Summer Allen is a mixed media fine artist and illustrator who approaches her free flowing artwork with a ‘there are no rules in art” mindset. Summer earned her BFA in painting from Western State University in Gunnison Colorado and has spent her professional career doing all things art, from painting, jewelry design, fiber arts, mural painting and art installations. Today Summer focus is mainly on painting, she thrives on utilizing “all” the mediums to create her free flowing work, playful paintings.

Teresa Castaneda began her journey in the arts early. By the time she was 19, she synchronously earned a B.F.A at MSU, juggled a photography internship with the Denver Art Museum, was an alternate instructor for a professor on sabbatical teaching metalsmithing and senior thesis portfolio photography at MSU, represented by a publisher and certified as a trade jeweler in California. Her professional career spans from photography, installation art, trade jeweler to private clients and jewelry stores designing, fabricating, carving waxes, casting in all precious metals, and cutting stones.

Courtney Griffin (she/her) is a self-taught mixed media artist with a love for painting, collage, embroidery and textiles. Her art, playful, colorful and full of experimentation, serves as a container for her and her viewers to feel the breadth of emotions, to go inward and to connect with one’s inner truth.

Denise Richardson is an artist from Franktown, Colorado. Her bread & butter is painting acrylic western landscapes.

Sarah Tenney grew up creating art and earned a BFA from MSU Denver. She has shown in dozens of art exhibits, has dozens of collectors around the world, and aspires to write and illustrate an epic picture book. Sarah loves laughing with her husband and two sons, kayaking, game nights, anthropomorphic animals, and a good story.