About Us

Brian Bostron is a native of Brush Colorado. 

Seasoned forensic accountant specializing in fraud cases, owner of interior design firm and art deco antique dealer.  Art gallery employee.

Former board member of Colorado Mental Health Network, longtime fundraiser for Colorado Ballet, President of Young Democrats of Colorado State University and Phi Beta Lambda.

Interests:  Architecture, interior design, antique Judaica and politics.  Mental health advocate.community that values creativity and artistic expression.

Education: B.S., Business Administration (Finance and Real Estate), Colorado State University.

After a career in advertising and marketing for large national brands Annette transitioned seamlessly into her fine art pursuits. Her work is in many established Colorado collections including; the Children’s hospital of Denver, Boettcher Foundation, Broomfield Library, Lakewood Civic Center, Colorado Mesa University, Broomfield Health & Services Building, the State of Colorado and Craig Hospital to name a few as well as in the prestigious art collection of Scottsdale Arts. As a Colorado native you can find her outside in all seasons enjoying our beautiful blue skies.

Annette’s work is firmly rooted in nature and all of the biodiversity of our planet and those imagined beyond our own. Elements are also often found in her work, fire, water, wind and air are expressed in abstracted forms and colors. Public engagement in the arts has always been part of Annette’s art practice and helps form the connection to community that is so important to creating a unique sense of place wherever her public art takes her. Childhood memories find their way into aspects of her iconic sculptures and installations often starting out as paper cutouts harking back to innocence and joy. Celebrated in all her work are the bold, engaging, bright and sparkling colors of the world. 

Annette continues to be part of the leadership at the Colorado Chapter of the Women’s Caucus of Art serving since 1990 and a member of the certified Change Leaders through the State of Colorado.

 Deborah Deal-Blackwell, APR is a businesswoman with diverse experience.

After college, she started her career at the NBC network affiliate WESH-TV in Orlando, Florida. From there she went on to work for several advertising / public relations agencies, including her own.

While active in her community on numerous boards of directors she specialized in commercial and residential real estate, and the travel/hotel industry. 

Her career took a nonprofit turn when she became president/executive director of Angel Flight Southeast. At AFSE she tripled the revenue for this 501(c)(3), oversaw 1,293 volunteer pilots and chapters in the southeast United States. 

Commercialization of technical innovations became her next passion when she teamed with her brother John (Grizz) Deal and created several companies that are spinouts from the U.S. National Laboratory system including one for nuclear power. Deborah was the first to bring the concept of a commercial small, modular, nuclear power reactor (SMR) before the U.S. Congress and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for regulation. 

Today, she is still a partner at IX Power with her brother, where they are bringing water treatment innovations to the industries of oil & gas, mining, manufacturing, and environmental clean-up.

Deborah is a mixed-media and textile artist, and is the president of the Women’s Caucus for Art Colorado Chapter for 2024 and 2025. 

Included in her wide experience with nonprofits, she served as a trustee of the Jefferson County Library system, and currently is the vice president of the Jefferson County Library Foundation. 

She is also the founder of the fundraiser Colorado Women’s Day, which will hold its ninth consecutive annual event in 2024.

I've recently moved to
Denver Colorado and am
a working artist. 

I have expertise in  business and non-profit development, strategic planning, account and  project  management, community engagement, marketing, sales,  sponsorship, media strategy and planning.  My industry experience  includes healthcare, food, consumer packaged goods and retail.

My interests include anything outdoors (biking, race walking, hiking, skiing) hospitality, civics and arts and culture. 

Over the last 30 years, I’ve had the pleasure of working with artists, museum curators, non-profits, editors, and designers.

I grew up painting, drawing, writing and illustrating my own stories,  some of which won awards, and yet I somehow failed to see art as a  career. I went to Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo for a degree in business.

Go figure…after college, I happened into a job in a beautiful Denver  gallery. The owner, Carol Siple, taught me everything about the art  business, including how to shepherd artists through their careers. So, it all  came together, my artistic bent and a business degree. I enjoy the  challenge of solving problems that arise in the ever-changing art market  and truly understand and love artists because, well, it’s part of my  DNA. 

My work as a curator and writer led me to where I am today, helping  artists increase recognition and sales by analyzing the market,  clarifying messaging, identifying obstacles, and finding transformative  solutions.

I  work with creative people who see life through a different lens. Their vision illuminates the world and everything shimmers just a little  brighter when you’re around them.