Current and Past Exhibitions and Events

A Something Or Other That Has No Name In Any Language

Category: video, prose, photography, installation, poetry | Permalink

Heads of Hydra, a photographers' collective. Curated by Richard Peterson.

Exhibition Dates: 5 March–30 April 2010

Opening Reception: Third Friday, 19 March 2010, 6p–10p

Closing Reception: Third Friday, 16 April 2010, 6p–10p

The poetry for this image

In pursuit of Chance Elements and Unknown Pleasures, Heads of Hydra is:

This exhibition is based loosely on a 19th century French Symbolist writer's pursuit of the Unknown, Arthur Rimbaud. Instead of the usual scenario in which images are created to illuminate writing, poet Carson Reed summoned new words from a chance sequence of images. Carson's poetry, The Space that Binds Us (is also between us), was posted next to the images and became an integral part of the exhibition. Carson read his poetry at the artists' receptions on 19 March 2010 and 16 April 2010.

"The Poet makes himself a SEER by a long, immense, and reasoned DERANGEMENT OF ALL THE SENSES. All forms of love, suffering, and madness; he explores himself, he tries out all the poisons on himself and keeps only their quintessences. Unspeakable torture where he really needs faith, all the superhuman strength there is, where he becomes in the midst of everyone else the great sick man, the great criminal, the great condemned — and the supreme Knower! — since he has reached the UNKNOWN!" –Arthur Rimbaud

Press Coverage

Listen to Richard Peterson discuss the exhibition as the featured guest on The Untitled Art Show. Read a review of the exhibition by Greg Cradick of Eye on Photography.

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EMERGING 4

Category: photography, installation, painting, sculpture, ceramics | Permalink

Exhibition Dates: January 15–February 27, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, January 15, 6-9 pm
Closing Reception: Friday, February 19, 6-9 pm
Featuring: Tyler Beard, Ben Dayton, Linda Lopez, Austin Parkhill, Alex Perrine, Lindsay Pichaske, and Allie Pohl

"Reine", 54x54 inches, Acrylic on Canvas, 2010 / Austin Parkhill

Lindsay Pichaske

Linda Lopez

"Bears" / Tyler Beard

Ben Dayton

"Female" (small) / Alex Perrine

"Ideal Woman: Astroturf A and B" / Allie Pohl

Curated by Robert D. Garner (who is also an emerging artist), the fourth annual Emerging Artist Show at VERTIGO features the talents of Tyler Beard, Benjamin Dayton, Linda Lopez, Austin Parkhill, Alexander Perrine, Lindsay Pichaske, and Allie Pohl. I am really looking forward to this one — it has been a big challenge and there is a very interesting connection that runs through the work.

Press Coverage

Read a review of this exhibition by Denver Post Fine Arts Critic, Kyle MacMillan. The Signtologist commented on the exhibition and has additional photos of the work.

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Body Ephemeral

Category: photography, installation | Permalink

When: April 3–May 30, 2009
Artist Reception: Rescheduled for Friday, May 15, 2009, 6-10 pm, because the original one on April 17 was fizzled out by a late spring snow storm! Featuring the music of Roger Green.

Another inspirational show at VERTIGO, featuring the photographic works of Richard Peterson, Rayna Manger Tedford, and Chris Perez.

Richard Peterson

Rayna Manger Tedford

Chris Perez

While these three artists are local, and accomplished artists using the medium of photography, the concept regarding abstraction of the figure will enable this exhibit to cross boundaries between the medium of the photographic technique, the relevance of an ever controversial portrayal of the figure in an art context, and most importantly the conceptual (perhaps psychological ?) vision that lies between process and image. Mind, Process, and esoteric Beauty.

Press Coverage

Commentary and additional photos by Ken Hamel at DenverArts.org.

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Colorado AIDS Project 2nd annual Emerging Artist Show

Category: photography, painting, drawing | Permalink

When: January 2–February 14, 2009

Artist/CAP Reception: January 16th, 6pm–9pm, or much later

Featuring Kel Payton with Kyle Goodrich, Barry Whittaker, and Slawomir Turynski (image by Kel Payton, this year's winner)

Please come and support this year's event! 20% of this year's Emerging Artist sales will go to the CAP program (info below)... we are also featuring Adam Taubman and the Corporate Zombies Bluegrass Band ( the CZBG'S).

Colorado AIDS Project is the largest community based organization in Colorado responding to HIV and AIDS. This year alone, CAP will serve 1,800 people living with HIV and AIDS through services such as case management, counseling, financial assistance, housing and the award-winning CAP food bank. To combat the spread of the disease, CAP will also reach 30,000 more individuals with messages about HIV prevention and safety. Currently, there are over 10,000 individuals diagnosed with HIV and AIDS in Colorado. More than a million people are living with HIV and AIDS in the United States, and there are more than 40 million infected with HIV around the world.

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2008 Spring Show at Vertigo

Category: photography, sculpture | Permalink

Featuring Photographs by Richard Alden Peterson & Bob Coller Jewett, Stone by Scott Davis
Exhibition Dates: April 15–May 31, 2008
Artists' Opening Reception: Friday, April 18, 2008, 6–9 pm
Closing Reception: Friday, May 16, 2008, 6–9 pm

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Theresa Ducayet-Clowes and Tracey Russell

Category: photography, painting | Permalink

Exhibition Dates: July 6–31, 2007 First Friday Opening: July 6, 6–10 pm Artists' Reception: Friday, July 20, 2007, 6–9 pm ThereseaDucayetClowes_TraceyRussell