Camila Leão is an artist specializing in illustration, painting, public art, and illustration.
Originally from Brazil, now living in Baltimore. Camila's art features vibrant colors, mixed textures and fluid elements. She has done illustrations in Baltimore Magazine, painted municipal structures in Towson-MD, designed the largest municipal lighthouse monument in Essex-MD, and worked on countless projects for a broad range of clients that include TED Countdown, University of Berkley, CA, Indigenous' Rights NGO's, music artists, small businesses, and Passport Scotch.
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Baltimore, MD 21202
United States
Kippa Madden, is a singer/songwriter from Baltimore Maryland who's performed and featured in various venues in and around Maryland. She has travelled and performed with the Morgan State University Choir while studying voice. Kippa continued her musical career by collaborating on several projects with local artists. She has been noted for her versatility in a wide range of musical genres such as R & B, Neo-Soul, Pop, and Jazz. Her influences include such artists as Billy Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Chaka Khan, Stephanie Mills, Natalie Cole and Jill Scott.
I live and work in Baltimore. I am a graduate of Stevenson and Towson universities. I work in ink, watercolor, oils, clay and mixed media.
I also write short fiction and poetry.
Beau Bown is a digital media artist that specializes in Graphic Design, Digital Animation, and Video Editing. Beau has worked on a variety of different projects including; promotional videos, logo design/animation projects, social media campaigns, interviews, and photography work.
Kariz Marcel is the founder and owner of Blakwater Production House, a Baltimore-based creative hub that has collaborated with major networks and recording artists. His credits include Jidenna’s 85 to Africa, Cartoon Network’s Iyanu, and projects with Netflix, HBO, and Sony Records. A OneBeat U.S. State Department Fellow and former Advisor for the DC Grammy Chapter, Kariz has built a career bridging music, technology, and education.
Born and raised in Singapore, Jia Le Ling is an interdisciplinary artist working between performances, sculptures, and installations that center around overcoming personal fears and being genuine about the various experiences he has with the people, materials, and events around him. Ling received a BFA in Interdisciplinary Sculpture at the Maryland Institute College of Art in December 2021.
Hailing from Baltimore, Maryland, Rob Lee is a podcaster who has been creating his entire life – including painting, writing comics, and poetry.
Sue Crawford (Baltimore, MD) was born in Santa Barbara, California and grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She received her BFA in painting from Massachusetts College of Art in 1998. Sue has since lived and worked in Boston, Los Angeles, Portland, Oregon, and Milwaukee. Sue moved to Baltimore in 2007 where she was introduced to the fields of painting restoration and conservation. The processes used in that work have informed her current art practice in technique, momentum and material.
Clare Banks is associate editor for Smartish Pace. A recipient of two Maryland State Arts Council Awards, her poems have
appeared in or are forthcoming in Boulevard, Poetry South, Poet Lore, and the Mississippi Review, among others. She has an MFA in poetry from the University of Maryland and lives in Baltimore City.