Phylicia Ghee is an interdisciplinary visual artist, photographer and curator whose work documents transition, explores healing, rites-of-passage, ritual and genetic memory. Ghee thrives on creating immersive worlds that explore interiority, both physically and psychologically. Taught by her Grandfather at an early age; Ghee works in photography, performance, video, fibers, mixed media, installation & painting. She earned her BFA in Photography with a Concentration in Curatorial Studies from Maryland Institute College of Art in 2010.
Douglas Zaruba was born in Buffalo. NY in 1949 and studied Fine Art, Architecture, Poetry, and Physics at the State University of New York at Buffalo. In the mid-70’s, he shared studio space at the Essex Street Studios in Buffalo along with other young artists, including Duayne Hatchett, Robert Longo and Cindy Sherman. After an initial success as a painter, he abandoned painting to become a nationally-recognized jewelry designer and master goldsmith. In 2005, he left the US to live on a remote Caribbean island off the coast of Panama, where he began to paint again and create sculpture.
Steve Wanna is a multi-disciplinary sound and visual artist whose work includes music, sound design for dance collaborations, sculpture, installation, photography, and works for mixed media. His work showcases the hidden, often ignored beauty he finds in chaotic and seemingly random phenomena. Abstract, experimental, and multimedia, his work is inspired by science, nature, and philosophy, often incorporating elements of controlled randomness—uncertainty is built into the process. Born and raised in Lebanon, he immigrated to the US with his family as a teenager.
Located near the banks of the Monocacy River, artist - blacksmith Stephen Dill crafts an eclectic mix of custom ironwork for homes, businesses, and public spaces. His hammer work is featured on a diverse array of items, from bottle openers to vases, while his larger designs include botanically inspired sculpture and ornamental yard décor. Stephen works primarily in steel but has experience in forging other metals such as titanium.
A Resident Artist at the Howard County Center for the Arts in Ellicott City, Lisa creates mosaic art, decor, furniture and steampunk crabs. She also engages the community in public art projects and teaching workshops. Using a variety of materials including stained glass, broken dishes, found objects, slate, stone and smalti, Lisa's work tells a story piece by piece so that the viewer finds something new to see each time they look at her mosaics.
Markus – Abstract Multi-Media Artist
Markus is a self-taught multimedia artist who uses found objects and reclaimed materials in his abstract sculptures and paintings. His works have been purchased by collectors across the United States, and in countries as far flung as Australia.
His assemblage pieces often contain personal items collected from childhood, as well as objects scavenged from the alleys of his home city of Baltimore. His paintings are made mostly on panels of repurposed wood with acrylic, latex and spray paints.
Bambi is an artist who uses make-believe to tell the truth, with the deepest respect for irreverence and sticky dance floors. In addition, Bambi is a damn good storyteller, the host at haus of bambi, and the recipient of the Washington Award in dance, btw.
Commissioned by Vogue, The Kennedy Center, The City of Alexandria and the Metal Hearts Cabaret in Boston, Bambi dances the line between the too much and the just enough. (duh)
Tara Youngborg is a Maryland-based artist, educator, curator, and arts administrator. She has a B.A. in Art and Art History from St Mary's College of Maryland an MFA in Studio Art from Towson University. Her work uses digital media to create immersive video and audio installations that explore place, memory, and technology. She is also the manager of the Stamp Gallery at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she directs the exhibition programming and advises the Contemporary Art Purchase Program.
Faculty member at the Corcoran College of Art and Design for 21 years, Katie Dell Kaufman maintains a studio Takoma Park, MD, lectures, and holds art workshops and classes in the greater Washington, DC area. She has exhibited her work in the US, Great Britain, Lithuania, and South Africa. She is represented by Zenith Gallery in WDC. Kaufman has received three Montgomery County Arts and Humanities Individual Artist Awards for her work in assemblage and encaustic.
Brandon T. Gorin makes digital folk art on his cellphone because he always has it with him. Mostly his art is for looking at but it is a little bit about thinking about. He works as the assistant technical director at the Milburn Stone Theatre at Cecil College and does stand-up comedy in the tristate area.