(she/her) is an Arab artist, born in Jordan, of Palestinian descent, currently residing in Ohio, United States. She obtained her BA in Visual Arts from the University of Jordan in 2013 and is currently pursuing her MFA degree in Sculpture + Expanded Media at Ohio University. Her work focuses on the human condition, from social identity and status, or the lack of, to post-colonialist theories, and social dynamics. Exploring the implications of external influence on the human psyche and its prevalence in collective consciousness, conveying the underlying structures that shapes and situates the identity of indoctrinated ideological dogmas is central to her practice. She uses her work to shift perceptions and assert connection in the collective consciousness. She has participated in exhibitions and residencies in Jordan, Europe, and the United States.

(she/her) is an Australian media artist and community events organizer based in the United States. She specializes in developing participatory, mixed reality projects that bring socially-engaged practice to performance and multimedia. Her PhD activities at CU Boulder include workshops, site-specific electronic arts, networked performance forms, and platform design. Bianca has been a practicing freelance artist, facilitator, media designer, VJ, & audiovisual technician since 2010.

(she/they) is a Memphis-born, Colorado-based artist. She holds a BFA in Arts Practices from the University of Memphis and was a fellow at the Yale School of Art at Norfolk in 2015. She is currently pursuing an MFA at the University of Colorado Boulder, with a concentration in Painting and Drawing. In addition to traditional drawing materials, Lemon incorporates custom stickers, lenticular printing, and collage into her drawings. As a result of her time at CU Boulder, Lemon has begun making ceramic sculptures that play with weight and transparency through the addition of fibers to the work.

(she/her) is a Mexican-American sculptor that focuses her craft in knife making, jewelry and related education, glassblowing and iron casting. She obtained her BFA in Studio Arts from the University of Texas and has received awards to attend residencies in glass at Oxbow School of Art and Penland School of Crafts. She has worked and shown internationally and currently teaches metalsmithing at Austin Community College. Andrea was a founding member of ICOSA Collective and continues to evolve her sculptural practice in Austin, Texas.

(she/her) is an artist from East Tennessee. She produces works composed of intricate textures inspired by her early exposure to manipulating fibers. Learning these techniques always involved an intimate interaction with the women in her life. By translating imagery of fiber crafts from something soft and flexible, into clay, which, once fired, is hard, rigid, and enduring, she gives space for further consideration of this woman’s work. Natalie has a BFA in 3D Art from the University of Tennessee. She has exhibited her work nationally, throughout Tennessee and Northern California. Natalie is currently pursuing her Masters of Fine Art in Art Practices from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

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(she/her) is a Louisville, KY born artist. She currently is a candidate for her MFA in Sculpture at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Amy received her BFA from the University of Kentucky and was granted a 2017 National Windgate Fellowship award presented by the Center for Craft. She has completed residencies with the Marpha Foundation in Marpha, Nepal, Casa Lü in Mexico City, Firehouse Art Center in Longmont, CO, and Tallgrass Prairie Reserve in Matfield Green, KS. During the time Amy lived in Austin, TX she curated shows and events at Stonehouse, a local coffee shop, to support emerging artists. In 2021, Amy curated a 2-person exhibition at Firehouse Art Center titled Indoor Emergencies.