About:
John Domenico
is an artist, winemaker, and founder of La Serra Collective. With a background in both art and materials science, much of his work explores the nuanced and expansive ways art can and does shape our human experience.
Colleen Wallace
is the Grants Manager for a local youth development non-profit. Originally hailing from Pennsylvania, she has lived in Denver since 2016. Her favorite thing about Colorado is the abundant sunshine. Colleen is an avid gardener, book reader, and art appreciator.
Alan Chin
is an interdisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles. In 2011 he earned a BFA in Ceramics and Painting from California College of the Arts in San Francisco and studied at Academie Minerva in the Netherlands. In his work, he seeks to navigate the ever-expanding landscape of information through visual language, embracing the fluidity and multiplicity of artistic expression. His practice spans painting, sculpture, installation, performance, and film, with a core focus on ceramics, found objects, and oil on canvas. He explores the value and meaning embedded in the mundane, transforming the ordinary into a conduit for deeper understanding.
Bradley Klem
Bradley Klem is a ceramic artist, educator, and community builder based in Denver, Colorado. His work draws on historical pottery traditions to explore themes of consumption, climate, and cultural memory, often blending humor with urgency. Bradley teaches ceramics at the University of Denver and Arapahoe Community College and serves on the board of La Serra Collective, where he helps foster spaces for meaningful connection and creative growth.
Emma Perez Steuer
is a Program Officer with the Colorado Gives Foundation. Previously, she was the Executive Director of Union Hall, a Denver-based non-profit arts space. She has also held roles as the Stakeholder Engagement Manager for the Biennial of Americas and as a Development Associate for the World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in International Relations & Spanish, with a minor in philosophy at State University of New York, Geneseo.
Merrick Adams & Kate Pincus-Whitney
are both artists based in Los Angeles each with their own prolific painting career. Kate is represented by Fredericks & Freiser and Merrick by Turn Gallery. They share not only in their life partnership but also their passion for Art as a form of community engagement and deep human connection. Merrick and Kate first engaged with La Serra as resident artists and now carry the mission forward on the Board of Directors.