• Read more about Zawadi

I have been working as a cartoonist and art educator for 13 years, and have been working in schools for 21 years. I grew up reading superhero comics and now love making them and teaching others how to make them as well. Since receiving my degree in cartooning from The School of Visual Arts, I have taught art to all age groups, and have created artwork for clients including the Marvel and Disney.

• Read more about Three Ring Studio (Donald Ely)

Living within a short car drive from Washington D.C. means that I’m asked a recurring question from every new person I meet: “What do you do?” Answering that question is challenging and varies depending on whom I’m talking to. Some days I’m an illustrator, others I’m an art director, graphic designer, pattern maker, or muralist. The truth is that I am all of these things, hence the name Three Ring Studio.

• Read more about Christina Bird-Walker

• Read more about Mikki Keller

Mikki Keller is a native of Baltimore City. She is a graphic designer and artist. Mikki spent her earliest years watching her mother draw and always wanted to be an artist herself. She attended the Art Institute of Philadelphia, where she studied graphics and fine art. After graduation, Mikki began her career as a graphic designer. Throughout her career, the love of art she learned from her mother has not diminished. Mikki loves to draw figures, particularly faces. She works in many mediums but mostly acrylics.  

• Read more about Art with Arijanaye

Hello everyone! I love to create paintings in oil and acrylic on canvas and putting my art on t-shirts and handbags. My love of art started when I was 8 years old and has continued throughout the years. In high school I studied Commercial arts and in college I studied Graphic design. I have shared my love of art teaching elementary/middle school students in afterschool programs throughout Maryland. I look forward to sharing my art on this beautiful platform.

• Read more about C.A. Kinder

My name is Constance A. Kinder. I believe that “art is life,” and therefore, it is essential that children of all ages can express their creative side in a multi-faceted way. This is why our activities include visual and performing art activities. The power of creation for a child is part of their development. They can look at what they have drawn, painted, sung, acted, or danced to and appreciated their creative expression throughout the duration.

• Read more about Karen Schulz

• Read more about Alternate Realities Art

Laura Semesky is a digital artist based in Laurel, Maryland. She is known for her fantasy and sci-fi artwork, in which she loves to include hidden gems to be discovered. Laura is inspired by the weird and unusual, and she loves to incorporate elements of the dark and twisted into her art. She was born and raised in Towson, and she has been creating art since she was a child. She is available for commissions, so if you have an idea for a portrait or other unique piece of art, be sure to contact her through her website, http://www.alternaterealitiesart.com.

• Read more about Adam Gulick