Artist Directory

Yoon Shin

Composer - Musician - Singer

Mrs. Shin was educated in Yeungnam University in South Korea with a Bachelors and Masters degree in Music specializing in Piano, Composition, Theory, Vocal, and Organ. After graduating 1st in her class with honors she was asked to be on staff as an Associate Professor/lecturer at her graduating college. Also,... More

Alicia M Shober

Visual Artist - Photographer

Alicia M Shober specializes in nature travel photography through her studio First Century Studios. It's a little bit travel and little bit nature with a dash of adventure. Often times people can't afford, either in time or money, to go around the world to see the great beauty that the... More

Nineveh Shore Band

Musician - Band

"Nineveh Shore" is a 5 member, female fronted, Colorado Springs Christian band that blends the soulful rhythms and sounds of original Rock and the Blues into a unique style of its own. Pulling from life experiences, Nineveh Shore creates music that reaches into the depths of a person’s soul We... More

Dusty R Shutt

Visual Artist - Silversmith

Art has been in my blood since I was little even though I’ve been in and out of the art scene my whole life. I have fiber art banners hanging in a couple of churches in Northern Illinois as well as a piece hanging in St. Petersburg, Russia. Some of... More

Emily Smith

Visual Artist

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Chuck Snow

Actor - Composer - Filmmaker - Musician - Singer - Visual Artist - Writer - Agitator

Chuck Snow is a Colorado Springs native, and has been a performing musician here since 1983. Over the course of his career he has shared the stage with Cross Canadian Ragweed, INXS, The Blasters, Brian Setzer, Dick Dale, Junior Brown, The Beat Farmers, and Dada, among others. Chuck is mostly... More

Kopesetik Soul

Musician - Band

Kopesetik Soul is a reminder that even though we are in a modern day music whirlwind of electronic sound...there is still real music out there. A sound for the soul and mind. Listen..and embrace!

Barbara Sparks

Visual Artist - Photographer

Barbara Sparks is a fine arts photographer whose gelatin silver prints are carried by the Hayden Hayes Gallery at the Broadmoor Hotel. Her book FAR FLUNG PLACES; THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF BARBARA SPARKS, is a companion piece to her recent photography exhibit at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. This book... More

Karen Standridge

Visual Artist

“Your paintings have so much energy!” That is exactly the feeling Karen wants people to see in her work. The energy of life in every living thing is what motivates her. Karen cannot remember a time when she didn’t paint or draw. Before retiring from college teaching to paint full... More

Carla Starkie

Musician - Singer

Carla's sultry songs have swing and groove, lyrics that everyone can relate to, and stories to tell. Songs have been running through Carla's head since she was a little girl, but it was only in the summer of 2008 that she had an "itch" to write down her songs and... More

Deborah Steddom

Visual Artist

Deborah Steddom and John Hyde are a married team, and they collaborate on every project. Deb and John built their spacious studio in the lower level of their Manitou Springs home, in the foothills of Pikes Peak. Deborah has been a professional stained glass artist since 1980. She is a... More

John Stone

Composer - Musician - Poet - Singer - Writer

John Stone is an active musical artist, composing and recording guitar instrumentals & songs; presently with three CD's available via his website. He has been performing in the Pikes Peak Region for thirty years solo, duo & ensemble: Tim Finnegan, Gordon Stone & Wise Blues Band, Stone Buddha, Andy Clifton... More

Cynthia Storrs

Poet

Cynthia is currently teaching and writing in Colorado Springs, and serves on the board of Poetry West. She lived 25 years in Europe, where she worked and reared two children who attended school in French. In addition to her poetry, she has published articles on bilingualism, biculturalism and cultural adaptation.... More

Kent Stuck

Visual Artist

Like many in the profession, I am driven by my love and passion for photography. It is my art form and artistic expression of what I observe, see and feel. Observing people is always fascinating. When you can capture not only the looks of a person, but their personality and... More

Bryan Oller and Nichole Montanez Studio80six

Photographer

Bryan Oller and Nichole Montanez are two well- established, award-winning and life-loving photographers in the Pikes Peak region. After lengthy careers as new photojournalists, the two have collaborated with the Studio80six project to bring a unique perspective to their photography. From photojournalism, to portraits, to nervy art projects, these two... More

Sheary Clough Suiter

Visual Artist - Art Instructor

Sheary Clough Suiter is an encaustic art instructor and painter whose narrative style incorporates both figurative imagery and abstract design. Sheary has been a working visual artist for over twenty years, receiving numerous awards recognizing her expertise in Encaustic, including a Pikes Peak Arts Council MicroGrant, a Permanent Collection Purchase... More

Rod Summitt

Writer

Graduate Colorado State College. 4yrs US Navy. Taught Jr. High geography and government 8 years. Retail Hardware Management at McConnell Hardware, Mesa True Value Hardware, Crissey Fowler Lumber. Author of 3 published novels and two scheduled for publishing.

Lee Swanson

Visual Artist

Lee Swanson was born in Maplewood, Minnesota and resided there until 2003, when he relocated to Pueblo, Colorado. After graduating high school in 2007, he ventured across various parts of the United States and Canada in search of artistic inspiration and a better understanding of different cultures. He returned to... More

Bettina Swigger

I play the viola in classical ensembles and the occasional rock band. I have worked as a freelance writer for many years and hope to do so again.

Neil Talbott

Visual Artist

Neil Talbott is a retired Air Force Major and retired AF Civil Service Executive (GS-14) whose love for Colorado inspires him to produce pen & ink drawings, watercolors, and area photography of Colorado and Colorado Springs. His pieces are currently on display in Studio 105 at Cottonwood Center for the... More

Mary Z Taylor

Visual Artist

Color and light have always been magic to me. Seeing things through a kaleidoscope is ever changing and still fascinating. I try to look at nature with this in mind. I work in watercolor because it gives me the opportunity to watch the colors as they greet each other on... More

Tom Taylor

Composer - Musician

Tom Taylor’s new CD, Home, with guest artists the Turtle Island String Quartet Tom Taylor is an internationally known guitarist/composer whose music is a hybrid of jazz, classical, rock and even a dash of blues and bluegrass. His new CD, Home, features the world-renowned Turtle Island String Quartet. Listen to... More

David Thomason

Visual Artist

Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico and raised just up the road in a little town called Corrales - birthed, then burned into me a love for rich, passionate color and the freedom to enjoy it. My career path took me to a university, then 20 years of graphic design... More

Eve Tilley

Visual Artist

Eve Tilley, a native of Colorado Springs, is probably best known for having presided over the Pikes Peak Arts Council from 1996 – 2009, or as columnist for Springs Magazine from 2004 - 2009. She also is known for working with the Star Bar Players theatre troupe as producer, actress... More

Lance Timco

Visual Artist

Education: BFA Stephen F. Austin State University 1981 MA University of Dallas 1989 MFA University of Dallas 1991
Bio: I have been an artist/potter for over 30 years. I produce a wide range of Functional and Decorative Vessels. These include High Temperature Ash, Mid-Range Ash, Raku, Faux-Raku, Saggar... More

Jill Tristram

Visual Artist

Jill Tristram is originally from Ilion, New York, and grew up in Rochester, New York. After moving to Texas, she received an Associates of Arts degree in Fine Arts from Collin County Community College, in Plano, Texas. She has had years of serious art training and experience and is constantly... More

Maria Tucker

Choreographer - Dancer - Director

Maria began her love affair with the arts at the age of twelve; studying with and being mentored by Zetta Alderman. After graduating from high school, she was awarded a dance merit scholarship to the Gus Giordano Dance Center in Evanston, IL. While living in the Chicago area, Ms. Tucker... More

Peter Tuff

Musician - Singer

Baritone Peter Tuff has been hailed as "an outstanding singer" (Salzburger Nachrichten), "impressive ... strong and commanding" (San Francisco Examiner) and "the ideal romantic hero in voice and appearance" (Reno Gazette). Peter Tuff grew up in Salinas, California, studied voice and French horn at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington,... More

Joe Uveges

Musician

Joe Uveges has meandered the path of quiet musical anonymity on Colorado's front range for more than 18 years now. Raised a farm kid in Schoharie, New York, pummeled by liberal academics at Union College and Catholic University, a grizzled veteran of bar bands and coffeehouses, he should be a... More

Phil Vallejo

Visual Artist

Phil specializes in mixed media paintings & sculpture.His sculpture "Three Fold Education" is on permanent display at CSU Pueblo. Other exhibits have included Pirate & Core Galleries in Denver as well as Colorado State Fair.