past exhibitions

Face to Face

(exact closing date to be determined)

Explore...

January 30, 2010–August 29, 2010

Fritz Scholder

When California Luiseño artist Fritz Scholder...

May 2, 2009–June 13, 2010

Embrace!

See what happens when artists take over the DAM,...

November 14, 2009–April 4, 2010

Allen True's West

Discover the work of Colorado artist Allen Tupper...

October 2, 2009–March 28, 2010

Drawings, Anyone?

Drawings, Anyone? highlights the wide-ranging...

November 18, 2009–January 24, 2010

The Masterworks of Charles M. Russell: A Retrospective of Paintings & Sculpture

The first major retrospective of Charles Marion...

October 17, 2009–January 10, 2010

Charles Russell: Masterworks from the Petrie Collection

Explore the career of Western American master...

May 17, 2009–September 6, 2009

The Psychedelic Experience

Take a trip back in time with approximately 300...

March 21, 2009–July 26, 2009

New & Noteworthy

A fishing boat at sea, a well-furnished home,...

December 13, 2008–July 19, 2009

Varied Voices

Varied Voices brings together artworks on paper...

April 6, 2008–March 22, 2009

In Contemporary Rhythm: The Art of Ernest L. Blumenschein

In the early 1900s, Ernest L. Blumenschein's...

November 8, 2008–February 8, 2009

Clyfford Still Unveiled: Selections from the Estate

A leader among first-generation abstract...

July 14, 2007–January 18, 2009

Daniel Richter: A Major Survey

Don't miss German contemporary artist Daniel...

October 4, 2008–January 11, 2009

Houdon from the Louvre

French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon is known for...

October 11, 2008–January 4, 2009

Cheyenne Visions II

Cheyenne Visions II offers a unique perspective...

October 7, 2007–December 31, 2008

Amish & Mennonite Quilts from the Big Valley & Beyond

This exhibition features twelve recently acquired...

December 22, 2007–October 5, 2008

Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism

Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism features...

June 13, 2008–September 7, 2008

Get Out the Vote: AIGA Design for Democracy Initiative

In honor of the 2008 Democratic National...

August 14, 2008–August 31, 2008

Gee’s Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt

For generations, African American women in an...

April 13, 2008–July 6, 2008

Inspiring Impressionism

Inspiring Impressionism explored how...

February 23, 2008–May 25, 2008

George Carlson: Heart of the West

Considered one of the finest sculptors living in...

December 15, 2007–April 13, 2008

Color as Field: American Painting, 1950–75

Color field paintings are expansive canvases...

November 9, 2007–February 3, 2008

Artisans & Kings: Selected Treasures from the Louvre

Artisans & Kings told stories of painstaking...

October 6, 2007–January 6, 2008

Debut: Textile Art Acquisitions

Debut introduced 21 textile art acquisitions from...

March 17, 2007–November 25, 2007

Capturing America's Game: Photographs of Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig

Vintage photographs of homerun heroes Babe Ruth...

June 2, 2007–October 14, 2007

RADAR: Selections from the Collection of Vicki & Kent Logan

RADAR celebrated Vicki and Kent Logan’s...

October 7, 2006–July 15, 2007

Japanese Art from the Colorado Collection of Kimiko & John Powers

Kimiko and John Powers started collecting...

October 7, 2006–July 8, 2007

Breaking the Mold: The Virginia Vogel Mattern Collection of Contemporary Native American Art

The world of contemporary American Indian art is...

October 7, 2006–June 3, 2007

Building Outside the Box: Creating the New Denver Art Museum

The Frederic C. Hamilton Building is a...

October 7, 2005–January 19, 2007

Amish Quilts: Kaleidoscopes of Color from the Collection of Faith & Stephen Brown

The Amish call themselves “plain people.” Yet,...

March 19, 2005–June 19, 2005

Tiwanaku: Ancestors of the Inca

Located in the highlands of Bolivia near Lake...

October 14, 2004–January 23, 2005