The Collective at BASECAMP
Life of Winter
A holiday pop-up gallery
Curated by Pedestal
Opening Night
Friday, December 4 · 5–8pmDec 11–13
Dec 18–20Three weekends, Friday–Sunday
Saturday 2–6pm
Sunday 2–6pm
Life of Winter
Held through December, The Collective at BASECAMP turns to winter — not as a season of stillness, but of life: the light, the gatherings, and the quiet warmth that carry us through Colorado’s coldest months.
What is The Collective at BASECAMP?
The Collective at BASECAMP returns to Market Station for its second year. Curated by Pedestal, this holiday pop-up gallery brings together nine Colorado artists across three weekends in December.
Whether you’re an art lover, an outdoor enthusiast, a downtown local, or visiting for the holidays, it’s the perfect start to a festive afternoon. Discover new Colorado artists, find meaningful one-of-a-kind gifts, then stay to explore the shops of BASECAMP and make a day of it.
The Artists
Nine Colorado artists, curated by Pedestal @pedestalart_
Maggie Sackmann
@maggiesackmann_artMaggie is a contemporary oil painter inspired by the quiet enchantment of nature. Raised by the sea in Maine, and later living among the plains of Texas and the mountains of Colorado, she draws on the landscapes that have shaped her life. Through layered color, texture, and soft light, her atmospheric paintings capture the feeling of a place rather than an exact location. Her dreamlike landscapes invite moments of stillness and wonder, leaving room for viewers to find their own memories within each piece.
Johnny Draco
@johnnydraco_Johnny is a visual artist based in Denver, Colorado, born in Wiesbaden, Germany. Working across painting, installation, and public art, he explores identity, cultural memory, and imagination. Rooted in Afrofuturism and African diasporic traditions, his symbolic, character-driven worlds of masks, figures, and abstraction examine ancestry and transformation. His work invites viewers into the space between memory and becoming, where new possibilities take shape.
Matt Payne
@mattpaynephotoMatt is a full-time nature photographer based in Durango, Colorado, working throughout the San Juan Mountains and the broader American West. He co-founded the Natural Landscape Photography Awards and Nature First, and leads workshops with Muench Workshops. Shooting in natural light without digital compositing, he holds his images to what the camera actually recorded. Returning to themes of scale and solitude, his work invites viewers into rare moments few people witness.
Julia Martin
@julia.martin.artJulia is a mixed-media artist based in Denver, Colorado, working with paper, paint, cloth, and thread. She cuts, writes, sews, draws, and reconfigures fragments, stitching daily pieces together with her immediate thoughts and feelings. Each sewn drawing joins a larger assemblage that marks both a particular moment and something more enduring. Her work is an ongoing chronicle, inviting viewers to connect what is inside her with what is inside them.
Brent Bishop
@brentcollinbishopBrent is a contemporary Western landscape painter based in Nederland, Colorado. A graduate of CU Boulder with a BFA in Integrated Arts, he has spent the past 20 years exploring the American West and translating it into paint. Through a minimalist, surreal approach, his landscapes distill familiar scenes to their essentials. His work invites viewers to see the places they know from a new perspective.
Evan Anderman
@evanandermanEvan is a photographer and Denver native whose aerial work blends visual inquiry with scientific insight. Trained as a geologist, he flies his own small aircraft to photograph the landscapes of the American West, along with work made on the ground. His images simplify vast terrain shaped by climate change and industrial activity, revealing patterns of depletion and extraction. His work invites viewers to see familiar land from above and consider the forces reshaping it.
Jade Ting
@onelongfilmrollJade (汀福风) is an experimental photographer based in Denver, Colorado. Her work reflects on how much winter has changed with the climate, and on the familiar moments that remain as others fade. In her cyanotype series, she pairs 25 of her own photographs with images taken by her great-uncle in Leadville in the 1920s. Bridging generations of winter scenes, her work invites viewers to reflect on what endures and what is slowly slipping away.
Caley Van Cleave
@caleyvancleaveartCaley is a contemporary landscape painter celebrating the beauty of Colorado and the broader American West. Driven by awe for the region’s wild places and a deep commitment to conserving them, she uses vibrant color and lively brushstrokes to tell the visual story of a place. Conservation themes and details of each specific location are woven into her pieces. Her work invites viewers to feel small, joyful, and fully present in the landscapes we share.
Christine Stadnik
@awake.thesoulartChristine is an artist based in Denver, Colorado, whose work spans painting, mixed media, and public installation, from studio pieces to murals across the East Coast and Colorado. Rooted in close observation of the outdoors, she translates the color and texture of the natural world through reclaimed and upcycled materials. Her colorful, expressive pieces capture the energy and rhythm of nature in constant motion. Her work invites viewers to experience the landscape as something vibrant, dynamic, and full of life.