Juror: Chris Stevens 

Chris is a graduate from the University of Missouri with degrees in Speech Communication and Art History. After spending 13 years in the banking industry Chris switched his career to the arts in 2011 to become Manager of the Office of Cultural Affairs for the city of Columbia, Missouri.  During that time, Chris and his wife, Jennifer Perlow, also owned PS:Gallery, a fine art gallery located in downtown Columbia. In 2013, the family moved to Denver so that his daughter, Charlie, could attend the Denver School of the Arts. Chris served two years as the Manager for the  Art and Culture Program at Denver International Airport and is  currently the Cultural Arts Manager for the City of Greenwood Village  where he has been since June of 2016. 

Beam Through All Gloom, Oil on Birch Panel, 35 x 35 inches