Emery Moore is a multimedia artist who was born in Maryland and grew up in the town of Berwyn Heights. He has earned dual degrees in Art and Environmental Studies from Saint Mary’s College of Maryland, and the art he creates shows his environmental interests. His work was included in the SMCM All-Student Exhibitions in 2022 and 2023, One of his pieces in the 2022 All-Student show won The SGA Cultural Relations Investigation and Actions Committee Most Cultural/Social Impact, and in the 2023 show a piece won The Student Government Association Award for Most Innovative Work.
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.
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.
Michael Mountain also known as Mic Mountain is a Visual Graphic Artist, 2D Animator and Hip-Hop Musician & Performer. With 6 music albums published online and a full length Anime Movie which was written, directed, illustrated and animated by himself. Michael has a Bachelor's Degree in Visual Communications with a concentration in Digital Design. His life purpose and passion for waking up every day to create art and music.
Baltimore native Lenett Partlow-Myrick aka Mama Nef is a visual artist, poet-writer, educator, spirARTtual activist, grandmother, and principal artist for Partlow Art. She makes artifacts of her living experiences as an African-descendant female residing in the United States. Her visual art has been featured at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, in group shows at Hamilton Gallery, the Dos-à-Dos book art exhibit, and most recently on the cover of Passager. Her writings appear in several anthologies, including A Community of . . .
I started out my career as a young Artist, still in middle school, going to an after school program called 901 Arts. The connections I made at 901 Arts allowed me to apply for several scholarships to cover art programs I was interested in. I was able to take fundamental drawing, expressional drawing, pottery, and photography classes at local Universities, Towson and the Maryland Institute of College and Art. The scholarships also allowed me to go to an art and film focused summer program, Steven Yeager's Young Film Makers Workshop.