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Tilting West

June 04 - August 23, 2026

Tilting West

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Tilting West is a large-scale group exhibition that reexamines the genre of the American West through a contemporary lens. Blending invited and juried artists from across the region, the exhibition includes 12 invited artists and 102 selected works chosen from 1,555 submissions by 335 artists. This exhibition presents a wide range of perspectives that engage with and challenge the traditions within Western art. Through fresh interpretations of place, identity, land, and culture, this exhibition explores how the mythology of the West continues to shape the present, inviting audiences to experience the region not as a fixed idea, but as a living and evolving landscape of histories, communities, and possibilities.

Tilting West

June 04 - August 23, 2026

Special Events

Opening Reception

Thursday, June 4, 2026 6–9 PM

Free and open to the public! Please RSVP so we know that you are coming.

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Round Table: Hosted by Tilt West

July 14, 2026, 6 - 8:30 PM

Tilt West’s mission is to promote critical discourse focused on arts and culture through live events and publishing efforts. We aim to provide a platform for inclusive community discussion and debate on a range of issues relevant to cultural production in Colorado and beyond. Learn more at tiltwest.org.

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Participating Artists

Marcos Acosta* - Grant Adams - Asma Al-Masyabi - Florence Alfano McEwin

Fawn Atencio - Reen Axtell - Alicia Bailey - Jack Balas

Libby Barbee - Jeffry Basinkewitz - Andrew Beckham - JayCee Beyale*

Marc Billard - Brenda Biondo - Gina Blickenstaff - John Boak

Garret Bock - John Bonath - Alex Branch* - Michael Brohman

Robert Burch - Rita Caldwell - Al Canner - Andrea Caretto

Beau Carey* - Daniel Carr - Cassandra Chalfant - Raj Chaudhuri*

Earl Chuvarsky - D. Wayne Cochran - Jodie Roth Cooper - Rebecca Cuming

Peter Cunis - Jason Cuomo - James Dixon - Michael Dowling

Corey Drieth - Charles Durer - Maeve Eichelberger* - Norman Epp

Melody Epperson - Corrina Espinosa - Angela Faris - Douglas Fey

Kent Flora - Carlos Fresquez* - Steven Frost - Spencer Fuller

J. Michael Gatlin - Christy Georg - Susan Goldstein - Joseph Graves

Eric Havelock-Bailie - Maureen Hearty - Alexander Heilner - Lucy Holtsnider

Peter Illig - Samara Johnson - Tsehai Johnson - Vicki Lee Johnston

Matt Jones - Anna Kaye* - Wendy Kowynia - Bree Lamb

Eric Laurson - Jim Leggitt - Frank Lucero - Patrick Marold

David A. Martinez - Chris May - Catie Michel* - Susan Moldenhauer

Johanna Mueller - Trace O’Connor - Sean O’Meallie - Corey Pickett*

R. Ragels - Sangeeta Reddy - Kim Roberts - Andrew Roberts-Gray

Catherine Robinson - Chandler Romeo - William Rumley - Pedro Saldarriaga

Carissa Samaniego - Heather Schulte - Dave Seiler - Shelby Shadwell

David Sharpe - Aidan Shelburne - Kevin Sloan - David Stallings

Sharon Strasburg - Brenda Stumpf - Tina Suszynski - Bala Thiagarajan

Meghan Wilbar - Mary Wilhelm - Mary Williams - Edie Winograde

Kristopher Wright* - Steven Yazzie*

*invited artist

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