A Baltimore native, Steven Xavier Lee is the author of ‘The Story of Mr. Thomas Carney - A Maryland Patriot of the American Revolutionary War’, the first book written on a heroic Maryland African American soldier of the War for Independence. It is an allegory for adults, in the format of a storybook for youths. The breadth of his writing includes spoken word, poetry, diverse articles in history, art, and environmental conservation.
Schaun Champion is an artist-photographer, director of photography and instructor specializing in natural light portraiture, fine art and cultural documentary/archival work. Using both digital and analog cameras, she creates intentionally cinematic and honest imagery. Inspired by classic films, music and all things vintage; her intention is to use themes of nature, time, nostalgia and neoclassical influence to illustrate the drama within the familiar.
My name is Kay Montanye. I’m a painter, wife, and mother based outside of Baltimore in Glyndon, Maryland, an old Victorian town that overlooks a vast valley of hayfields and horse farms. Living near such an untouched landscape has allowed my love and appreciation for the natural beauty of our world to grow over the years. I use my interactions with the local animal life to inspire my work. My mixed media illustrations are hand-drawn using watercolor, acryla gouache, and acrylic paint.
Aliana Grace Bailey is an interdisciplinary fiber artist—taking up space with bold softness. Her work embraces artmaking as a vehicle for growth, building intimacy, and creating inner peace through weaving vibrant colors, narratives, and the creation of environments.
Aliana is the founder of vibrant grace studio. At vibrant grace studio, she creates art installations, patterns, products, design, and facilitates art + healing workshops. vibrant grace studio caters to health, social justice, and wellness-centered initiatives dedicated to the wellness, joy, and liberation of Black communities.
CINDY RENTERIA
www.cindykrenteria.com
cindyart1@yahoo.com
Brooklyn, New York is where Cindy Renteria was born. Her interest in art started early. Renteria was drawn to the trees in her neighborhood that were filled with color and movement. In fact trees and landscapes are the focus of many of her paintings.
She attended the High School of Art and Design. While there she took classes at the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum.
Abstract-gestural painter and mixed medium artist Cortney Mohring is know for bright, bold and line centric based works. Cortney’s playful attitude brings the viewer in and keeps them engaged by familiar and sometime suggestive shape and movement. You can find her artworks on walls around DC, large format paintings and smaller more accessible pieces for every collector.
Chyna has been a competitive artist since the age of 5, and she was selling custom paintings to her community by the age of 10. Throughout high school, she continued to develop her skills through lessons from professional artist mentorship, and workshops; and even enrolled in a pre-college program at the prestigious Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). At just 16 years old, Chyna taught herself digital design and quickly secured a job as a graphic designer at Damon Foreman's Music Academy, where she honed her craft and created her first professional advertisements.