die cut puzzle pieces in intricate shapes

CU Alum Makes Puzzles for a Living

Nov. 7, 2022

Chris Wirth founded Liberty Puzzles, a Boulder-based company that makes hand-designed puzzles. Business is booming.

Andrea Fautheree Márquez

Master's Thesis "Chicana Light" Intertwines Personal Narrative with Civil Rights

March 11, 2022

Andrea Fautheree Márquez sheds light on the Chicano movement through her art.

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Student Turns Her Apartment Into Pandemic-Themed Art

Nov. 5, 2021

When COVID hit, Taylor Passios (MediaPro’21) watched the world fall into the same pattern she lives in as a hypochondriac: Feel something, Google it, panic — repeat.

King Soopers Shooting memorial at Boulder Creek

Photo: Memorial for King Soopers Victims

July 2, 2021

Artist Michael Grab created 10 temporary stone art installations in Boulder Creek this March.

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Barbara Takenaga's Got Art on the Brain

July 2, 2021

As a Guggenheim memorial fellow and professor emerita of Williams College, Barbara Takenaga is acclaimed for her large-scale abstract paintings.

A digital illustration of the Flatirons against an orange sky.

Photo of the Week: Flatirons Digital Art

May 26, 2021

Alumni artwork depicts the sunset over the Flatirons.

Rachel Maly's artwork depicts a football game at Folsom Field from the point of view of a fan in the stands.

Photo of the Week: Digital Illustration of Folsom Field

Feb. 23, 2021

An alum's digital illustration reminds us of those lively, pre-pandemic nights when Folsom Field’s seats were packed with Buffs fans.

Pamela Z performance illustration

The Looping Artist

June 1, 2020

Digital artist Pamela Z is known for creating unique loops, voice manipulations and compositions. Her work earned her the Rome Prize.

Every Thread a Story cover

Every Thread a Story: Traditional Chinese Artisans of Guizhou Province

Feb. 26, 2020

by Karen Elting Brock (Engl'86), Linda Ligon, Jun Wang (Thrumus Books, 2020; 160 pages) Buy the Book The book introduces more than a dozen contemporary artists from four ethnic groups working in the techniques of their ancestors, including indigo dyers, embroiderers of varying techniques, weavers, a metalsmith, and a paper...

Chris with Iron Man, Centered

Life as a Chalk Artist

Oct. 1, 2019

Chris Carlson's art will rise up and grab you. Chalk it up to an open mind.

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