A key critical component of Sitterud’s work is an uncompromising, yet playful interrogation of authentic individual identity, navigating within the established structures and pervasive tropes of traditional American Western culture. Sitterud deconstructs identity, illuminating both the internal and external conflicts that arise when one is expected to operate within an iconic culture that can be […]
Woman, Life, Freedom
Exhibition Images Credit: Amanda Tipton Photography Throughout the month of July, Leon is honored to be collaborating with Middle East Images Foundation, to present to our Denver community, an exhibition of images from the civil rights protests that took place in Iran last fall. Read Ray Rinaldi’s Denver Post article here. To learn more about […]
A Centrum of Cosmic Energies – Christine Nguyen
April 29th – June 10th, 2023 Image Credit: Amanda Tipton Photography A Centrum of Cosmic Energies is a collection of cyanotypes on cotton using myriad media formats such as color pencil, graphite, pastel and salt crystals. These works depict both the auras of cosmic rays and plants alike. The radiating energy surrounding both forms draw upon the connection between tiny galaxies […]
Shadow Banned – Shadows Gather
The photographer known for her compelling portraits of Denver’s counterculture, Shadows Gather, will unveil her second solo show as part of Denver’s greater Month of Photography. Shadow Banned will be on display March 11th thru April 22nd at Leon Art Gallery and celebrates all that our culture keeps in the shadows–with a special artist reception […]
DID YOU DIE THOUGH? – Confidence Omenai
OPENING RECEPTION – Saturday, January 28th, 2023 – 6pm – 9pmExhibition on view January 28th through March 4th, 2023 Bring your ear buds to listen to audio recordings of Confidence Omenai’s poems. You can access audio recordings of each of the poems by scrolling down and clicking on the various links below. Confidence Omenai’s “Did […]
Joshua Ware – And You May Find Yourself Becoming Oblique in an Age of Mass Extinction
December 2nd, 2022 – January 15th, 2023 As a prominent creative force within the local Denver community, Joshua Ware’s work inhabitis numerous spaces, from public scuplture, to intimate literary readings, to published articles on exhibitions and profiles on other local artists. His involvement within the community is both generous and impactful. Leon is honored to […]
bunny M – the butterfly armoire
Leon is thrilled to welcome back bunny M for their second solo exhibition, ‘thebutterfly armoire’. The exhibition will feature 54 paintings celebrating the beauty ofbutterflies and their designation as symbols of the psyche. 50 of the paintings will havea corresponding 1/1 nft. The physical paintings, as well as the nfts, can be purchasedindependently but are […]
Denverite Presents Denverites – Photography by Kevin Beaty
When Friday, October 7, 2022 10:00 AM – Sunday, October 9, 2022 5:00 PM Where Leon Gallery, 1112 E 17th Ave, Denver, CO 80218 Event Description Denverite is proud to present the photography of visual journalist Kevin Beaty at Leon Gallery this October. “Denverite Presents Denverites” will showcase portraits of Denverites made by Beaty in […]
Call Your Grandmother! – Ana Anu
Image credits: Amanda Tipton Photography Artist Bio: Ana Anu (she/they) is a poet and multi-media artist. Their work, centering ecofeminist poetics, has been materialized in two books of poetry, Noon (2017, thisisfeministart) and Mona Mona Mona (2019, thisisfeministart) and through large public discourse performances and installations internationally. Anu is an MFA graduate of Naropa University […]
pieces – s.legg
June 25th through August 6th, 2022 Leon is proud to present Denver artist s.legg, in his first exhibition with the gallery, including sculptures, photographs and videos.