Baltimore-Born, Based in West Baltimore and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Mark Anthony West Jr is a visual artist, historian, and story teller.
Practicing Artist for 23 years, illustrator, surface pattern designer and entrepreneur. Won first place in a poster contest for John's Hopkins for the Cardiac Unit in elementary, and had a piece displayed in the Baltimore Museum of Art in the 5th grade. Participated 4 years In art megnetschool learning foundations 1&2, art history, oil and acrylic painting, photography, Linocut, sculpture, charcoal and pastels, watercolor, mixed media, and multimedia/digital.
I am an independent Artist who really needs support to realize projects that are aimed at educating and entertaining people of all works of life and age.
Catherine R. Mapp currently lives and works in Baltimore, MD. She received her BFA in Interdisciplinary Sculpture from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2022. Mapp has already exhibited in numerous national and international exhibitions including the Waiola Art Center in Hawaii, the Ditchling Museum of Craft in England, Deanna Evans Projects in NYC, and Area 405 as well as Loyola University in Maryland. She is currently working on her Master's in Teaching at the Maryland Institute, as well as planning various curatorial and community art ventures for summer and fall.
Tracy Butler has been a self-taught artist residing in Baltimore, Maryland for over 20 years. Her journey which she refers to as her Art-Life journey has taken her all over the DMV, painting and sharing her art works with the world. Tracy's resume includes:
2015 “Making it work” and 2016” “ put name here exhibitions at Banneker Douglass Museum in Annapolis Maryland;
Published artwork, 2021 “ArtFest Magazine” 1st edition. Participation at several :First Sunday Art Festivals” in Annapolis Maryland.
As well as art pop-ups and local galleries in the DMV area.
Sydney Kempf is an illustrator and printmaker with a B.F.A. in Print Media.