Creative Voices | Angel Songs
I wanted to open Creative Voices with a story that simply makes you feel good — one that reminds us how deeply music can touch our lives. Sometimes it comforts, sometimes it heals, and sometimes it gives us the strength to walk through moments we never thought we could. Music has been part of my […]
Tad Smith | Fine Artist
Since the first crayon I ate, I’ve been passionate about fine arts. That early curiosity grew into a lifelong calling — one that led me to found a gallery, curate exhibitions, work as a graphic designer, and create fine art that weaves together creativity, community, and philanthropy. Today, my work continues to evolve within Durango’s […]
Jan Wright | Watercolor Artist
Southwest landscapes in watercolor have been my artistic passion for more than fifty years. Since moving to the Mancos area in 2008, I’ve exhibited throughout the Four Corners region, and my work can currently be found at Raven House Gallery, MoonDog Café, Berkshire Hathaway Realty Co. in Mancos, and Odd Cat Books in Dolores. My […]
Bekah Kolbe | Gallery Manager, Curator & Writer
I moved to Durango in 2021 from Telluride, Colorado, bringing with me more than a decade of gallery experience that began in 2010. Over the years, I’ve served as Gallery Director at Fringe Gallery (formerly Slate Gray Gallery), curated art for luxury restaurants and hotels, and in 2021 co-founded the Incubator for Emerging Artists in […]
Nancy M. Byers | Fused Glass Artist
Art entered my life at fifty when I tried oil painting, which was okay. With my children grown and on their own, and with a twenty-year career as an airline pilot and a long marriage behind me, I moved to Durango for a change of scene. And that’s when art found me again. This sidelight […]
Helen Looman | Mixed Media Artist
I was born and raised in the mountains of Colorado. Still, my life has taken me far beyond them—living on a sailboat in California, an apartment in New York City, a one-room log cabin in Idaho, several homes in the cities and mountains of Costa Rica, and even a ger in Outer Mongolia. Now I […]
Becca Conrad-Whitehead | Durango Visual Artist
Home from school and recovering from pneumonia, I was about seven years old—propped up on the pull-out couch in the living room, papers spread all around me. By afternoon, I had worked through the entire pad, exhilarated by the color explosion before me. Pastel dust settled across the bedsheets; smudges streaked my cheeks; both hands […]