{"id":409820,"date":"2025-11-28T03:58:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T03:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/409820\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T03:58:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T03:58:15","slug":"award-winning-denver-art-gallery-announces-closure-after-16-years-in-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/409820\/","title":{"rendered":"Award-winning Denver art gallery announces closure after 16 years in business"},"content":{"rendered":"

DENVER \u2014 Mirada Fine Art Gallery<\/a>, which first opened in Indian Hills before relocating to downtown Denver in 2020, announced they will be closing its doors by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

For the past 16 years, Mirada Fine Art Gallery has been a rather popular spot in Denver\u2019s art scene. They won many awards in Colorado including American Arts Awards for Top Galleries in the United States for 2022<\/a>, 2023<\/a> and 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMirada is a gallery that features contemporary art from across North America,\u201d said owner Steve Sonnen. \u201cWe feature a number of Colorado artists, but in addition to that, we have artists from Canada and Mexico and pretty much all of North America.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sonnen called the decision to close \u201cbittersweet,\u201d noting that Mirada has always been a family-run operation. His sister, Jan Thompson, manages the gallery, and his wife handles bookkeeping. He said protecting the gallery\u2019s atmosphere and its reputation played a major role in his decision not to sell.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve built this very distinctive look and feel,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a little bit of a part of me, and a part of my sister and my wife. If you just sold it, you lose all control over what happens with the gallery. And it would really break my heart to see it go in a totally different direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sonnen said the plan to close has been in motion for years. When he moved Mirada downtown, he intentionally signed a five-year lease timed to end with his retirement.<\/p>\n

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Richard Butler<\/p>\n

\u201cWe always had planned to go out at this time, and so it\u2019s nice to be able to go out on our own terms,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The gallery will remain open through December 28, 2025. For the first time in its history, Mirada is offering rotating closeout sales featuring different artists each week.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the 16 years we\u2019ve been in business, we\u2019ve never done a sale,\u201d Sonnen said. \u201cBut this is sort of an unusual situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sonnen and his wife plan to spend part of their retirement in the home they built in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. That is the place they fell in love with after honeymooning there decades ago. Still, he said leaving Mirada behind will bring its own mix of emotions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we started the closeout sale, I don\u2019t think it really kicked in until then,\u201d he said. \u201cWe had so many clients call or email to say they were sad we were going out of business. It\u2019s going to be weird not being surrounded by this artwork and these amazing clients and artists, but I\u2019m excited about the next chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sonnen said Mirada\u2019s success belongs as much to its artists and supporters as it does to his family.<\/p>\n

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Owners Steve and Jenni Sonnen<\/p>\n

\u201cMy goodbye message to both our artists and our clients would be that it was all them that did this,\u201d he said. \u201cWe really appreciate their business and them supporting us. I think people got something out of the gallery, but we definitely got a lot back from them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mirada Fine Art Gallery will continue its regular hours and events throughout the year as it prepares for its final day of operation.<\/p>\n

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