"Creations and Libations" an interactive art and wine event!
This event is for the creatively-inspired guests of 21 years and older. This event is for your inner child! Meet the artists below and get your tickets today!
Jennifer Mosquera, a Colorado painter, uses bold color and line, with whimsical energy and humor as inspiration in her paintings. She has established a signature style that is ever expanding with subject matter spanning from landscapes to figurative work. Mosquera's has established a faithful following has been shown on both US coasts as well as over seas in 2007 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Mosquera's latest endeavor is The Art Salon Gallery and Studios located in Denver, Colorado. She currently has a studio in her gallery where she also teaches classes and puts on bimonthly art shows. Needless to say the energy in Mosquera's paintings matches that of her day-to-day life!
Artist, Eric Matelski, has made his place in the art community by painting live, curating, coordinating art events and donating his time and artwork to a number of charities and non-profits. As a "live artist," over the past 8 years, he has painted loose portraits of musicians and performers at hundreds of concerts and events, attracting an audience of his own, and completing paintings in just minutes. Eric has been named one of Denver's 150 unsung heroes for his work in the Denver art community. In 2010 Eric received a Mastermind award from Westword.
Although painting live is what gained his local recognition, Eri also works--at a slower pace--in his home studio, painting and assembling a range of experimental works of art, and installations. Companies and individuals all over have commissioned Eric, to paint murals and create custom works.
In addition to his own art, Eric also focuses on other artists with monthly art talks and other events that bring people closer to local art.Eric also curates artwork for Dazzle Jazz, Car Buying Simplified, The Lobby, The MacSpa, and Natural selection. In addition Eric serves on the board for ArtReach, and for the Artist committee for the Denver Chalk art Festival . In 2010 Eric hung approximately 100 art shows with his art production company Art Pimp.
Mike Rieger has spent more than 25 years as a professional Artist, photographer, and Community Arts Activist.
As a historical photographer Rieger has worked for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for 12 years covering such disasters as 9-11 World Trade Centers, Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, the Colorado wildfires, as well as a number of National Security Events.
His artistic expressions are drawn from life experiences often working through many different mediums to create a final work of art (i.e. taking a photo to a tile mosaic or an image etched in steel). Rieger has worked on many private commissioned works of art as well as public works and is one of the owners of Lapis Gallery in Northwest Denver.
A native Coloradan, he is a leader in the Colorado arts community. Rieger serves as Art Director for Larimer Arts Association and the curating artist for Project LEAD, a program that helps bring arts education into the Denver Public Schools. In 2004, he was honored with a Distinguished Service Award from the Colorado Art Education Association.
Rieger's work has been shown in many galleries, festivals and museums through out the United States and his photos have been published all over the world and are part of the Smithsonian's Photographic History Collection Archives.