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Furniture as Art Auction | Events | KDUR Community Radio

THE KDUR FURNITURE AS ART AUCTION - Tickets on sale now!

Date: Friday, May 29th, 2026
Location: Student Union Ballroom, Fort Lewis College

Buy your tickets today!

FOR MORE INFO EMAIL KDUR@FORTLEWIS.EDU

SOME OF THE ARTISTS FROM THIS YEARS AUCTION ARE FEATURED BELOW!

Jonas Grushkin

Jonas Grushkin

Jonas Grushkin is a professional photographer, piano player, carpenter and jack of many trades. His lifetime of combining these different roles has drawn him to reimagining, redefining and repurposing material objects.

Laura Moorefield

Laura Moorefield

Lisa Pedolsky

Lisa Pedolsky

Lisa Pedolsky's ceramics practice spans almost 30 years during which time her work has appeared in galleries and exhibitions locally, regionally and across the country. Her work straddles the line between functional craft and fine art, and can be appreciated for both its utility and aesthetics. At times playful and at other times sophisticated, all of her hand built forms are made with a...
Maureen May

Maureen May

Maureen May has participated as an artist in most of of the KDUR Furniture as Art Auction, which is nothing compared to the number of pieces she has purchased.

Miki Harder

Miki Harder

 

 

Nancy Byers

Nancy Byers

From Aviation to Art.  Life has many chapters, and after Chapter 1 college, marriage and becoming a Mom of 3 kids, out of the blue (so to speak) came Chapter 2 - spending the next twenty years flying for Continental Airlines. But, every job has its retirement age and along came Chapter 3, fused glass art. So here I am creating art. Who knew? Bid on this in the live auction.
Noah Leggett

Noah Leggett

I am an artist and fabricator with an emphasis on recycling, I am drawn to patina and wear, and strive to carry these stories of time into the pieces I create. I hope that the things I create are useful and continue a life of utility and accumulation of those tales that make a thing special and transcend from product to art, or  develop significance beyond pure form.

Patty Lowndes

Patty Lowndes

Patty Lowndes has one of the greenest thumbs in all of La Plata County. The spider plant that she donated to Furniture As Art was lovingly raised from one of her mother plants and should be given sunlight, water and love.

Riley Wanzek

Riley Wanzek

A nightstand made from recycled plastic!

Sabrina Kling

Sabrina Kling

Sabrina is a Fort Lewis College alumna with a degree in Graphic Design and a passion for creating by hand. She specializes in crocheting stuffed animals, clothing, and accessories. If you want an authentically made piece you can find her on Instagram @sabrinaklingdesigns

 

Click on the photo for a full pic of her piece!

Shanti Savage

Shanti Savage

Shanti Savage (AKA Crazy Hat Lady) is an artist from Mancos. She upcycles hats from local thrift stores, turning discarded items into beautiful creations. You can find her hats and collages at Raven House Gallery in Mancos!

She also plays music with her husband Erik in Snow Plovers!

Tia Jean

Tia Jean

Tom Joyner

Tom Joyner

A Durango resident since 1997, Tom Joyner is a lifelong “maker” after discovering wooden building blocks and Lego’s at an early age. With a BA in Ceramics from Beloit College and an MA in Ceramics from NAU, Joyner was set to become a professional artist. 

Tom Kipp

Tom Kipp

Artist. Self Employed. KDUR DJ. Book Lover.

Tony Holmquist

Tony Holmquist

Tony is a visual artist/printmaker and is also a musician who researches, interprets, and disseminates old-time music through the fiddle, banjo and guitar. He currently resides in Durango, Colorado where he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Art & Design at FLC.

His print this year was framed by Tom Garcia from Smart Enterprises Durango. Thanks Tom!

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