{"id":1058,"date":"2025-07-01T20:25:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T20:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/DOS\/?page_id=1058"},"modified":"2025-07-27T07:59:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T07:59:20","slug":"about-dos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/DOS\/about-dos\/","title":{"rendered":"About DOS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1058\" class=\"elementor elementor-1058\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b6f242 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b6f242\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baf88a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"baf88a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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Tour<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d45115 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42d45115\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-409e8a4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"409e8a4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">January 23\u201325, 2026<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36047a63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36047a63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The very popular Desert Open Studios Tour provides an opportunity for Coachella Valley artists to open their studios and behind-the-scenes spaces to the public, shining a light on their unique creative processes and practices. <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10da48e elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"10da48e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/DOS\/tour\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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elementor-size-default\">Developed by Artists for Artists<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6719565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6719565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Desert Open Studios was created in 2020 by three Coachella Valley based artists; Lynda Keeler, Anne Bedrick, and Kim Manfredi, together with art supporter and our current executive director, Chris Blades.<\/p><p>The highly-anticipated annual tour is intended to deepen and broaden the relationship between artist and art-loving audiences and is a unique way for the public to interact with artists: observe their process, purchase artwork, watch demonstrations, and explore spaces usually not open to the public.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5254192 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5254192\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0375445 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0375445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Team of Advisors<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-542bdf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"542bdf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Desert Open Studios happens thanks to the tireless work of our volunteers and advisors.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db660f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6db660f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"dos-team\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-222d989 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"222d989\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/DOS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dos_team_chris_01_600X750.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1118\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/DOS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dos_team_chris_01_600X750.png 600w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/DOS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dos_team_chris_01_600X750-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Chris Blades <span class=\"team-title\">Executive Director<span style=\"font-size: 1em;text-transform: uppercase\"><\/span><\/span><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Chris Blades is an original Founder of Desert Open Studios, and is now leading the DOS tour along with our advisors and volunteers. Formerly, Chris was a tenured scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore. He worked on the Hubble Space Telescope and led a large scientific team responsible for instrument servicing &amp; calibration. \n\n<span class=\"team-contact\">chris@desertopenstudios.com<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1f39f9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b1f39f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/DOS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dos_team_kim_01_600X750.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1119\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/DOS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dos_team_kim_01_600X750.png 600w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/DOS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dos_team_kim_01_600X750-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Kim Manfredi <span class=\"team-title\">Advisor<span style=\"font-size: 1.25em;text-transform: uppercase\"><\/span><\/span><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Kim Manfredi is an American artist and MICA graduate (1988, MFA 2009). She studied under Grace Hartigan and Joyce Kozloff. Her career includes representation by C. Grimaldis Gallery, residencies at RUC, Vermont Studio Center, VCCA, and Maryland Art Place. Recently, she held a solo exhibition, Lady Lazarus, at Royale Projects in Los Angeles and was featured in Tutto a Tempo at the Camus Museum in Italy. She received a fellowship from the Torrance Art Museum for the Cycladic Arts Residency in Greece and is a co-founder of the DOS Tour.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98a2eba elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"98a2eba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/DOS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dos_team_bill_01_600X750.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1117\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/DOS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dos_team_bill_01_600X750.png 600w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/DOS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dos_team_bill_01_600X750-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bill Schinsky <span class=\"team-title\">Advisor<span style=\"font-size: 1.25em;text-transform: uppercase\"><\/span><\/span><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Bill Schinsky was the Executive Director of the Coachella Valley Art Center, Indio, and is now Director of the Coachella Valley Art Projects. He is an active artist working under the pseudonym wm marquez. He has held leadership positions in galleries, museums and arts programs in Los Angeles, Atlanta and North Carolina. \n\n<span class=\"team-contact\">bschinsky@gmail.com<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3824fa4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3824fa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/DOS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dos_team_bernard_01_600X750.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1116\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandi.ca\/DOS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dos_team_bernard_01_600X750.png 600w, https:\/\/grandi.ca\/DOS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dos_team_bernard_01_600X750-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bernard Leibov <span class=\"team-title\">Advisor<span style=\"font-size: 1.25em;text-transform: uppercase\"><\/span><\/span><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Bernard Leibov is the Founder and Director of BoxoPROJECTS, a residency and programming initiative based in Joshua Tree, CA. He is also co-founder and co-curator of the Joshua Treenial. Prior to moving to California, Bernard was Deputy Director of Judd Foundation in New York and Marfa. \n\n<span class=\"team-contact\">bernard.leibov@gmail.com<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a3b820 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a3b820\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aed419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"0aed419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"1149\" class=\"elementor elementor-1149\" 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