Aaron Maybin is a 34 year old contemporary artist, educator, community activist, and former professional football player from Baltimore Md.
selected as the 11th overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills as a former All-American defensive end at Penn State University. Aaron went on to play in the NFL for the New York Jets and the Cincinnati Bengals in a 5-year career before making the decision to walk away from football to pursue a career as a professional artist, activist, author, educator, and community organizer.
Nicole Buchholz is an urban planner and muralist who specializes in joyful public space activation. She is passionate about creating beautiful and inclusive spaces for the community and has co-led and designed neighborhood pool transformations in Philadelphia and Baltimore, and designed and painted several murals throughout the South Baltimore area. She has spoken about public engagement and co-design at Project for Public Spaces and City Parks Alliance’s annual conferences.
Marta is a multimedia artist and creator that believes art is one of the most valuable commutation tools available to humanity. Enthusiastic about all art forms, her practice is mostly in the visual arts and traditional textile crafts.
Originally from the region of Andalucía in the south of Spain, she has lived in the United States for the last 40 years.
As a painter, she works and practices with various media and techniques. Building on years of watercolor and acrylic painting experience, she currently enjoys experimenting with various artistic mediums and techniques.
Handirubvi is a Zimbabwean-American artist currently based in Maryland. She explores notions of belonging and identity to depict a series of visual narratives that have shaped her culturally.
Her process involves the investigation of people using the experiences of others as well as her own to create images that are relatable and inclusive where people are able to see themselves and others in a positive light.
Creator • Wanderer • Alchemist • Healer • Teacher • Feeler
For Lauren, creating and sharing knowledge isn’t just a job, it is her life. She received her Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Maryland in 2020 and is a classically trained musician. You will often find her instructing art-related courses at area universities and arts centers, taking commissions for sculptures, prints, paintings, and graphic design, as well as consulting on large public art projects.
Self taught figurative artist painting with acrylic and oils. Nationally accomplished muralist with successful projects in Denver, CO, Kinston, NC, Lake City, SC, Athens, GA, and Kisii, Kenya. See more of my work on Facebook and Instagram at Flanigan’s Portrait Studio. Much Love.
Joshua Tracy Glass has been creating handcrafted glass art in the Baltimore area for nearly 20 years. He uses traditional and modern Venetian and American glassblowing techniques to create hand-blown ornaments, pumpkins, paperweights, flowers, vases, bowls, lighting fixtures and custom commissions. Tracy's latest body of work consists of lifelike blown and hand sculpted glass fish. His inspiration comes from a connection to nature and the marine environments where he spends time fishing for various species of fresh and saltwater fish.
Mixed Media artist focused on painting and graphic arts.
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