Exhibition Solo Exhibition · 2007

“Animal Farm,” VSA Colorado / Access Gallery, Denver, CO

Solo Exhibition — "Animal Farm," VSA Colorado / Access Gallery, Denver, CO

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“Animal Farm,” VSA Colorado / Access Gallery, Denver, CO, 2007: photograph 1 (“Animal Farm,” Access Gallery, VSA Arts of Colorado, Denver, August 2007) — “Animal Farm,” Access Gallery, VSA Arts of Colorado, Denver, August 2007 · sesow.com, 2007

“Animal Farm,” VSA Colorado / Access Gallery, Denver, CO, 2007: photograph 2 (“t cup panda,” about 18 × 20 in., acrylic on canvas — painted live in Denver the week of the opening) — “t cup panda,” about 18 × 20 in., acrylic on canvas — painted live in Denver the week of the opening · artist’s archive

“Animal Farm,” VSA Colorado / Access Gallery, Denver, CO, 2007: photograph 3 (“free range sesow,” about 20 × 24 in., acrylic on canvas — painted live in Denver) — “free range sesow,” about 20 × 24 in., acrylic on canvas — painted live in Denver · artist’s archive

“Animal Farm,” VSA Colorado / Access Gallery, Denver, CO, 2007: photograph 4 (“untitled bull,” about 20 × 18 in., acrylic on canvas — painted live in Denver) — “untitled bull,” about 20 × 18 in., acrylic on canvas — painted live in Denver · artist’s archive

“Animal Farm,” VSA Colorado / Access Gallery, Denver, CO, 2007: photograph 5 (Installation view, Access Gallery, 909 Santa Fe Drive) — Installation view, Access Gallery, 909 Santa Fe Drive · sesow.com, 2007

“Animal Farm,” VSA Colorado / Access Gallery, Denver, CO, 2007: photograph 6 (Installation view, August 2007) — Installation view, August 2007 · sesow.com, 2007

“Animal Farm,” VSA Colorado / Access Gallery, Denver, CO, 2007: photograph 7 (Review in the Art District on Santa Fe exhibition reviews, August 18, 2007) — Review in the Art District on Santa Fe exhibition reviews, August 18, 2007 · Art District on Santa Fe

In their words

Like a good Bugs Bunny cartoon, the paintings will make a child smile while the alternate narrative eludes them. The inside joke is there for the rest of us who wish to see it.
Exhibition review, Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe, “Exhibition Reviews,” August 18, 2007

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Research notes

Dates from the review: August 16 – September 8, 2007, at the Access Gallery of VSA Arts of Colorado, 909 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Sesow painted live in the gallery on August 17 and 18.
The reviewer compared the work to Basquiat, the Nueva Figuración painters Luis Felipe Noé and Rómulo Macció, de Kooning and “Dr. Seuss’ dark side,” and singled out the painting “Pandas and Paparazzi.”

Where this record comes from

history.sesow.com (live, 2026-10-03)
9NEWS KUSA (TV transcript), 2007-08-17, "Colorado and Company: 'Meet artist Matt Sesow and see his first Denver art…'" (found by Grok Bot via NewsBank AWN (DCPL); private archive copy S094)

Cite as: Sesow, Matt. “‘Animal Farm,’ VSA Colorado / Access Gallery, Denver, CO.” Matt Sesow Career Chronicle, 2007. history.sesow.com/e/2007-animal-farm-vsa-colorado-access.html. Accessed [date].

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