Opening Reception

DJ Leaux

DJ Leaux moved to Telluride in 2011, after years of studying music and audio engineering in Nashville. Following a decade of work in event production and sound design, she began DJing local events - tapping into her love of sampling, mixing music and sharing energy with her community. From old school funk and hip hop to disco, rap and pop, she loves to tap into all kinds of genres to get people dancing.

Chef Will Nolan

Chef Will, a New Orleans native, moved to Colorado in 1995 and has been a part of the culinary scene and an advocate of sustainable sourcing ever since. Will has had cooking in his blood as long as he can remember taking his first job at a young age in New York at The Mashomack Hunting Club, where he learned how to clean game birds and the art of the kitchen. During high school in New Orleans, he worked his way through all the ranks at BBQ restaurant, Tipton County until he finally became the youngest pitmaster around. After high school, he moved around the world to learn the culinary arts leading him to Singapore, where he helped to create a restaurant concept before moving back to New Orleans where he became saucier at the prestigious Grill Room in the Windsor Court Hotel. This experience ignited a kickoff into hotels where Will enjoyed a successful career working as the Executive Chef of hotels including The Wyndham Bourbon Orleans, The Palace Restaurant (General Palmer in Durango), Auberge's Hotel Madeline in Telluride and the Viceroy Snowmass. Recently he opened Little House in Telluride with MO Hospitality group and is the current chef/owner of BlackSalt Hospitality. Will's appreciation for sustainable sourcing has led him to numerous accolades and local and national TV features. Will was nominated in 2012 for Food & Wine’s best new chef and in the same year was featured on NBC's The Today Show.

“Love is Love” Gallery

After a call-for-artists and many entries later, Telluride Gay Ski Week and Telluride Arts have teamed up to curate an exhibition to showcase the beauty of our LGBTQ+ community. Aptly named “Love is Love”, the gallery will be open the entire month of February and will be on full display during the Opening Reception.

Love Is Love is a collaborative show featuring local and regional artists Brooke Einbender, Carly Hodes, Christopher Warren, Cie Hoover, Emma Gerona, Seth Berg, Joanie Schwarz and Steven Beutler. Telluride Arts and Telluride Gay Ski Week are thrilled to be teaming up to give LGBTQ+ artists and allies a space to exhibit their work.