Cookie Factory

Cookie Factory Exterior

Dedicated to fostering creativity and dialogue, Cookie Factory collaborates with internationally renowned artists to create new, site-specific works inspired by Denver and Colorado’s landscapes and cultural fabric. Housed in a revitalized 1940s fortune cookie factory in the Baker neighborhood of Denver, Cookie Factory operates on an intimate, human scale, cultivating personal, intuitive experiences through art.

Meet the team

Amanda J. Precourt

Amanda J.
Precourt

Founder & Executive Director

Amanda Precourt is a residential real estate developer, designer, philanthropist, and art collector. Cookie Factory extends Amanda’s commitment to driving positive change and elevating Denver’s international prominence through art, design, behavioral health, and community development. Her advocacy, informed by her own mental health journey and lifelong passion for art and design, is embedded in Cookie Factory’s ethos, centering on art’s ability to heal and elevate the human experience.

Andrew Jensdotter

Andrew
Jensdotter

Co-Founder & Director of Exhibitions

Andrew Jensdotter is a painter and multimedia artist known for large-scale works that explore the tension between image saturation and aesthetic reduction, with work held in prominent collections around the world. At Cookie Factory, he brings an artist-centric approach to the exhibition program, deeply engaging with each exhibiting artist. He believes Cookie Factory offers a new way to experience art and opens meaningful channels for creative discovery.

JérômE
Sans

Artistic Director

Jérôme Sans is a world-renowned curator, art critic, artistic director, and director of institutions, known internationally for his pioneering and transversal approach to new models of cultural institutions and exhibitions. Having curated over 300 solo and group exhibitions worldwide, Jérôme will be focusing on the core of the Cookie Factory philosophy to facilitate the notions of home and community by encouraging new cultural exchanges within this residential neighborhood.

Mardee
Goff

Director of Strategy & Story

Mardee Goff is a curator, writer, and cultural strategist with over 15 years of experience in the art world. Known for bringing ambitious projects to life, she has collaborated with artists, museums, galleries, authors, and collectors globally. At Cookie Factory, Mardee shapes the institution’s vision, voice, structure, and broader programming—bridging storytelling, strategy, curatorial frameworks, and community engagement. She sees Cookie Factory as harnessing art’s power to create connection—holding space for memory and transformation, bridging what was with what’s possible.

Violet Mantell

Violet
Mantell

Director of Community Engagement & Executive Affairs

Violet Mantell is an arts administrator and advocate with a background spanning gallery operations, nonprofit management, fundraising, and community outreach. She is passionate about building networks of support around artists and cultural institutions—through gatherings and programs that nurture these relationships, and through more intimate, individualized moments of engagement. At Cookie Factory, Violet oversees day-to-day operations, welcomes visitors to the space, and fosters connection across its growing community.

Paul Laurie

Paul
Laurie

Events Manager

Paul Laurie is an experiential producer and community builder with over a decade of experience creating immersive events that bring people together in unexpected and meaningful ways. As founder of Invisible City, he has crafted everything from surrealist masquerades to field day decathlons—always with an eye toward elegance, connection, and a touch of the absurd. With a background in cultural travel, creative consulting, and social architecture, Paul brings a deep understanding of how to design environments that feel both intimate and electric. At Cookie Factory, he curates moments of gathering that blur the lines between art, experience, and community—believing the space is more than a gallery: it’s a home for artful collisions and shared discovery.

We strongly believe that art is a central part of life and reflects our humanity.

Andrew Jensdotter, Director of Exhibitions

Cookie Factory mural
Cookie Factory exterior