Frances Wertimer is a Baltimore-based multi-media artist originally from New York City, with roots in New Orleans as well. Her work is driven by a desire to heal from and interrogate misogynistic cultural tropes such as the Madonna/Whore complex, as well as archetypal study, psychology, myth, spirituality, and the pursuit of justice. Frances has exhibited work in New York City, Baltimore, New Orleans, and has multiple works held in private collections in the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands.
Chyna has been a competitive artist since the age of 5, and she was selling custom paintings to her community by the age of 10. Throughout high school, she continued to develop her skills through lessons from professional artist mentorship, and workshops; and even enrolled in a pre-college program at the prestigious Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). At just 16 years old, Chyna taught herself digital design and quickly secured a job as a graphic designer at Damon Foreman's Music Academy, where she honed her craft and created her first professional advertisements.
Caroline MacKinnon is an artist, writer and educator based in Takoma Park, MD.
Her hand-built ceramic sculptures and gouache paintings are inspired by humankind’s connection to the cosmos. The Canadian-American artist has exhibited her work at Rhizome DC, the Montpelier Arts Center in Laurel, MD, the District of Columbia Arts Center (DCAC), GWU’s Luther W. Brady Gallery in the Corcoran Flagg building in downtown Washington, DC, the Brentwood Arts Exchange in the Gateway Arts District in Prince George’s County, MD, as well as in other regional galleries and art centers.
After earning his BFA from The Maryland Institute College of Art, Jeff’s professional career has been broad reaching, from nationally recognized Illustrator, to prolific fine artist and respected art theorist, and pedagogue. As a freelance illustrator and designer since college he has worked for many of the largest corporate, institutional and editorial clients nationwide.
"Jumping Jack, 2-Minute Workout"
“Jumping Jack, 2-Minute Workout” is a stop-action video animation whose inspirations include Trayvon Martin, Shiva, Jesus, tasering, fitness videos. “An everyday aerobic exercise becomes the universal gesture for “don’t shoot!”” [Washington Post, Mark Jenkins, 11.3.2016.] Based on original drawings, “Jumping Jack, 2-Minute Workout” employs rapid sequencing for stroboscopic effect to prompt viewer empathy with Black male targets of racial profiling and outrage at racial violence.
Medium: Drawing-based Video Animation.
Year: 2015
Details: 2:00 Minutes (looping)
Andrew Nelson is a Baltimore-born oil painter. His works portray scenes of connection and disconnection, exploring how ideas of togetherness manifest in today’s post-internet social environment. Andrew’s experience painting from life imparts nuanced warmth and light to his studio work, even as his oftentimes sparse compositions distance viewers from the subject matter. Andrew is a Yale undergraduate alumnus and began painting professionally in the Fall of 2021.