Jurors determine Artist's Invitation to Show based on original works with quality craftmanship that will represent a well balanced selection of art
with appeal to a diverse audience.
HAROLD O'CONNOR, GOLDSMITH
www.haroldoconnor.com
A practicing goldsmith/teacher for over forty years. O'Connor
is the author of the
'Jeweler's Bench Reference' and 'The Flexibleshaft
Machine', and has exhibited and
conducted over 200 workshops throughout
the world including: Portugal,
Czech Republic, Estonia, Japan, Korea,
New Zealand, England, Yugoslavia and Peru.
O'Connor has the distinction of an oral history recorded by the Smithsonian Archives of
American Art, www.aaa.si.edu/oconnor
Works can be seen in private and public collections including:
The National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, Tennessee
The Goldsmiths Hall, London, England
Cesky Raj Museum, Turnov, Czech Republic
The State Art Gallery, Legnecia, Poland
The German Goldsmith Society, Hanau, Germany
The Metropolitan Museum of art, New York City
The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
Gallery Representation:
Aaron Faber Gallery, New York City, New York
Connell Gallery, Atlant, Georgia
Mobilia gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
MEL STRAWN wwww.melsbrush.blogspot.com
Chouinard Art Institute, Otis Art Institute, Jepson Art Institute,
California College of Arts and Crafts- BFA "With Highest Distinction"
1955; MFA, 1956; post MFA 1959
Professional positions, taught at:
Midwestern University
Michigan State University
Antioch College
University of Denver (Director, School of Art, 1969-1985)
Western Michigan University (Chair, Art Dept., 1985-1988)
Professor Emeritus, University of Denver
Select Solo Exhibitions
2006 - Denver Central Library, "mel strawn / All together Now, 1940s-2000s"
2006 - Sandra Philllips Gallery, Denver
2005 - Sandra Phillips Gallery, Denver
2004 - Sangre de Cristo Community Center, Pueblo
2000 - Museum of Contemporary Art
ARTSPACE Magazine, Sept, 1980 (Major Article)
Color Consulting, A survey of International Color Design, Harold Linton,
Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1991
The Art of Responsive Drawing, third edition, Nathan Goldstein, Prentice Hall, Inc., 1973
Going Digital, The Practice and Vision of Digital Artists, J. Nalven & JD Jarvis,
Thomson Course Technology, 2005 (Chapter)
"transitions", co-sponsored by Humanities Institute and Daniels College
of Business at the University of Denver and Encad, Inc., 1997
Gallery representation:
The Sandra Phillips Gallery, Denver, Colorado
JUDE SILVA, FIBER ARTIST
www.judesilvaartist.com
Silva has been instructor at the University of California Santa Cruz
Extension Services,
San Jose State University, Cabrillo Community
College, Colorado MountainCollege,
San Jose Museum of Art School and
Community School of Music and Art.
Colorado Arts Council Fellowship award, 2001
Corporate collections include
Kaiser Hospitals
Commerce Bank
Heart of the Rockies Regional Hospital
Progressive Corporation
Group and one person shows include:
San Jose Museum of Art
Apple Computer
California Crafts Museum
Durango Art Center
Colorado Springs Airport
Colorado Mountain College, Buena Vista
CLYDE TULLIS, CERAMIC ARTIST......CO-ORGANIZER OF SRFAF http://www.myspace.com/tullisblues
www.DryIceFactory.org Tullis has been a professional potter since 1973 and owner of Mudlark Pottery in
Salida, Colorado since 1990. His works can be seen at Gallery 150, Salida and
in Denver at Dry Ice Factory. He is also known as an accomplished "bottleneck"
blues guitar player and performs solo and with various musicians.
Graduated University of Colorado, BFA
Co-Owner of Raven Hill Gallery, Colorado Springs (1980-96)
Organizer/Participant of ClayFest, Manitou Springs, CO
Exhibitor at Common Wheel Art Festival, Manitou Springs CO
Musician, host/organizer of Open Mic at Bongo Billie's, Salida since 2001
DANNA TULLIS, PAINTER......CO-ORGANIZER OF SRFAF
Danna Tullis has been a professional in the fine and graphic arts field since 1976.
She is founder and Director of The Creative Edge, a fine arts instruction program.
Tullis has organized numerous events, most recently:
Salida Riverside Fine Arts Festival, 2009 and 20010
Colorado Mountain Plein Air Festival
KHEN LP Radio "ChickenStock" Music Festival
Affiliations
Salida Community Center, past President
Chaffee County Visitors Bureau, past Vice President