The Intimate Infinite

Images, from top: Ray (detail), 2015; Rattlesnake Lake I, 2000-2013

January 3 – March 22, 2025

Opening January 3rd, Tomiko Jones’ solo exhibition at the Center for Visual Art,The Intimate Infinite features lens-based investigations of place, both significant outdoor expanses and intimate interior spaces. Through photographic interventions that traverse time and notions of belonging, Tomiko Jones’ work journeys through landscape, chronicling passage from interior to exterior, known and unknowable.  This work reflects historical modes of artmaking while imbuing a contemporary urgency and relevance.

Drawing inspiration from her childhood summers spent with her grandmother in rural Hawai’i and on family road trips across the continental United States, Jones’ artistic practice examines the notion of national belonging as it intersects with the American landscape. Through her lens, she explores the implications of historical narratives, immigration, and personal identity. These Grand Places debuts as the centerpiece of the exhibition and is a reflection on the politics of public land and the environmental crises facing the United States today. Jones invites viewers to consider the stories behind these landscapes—where they are not merely scenic backdrops, but sites of trauma, memory, and cultural significance. Her work serves as a meditation on loss, reclamation, and the urgent need for collective stewardship of the land.

Utilizing both contemporary digital photography, traditional cyanotype processes, and inspired by the traditional Japanese printmaking technique of ukiyo-e, Jones creates a dialogue between the natural environment and her personal narrative. In this way, Jones urges viewers to rediscover the complex and nuanced landscapes captured in her work and create new connections to them. As the nation grapples with issues of environmental degradation, social justice, and the complexities of national identity, The Intimate Infinite challenges us to reflect on our relationship with the land and each other.

Tomiko Jones: The Intimate Infinite was curated by Cecily Cullen and includes nine bodies of work spanning 20 years of artmaking.

Chrissy Espinoza, Ghost Whispers (video still), 2023

CVA’s 965 Project Gallery presents Chrissy Espinoza: [un]earthing the [un]conscious, an exhibition that invites us to explore the unseen dimensions of our inner world, prompting us to move beyond physical boundaries in pursuit of self-understanding. By connecting with the whispers of our spiritual landscapes, the work of Chrissy Espinoza offers a moment to reflect, ground, and embrace the transformative potential of introspection. un]earthing the [un]conscious was curated by MSU Denver students Bridget Ebert and Alyssa Williams.

The 965 Project Gallery at CVA is a student-led space that provides immersive professional development opportunities to MSU Denver students interested in fine art curation and arts administration.