Previous Exhibits
2013
Jay Zerbe - Abstract Juxtapositions Chicago Artist Zerbe Exhibit at HS Library, Feb 1-April 30.
The University of Colorado Health Sciences Library will be hosting a display of small-scale collages by Chicago artist Jay Zerbe in its 3rd Floor Gallery. The show, Abstract Juxtapositions will run from Feb. 1 through April 30th. On display will be about 40 items dating from the last ten years. According to Zerbe, “Collages, just by their (usual) small scale, invite an intimate relationship, with the artist as well as the viewer. Unexpected relationships develop because of the juxtaposition of materials used. Intuitive decision-making is inherent to the process. Painted papers, graphite, ink, crayons, acrylic paint, found paper, and archival prints of my original materials and photographs generated and altered via the computer comprise my collage resources.” The 2nd edition of a survey publication of Zerbe’s collages from 2003-2012 is now available at lulu.com. Plan to visit the Library and experience this intimate, immediate show.
2012
Art from the University of Colorado Denver - 2012
An exhibit of artwork created by faculty, staff and students of the University of Colorado Denver. There are many talented artists on our campuses! This juried exhibition is an opportunity for us to learn about our talented co-workers, teachers, and students.
This exhibit will be on display November 6, 2012 – January 29, 2013 in the Gallery of the Health Sciences Library. An Opening Reception will be held on November 15, 2012 from 3:00-5:00 pm.
September 3 to November 2, 2012 - Form & Function
Please join us for an opening reception at the Health Sciences Library Thursday, September 6, 2012 from 4-7pm
Form & Function: A juried exhibition of artwork celebrating the human form at the Anschutz Medical Campus Health Sciences Library Gallery.
Select works by students and alumni of the CU Denver; College of Arts & Media, Department of Visual Arts
Marie Angoulvant, Derrick Duvall, Suzanne Hayes, David Hicks, Laura Phelps Rogers, Michelle Soler, Alexandra Staretz, Kendall Thompson, Tiffany Witt
Aurora Photographers -
Are you interested in photography? Come and view photographs by a group of local Aurora photographers. Working with the Cultural Affairs Commission of the City of Aurora, and the Health Sciences Library will be displaying photography from fifteen different Aurora photographers in the Gallery. The exhibit will be on display June 2 through August 31, 2012.
An Opening Reception will be held on Thursday, June 14 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Mary Norbury-Glaser - Analogue Love, photography
This collection of photographs is created using plastic cameras and analogue film. In this day of digital photography, film photography has become nearly a lost art. Mary uses lo-fi techniques to create photographs untouched by graphics editing software. What you see is what the camera sees - imperfect and unpredictable.
Opens: April 23 through May 30, 2012. Please join Mary at an Opening Reception of her art display at the Health Sciences Library in the 3rd floor Gallery on Friday May 4th from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Merry Havens - Quilted Fabric Collage Art
Opens: January 10, 2012 through March 2, 2012, Opening reception: Sunday, February 19 from 3-6 pm. Check out Merry's website: www.dragonflybylight.com
2011
3rd annual - Art from the University of Colorado Denver Community: displaying the talents of Faculty, Staff and Students
Opens: November 1, 2011 through January 6, 2012
Reception: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 from 3-5 p.m.
June 6 - August 31 - Art in Science | Science in Art...
Opening Reception - When: Tuesday, June 28 from 3-6 p.m., Where: Reading Room and Gallery
The Health Sciences Library is very excited to be hosting the Art in Science | Science in Art exhibit in our Gallery. The exhibit will be on display through the end of August. Art in Science | Science in Art is a juried exhibition of images made by University of Colorado-affiliated scientists and artists. Scientists were asked to submit images they had made as part of their everyday work. Artists whose images illustrate or offer insights into scientific principles were also asked to take part. Of the hundreds of images submitted, thirty were selected by a national jury to be printed in large format, framed, and hung in a traveling show. Since opening in 2007 at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science the exhibit has traveled to Colorado, Mexico and New York City.
Art in Science | Science in Art is curated by Helen Macfarlane, MA and J. John Cohen, MD, PhD, of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, with financial support from the CU President’s Fund for the Humanities.
April 10 - May 19 - Rewriting the Book of Nature: Charles Darwin and the Rise of Evolutional Theory
OPENING RECEPTION: Date: Thursday April 21, Time: 2:50 pm, Location: Reading Room
Charles Darwin: world's most productive invalid - Dr. Bruce Paton
Cardiac surgeon, historian, and professor emeritus, Dr. Bruce Paton, University of Colorado Denver, will speak on "Charles Darwin: world's most productive invalid." Charles Darwin experienced ill health for many years of his life and the cause of his maladies has been the subject of much speculation in the medical literature. Dr. Paton will explore the diagnoses offered over the years and discuss how Darwin was able to cope with his illness and excel as one of the intellectual giants of the past centuries.
Date: Tuesday May 3, Time: Noon, Location: Reading Room
Religion and evolution: why they still haven’t reconciled - Dr. Jeff Kieft
Many mainstream religions have accepted the truth of evolution, and the world’s most trusted scientific bodies have stated that there is no inherent conflict between faith and evolutionary theory. Despite this apparent reconciliation, the battle lines are still drawn and they remain focused on ‘God vs. Darwin.’ Why? Dr. Kieft has spoken about evolutionary theory and taught its importance at churches and community forums in Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri; in this presentation, he will present some of his observations, experiences, and thoughts as to why the argument continues.
This exhibition was developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health and the NIH Office of History.
January 17 - March 23, 2011 - Aurora Public Schools K-12, Students & Teachers Art Exhibit
Over a dozen schools are participating in the exhibit and the artists are from Kindergarten through 12th grade. Some of the art teachers from the APS schools also have artwork on display. All artwork in the exhibit is for sale and profits from the sale go directly to the student artists. Stop by the Gallery and check out some of that amazing art the students have created!
2010
November 4 - January 10 - Art from the UC Denver Community: displaying the talents of Faculty, Staff and Students
This juried exhibition is an opportunity for us to learn about our talented co-workers, teachers, and students. An opening reception will be held on November 10 from 3 – 5 pm.
August 24 - November 2 - Colors in the Library
The Aurora Artists Guild is sponsoring "Colors in the Library" and will hold a reception on September 2 from 4 – 8 pm.
July 11 - August 21 - The Literature of Prescription Stories on Stage - Martha Bernie (the actor) and Anthony Powell (Creative Director of Stories on Stage).
August 17 at 3 p.m. Ed 2 South building auditorium.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman and The Yellow Wall-paper
In the late nineteenth century, at a time when women were challenging traditional ideas about gender that excluded them from political and intellectual life, medical and scientific experts drew on notions of female weakness to justify inequality between the sexes. Artist and writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman, who was discouraged from pursuing a career to preserve her health, rejected these ideas in a terrifying short story titled “The Yellow Wall-Paper.” The famous tale served as an indictment of the medical profession and the social conventions restricting women’s professional and creative opportunities. This exhibition was developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. Courtesy The Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.
June 7 - July 8 - Art in Anatomy
Co-workers at the Health Sciences Library, Debra Kay Miller & Jamie Stefanich and ceramic artist Lisa Schafer, will install an exhibit titled “Art in Anatomy” in the Library’s Gallery.
Debra and Jamie have displayed two dimensional art in the form of pastels, charcoal and colored pencil drawings on various surfaces. Lisa displays some anatomically inspired art, featuring a ceramic torso, and other pieces. The exhibit opens on Monday, June 7, 2010. The community is invited to attend a reception on Sunday, June 13, 2010 from 3 to 5 p.m. The exhibit will be on display in the Health Sciences Library's Gallery and will be accessible all hours the library is open.
March 10- May 31 - MSA Exhibit - MS IV student displaying art that is part of the MSA thesis. 
2009
November 5 - January 29 - Art from UC Denver Faculty, Staff and Students
The first juried exhibition had an abundance of submissions so there are two shows to accomodate all of the artists.
September - October - Look what I found in the basement! Revealing PC computer stuff you haven’t seen in years!! Bernard A. Karshmer, MBA, Ph.D., Professor of Applied Dentistry and Orthodontics The Look what I found in the basement! exhibit features several generations of personal computers - some dating back to the 1980s. In about twenty short years the computer has morphed from room-sized mainframes with limited computing power to ever smaller notebook and subnotebook models with astounding computational power. The physical history of this metamorphosis has been kept on shelves and boxes in computer enthusiast's basements. While most are still functional, they have little or no place in 21st Century computing. None-the-less, these memorable machines are interesting and allow us a serial snapshot of the evolution of the tool that
has revolutionized science, art and literature.
April – June - Changing the Face of Medicine, 2009
The Changing the Face of Medicine exhibit honors the lives and achievements of American women in medicine - both past and present. The traveling exhibition Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America's Physicians was developed by the Exhibition Program of the History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine in collaboration with the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The traveling exhibition has been made possible by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health Office of Research on Women’s Health. The American Medical Women’s Association provided additional support.
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An opening reception on April 10, 2009 featured a performance by Susan Marie Frontczak on the life of Marie Curie. Performance actress Linda Gray Kelly brought history to life in A Lady Alone, Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D. on May 14, 2009.
April 22, 2009 - When should science be censored? The Pernkopf Atlas - A case in point
Pernkopf's atlas has been considered one of the important anatomical atlases since the work of Vesalius. However, research in the mid 1990's has led to the conclusion that Pernkopf used bodies of victims executed by the Nazi's for his drawings. What does this mean for this atlas? Should it no longer be used? Or is using the atlas a tribute for those that were killed? For libraries, "the ALA Bill of Rights states that 'materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or the views of those contributing to their creation.'" What responsibility does the library have in regards to this atlas? Join us for a discussion about the various ethical issues surrounding this atlas in teaching, education and librarianship.
ATLAS, M. C. Ethics and access to teaching materials in the medical library: the case of the Pernkopf atlas. Bull Med Libr Assoc 2001 Jan;89(1):56.
April 22, 2009 - When should science be censored? The Pernkopf Atlas - A case in point Speaker - Michel Atlas Noon-1:30 p.m., Research 2, room 2100 Overview 20 minutes, Moderator - Erin Egan, MD, JD
April 21, 2009 - Holocaust in contemporary Bioethics program - MAD, BAD, or EVIL: How physician healers turn to torture and murder Speaker - Michael A. Grodin, MD Noon - 1:00 p.m., Ed 2 North, room 1102 Panel discussion: 1:30-2:30 p.m.
February - Charles Darwin's 200th Birthday Exhibit - February 12, 1809 - April 18, 1882
February 12, 2009 marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. The Health Sciences Library of the University of Colorado Denver’s Anschutz Medical Campus hosted a series of events to celebrate the occasion and Darwin’s role in the advancement of the sciences today.
AN EXHIBIT of Charles Darwin’s writings and the writings of his contemporaries, friends, foes, and mentors, will be displayed in the Library's Atrium throughout the month of February in honor of Darwin’s 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his most influential work, On the Origin of Species. The titles in the exhibit, which illustrates Darwin’s career and interactions with other members of the British scientific community of his time, are drawn from the library’s rare and circulating collections.
February 10th, noon – 1pm - Professor Gabriel Finkelstein of the University of Colorado Denver History Department will speak on “Why Darwin Was English.” Why the theory of evolution came out of England and not Germany. – Teaching Labs 1 & 2 (1st floor)
February 11th, noon – 1pm - Professor Michael Klymkowsky of the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at the University of Colorado at Boulder. [Title of his presentation is forthcoming.] – Reading Room (3rd floor)
February 12th, noon – 1pm - Dr. Bruce Paton, cardiologist, historian, and professor emeritus University of Colorado Denver, will give a presentation on "Charles Darwin: World's Most Productive Invalid." – Teaching Labs 1 & 2 (1st floor)
BOOK EXHIBITS - During each of the noon time lectures, the Health Sciences Library will display several rare items from the collection. There will also be a continuous display in the library atrium of related books.
BIRTHDAY CAKE - February 12th at noon.
January – March - Waterways by Jude Morales
Jude Morales, a local Denver artist and UC Denver graduate, has works entitled “Waterways” in the Health Sciences Library’s Third Floor Gallery. Waterways is a collection of pieces inspired by the Cherry Creek pathway as it runs through downtown Denver and the Platte River pathway that stretches across lower downtown Denver (LoDo). These waterways are lifelines of the city of Denver and are surrounded by the eclectic mix of architecture, both old and new, that emanates the city’s personality. Each piece has been constructed using a collage technique on wood. As a result, texture, depth and patterns are showcased.
View additional work by Jude Morales at http://www.judemorales.com/
2008
Tikkun Olam - Repairing the World
Conceived and assembled by artist Christy Honigman, and executed by some 54 participants from 27 countries, the project endeavors both tangibly and metaphorically to represent the universal nature of Tikkun Olam, and the inherent connection between art, healing, and transformation. Many of the participants are survivors of torture and exile. The participants offer pictures, poems, songs and personal prose to represent their interpretations of Tikkun Olam.
Prijedor - Lives From the Bosnian Genocide
The Health Sciences Library hosted an exhibit in the 3rd floor Gallery September 13 – December 13, 2008.The art exhibit depicted the genocide that transpired in the town of Prijedor and nearby concentration camps. Through documentary artifacts, photographs, and first-person survivor accounts, the exhibition presented a compelling chronicle of human tragedy. 
The University of Colorado Office of the President, the Office of Diversity and AMC Student Senate as well as many other sponsors made contributions to assist in bringing this exhibit to the Health Sciences Library.
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