Fine Arts Critic
Ray Mark Rinaldi
Ray Mark Rinaldi (media@rayrinaldi.com) is a veteran arts writer and critic based in Denver.
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In a secret Aurora art gallery, simple stories told in textiles
Although it has been open for a dozen years now, and producing ponder-worthy exhibitions all along, the Fulginiti Gallery on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora remains something of a...

âEspiritu Hermosxâ at the Museo de las Americas explores LGBTQ+ identity through the eyes of Latinx artists
See the exhibition "Espiritu Hermosxâ -- in English, âBeautiful Spiritâ â play out at the Museo de las Americas in Denverâs Santa Fe art district.

10 of the most beautiful things to see this spring and summer around Denver
What is beautiful? Is it a captivating piece of art? A perfectly framed scene of nature? A building or a green space that challenges, and opens up, our aesthetic senses?...

Want to know what young artists are thinking? Just look at the objects they make.
There is something invigorating about seeing the exhibitions of student work that college art galleries present at this time of year.

New public-art piece from Mission Ballroom’s disco-ball designer will make you say “Whee”
âWheeâ is fully interactive; just grab the metal bar at the base, give it a good spin, and the workâs organic energy begins to flow.

Historic former elementary school now home to 50 artist studios
It's a distinct opportunity to encounter some of Denverâs more interesting creatives in a relaxed way.

Sometimes art needs a good punchline
The works included, from six artists, all can be viewed as humorous or ironic.

For the Colorado Ballet, a joyous, uphill climb
Lauren Lovette is having the kind of 2024 other choreographers only dream about.

See the dripping, gripping work of Gala Porras-Kim at MCA Denver
Her works read like science experiments where the results are not quite complete yet

Three compelling painting exhibits, each with a distinctive point of viewÂ
Painter Esteban Cabeza de Baca speaks there Wednesday, and it is a highly anticipated event.