Trisha Kyner is an Associate Professor of Art at the Community College of Baltimore County. She holds a B.A. from University of California, Santa Cruz, a B.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an M.F.A. from the University of Montana. She hails from Colorado and California, but now calls Baltimore home. She lives in a converted grocery store in Baltimore County with fellow artist David Friedheim and two cats.
Desiree Thaniel was born and is based in Baltimore MD. She specializes in multimedia materials such as acrylic paint, oil paint, soft and dry pastel, and fabrics. After graduating Baltimore City College High-school, she continued her studies at Maryland Institute College of Art and is currently a student at Morgan State University. Her work is based on her experiences in personal growth, mental health and spirituality.