Daniel Granitto: Bats in the Crag, Cat's Out the Bag Opening Reception

About this event

Join us at Alto Gallery (3773 Walnut St, Denver, CO 80205) on Friday, November 6, 6 - 10 PM for the Opening Reception of Bats in the Crag, Cat’s Out the Bag , a body of new works by Daniel M. Granitto. Featuring mixed media works on canvas, the solo exhibition – Granitto’s second at Alto Gallery – presents a wildly imaginative fantasy of strange characters in a strange land. On view November 6 - November 29, 2026.

ARTIST STATEMENT

In the Land of FinderKeeper it all really does happen.

Tuesday’s water is too hot and tastes of sulfur. Sunday’s water, however, bubbles giddily with a hint of mint and cocoa. The Dweller Majority agrees, Tuesday is Waterday.

There is wild Hope in the fields beyond the city’s outer gates. It must be harvested in the inky black of un-day when the Stumbles are rowdy and roaming.

Pecking, squawking, jeering and cawing, all manner of winged things rule the air. The good ones tenderly heed the clouds, stopping to fluff and puff them before continuing on through the dense and grainy medium.

Truly, it is muggy. Mugger, in fact. But the crystal days come when the need is great and when the time is full. Seafoam and Shinesong are the days of Blue Crystal.

Parades are involuntary. To avoid or escape a Parade, that’s the real trick.

Though unscheduled, the Occurrences are oddly regular. The Dwellers call it a Throw Together. Each participant perceives his own role, of course, but all other aspects of the Occurrence are stubbornly draped in the deep velvet of unknowing.

Tools and implements are limited in the land. Most found things are wielded as weapons. The Repairers weep as they continue to make their humble repairs. With their hands.

In the Land of FinderKeeper it all really does happen.

BIO

Daniel M. Granitto returned to his hometown of Lakewood, Colorado in 2016 after living and working in Chicago, Illinois for six years where he received his BFA in painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Granitto’s works have been exhibited in galleries and museums spanning the western United States. Daniel currently works out of his home studio in Lakewood where he lives with his wife and five kids.