Annette Wilson Jones received her BFA from MICA in 1978 and, in 1980, she was hired by Beautiful Walls for Baltimore as a full-time muralist. In 1986, her work was chosen by New Museum Curator Brian Wallis for a five-person show, Sweet Land of Liberty, at School 33 Arts Center; was featured and awarded an honorarium by Baltimore City Paper for her drawing, Self-portrait as St. Sebastian, Tattooed on My Husband’s Back; and she had her first child/ spiritual guide.
Bambi is an artist who uses make-believe to tell the truth, with the deepest respect for irreverence and sticky dance floors. In addition, Bambi is a damn good storyteller, the host at haus of bambi, and the recipient of the Washington Award in dance, btw.
Commissioned by Vogue, The Kennedy Center, The City of Alexandria and the Metal Hearts Cabaret in Boston, Bambi dances the line between the too much and the just enough. (duh)
For 13 years, I have been a full-time painter, mixed media, and fiber artist. From 2009-2011 I lived and exhibited my work around the Washington D.C. area and was a 2011 visiting artist at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Virginia. From 2012-2019, I lived in Ramstein, Germany where I collaborated with German artists and continued to produce and show work, including a Dada-inspired embroidery installation. Currently, I live in Baltimore, Maryland.
I enjoy creating mixed media pieces from found, natural, and upcycled items. I paint with acrylics as well as gouache and watercolor. I also work with fiber to create traditional wool rug hooking pieces. I was trained in illustration and advertising and my work has a strong illustrative feel. Creating art is my passion and sharing that passion with others either through them experiencing my art or when I share my knowledge through instruction is so fulfilling.
Deb Mackie’s interest in leather began with a Tandy Leather “half-pint” saddle kit given to her by her grandmother for her 12th birthday. Her grandmother, an accomplished leather crafter, lent Deb her some of her tools to finish the kit, and the journey began. Deb eventually began creating her own patterns and designs.
All her pieces begin with top-quality leather, carefully selected for each project. There are several stages, including prep, tooling, skiving, dyeing, and selective finishes and sealers. Although she may repeat a design, no two are exactly alike and may be considered unique.
Rahne Alexander is an intermedia artist and writer from Baltimore, Maryland. She is a 2021 graduate of the Intermedia+Digital Arts MFA at UMBC, and a 2021 Baker Artist Prize Awardee. Her works in video, performance, music, and painting have been exhibited across the U.S. and around the world, including the Baltimore Museum of Art, Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art, and MIX NYC. She performs music as 50’♀ and as the front woman of the rock band Santa Librada.
Staci and Bill McLauchlan’s work is a collaborative process that involves the digital transformation of their original fabric compositions into 2D wall art. Every piece they create begins with their original design of cut, pieced and sewn cotton batik fabrics. The assembled fabric composition is scanned and the image is transformed and enhanced using digital technology. The finished work is printed on aluminum using archival pigments.