Mon 10/6/25 – Fri 10/31/25
Reception Fri 10/17 @ 6:00 – 8:00 PM MT
In collaboration with Apogaea and 40 West Arts, this exhibition highlights pieces that that tell the story of Apogaea / Burning Man and their primary mission: to maintain a community that cultivates interest in and pursuit of art, music, and artistic expression.
Apogaea Photos
Alexis Rebane
Alexis Rebane (she/her) is a queer artist, end-of-life specialist, and hypnosis practitioner whose purpose is to celebrate interconnectedness and pay attention to goosebumps. Her favorite media include black and white film photography, watercolor painting, and willow weaving. She started Guardian Fox Arts to help people improve their relationship with death and life.
Zagoliths
Evan Beloni
Evan is an artist, engineer and metal fabricator based in Denver. He has found his interest in Burning Man mostly in the form of fire sculpture and mutant vehicles. Since his introduction, he has been creating a new innovative, interactive sculpture for Apogaea every year. This selected art has nothing to do with those two interests. Evan also finds joy in sculpting with metals, especially the contrast of blending stainless and mild steels.
Venus Fire Trap
KT Rex
KT is a professional metal fabricator in Denver. She especially enjoys making large-scale sculptures of carnivorous plants with integrated propane fire systems.
Apogaea Timeline Banner
Schmid-E & Doc Wilder
Schmid-E is one of the original founding members of Apogaea and was on the board of directors for 6 years including the first 5 years. Helping make it an LLC and later transitioning into a 501c3 not for profit organization. He has been to all but 1 Apogaeas, Burning Man 10 times and been to 10 other regionals a total of 21 times since 1999.
Doc Wilder first attended Apogaea in 2014 and has been hooked ever since. He has brought art and performance pieces to Apo, CBE, Elsewhence, Element 11, and Burning Man several times over, and he has run the Apogaea website for the past ten years.
Man Burn Light Box
Nathan Klein
Bloom
Adam Keeton
Adam Keeton enjoys applying his background in engineering to create interactive art installations that respond to you. He’s passionate about making pieces that are alien yet still somewhat familiar.
Vicecream
Gabe Wells
I’m a self-taught painter and sculptor based in Denver, working in the tradition of imaginative realism. My work combines classical oil techniques with a personal, symbolic visual language—blending realism with the surreal to create images that invite reflection. I came to painting simply because I loved the way it felt to paint. Over time, that instinct evolved into a deeper curiosity about how visual storytelling can connect our inner and outer worlds. The Burning Man community has been a source of inspiration and personal growth, in both my creative life, and within myself.