AT MANOS SAGRADOS
The gallery at Manos Sagrados features artists from Aurora and the surrounding area for 2 month exhibitions. Artists range from photographers, painters, printmakers and more.
Join us on First Fridays to see more, or make an appointment.
2025 Artists/Exhibitions:
March-April: Brenda Vargas - “Canciones de Mi Rancho”
May-June: Janelle W. Anderson - “Backyard Moon”
July-August: Jenee Donelson
September-October: Andrew Patrick Watson
November-December: Manos Sagrados Studios Group Show
CURRENT EXHIBIT
JANELLE W. ANDERSON
“BACKYARD
MOON”
JANELLE W. ANDERSON
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BACKYARD MOON
After graduating with a BFA from Metro State University in Denver, CO in 2011, Janelle W Anderson began exhibiting layered mylar drawings influenced by existentialism, the ephemeral, dreams, and memory. These evolved into collage-style paintings where images intersect with a dream-like cadence, prompting curiosity about memory, perception of time, and physicality.
Anderson’s latest body of work, Backyard Moon, captures quiet moments of observation in her daily meditation of moon gazing from her yard and surrounding neighborhood in Southwest Denver.
Anderson has received several accolades throughout her career, including the Nagel Art Thesis Award and Honorable Mention for her thesis installation at Metro State. She was a member of Denver co-op Pirate: Contemporary Art from 2011 - 2014, and completed a residency with the Firehouse Art Center in Longmont, CO in 2021.
Anderson is currently an Artist in Residence at RiNo ArtPArk, in Denver.
Most recently, Anderson completed and installed a large-scale, multi-panel commission for the Freudenthal Library at Trinidad State College in Aug. 2024.
The show will be on view through April 27th, and appointments can be made to view the show.