Jess Owens-Young is a visual artist and researcher. She is inspired by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Alice Neel, Elizabeth Catlett, William Henry Johnson, Romare Bearden, Henry Taylor, Barkley Hendricks, and Amy Sherald, among others. Jess mainly paints using acrylics and also uses oil pastels and charcoal on canvas and paper, including scrapbook papers.
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In a broken system, Lauren decided to opt for a home birth. This decision influenced her to have both of her children at home. She describes her experience as empowering. She felt the strong emotional connection between her mind, body and spirit. Her empowering birth experiences led her to become a birth worker. Lauren supported many families during her doula journey. She supports families in Baltimore and the surrounding areas.
I am an elderly (primarily self taught) emerging multimedia artist who explores many mediums. My lifetime love of all art has come thru in the end to save me! This happened later in life after being confronted with an autoimmune illness and grief. I love charcoal, water paint, acrylic paints, and sculptural or textural elements.
A graduate of Maryland Institute College of Art with a BFA cum laude in Drawing, Ann has focused on painting landscapes Plein Air (on location) since 2008. A member of the Mid Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association, she has been juried into Plein Air competitions in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Maine and Virginia winning numerous awards. Honors in 2019 include: “Best in Show” Chestertown Plein Air Competition and “Honorable Mention” Ellicott City, MD Plein Air Competition.
A native of Baltimore Maryland Jamahl received his dance training from Arte Flamenco Dance Company director Natalia Monteleon. After becoming proficient in the dance form he decided to stray away from the traditional and began to experiment. He has collaborated with Deep Vision Dance Company , Intermedia Artist Sidney Pink and has performed at various venues in the Baltimore area.
Anna Sellheim is originally from Washington DC. She earned her MFA in comics from the Center For Cartoon Studies in 2016. She has been published by the Nib, Oni Press and Seven Days (Vermont’s Alternative Weekly Newspaper). She also has contributed to a number of anthologies, most notably Dirty Diamonds and Comics For Choice. She has taught adult literacy in DC to native English speakers that read below a 6th grade level, and has taught art and comic classes throughout The DMV Area and New England.
Tima Aflitunov is a visual communicator based on Planet Earth. His artwork is often driven by imaginative ideas and concepts. When Tima is not illustrating or designing, he enjoys writing, literature, exploring language and history. For Tima, as an immigrant in a foreign country, art became a key to the language barrier and an important outlet for self expression.
Karen Raukko Ruberry grew up on the shores of a small, quiet creek in southeast Baltimore County, loving and enjoying the water and rural farm fields surrounding her childhood home. She still lives in northeast Baltimore County. The rural life of Baltimore County, Maryland and Pennsylvania are captured in her paintings, and her memories of life on the Chesapeake takes the viewer on a rambling tour through the region. She also paints flowers from her gardens, and gardens in the surrounding areas.