Denver artist Lauren Glad launches exhibition to support AllHealth Network

Denver banking leader Lauren Glad is using her first solo exhibition, What Breaks Through, to raise awareness and money for behavioral health and recovery services through AllHealth Network. The show is on view at NOVEL in RiNo through Nov. 5, with an opening celebration set for Oct. 3.

Why it matters: - Lauren Glad’s exhibition turns a personal grief story into a public fundraiser for behavioral health and substance use recovery services. - The show links art, healing and community support at a time when mental health and recovery access remain pressing needs in Colorado. - Glad will donate a portion of exhibition proceeds to the AllHealth Network Foundation to support programming.

What happened: - Lauren Glad’s solo exhibition, What Breaks Through, is on display at NOVEL in RiNo, Gallery 190, now through Nov. 5. - A special opening celebration is scheduled for Oct. 3 from 6 to 9 p.m. - The exhibition marks the start of Glad’s partnership with AllHealth Network, a Colorado nonprofit that provides behavioral health and substance use recovery services. - Glad is a Denver banking leader who turned to encaustic painting after grieving the inability to become a biological mother.

The details: - Encaustic painting uses beeswax, pigment and fire to create layered, textured works. - Glad said art helped her process grief and gave her confidence, purpose and freedom. - Glad named pieces in the exhibition after women whose lives were positively changed by AllHealth Network services. - One work, Sara: Beginning Again, honors a woman who moved from substance use to stability. - The exhibition is free and open to the public. - Gallery hours are Thursday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. - More information about the exhibition and Glad’s work is available at LaurenGlad.com. - AllHealth Network says its services include clinical and psychological assessments, therapy, crisis care, substance use treatment, prescriber services and recovery support. - More information about AllHealth Network is available at AllHealthNetwork.org.

Between the lines: - Glad’s partnership suggests a growing model for mission-driven arts fundraising, where personal narrative becomes a way to attract attention to behavioral health needs. - The exhibition’s focus on individual stories gives the fundraiser a human frame, not just a charity one. - AllHealth Network framed the partnership as a reminder that healing can take many forms.

What's next: - The exhibition remains open through Nov. 5, giving visitors several weeks to view the work and support the fundraiser. - Additional proceeds from the show will continue to benefit AllHealth Network Foundation programming as the exhibition runs. - Glad is likely to use the exhibition as a platform to broaden awareness of grief, recovery and mental health support.

The bottom line: - What Breaks Through is both an art show and a fundraising effort, using one Denver leader’s personal story to support behavioral health services in Colorado.