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The University of Colorado Boulder's Art Practices BFA students are showcasing their work in CU's annual BFA exhibition in the Visual Arts Complex. Reception is on April 24th from 4-6pm!

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With Friends is a creative collective creating a community where artists can freely express their ideas and showcase their awesome artistic talents in low-stakes, high-quality magazines. 

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Sometimes it is easier to fall back on the comforts of the past than to deal with the uncertainties of today. In our debut magazine, we hope to explore what it means to face your fears, live for yourself, and most importantly, to grow up. Drawing on the ideas of childhood, memory, and nostalgia, the first issue of With Friends unites artists under a common thematic umbrella to explore the past.

2026 King Awards Webpage

The King Awards are an annual celebration of artists in the CU Boulder Art and Art History department. These prestigious awards are granted in a competition-style application process based on artistic merit.

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Jurors:

Rory Padeken, Vicki, and Kent Logan, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
Catherine Taft, Deputy Director, The Brick, Los Angeles

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Finalists: 
Undergraduate:

Kimberly Avelyn Era

Addison Morrison

Max Flynn

JaneMelyn Strode

Polly Torian

Graduate:

Brionna Garcia

Eileen Hinckle

Mahda Purmehdi

Allison Radomski

Bocheng Zhang

Whispers & Echoes presents student work from ARTS 3020: Color Theory with Paul Kenneth, tracing how illusion and repetition shape our ways of seeing. 

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In the first project, students worked with an achromatic palette to explore the surrealist tradition through value, contrast, and tonal range. Inspired by early experimental films such as Meshes of the Afternoon and Metropolis, these compositions evoke dreamlike atmospheres and distorted realities. By removing hue, students discovered how light and shadow alone can generate depth, mood, and the foundations of visual perception.

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Patterns, by contrast, hold a dual power: they can unify and organize, or obscure and disrupt. In the second project, students investigated how color and repetition interact to create camouflage, optical illusions, or cultural symbolism. Through chromatic experimentation, they asked: What does it mean to see and be seen? How do patterns shape perception, identity, and meaning?

This group exhibition, curated by Ethan Robert, alumni of the Art Practices program at the University of Colorado Boulder, featured artwork from students and faculty drawing upon themes of love, lust, loss, and expressions of desire. Thanks to CU Sandbox and the Theatre department, an acting studio was transformed into a curated gallery space. 

Featured Artists:

Alvin P. Gregorio
Melina Atwood
Haley Delich
Lauren Iverson
Paul Kenneth
Nadia Martin
Alice Neild
Max Flynn
Claire Shiely
Polly Torian

Rachel Suter

Jordan Saladino
Julia Procter
Elise Mozena
Jordan Longley
Koral Jackson
Maddie Hahn
Emily Brenninger