Interested in supporting Street Wise Arts in a deeper way? Consider serving on our Board of Directors. Email hello@streetwisearts.org for more information.
Leah Brenner Clack is the Founder and Executive Director of Street Wise Arts, a nonprofit organization bridging art and activism. Leah is dedicated to providing a platform for artists and empowering youth and communities around the front range through public art opportunities and mural festivals. Leah’s foundation as a curator and gallerist evolved into her passion for working with artists, youth and community. She is a certified Change Leader with Colorado Creative industries with her project, Arts Martin Acres. She is also the Executive Director for the North Boulder Art District and has volunteered for various other nonprofit arts and culture organizations on the front range. Her personal creative work focuses on experimental ceramic art.
After a successful career in the Retail and Fashion industry, Jeff is enjoying his full time focus on photography – creating, coaching and teaching. Jeff splits his photography time across nature/wildlife and fashion/portraits capturing images of our natural world and the people in it. When he is not around Boulder, Jeff can be found traveling and exploring. Since moving to Boulder with his wife a few years ago, Jeff has worked with a few local non-profit organizations and now brings his combination of artistic and business background to the Street Wise Arts Board.
Graham Hill joins the board in late 2022 after years of collaboration and support of Street Wise Arts. Graham is born and raised in Boulder, CO and shares a deep connection to the arts and community. Graham founded Shared Paths Boulder and has served on numerous nonprofit boards.
Nyasha is a creative director and a multidisciplinary artist, conversant as a model, DJ, dancer, and yogi. Her formal training includes a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She holds a Modern and Contemporary Art and Design Specialization from the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOMA). She has worked for years on aesthetic and strategic design assets in the luxury art and fashion space. Nyasha has extensive professional experience modeling, and being the face of campaigns and commercials for national and international brands; Nike, Jordan Brand, Maybelline, Mcdonalds, Allure, American Eagle, SHEIN, Nikon, Alo Yoga and more. She has been seen in music videos and dancing alongside artists Lil Jon, Iggy Azalea, Queen Herby, DJ Cloud, Maeta, and more. She has landed co-star roles on Starz Tv, and Comedy Central. Was the DJ in a national commercial for MTV Music Awards, holds a teaching certification in Vinyasa Yoga, and recognition as a Bikram Yoga yogi champion. Nyasha is living an artful life bringing a perspective that's uniquely her own to every project in front of the camera, aesthetically and now as staff as the creative director of programming at The Museum of Boulder.
Andy’s story isn’t that different from a work of mixed media. After a successful corporate career in sales, marketing, publishing, and client service, Andy transformed his personal and professional journey into an unrestrained canvas of exuberance, free from risk-averse, stifling voices of doubt and dissent.
Fast forward to the present, Andy has emerged with a deep desire to give others hope that your past doesn’t fully define you. You define you. Let it out.
Creativity is a part of Andy’s soul and daily practice, and it has always been a part of him. Andy’s art studio is where he creates original works as a vehicle for expressing vulnerability, beauty, passion and his original voice. Andy’s focus is mixed media with a concentration on heavy body acrylics, high-flow paints and pouring mediums, aerosol, watercolor, inks and more — with compositions and subject matter ranging from mental health, self-expression, vibrant living, creative play and subject illustration/drawing. Additionally, Andy finds exhilaration, freedom, diversity, and inspiration in the art of figure modeling. Andy’s mantra: Art is Therapy.
Sarah joined the Board of Street Wise Arts in 2024. She grew up in the Boston area and lived in cities across the U.S. and Europe before settling in Boulder in 2014. By day, Sarah develops programs and policies to bring vibrancy to urban areas, and as a board member with Street Wise Arts Sarah aims to build relationships and raise funds to support the ability of artists to bring vibrancy and inclusivity to the street life of Boulder.
Allison Greene is an experienced art educator and program manager with a background in advertising and marketing.
After years as an Art Director in New York City, Allison earned her Master of Arts in Teaching and taught in the New York City public school system for many years. She later began staging events for the wider art community there, which led her to curating and managing public art festivals as well.
In addition to working for Street Wise Arts, Allison currently helps a consortium of arts organizations in Denver, developing programming for creatives that provides inspiration and enhances creative skill development. She recently completed the Leadership Arts program through the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, and is committed to art advocacy, increasing access to creative expression and career development for youth, adults, and marginalized communities here in Colorado.
Allyson Burbeck is a writer, art historian, and art administrator. She received her M.A. in art history from the University of Colorado Boulder.
While a graduate student, Allyson worked with the Latino History Project and CU Boulder Visual Resource Center to archive the materials of renowned Chicano artist Emanuel Martinez. She also collaborated with the Chicano/a/x Murals of Colorado Project to aid its mission of protecting, preserving, and promoting Chicanx murals in the state. Her master's thesis investigated the connection between Chicanx muralism and placemaking in Denver’s La Alma-Lincoln Park neighborhood and the rising threat of gentrification and street art culture.
Allyson is passionate about making sure that street art remains a democratic and inclusive realm that represents the local community and raises awareness for social justice issues.
Christine Stadnik-Poteroba is a dynamic creative and visual artist. She graduated from the University of Denver with a diverse academic background in Marketing, Sustainability, and Geography.
Driven by the power of community and collaboration, Christine has utilized her art as a platform to amplify causes from youth education to environmental accessibility. She has collaborated with over a dozen businesses and organizations, installed murals in Colorado and the East Coast, and hosted a variety of art shows. Within it all, community is always at the forefront of her work.
Passionate about artist diversity and opportunity accessibility, Christine is committed to creating inclusive spaces where all voices are heard and celebrated.