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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Denver Art Museum’s new buildings welcome guests through art, architecture
Art museums are architecture that everyone has a stake in, and each of us has an opinion about.

For artist Jonathan Saiz, things are looking up
You can see Jonathan Saiz's work at his gallery, K Contemporary.

Exploring the roots — and high drama — of flamenco
In the United States, we tend to push flamenco music and movement into the category of folklore, something to be respected and admired for its showy skills, but not quite...

In Arvada, taking a read on Roland Bernier’s long career
The Arvada Center has carved out a crucial role in Colorado art by producing exhibitions that define careers. Arvada has the room --10,000 square feet of gallery space — and...

MCA taking over the old Holiday Theatre in North Denver
The Holiday Theatre at 2644 W. 32nd Ave. seats 400 and was previously home to a church.Denver’s historic Holiday Theatre will be transformed into a hub for cultural activity in...

The big potential of tiny things: Yoshitomo Saito’s bronzes recognize the romance of nature without glorifying it
Yoshitomo Saito’s "Of Sky and Ground” continues through Nov. 28 at the Denver Botanic Gardens.

Review: Fun house, eerie aura from Meow Wolf in Denver, but is it art?
In a land of Rocky Mountain highs, Meow Wolf’s eerie aura feels a little out of this world. I was hoping for something more connected to place, less corporate.

Excess at its best: LoDo’s K Contemporary gallery gives “bunny artist” Hunt Slonem the big show he deserves
There are more than 300 Slonem objects in the show, titled “Curiouser and Curiouser,” and they are surrounded by luxe furnishings.

For Dianne Reeves and Cleo Parker Robinson, a collaboration was delayed, but inevitable
Singer Dianne Reeves doesn’t recall the day she met dancer Cleo Parker Robinson, her friend, fellow artist and, these days, her collaborator.

Anonymous $25 million gift could turn Denver Art Museum into a fashion powerhouse
In one sense, you could look at the $25 million handed to the Denver Art Museum this month as an extremely generous gift card.