Dave Hamman, Laurel Justice with Ashley Cornelius, and Erin Gillespie

In Waiting for Their Story to Be Told, Colorado artist Dave Hamann presents a series of Old West–inspired portraits that feel like characters paused just before their narratives begin, hovering between anonymity and legend. These ambiguous, weathered faces invite viewers to linger, speculate, and consider how easily we assign roles and histories based on appearance, costume, and cultural memory, and question if these narratives are even correct.​

In Cloud Dancer: Pantone and the Poetry of Thin Places, artist Laurel Justice offers new work inspired by Pantone’s “Cloud Dancer,” reflecting on grief, healing, and the fragile thresholds between body, spirit, and the unseen. Paired with poetry by Ashley Cornelius, the exhibition invites deeper conversations about presence, wellness, and how we care for ourselves and one another.

Painter Erin Gillespie debuts a fresh collection of luminous botanical and non-objective abstracts that mark her evolving journey from figurative portraiture into more intuitive, expressive territory. Layered in acrylic, oil, pastel, and ink, her works celebrate color, gesture, and the pure pleasure of mark-making.​

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