Angela Craven will be in the Paint Studio demonstrating painting related to empathy, noon–3 pm July 13-14 and July 20-21, 2019. The Paint Studio is included with general admission, which is free for members and youth 18 and under.
Leticia Tanguma will be in the Paint Studio demonstrating portraits in oil and acrylic noon–3 pm June 29-30 & July 6-7, 2019. The Paint Studio is included with general admission, which is free for members and youth 18 and under.
Drawn to Glamour: Fashion Illustrations by Jim Howard was on view March 25, 2018–Aug 5, 2018.
In conjunction with the exhibition Drawn to Glamour: Fashion Illustrations by Jim Howard (on view through August 5), this blog explores the history of dandyism through the lives and styles of two of the decidedly dapper icons featured in the paper doll book Four Famous Dandies.
Meet the Artist
Sandra Garcia will be in the Costume Studio demonstrating Mexican heritage through dance and costume September 2-3, 2017.
Holly Nordeck: What will you be demonstrating at the Denver Art Museum? What can visitors expect to see?
Daniel Crosier will be in the Costume Studio demonstrating Monster Mask Making June 17-18 and 24-25, 2017.
On Saturday, May 6, 2018 Native Arts Artist-in-Residence Gregg Deal will be painting a mural in the Native Arts Studio. Drop by to watch him work and chat about his process and inspiration!
Our fourth and last artist of the Cuatro[4]: A Series of Artist Interactions is art history professor and santero (someone who makes religious images), James Córdova. For his project, James is creating a triptych in the santero tradition that explores images of the conquest and paintings that came out of the Spanish Colonial period in Mexico. His piece, San Hipólito y las secuelas de la conquista, will offer an in-depth look at how the mixing of indigenous and European cultures came together to create a new visual vocabulary.
Colleen Audrey will be in the Costume Studio demonstrating cosmic character design April 8-9, 2017.
Holly Nordeck: What will you be demonstrating at the DAM?
Gabriela Martinez will be in the Costume Studio demonstrating costume design April 1-2 and May 6-7, 2017.
Todd Debreceni will be in the Costume Studio demonstrating special effects and character design March 25-26, 2017.
Kathleen Sherman will be in the Costume Studio demonstrating experimental mask construction February 18-19 and February 25-26, 2017.
Sherman worked for 30 years as a commercial artist and graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art. Her work has been shown and sold in galleries, museums, and sculpture shows. More recently she had a studio/gallery in the Santa Fe Arts District but now has a studio in her home, and is presently a member of the Art Gym in Denver.
Holly Nordeck: What will your demo at the DAM showcase?
Get to know our current Native Arts Artist-in-Residence Wendy Red Star at February's Untitled Final Friday on February 24 and the following Open Studio hours:
February 25-26: 11 am–2 pm
March 18 and March 22-23: 11 am–2 pm
March 24: 2 pm Wendy Red Star will interview her 9-year-old daughter, Beatrice Red Star Fletcher, about Beatrice’s new photo series
Everyday Indian.
Wendy's daughter Beatrice will not be at the events in February, but she will be back in March.