne Feller, Rebecca Gabriel, Judy Gardner, Jason Lee Gimbel, Joyce Gold, Jamie Gray, Dylan Griffith, Brittany Hass, Joanna Hoge, Richard Jacobi, Margaret Kasahara, Paul Kenneth, Mary-Ann Kokoska, Bryan Leister, Dan Levinson, Lauren Lipinski Eisen, Charles Livingston, Erin Lucey, Patrick Marold, Tom Mazzullo, Matthew McHugh, Kalliopi Monoyios, Laura Nelson, Jonathan Nicklow, Holly Nordeck, Tony Ortega, Phillip Potter, Julie Puma, Elissa Quist, Mike Richins, Pam Rogers, Evan Rosato, Colin Ruff, Gregory Santos, Brady Smith, Leah Swenson, Bala Thiagarajan, Lucas Thomas, Travis Vermilye, Hugh Watson, Chloe Wilwerding
Press:
Draw! A trio of summer exhibitions will change how you think about the world’s oldest form of visual art, by Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post
Drawn: from the Source
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Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. June 8 - August 27, 2023
Role: Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator
Pulling from real-world references like the landscape, still lifes, nature, and the human figure, Drawn: from the Source features the work of seven Colorado artists who use drawing mediums and techniques to capture and interpret the interconnected beauty of the objects, environments, and relationships around us.
Participating Artists: Andrew Beckham, Robin Cole, Irene Delka McCray, Anna Kaye, Ajean L. Ryan, Andrew Ramiro Tirado, Kaitlyn Tucek
Role: Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator
Pulling from real-world references like the landscape, still lifes, nature, and the human figure, Drawn: from the Source features the work of seven Colorado artists who use drawing mediums and techniques to capture and interpret the interconnected beauty of the objects, environments, and relationships around us.
Participating Artists: Andrew Beckham, Robin Cole, Irene Delka McCray, Anna Kaye, Ajean L. Ryan, Andrew Ramiro Tirado, Kaitlyn Tucek
Colcha Embroidery of the San Luis Valley
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. September 14 - November 12, 2023
Role: Exhibition Manager and Curator; co-curated with Collin Parson (Arvada Center) and Adrienne Garbini (The Range)
A specialized stitch, colcha embroidery techniques and traditions traveled North to Colorado from New Mexico—but the women of the San Luis Valley transformed the traditional patterns into a wholly new art form, depicting elaborate landscapes and stories important in their lives. The way these Valley artists practice their craft is unique to Southern Colorado.
Participating Artists: Mary Baker, Maria Eufemia Barela, Sandy Dolak, Adrienne Garbini, Patsy Garcia, Peggy Garcia Williams, Margie Gurule, Josephine Lobato, Rita Lobato Crespin, Virginia 'Bena' Lovato, Brenda Lovato, Lorette Rose Lujan, Donna Madrid Hernandez, Connie Mamich Morrell, Aurora Martinez, Junita Martinez, Lydia Martinez, Irene Medina, Julia Mondragon, Mary Olivas, Daisy Ortega, Evanea Rae Pacheco, Marcella Pacheco, Marcella Quintana, Nettie Quintana, Virginia Rodriquez, Sostena Sandoval Clevens, Trent Segura, Mary Taylor, Tiva Trujillo, Tina Valdez, Judy Vigil, Mary Vigil de Rodriguez, Delores Worley
Press:
Lost Art Returns to the Arvada Center, by Kate Perdoni, Rocky Mountain PBS
In the San Luis Valley, artisans paint pictures of everyday life using colcha embroidery, by Shannah Lewis, Colorado Public Radio
Once missing San Luis Valley treasures now on display at Arvada Center CBS Denver
Role: Exhibition Manager and Curator; co-curated with Collin Parson (Arvada Center) and Adrienne Garbini (The Range)
A specialized stitch, colcha embroidery techniques and traditions traveled North to Colorado from New Mexico—but the women of the San Luis Valley transformed the traditional patterns into a wholly new art form, depicting elaborate landscapes and stories important in their lives. The way these Valley artists practice their craft is unique to Southern Colorado.
Participating Artists: Mary Baker, Maria Eufemia Barela, Sandy Dolak, Adrienne Garbini, Patsy Garcia, Peggy Garcia Williams, Margie Gurule, Josephine Lobato, Rita Lobato Crespin, Virginia 'Bena' Lovato, Brenda Lovato, Lorette Rose Lujan, Donna Madrid Hernandez, Connie Mamich Morrell, Aurora Martinez, Junita Martinez, Lydia Martinez, Irene Medina, Julia Mondragon, Mary Olivas, Daisy Ortega, Evanea Rae Pacheco, Marcella Pacheco, Marcella Quintana, Nettie Quintana, Virginia Rodriquez, Sostena Sandoval Clevens, Trent Segura, Mary Taylor, Tiva Trujillo, Tina Valdez, Judy Vigil, Mary Vigil de Rodriguez, Delores Worley
Press:
Lost Art Returns to the Arvada Center, by Kate Perdoni, Rocky Mountain PBS
In the San Luis Valley, artisans paint pictures of everyday life using colcha embroidery, by Shannah Lewis, Colorado Public Radio
Once missing San Luis Valley treasures now on display at Arvada Center CBS Denver
Emilio Lobato: A Mi Manera
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Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. January 19 - March 26, 2023
Role: Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator
Respected Colorado artist Emilio Lobato was born in San Pablo, a small farming town in the San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado. Lobato credits the region’s history of creativity, necessity, and spirituality as major inspirations in his work. A Mi Manera, or My Way, is a survey of Lobato’s work beginning in 1982. Lobato’s work weaves together lifelong themes of loneliness, isolation, tradition, and culture, using abstraction to reduce his subject to its basic elements.
Role: Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator
Respected Colorado artist Emilio Lobato was born in San Pablo, a small farming town in the San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado. Lobato credits the region’s history of creativity, necessity, and spirituality as major inspirations in his work. A Mi Manera, or My Way, is a survey of Lobato’s work beginning in 1982. Lobato’s work weaves together lifelong themes of loneliness, isolation, tradition, and culture, using abstraction to reduce his subject to its basic elements.