Colleen Smith

Summertime’s gardens have long inspired artists and botanists. Botanical illustration emerged around the time of Plato, more than 2,000 years ago. The medium launched not as a fine art, but as a…
Fine-art photographer Diane Allison managed to stop summertime with her camera. In a salute to the season, she captured quintessential macro moments and digitized her images with her own brand of…
It’s safe to assume that Chihuly is one of the most recognized surnames in contemporary American art. The glass master is so popular that, in 1992, he was named the first National Living Treasure.…
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RiNo Art District envelops three Denver neighborhoods and features more than 200 murals. The outdoor gallery transformed neighborhoods once known for their mucky riverbeds and some of the world’s…
Anyone familiar with the Midas touch of Philip F. Anschutz won’t be surprised that the magnate has amassed one of the most impressive and important private Western art collections in the world.
Amy Laugesen sculpts horses and mules in homage to their roles in the history of Colorado. However, her rustic yet elegant ceramic and mixed-media equine sculptures look as if they could have been…
“All the components together without the term ‘impressionism’ in the title is significant. We’re recognizing American art history for its complexity and richness.” Timothy Standring coined a…