Bella Bailey is a transdisciplinary artist from Akron, Ohio, where she studied painting and metal smithing at the University of Akron before moving to Baltimore, MD to pursue her MFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Her work displays found objects and nested systems as a way of reckoning with the cyclical and emergent behavior of the universe. She orchestrates specific circumstances that return information, which then become base components in another specific circumstance, mirroring emergent behavior and giving a visual language to the forces of nature.
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Neela Mahmoud is a Baltimore-based artist and architect working in abstract painting. Her practice explores themes of energy, perception, and spatial continuity, informed by an architectural approach to form and structure. In her current series, she investigates movement, transformation, and the ways in which unseen forces are made perceptible. Her work evolves through an iterative process where sketches and finished pieces exist in dialogue.
I'm a printmaker and painter. I often focus on landscapes and the environment.
James Kane (b. 1990, Baton Rouge, LA) received his MFA in Painting from Indiana University (2022), and his BFA from Louisiana State University (2014). His paintings explore the share experience of queerness and its role in our history and culture, depicting moments of tenderness, community, and camaraderie between men. He has shown nationwide, including exhibitions in Birmingham, New Orleans, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and New York.
Alexander D'Agostino is an interdisciplinary artist based in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2009 with a BFA in painting. He investigates the queer and otherworldly through visual and performance art.
Rosy Sunshine Galvan is a queer, Dominican muralist and digital artist born and raised in NYC and residing in Baltimore. Her public works uplift vibrational frequencies, with her palette serving as an irresistible reminder to celebrate our resilience and JOY. Rosy's art is a convergence of Caribbean, urban, and ancestral influences, characterized by bright colors and graphic illustrations that adorn biomorphic beings. Rosy is also a macro social worker and an expert in community-driven design and prioritizes community engagement as integral to pubic art.
VILLAGER is formally trained as a Water Microbiologist and Environmental Researcher, earning a B.S. in Environmental Chemistry from Towson University, stepping away from their Master's program in Marine Estuary Environmental Science at UMBC in 2022 to pursue a dedicated and directed studio practice. VILLAGER has been the subject of solo exhibitions–"Devotion, Dreams, and Destiny" at the Eubie Blake Cultural Center (2025), "(O)KAN: recent works by VILLAGER (2025) at Motor House Baltimore, ÀṢẸ: Embodying the Divine (2024) at Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower, and BUSH BOY!
Undergrad fine art student currently enrolled at MICA and a rising artist who’s exploring the language of painting.
David Ayala is a Baltimore-based artist exploring the intersections of gender, sensuality, and culture through painting. Born in Carroll, Iowa, Ayala attended the university of Iowa where they received their BFA in painting in 2020. After moving to Baltimore, Maryland in 2021, Ayala earned their MFA from the Hoffberger School of Painting at MICA. Ayala has shown work with Night Owl Gallery, Maryland Art Place, and Baltimore City Hall in Baltimore, as well as Botanica Grove Gallery in New York City, the Des Moines Art Center, University of Dubuque and the University of Iowa.
Underground ballroom legend. Curated and participated in bringing underground forms of art to address social and public health concerns. Poet, public speaker, and dramatic reader. Have been featured in many publications for his work. I have worked with clients including Smithsonian and Peabody. https://youtu.be/Z4SScQUAoBM?si=WyVVvEQ-Miy3BKUO