Sheila Crider
Mary Ann Mears is a sculptor who has been commissioned to create site-specific art for public sites across a number of states including Florida, North Carolina, Michigan, Illinois, Connecticut, New York, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Within her home state of Maryland, her commissioned works are located in Bethesda, Rockville, Cheverly, Belair, Glen Burnie, Silver Spring, Columbia, and at several locations in Baltimore. A copy of her iconic sculpture in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor was given to Baltimore’s sister city, Kawasaki, Japan.
Jiazi Yin is an artist based in the Maryland and Washington D.C. area. She grew up in China and lived in Japan for four years before she came to America.
Her work is based on her understanding of memory, time and space, and interpersonal relationships. The subject matter varies from human figures to abstractions. These are executed primarily with oil, acrylic, cyanotype on canvas, wood panels, and Yupo paper.