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 experimental art project explores a world without galleries or dealers
“So Wrong Itap So Right” is an experiment where local creatives are testing the gallery system to see how well they can do without dealers.

Denver experimental art project explores a world without galleries or dealers
In the experiment, local creatives are testing the gallery system to see how well they can do without dealers.

New exhibit laments the fate of minority artists in the commercial art world. Then asks it to pay up.
The pieces go further than simply presenting hackneyed images. They ask viewers to consider what kind of black art makes it into high-end galleries and, in many cases, that seems...

Review: “The Western” at DAM lassoes the links between art, film and folklore
Conquering the West has always started with staking a claim, marking territory and squatting emphatically so that no one doubts ownership. It's an act invented, for better and worse, by...

Piece by piece, important visual arts event Venice Biennale feels closer and closer to Denver
The Venice Biennale is arguably the most important visual arts event on the planet, but it's always felt a bit distant from Denver.

Bonfils-Stanton Foundation honors three longtime contributors to Denver’s art scene
The annual Bonfils-Stanton Foundation awards are different than other honors handed out on behalf of the arts in Denver. For two reasons.

Review: Local soprano leads Opera Colorado’s bloody but satisfying “Lucia,” opening this weekend
What does it say about opera fans that they enjoy the ruthless "Lucia di Lammermoor" so much?

10 picks for Doors Open Denver’s achitectural tour this weekend
This weekend's Doors Open Denver invites the public inside some of the most interesting architectural icons in the city.

Giving out money, but creatively: Arts in Society grants benefit those in the middle
The Arts in Society grants helped the funders get into the trenches, figuring out who is offering the most promising work and enabling them to lend a hand.

For Newman Center, a 2017-18 season that opens the door to younger audiences
The Newman Center Presents performance series has built its elegant reputation by showing a certain kind of fine art and adult lineup of classical music, contemporary dance and jazz.