• Read more about Marcia Baird Burris

• Read more about Ayesis Clay

Ayesis Clay is a distinguished Theatre educator, stage director, and nationally sought-after performer. Her solo show, Sculpting Clay or How I Became Mother of Unicorns, has been featured at the John F. Kennedy Center (Washington, DC), the 2022 Educational Theatre Association’s National Teaching Conference (Los Angeles, CA), and in school districts nationwide.  Now booking:  🔹Plays Sculpting Clay or How I Became Mother of Unicorns (High School/College/Community/Professional) The Monster at the End of This Play (Young Audiences/Community/Professional)

• Read more about Maché Turner

Maché Turner is a visual artist. Her style is versatile as she has created paintings that range from expressions, abstract, cartoons, caricatures to start. She began drawing at the age of 10,  then later started painting around the age of 20. She is inspired by Jackie Ormes, Roy Lichtenstein, Bryant Arnold, and more. Her work displays a lot of movement as well as multiple colors, distinctive lines, and messages in some of them. 

• Read more about Bonnie Magness-Gardiner

• Read more about George Tuggle

I began drawing at a very young age by copying characters from comic books and newspaper comic strips. As my style developed, the influence of their dynamic compositions and uses of color and light would reveal themselves in my art. Continuing to draw and paint in college, my focus turned to commercial art: specifically, graphic design and illustration. I earned a BFA degree in graphic design from The Kansas City Art Institute, and a master’s degree in illustration from Syracuse University.

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• Read more about Leslie Olabisi

Leslie Olabisi is an engaging narrator and the relatable, conversational voice you are looking for in your commercials. Using her training as an actor, she makes adjustments quickly and her throaty yet clear vocal quality is a unique tone that stands apart from any other female voice.  She is a SOVAS Voice Arts Award winner for Outstanding Radio Promo and the documentary she narrated, Unmarked, was nominated for a Capital Emmy. Leslie studied at The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in NYC, Studio Theatre Acting Conservatory and was a student of the late great, Wynn Handman.

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• Read more about Krystiana Bonheur

Krystiana Bonheur works as a freelance teaching artist for nonprofit organizations such as Project Create DC and The Space in Greenbelt, MD. Krystiana studied as a Arts and Humanities major and transitioned to Education in 2007. Bringing nine years of experience working with student with emotional and academic disabilities, Krystiana enjoys working with youth to create a positive learning environment that incorporates literacy and different elements of abstract art.