June 11 – June 13, 2026
Meet the Artists of "Weird"
Ace McCasland
Hello, My name is Ace and I love to play with fire.... ...and I love to design wildly different, eclectic creations to celebrate the wildness in your restless and adventurous spirit. That is how this all began, you know: a...
Alan Gordon
I was born in Asheville, North Carolina in 1949. After graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1971, I went back to Asheville to run a successful chain of retail stores and an advertising agency. After retiring from his first career, my...
Chas Martin
Chas Martin’s art path spans 45 years. After studying visual communication at Pratt Institute in New York City, he worked as an art director and creative director for national ad agencies in Boston and San Francisco. At night, he began...
Jenifer J. Renzel
Jen Renzel is a visual artist focused on mixed-media paintings and assemblage/sculptural work. She also enjoys creating miniatures in both mediums. Jen creates unique characters, monsters, and aliens in their native habitat. She is inspired by vintage science fiction films/novels...
Jennifer Steck
My work is inspired by the animals that share my life, full of personality, bold color, and a sense of fun. I paint, I build found object sculptures, and I love creating pieces that celebrate individuality, connection, and those little...
Jennifer Yoswa
I am a self-taught oil painter. My world is a vibrant palette of colors, a canvas on which I create soulful narratives celebrating humans, their place in our world, and their relationships. The characters that emerge echo my voice. They...
Kelley Jones
I am a 4th generation Coloradan. My childhood was filled with low-tech toys, comic books, cartoons and art/craft classes. I studied art in college where I focused on 2-D work, mainly drawing. Time passed, kids were raised, many "careers" were...
Ken Harrell
Ken is a ceramic artist and illustrator residing in the Denver metro area. He grew up in Maryland and has been creating original artwork since he was a young child. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Art Studio with a...
Lisa Muller
Lisa began her involvement with the arts as a way of keeping up with her DIY family in the 1970s. After earning her MFA, she spent many years working in clay, creating among other things, a line of decorative tile...
Nina Alderete
Nina Alderete is a visual artist based in Burien, Washington. Her collage paintings spotlight veiled emotions shaped by societal expectations. Her art practice focuses on creating stylized facades that, on closer examination, break apart to reveal tension between self and...
Nora Thompson
For much of my professional life, my art stayed safely inside the lines. I followed the rules as I understood them and made a career as an illustrator, graphic designer, fine artist, and writer. I’ve exhibited my work since 1990...
Richard Wehrs
Peoria artist Richard Wehrs is a Minnesota native, where he attended Concordia University (St. Paul) and the University of Minnesota before receiving his MFA in studio art from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, IL. He taught at the John Burroughs...
Tara Kelley-Cruz
Tara Kelley-Cruz was born in Amarillo, Texas and currently lives and works in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Brigham Young University. She has gone on to continue her education in painting, studying under...
