Artist & Alumni Event Roundup: October 2023
Fall is here! October promises to be an art lover's dream as we showcase the incredible talents of 4 exceptional RedLine Artist Residents and Alumni.
Each artist brings their distinct vision and creative flair to the forefront. Prepare to celebrate the boundless expressions of creativity our artists have to offer this season.
Here are our 4 can’t miss Denver art events this October, featuring RedLine Resident Artists and Alumni!
Ben Coleman - ARARAT Dance Performance
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What: Show Premier
Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts - 1700 N Decatur Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322
When: October 26 - 28, 2023
About the project: ARARAT, staibdance’s latest multi-media work considers the history and resilience of the Armenian people following a genocide that claimed 1.5 million lives. Rooted in survivor stories, and parallel investigations toward newness, the trajectory of the work illuminates the countenance of the human spirit. RedLine Alumnus Ben Coleman is Sound Designer & Composer, and for this production, performs on-stage with the dancers.
About the artist: Ben Coleman is a British multi-disciplinary artist residing in Denver, CO. His practice is multidisciplinary, grounded in sound and performance, and often encompassing other media, including music, dance, video and installation.
Contact: contactbencoleman@gmail.com
Artist site: https://www.bencolemansounds.com/
Instagram: @isthisbencoleman
Jennifer Ghormley - The MIX Group Exhibition
What: Group Exhibition
Where: Niza Knoll Gallery - 915 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO, 80204
When: September 29 - November 4, 2023
About the exhibition: The MIX features beautiful, attainable artwork that is wonderful for gifting! The ever changing selection can be purchased on-site and online for pickup or shipping. Since these pieces are not part of the regular gallery shows that are held up front, they are available to take home right away without having to wait until the close of an exhibit!
About the artist: Jennifer Ghormley is an independent artist who employs a variety of techniques in the translation of ideas through works of art. She is a mixed-media printmaker who specializes in screenprint, wood & linocut, installations, and handmade recycled books. Jennifer received her Masters of Fine Arts, emphasis in Printmaking from the University of Nebraska 2006, and Bachelor of Fine Arts, emphasis in Printmaking from Metro State of Denver, 2002.
Contact: jen@jenniferghormley.com
Artist website: https://jenniferghormley.com/home.html
Instagram: @jenniferghormleyartist
Tony Ortega - Mi Gente: Manifestations of Community in the Southwest Group Exhibition
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What: Group Exhibition
Where: Colorado Springs Fine Art Center - 30 W Dale St, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903
When: September 1 - February 3, 2024
About the exhibition: Drawing from works in the collection stewarded by the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Mi Gente considers community within a landscape that has been shaped by colonization and migration. Focusing primarily on works by Chicanx/a/o, Hispanic, and Mexican American artists based in New Mexico and Colorado, Mi Gente considers the politics and complexities of community, including those who are perceived as outsiders.
About the artist: Tony Ortega is a Denver-based visual artist and educator. His work has been exhibited in over 30 solo shows and featured in exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Colorado Spring Fine Art Center, Harwood Museum, Taos NM, RedLine Contemporary Art Center, Denver and the National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM. His work is in the collections of the Denver Art Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum, the Blanton Art Museum, Austin, TX, and the Museo Estudio Diego Rivera, Mexico City.
Contact: tortegaartist@cs.com
Artist site: http://www.tonyortega.net
Instagram: @tortegaartist
Megan Gafford - Fashionably Late Takes Visual Essay Series
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What: Visual Essay Series
Where: Online
When: Every Other Monday
About the exhibition: I launched a new publication called Fashionably Late Takes (I can't draw fast enough for hot takes), where I'll be sharing a new visual essay every other Monday. My visual essays include hand-drawn images. These time consuming graphite drawings force me to pick topics that linger, with relevance that erodes slowly. You won’t find hot takes there — these are Fashionably Late Takes.
The logo for Fashionably Late Takes is a drawing of a mutant flower that I grew after a physicist helped me dose daisy seeds with radiation (I fashioned these flowers into sculptures). This connection to my mad scientist past hints at the kind of ideas that I’ll write and draw about there, like the tension between pursuing knowledge and curiosity killing the cat. But this theme is just a starting point, because I’ll tackle a wide range of topics.
The inaugural visual essay is titled "When Curiosity Kills the Cat," and in it I address the lab leak theory of COVID-19 origins from my perspective as something of a mad scientist.
About the artist: Megan Gafford received her BFA from the University of New Orleans in 2011 and an MFA in painting and drawing from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2016. In her studio practice, she repurposes unsettling scientific tools like radiation and cybernetics as art materials, to create work that commingles eeriness and elegance.
Contact: megan.gafford@gmail.com
Artist site: https://megangafford.com/
Instagram: @megan.gafford