Alzaruba's works stem from a diverse multicultural background having visited or lived in 37 nations. He has exhibited extensively, including in France, Italy and Asia and was twice awarded the Pollock Krasner Fellowship as well as serving as a Senior Fulbright Scholar to Seoul, Korea (2003-04). He taught visual art at MICA for two decades before retiring
Valentine Aprile (b. 1972, Somerville, New Jersey USA) is an American multidisciplinary artist of Indigenous Mexican and European descent, currently living and working in Baltimore, Maryland. She is the first woman in her family to receive a college degree, having earned both a BFA in visual arts and MA in Arts Education from The University of the Arts, Philadelphia in 1995 and 1997 respectively. Her work encompasses painting, various forms of dance, site-specific and theatrical performance, video, filmmaking, acting, and directing.
Raven Ash (he/they) is a photographer, writer, and mixed media artist currently based in Baltimore, MD. His photography is informed by his studies and lived experiences of Blackness, queerness, trauma, disability, and other aspects of identity, additionally drawing inspiration from their rural upbringing involving the vibrancy and beauty of the natural world. He has self published a variety of zines utilizing a mixture of poetry, photography, and illustration.
Naina is a local student, studying physics and visual arts at Johns Hopkins University. They have been doing art for over fifteen years and love experimenting with different media.
Notably, they enjoy painting, making jewelry, making zines, and various forms of printmaking and collaging. Their art is inspired by their love for South Asian art techniques, vibrant colors, nature, space, and creatures of all kinds. They love learning about and incorporating histories of queerness, resistance, and intersectionality into their art.
Debbie Lynn Zwiebach describes her work as “doodles turned into art.” Her unique artistic style evolved through a process of formal training coupled with artistic improvisation. An accomplished illustrator, her early work included a series depicting Baltimore landmarks and buildings. In more recent years she has worked in pen and color inks to create magical illustrations of nature, geometric, and architectural designs. Her colorful aquatic images are on permanent display at the Johns Hopkins-Bayview campus Pediatric Emergency Department.
I am a writer who still loves to contact with the world of visual arts. I have been moving around Maryland through my years but have been residing in Carroll County for the past four and a half years.