Colorado Abstract +10: A History

September 6, 2019–January 12, 2020

September 6, 2019–January 12, 2020
Colorado Abstract +10: A History
Temporary Exhibition Gallery 12

Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art and the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities collaborated to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the stunning book, Colorado Abstract: Paintings and Sculpture. Originally published in 2009 by Fresco Books with a foreword by Hugh Grant, notable art writers Michael Paglia and Mary Voelz Chandler highlight the history and continuing tradition of abstraction by artists in the state. Kirkland Museum’s temporary exhibition, Colorado Abstract +10: A History, presents two and three-dimensional artworks created by the artists featured in the historical section of the book, tracing the history and development of this artistic style in Colorado. The Arvada Center’s show, which closed November 17th, presented a contemporary survey of the work in the book as well as additional artists working in abstraction that have impacted Colorado’s art scene.

Kirkland Museum title: Colorado Abstract +10: A History
Arvada Center title: Colorado Abstract +10: A Survey I & II
Combined title for both exhibitions: Colorado Abstract +10: A History & A Survey

Artwork: (top) Detail of Hawaii, 2015, Lewis McInnis, Oil on canvas, Image credit Arvada Center; (bottom) Yellow, c. 1959, Mary Chenoweth, Oil on canvas with collage, Collection Kirkland Museum.

Watch one of the videos made for this exhibition:

Colorado Abstract + 10: a history & a survey | One Exhibition, Two Locations