About

Paper Chair was founded by Joshua Steven Bryant and Delaney Smith-Vaughn in the Summer of 2025. As educators that work with creatives, and as artist themselves, they deeply feel the lack of studios, substantial funding, and visibility for artists in Denton.

Our town is rich in creatives, but we need the scaffolding and support to thrive. Paper Chair is committed to being the glue by providing essential resources and advocating for the arts in North Texas.

We are an artist-led organization, including our founders and board of directors. In addition to improving the lives of artists, we know that investing in the arts will benefit our community economically and improve physical and mental wellbeing of our town (Americans for the Arts).

By collaborating with local and regional art orgs, we share resources and have a stronger, deeper reach in supporting creatives.

Founders

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Joshua Steven Bryant

Co-Founder, Executive Director

Delaney Smith-Vaughn

Co-Founder, Creative Director

Board of Directors

  • A woman with dark skin smiles with her chin in her hands and peers through a portal of books

    Katie Rose Crosswhite

    VIce President

  • A non-binary person wearing a color blocked dress sits in front of large cut-outs of hand painted flowers

    Anna Galluzzi

    Secretary

  • Atinuke Adeleke

    President

  • A person with olive skin wearing a black tshirt sits at a desk and looks thoughtfully at the camera

    Cher Musico

    Member at Large

  • A non-binary person with light skin and red lipstick stands in a gallery

    Max Marshall

    Treasurer

Thank you to our partners and supporters

We are gathering interest in our future physical location need your thoughts. Our initial plans for our physical location include subsidized studio spaces, a wood shop, paper making equipment, a gallery, a flex space for critique nights, artist talks, workshops, performances, and social events. Are you interested? Let us know!

Future Space

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