The Eco Art Collective
New Beginnings, oil painting by Sloane Speer
January 2026 at The Alley Gallery and Art Studios brings together a group of Yampa Valley artists motivated by environmental issues. Their diverse collection of artwork is inspired by our western landscape, wildlife, forests, public lands, water, and wildfire. These artists, concerned by climate change, are starting a new group, the Eco Art Collective. Each member is dedicated to communicating important topics through their art and daily choices. Members of the collective will be supporting and amplifying each other and the ongoing work around climate change and protecting our environment.
Beginning in March during Insight: Art for Climate Action organized by Western Resilience Center, the Eco Art Collective will be inviting any interested creatives in the region to join in this supportive group.
For now, come to The Alley Gallery and Art Studios during ArtWalk, Friday January 2, 5-8 pm to see the group show. The Alley is in downtown Steamboat Springs, around the corner from the 8th St Steakhouse. The Eco Art Collective group show will be hanging through the month of January, open 11-5, Wednesdays through Saturdays.
The founding members of the Eco Art Collective and their work shown here are:
Sloane Speer, New Beginnings, oil (top)
Juan Diego, The Forest Protector, watercolor on canvas
Luisa Manriquez, Renewal, Tetrapak etching and collected butterflies
Joanne Orce, Keep It Wild #1, acrylic on paper
Kiki Chanders, Fetching Flowers for the Winter, watercolor
Silas Axtell, Canyon Land Mushrooms
Ann Feldman, The Crossing, oil
Emma Friedland, Swim Spot at Cross Mountain Canyon, Plein air oil
Amanda Blickensderfer, The Ripple Effect, Paper pulp and ash from the Lee Fire near Meeker, CO
Jill Bergman, Forest Bathing, linocut on topo map
Simone White, San Juan Valley, watercolor on reclaimed panel (below)
Megan Williams
San Juan Valley, watercolor on reclaimed wood panel by Simone White.
