Lynn Burnes Art


Lynn Burnes is a Denver abstract and nonobjective artist who has been painting in oils, acrylics and mixed media for over 20 years. Her work has been described by others as vibrant, exploratory, colorful, expressionist, geometric and sometimes Cubist. Her fields of study have included mathematics, philosophy and science which have inspired her love of space, geometry and time, revealed in many of her works. She has exhibited in over 40 art shows and galleries in the United States and has received several awards for artistic achievement. She has studied under various artists including Victoria Kwasinski, Joan Fullerton, Joanne Burney (Art Students League of Denver), Pat Dews and Gretchen Norwalk.


Exhibitions and Shows


  • HMVC Gallery NY, New York, 2023
  • Red Bluff Art Gallery, Abstract Expressions 2022 and 2023, Corning California
  • 28th Annual Gateway to the Rockies Show, Aurora Artists Guild, November 2023, Aurora Colorado
  • ​Las Laguna Art Gallery, June 2021 and July 2022, Laguna California
  • Colorado Visions, North Metro Arts Alliance, Westminster, Colorado, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021
  • ​Foothills Art Center, Members' Show, Golden Colorado  2018
  • 32nd Annual National Fine Art Show, Louisville Art Association, Louisville Colorado 2017
  • 31st Annual National Fine Art Show,  Louisville Art Association, Louisville Colorado 2016
  • Annual Members' Exhibit, Paletteers Art Club, College Hill Library, Westminster Colorado 2016
  • New Trends, Colorado Watercolor Society, Avista Adventist Hospital, Lafayette Colorado 2016
  • Square Deal Gallery, Denver Colorado 2015
  • Park Hill Art Club, various shows, Denver Colorado 2006-2022
  • Turnverein Spring Art Show, Denver Turnverein, Denver Colorado 2015
  • Art from the Heart, Paletteers, College Hill Library, Westminster Colorado 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2019
  • All Colorado Show, Depot Art Gallery, Littleton Colorado 2014
  • Masterworks, Square Deal Gallery, Denver Colorado 2014
  • New Trends, Colorado Watercolor Society, Curtis Arts Center, Greenwood Village Colorado 2013
  • Hutch and Spoon, 3090 Larimer Street, Denver Colorado 2013
  • New Trends, Colorado Watercolor Society, Madden Museum of Art, Greenwood Village Colorado 2012
  • Artist of the Month, Art & Framing at Stapleton, Denver Colorado 2012
  • Art from the Heart, Paletteers, College Hill Library, Westminster Colorado 2012
  • Redshift Gallery, Denver Colorado 2011
  • New Trends, Colorado Watercolor Society, CoArt Gallery, Denver Colorado 2011
  • Member Show, Colorado Watercolor Society, James Michener Library, Greeley Colorado  2010
  • New Trends, Colorado Watercolor Society, Republic Plaza, Denver Colorado  2010
  • Gallery 821, show with Ann Hanscom, Denver Colorado 2008


Professional Affiliations

  • Park Hill Art Club, Denver Colorado
  • Signature Member, Colorado Watercolor Society
  • Paletteers Art Club, Westminster Colorado
  • Prism Workspaces, Denver Colorado
  • North Metro Arts Alliance, Westminster Colorado


Selected Workshops/Classes

  • Joan Fullerton, Exploring Contemporary Mixed Media, Denver Colorado
  • Carol Barnes, Watermedia Workshop, Foothills Art Center, Golden Colorado
  • Ann Blecha and Fran Dudley, Creative Watermedia, Park Hill Art Club Denver
  • Joanne Burney, Color Works, Art Students League, Denver Colorado
  • Pat Dews, Great Starts, Great Finishes, Westminster Colorado
  • Victoria Kwasinski, various abstract classes, Park Hill Art Club, Denver Colorado
  • Jackie McFarland, Park Hill Art Club, Denver Colorado
  • Carol Nelson, Creating with Acrylics, Park Hill Art Club, Denver Colorado
  • Gretchen Norwalk, Abstract Nonobjective Painting, Front Range Community College, Westminster Colorado