• Read more about Mariah Bethke

Mariah Bethke is a visual artist based in Baltimore County with a deep-rooted passion for nature, human history, and the evolution of life. Mariah’s artistic work is guided by a fascination with the past—how people have lived, created, and connected to the natural world across time.

• Read more about Taina Litwak

My work focuses on my concern with the damage humans are doing to the planet and where our culture is heading.  I do acrylic paintings with collaged newspaper and maps on. I am doing a series of installations relating to plastic waste.  The first was a 9x13 foot room at Artomatic DC, 2024, inspired by an installation I did in a Washington Project for the Arts show years ago.  The second site specific installation was at the Crows Nest gallery in Baltimore MD, in 2025.

• Read more about Pilar Ortiz

I am a Colombian artist whose work is deeply rooted in heritage, memory, and transformation. Thirty years ago, I immigrated to the United States, a journey that profoundly shaped my identity and artistic voice. Since then, painting and creating have been constants in my life: a way to process change, preserve culture, and explore the evolving relationship between past and present.

• Read more about Celina Trikilis

Celina Trikilis attended Saint Mary’s College of Maryland, graduating with a Bachelor of Art in Art. She is a multidisciplinary artist most known for her eclectic artistry and design. She focuses the majority of her energy on dissecting the boundaries between surrealism and realism, towing the line between whimsical and horrifying. Celina is inspired by both the macabre and the cute, exploring the way both elements push and pull against each other when melded together.