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STAFF AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kai Gaynor | Board President Kai is a Colorado Springs artist, community advocate and resident of over 10 years. Her career is as a freelance artist and owner of a local art shop called Momo-XO, where she sells variety of art prints, stickers, and etc. Her creative mantra is: "Till death we do art.", which stresses the importance of the creation process as a constant pursuit of self exploration and fulfillment she will.
Erin Kittleson | Curation Erin Kittelson is a visual artist originally from South Florida, though moved to Colorado Springs the summer of 2024. She went to the Florida State University, where she got a degree in Studio Art, and has been a freelance visual artist as well as a painting teacher since graduating. Erin currently works at Painting with a Twist as an art instructor. Wanting to learn more about art curation as well as to connect more with her community, Erin was excited to have the opportunity to be part of Pike Peak Arts Council. She is grateful to be on the board as she continues to learn and connect with her local art community as well as being in a position to shape her local art community. |
Jessica de la Luna | Vice President/ Curation Originally starting her artistic career as a professional dancer, during Covid Jessica decided to retire from dance and change her focus to working with visual artists becoming a curator and an art agent. She curated a space that not only had a traditional gallery but also hosted Colorado Springs' only permanent blacklight gallery as well as an LED gallery and chromadepth gallery. Her ultimate goal as a curator is to create a safe space of creative expression for artist of all experience levels. Being an art agent has given her the opportunity to represent some incredibly talented artists throughout the Pikes Peak region. Jessica is honored to be on the Pikes Peak Arts Council board providing opportunities for artists' creations to be shown in various venues throughout the city. |
Andrew Ziegler | Treasurer Andrew Ziegler (left) is an educator, poet, actor, and musician living in Colorado Springs. He has been active in the arts community since he moved back to Colorado Springs in 2012 and his contributions include writing, teaching, competing in poetry, creating music, and educating movement arts like martial arts and dance. Ziegler is stoked to be on the board of the Pikes Peak Arts Council and advocate arts in the Pikes Peak region. |
Aves Willman | Secretary Aves Willman is an illustrator, comic artist, and graphic designer based in Colorado Springs. They glean inspiration from many places in life: a few of the more prominent being their love of music, story, and ancestral cultures- a real live human experience. Currently, they are an instructor at Painting With A Twist in Colorado Springs and illustrate for The Talking Lion podcast. They have contributed to three successful kickstart campaigns: The Cthulhu is Hard to Spell Terrible Two's Anthology, The Sleepless Tarot, and the Impure Blood: Volume IV run. Outside of these projects, they have done work for numerous private clients from DND characters, book covers, portraits, to comics. Currently, they are creating their own Tarot card deck. |
