Renee Walkup - President
Renee, the current President of CMA and a working mosaic artist and teacher, is known for using unconventional tesserae - such as rubber, bone, beads, and found objects - in her work, often on upcycled substrates like old stringed instruments.
Her mosaic classes in Northern Colorado inspire adventurous students to explore the possiblities of the mosaic art form.
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Renee's email: reneesmusicalmosaics@outlook.com
Website: Renees Musical Mosaics
Insta: @reneesmusicalmosaics
Pam Farris - Program Planner
After 20 years of teaching art, Pam found a love for mosaics and became a public artist (instead of art just for her classroom). The goal of her mosaics are to take a traditional craft and elevate it to an art form. Pam's historical mosaics are made with the same materials and techniques of the Roman and Byzantine time periods. The contemporary and political mosaics she makes are meant to make you think about the meaning and subject and how it relates to the world today.
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When she decided to become a public artist, she joined a co-op , Next Gallery in Lakewood. She has a solo-exhibition there annually and says it pushes her to create a unified body of work that shows off the art of mosaic.
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She chooses to work with small tile instead of stained glass because she loves the beauty of irregular shapes that can fit together to make the image. She also finds the process meditative.
Contact Pam Farris HERE
Visit her gallery HERE
Nancy Johnson - Exhibits Coordinator
I am serving as the CMA Exhibits Coordinator for 2026-27. In this capacity, I identify exhibition venues for our group shows, and work with the venue to communicate their requirements to our members. My education and career background is in science and engineering, but I always made time to do art. In the past, I used paint, pastels and fabric (quilting). After taking a mosaics class 10+ years ago, I became hooked on this artform. I employ stained glass, smalti, natural/found materials, and old circuit boards in my compositions. I enjoy travel, visiting mosaic sites whenever possible.
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Email: mmonetoile7@gmail.com
Aliza Spiegel - Co-Secretary
I’ve enjoyed making art in one form or another my entire life. In college I minored in art and fell in love with making stained glass. After 10+ years as a stained glass hobbyist I was introduced to mosaics. Gradually I became more and more addicted to mosaics and now work primarily in that medium.
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Email: aliza.spiegel@gmail.com
Karen Dvorchak - Money Manager
Karen was born in Chicago and has been an artist her entire adult life. She majored in painting at Colorado Women's College and then moved into textiles and finally jewelry design. She created a national jewelry line and sold to stores around the country. She discovered mosaics by accident after viewing a CMA art show, where she realized she had thousands of components from her jewelry line that could be transformed into a fine art piece, rather than just a piece of jewelry. She is a feminist and has a strong passion for women's rights and women's history.
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Email: karendvorchak@gmail.com
Bob & Marlea Taylor - PR/Videos/Website
Bob is not a "mosaicist," but more a "facilitator." The mosaic artist and co-volunteer is Marlea, partners for more than 50 years. Over a decade ago, she joined CMA and from the start Bob, who'd worked in radio and television since the 60's, felt compelled to document things with his camera. His videos and photo presentations have helped promote the group and the mosaic art form his wife loves.
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​​Marlea's Website: www.MarleaTaylor.com
Emails: rtaylorden@aol.com marleaden@aol.com
