Image credits (left to right): Monika Swiderski, Marlboro Dream House, 2022, oil on canvas; Abigale Yilma, ቡና (coffee), 2023, oil and acrylic on paper; Lindsey Seldin, Autumn Robot, 2022, 3D digital modeling.

GUILTY: 2023-2024 CU DENVER STUDENT SHOW

october 12-21, 2023

juried by louise Martorano, executive director of redline contemporary

opening reception: OCtober 12, 2023 - 3-5pm

The Annual CU Denver Student Show, GUILTY showcases students’ technical skills and inventiveness across all forms of media. A diverse selection of two, three, and four-dimensional works display the unique art and design aesthetic choices of the individual.

Artists featured in the exhibition

Asma Al-Masyabi, Joshua Barnett, Margaret Brennan de Jesus, Isabella Briganti, Josephine Clark, Asher Hoffman, Ethan Hubchik, Sasha Kapps, Evan Kosakowski, Brittany Loya, Kany Loya, Elisa Pattyn, Victoria Rethamel, Mikayla Rondón, Sydney Schmidt, Kelsey Seldin, Lindsey Seldin, Christian Smith, Beia Smith-Shaw, Monkia Swiderski, Mayarae Taylor, Emma Rose Timbal, Lillie Wesley, Sophia Wright, Isabel Wolf, Abigale Yilma

Meet the juror

Louise Martorano is the Executive Director of RedLine, a non-profit contemporary art center and residency located in Denver, Colorado. RedLine’s mission is to foster education and engagement between artists and communities to create positive social change. Under her leadership, RedLine has received the Denver Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts (2014 & 2015), the Greenway Foundation’s “Partner in Change” award, acknowledged by Denver Public Schools for excellence in community engagement, and has presented and organized over 100 exhibitions over the past 10 years.

Martorano holds a B.A. from the University of Colorado, Boulder and M.H. from the University of Colorado, Denver with a focus in Contemporary Art History & Music. In 2017, she was awarded a Livingston Fellowship from the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation for promising nonprofit leaders who hold significant leadership roles in Colorado’s nonprofit sector. She also sits on the advisory committee for the Visiting Artist,

Scholar & Design program at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, is the Board Treasurer for the Global Women’s Empowerment Fund, and is on the Board of Trustees for the Harmony Hammond Trust.