GARY EMRICH
1570 Locust Street
Denver, Colorado 80220
Gary@garyemrich.com
ONE & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2023 “All Consumed” Candella Books and Gallery, Richmond, VA
2021 “DIBS” Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO
2021 “All Consumed” SFO Museum, San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, CA
2018 “Gary Emrich All Consumed” Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO
2016 “Gary Emrich Splashdown” Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO
2016 “Gary Emrich: Promise” Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Spgs CO
2012 “Gary Emrich: New Work” Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO
2011 “Contact” Fuse Box Gallery, Denver Art Museum, Denver CO
2009 “Don’t Ask, Can’t Tell” Rude Gallery, Denver, CO
2007 “A Source to Consider” Dairy Center, Boulder, CO
2006 “Spectacles” Robischon Gallery. Denver, CO
2001 “Recent Works in Video.” Ironton Studio & Gallery. Denver, CO
1998 “Image Conscious: Chung/Rembrandt/Elway.” Robischon Gallery. Denver, CO
1995 “Men and Madonna.” Robischon Gallery. Denver, CO
1993 “Gary Emrich: Short Videos.” AlternaTV. Pirate Gallery. Denver, CO
1990 “Gary Emrich: Recent Work.” Orange Coast College Gallery. Costa Mesa, CA
1990 “Gary Emrich: Photography & Video.” The Print Club. Philadelphia, PA
1989 “Fabricated and Photographed.” Robischon Gallery. Denver, CO
1987 “Duluth, This Is Eddie.” The Art Dept. Gallery. Denver, CO
1986 “Slippery People.” 2-C Gallery. Denver, CO
1985 “Hook-Ups.” Spark Gallery. Denver, CO
1985 “Cecilia Condit & Gary Emrich.” University Art Gallery. University of
Colorado. Boulder, CO
1985 “TRANSvision.” Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities. Arvada, CO
1980 “Gary Emrich Recent Work” Metropolitan State College. Denver, CO
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 “Imminent Existence – Critical Mass 50 Exhibition” Photographic Center Northwest. Seattle, Washington
2022 “45+ Anniversary Exhibition” Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO
2022 “30 over 50” Center for Fine Art Photography On-line exhibition
2022 ”Curious Visions: Toward Abstract Photography” Denver Art Museum. Denver, CO
2021 “The Space(s) Between” Myhren Gallery, University of Denver. Denver, CO
2020 “Context 2020” Filter Photo. Chicago, IL
2019 “Art of the State” Arvada Center for the Arts. Arvada, CO
2018 “New Territory Landscape Photography in the 21st Century” Denver Art Museum. Denver, CO
2011 “Blink Light Sound and the Moving Image” Denver Art Museum. Denver, CO
2011 “Photo Alchemy” 23 Sandy Gallery. Portland OR
2010 “Covering Ground” Robischon Gallery. Denver, CO
2009 “Remastering the Masters” Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art
2008 “In and Out of Time” Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
2008 “Dialog Denver” Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO
2008 “Out of Place” Robischon Gallery. Denver, CO
2007 “30x30” Robischon Gallery. Denver, CO
2007 “Disasters of War” Mizel Center for Arts and Culture, Denver, CO
2006 “Signal Channel” Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha. NE
“Alternative Processes” Soho Photo Gallery, New York, NY
“Nature of Things, Things in Nature” Art Students League, Denver
2005 “Alternative Borders” White Raven Studios, Las Cruces, NM
2004 “Repeat Offenders” Singer Gallery, Mizel Arts Center, Denver, CO
2003 “Dichotomies” Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO
“DIVINING: Art & Water in the West” Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO
2002 “Looped” Artemesia Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 “The Artist’s Book.” Singer Gallery, Mizel Arts Center, Denver, CO
2000 “Call & Response: Contemporary Colorado Artists and the Hebrew Scripture,
Mizel Arts Center, Denver, CO
2000 “2000 Celebrate Colorado Arts Festival, Denver Performing Arts Complex.
1998 “Egypt of the Mind”, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
1998 “Member’s Invitational”, Edge Gallery, Denver, CO
1997 “Visions: Contemporary Colorado Photography” Emmanuel Gallery, Denver
1995 “The Cultural Body” Coburn Gallery, Colorado College, Colorado Spgs.
1993 “100th Birthday Celebration.” Denver Art Museum. Denver, CO
1992 “1992 Dallas Video Festival.” Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX
1992 “15th Annual Denver International Film Festival.” Denver, CO
1991 “First Sightings.” Denver Art Museum. Denver, CO
1990 “Big Pictures.” Robischon Gallery. Denver, CO
1990 “1990 Dallas Video Festival.” Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX
1990 “The Atlanta Film & Video Festival.” Atlanta Georgia
1990 “Colorado 1990.” The Denver Art Museum. Denver, CO.
1990 “Right to View: Perspectives on Censorship” Robischon Gallery. Denver, CO
1990 “Alternatives ‘90.” Seigfred Gallery. Ohio University. Athens, Ohio.
1989 “64th International” The Print Club. Philadelphia, PA
1988 “Denver/1988 20 Views.” Emmanuel Gallery. Denver, CO
1988 “Communications ‘88” 1999 Broadway Gallery, Denver, CO
1988 “The Video Medium.” Geoffrey Taber Gallery. Columbus, Ohio.
1988 “ Illuminance 88.” Lubbock Fine Arts Center. Lubbock, TX
1988 “11th Annual Denver International Film Festival.” Denver, CO
1988 “Self-Portraits.” Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities. Arvada, CO.
1988 “The 3rd Atlanta Photo Salon.” Nexus Contemporary Art Center. Atlanta, GA
1987 “10th Annual Denver International Film Festival.” Denver, Colorado.
1987 “4th Annual Photo Exhibition.” Phinney Art Center. Seattle, Washington.
1987 “Colorado All-Media Juried Exhibition.” Boulder Center for the Visual Arts.
1987 “Regional Photographers.” Close Range Gallery. Denver Art Museum.
1987 “Colorado Photographers.” University Art Gallery. University of Colorado.
Boulder, Colorado.
1986 “Religious Art Show.” News Gallery. Denver, Colorado.
1985 “Public Domain.” Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions. Los Angeles, Ca.
1985 “8th Annual Denver International Film Festival.” Denver, Colorado.
1984 “7.” Center for Idea Art. Denver, Colorado.
1984 “Arts ‘84.” Boulder Center for the Visual Arts. Boulder, Colorado.
1983 “Summer Video Series.” Center for New Television. Chicago, Illinois.
1983 “Non-Two-Dimensional.” Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, Colorado.
1983 “Christmas for Five.” Sebastian-Moore Gallery. Denver, Colorado.
1983 “Colorado Biennial 1983” The Denver Art Museum. Denver, Colorado.
1982 “The School Show.” The Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois.
1982 “5 Photographers.” Beloit College. Beloit, Wisconsin.
1982 “Still Life/Still Lives.” UMC Gallery. University of Colorado. Boulder, CO
1982 “A Common Experience Diverse Interpretations.” Emmanuel Gallery.
1981 “Last Photo Show Before the Lake.” School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois.
1981 “Maps-Reverie-Cosmos.” Moming Art Center. Chicago, Illinois.
1981 “Chicago Photographers.” Stillights Gallery. San Francisco, California.
1981 “Chicago Photographers.” Osaka Photo College. Osaka, Japan.
1980 “Color Photographs From the Collection.” Denver Art Museum. Denver, CO
1980 “Multiple Exposure.” 15th Street Gallery. Denver, Colorado
1980 “New Work.” Skidmore College. Saratoga Springs, New York.
1980 “4 Corners Juried Exhibition of Photography.” Northlight Gallery. Tempe, AZ
1979 “Exposure: Ideas & Images in Contemporary Photography.” Boulder Center
For the Visual Arts. Boulder, Colorado.
EDUCATION
MFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 1982.
BA, Political Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1977.
University of Lancaster, Lancaster, England
WORK REPRESENTED BY
Robischon Gallery Denver, Colorado
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Art Institute of Chicago Film Arts Anthology, New York
Denver Art Museum Belger Museum, Kansas City MO
City of Denver Detroit Zoological Society
State of Colorado Continental Illinois National Bank of Chicago
University of Colorado Art Museum
PUBLICATIONS
Musee Magazine ART and OBJECT
New American Painting vol. 42 The Chicago Tribune
The Independent The LA Times
New Art Examiner The Philadelphia Inquirer
Artlines The Atlanta Journal & Constitution
Artweek The Denver Post & Rocky Mountain News
FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
Private Commission for Sage Hospitality/Curtis Hotel, Denver 2007
Public Art Commission. City of Denver, 2001
COvisions Fellowship in Media Arts, Colorado Council on the Arts, 1995
Creative Fellowship in Media Arts, Colorado Council on the Arts, 1990
Production Grant, Western States Regional Media Arts, 1990
Showcase Video Award, 14th Atlanta Film and Video Festival, 1990
Production Grant, Western States Regional Media Arts, 1989
Public Art Purchase. State of Colorado 1985
Director’s Grant, Colorado Council on the Arts, 1984
Collaboration Grant, Colorado Council on the Arts, 1984
Artists in Education, Colorado Council on the Arts, 1983
WORK PUBLISHED
Camouflage & Crossings Monograph
The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Head of Photography and Video, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
2004-2014
Working Artist, 1979-present
President, Smoke and Mirrors 1983-present
Instructor of Photography and Video Art, Metropolitan State College 1983-1986
Instructor of Photography, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado 1983-1986