2021 Exhibitions at RedLine
Explore our 2021 contemporary art exhibitions, featuring emerging Colorado artists.
November 12, 2021-February 13, 2022. Curated by Rosie Gordon-Wallace.
FORM/RE/FORM - New Work By Trey Duvall
November 12, 2021-January 23, 2022. This solo exhibition by RedLine Resident Alumni Trey Duvall consisted of a single large scale kinetic sculpture that questioned the functionality and endurance of quotidian objects.
November 12, 2021-January 23, 2022. Curated by Juannean Young and Gonzo.
CREATING SPACE: A Mural and Multimedia Exhibition
August 14-October 17, 2021
This exhibition provided a platform for fresh voices within the regional arts communities that celebrate the creative journeys of artists both emerging and established. Juried through an open call process, the mural and fine art works featured in this exhibition embodied ideas that transport viewers into new, imagined and inclusive realities. Juried by Moe Gram and Jodie Herrera.
Participating Artists: Shaunie B, Talaya Banks, Kaylee Bender, Trine Bumiller, Sandra Jean Ceas, Sam Grabowska, Jasmine Holmes, Sarah Iverson, Kay Jaxx, Talia Johns, Motus Theater, Marcus Murray, Celia C. Peters, Aisha Renee, Autumn T. Thomas, Devin “Speaks” Urioste.
Image: “Shifting Tides” by Koko Colab
inVISIBLE | hyperVISIBLE: Art Exhibition, Public Lecture & Workshop on Asian America
September 10-October 10, 2021
inVISIBLE | hyperVISIBLE showcased Asian and Asian American artists, scholars, performers, and community organizers from different ethnic, gender, and geographic backgrounds.
MY CITY: Life During the Coronavirus and/or Black Lives Matter in the USA
Virtual Showcase
Artists in the United States organized to contribute representation from the United States to the online exhibition on the theme of “MY CITY.” This exhibition consists of photographs and digital images created by the ARTNAUTS Collective in the United States.
Artists created photographs of something in their home, neighborhood or city, etc. that referenced the coronavirus or Black Lives Matter or created a digital image that references the coronavirus or Black Lives Matter.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Patricia Aaron // Valerie Albicker // Lourdes Archundia // Barbara Arnold // Trine Bumiller // Dennis Dalton // Rebecca DiDomenico // Michael Dixon // Melissa Furness // Quintin Gonzalez // Andrea Gordon // Kari Greenberg // Kathryn Hart // Todd Edward Herman // Ben Jackel // Mary-Ann Kokoska // Beth Krensky // V. Kim Martinez // Arturo Miranda Videgaray // Faten Nastas Mitwasi // Pamela Beverly-Quigley // George Rivera // Laura Phelps Rogers // Yumi Roth // Martha Russo // Virginia Schick // Tina Suszynski // Luis Valdovino // Summer Ventis // Luz del Carmen Vilchis
GUEST ARTISTS - Joanna Bugajska // Chelsea Taylor
Empowerment: Annual EPIC Arts & Youth Art Mentoring Exhibition
May 29-June 26, 2021
This collaborative exhibition celebrated student work throughout the pandemic and movements towards social justice.
The past year had been anything but ordinary. We all learned to live in isolation and deny ourselves the things that make us who we are.
Connection is at the very heart of humanity and without it, we feel powerless. But this time also created a new sense of community; a renewed promise for tomorrow. We won’t be silenced — we reclaimed our empowerment.
The youth and artist mentors of Youth Art Mentoring and EPIC Arts presented this bold statement together as a bridge between what we lost and what we stand to gain together. We hope you found your empowerment through these brave artists and were inspired by their unwavering commitment to building a brighter future.
In this installation, RedLine Resident Alumni Regan Rosburg reflected on where humanity has positioned itself (literally and figuratively) in the spectrum of time on our planet. Juxtaposing plastic — which can endure thousands of years without disintegrating — alongside moss that has withstood the 350 million years of Earth’s history. Recollection maintained a cautious optimism that the clues to surviving the climate crisis are present in ancient species that are still with us today.
LOGISTICS LANDSCAPE: Works by Mark Dineen and Eleanor Sabin
May 8-May 29, 2021
In their paper “Logistics Landscape” (Landscape Journal, 2008) Charles Waldheim and Alan Berger describe globalization as being “characterized by neo-liberal economic policies, ‘just-in-time’ production, outsourcing, flexible or informal labor arrangements, and increasingly global capital flows.” The places at which these ideas and systems meet the ground are known as operational or logistics landscapes.
These are active sites of production and transition that exist at the intersection of manufacturing, agriculture, commerce, and habitation. Logistics landscapes are embedded in the promise of modernity and are a manifestation of the pluralistic structure of contemporary American life.
As we become increasingly detached from the origins of objects that we use to populate our identities (and consequently the peoples, cultures, and environments that produce these objects) we feel a combined sense of anxiety and awe in the presence of such a complex global infrastructure. The idea of a vessel is a useful way to represent these ideas within an object. In its most expanded definition, a vessel is simply a unit of containment.
The term vessel applies not only to its function as a container to hold and organize materials for distribution or storage, but it can also pertain to a parcel of land as a unit of containment determined by the use and function of that site or as a method of sorting ideas. In Logistics Landscape, we are reflecting on the impact of the vessel and its dispersed interpretations in a hyper-modern era.
LOAFER: Photographs by Zachary Barnes
May 7-May 22, 2021
Growing up in Lakewood, Colorado, Zachary Barnes is particularly interested in what he calls, "the suburban aesthetic."
The photographs selected for Loafer reflected this idea through their sense of wonder that is both aloof and spontaneous but also sincere.
His portrayal of “suburbia” unfolded as a compilation of intimate and evanescent moments found in the most unassuming of locations.
In this way, Barnes worked to redeem the unnoticed or under-appreciated character of the suburbs, formative to his identity, and celebrates the tranquility, beauty and overlooked vitality of the mundane.
In "Safe" Settings: Works by Megan Scheffer
May 1-May 22, 2021
In “Safe” Settings, a solo exhibition by Megan Scheffer, included intricate drawings, sculptures, and photographs that investigated, questioned, and attempted to translate systems and definitions of mental health.
Works in the exhibition visually abstracted mental illness, asylums, and the clinical and subjective language within the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
In a series of photographs taken in the Austin State Hospital (previously known as the State Lunatic Asylum) and transferred onto packing tape, In “Safe” Settings focused on absence and the institutional architecture of psychological spaces.
Month of Photography (MOP): Three Acts: A Survey of Shame, Emotion and Oblivion
March 6-April 24, 2021
Curated by Mark Sink
In collaboration with Todd Edward Herman, Denver College Club, Alto Gallery and the Unperson Project, Three Acts braids three unique collaborations into one exhibit at RedLine for Month of Photography exhibition. Together, Three Acts carry the sentiment, crisis and response to the times.
Beneath the Surface: A Study of Self by Sarah Darlene
March 6-April 24, 2021
Sarah Darlene, “Untitled (Mary)”
Beneath the Surface was Palmeri’s expressive exercise in self-awareness through abstract painting, animation, and sound.
The juxtaposition of the still and animated works explored the threshold between the conscious and unconscious mind, or the surface and what sits just beyond.
In this way, Palmeri drew a connection between her visual arts practice and meditation and how both encourage a regrounding in the body as a portal to deeper self-reflection.
Viewers were invited to practice mindfulness through an immersive presentation to better visualize a space where one’s self ends and the world begins.
This exhibition was part of Checking In, a state-wide collaboration designed to provide platforms of connection between artists, curators, businesses, cultural institutions and communities who have been in isolation but collectively have space or creative works to offer and/or exchange.
Reflecting On Our Virtual Voices: Annual Reach Core Artist Exhibition
February 6-March 13, 2021
Curated by Lares Feliciano and Max Maddox
“Respect yourself and others will respect you,” Juannean Young.
2020 was filled with struggle, loss and frustration. Our collective hearts have pounded in unison to the rhythm of pain, but from all pain comes the desire for peace.
Reach grew together through the pandemic and the global movement to end oppressive systems. We fought to keep what so many have lost, now is the time to reflect on the lessons learned from 2020.
Artists who participated in the 2021 exhibition explored their emotions, political views, culture, and their creative process through installed pieces and digital works.
Participating Reach Core Artists: Gonzo, Vanessa Constanti, Melody Epperson, Sheika Leslie, Tiffany Medina, Sharon Morrison, Risa Murray, Myra Nagy, Carolyn Pooler, Leticia Tanguma, and Juannean Young.
