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.
Adewale (b. 1993, Nigeria) is an artist whose practice centers on bringing the surreal beauty of space closer to humanity. Through sculptural forms and celestial-inspired paintings He creates works that evoke a sense of vitality and presence, inviting viewers to explore their own sense of divinity. Inspired by stars as cosmic engines of life, Adewale's work reimagines identity and existence on a universal scale.
Adewale lives and works in Baltimore, where he continues to explore humanity's cosmic ties and the creative force that unites us all.
I'm a multimedia artist and current student at MICA, based in Baltimore, where I was born and
raised. My roots and environment is where I draw the majority of my inspiration from. My work is
the reflection of me growing up in one of the deadliest cities in America, and the everlasting
impact it has on the people who live here.
“When the visual characteristics of DJ artwork are dissected one will discover its true meaning.
And also discover there is usually more than one simple yet raw message being told, it flows
Growing up, my mother sewed constantly so it is not surprising that I learned to love textiles, fabrics, cloth and sewing. In my education as a textile artist weaving became, and still is, a powerful passion along with dying thread, encaustics, eco printing cloth, hand stitching and recently knitting.