A real loss for the local arts scene.
Mary Voelz Chandler
, one of the most significant voices in the history of Colorado's art and architecture scene and a beloved friend, colleague and cultural icon, has succumbed to cancer after an arduous year-and-a-half-long struggle. Mary was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 14, 1948, the eldest of the three children of Earl and Doris Voelz. She attended the University of Missouri in Columbia; in 1970, almost immediately after earning her bachelor's of journalism degree, Mary was hired as a reporter at thein Flint, Michigan. The following year, she married Michael Dissen, an aspiring television broadcaster, a job that required the couple to relocate several times while he built his career.
. They moved to Conifer and opened the bureau, working as a team to contribute stories with regional themes to the magazine. When the bureau closed a few years later, Mary and David moved to Denver in 1987., writing on architecture, construction and historic preservation. In 1990, she convinced her editors to add art reporting to her regular assignments and she launched a weekly art column.
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