32ND Annual
Durango Autumn Arts Festival
Presented by the durango arts center
September 19-20, 2026
10:00am-5:00pm
Arts with Atmosphere
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY:
Young Artists - Huge Impact Exhibit
2026 Featured Artist: Emily Dwan
2026 Booth: #95
2025 Best of Show / Fine Craft award winner
Emily Dwan is a Colorado-based painter and stained-glass mosaic artist whose work celebrates the color, energy, and beauty of the natural world. Visitors can expect to discover large-scale nature-inspired paintings alongside intricate stained-glass mosaics that shimmer, reflect, and transform with the changing light.
Inspired by the wild landscapes surrounding her home in Morrison, Colorado, Dwan uses expressive color, movement, texture, and reflection to create work that goes beyond simply depicting a place. Her work invites viewers to experience the feeling of being fully immersed in nature.
Grounded in the belief that our connection to the natural world is both instinctive and essential, Dwan creates artwork that inspires a sense of wonder and brings the energy of the outdoors into the spaces we live.
Experience Emily Dwan’s work in person at the Durango Fine Arts Festival, where she will be exhibiting a collection of original paintings and one-of-a-kind stained glass mosaic works.
Explore more at: EmilyDwan.com