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\"Denver<\/a>SUSAN FROYD<\/a> | APRIL 2, 2018<\/span> | 6:49AM<\/span>AA<\/span><\/p>\n

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Annette Coleman reinstalls the work “Water Dreams” in the lobby of the Broomfield Health & Services building.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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4.0: Annette Coleman<\/h1>\n
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#40: Annette Coleman<\/b><\/p>\n

As a collagist, painter and mosaic artist,\u00a0Annette Coleman\u00a0has found her niche in each sub-discipline, building textures on flat surfaces through layers of collage materials and encaustic, or working with cities and businesses to create public-art mosaics. But she\u2019s also a community builder, having served as president for the NoBo Art District in Boulder and, on a smaller scale, by organizing and curating ArtSpeak, an annual Boulder-based collaboration between fine artists and poets. Learn more about her journey as she answers the 100CC questionnaire.<\/p>\n

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Annette Coleman during a public engagement talk in the NoBo Art District, Boulder.<\/div>\n
Photo by Paula Gillen<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Westword<\/b>: What (or who) is your creative muse?<\/i><\/p>\n

Annette Coleman:<\/b>\u00a0Most of my art career I\u2019ve been interested in bringing my dreams to this realm on Earth. The colors of dreams for me are super-saturated, and there are colors that I can\u2019t bring with me when I wake. This has led me to make canvases that change color. An added benefit to these paintings are that they slow down the viewing process, and patrons need to come back to see the changes over about a seven-minute period. Think mood rings \u2014 very trippy, indeed!<\/p>\n

Which three people, dead or alive, would you like to invite to your next party, and why?<\/i><\/p>\n

Eleanor Roosevelt, Bette Midler and Frida Kahlo.\u00a0Would love to ask Eleanor\u2019s perspective on today\u2019s political climate and how to take steps to help change it for the better. Bette would be fun at any party, and her accomplishments as an artist are delightful. Frida would help bridge interests of the other two guests with both political and artistic dialogue; not sure I could stand the cigarette smoke, so the party would be outside in a garden.<\/p>\n

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Coleman reinstalling “Water Dreams.”<\/div>\n
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What\u2019s the best thing about the local creative community in your field \u2014 and the worst?<\/i><\/p>\n

I was in the Boulder community and worked as one of the founders of the NoBo Art District and spent a great deal of time helping nurture other artists and creating that community. Best part was the grassroots nature of that beginning, and the worst was not having affordable live\/work spaces to house the artists in north Boulder. Now back in Denver, I love the supportive community within the Women\u2019s Caucus of Art Colorado<\/a> and the Colorado Mosaic Artists<\/a>, both interesting groups with members all over the state.<\/p>\n

How about globally?<\/i><\/p>\n

The exciting work globally for artists is in social justice, eco-awareness, collaboration and identity. I try to do my part by recycling art materials. I would say that about 80 percent of the materials I use, from stained glass to tile and paint, are donated, or I find them in dumpsters. If you see high heels sticking up from a dumpster, it\u2019s most likely me!<\/p>\n