Viral Influence: Art in the Time of Coronavirus
In the midst of Colorado's stay-at-home order in early March 2020, local artists did what they do best: they continued to create. Some responded directly to the pandemic through the use of the new, changing imagery of society--face masks, sourdough bread, and quiet scenes at home. Others lost access to studio space and supplies, forcing them to get creative with kitchen-table studios and household materials. The artworks from this time capture the impacts of the pandemic on individuals and communities, portraying isolation, adaptation, despair, connection, distance, and closures.
Recognizing this outpouring of creativity from artists across Colorado, the Arvada Center asked for submissions of artwork created during the state鈥檚 response to the pandemic. Open from March - October 2020, the call garnered over 1,000 submissions of work from across the state. This exhibition showcases 259 works by 168 artists, offering a comprehensive overview with works of all mediums, subject matters, and processes.
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In the midst of Colorado's stay-at-home order in early March 2020, local artists did what they do best: they continued to create. Some responded directly to the pandemic through the use of the new, changing imagery of society--face masks, sourdough bread, and quiet scenes at home. Others lost access to studio space and supplies, forcing them to get creative with kitchen-table studios and household materials. The artworks from this time capture the impacts of the pandemic on individuals and communities, portraying isolation, adaptation, despair, connection, distance, and closures.
Recognizing this outpouring of creativity from artists across Colorado, the Arvada Center asked for submissions of artwork created during the state鈥檚 response to the pandemic. Open from March - October 2020, the call garnered over 1,000 submissions of work from across the state. This exhibition showcases 259 works by 168 artists, offering a comprehensive overview with works of all mediums, subject matters, and processes.
Artists on show
- Helen Ragheb
- Joyce Gold
- Adam Peery
- Adrienne DeLoe
- Alicia Bailey
- Amy Lorenz
- Andrea Gordon
- Anne Clark
- Anthony Knight
- Ashton Lacy Jones
- Austin Howlett
- Becky Enabnit Silver
- Becky Lenhart
- Benjamin Powell
- Bonny Lhotka
- Brenda Biondo
- Brenda Jones
- Brendt Berger
- Brian D'Agosta
- Brian Sartor
- Christine Nguyen
- Christine Parker
- Chuck McCoy
- Clarice Benz
- Clark Valentine
- Claudia Roulier
- Conn Ryder
- Connie Quigg
- Cory Van Zytveld
- Daniel Levinson
- David Fodel
- DL Winn
- El Meek
- Eleanor Sabin
- Elizabeth Buhr
- Elizabeth Earhart
- Ellen Moershel
- Emma Johnstone
- Erik Pendergraft
- Evan Colbert
- Gary Reed
- Gayla Lemke
- Grace Gutierrez
- Grace Morris
- Greg Matheny
- Gregory T. Nelson
- Hannah Sutton Stoll
- Irene Delka McCray
- Isabel Munson
- Jacquetta Green
- Jane Banzhaf
- Janelle Anderson
- Janice McDonald
- Jeffrey Keith
- Jennie Boucneau
- Jessica Bernstein-Schiano
- Jim Leggitt
- Jodie Herrera
- Joe Murray
- John Boak
- Josh Aiman
- Jovan Brock
- Joyce Coco
- Judy Campbell
- Judy Gardner
- Julie Jablonski
- Julie Leidel
- Julie Puma
- Justin Schaffer
- Karen Poulson
- Katharine Smith-Warren
- Katie Caron
- Kay Galvan
- Kaylee Bender
- Kelly Frimel
- Kelsey McDonald Gibson
- Kendra Fleischman
- Kenneth Macy
- Keri Mills
- Kevin Sloan
- Kim Roberts
- Leah Dennison
- Leona Lazar
- Linda Graham
- Lisa Calzavara
- Lisa DiMichele
- Loretta Young-Gautier
- Louis Recchia
- Lydia Riegle
- Lynette O'Kane
- Maddie Sturm
- Mandy Hansen
- Mariana Pereira Vieira
- Mark Bueno
- Mark Penner-Howell
- Marty Odermann
- Maureen May
- Meghan Wilbar
- Michael Morris
- Mickey LaFave
- Mike Keene
- Mike Roderique
- Molly McCrosson
- Nancy Johnson
- Nanette Fazio
- Nikki Evans
- Nolan Johnson
- Pam Rogers
- Pat Morrow
- Patricia Aaron
- Patricia Barry Levy
- Patricia Finley
- Paul Sisson
- Penney Bidwell
- PJ Bergin
- Rebecca DiDomenico
- Richard Buchanan
- Rob Watt
- Robin Cole
- Robin Whatley
- Roger Rapp
- Roger Reutimann
- Roy Anneberg
- Ryan Hughes
- Sandra Dalton
- Sandra Jean Ceas
- Sandy Toland
- Sara Howsam
- Sara Rockinger
- Scout Patterson
- Sharon Feder
- Stacey Roberts
- Stan Meyer
- Stephanie Block
- Sue Simon
- Susan Cooper
- Susan R Goldstein
- Susan Samol
- Sylvie Abecassis
- Talia Swartz Parsell
- Teresa Brooks
- Tif Choate
- Tina Bailey
- Tina Hagerling
- Tom Megalis
- Tom Sarmo
- Tony Ortega
- Veronica Love
- Virginia Unseld
- Will Day
- Xiaoxiao Strong
- Zoa Ace
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