Kate Kretz earned a Cours De La Civilisation Francaise certificate at The Sorbonne, a BFA at SUNY Binghamton (SUNY Foundation Award for Excellence in Fine Arts, Harpur College Departmental Honors in Art, & Harpur College Academic Honors) and her MFA at the University of Georgia.
Katherine Dilworth is a photographer and fiber artist who has been combining her interest in both disciplines in her own artwork and in her role as a teaching artist in Maryland schools. Her work has been shown in galleries throughout the US and Europe and is included in two books on surface design and digital photography.
Desmond Beach is an artist and educator. He earned his MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art's Rinehart School of Sculpture and his BFA from MICA. Desmond is an interdisciplinary artist, the middle son of three boys born in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a project artist, meaning that his work takes its point of departure from specific problems or tragedies. Desmond finds inspiration for his work from growing up in Baltimore during the 80s and 90s and his lived experience as a Black man.