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SPARK is a contemporary, artist-run, art gallery located in Colorado's Cultural District, across the plaza from the Denver Art Museum

SPARK Gallery presents diverse and dynamic art exhibits in its gallery, located in Colorado's Cultural District, across the plaza from the Denver Art Museum. Founded in 1978, SPARK is the oldest cooperative, artist-run, gallery in Denver. Members of Spark Gallery exhibit in four week rotations in the gallery, as well as local juried exhibitions; such as, The Cherry Creek Arts Festival, North Ameri

can Sculpture Exhibition and All Colorado Art Exhibit, as well as, national and international exhibitions. Members work in drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, ceramics and photography.

06/02/2026

Kathryn Oberdorfer’s exhibition, “That’s How the Light Gets In,” is on view through June 16…

“This exhibit is in response to Leonard Cohen’s song “Anthem.” In times of seemingly endless turmoil, his famous lines reminds us “there is a crack in everything, that’s how the LIGHT gets in.” For me the light is COLOR - not just an immediate glance that registers “green tree” but an awareness of the relationship of one color to another where a red looks different if the adjacent color is blue or yellow. The works that comprise this show are all abstract, they are all colorful, some are of a geometric motif, others are a field of color that projects minimalist imagery, and they all bring to mind the curious nature of color relationships.”

1) “Early Morning Sunrise,” 2025, acrylic, pastel and thread on canvas, 30 x 40”
2) “There’s a Crack in Everything,” 2023, acrylic, pastel and thread on canvas, 24 x 24”
3) “Silence is So Accurate,” 2025, acrylic on canvas, 32 x 30” 4) “The Birds They Sang,” 2025, acrylic on canvas, 32 x 30”

Also currently on view at the gallery: works by Barbara Carpenter and Deborah Howard. Plan to see these shows!

Gallery hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday 12-5pm and Tuesday 12-8pm

Spark Gallery is located across the plaza from the Denver Art Museum at 1200 Acoma Street, Denver, Colorado.

05/31/2026

Barbara Carpenter’s exhibition, “Variations on a Theme,” is on view through June 16…

“These photographic images are shot through glass bricks, creating a natural distortion that transforms an ordinary scene into an abstraction. The original subject is no longer visible or meaningful. Rather, the photographs become a subject in color and design. The images are then enhanced with textural overlays, such as grain, scratches or layered patterns. The combination of optical distortion and visual texture invites the view to look beyond the the literal representation.”

1) “Untitled,” 2025, photograph, 20 x 27”
2) “Untitled,” 2026, photograph, 20 x 27”
3) “Untitled,” 2025, photograph, 23 x 27”

Also currently on view at the gallery: works by Kathryn Oberdorfer and Deborah Howard. Plan to see these shows!

Gallery hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday 12-5pm and Tuesday 12-8pm

Spark Gallery is located across the plaza from the Denver Art Museum at 1200 Acoma Street, Denver, Colorado.

05/29/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out for the opening of our new exhibition featuring artwork by Barbara Carpenter, Kathryn Oberdorfer, and Deborah Howard. Here are a few glimpses… be sure to come by soon and take a closer look!

Hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday 12 - 5pm; Tuesday 12-8pm

Spark Gallery is located across the plaza from the Denver Art Museum at 1200 Acoma Street, Denver, Colorado.

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05/21/2026

Shows by Barbara Carpenter, Kathryn Oberdorfer, and Deborah Howard begin Friday. Please join us for an Artists’ Reception on Saturday, May 23 from 12-3pm when all the artists will be present.

Full images of the teasers on the invite:
2) Barbara Carpenter, “Untitled,” 2025, photograph, 23 x 27”
3) Kathryn Oberdorfer, “The Birds They Sang,” 2025, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 27”
4) Deborah Howard, recent wall-sized drawing /installation

Gallery hours:
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday 12-5pm
and Tuesday 12-8pm

Spark Gallery is located directly across the plaza from the Denver Art Museum entrance at 1200 Acoma Street, Denver, Colorado.

05/18/2026

Transitions: Shows featuring Susan Rubin, Michaele Keyes, and Patricia Aaron are on view through May 19… Join us for a last look on Tuesday, May 19 from 12-8pm. Next up: the Barbara Carpenter, Kathryn Oberdorfer, and Deborah Howard shows begin on Saturday, with an opening reception (you’re invited!) from 12-3pm. Don’t miss either exhibition!

Gallery hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday 12-5pm and Tuesday 12-8pm

Spark Gallery is located across the plaza from the Denver Art Museum at 1200 Acoma Street, Denver, Colorado.

05/14/2026

Bet you’ve been meaning to come by… and now this weekend thru Tuesday are your last chances to view this artwork! Best seen in person, here are some details as a tease! >> Also, Patricia Aaron will speak about her work on Saturday (5/17) at 12:30pm.

05/07/2026

Patricia Aaron’s exhibition, “Inspired,” is on view through May 19. You’re invited to join her for an Artist Talk on Saturday, May 16 at 12:30pm.

“Material exploration lies at the center of Patricia Aaron’s work. Encaustic wax, inks, oils, acrylics, and textiles coexist within layered compositions. Each piece develops through cycles of construction and disruption, revealing a visual language shaped by time, memory, and material. Together, these pieces trace an ongoing conversation between past and present—between ideas first imagined more than two decades ago, and those still unfolding.”

1) “Calypso,” 2026, collected global fabrics, suspended 8’ x 20” x 22”
2) “The Sky is the Limit,” 2026, encaustic and mixed media on panel, 36” x 36”
3) “Snowmass Sky and Barn,” wood, steel, encaustic and mixed media, 86” x 4” x 2” each. Photo: Wes Magyar.
4) “Utopia,” 2026; hand and machine stitched textiles sourced from Tokyo and Paris, tanned Icelandic fish leather and Hawaiian Kukui, metal armature; 11 x 13 x 12.” Photo: Wes Magyar.
5)“On the Edge of a Dream, Nature Completing Itself,” 2026; 60 yds of roping, machine serged black cotton velvet and wire; variable wall sculpture, 75” x 60” x 8.” Photo: Wes Magyar.

Also currently on view at the gallery: works by Michaele Keyes and Susan Rubin ( ). Plan to see these shows!

Note new gallery hours:
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday 12-5pm and Tuesday 12-8pm

Spark Gallery is located across the plaza from the Denver Art Museum at 1200 Acoma Street, Denver, Colorado.

05/06/2026

Susan Rubin’s exhibition, “Resilience,” is on view through May 19.

“We live in interesting times. Resilience is parallel thinking; what we see | what we feel. Plants in their places, observing nature’s persistence. Plants in our places, abstracting realism into feelings. Resilience in the work; mark by mark shaping observations into images. Resilience is nature. Stubborn Spring arrives again, respite from a dreary season.”

1) “Enlightened,” 2026, colored pencil / watercolor / pastel, 17 x 17”
2) “Seeing Red,” 2025, colored pencil / watercolor, 18 x 18”
3) “Continental Divide,” 2025, colored pencil / map, 20 x 16”
4) “Columbine,” 2025, 2025, colored pencil / map, 21 x 16”

Also currently on view at the gallery: works by Michaele Keyes and Patricia Aaron (). Come see these shows!

Note new gallery hours:
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday 12-5pm and Tuesday 12-8pm

Spark Gallery is located across the plaza from the Denver Art Museum at 1200 Acoma Street, Denver, Colorado.

05/05/2026

Michaele Keye’s exhibition, “Joint Venture,” is on view through May 19.

“In her organic constructions, Michaele Keyes uses wood and other weathered materials. She gathers her items in forests, fields, stream beds and alleys. Keyes pairs these wooden pieces with monotypes placed on canvas.”

1) “Blowsy,” 2025, monotype, 36 x 12”
2) “Fields,” 2025, monotype, 36 x 12”
3) “Z,” 2025, wood and mixed media, 24 x 27”
4) “Tin Can,” 2025, wood and mixed media, 24 x 27”

Also currently on view at the gallery: works by Susan Rubin () and Patricia Aaron ( ). Come see all these shows!

Note new gallery hours:
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday 12-5pm and Tuesday 12-8pm

Spark Gallery is located across the plaza from the Denver Art Museum at 1200 Acoma Street, Denver, Colorado.

04/26/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out for the opening of our new exhibition on Saturday, featuring artwork by Susan Rubin, Michaele Keyes, and Patricia Aaron. Here are a few glimpses… be sure to come by soon and take a closer look!

Hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday 12 - 5pm; Tuesday 12-8pm

Spark Gallery is located across the plaza from the Denver Art Museum at 1200 Acoma Street, Denver, Colorado.

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Denver, CO

Opening Hours

Monday	12pm - 5pm
Tuesday	12pm - 8pm
Friday	12pm - 5pm
Saturday	12pm - 3:30pm
Sunday	11am - 5pm

Telephone

+17208892200

Website

http://www.sparkgallery.com/

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