Aziza Afzal is a queer, multi-racial artist residing in Maryland. She creates art in many mediums, such as performance, adaptation, script-writing, painting (murals), linocut and intaglio printmaking, drawing, jewelry-making, design, collage, and puppetry.
Folk art and patterns, history, the environment, and landscapes make up the wide breadth of Magan's work. A painter at her core, Magan is an artist of diverse interests spanning from work with natural materials, to wearable art, to digital design.
Being relatively new to Howard County MD, I have spent the last 30 years in 15 different locations, following my husband's career. Art making has always been my touchstone since childhood, my happy soul and safe place, as well as my own creative journey. "MCI" = "Many Changes Instantly" happens to be our family motto.
After earning an undergraduate degree in Painting and Printmaking at Cornell University, I spent a year working and studying in Paris, France until relocating to Baltimore, to earn a graduate degree at The Maryland Institute, College of Art, (MICA). I have won a Maryland State Arts Council Award multiple times in different categories, a Trawick Prize, and I have been published in various publications including twice in New American Paintings. I have exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions across the country and internationally.
Meredith S. K. Boas (formerly Meredith S. Keating) is a life-long artist and arts advocate who comes from a long line of artists and entreprenuers. She has studied many artistic mediums, and has a bachelor's degree in Integrated Arts and four associate degrees in the disciplines of photography, graphic design and multimedia, video production, and visual communications.
Maude Kasperzak was born in 1988 in Toledo, Ohio. She studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art and received a BFA in Painting in 2011. From 2012-2018, she served as the Creative Director of Charm City Cakes. In 2019, Maude created MUDE Studios, an accessories and homegoods business specializing in hand-painted, ethically produced goods. Currently, her work is solely focused on expanding the colorful world of MUDE as well as her continuing her artistic practice as a painter.
I am an artist living with my family in Harford County. I received a BA in fine arts from Towson University in 1998 and have my Master's in Elementary Education. Currently I am working on my portraiture technique and creating a series of paintings retelling classic fairytales.
Located near the banks of the Monocacy River, artist - blacksmith Stephen Dill crafts an eclectic mix of custom ironwork for homes, businesses, and public spaces. His hammer work is featured on a diverse array of items, from bottle openers to vases, while his larger designs include botanically inspired sculpture and ornamental yard décor. Stephen works primarily in steel but has experience in forging other metals such as titanium.
A Resident Artist at the Howard County Center for the Arts in Ellicott City, Lisa creates mosaic art, decor, furniture and steampunk crabs. She also engages the community in public art projects and teaching workshops. Using a variety of materials including stained glass, broken dishes, found objects, slate, stone and smalti, Lisa's work tells a story piece by piece so that the viewer finds something new to see each time they look at her mosaics.