One of the best progressive art galleries if you like real art created by passionate artists.read more

There is a funky little group of contemporary galleries stuck in the heart of the old Italian…read moreneighborhood in Denver. The area is called Highland and where Next Gallery is the whole place is pretty ethnic. Signs are usually in Spanish and low riders are everywhere. So, seemingly out of no where come these four galleries. Next is the newest. It's a co-op (the space is rented by multiple artists) so the quality of the work changes with every show. The space is beautiful with big windows facing the street and perfectly creaky wood floors. It's a good atmosphere for checking out some of Denver's developed talent and newbie stuff. It's a great place to see some artwork that hasn't jumped onto the minimalist band wagon. Open Fridays 6 to 10pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12-5pm.

We were staying across the street while visiting from out of town and we stumbled upon this gallery…read moreand bar. We decided to sit down and get a drink, the lady at the bar was nice and offered to make me her red white & blue drink (it's the Fourth of July) and I went for it! It's delicious and tastes like a bomb pop. We hung out and listened to good music and were surrounded by cool art.

it often has cutting edge contemporary art and local artists and they are happy to talk about art…read morewith you

Visions West is an amazing modern art gallery. They carry artists such as Ted Waddell, who just had…read morean exhibit at the DAM, Duke Beardsley, a fifth generation Coloradoan who's art is collected by the Whitney, the DAM, and the Forbes Collection, among others. The gallery does exhibits, where they typically feature one artist at a time, but are consistently rotating their collections, so their is always something new and fresh on the walls every few weeks. They have locations in Bozeman and Livingston, Montana as well, so be sure to check out their site to see what they have in their other locations if you are looking for work from a specific artist. I first became acquainted with the owners as a client in Montana and was so excited that they opened a Denver location. They are very easy people to work with and will bring art to your house so you can see it in your space with your lighting. No pretense, no pressure. Definitely check them out if you are in the market for paintings or sculpture.

Visions West is a superb art gallery. Beautiful western inspired pieces. Stained glass pieces…read more Paintings reminiscent of the wild west. Horses and Cowboys. Fabulous texture in the painting with the technique that Lauritzen uses.

Formally known as Limited Addiction Gallery, this contemporary art magnet is still super fantastic…read more My favorite on the Santa Fe Art Walk, they bring in some big names and never disappoint. The press release states, "Limited Addiction will remain as the publishing division of the Gallery, featuring limited edition prints and monographs."

This gallery is your source for progressive art from across the nation. I have lots of Favorites in…read moretown for local art. But it would be hard to beat The David B. Smith gallery for National and International artists. Examples include Josh Keyes, Bruno Novelli, Emil Alzamora, Bua and so many more. They have moved to 1543 A Wazee Street Denver, CO 80202. So go check out the art and there new space.

Robert Anderson has been a long-time Denver gallerist with a unique focus on fine art photography…read more He unfortunately closed the gallery at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. A new space recently became available just a couple of doors east of the previous location and Robert seized the opportunity to reopen in April 2025. The new gallery is a bit smaller than in the past, but an old and tired storefront has been thoroughly remodeled to provide a clean and elegant gallery space. There's a very nice mix of historic and contemporary photography plus a few non-photographic fine art pieces that have caught Robert's eye. He has excellent taste and the refreshed gallery is well worth a visit.

A great gallery. It is light filled, with high ceilings! The building itself profiles great old…read moreDenver architecture. The current show on Cuba is well curated featuring different artist's work including Tony Ortega, Sylvia Montero and Cyrus McCrimmon.

Fantastic new gallery with a fresh underground vision showing very powerful art. This is one of the…read morebest art spaces I have seen in Colorado, and I've been here since 1987. They appear to be experimenting with exhibiting art beyond the expected, which is a welcome addition to Denver's already fantastic art scene.

I'm always looking for different things to do and the Mid-Career Smear collection was different. We…read moreparked at a local parking garage on California and 19th St ( $20 for max hours) within walking distance to the historic Colorado Building. Also available is metered street parking. We had a reservation for the collection at 1:45 so we ate at the Tuscany Coffee & Deli (on the 16th St mall) for lunch and while we waited for our appointment. Initially we were confused about the collection hours and we left a VM and emailed but no response to see if we could go to the collection before our scheduled appointment (which we did anyway). A employee explained the appointment was to tell how many people would attend at a certain time. We arrived to find the building doors were locked but luckily a gentleman who works there let us in and also let us into the elevator to the 5th floor where we were greeted by an employee who explained about the visit. We were free to roam the entire 5th floor of each office at our leisure (only saw one other couple) that held exhibits from contemporary artists from around the world. There were information in the rooms providing brief descriptions of each exhibit. Some of the items were interactive. The collection is free and open to the public (Wednesday through Friday with hours from 11am to 5pm). For more information, please visit their site on Facebook or at their website.

I fortunately had the opportunity to visit this museum before the pandemic hit and was very glad…read morethat i did. The collection of art and items here is definitely very eclectic, but is also very thought provoking at the same time. This collection is definitely much nicer than most free collections that I've seen in other cities, and I would have no problem paying a small fee to visit it again. As the rooms were not busy during my visit, I had the opportunity to slowly enjoy the art - this was good as some areas have quite a bit of items to see in a small area. Overall, definitely worth a visit if you're in Denver and enjoy art -- especially unusual and creative art.

D'art, I think, is the newest co-op art gallery in town and it is one of my favorites. It is just…read morecelebrating its seventh anniversary (opened August 1, 2019). The members have been carefully selected and are all accomplished artists in mid to late career. The work shown is always of extemely high quality. The facility was created for previous gallery/studio owners and D'art has made the most of it. The main gallery at the east side of the complex shows work from the 27 member artists plus the occasional outside show. The separate space in the far east corner is the East Gallery which is available for 4-week rentals and shows a variety of work. The other large gallery at the west side is the home of D'art 360, what I would call the associate members. Again, this is used for rotating shows of work by those 30 artists. The adjacent North Gallery has been used lately as a permanent display space with a sample of work by each associate artist. But wait, there's more! Go through a hallway north of the main (east) gallery, past the (nice) restrooms, and you'll find five studio spaces plus the D'art Collection, a curated, permanent gallery of the main co-op members' work. The members of this gallery are serious artists and the work shown is always original and interesting. The prices are reasonable for original work. Their openings are always worth a visit.

I have a long history with this space. My first time showing my work on First Friday at the Santa…read moreFe Arts District was here, in 2010. For that moment in my personal history, I always take the opportunity to swing through whenever I find myself down that direction for any reason. The gallery that was has long since changed hands a couple of times, yet always attracts some good shows. Over the last several months, I have found myself back at this place twice now as a destination. I haven't done that once for this gallery space in over a decade. Artist-owned and operated as a co-op in this iteration, it seems someone was taking notes. The main showroom is still in the front, with the full windows facing the intersection. There are still private, working studio spaces in the back, but the layout has been shuffled a bit. From the outside, the changes are subtle. They have fixed, open hours from Thursday through Sunday, which is a standout in comparison to other galleries in the area. What was the backdoor entrance and an empty corridor is now utilized as functional space for a satellite gallery. The main gallery and this secondary gallery have representation from co-op members. The range of work offers a wide variety of media and artistic voices. There's a smaller "featured" type gallery off the main gallery, which rotates solo shows. All in all, they've really gotten all they can out of the space, tastefully. So, if you're looking for a place that's not the cramped and crazy of First Friday, get on their mailing list or check their calendar when you're planning a night out. After all, this is the place D'ART.