a photo essay by Shalee Cooper Pat Denner is Salt Lake’s hidden legend. You’ve probably passed by his building on Broadway, but never bothered to venture into his gallery/studio space, stacked with portraits, pinups, and cartoons. Denner designed the original Colonel Sanders KFC, The Vegas Vic cowboy sign, Wendover Will, and many other signs that...

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On October 18, 2009 Utah artist Doug Snow was killed in an automobile accident. His friend Frank McEntire recorded the state of his studio at the time of his passing. You can see the full photo essay in the November 2009 edition of 15 Bytes.

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a photo essay by Shalee Cooper Dennis Mecham is one of Utah’s most prominent photographers. His space on Pierpont functions as photography studio, work space, and fine art gallery. Mecham is one of the original occupants of the studios at Pierpont and remained there when many tenants, fearing an immanent demise of the building, left...

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a photo essay by Van Chu A flash of purple or blue stands out against the beige paint, wood pannelling and ubiquitous clay in Cristin Zimmer’s studio space at the University of Utah. Zimmer, who is working towards an MFA, has a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and Environmental Studies from Pitzer College in...

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a photo essay by Shawn Rossiter Large, encrusted canvasses featuring flattened, enigmatic figures fill the orderly working space of Salt Lake artist John Sproul. The converted garage in the middle of an extended lot in the Sugarhouse neighborhood serves as a studio for both John and his wife, Emily Plewe. View the full photo essay...

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a photo essay by Shawn Rossiter Fresh from an exhibit in Palm Desert, Draper artist Wendy Chidester was busy preparing for a show at Coda Gallery when we visited her studio in February. Chidester has converted her spacious garage into a studio space, storage unit and frame shop. Racks filled with odds and ends that...

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a photo essay by Christine Baczek view the photo essay in the November 2008 edition of 15 Bytes.

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a photo essay by Shawn Rossiter Behind the small showroom of Horseshoe Mountain Pottery, as a burning stick of incense encircles the potter with a soft aroma, Joe Bennion taps an even rhythm on the pedal of his kickwheel and throws another lump of clay onto the center of the wheelhead. A cut piece of...

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a photo essay by Shawn Rossiter We caught up with printmaker Paul Vincent Bernard in his Poor Yorick studio a couple days after he returned from Fresno, California with his new floor-model lithography press. He found it on eBay and braved California gas prices to drive it back to Salt Lake because it will allow...

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Erin Westenksow Berrett’s studio, located in her Holladay home, is bathed in a golden light, a warmth reflected in her still-life paintings depicting shoes, pastries, globes, and egg cartons. Take a look at Kim Silcox’s photo essay of the space in the April 2008 edition of 15 Bytes.

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When Poor Yorick Studios was uprooted from its original downtown home and moved to its permanent location in South Salt Lake, painter and printmaker Joey Behrens followed along with her brushes, canvas and etching tools. The new space has installed skylights, washing Behrens’ working space in a bright, even light. Her dog, Willis, keeps her...

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Steven Lee Adams’ studio space, located in a new building in the heart of Alpine, is a combination studio, gallery space and frame shop. Adam’s easel and paints stand at the center of the space, surrounded by beautifully framed and well-lit art. One corner of the space serves as a frame shop — which comes...

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