Hello! I am Ashley, my friends call me Ash. I am a lifelong, self-taught artist and love being able to use my technical and artistic brain simultaneously. I love the ability to use my painting, graphic design, web design, and photography skills. I have a Bachelors degree in Software Development. My photography style is very candid and I like to capture the “mood” or “vibe” of a person. I am a available for all of your photography needs. I have captured everything from weddings, protests, drag brunches, portraits, religious ceremonies, and even pet photography.
Fahimeh Vahdat is an Iranian American mixed media installation and performance artist living in Columbia, Maryland. As an activist artist, Vahdat’s work focuses on human rights / women & children’s rights violation especially domestic violence in Iran and the United States. Vahdat’s work has been exhibited not only in the USA but also in Argentina, Italy, Poland, China, the United Arab Emirates, India, Turkyeh, and South Africa. Vahdat has received numerous grants, recently from Deutsch Foundation and the Maryland State Individual Artist Award.
A native of Denver, Colorado, Michelle La Perrière has been making art for decades. She has lived in Maryland since 1987, when she moved to Baltimore for graduate study with Grace Hartigan at the Maryland Institute College of Art’s Leroy E. Hoffberger School of Painting.
Luenna Kang (she/her) is a Baltimore-based visual artist. Born in Korea, Kang developed her global background studying in Philippines, Minnesota, Chicago, and Baltimore. The overarching theme of her practice is "Body, Proximity, and Discomfort." She is particularly interested in female aging and bodily experience. Through art, Kang confesses how her female body experiences her surroundings.
I'm an aspiring artist breaking out of tech, where I was grossly overworked and underpaid, and stepping into my creative talents. I play piano, sing, draw, paint, write and work with AI. Currently looking into sound engineering and DJing.
A visual professional who creates a media-like style and abroad serenity of color.
Nai Turner, Owner of Sideline Images, is an Artist whose humble, soft-spoken demeanor is a stark contrast to the political statements she presents to the world through her work. A self- taught painter who classifies her style as a hybrid of realism, pop and street art, she began painting in 2016 following a stint the army. The craft that served as a coping mechanism for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), has helped Turner connect with her thoughts on what’s happening in the world, sharing it by way of creative expression in her work.