Cookie Factory, a new platform for contemporary art and cultural exchange, will open its doors in May 2025, transforming a mid-20th-century fortune cookie factory in Denver’s historic Baker neighborhood into a 5,000-square-foot public arts space. Dedicated to fostering creativity and dialogue, Cookie Factory is committed to collaborating with internationally renowned artists to create new, exclusive works inspired by the unique context and landscapes of Denver and Colorado.

Founded by Amanda J. Precourt, in collaboration with artist Andrew Jensdotter and preeminent artistic director and curator Jérôme Sans, Cookie Factory is a hybrid initiative that converges art, creativity, and innovation to inspire critical conversation, incite meaningful connection within the local Denver community, and push the boundaries of creative expression through two solo exhibitions annually. Through its program, Cookie Factory stresses the essential role that culture plays in understanding the world.

About Amanda J. Precourt, Founder & Executive Director
Precourt is a residential real estate developer, designer, philanthropist, and art collector based in Denver and Edwards, Colorado. She is committed to driving positive change and elevating Denver's national prominence as a hub for culture and innovation, particularly in the areas of design, community development, and behavioral health. Through her passion for art and design, Precourt supports cutting-edge research in behavioral health to cultivate creative and inclusive spaces in her communities.
Precourt is an avid art collector and advocate for the arts in Denver. Currently serving on the Board of Trustees at the Denver Art Museum, Amanda holds key positions on both the Executive Committee and as the Chair of the Collections Committee. She has also underwritten and facilitated the construction of the new Amanda J. Precourt Galleries for the museum’s Architecture and Design collection within the recently renovated Martin Building. She supports the Teen Program at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver and is a leadership funder of Rashid Johnson’s forthcoming career survey, A Poem for Deep Thinkers at the Guggenheim in New York, opening in April 2025.
In addition to her robust support of the arts, Precourt is a vocal advocate for mental wellness, which was inspired by her own mental health journey, and has played a pivotal role in supporting research and organizations dedicated to addressing behavioral health issues. She is a founding board member of Vail Health Behavioral Health (formerly Eagle Valley Behavioral Health) and serves on the board of the Vail Health Foundation. She is spearheading the development of The Precourt Healing Center, a state-of-the-art in-patient hospital in Edwards, Colorado, dedicated to addressing behavioral health issues, which opens in May 2025. Precourt holds a BA from Stanford University and a Master’s in Real Estate Finance and Construction Management from the Franklin L. Burns School at the University of Denver.

About Andrew Jensdotter, Director of Exhibitions 
Andrew Jensdotter serves as Cookie Factory’s Director of Exhibitions and brings an artist-centric approach to the program and engagement with exhibiting artists. Jensdotter is a painter and multimedia artist known for his large-scale works that critique contemporary American culture and the post-industrial consumer landscape. Using found materials and color, his art—which draws inspiration from Jasper Johns and the Pop Art movement—accumulates and strips down layers to uncover core human truths and reckon with his past lived experience as part of the Mormon Church. Jensdotter gained recognition with his large-scale “carved paintings” created through a meticulous process of layering painted images sourced from Google searches. Each image is painted over more than 100 times, then carved away to reveal fragments of the layers below, resulting in raw abstract color-fields that subtly unveil a unique style of representation. Based in Denver, Colorado, and Taos, New Mexico, Jensdotter earned his MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Colorado, Boulder, in 2014, and received a visiting artist fellowship at Anderson Ranch in Snowmass, Colorado, in February 2020. His work has been exhibited internationally, including at Untitled Art in Miami, Jackson Hole Fine Art Fair, PULSE Miami, and Zona Maco with Galeria Hilario Galguera. In 2019, Andrew had a solo show at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver titled Flak. He also has mounted three solo exhibitions with K Contemporary in Denver. His work is featured in prominent collections across the United States and internationally, including the Denver Art Museum