A Baltimore based artist, originally from Washington, D.C. Earned BFA from The University of Michigan; master's degree from The George Washington University; and a doctorate in museum education from Columbia University.
Studied Applied Art & Design at Catonsville Community College and the Maryland Institute College of Art and Fine Art at Morgan State University. I was employed as a Graphic Designer and Illustrator for thrity-nine years. I have been a guest speaker on numerous radio and television programs. I have also given numerous lectures and presentations of my work to private groups schools and organizations and have been a guest juror and curator for many exhibitions.
I am currently working with water colors but have primarily worked with oils and acrylics. My interest in the Chesapeake Bay and Maryland are reflected in a lot of my paintings. Through continued coursework, I am expanding my skills and creativity. I am a member of ArtEast, Queen Annes County Council of the Arts, and also The Kent Island Federation of Arts.
Baltimore based artist, James ALPHA Massaquoi Jr., is an emerging artist that works primarily with large drawings made with charcoal and pastels. Alpha was born in West African, Liberia, as the youngest of four to an upper middle-class family, where his father worked as a florist for the United States embassy to Liberia, and his mother was a Fashion designer with a small charcoal business. At age fourteen Alpha and his family moved to the U.S. seeking the "American dream".
Alesa Good grew up in rural Waynesboro, PA where she spent much of her time enjoying the outdoors and developing her passion for traditional art. She received her Bachelor in Fine Arts degree in Painting from Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, WV, her Associate in Arts degree in Visual Arts from Hagerstown Community College in Hagerstown, MD and studied Illustration at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD. Alesa's deep love for nature is reflected throughout her work as she frequently combines natural observation with imagination.