Creators and Guests
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Rob Lee
The Truth In This Art is an interview series featuring artists, entrepreneurs and tastemakers in & around Baltimore.
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21c Museum Hotels
Consume global contemporary culture and connect with local communities at 21c Museum Hotels.
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83 Cutlass
83 Cutlass, a self-produced artist from Northeast Baltimore, with a background influenced by his grandfather's percussion, showcases a diverse range of sounds in his debut mixtape and has collaborated with Giddeon Gallows and Micah E. Wood, also performing at notable venues like Metro Gallery in Baltimore.
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Aaron Brown
A Baltimore-based cultural producer, creative consultant, and polymath.
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Aaron Henkin
An accomplished radio producer and creator known for his exceptional work at WYPR.
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Aaron Jones
The master tailor and owner of Bushelers of Baltimore, bringing a modern twist to the age-old art of tailoring.
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Aaron Myers
OFFICIAL: Artist (4 albums) - Author (2 books) Activist (Obama vet) - DC Grammy Chapter Governor: Views on this page are my personal opinion
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Aaron Richter
Aaron Richter is a photographer. Rooted in curiosity and engagement, Aaron’s work looks to remove the inherent space that exists between himself and the people in front of his camera. He aspires to honest connections that reveal simple truths through presence, poise and occasional humor. The bare joy and gentle dignity you see in these moments occur on both sides of the camera. Aaron maintains a thoughtful approach.
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Abisola Yelé Oladeinde
Chief Fashion Officer of Yele LLC | Afrofuturism in Luxury Fashion | As Featured in Essence & Yahoo News | Visa's She's Next 2023 Recipient
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Adam Estes
Artist and cook - Adam is originally from New Orleans, LA, and has lived in MD most of his life. He's a great bartender, and skilled painter and now handles most of the cooking at Wet City.
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Adam Stab
Adam Stab, an esteemed graffiti writer and artist, stands as a pillar of Baltimore's artistic landscape, with a legacy dating back to the mid-1980s.
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Agnes Gummere
Agnes Gummere is an artist whose work ranges from figure painting, portraits, interior design, and illustration. Throughout her lifelong passion for making art, she has channeled influences from art history, centuries-old oil painting techniques, as well as digital mediums. Growing up in Philadelphia, and earning her Bachelors of Science in Interior Design from Drexel University Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, she has always found inspiration from the city’s rich history of art, design and architecture, as well as museums and galleries. Agnes’s creative practice stems from both her genuine enjoyment of painting, as well as a passion for portraying people, capturing their sense of character and emotion in layers of oil paint created over time. Her body of work, including formal portrait commissions, other depictions of the human form, and architectural illustrations, incorporates oil paint, pastel, and graphite, layered to achieve an ambient quality of light, texture, dimension, and realism. Her style is realistic, overlaid with drips, abrasions, and markings, as indications and appreciation of the painting process.
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Aishah Alfadhalah
A cultural broker and co-founder of Mera Kitchen Collective. Originally from Kuwait, she ventured to Baltimore for college and graduate school after arriving in the US at the age of 18.
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Akio Evans
A versatile and innovative artist hailing from Baltimore, who excels in various creative endeavors, such as filmmaking, documenting, and sneaker art.
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Alana Rosa Edwards
Fashion Model / Photojournalist who is passionate about making connections and memories with creative, innovative business owners.
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Albert Phillips Jr.
Author of Y'all Hiring? | Educator | Writer | Youth Advocate | MFA Candidate at @ubaltmain
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Alexander Madaus
OWNER- COMMUNITY OUTREACH/ OPERATIONS of Fells Point Cultivated Creations
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Alexandre Keto
Brazilian artist, who draws inspiration from childhood passions and his spiritual Orisha worship, creating vibrant and soulful masterpieces heavily influenced by Samba and American graffiti.
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Alexandria Johnson
Alexandria Johnson, a dynamic entrepreneur rooted in Austin, has etched her mark as an influencer partnership strategist, community builder, and champion of empowering black girls and women.
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Alex Farkas
co-founder and gallery director of http://t.co/F9d5HM7Rtp. exploring art and entrepreneurship.
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ALEX JENNINGS
Writer/editor, author of THE BALLAD OF PERILOUS GRAVES. (Redhook, 2022.) First-ever Imagination Unbound Fellow at Under the Volcano, 2022. (he/him)
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Alex Rector
A self-taught visual artist originally from Texas and now based in Baltimore.Mmaking her mark in the art world with her distinct abstract, minimalistic, and illustrative styles.
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Alex Schechter
Alex Schechter is a sculptor based in Philadelphia. He holds a bachelor's degree in religious studies from Grinnell College and an MFA in sculpture from Micah in Baltimore. Alex's work primarily focuses on woodworking and material transformations, often incorporating found objects and exploring the intersection of art and religion.
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Alicia Puig
Curator & co-founder of PxP Contemporary, Director of Business Operations for Create! Magazine, and Author
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Alicia Waller
A multi-talented singer-songwriter with a background as a classical soprano, Waller has since focused on soul, jazz, and vernacular sounds as the foundation for her EP Some Hidden Treasure, released in February 2020 on innova Recordings, the label of the American Composers Forum.
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Alicia Wilson
Alicia Wilson, Esq., who is a dynamic leader in economic development, serving as the Vice President of Economic Development for Johns Hopkins University and the Johns Hopkins Health System in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Alim Smith
Alim Smith, a versatile interdisciplinary artist hailing from Delaware, who takes the art world by storm.
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Alison Lowery
Alison Lowery is a New Orleans-based mixed media painter, who redefines artistry with her distinctive approach.
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Aliza Bran
Aliza Bran, an accomplished professional, who serves as the Media Relations Manager at the iconic International Spy Museum, a nonprofit institution situated in the vibrant heart of Washington, DC.
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allhiphopcom
We Are Hip-Hop Culture and Information. Follow founders @ChuckCreekmur and @GrouchyGreg
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Allie Smith
Talented owner of Bramble Baking Company. A small-batch bakery specializing in scratch-baked pies, pastries, and specialty cakes.
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Alvin Gray
The talented director and producer hailing from Baltimore with a remarkable 15-year journey in the DMV area. Leaving behind CBS radio, Alvin pursued his passion for creative expression and cinematography, paving the way for a successful career as a producer and director.
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Alyssa Bonk
Digital Creator, Founder and Principal at Luck & Hustle PR, Alyssa Bonk. Luck & Hustle PR is a DC-based public relations and social media marketing company proudly serving the beverage and hospitality community
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Alyssa Fenix
a black queer neurodivergent artist, Diversity Trainer/Consultant, and founder of the "If I Knew Then Letters Project,” living in Baltimore with her partner, kids, dog, and plants
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Amanda Morell
an arts advocate and Deputy Director for Maryland Citizens for the Arts
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Amber Robles-Gordon
Amber Robles-Gordon, an esteemed mixed media visual artist based in Washington, DC.
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American Craft Council
ACC is a national nonprofit working to keep craft artists and the community connected, inspired, and thriving.
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American Visionary Art Museum
Behold the tweets & wonders of The American Visionary Art Museum, the official national museum for self-taught and intuitive artistry. Open Wed-Sun, 10am-5pm.
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Amy Cavanaugh
Amy Cavanaugh is the Executive Director of Maryland Art Place (MAP).
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Amy von Lange
Co-owner of Schola, a renowned cooking school in historic Mount Vernon
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Ana Rodney
Ana Rodney, a seasoned Doula with 15 years of experience, who serves as the Executive Director and Founder of MOMCares in Baltimore City.
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Anastasia Johnson
a dance artist, teacher, and choreographer born and raised in Richmond, Virginia
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Andrea Specht
Strategic, creative, and energetic nonprofit CEO who wins moral and financial support for ideas and organizations. Opinions expressed on this account are my own.
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Andre Mazelin
An Andre Mazelin, executive director of Dance Place, is an experienced Arts Administrator and Entrepreneur with over 15 years of demonstrated leadership, working within small and large arts nonprofits.
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Andrew Cosentino
A passionate food and lifestyle blogger with a strong affinity for Baltimore.
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Andy Cook
Andy Cook is the visionary behind Made In Baltimore, who boasts a diverse background in urban planning and photojournalism.
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Andy Hotchkiss
Andy is a principal at NREB, LLC, a commercial real estate brokerage firm in Bethesda, MD.
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Andy J. Pizza
Illustrator of the picture book "A Pizza with Everything On It" and for clients like Youtube, Nickelodeon and LEGO. Creator of the Creative Pep Talk Podcast.
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Angela N. Carroll
Artist-archivist; a purveyor and an investigator of art history and culture.
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Angela Wheeler
Angela Wheeler, her rich family heritage is interwoven with Baltimore City's legacy of Black excellence, spanning law, politics, art, and education.
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Angeline Murphy
Angeline Murphy, a distinctive model based in Austin, Texas, who stands out for her alternative style, adorned with tattoos and piercings that reflect her authentic self-expression.
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Angie Kelley
The Community Engagement Manager of Moveable Feast, a renowned non-profit organization in Baltimore.
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Anita Kassof
Anita Kassof has seven years of dedicated leadership, she is the Executive Director of the Baltimore Museum of Industry.
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Annalisa Dias
Annalisa Dias, a visionary force in the artistic realm, who occupies multiple roles as the Director of Artistic Partnerships and Innovation at Baltimore Center Stage, a distinguished playwright, director, performer, and community organizer.
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Annette Porter
Annette Porter, a visionary force in the filmmaking realm and Director of the Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund at Johns Hopkins University.
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Anthony Chestnut
Veteran tattoo artist with over 15 years of experience, renowned for his exceptional skills and unique artistic style.
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Anthony Gittens
Cultural innovator and administrator. Washington, DC International Film Festival Union Institute & University Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Apasrin Suvanasai
Apasrin Suvanasai, an accomplished Museum Educator at the Office of Historic Alexandria.
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April Danielle Lewis
April Danielle Lewis is a multifaceted artist, visionary, and dedicated community builder.
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Ara Koh
Ara Koh (b. Seoul, South Korea; lives and works in Washington, DC) received her BFA in Ceramics and Glass from Hongik University, Seoul, in 2018, and was an exchange student at California State University, Long Beach, in 2016. Koh graduated with an MFA in Ceramic Art at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 2020. Her works are installations claiming space across a variety of materials, particularly clay.
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Ariana Parris
riana Parrish is a versatile figure, skilled as an architect, property manager, community activist, and artist.
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Ariel Barbosa
Ariel Barbosa is a community organizer, artist, and capoeira practitioner from Baltimore, with roots in Bahia, Brazil.
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Ariel Cavalcante Foster
the founding facilitator of F.I.E.L.D. (to foster freedom), a platform for radical transformation that centers building anti-oppression practices and holistic decolonization
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Ariel Davis
Dedicated to supporting community centered leaders as they design processes and programs that align with their vision and values, Ariel Elizabeth Davis is a communications and culture administrator based in Mount Rainier, Maryland.
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Ari Pluznik
the lead singer-songwriter and music director of Ari and the Buffalo Kings
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Arli's Appetite
Public Relations Professional | Social Media Manager | Food And Cocktail Blogger https://t.co/Jyv2zLZsbJ
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Artemisia Johnson
a multi-published model, proudly represents the plus size and body positive communities
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Arvay Adams
Baltimore native and the owner of This Sporting Life, a creative force that blends sports history with sewing, embroidering, and screen printing since 2007.
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Ashley Alexander
A talented singer, songwriter, and music curator at Blakwater House.
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Ashley Miah
an Afro-Latina artist from New York City who focuses on acrylic painting
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Ashley Williams
Ashley Williams, an esteemed educator, school leader, and emotional intelligence expert, who brings her extensive decade-long experience in education to the forefront.
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Ayeshah Julia Abuelhiga
Ayeshah Julia Abuelhiga, a visionary entrepreneur, and trailblazer, who serves as the driving force behind Mason Dixie Foods, a prominent Baltimore enterprise renowned for its exceptional clean-label, preservative-free, frozen delicacies including scratch-made biscuits, scones, and sweet rolls.
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Ayiana Viviana
a Philly-based emerging abstract artist whose works explore thoughts, emotion, & humanity through acrylic paintings & drawings.
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Ayodoyin Olorunsola
Ayodoyin Olorunsola is a local to the Baltimore area. A graduate of Salisbury University. A Volunteer at Hot Sauce.
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Baldwin & Co. Books & Coffee
DJ Johnson is the owner of Baldwin & Co. Baldwin & Co. is an independent bookstore located in New Orleans, LA. Inside, books on mystery, business, history, art, travel, children’s literature and more.
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Baltimega
Baltimore-based producer renowned for his distinctive style of lush harmonies layered over raw drums and creative samples, creating an exhilarating sound within the Club Music genre.
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Baltimore Museum of Art
Home to an internationally renowned collection of 19th-century, modern, and contemporary art.
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BaltSchoolArts
Where the arts change kids’ lives. Baltimore School for the Arts provides students with training in visual arts, music, theatre, film, and dance.
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Barry Wright, III
Barry Wright (he/him) is an improviser, teacher, non-profit leader, and technology professional. Since 2020, Barry has served as President of the Board and co-founder of Highwire Improv, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to steward a community of artists committed to growth, collaboration, joy, and justice — in Baltimore and around the world — through improvisational theater. Highwire Improv produces shows, classes, free workshops, community events, and corporate training programs for individuals and teams. Barry regularly teaches, performs, and leads corporate events. As a performer, Barry has trained in improv since 2017, including at Highwire Improv, Baltimore Improv Group, Hoopla Impro, and through countless festivals and online workshops. He performs widely with groups including Improv Jeoparty, Topiary, Important Screws, Whatever This Is, Sandcats, and Dreamweaver. In his ‘work’ life Barry currently serves as Chief of Staff at Noom, whose mission is to help people everywhere lead healthier lives through behavior change. Prior to this, Barry led product management for Spotify's Content Integrity team, building solutions for trust, safety, and copyright management. Barry also led product teams at Videology, a Baltimore-based adtech startup that was acquired by Amobee in 2018. He volunteers with the Maryland Department of Commerce, Johns Hopkins Tech Ventures, StarTUp Towson, was a 2018 Bowe Fellow with the Baltimore World Trade Center Institute, and has been a featured speaker at Duke University, Loyola University, Product School, and the Trust and Safety Collective. Barry holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Duke University and lives with his wife and three cats in Baltimore, Maryland. He is always happy to chat about improv.
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BeMo “the Pearl” Brown
Producer. Storyteller. Kingmaker. Enjoy [Worthless Rants of Irrelevance]
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Bernard Farley
Bernard Farley is a multi-disciplinary artist and founder of Black Techno Matters. Under the name Outputmessage, he’s put out dozens of albums and EPs starting in 2003 with “Bernard’s Song” (released on Ghostly while he was in college studying number theory and algebraic topology). Other highlights include the electronic pop of “40000km” (2012) which has over 300K plays on Spotify and the protest music video “Wake the Fuck Up!” (2020) which shows his masterful movements as a dancer and performance artist. Born in Queens, NY, Bernard finally settled in Washington, DC in 2006. This led to his role as a producer and vocalist in the indie-dance group Volta Bureau whose song “Alley Cat” topped the Beatport charts and has over a million plays on YouTube. B_X_R_N_X_R_D is his new decolonized musical identity: “Each time I jack into my tr-8s machines, I aim to create visceral drum music that is rooted in our past, liberates us in the present, and opens portals into an alternate future.”
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Beth-Ann Wilson
A talented fine art oil painter, is the owner of Night Owl Gallery, an intimate artist-run exhibition space that showcases her expressive portraiture and natural landscapes inspired by urban life and her travels.
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Bethany C. Morrow
Same handle on IG. Adult/YA Author. Locus and Ignyte finalist. Christ follower. Planet of the Apes stan. I mutes my tweets. https://t.co/Ad7TLGyOMt
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Bettina Perry
Founder of Charmington Holistics, a thriving multidisciplinary venture centered around botanicals and practical magic.
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BlackStar Projects
BlackStar Film Festival - Aug 2-6 🎫 Passes and tickets now on sale: https://t.co/oYgfgPBPwy
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Bmore Heritage Area
Federally designated in 2009, the Baltimore National Heritage Area celebrates and shares the city's history, people and places.
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Boaz Yakin
Known for Remember The Titans, The Harder They Fall. A producer for Lady in The Lake
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B&O Railroad Museum
Jon Goldman is the Chief Curator for The Birthplace of American Railroading
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Brad Rogers
Brad Rogers, the accomplished Executive Director at the helm of the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership, driving impactful neighborhood growth through strategic utilization of casino revenues.
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Brandon Ball
Brandon Ball is a distinguished Designer Leader renowned for his prowess in devising innovative strategies and creative solutions for clients.
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Brandon Soderberg
A Baltimore-based reporter, and co-author of "I Got a Monster: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Corrupt Police Squad," sheds light on crime and policing in the city.
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Brandt Ricca
Brandt Ricca is a D.C.-based entrepreneur. Having a writing background and a family history of owning a newspaper, telling stories has always been at the forefront of Brandt’s mindset. Creating a narrative is a must for Brandt, who always wants to convey a message with events or imagery through his branding agency, Nora Lee by Brandt Ricca. Brandt was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and loves the Southern culture and creative atmosphere of New Orleans, which inspired the setting for the life of Barris Hart.
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Brendon Hudson
Executive chef/owner ofThe Liliahna Hospitality Group and voted Best Chef by Baltimore Magazine Brendon Hudson.
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Brenton Lim
Brenton Lim is a digital-experimental artist & designer based in Baltimore, Maryland. He explores differences between digital and physical human interaction through digital media. He creates using various digital software and analog tools by translating them into immersive visuals. A theme he is constantly exploring is digital rot – the decomposition of digital images and material.
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Brian James O'Connell
The Best Dirty Typewriter In Town. Redneck Seth Rogen. The Shane Battier of Improv. I make up stuff for a living although I am not a professional liar. He/Him.
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Brian Levin
a Baltimore based filmmaker who recently returned from a decade in Los Angeles
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Brian McLaughlin
Brian McLaughlin, an esteemed figure as the President of Enterprise Community Development, Inc (ECD) and the President of Enterprise Community Partners’ Community Development Division.
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Brian Suryah
Brian Suryah, a Baltimore-native interdisciplinary artist and practitioner, who defies conventional artistic boundaries by weaving together their diverse life experiences into a vibrant tapestry of expression.
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Bria Sterling Wilson
Bria Sterling Wilson. A Baltimore-based photographer and accomplished collage artist, Renowned for her captivating artistic voice, Bria's compelling work beautifully unravels the intricate tapestry of the African American community.
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Britt Olsen-Ecker
girl singer, photographer, bitch (not necessarily in that order)
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Bruce Willen
Multidisciplinary designer, artist, and the founder of Public Mechanics, Bruce Willen. Public Mechanics is a design and art studio working in public and cultural spaces. Prior to Public Mechanics, Bruce co-founded acclaimed design agency Post Typography where he led high-profile projects that have shaped the visual language of Baltimore and beyond. His work has appeared on the covers of Time Magazine, The New York Times, and ESPN and in dozens of design books and periodicals, including a Post Typography monograph. He is the co-author of the book Lettering & Type and has written for the Washington Post, Design Observer, and other publications.
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Bryan Burkert
A prominent entrepreneur and the visionary owner behind some of Baltimore's beloved small businesses, including the iconic Soundgarden record store.
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Bryan Robinson
an educator and multifaceted media artist born, raised and superhero'd in Baltimore Maryland
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Caitlin Gill
Caitlin Gill, an interdisciplinary artist and Exhibition Director at Maryland Art Place (MAP), discusses her artistic practice, which explores themes like female identity, domestic labor, and the male gaze.
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Camila Leão
Camila Leão, a talented Brazilian artist renowned for her exceptional skills in illustration and graphic design, who has captivated audiences with her vibrant and textured creations.
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Camille Kashaka
Executive Director of Motor House in Baltimore, a thriving nonprofit arts hub, gallery, and performance space.
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Carri Twigg
Co-founder @ Culture House MediaYapper @ Twigg & Jenkins PodcastObama White House Alum Ohio forever
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Cary Michael Robinson
Cary Michael Robinson, the visionary CEO and Creative Director of ArtBaeLeads a creative lifestyle brand tailored for individuals yearning to embrace their inherent divine-inspired creativity.
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Chad Eric Smith
🏆 Award-Winning Actor | Writer | Director | Producer Founder & Owner of MisterDuke Productions
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Chad Gauss
the executive chef and restaurateur of The Food Market, La Food Marketa, Quality Snowballs, The Hall CP and Hoopla Catering. Image: Justin Tsucalas
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Chad Helton
Chad Helton is a seasoned library professional with over 15 years of leadership experience in both public and academic libraries.
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Chanan Delivuk
Chanan Delivuk - an accomplished intermedia artist and UI/UX designer with a strong commitment to inclusive design.
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Chanel Kelly - TrapCellist
Baltimore native and DMV-based performer, Chanel Kelly—widely known as “TrapCellist”—is an acclaimed acoustic and electric cellist
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Charley Peters
a London based artist who's work is described as Abstraction remixed with screen, pop & urban visual culture
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Charlie Visconage
A self-taught artist based in Washington, DC, who discovered his passion for painting in 2014, breaking free from past negative beliefs.
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CharmCityFringe
Baltimore's Fringe Theatre festival, focusing on cultivation of the arts, & youth education.
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Chef Ashish Alfred
executive chef and restaurateur of award-winning restaurants in the Baltimore and DC-metro area under the Alfred Restaurant Group
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Chef Chris Amendola
Chef Chris Amendola is the Chef/Owner of foraged. a hyper-seasonal eatery located in the Station North neighborhood of Baltimore, MD.
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Chef Isaac Toups
Follow me @toupsmeatery and @teamtoups on twitter and instagram. Chef/owner of Toups' Meatery in Nola. Dad and husband to Amanda.
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Chef Neill Howell
Chef Neill Howell is the Owner and executive chef of The Corner Pantry, a Relaxed, contemporary restaurant serving locally sourced, modern British cuisine
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Chef Rochelle Cooper
Rochelle Cooper is a Rammy Award-winning pastry chef at The Duck and The Peach, known for her nostalgic, sustainable desserts and advocacy for affordable childcare and families.
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Chef Scott Bacon
Chef Scott Bacon, a distinguished contemporary and classically trained Maryland chef, who seamlessly blends cultural diversity, tradition, and refinement to craft character-rich dishes.
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Chef Sedrick Crawley
Chef Sedrick Crawley, a culinary virtuoso and the esteemed Culinary Director at Pizza University & Culinary Arts Center, who boasts an impressive legacy encompassing over 25 illustrious years in the culinary domain.
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Chef Zoe Baez
In the realm of culinary arts, I hold a steadfast belief: connections reign supreme. It is through the shared experience of dining that we forge some of life's most meaningful bonds. With over 15 years of honing my craft across esteemed establishments in Madrid, the United States, and Puerto Rico, including a tenure as Executive Chef at the renowned Arecibo Observatory, I have cultivated a profound appreciation for the power of gastronomy in fostering connections. My journey began with formal training at a prestigious culinary institution in Puerto Rico, and has since evolved into a multifaceted career as a Personal Chef, bilingual ServSafe-certified instructor, culinary branding instructor, catering manager, culinary consultant and mentor. I pride myself on seamlessly blending my culinary expertise with a keen aptitude for hospitality, ensuring every interaction at the table is not just a meal, but a memorable experience. Beyond the kitchen, I've augmented my skill set with courses in Business, Branding, Social Media, and Email Marketing, underscoring my commitment to staying at the vanguard of industry trends. In my leisure, I find solace and inspiration in the company of my family, while also seeking out collaborative endeavors within the dynamic Food & Beverage landscape.
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Chelsea Gregoire
Chelsea Gregoire is a consultant with skills ranging from food and beverage industry to social media marketing, working under their own company, Drinkable Genius. They have worked with restaurants, production companies, international brand ambassadors, and national organizations. Always displaying the utmost professionalism, Chelsea consistently strives to create experience and community through their work. Chelsea also uses her background in theology, church planting, and community building to craft unique experiences, care for those in her community, and generate equal opportunity for women, LGBTQ, and people of color. In 2022, Chelsea will open their first cocktail bar concept as owner, Church, as a full circle moment for their background and their understanding of how we rise to meet what the hospitality industry needs in this moment.
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Chenoa Baker
Chenoa Baker is an arts writer and emerging curator specializing in Black Modern and Contemporary art.
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Chip Py
a Photographer, Documentarian of DC Culture, Author "DC Go-Go: Ten Years Backstage"
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Chris Bathgate
Baltimore-based self-taught machinist and sculptor, he showcases his innovative approach to precision machining as an art form.
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Chris Clark
a self-taught visual artist, illustrator, and muralist living and working in Jacksonville, FL
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Chris Franzoni
Chris Franzoni, the visionary founder behind EatmoreBaltimore, a dynamic food blog and influential online platform that has become a culinary beacon illuminating the vibrant dining landscape of Baltimore and its surroundings.
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Chris Haley
I write, act, direct and sing. I do so many little things. And I love history. That’s the ‘Roots’ of me 😏
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Christen Cromwell
Director of Play Development at the Two Strikes Theater Collective.
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Christina Delgado
Christina Delgado, a Baltimore-based photographer, designer, and curator, delves into the intricacies of self and identity through her work. As a Nuyorican transplant from New York City to Baltimore, her lens captures the fusion of cultures and the evolution of personal narrative. Delgado’s portfolio reflects a profound reverence for family and homeland, showcasing how these elements can be both sources of pain and avenues to healing and self-affirmation. At the heart of her creative journey lies Tola’s Room, a sanctuary for Puerto Rican heritage nestled in Northeast Baltimore. Named after her daughter, Omotola, this immersive museum and cultural space stands as a beacon of representation in the city. Delgado’s commitment to arts equity extends beyond her own endeavors; she serves as an advisor, mentor, and teaching artist, fostering creativity and inclusivity in the community. With a seat at the table of numerous advisory groups and boards, Delgado continues to shape the cultural landscape of Baltimore and beyond.
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Christina Fidler
Award-winning 2D character animator, director, and screenwriter, based in Baltimore, Maryland. Her passion for animation led her to earn a BFA in Animation from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA).
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Christine Vineyard
a local DC artist and art teacher, working with all mediums and a concentration in photography, drawing and painting
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Christlyn McCaskill's
Trauma-informed art therapist and counselor practicing in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Christopher Adam Williams
Christopher Adam Williams is a visual artist whose practice utilizes portraiture and figurative painting to convey complex narratives, including that of race and gender, originating for a deep empathy with his subjects. Born in Oakland, California, Christopher’s current studio base is in San Francisco, where he resides with his wife. His drawings, paintings and films have been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions, museums and galleries, including Tunnels of the Mind (Times Square, NY), Crocker Art Museum (Sacramento, CA), Spark+Echo Arts (New York, NY), My Studio Gallery (Sacramento, CA). Christopher received his Bachelors in Fine Arts and Masters in Fine Arts from San Francisco Art Institute, where he was awarded Best in Show, MFA and a finalist for the Headlands Arts Center Graduate Residency and Black Artists Fund, Sower award 2020 winner.
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Christopher Batten
A visual artist, live painter, arts educator, and muralist hailing from Detroit, Michigan.
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Christopher Fonte
Christopher Fonte is the founder of Pioneer VR and a passionate virtual reality enthusiast. He started Pioneer VR in 2017 to make virtual reality events more accessible. Since then, Christopher has organized a range of virtual events and brought the virtual world to life for many. Christopher is now working with a team of professionals to create custom virtual reality events in the NYC area. He is looking forward to continuing to push the boundaries of virtual reality in the future.
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Christopher J. Chester
Christopher Chester, a versatile and accomplished multidisciplinary designer, has left an indelible mark on the marketing and advertising realm. His educational journey led him to master the art of graphic design at The Maryland Institute College of Art.
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Christopher J. Guido
Freelance video editor/producer| Across more than two decades as an editor -- from Pokémon to streaming services -- I’ve cut hundreds of hours of broadcast television, numerous network promos, and collaborated on documentaries for national public television and independent producers. Whether crafting a launch campaign or a passion project, I ensure collaborators maximize the potential of their footage to engage audiences with strong, clear, memorable work. I'm equally as professional as I am versatile. I constantly seek challenging work shaping meaningful projects with dedicated artists, whether in the documentary or shortform fields.
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Christopher Schafer
Christopher Schafer, a master suitmaker and the visionary behind Christopher Schafer Clothier, who boasts a rich background shaped by his transformative years in London.
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Ciarra K. Walters
Ciarra K. Walters (1992) is an interdisciplinary artist based in Baltimore, Maryland (formally based in Los Angeles). Her practice centers around self-portraiture, movement-based performance, public art, and art education. Inserting her body in public space, both natural and metropolitan, her performances, videos, and photography examine the relationship between one’s physical self and its history in its environments. She uses her newsletter, An Artletter, as a tool to empower, heal, and educate herself, and her community about contemporary/modern art, alongside her own work. Her Instagram operates as an additional platform to provide art education to her followers, as well as showcasing her reviews of the latest noteworthy exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York, Baltimore, D.C., and other cities. Walters is currently pursuing her Master's in the Photography + Media & Society program at The Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland, and is set to graduate in May of 2024.
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Cindy Cheng
Cindy Cheng, a Baltimore-based fine artist, sculptor, and educator, who brings a dynamic blend of creativity and recognition to her work.
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Cissa Paz
Cissa Paz, a dynamic Brazilian singer-songwriter celebrated for her fearless fusion of cultural influences, crafting songs that interweave Afro-Brazilian and Luso-African traditions with innovative arrangements.
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CJay Phillip
CJay Philip, an accomplished award-winning actress, director, and choreographer, who serves as the Artistic Director of Dance & Bmore, a dynamic Baltimore-based ensemble renowned for their innovative fusion of movement, music, theatrics, and spoken word, driving socially conscious and interactive performances.
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Conrad Benner
Philly-based photo-blog exploring Art + Public Space, EST. 2011; Podcast interviewing creative minds, EST. 2017; and art curation #StreetsDeptWalls! 📸🎨🏳️🌈
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Corey A. Wallace
Trombonist, composer, and educator, driven by the music...my journey is my destination (for now). IG: @thebigdawgcometh @thecoreywallaceDUBtet 🎵🎶
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Cory L. Stowers
Award-winning cultural anthropologist, visual artist, and author from Washington, DC.
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Cory Whidby
an animator and creator of Baltimore-centric animated web series Charm Street
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CRAIG CAMPBELL
Craig “CM” Campbell earned a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art at San Francisco State University and a Master of Fine Arts in Comics at California College of the Arts. His work as a comic artist can be most prominently found in editorial cartooning with such publications as Hyperallergic and The Margins.
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Craig Rousseau
draws comics (DC, MARVEL, IMAGE, DARK HORSE, DISNEY, IDW... you name it) and more (spends far too much time making "just for me" concert posters) (he/him)
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Creative Alliance
Since 1995, The Creative Alliance has promoted Balitmore as a dynamic center of art in all genres, while cultivating community through collaboration.
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Crystal I. Berger
Crystal I. Berger, Media Tech Entrepreneur | Founder of EBO.™ | Serving A Global Community of Vetted Experts | Journalist Turned Innovator
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Crystal Rivera
Co-founder of Puerto Rico Distillery, a driving force behind the craft rum distillery situated in Frederick, Maryland.
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Crystal Wamalwa
Crystal Wamalwa hails from Baltimore, MD, but currently lives in Pittsburgh, PA where she serves as the CEO and Founder of audaCITY Tours LLC. She took the bold step of leaving her job to embark on a journey to actualize her vision and mission of uplifting raw black artistry. Drawing on her extensive network, Crystal is supported by an exceptional team that shares this vision and mission. This venture is not a departure from Crystal's roots; back in her hometown, she fostered connections, collaborations, and events to champion black art in all its forms and sold-out shows before COVID-19 killed her business. audaCITY is now her full-time pursuit, fulfilling a lifelong passion. Crystal is also a proud mom who grew up singing, and she finds joy in exploring different cultures through travel and learning.
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Danielle Eliska L.
Screenwriter | Film Director | Interdisciplinary Artist | 2024 Seed and Bloom: Detroit Fellow | 2023 Culturesource + Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts Flourish Fund Recipient
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Daniel Wright
Daniel Wright, trumpeter, brass teacher, and clinician has a B.M. in music performance from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. Daniel is a very active performer in the Greater-Philadelphia area. He has played at venues such as The Academy of Music, The Forrest Theatre, and The Kimmel Center. He has also performed in New York city at venues such as Carnegie Hall and The Lincoln Center. Daniel’s most recent recording credit was with R. Kelly for the album “Write Me Back”. In addition to his performance schedule, Daniel has a Private Studio in Philadelphia, PA . He teaches at a number of schools in the region, including four branches of Settlement Music School and Germantown Friends School. Daniel is also a Teaching Artist for Tune Up Philly, a subsidiary of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra.
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Dante Swinton
Dante Swinton, a dedicated advocate for environmental justice and sustainable urban development, who holds a BA in Environmental Studies from Winthrop University and an MS in Nonprofit Management and Social Entrepreneurship from the University of Baltimore.
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Danvic Celebrado Royer
Danvic Celebrado Royer, hailing from the Philippines and now the visionary behind Mister Kokedama, a Baltimore-based venture, pioneers the art of crafting distinctive bonsai using a technique that involves enveloping and securing diverse plant varieties with moss.
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Dany Green
a self-taught mixed media artist whose unique approach pushes the boundaries of traditional mosaics.
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DAPPER DAN MIDAS
Dapper Dan Midas. Raptivist and songwriter. The final frontier.
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Dareise Jones
Dareise Jones, a Baltimore City native, who emerges as a dynamic force in the realms of writing, education, and real estate.
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Darin Atwater
Darin Atwater, a distinguished composer, conductor, pianist, and producer, embodies a prolific career that spans film, recording, radio, and television.
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Darren Thompson Jr
a Baltimore-based artist specializing in photography and digital painting
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Daven Ralston
Owner of Charm City Books - passionate advocate for literature and community building through the arts and education in Baltimore's Pigtown neighborhood.
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David Andersson
David Andersson joined Bloomberg Associates in November 2018. He advises cities in their efforts to support their local arts and cultural communities by offering guidance in equitable grantmaking, public art investments, data collection and evaluation, and non-profit governance. His work with municipal arts agencies helps strengthen their cities’ cultural sectors and promote vibrant art experiences for all of their residents and visitors. Prior to joining Bloomberg Associates, David worked as the Director of Special Projects for the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, where he helped manage the City’s Cultural Development Fund, an open, competitive grant program that awarded roughly $50 million to more than 900 cultural nonprofits each year. In addition to overseeing the annual application and reporting processes, he led funding panels, analyzed extensive data about the City’s arts organizations and their programming, and steered the development and evaluation of special initiatives. David holds an undergraduate degree from Harvard University and is a practicing visual artist.
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David Fakunle, Ph.D.
My goal in the existence given to me is to help my people, my city, my state, my country, and my world. Whether that is a researcher, a practitioner, a mentor, or just a helping hand, I am willing to do it.
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David Kunian
David Kunian, Music Curator for the New Orleans Jazz Museum and Louisiana State Museum
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David 'Wavey' Anderson
A talented photographer and filmmaker hailing from Baltimore, Maryland.
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Davóne Tines
Operatic bass-baritone, Davóne Tines, is an American known for creating roles in new works and for his collaborations with director Peter Sellars.
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Davon Pulliam
Davon Pulliam is the owner of Tortuga Kombucha, a black-owned small batch tea-focused kombucha beverage company.
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Dee J
A multi-talented artist and entrepreneur, excelling in various fields. She is a writer, poet, event planner, brand ambassador, dancer, promoter, collaborator, and proud owner of her apparel line.
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Delali Dzirasa
CEO of @fearlessbmore & @hutchstudiohqs. I believe that civic tech, entrepreneurship, and fashion are tools to impact lives.
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Delvin Lugo
New York-based Dominican painter whose vibrant series, "Early Life in Neon," revisits memories from his hometown in Moncion, Dominican Republic.
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Derek Cooper
Derek has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Lynchburg, currently serves as Artistic Council Member of the Baltimore Rock Opera Society, and is a local actor and writer in the Maryland Community Theatre Circuit. Like a true man of the theatre, Derek’s favorite expression is “thank you five.” When not performing, Derek likes to bake, read, write, watch documentaries and listen to music. As a little one, Derek wanted to be a cartoonist for Disney because he loved watching their movies. If Derek were a water vessel, he would be a tugboat because he’s supportive, flexible, and has many different duties.
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Derrick Adams
Derrick Adams is an American visual and performance artist and curator. Much of Adams' work is centered around his Black identity, frequently referencing patterns, images, and themes of Black culture in America
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Desmond Beach
Desmond Beach is a New York City artist and educator who explores race, identity, and social justice themes in his artistic practice. Through his work, Beach aims to transform the tragedies of the transatlantic slave trade and the Jim Crow American South into a celebration of fully living Black life.
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Deverick Murray
the Co-Founder and Director of Programming for the Media Rhythm Institute (MRI)
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Devin Allen
An exceptional documentary photographer, photojournalist, and activist from Baltimore, Maryland.
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Devin Wilkins
Devin Wilkins is a Native of Baltimore City and founder of Meeting Where You Are (MWYA), a mentorship program that focuses on reducing the recidivism rates amongst the youth through mentorship, opportunities, and exposure.
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Diamond Dixon
Published Portrait & Editorial Photographer hailing from Norfolk, VA, and raised in P.G. County, Maryland.
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Diana Carla Rowe
Diana Carla Rowe, a 23-year-old contemporary artist hailing from Brooklyn, New York, with roots tracing back to Detroit and Austin.
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Diana Jean Schemo
Diana Jean Schemo is the founder and co-director of Double Exposure, and president, co-founder and executive editor of 100Reporters, the nonprofit news organization that presents Double Exposure.
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Dion Bowen
Dion Bowen is the Founder/Creative Chief Officer at Epic Art Universe
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DJ Awesomus Prime
(Any Pronouns)Awesomus Prime is an Indigenous/Hispanic/Two-Spirit Producer, DJ and Owner of the independent label Kawaii Kunai 🎮Twitch Affiliate
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DJ Impulse
Photo/Video/Creative Direction •Co/founder @thenightbrunch 📍Baltimore, MD
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DJ Quicksilva
👑 @quicksilvashow 📻 Hard Work,Dedication & Consistency #InRealLife .For bookings Shawn@UnrulyRecords.com
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DJ Sun
DJ Sun, also known as Jason, is an open-format DJ, producer, and sonic explorer, seamlessly navigating stages, clubs, and studios across the nation.
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Dominic Griffin
yr fave film critic (podcast) - the armchair auteur (youtube) - @rottentomatoes approved - movie reviews at @looper & @baltbeat
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Dominique Arce ✪ Illustrator | Merch Artist
Hello, i'm an illustrator, graphic designer based in Ciudad Juárez. • OPEN for work/commissions/business domoarce656@gmail.com
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Domonique Brown
I am an illustrator and designer from Pomona, CA. I am the founder of DomoINK, a lifestyle retailer that celebrates diversity through art, apparel, and decor.
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Dr. Alicia Puglionesi
A distinguished writer, historian, and the author of "Common Phantoms: An American History of Psychic Science."
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Dr. Asma Naeem
Asma Naeem (she/her) is the Dorothy Wagner Wallis Director at the Baltimore Museum of Art. She previously served as the Museum’s Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown Chief Curator, and has organized exhibitions on the work of such artists as Candice Breitz, Isaac Julien, Salman Toor, and Valerie Maynard. Prior to the BMA, she held curatorial positions at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, where she presented, among other shows, an early career retrospective of the work of Titus Kaphar, and an historical and contemporary exploration of the silhouette through the lens of gender, race, and technology. She has written widely on American art, contemporary art, critical race theory, the South Asian diaspora, and museum studies. Her book, Out of Earshot: Sound, Technology, and Power in American Art, 1847–1897, was published by University of California Press in 2020.
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Dr. Dermell Brunson
Dermell Brunson was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland and is a product of the Baltimore City Public School System, having graduated from the Baltimore School for the Arts as a Theater Major. His family, church, and community are directly influential in making him aware to the importance of leadership and service. Having served in the community since a teen, Dermell saw a need for continuous leadership development opportunities for youth. This need compelled further action toward service in that area. Dermell served for 10 years in the Mental Health & Foster Care systems for youth in Maryland.
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Dr. Drew Lichtenberg
Dr. Drew Lichtenberg is an Associate Director at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. He has also worked on Broadway, at the National Theatre in London, and at many theatres around the country. He is on the faculty of Catholic University of America and has also taught at Yale University and the New School. He has been featured as a guest columnist in the New York Times and is the author of two books, The Piscatorbühne Century (2021, Routledge) and a forthcoming history of the Shakespeare Theatre Company (2024, Arden/Bloomsbury).
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Drew Pumphrey
Drew Pumphrey, the creative force behind The Smoking Swine, a culinary journey that evolved from a food truck concept into a dynamic barbecue haven in Baltimore.
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Dr. Joanne Martin
Co-founder and president of The National Great Blacks In Wax Museum, America's first wax museum of African American history in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Dr. Joby Taylor
Joby leads the University of Maryland-Baltimore County Shriver Peaceworker Program, which is affiliated with Peace Corps Fellows/USA Program which provides returned Volunteers with financial assistance and community service internships in underserved U.S. communities. Dr. Taylor is a member of the University of Maryland Graduate Faculty with an affiliate faculty post in UMBC’s Language, Literacy, & Culture Ph.D. Program. He also regularly teaches special topics seminars in peace studies, service-learning, and place-based learning for UMBC’s Office of Undergraduate Education and its interdisciplinary scholars programs.
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Dr. Sally J. Scott
I serve as Director of the Community Leadership Graduate Programs at UMBC, Professor of Practice, and affiliate faculty in the Department of Anthropology, Sociology, and Public Health. I have extensive experience as a graduate administrator and instructor, as well as a nonprofit board member and executive.
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Dr. Schroeder Cherry
A native of Washington, DC. He is a Baltimore-based artist and 2019 Sondheim competition finalist renowned for capturing vibrant scenes of African American life, with a focus on the rich culture and community found in barbershops.
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Dr. Tiffany E. Barber
Dr. Tiffany E. Barber is a prize-winning, internationally-recognized scholar, curator, and critic whose writing and expert commentary appears in top-tier academic journals, popular media outlets, and award-winning documentaries. Her work spans abstraction, dance, fashion, feminism, film, and the ethics of representation, focusing on artists of the Black diaspora working in the United States and the broader Atlantic world. Her latest curatorial project, a virtual, multimedia exhibition for Google Arts and Culture, examines the value of Afrofuturism in times of crisis.
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Dulcina Abreu
a Dominican-born independent curator, artist, and museum advocate
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D. W A T K I N S
EAST BALTIMORE | NYT Bestselling Author | @hbo writer | 👻 writer for your favorite NBA players | Editor @salonofficial | UB Prof | #BlackBoySmile
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Dylan Morison
Dylan Morison is an editor and writer currently based out of Baltimore, MD. Grad student @VCFA by day, line-cook by night. She has an adorable dog named Bunny.
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eAndrew Murray
An American photographer based in Baltimore, renowned for his expertise in portrait, beauty, fashion, and wedding photography, catering to clients in the DMV area, Atlanta, and NYC.
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Ebony DeGrace
Ebony DeGrace is a visionary multimedia artist with a fervent dedication to cinematography and photography. Her journey began in Baltimore, where she first began her visual arts journey in B&W film photography in middle school. Her immense interests in photography eventually connected her to the visual compositional expression of filmmaking where she immersed herself in film workshops and independent study, honing her skills and crafting her unique voice as a cinematic experimentalist. Inspired by luminaries like Terence Nance, Jenn Nkiru, and Sophia Nahli Allison, Ebony’s work transcends traditional boundaries, aiming to uplift and honor the Black experience through vivid, evocative, and surreal imagery. With a rich background spanning over two decades in photography and filmmaking, Ebony is now venturing into the realm of Creative Technology and New Media Art. A recent graduate of Per Scholas, she is integrating cutting-edge technology into her creative endeavors, exploring visceral immersive experiences. From her soulful short films to her experimental visual series, Ebony’s work is a testament to her boundless imagination and unwavering commitment to storytelling. As she continues to evolve as an artist, Ebony remains dedicated to pushing the boundaries of visual expression and connecting audiences on a profound, spiritual level.
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Edward Keith Colston
Mr. Colston, of the Tuscarora and Lumbee tribes, is also the Administrative Director of the Maryland Commission on Indian Affairs (MCIA).
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Ekaterina Popova
an award-winning artist born in Russia, known mostly for her original oil paintings of interiors and the founder of Create! Magazine
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Elena Fox
Elena Fox, a dynamic Baltimore-based creative force, who wears multiple artistic hats as an illustrator, comic book artist, writer, musician, cake decorator, and devoted cat enthusiast.
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Elijah Jamal Balbed
A Globetrotting Saxophonist and Versatile Musician from Washington, DC.
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Elijah Trice
a contemporary artist and architectural designer, born and raised in Baltimore
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Elisa Milan
A renowned chef and business owner, celebrated for her expertise in crafting delectable Puerto Rican empanadas and coquito.
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Elise Richard
Elise Richard, a dynamic fashion blogger, who brings a touch of Louisiana charm to the vibrant streets of Baltimore.
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Ellen Frost
The owner and designer of Local Color Flowers, a Baltimore-based floral design business specializing in personalized arrangements and bouquets made from fresh, seasonal, and sustainable flowers from local specialty growers.
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Ellen Levy
Director of Groundwork Kitchen, a groundbreaking culinary arts training program in Baltimore's Pigtown community.
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Elliot Keeley
Elliot Keeley contributes to the BJC as a versatile artist and metalsmith with a background in metalsmithing and jewelry design.
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Elsa M
Elsa M. is an award-winning journalist, TV Host, Radio Host, and podcaster.
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Emilio Maldonado
Emilio Maldonado is an Afro-Caribbean artist living in Philadelphia. He graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with an MFA in Painting (2013), from Escuela de Artes Plasticas de Puerto Rico with a BFA in Painting (2011), and from Altos de Chavon in the Dominican Republic with an AAS in Fine Arts and Illustration. He has been part of group and solo shows both locally and abroad, such as Vox Populi Make/shift (Philadelphia, PA, 2021), Breaking Arrow (Saint Louis, MO), Santo Domingo Museum of Modern Art Biennial, (Santo Domingo, DR, 2013), The New Kinds on the Block (San Juan, PR, 2011), and has attended Elsewhere Residency (Greensboro, NC) and Tiger Strikes Asteroid 2020.
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Emily Gaines Demsky
seeks to ignite conversation around perspective through her painting, photography, and writing
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Emma Canoles
The passionate owner of Emma's Tea Spot, a local tea shop in Baltimore offering a proper British experience with a ton of charm.
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Emma Childs
Emma Childs, a Baltimore-based visual artist who graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2018.
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Emon Surakitkoson
Self-taught artist hailing from Thailand and currently based in Washington, DC.
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Enoch Pratt Free Library
The Enoch Pratt Free Library is the free public library system of Baltimore, Maryland.
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Enrique Pallares
Enrique Pallares, a versatile individual with a rich background as a former polo player, accomplished writer, and enterprising entrepreneur, who stands as a true maestro in the realm of vermouth.
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Eric Deggans at NPR
NPR TV Critic/Media analyst. Author: "Race-Baiter: How Media Wield Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation." Adjunct prof., Duke University. Drummer. Bassist. Blerd.
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Erik Egg Berlin
hef Erik Berlin, affectionately known as Chef Egg, a culinary virtuoso with over two decades of experience, who wears multiple hats as a professionally trained chef, culinary instructor, and captivating host of Chef Egg Live: Interactive Cooking Events.
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Erik Segelbaum
2019 Food & Wine Magazine Sommelier of the Year, 2020 Wine Enthusiast 40 under 40, Owner: SOMLYAY LLC full service hospitality consulting & events
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Erin Brooks
Accomplished artist and entrepreneur hailing from Pikesville, Maryland. She is a multi-talented individual with a passion for illustration, cosplay, and yarn art.
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Erin Fostel
a Baltimore-based visual artist, Drawing inspiration from architecture and interiors. Erin creates stunning charcoal drawings on paper. With a BFA in Drawing from the Maryland Institute College of Art.
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Ernest Shaw Jr.
Baltimore-based painter, teacher, and artisan, who creates vibrant and expressive artwork, painting narrative portraits of notable Black figures on canvas and community walls.
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Ernst Valery
Ernst Valery, a seasoned real estate developer and co-managing member of SAA | EVI, overseeing operations and project execution across multiple states.
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Espi Frazier
Espi Frazier, a renowned Visual Artist, Art Instructor, and Fiber Artist, who calls Baltimore, Maryland her creative home.
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Esteban Whiteside
Esteban Whiteside (b. 1985) is a self-taught painter whose work is based on the intersectionality of street art and politics. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, he began painting as an act of love, which then led to him dedicating more time and research into painting, with an interest in abstraction.
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Ethan McLeod
A Baltimore-based freelance reporter and graduate student at Morgan State University, specializing in city and regional planning.
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EU1OGY
Baltimore-based multi-instrumentalist, producer, vocalist, and performer.
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Evan Serpick
a communications professional with backgrounds in journalism and social justice activism
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Evan Woodard
Baltimore-based explorer, photographer, and historian, known as Salvage Arc on social media.
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Eze Jackson
Eze Jackson is an American rapper, poet, and community activist from Baltimore, Maryland. Growing up in the city influenced his socially conscious and insightful lyrical style. Through his music, he addresses issues of race, inequality, and urban life, giving a voice to the marginalized. Eze Jackson's dedication to community involvement and activism has made him a respected figure both in the local music scene and as a community leader. He uses his platform to advocate for positive change, raise awareness about social issues, and inspire others to use their voices for the betterment of society.
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Fabiola R. Delgado
I'm an Independent Curator, Creative Producer, and long-time Museum professional. As a former Human Rights Lawyer, I've learned that justice can be found beyond legal frameworks. Today I pursue justice through art and cultural experiences, re-centering neglected perspectives and fostering intergenerational creative learning.
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Faith Couch
Faith Couch (b. 1997) is a Durham NC native. She is a photographer, educator, and curator whose work illuminates the Black memory landscape and the mundane. She received her BFA in Photography from Maryland Institute College of Art in 2019 and has exhibited her work internationally. She has most notably exhibited at New Image Art Gallery in Los Angeles, the ICP, the Nasher Museum at Duke, the African American Museum in Philadelphia, the Aperture Foundation in NYC and more. In addition to Fine Art Photography she also works editorially, showcasing photographs in the WSJ, NYT, Vogue and more. Most recently, Couch is a Forbes Magazine 30 under 30 in Art and Style honoree. She will be attending Yale in the fall of 2024
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Fanon Hill
Fanon Hill serves as Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Youth Resiliency Institute (YRI), an organization under the umbrella of Fusion Partnerships, Inc. Since 2010, YRI has been developing, researching, implementing and evaluating culturally responsive community arts throughout Baltimore City with a priority focus on the Cherry Hill community in South Baltimore.
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farrah skeiky
arab american photographer + creative director 🇱🇧 • present tense • DC/Piscataway land 🌈
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FDFI
an abolitionist and antiracist nonprofit founded by direct descendants of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington
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Fearless
A full stack digital services firm in Baltimore that builds software with a soul.
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Filmfest DC
Filmfest DC brings the best of international cinema to Washington, presenting 70+ films each year. Celebrating nearly 40 years, the festival features a mix of comedies, thrillers, and thought-provoking stories on human drama, history, and conflict.
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Flavia Zuñiga-West
Flavia Zuñiga-West is a west coast based art educator, advocate and artist on Tongva land ( Los Angeles). She graduated from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a B.F.A. in Drawing and Painting and earned a Master’s degree from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in the Museum Studies at New York University. She currently works in the Visual Arts Department at Harvard-Westlake Middle School. Flavia is an arts educator, curator, professional development facilitator and founder of the nationally renowned Adding Voices Conference and Symposiums.
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Frankie Gautier
believes in the universal power of art as well as the immense positivity art contributes to the universe
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Frank Lawson (South Side Frank)
Frank E. Lawson is a Hometown Villain, illustrator, and cartoonist who graduated from Columbus College of Art and Design. He is co-creator of POCTOBER SKETCHBOOK, a comic/zine which features essays, interviews, and a numerous collection of ink drawings that showcase Black and POC Punk and Punk adjacent artists. As a versatile artist his main weapons of choice include traditional and digital mediums
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FRKO
Illustrator of trife. FRKO, AKA Freako Rico, (born Richard Montgomery), is an Atlanta-based illustrator mixes comics and hip-hop to create hysterical, often belligerent art. FRKO has drawn multiple album covers for Action Bronson, including the graphic identity for the album Mr. Wonderful, and the artwork for Gucci Mane’s “All My Children.” Recent projects include a group exhibition at THE GALLERY, WISH ATL, titled TRPL-DBL; a collaboration with the creative collective LoveRenaissance to design the iconic Reebok Classics, and drawing a Red Bull can for the Music Culture Clash, Atlanta.
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Gaia
Renowned American street artist, who is celebrated for his large-scale murals exhibited worldwide.
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Gen Fraser
Gen Fraser has been involved in the arts for several years. She has performed in stage productions, dance troupes, as a choral singer and musician; but first and foremost, she is a visual artist. She graduated with a B.A. in Art History, a second major in African American Studies, a minor in History, and a certificate in Community Engagement from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2016. She has taught workshops, displayed and sold work at various venues both locally and around the country.
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Genna Howard
Genna Howard is a dynamic artist known for her distinctive blend of vivid visuals and bold narrative storytelling, often exploring themes of mortality, dissection, and scientific exploration.
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George Ciscle
George Ciscle has mounted groundbreaking exhibitions and taught courses in the fine arts and humanities for close to 50 years. He was the founder and director of The Contemporary, an “un-museum,” which challenges existing conventions for exhibiting art in temporary non-traditional sites. From 1997 - 2017 he served as Curator-in-Residence at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), consulting on the development of community-based and public programming concentrating on exploring new models for connecting art, artists, and audiences. At MICA Ciscle also founded and directed the Exhibition Development Seminar, Curatorial Studies Concentration, and MFA in Curatorial Practice.
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Girl You Crazy
(GYC), the talented musical artist from Baltimore. With a diverse range of interests in art and musical genres, GYC is an artist, musician, and producer who believes in the power of ideas.
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Glenford Nunez
Baltimore-based artist, photographer, and creative thinker dedicated to crafting beautiful and practical images and ideas.
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GMD Dev
|Global Minded Demeanor| @gmd_global_ @_imdev on IG 🦍🌍 #TheGMDway GMD/GMD DEV ALL streaming sites 📷@gmdtv Bookings/feature Gmdbookings236@gmail.com
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Greater Baltimore Committee
Advancing a vibrant, future-ready Greater Baltimore region.
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Greg Burnham
Comic Book Writer/Publisher/EditorDC Milestone Initiative Participant
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Greg Hatem
Co-owner and co-founder of Bizarre Baltimore, a one-of-a-kind store founded in 2013 by him and Brian Henry, both originally from the Baltimore area.
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Grouchy Greg
Founder, @allhiphopcom, 1996. News stories cited by CNN, NYTimes, TMZ, Radar, Yahoo, etc.
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Gwynne Rukenbrod Smith
a widely respected member of the national craft community
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Gyna Verduzco
Gyna Verduzco, a dynamic and versatile museum enthusiast, possesses an innate curiosity about the boundless potential of museums.
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Habera Yu
a singer, songwriter, graphic designer and entrepreneur from Shanghai, China
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Hae Won Sohn
NY-based medium-centric sculptor, renowned for her innovative approach to sculpture and ceramics.
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Harrison Eppright
Harrison Eppright - a dedicated native Austinite and professional tour guide, who possesses profound expertise in history, African American cultural heritage, and Austin's architecture.
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Heather Ossandon Chapman
Heather Ossandon Chapman is an educator and ceramic artist based in Philadelphia.
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Heidi Klotzman
Heidi Klotzman, the visionary Founder and CEO of Hide and Seek Entertainment LLC (HNS), is an esteemed force in Baltimore's marketing and event landscape.
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Henrietta Stack$
crystalALMA. Media Finesser. Probably annoyed. Your favorite awkward DJ 💿
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Henry Hyde
Henry Hyde, the visionary creator behind Hyde Handmade Knives, an artisanal endeavor that seamlessly marries function and artistry in the realm of knife craftsmanship.
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Hoesy Corona
Emerging and boundary-pushing queer Mexican artist from Baltimore, MD
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Hope & Faith
D.C. born, Hyattsville raised twins Eleisha Faith McCorkle & Tonisha Hope McCorkle hold BFA’s from New York University in Studio Art, with minors in Social & Cultural Analysis and Psychology, respectively. Individually, one is skilled in drawing, printmaking, and digital art while the other is a painter and ceramicist. They combined artistic qualities in their first solo show, “OUR SKIN, OUR LOGO.” Since then, they have decided to come together, forming an interdisciplinary collaborative. Formerly enrolled in the Visual and Performing Arts program at the Jim Henson School of Arts, Media, and Communication in Hyattsville, Maryland, the pair have been curating, studying, and creating art since they were 13. At the age of 17, the twins lost their mother to the rare lung condition of Sarcoidosis. From then on, the two have used their art as a space of healing, creating immersive experiences that engage with loss, grief, identity, hope, and faith. Depicting their experiences, their work speaks to the candid, yet uncanny truth of black life, while simultaneously severing from a cyclical narrative deeply rooted in pain and disenfranchisement. Collard greens, hair, and faith are some relics represented in their work. Sourced from their own lives, the pair began to see their worlds collide as they grew into a new state of consciousness as one, traveling multiple dimensions in their work and conflating the ideas of reconstruction and resilience. Their work serves as a spiritual process towards completion–utilizing 2D, 3D, and 4D elements as puzzle pieces to form the bigger picture. Deconstructing materials in their practice, the dynamic duo reconstructs narratives through veracious and symbolic imagery to communicate stories of black life, food, rituals, healing, spirituality, and magic. Currently, the twins live and work in Baltimore, MD. They find inspiration in their everyday activities; spending time reconnecting with family, teaching the youth, raising plants, drinking water, cooking, meditating, and charging in the sun. When getting creative, the two take time to research, write, and reflect on their experiences in order to immerse themselves in their process. The pair has been honored with a 2022 residency with Creative Alliance in Baltimore and have their first solo show as a formal collective coming in November in their hometown of Hyattsville, MD.
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HyeSook Chung
public servant // advocate // data do-gooder // social justice chaser // opinions are my own // president @Bmore_CivicFund #mybmore #bemorekind
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Imani Dennison
Imani Dennison, she/they, is a multidisciplinary artist, curator and award winning Filmmaker born in Louisville, Kentucky. Imani graduated from Howard University where they studied Political Science and Photography. Imani’s work interrogates histories of Black culture in the South and African diaspora, usually centered in folklore, fantasy, and hidden histories. Imani is a 2023 Flaherty curator fellow and head Programmer at Black Science Fiction; a Black led creative experiment dedicated to the preservation of Black imagination. Imani has created commissioned documentary works for PBS, Tribeca, ITVS, and Procter & Gamble. Imani is a part of the 2022 Tribeca Queen Collective Directing Program where they recently released their latest film, Bone Black: Midwives vs the South that made its international premier at the Tribeca Film Festival. This work has gone on to win Best Short Documentary at both the 2023 Black Star Film festival and New Orleans Film festival. Imani is currently a 2023 Chicken & Egg/POV grant recipient allowing them to advance on finishing their short creative non-fiction film, The People Could Fly about the ritual of roller skating and how roller rinks emerged as sanctuaries for Black culture in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Irena Stein
Irena Stein is a photographer, restaurateur, immigrant, sustainability advocate, and humanitarian whose spirit is deeply rooted in humanitizing society. Irena came to America from Venezuela on a Fulbright Scholarship to Stanford University where she graduated with a Master’s in Cultural Anthropology.
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Isaiah Winters
Documentary photographer and conceptual artist based in Brooklyn, New York City
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Ish Quezada
A first-generation Latinx film photographer from Baltimore, MD, who has made a mark in the photography world for his ability to capture authentic moments and portray genuine individuals.
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Isis Asare
Isis Asare - A visionary serial cultural entrepreneur with a track record of transformative ventures.
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Ítalo Duarte De Déa
Baltimore-based artist. Ítalo creates ink-wash drawings that invite people to consider the cultural and social contexts they live in from an emotional point of view.
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Ivan Martin
Originally from Jacksonville, Florida he brings characters to the stage that present an outlook on the hardships of life from a gentleman’s perspective. Ivan’s comedy is realistically clever and honest, but also focuses on his experiences throughout his child and young adulthood. Although, he grew up in a house full of sisters, his upbringing is the reason for his “Gentleman Comedy”.
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Jack O'Connell
Unnecessarily hard drum-hitter and overly thorough music producer
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Jade Fabello
Jade Fabello is an Austin-based freelance writer, and editor, a versatile wordsmith whose work has graced prominent publications like Texas Monthly, Austin Monthly, and The Brown Journal of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, among others.
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Jade Griffin
a self-taught painter/artist who is originally from and is currently based in Fort Myers, Florida
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Jae Jin
Jae Jin, an accomplished independent global recording artist, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor (SAG-AFTRA), and captivating storyteller.
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J. Alpha Massaquoi Jr
Baltimore based artist, James ALPHA Massaquoi Jr., is an emerging artist that works primarily with large drawings made with charcoal and pastels. Alpha was born in West African, Liberia, as the youngest of four to an upper middle-class family, where his father worked as a florist for the United States embassy to Liberia, and his mother was a Fashion designer with a small charcoal business. Alpha attended Towson University where he studied painting, drawing, and printmaking. Alpha has been a part of some major group shows in Baltimore City, like the “B_19” at Baltimore city hall, and “Our World” at Eubie Blakes, “25 Emerging Artist” Creative Alliance, “Beyond the classroom” Portico Gallery and an upcoming solo show at Current Space gallery titled “Black Noise”.
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James Alpha Massaquoi Jr.
A Baltimore based artist that works primarily with large drawings made with charcoal and pastels.
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JAMES DAVID YOUNG
James Young is a texpat making music in Baltimore. He is a composer and improviser, administrator, educator, and show runner. “There is seemingly no limit to his intensity.”
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James (Jimmy) Watkins
Aspiring Screenwriter / Public Programs Coordinator at HumanitiesDC
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James Nasty
♔, DJ + Producer + Hot Sauce Maker + Disc Golfer. ♣️ music forever. He/him. Contact: jamesnastymusic@gmail.com
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James Oliver
Gallerist and a painter whose precise visual language pushes the tradition of twentieth century abstraction into a contemporary context.
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James Piper Bond
President and CEO of Living Classrooms Foundation, a non-profit educational organization that provides hands-on education and job training programs in challenging settings
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James Spooner
a multi-talented artist, filmmaker, and graphic novelist who has left an indelible mark on the world of punk and Black identity
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James Williams II
James Williams II is a renowned interdisciplinary artist, and curator celebrated for his impactful work spanning painting, sculpture, and photography.
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Jamillah Muhammad
Founder and head Cakester of Taste This Cake, is a passionate baker who left her nursing career to pursue her love for creating uniquely flavored cakes and baked goods.
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Jamye Wooten
A visionary leader and founder of CLLCTIVLY, Kinetics, Collectively, and the Black Theology Project, dedicated to fostering social change and empowering Black-led organizations in Baltimore.
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Jane Wolfe
Jane Wolfe is an author, literacy advocate and co-owner of Melba’s Old School Po Boys serves the best po’ boys in New Orleans. See what all the hype is about and enjoy one of our Po Boys today!
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Jan Ramsey
Jan Ramsey is the founder, editor of OffBeat Magazine. New Orleans music & culture | Facebook & IG @offbeatmagazine | Newsletter: https://t.co/y7C4Ye0Fm7 | YouTube: https://t.co/tp0sAuVQLa
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Jasmin Dixon
Specialist Improving Non-Profit Business Processes and CRM Management
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Jasmine La Fleur
founder of Black Fae Day, celebrated every May 14th, visionary joy practitioner within the Black Fae community
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Jason Bass
The Director of Culture and Impact within Revival Hotel in Baltimore.
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Jason Chapman
Passionate skateboarder and proud owner of Charm City Skate Park in Baltimore.
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Jason Newton
TV News Reporter and Anchor @WBALTV11...father, husband, Ravens... @merrillcollege alum... CITY Forever! Links & RTs aren't endorsements. Opinions are my own.
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Jason Steer
Creative pioneer with over a decade of experience in non-profit development, management, and leadership. Partnership strategist adept at identifying and securing collaborations that align with an organization’s mission, while providing fiscal accountability. Well-versed in the ideation, incubation, and application of innovative programs and initiatives.
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Jay Delnegro
Jay Delnegro (Juron Travers) is an artist from Baltimore, MD. Specializing in eye-catching colorful portraiture and Pop media paintings and digital Art work. Inspired by Comics, Cartoons, Social Issues, Childhood and all things Love (especially 90’s R&B). Jay attempts to reflect it all through expressive pieces of art that grasp at what you known to be familiar and reaches out toward being so much more.
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Jazlyne Sabree
a contemporary artist whose acrylic paintings focus on social impact for cultural thought leaders
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Jeff Carter Jr.
Owner of Dough Boy Fresh Pretzel Co. A different type of" pretzel company. A mobile food service co. with unique flavors and an even more unique presentation.
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Jeffrey Everett
a designer, illustrator, and author working outside of Washington, DC
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Jeffrey Felten-Green
Jeffrey Felten-Green is a distinguished Painter/Woodworker
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Jeffrey Kent
Jeffrey Kent, a Baltimore-based artist, curator, and cultural producer.
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Jenenne Whitfield
Behold the tweets & wonders of The American Visionary Art Museum, the official national museum for self-taught and intuitive artistry. Open Wed-Sun, 10am-5pm.
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Jennifer Eden
our favorite Femme Daddy, dominating crowds from the classroom to the dungeon
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Jennifer Murray
Jennifer Murray is an artist, educator, and curator who lives and works in Chicago. As the current Museum Manager at 21c Museum Hotel Chicago, she collaborates with artists and arts organizations to create diverse programming and engaging opportunities for the public. She is the former executive director of Filter Photo, a nonprofit festival, exhibition, and educational space. She was an Instructor of Photography at Loyola University Chicago for fifteen years and consults and mentors artists on project development and exhibition preparation. She received an MFA in photography from Columbia College Chicago.
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Jennifer Zwilling
Jennifer Zwilling is the Curator and Director of Artistic Programs. She joined The Clay Studio in 2015 and administers the Resident Artist Program, Exhibitions, The Collection, and the Guest Artist in Residence Program. She earned her BA in History from Ursinus College and MA in Art History from Temple University, Tyler School of Art. Previously, she was Assistant Curator of American Decorative Arts and Contemporary Craft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Jennifer developed and taught History of Modern Craft at Tyler School of Art for ten years, and has taught and lectured around the world. She represents TCS as a founding Board Member of CraftNOW Philadelphia.
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Jenny Wu
Jenny Wu, a Washington, DC-based artist and educator, who is renowned for her captivating sculptural paintings that metamorphose liquid paint into mesmerizing works of art.
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Jerome Chester
Illustrator, painter, graphic designer, muralist, and much more.
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Jeronique Bartley
Jeronique Bartley is a STREAM (Science, Tech, Reading, Engineering, Arts & Math) practitioner, multimedia developer and professional storyteller with a passion for education and youth development in the social purpose sector. From youth detention centers to homes and schools throughout the country, she has devoted over 8 years to working with youth and families in underserved environments.
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Jerrell Gibbs
Jerrell Gibbs’ work is often sourced from albums he finds of Black American families in the 70’s-90’s that capture moments of intimacy, leisure and elegance. Gibbs highlights subtle adornments found in these domestic spaces, which represent cultural symbols in an era where Black folks created beauty with whatever means they had. He leans into a method of painting that supports the duality of Black people who may not have resources, and yet are active in creating world-renowned culture and style that are both beautiful and classic. In Gibbs’ work, he asks the viewer to come closer to witness imperfection in brushstroke and color, as well as other artistic choices that seem misaligned. This contrasts to the illusion of a cohesive image that he creates from afar. Gibbs celebrates this dichotomy because it portrays chance as integral to the process of creation, a principle found in the masters of Impressionism, Abstract Expressionism, Divisionism and the abstract movement. Gibbs graduated with an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD in 2020. His work is in the permanent collection of the Columbus Museum of Art, CC Foundation, X Museum, Baltimore Museum of Art, and the Los Angeles Museum of Art. Gibbs is represented by Mariane Ibrahim Gallery.
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Jerrod Bronson
Cocktail Murderer. TJ Baltimore / Maya Con Satan, Chubby Dudes, Lucha. Yeah, I am that dude.
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Jessa Dupuis
Jessa Dupuis is a designer & collage / mixed media artist living and working in the beautiful Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, Canada.
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Jesse Galdston
General Manager & cheesemonger for FireFly Farms Market Baltimore
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jesse sandlin
Owner and chef of several different restaurant concepts in the greater baltimore area
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Jessica Bell Brown
Curator and Department Head for Contemporary Art at the Baltimore Museum of Art, Jessica Bell Brown.
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Jessica Henkin
A dedicated professional working in Baltimore City Public School's Office of Early Learning Program.
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Jessika Carvajal
a Philadelphia-based illustrator and industrial designer who specializes in public art and exhibition design
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Jess Langley
Jess Langley, the visionary force behind White Coffee Creative, an artistic endeavor dedicated to crafting vibrant and enduring murals for community-driven small businesses and nonprofits.
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Jessy DeSantis
A self-taught emerging artist hailing from Miami and now residing in Baltimore
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Jim Doran
A multidisciplinary artist hailing from Baltimore, Maryland, known for his tiny dioramas crafted with paper, wood, and ink drawings.
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Jinji Fraser
The co-owner and founder of Pure Chocolate by Jinji, a family-owned business in Baltimore.
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J.M. Giordano
An acclaimed Baltimore-based photojournalist, is known for his captivating work documenting the city's nightlife for over two decades. His book, "We Used to Live At Night," has received widespread recognition and offers a fascinating glimpse into Baltimore's vibrant nocturnal scene.
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Jocelyn Broadwick
Highlandtown's reigning "Mistress of Smut" and host and curator of Baltimore's randiest reading series, An Evening of Vintage Smut
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Joe Tropea
Joe Tropea is a multifaceted public historian, filmmaker, and curator at the Maryland Center for History and Culture.
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John Minadakis
John Minadakis, the co-owner of Baltimore's iconic dining destination, Jimmy's Famous Seafood, which has stood as a beloved Maryland landmark for nearly half a century.
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John M. Johnson Jr. (Jay rags)
Out of the urban setting of Baltimore comes one of the most unique talents to ever come out of the shadows of just being a dancer. In his childhood John M. Johnson Jr. aka Jay Rags was exposed to club life and disco music through his parents/elders taking him to the kiddy discos of Baltimore’s famous Odell’s nightclub.
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John Tyler
Artist - Free Spirit out now - Founder of Love Groove Music Festival
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Jonathan Baylis
Creator-Writer, So Buttons comicsSo Buttons 11 now on sale by Tinto Press: https://t.co/fpxZHJVyku… he/him
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Jonathan "Chaka" Mahone
Jonathan “Chaka” Mahone of hip-hop duo Riders Against the Storm powerfully leads in an era polluted by performative activism. The current chair of the Austin Music Commission successfully advocated for 50% of the Austin Live Music Fund to go toward a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) creatives fund. He also created his own Black Live Music Fund with the goal of awarding $2,500 grants to Black members of Austin’s music scene. And as politicians pointed fingers while Texas froze over, the Brown University alum says he sent out $32,000 in direct cash assistance via his DAWA Fund.
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Jonathon Heyward
Jonathon Heyward is a musical luminary and the Music Director Designate of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
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Jon Bregel
A versatile filmmaker and photographer hailing from Baltimore, MD, who showcases his passion for storytelling and uplifting small businesses and nonprofits through his media platform, Baltimoresmall.com.
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Jon Garcia
Jon Garcia from Austin, TX, is a versatile illustrator, graphic designer, and filmmaker.
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Jon Goldman
Jon Goldman has been called a “digital renaissance man” by the Boston Globe primarily because, as a media artist, his work encompasses many forms with a unique ability to accomplish all well.
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Jordan Levine
Jordan Levine, a Baltimore-based designer, illustrator, and the founder/CEO of Wonderbooks Tools For Wonderers
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Jordan M. Graham a.k.a. LordsWrath
a masterful producer and vocalist who bridges the essence of Atlanta with Baltimore's vibrant spirit
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Jordann Wine
Jordann Wine, a prolific full-time painter based in Washington, DC, who finds inspiration in the intricate realms of sacred geometry, mathematics, and the natural world.
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Jorge Santos
Also known as Moss Head. A versatile producer and visual artist from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Joseph Cochran II
Joseph Cochran II is a visual artist, researcher, and archivist who delves into the essence of advanced industrial societies and the power of archives.
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Joseph “Rico” Connolly
A self-taught Maryland-based film photographer, musician (under the pseudonym “a brisk breeze”), and freelance graphic designer.
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Josey Schwartz
Josey Schwartz, the co-owner, brewer, and visionary behind Suspended Brewing Company, a small yet impactful brewery nestled in Baltimore's Pigtown neighborhood.
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Josh Sinn
A Maryland-based photographer and educator, known for his compelling work in documentary photography.
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Joshua Olsen
A talented artist from Long Island, New York, who relocated to Baltimore to pursue an MFA in community art and dedicatedly work within various communities, especially those that may be overlooked.
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Joshua Slowe
A Baltimore-based visual artist and photographer whose unique blend of fashion and street photography transcends the boundaries of traditional portrait photography.
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Josie Marcellino
Josie Marcellino, a dynamic creative force, who shines as a comedian, filmmaker, and adept cosplayer, with a distinct penchant for all things Nickelback.
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Joy Davis
Director of Waller Gallery and Manager of Adult and Community Programs at the Wallers Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Juanita Anderson
producer, filmmaker, media educator, cultural activist, global citizen from Detroit
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Juan Webster
Fearless & Authentic Hospitality Executive, General Manager Sagamore Pendry Baltimore
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Julia Fleischaker
Owner of Greedy Reads, an independent bookstore with two locations in Baltimore.
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Julia Golonka
Julia Golonka, an accomplished editor, and cinematographer with a film degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art. With a rich background in documentary filmmaking, Julia's work spans diverse topics, from fine arts to prisoner reentry.
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Juliano Aniceto
one of the most significant upcoming conductors of his generation
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Julio Ricardo Varela
President @futuromedia. Co-host @InTheThickShow. Founder @latinorebels. @MSNBC opinion columnist. @suffolkmsoccer fan. Opinions mine and mine alone 🇵🇷
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Justine Swindell
I am a multidisciplinary artist based in Washington D.C. with a vibrant portfolio of illustrations, murals, and paintings. I collaborate with brands, organizations and businesses to develop authentic depictions of individuals and communities. For each project I focus on capturing the humanity of the subject immersed in an array of abstract shapes and elements. These imaginary scenes create a real space to tell stories of hope, identity and existing without limits. I have a bachelors degree in Business Management with a concentration in Design and an M.A. in Sociology. As a trained artist, researcher, and project manager I bring a fresh and thoughtful approach to how illustration can connect with audiences. My favorite tools are Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Fresco that I use to create vector illustrations, patterns, typography, lettering, and digital collages
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Justin Fenton
Investigative reporter at the new @BaltimoreBanner. Prev: 17 years @baltimoresun. Author of WE OWN THIS CITY, which became HBO miniseries. Support local news
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Justin Holloman
Also known as "THE CURATOR," - a celebrated and innovative chef with a unique cooking style.
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Justin Winkel
A self-taught Abstract Artist and gallery owner hailing from Maryland.
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Kaia King-Hall
Kaia King-Hall was born in 2002 in Jacksonville, Florida. She is currently majoring in Art at the University of California Irvine. King-Hall has been a part of various shows including Are You Seen? at the Barrett Art Gallery, Santa Monica and Eclectic Collective at Ouro Gallery, Los Angeles. King-Hall has been awarded the Ronn Davis Art Scholarship, the Stiefel/Dockweiler Art Scholarship, the James & Lucille Cayton Award, and the Benjamin Raj Sugar Memorial Scholarship. King-Hall was also a highlighted artist in KCRW’s Young Creators Project in 2022.
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Kalilah Wright
A Jamaican-born, Brooklyn-bred trained architect. She is the creative force behind Mess in a Bottle, an innovative apparel brand that combines fashion and architecture.
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Kamal X
Kamal X is a remarkable self-taught documentary photographer hailing from the vibrant city of Brooklyn, New York. His photographic journey began in 2015 when he made a life-altering decision to leave behind everything and embark on a global odyssey in memory of his dear friend, lost to the battle against colon cancer. This profound experience deeply influences Kamal's creative style, a style dedicated to unraveling the hidden facets of humanity often misconstrued or unnoticed.
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Kameron Robinson
The Immersive Abstract & Conceptual Artist Redefining Creativity.
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Kariz Marcel
A New York-born and Baltimore-Virginia-raised music producer and social entrepreneur.
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Karl Christian Krumpholz
An oddly displaced East Coast native, Karl Christian Krumpholz is the writer/artist of such comics as the weekly The Denver Bootleg strip for Denver's Westword newspaper; and the daily comic adventures and True-ish Tales about the denizens, bars, and characters of the city in his weekly webcomic 30 Miles of Crazy!
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Katherine Phillips
Development Associate & Hoen Community Manager at Cross Street Partners LLC
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Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann
Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann, a distinguished Washington, DC-based artist, is celebrated for her monumental landscape paintings and immersive installations that ingeniously blend her own life narrative with rich histories.
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Katiana Weems
an internationally screened director, cinematographer, and editor
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Katie Chung
Katie Chung is a Korean-American artist from Chicago working in drawing, painting, and sculpture. Her illustrations and murals highlight everyday life with bold shapes and bright colors. Her textile based sculptures use sewing and bookbinding techniques to explore her Korean American heritage and lineage. Chung graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2014. From 2015—2016 she was resident printmaking artist at Lillstreet Art Center. In 2018-2019 she participated in the Center Program at Hyde Park Art Center and in 2020-2021 she was a HATCH Resident Artist at Chicago Artist Coalition. She is a recipient of the Individual Artist Project D-CASE Cultural Grant from the City of Chicago in 2020 and 2024. Since 2020 Chung has been commissioned to create murals for Facebook Inc., Google, Lush Cosmetics, 360 Chicago Observation Deck at John Hancock Center, Kimball Arts Center, Amplifier Art Organization, and Inspire West Town Apartments.
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Katie Pumphrey
Katie Pumphrey (b.1987) is an American interdisciplinary artist. Her paintings, sculptures, and installations use abstraction and imagery to explore the tensions and the connectedness between human instincts and play. Her works have been exhibited in galleries across the United States, including solo exhibitions in Baltimore, Washington, DC, and Key West. In 2009, she graduated from the Maryland Institute College of art with a BFA in Painting. She has attended residencies at the Vermont Studio Center, Studios of Key West, Gallery Four, and the Creative Alliance. Pumphrey is also an ultra marathon open water swimmer. On June 25th, Pumphrey became the first person to swim the Bay to Baltimore swim, a 24 mile swim from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Other notable swims include the English Channel (2015, 2022), around the island of Manhattan (2017), and the Catalina Channel (2018, 2024))— those three swims make up the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. Pumphrey was the 194th person (73rd woman) in the world to achieve that honor. Her work is deeply connected to this aspect of her life, and her experiences in the water greatly influence and drive her work. Pumphrey lives and works in Baltimore, MD.
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Kayenecha Daugherty
Founder of Creative Nomads, a nonprofit focused on creating a cycle of learning creative to creator to the community through peer-to-peer knowledge sharing + from artist to youth enthusiast.
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Keith Dukes
Freelance Videography since 2020, Director and Editor of Muse The Short Film, Producer of Pixal Fest and Owner of PixalNeon
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Keith Mehlinger
a tenured professor of cinematic arts and sciences at Morgan State University and director of the Screenwriting and Animation (SWAN) program and the Digital Media Center in the James H., Gilliam Jr. College of Liberal Arts
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Keith “Yours in the fancy" Knight
Cartoonist. TV creator. Public speaker. Lamorne Morris plays me on #wokeonhulu. Rep’d by Jermaine Johnson/3arts & https://t.co/7yNXsS226vhttps://t.co/dzfBJ8Xl9s
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Kelly L. Walker
A prolific American artist hailing from Baltimore, Maryland, who finds inspiration in the beauty, chaos, and reality of the city she calls home.
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Kelly Simmons
As a young girl growing up in 1980s Baltimore at Rodonelle Heights Elementary School in Edmondson Village, Kelly Simmons developed a profound love for butter crunch cookies. She fondly remembers always having spare change to purchase these delightful treats, which stood out from any other store-bought cookies due to their soft, fresh, and buttery goodness. However, as Kelly transitioned into adulthood, she struggled to find cookies that could match the distinct taste of those butter crunch cookies from her childhood. Determined to recapture that nostalgic flavor, she embarked on a mission to create them herself. Her motivation was not only to satisfy her own cravings but also to share the joy with her nieces and nephews. Kelly wanted them to experience the same magical moments she had with her grandmother in the kitchen, learning that with simple ingredients like sugar, flour, and butter, they could craft a delectable, sweet treat. As they baked together, the ultimate reward awaited them – the sheer delight of licking the spatula and the bowl, relishing the pure delight of their homemade creations. A shared experience that brought smiles and laughter to all involved.
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Kelsey Ko
a Korean-American psychology graduate student, former educator, and writer living in Baltimore
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Kenneth B. Morris, Jr.
Founder, Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives (https://t.co/tkudeOQ6Ud). Descendant of Frederick Douglass & Booker T Washington. Bookings: OBSV: https://t.co/A1jK2CusAu
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Kenny Rooster
Kenny Rooster is a DC-born queer comedian living in Baltimore, who has been performing at colleges, bars, comedy clubs, and house shows up and down the east coast for the past 6 years. When Kenny isn’t cracking up crowds, you can find them doing drag as Dickolas Cage, hosting music bingo games, and aggressively chasing down cute dogs on the street who’s owners clearly don’t want to be bothered.
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Kenya Miles
Kenya Miles, a prolific artist, and alchemical mind behind Traveling Miles Studio, who stands as the visionary founder of Blue Light Junction—a multifaceted haven encompassing a natural dye studio, an alternative color lab, a dynamic retail space, an enchanting dye garden, and an enriching educational hub nestled in central Baltimore.
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Keona Tranby
Keona, the distinguished Director of Marketing and Communications at the American Craft Council
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Kesha Bruce
Kesha Bruce (b. 1975, Iowa) Born and raised in Iowa, she completed a BFA from the University of Iowa before earning an MFA in painting from Hunter College in New York City. Kesha Bruce has been awarded fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), The Vermont Studio Center, The CAMAC Foundation and the Puffin Foundation. Her work is included in the collections of The Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture (14 pieces), The Amistad Center for Art and Culture, The University of Iowa Women's Center, The En Foco Photography Collection and MOMA's Franklin Furnace Artist Book Collection. She has been represented by Morton Fine Art since 2011.
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Kevin Coelho
Film enthusiast and one of the three visionary minds behind the Baltimore Video Collective.
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Kevin Jay Stanton🌿✨
Illustrator with a green thumb. Created #botanicatarot, WIP on #thespellswordsarmoire. Co-curated #1001Knights & #BurlandFur. Repped by @jessicamileo. He/him
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Keyia Yalcin
Keyia Yalcin, the visionary behind The Yalcin Group and the creative force driving Fishnet Restaurant, a culinary gem nestled in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Kimberly Vasquez
Kimberly Vasquez, a prominent student activist and daughter of Guatemalan immigrants, who hails from Baltimore, Maryland.
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Kim Bryden
Kim Bryden, Founder and CEO of Cureate, a seasoned business development expert specializing in strategy, marketing, and operations within the food & beverage industry and economic development.
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Kim Rice
Kim Rice is the visionary behind the ground-breaking exhibition '[RE] Birth of a Nation.'
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Kinky Slippers
Known as "The booty of Portland", Kinky Slippers Kinky Slippers slips and flips all over her chair, but can't quite figure out how to get that bodacious behind seated appropriately. Kinky Slippers performs and teaches burlesque in Portland, Maine and produces a variety of virtual and in person shows, including Build-Your-Own Burlesque: a virtual experience where the audience creates the show.
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kira
ED of @artandfeminism ✨Host of @Baltimore_CM ✨ @awesomebmo Trustee ✨I am no longer blonde, but I did catch that fish. she / her
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Kira McMillan
An emerging artist from P.G. county Maryland, Kira McMillan majored in Art and Design at Towson University, and graduated in 2020, with a concentration in Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking. During that time she grew into an eclectic expressionistic style, occasionally bringing in unconventional materials to enhance subject. Her work is self-reflective and explorers many of the physical and emotional feelings of being alive.
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Kirk Francis
Kirk Francis, the visionary force behind Captain Cookie and the Milkman, a dynamic East Coast cookies and ice cream haven that originated as a super-hero-themed food truck in DC and has since flourished under his stewardship.
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Kirk Shannon-Butts
Kirk Shannon-Butts is a Writer and Director of Films and a Curator of Art. Shannon-Butts holds a BA in Marketing & Arts Management and an MFA in Film/TV Production from Chapman University.
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KJ Mohr
KJ Mohr is a professional film curator and educator with three decades of experience in art house cinemas, festivals, museums, community-based, and educational organizations.
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kokayi
Grammy nominated artist/producer creative/connector of dots. for bookings, sync & licensing: info@kokayi202.com instagram:kokayi fb:kokayimusic LTMW LLC
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Kondwani Fidel
East Baltimore ✍🏾📚#TheAntiracist, #HummingbirdsInTheTrenches | Poetry EP #TheMudWasMadeForUs🎙 | Coppin State U Prof | ΩΨΦ VSU 🎓 contact@kondwanifidel.com
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Kory Bailey
Father of 3 boys | Tar Heel | Community Builder | UpSurge Baltimore
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Kotic Couture
(kāˈädik ko͞oˈto͝or)- Dynamic rapper, songwriter, and multifaceted artist, who hails from Baltimore City and stands out with their vivacious gender non-conforming identity, breaking barriers in the music industry.
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Kris Hoellen
Kris Hoellen, an accomplished entrepreneur and trusted senior executive with over 25 years of experience in non-profit and for-profit management.
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Kumasi J. Barnett
Baltimore-based artist, who transforms comic book covers into thought-provoking reflections on systemic racism, police brutality, corporate greed, and political corruption. With an MFA from The Ohio State University, Barnett subverts classic good vs. evil narratives, infusing them with present-day social consciousness.
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Kuo Pao Lian
Co-Owner & President at PI.KL Studio / Baltimore City Commisioner for the Public Arts Commission
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Kurt Evans
a Philly-based chef and artist-activist who is also a social entrepreneur
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Ky Vassor
Interdisciplinary Baltimore-based artist, currently focusing on mixed media projects with a heavy emphasis on illustration.
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LaDawn Black
Media Personality, Author, Voice Artist, Love Expert, Communications Professional & Mom --- booking@ladawnblack.com
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LaFontaine E. Oliver
President and CEO of New York Public Radio (@WNYC, @WNYCStudios, @Gothamist, @WQXR, @TheGreeneSpace) | RTs & Likes ≠ endorsements.
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Lane Harlan
Lane Harlan, a dynamic Baltimore-based entrepreneur, visionary restaurateur, and accomplished writer, who stands at the helm of a transformative culinary journey.
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Lane Levine
the founder and owner of A Friendly Bread, maker of obsessible sourdough snacks
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Lanise Howard
Lanise Howard is a visual artist who graduated from Otis College of Art and Design. She works mainly in paint and mixed media. Lanise was born in Southern California and raised partially in New York State. Her earliest years were spent from El centro, California to Los Angeles California. The unique environments of Southern California and New York have both shaped the way she sees the world. Her work is usually figurative and often narrative. There is a surrealistic quality to her work, as well as a spiritual feeling that is often embodied.
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Larry Legend
...Larry Legend is an America professional announcer, interviewer and commentator of combat sporting events. Most notably he is a ring announcer for independent professional wrestling shows in the North East of the U.S. Past announcing credits have included sanctioned events by the WKA (World Kickboxing Association), PKF (Professional Kickboxing Federation), IBF (International Boxing Federation) and ISKA (International Sports Karate Association) including Triumph Kombat's Muay Thai events, Victory Combat Sports MMA spectaculars and Glory Kickboxing's hard hitting extravaganzas. His voice can be recognized opening the 2009 Fox Pictures feature length film 'The Wrestler'. Larry is a former "backstage correspondent" for Ring of Honor Wrestling. In 2018 Larry Legend was the sole inductee recognized at the Combat Zone Wrestling Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
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Larry 'Whaddup' Caudle
a Baltimore based creative entrepreneur and media impresario
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LaToya Ruby Frazier
Visual artist working in photography, video and performance to address industrialism, communal history and healthcare inequality.
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Lauren Ashlee Messina
Dancing Queen on a journey. Leaping over #studentloandebt, one grand jeté at a time! Follow me on IG, TikTok, and LinkedIn @laurenashleemessina.
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Lauren Castellana
Lauren Castellana is a photographer from Baltimore, Maryland. She works as the Director of Photographic Services for the Marketing & Communications Department at Towson University. Castellana has been with TU for over seven years and has shaped the photographic identity of the university with award-winning work. She has a BFA and is graduating with an MFA this spring. Castellana’s love of lighting and cinema shapes her art, creating complex environmental portraits that verge on the surreal. She also has a passion for teaching lighting classes and workshops, internationally and locally at MICA and Towson.
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Lawrence Moore
The founder of Heavy Paper Co, a custom fabrication company based in Baltimore.
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Leanna Wetmore
Creative Cultural Organizer with over a decade of experience in program design, environmental advocacy, strategic partnerships, and the Director of Events and Programs at Waterfront Partnership
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LeeAnet Noble
LeeAnet Noble is a world renowned multi hyphenate artist, she currently teaches an original Black theatre history course about the first Black Classical theatre troupe and the origins of Ira Aldridge at The Academy of Classical Acting (Graduate studies at George Washington University) and is on senior staff at Shakespeare Theatre Company where she is the Director of Equity and Belonging. She graduated magna cum laude from Howard University with a degree in theater and is certified in Equity from Purdue University. She has conducted DEIA consulting sessions for numerous organizations, colleges, and theatres. As an actor, director, and choreographer, she has performed and/or worked with STOMP, Drumstruck, Disney’s “The Lion King Experience,” Bono, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Sheryl Crow and more. Her original one-woman shows have premiered off-Broadway at The Zipper Theatre and at 54Below in New York City. She is one of the founders of The Loncie Project a non-profit production company dedicated to inclusivity in the arts. She recently also directed and created “Goddess and The Women of Gods” produced by Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies which is currently available for viewing online and Teddy Bear Mountain at Cleveland Play House with her mother and creative partner Lauretta Noble as music director and composer, the duo also co-direct the internationally, critically acclaimed dance troupe, Team Vicious who have been featured in Vogue Magazine, Elle and more. Her original productions have been produced at Madison Square Garden, The Stade de Bercy, and The Kennedy Center. Her work diversifying fashion has been inducted into museums around the world, including The Museum of Modern Art, The Brooklyn Museum and the Museum at FIT. As an educator she has worked at Montgomery College and Howard University and has conducted workshops, master classes and lectures at Spelman College, Morgan State University, Hunter College, Coppin State University, Clark Atlanta University, Bowie State University, Morehouse College, The Fashion Institute of Technology and more. At Shakespeare theatre company she curated the statewide Amen Baldwin Festival, and numerous events featuring artists such as Angela Bassett, Keith David, Helen Mirren and more. She is passionate about creating change through the arts. For more information, please visit LeeAnet.com
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Lehna Huie
Multidisciplinary artist and cultural worker of Jamaican heritage, focuses on uplifting stories of black identity and exploring connections within the Pan-African and Caribbean diasporas.
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Leslye Penelope
🖋 Award-winning fantasy author.Not active on Twitter. (Refuse to call it X)
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Lex Marie
a multidisciplinary artist who creates paintings, sculptures and installations that reflect her individual experiences yet encompasses the experiences of many in the African diaspora.
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Lieanne Navarro
former Barista then later become the Founder of Dear Globe Coffee.
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Lindo Jones
Lindo Jones is a spoken word artist, and creator of the Lindo Yes! clothing line, and an educator. Born and raised in uptown Philadelphia, Lindo's work is unapologetically black and combines elements of theatrical, poetic, and visual art to address love, masculinity, and social justice.
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Lionel Lyles II
L-Avation Ent./Prod. #LLQ #L-Avate Respect my conglomerate! Jazz, Everything Else Is Just Details! http://t.co/WAYUEOyCFQ
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Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown, a Washington, DC, and Lagos-based film photographer with a passion rooted in a childhood love for photography and darkroom printing.
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Lisa Durden
🎤Former @chasingnews #APlusPanel Contributor, TV Personality, Pop-Culture Expert, Content Creator, Filmmaker. https://t.co/2GR2PkhP7S
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Liv Aanrud
Liv Aanrud earned her Bachelors of Fine Arts with a painting emphasis from the University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire in 2001. She was awarded a full scholarship and teaching fellowship at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, where she received her Masters of Fine Arts in 2011. She as taught at ARTworks Charter School, at Santa Barbara City College, and was awarded a teaching fellowship at Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena.
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Liza Donnelly
New Yorker cartoonist/writer. TED talker. Screenwriter. Founder, Pet The Dog Productions.
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Liz Miller
Artist and filmmaker. Liz is a truly interdisciplinary artist, skilled in many processes and mediums.
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Liz Vayda
the owner & operator of B.Willow - a gardening store with the aim of Enlivening indoor spaces.
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Mahntay
The creative mind behind Roasted Like Ever Comics, a webcomic that beautifully combines sports, video games, movies, and hip-hop culture.
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Manuel Sanchez
Manuel is 1 half of Sacre Sucre, a pastry Studio specializing in macarons, marshmallows and petits gateaux. Wed-Sat 10am to 8pm / Sun 10am to 7pm Macaron making classes - https://t.co/sVbQXLiv1V
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maori karmael holmes
Straight Outta Combahee. Light worker. Founder @blackstarfest + @seen_journal / Host @manylumens / Fellow @annenbergpenn / Curator @pennlivearts
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Marangeli Mejia-Rabell
a cultural producer and community development practitioner based in Philadelphia
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Margaret Murphy
Margaret Murphy, a Baltimore-based painter and esteemed curator.
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Margaret Rorison
Margaret Rorison, a Baltimore-based filmmaker and curator, as she takes us on a journey through her artistic vision. Known for her distinctive exploration of urban and corporeal landscapes, Margaret's short films delve into concepts of absence, memory, and portraiture.
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Marissa Morris
a portrait photographer and graphic designer under her brand Missallaneous Media located in Baltimore, MD
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Mark Anthony Thomas
President & CEO, Greater Baltimore Committee (@GBCorg). Lifelong urbanist & creative. #GoDawgs
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Martine Johanna
Martine Johanna is an artist known for her vivid paintings with both figurative and abstract elements. Her autobiographical works, seemingly lighthearted, explore the duality between youthful naivety and anxiety-riddled adulthood. The figures, fierce but fragile, crowd the compositions and occupy the majority of the space gazing distractedly into the beyond. Each of Johanna’s delicately rendered figures convey a sense of immersion within their own “internal psychic landscape.” The work is imbued with a mysterious narrative and sensation of knowing that each character in the work has a full and complex history that the viewer can never completely comprehend. The paintings have a signature prismatic palette, visually stimulating and playful while expressing an underlying sense of uncertainty and unrest.
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Martinus Evans
an 8x Marathoner, Run Coach, Influencer and driving force behind 300 Pounds and Running
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Maryam Pugh
Owner and CEO of the social justice apparel brand and screen printing workshop Philadelphia Printworks
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Mary Graham
Growing up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania proximity to institutions such as the Fabric Workshop and Museum, and Philadelphia Museum of Art provided Graham with rich fodder for influence, ranging from the contemporary and cutting edge, to the classical and ancient. The cultural significance of the arts was impressed upon Graham from a young age. A philosophy which was fostered by her travels, as she developed a sense of cultural context, and a deep affinity for traditional cultural practices.
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Matt Hankins🔨🔎🏠
Restoration carpenter and millshop manager, historian, collector, father, maker of models, etc. Opinions are my own. (he/him)
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Matthew Zaremba
director of marketing at Bodega and visual artist whose work has been exhibited across the United States and abroad
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Matt Miller
Matt Miller is a designer and artist that bounces back and forth from D.C. and Florida. For as long as he can remember, Matt has had a passion for expressing his ideas and creativity in drawings and paintings. His artistic background and love for interior design and architecture are the foundation for his interior design and rendering business, Perspective.
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Maurice James Jr.
Washington, DC-based self-taught artist and graphic designer, who intertwines iconic American pop culture with powerful black images, promoting Black Love, Beauty, and Power.
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Mauricio Pita
a Venezuelan-American actor, educator, artist, director, and producer
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Max Reim
Owner of Pie Time, she is a Baltimore-based entrepreneur with a passion for food and baking.
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Max Weiss
Editor-in-Chief, @baltimoremag; Film and media critic; Cellist; Can't believe I'm still here; She/Her; ALL OPINIONS MY OWN
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Max Weiss
Editor-in-Chief, @baltimoremag; Film and media critic; Cellist; Can't believe I'm still here; She/Her; ALL OPINIONS MY OWN
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Maxwell Michael Towson
A Baltimore-born and raised screenwriter, has made a mark in the entertainment industry with notable credits, including the horror dark comedy film "Lowlife" available on Hulu, comedy sketches with Tomm Fondle for All Def Digital and Funny or Die, and the TV series "Dr. Death" featured on Peacock.
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Maxx Myrick
Marconi and Billboard award winning air personality and radio programmer with over 40 years of experience providing content in New York, Chicago, Atlanta and Washington, DC on local and national level at Sirus XM Satellite Radio. Music historian and curator, podcast producer, concert promoter and talent agent with extensive relationships in broadcast, music, entertainment and film industries. Expert at startup and building of radio stations and conveying brands across multiple digital platforms. Thorough knowledge of blues, jazz, early rock n roll, soul and r&b genres. Writer and brand consultant specializing in marketing and influencing the African American market.
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Maya Rockeymoore Cummings
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, a distinguished political scientist, business owner, speaker, author, and change agent
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McKinley Wallace III
Baltimore-based mixed-media painter and dedicated educator. McKinley's art embodies the strength of the oppressed, showcasing resilience and power within black communities.
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Meagan (Ducky Dynamo) Buster
Oh, you know. BALTIMORE Club Liason. Balt Club Music Day creator. DJ. Producer. Culturist. Baltimore Black 1st. Problematic to problems. #baltimoreclub
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Meechie Howard
Poet, creator, and business owner. With 15 years of experience as a hairstylist and a passion for poetry.
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Megan E. L. Klink
Megan E. L. Klink is a digital artist, emerging curator, and social media marketing specialist from Annapolis, MD. Klink uses her knowledge of social media marketing and digital content creation to exhibit interactive, hybrid installations aimed to progress relevant and innovative art processes.
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Meghan Mccorkell
Chief of Marketing, Communications & Strategy, Library-lover, Former TV Reporter, Emmy Winner, Jersey girl. (If you don’t like dog pics, you should unfollow)
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Melissa Hunter Davis
Melissa Hunter Davis is a creative entrepreneur and the master mind behind Sugarcane, an online destination for artists of Africa and the African Diaspora.
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M EMILY MACKENZIE
M EMILY MACKENZIE is a New Orleans based director, producer, and editor working primarily in documentary film. She is a graduate of Bard College (2008) and the New School's Documentary Media Studies program (2010) .
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MEMORY
Producing, Promoting and Disseminating visual culture off and on line. Titles: ALL LIGHT, EVERYWHERE, THE COMPUTER ACCENT, CARPET COWBOYS
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Meron Engida Hawke
Meron Engida, an accomplished painter hailing from Ethiopia and now based in Washington, DC.
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1
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Micah E. Wood
Micah E. Wood emerges as a dynamic force within the pulsating heart of the Baltimore music scene, skillfully blending his dual talents as a musician and a photographer.
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Michael Benevento
Michael Benevento is an artist, curator and Co-director of Current Space. Born in Houston, he moved to Baltimore in 2001 to study at the Maryland Institute College of Art, and joined Current Space in 2005. Michael spends most of his time sculpting a multidisciplinary space for artists.
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Michael Booker
Michael Booker, a Mississippi-born mixed media artist now residing in Maryland, who holds a BFA in Studio Art – Painting from Mississippi State University and an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Maryland.
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1
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Michael Bracco
Comic Creator (The Creators, NOVO, & Adam Wreck), Sci-fi Apparel Designer (Spaghetti Kiss), Super Art Fighter (Baron Von Sexyful)
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1
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Michael Bruley
Baltimore-based visual artist known for his unique and emotive style that reflects the journey of life.
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1
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Michael C. Furr
Stand-up comic, director, he/homo.Watch my specials 'Straight Acting' and 'I Didn't Die' on Amazon prime video or listen on Spotify, iTunes, etc
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Michael Haskins Jr
A visionary with a passion for diverse lifestyles, honed outside of Baltimore, MD. Over the last decade, he has been involved in retail projects, creative direction for artists, and brand consulting.
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1
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Michael O'Connell
Michael O'Connell, a distinguished journalist and field editor affiliated with The Patch in Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.
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1
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Michael Owen
A contemporary American artist renowned for his extensive collection of large-scale works, delving into social, emotional, and spiritual themes. He has crafted numerous murals, scattered across Baltimore, including the inspiring Baltimore Love Project, featuring 20 love-themed murals throughout the city.
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1
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Michael Peace
Owner of MAP Technologies, a thriving hub for Gaming and Computer needs in downtown Baltimore.
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1
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Michele Tsucalas
Michelle Tsucalas - the founder and owner of Michelle's Granola, is a Baltimore-based small-batch granola maker with a passion for quality and traditional techniques.
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Michelle Diggs
Michelle Diggs, a Black scientist and now owner of the Baltimore-based Blondie’s Doughnuts, was just looking for a change of scenery when she agreed to accompany a friend to New England in 2018. Her travel companion wanted to capture the turning leaves of the fall foliage and Diggs was mulling a transition into a more creative space after spending over 21 years in clinical research.
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Michelle Faulkner Forson
Michelle Faulkner-Forson, the Managing Director of The Baltimore Improv Group (BIG) located in Station North, brings her passion for comedy improv to the forefront.
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3
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Michelle Geiss
Michelle Geiss, the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Impact Hub Baltimore, a vibrant community workspace fostering over 500 social entrepreneurs annually.
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1
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Michelle McHugH
Specialist in the field of brewery quality assurance and control.
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1
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Mike Boggs
Mike Boggs, the mastermind behind Cheezy Mike's Food Emporium, a culinary haven in Baltimore dedicated to serving up delectable elevated comfort food with a cheese-centric twist, including delightful vegan options.
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1
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Minje Suh
Minje Suh, an accomplished female entrepreneur, who shines as the co-founder of Super Delicious Waffie, an innovative culinary venture based in Baltimore.
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1
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Minnie Soles
Independent alternative model, content creator, and musical artist hailing from Baltimore City.
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M.K. Komins
M.K. Komins has dedicated over a decade to a fervent pursuit of creative brilliance. Employing lush, dreamlike realism and vibrant, hyper-saturated hues, her art delves into the profound interplay between empowering identity and the ongoing struggle for universal acceptance.
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Mojdeh Rezaeipour
Mojdeh Rezaeipour, an Iranian-born interdisciplinary artist, who specializes in mixed media, installation, and film, skillfully excavating material memory where her personal narrative intertwines with a collective diasporic tale.
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Molly Ricks
Molly Ricks, the Community Engagement and Communications Manager of Baltimore Heritage, Inc.
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1
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Monesha Phillip
Owner of Pandora's Box Boutique, a vibrant women's fashion and gift shop situated in Baltimore.
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1
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Monica Alford
Monica Alford is the Director of Media for United Fray and the Editor-in-Chief of District Fray Magazine, formerly On Tap Magazine, a monthly lifestyle and entertainment publication highlighting what's new around the Washington, D.C. area.
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Monica Ikegwu
A Baltimore-based artist with a remarkable talent for African American portraiture, using vivid colors, intricate textures, and innovative compositions to capture the essence and power of her subjects.
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1
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Monique Crabb
Monique Crabb (b. 1982), a Mexican-American artist whose work represents an interplay of narrative, identity, and symbolism that speaks to the constraints of societal structures and of the human body.
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Myla Robinson
Myla Robinson is the creative force behind a thriving small business based in Baltimore County. As the owner of an online earring shop, Myla crafts exceptional pieces that fuse real flowers and botanicals with the art of resin preservation.
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Mz. Icar
An anonymous art collective primarily composed of Black Women. Through their powerful geometric mixed-media street art and fine art, Mz. Icar creates narratives that celebrate Women, Global Blackness, and Play.
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1
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Naima Burrs
Violinist, educator and Music Director of the Petersburg Symphony Orchestra in Petersburg, Virginia
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1
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Nani Ferreira-Mathews
Coffee Roaster. Writer. Musician/Producer. Anarchist. Hawaiian. Free Palestine. ACAB
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Naomi Winston
Creating a more inclusive world one page, one book, and one youth at a time 📚
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2
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Nas the Artist
A Baltimore-based artist, showcases his distinctive artwork through his platform called Artistco.
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Natalie Cheung
captures experience through time and movement onto the surface of a photographic medium
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Natovian McLeod
Natovian McLeod, a Baltimore-based artist, and educator, holds a BFA in General Fine Arts and a Master of Arts in Teaching from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA).
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Navasha Daya
Navasha Daya (nah Vah sha Day- ya), is an exceptionally gifted and seasoned songwriter/ singer, composer, producer, cultural and spiritual arts activist and choreographer serves as Co-Founder and Deputy Director of the Youth Resiliency Institute and Co-Director of the annual Cherry Hill Arts & Music Waterfront Festival.
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1
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Neru Thee Fourth Fugee
Multidimensional artist hailing from Baltimore, Maryland. A a genre-bending lyricist, vocalist, composer, producer, and activist.
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1
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New Orleans Jazz Museum
Celebrating the history of #jazz, in all its forms! 400 Esplanade Ave.
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1
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Nia Hampton
Conceptual artist currently raising $12500 for the post production of my short film "My Mother; the Clown" this summer 🤡📽️💸
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Nia June
Nia June is a dynamic native who seamlessly intertwines her roles as a published poet, filmmaker, performer, dancer, and arts educator, best known for her compelling creation, "Paper Trails of the Undying."
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Nicholas Mitchel, Producer & co-founder at Noisy Tenants
Nicholas Mitchel, Producer & co-founder at Noisy Tenants, a creative agency with a special focus on social impact.
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Nick McKernan
Nick McKernan, a Baltimore-based artist, who embarks on an astonishing animation journey that intertwines surprise and passion.
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1
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Nikita Yogaraj
An emerging artist, illustrator, and information designer with a background in public health.
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1
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nkdhmns
photographer of naked humans-male & female power couple boudoir & lifestyle
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1
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Noah Collier
Noah Collier is cinematographer & director known for Carpet Cowboys, The Call of Warr (2018) and Marvel's Storyboards (2020).
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Noah Silas
an experienced professional Actor and Director that envelopes himself in all aspects of the creative process
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Olanrele Oni
Olanrele Oni is the President and Founder of Unmatched Athlete, an organization dedicated to promoting LGBTQ+ representation in sports and fitness
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Olethia Padilla
Olethia Padilla, an esteemed model hailing from Maryland, recognized by her moniker, Miss O the Goddess.
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Omari Martin
Omari Martin is a 23-year-old rugmaker and the owner of Way Too Tuft. He has been in the business of making handmade custom rugs for about a year and a half. Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, Omari creates tufted rugs using 100% acrylic material. His rugs can be made in any size and design, and he also offers 3D sculpting with clippers to give the rugs a unique and textured look.
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Osaretin Ugiagbe
Osaretin Ugiagbe (b. 1986, lagos, Nigeria) is a multidisciplinary artist working both as a painter and fine art photographer.
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Owen Elphick
Writer, Performer, Creator / Bookseller @narberthbooks & @MainPoint_Books / Music @oeinpoetry / Co-Host @toontunespod / Thoughts & Prayers (Wilde Press, 2019)
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Paige Hernandez
actress, dancer, choreographer, playwright and b-girl extrodinaire in the DC area. Creator of B-FLY ENTERTAINMENT, PAIGE IN FULL, Liner Notes and more!
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Pamela Benson Owens
Pamela Benson Owens is the President and CEO of Edge of Your Seat Consulting, Inc., and CEO of Six Square in Austin, Texas.
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Pat Illes
Co-founder of Mount Royal Soap Co. Mount Royal Soaps offers luxurious soaps, baths, and skincare products that are handcrafted in small batches.
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Patrice Gentile
Patrice Gentile, the creative force behind Aliceanna, a Baltimore-based slow fashion brand.
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Patricia Sehar Peerzada
creates clothing influenced by traditional sources in Africa, Asia, Native America, and Europe
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Patricia "Trish" Moore
Trish Moore ’83 (Graphic Design & Illustration, B.F.A. Learning Design & Technology, MS) is an award-winning graphic designer, illustrator and instructor with more than 25 years of experience. Her clients have included DuPont, Sallie Mae, University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins. Currently she is the creative at Maryland 4-H where her focus is user centered design and storytelling.
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Patrick Horvat
Patrick Horvat is the dynamic force behind The Bmore Flea Market
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Perryn K. Morris
Perryn K. Morris, a talented makeup artist hailing from the vibrant DMV area, who seamlessly marries the worlds of graphic design and makeup artistry.
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Petula Caesar - Author
I am author of She's Such A Bright Girl: An American Story. I write and produce live events. I also work in Development in the non-profit sector.
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Phil Davis
Animator, filmmaker, and sound recordist hailing from Baltimore, Maryland. As the founder of the Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival and a dedicated animation professor at Towson University
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Philip Muriel
Philip Muriel is a Baltimore-native artist and photographer, who has seamlessly woven his lifelong passion for photography into a captivating journey of creativity.
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Philippa Pham Hughes
Philippa Pham Hughes is a social sculptor, educator, speaker, and writer.
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pierre bennu
multimedia artist,illustrator & filmmaker most of the time. keeping 'fun' in profundity all the time. art-positive gear & goods @ https://t.co/cf8mH6Fl4U
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PJ Sullivan
Co-owner of Wet City Brewing . A brewery & restaurant with elevated bar bites, a rotating craft beer list & inventive cocktails in a minimalist space with TVs in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood.
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Pothik Chatterjee
Pothik Chatterjee is a Baltimore-based abstract artist celebrated for his fusion of South Asian-American culture, Hindu and Buddhist spirituality, and LGBTQ identity. Born in Kolkata and educated at Harvard, Pothik's global upbringing has fueled his unique approach to art.
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Prof Larry Jenkins
PROFESSOR LARRY JENKINS PROFESSOR, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF BANDS TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY NASHVILLE, TENNESSE GRAMMY® Award Winner
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Queen of Horror Manga 🔜 NYCC
Gigi Murakami (村上ジジ) | she/ her | Horror manga artist + illustrator w/ ADHD | 日本語 OK 👌🏾 | VIZ, Abrams Books, Wacom, Fangoria affiliated, Ignatz nominated |
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Quintel Harcum
The visionary founder of Good Part & Co., Baltimore's vibrant Health Cafe, and Juice Bar, located in the historic Mt. Vernon neighborhood.
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Raasin McIntosh
Raasin McIntosh is the Director of Parks & Placemaking for Downtown Austin Alliance and an accomplished Olympic hurdler.
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Rachel D. Graham
Rachel D. Graham serves as a Chief Executive Officer of the Baltimore Office for Promotion & The Arts, a cabinet-level, quasi-city government cultural organization that inspires and engages audiences and cultivates the city’s creative economy through the arts, events, and film industry. A veteran strategic communications and public relations professional with extensive experience in events marketing, hospitality, partnerships, policy, and community relations, Rachel formerly served as Director of External Relations for the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture and Communications Director for Family League of Baltimore. She has advised or served in mayoral administrations in Philadelphia, Houston, New Orleans, and Baltimore and formerly managed marketing communications for the Greater Houston Partnership, the economic development organization for the 10-county Houston region. Rachel’s core skills include political, strategic organizational, and crisis communications; integrated communications campaigns; and culturally competent community engagement.
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Rachel Mijares Fick
Co-Founder of Future Fair, an art fair professional with a proven track record for producing, marketing and scaling international art fairs
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Raeghan Buchanan
Buchanan uses traditional drawing tools - pen, brushes, sumi ink, and vellum paper - to illustrate stylistically proto-cubist images of important figures in Black history; creating starkly lit, highly modeled portraiture with embellishments of anxiously detailed and decoratively weaved textures. She draws the ancestors to help keep them visible and to honor a shared cultural heritage, as well as to build community with other artists in the diaspora, often using illustrations as counterparts to augment true historical texts about obscured or flattened Black history. Buchanan makes comics highlighting rock ‘n’ roll musical roots in Black culture and focuses specifically on the punk rock aspects of that canon. She gets artistic influence from early punk aesthetic and the political/art movements it drew from, and uses the DIY vehicles associated with punk, such as sloganeering, merchandise, and zines to proliferate information. She created and co-runs @POCtoberArt online, an instagallery that goes live during October and calls for artist participation in drawing Black and POC punk bands, as well as funk and rock musicians, in order to document, practice drawing skills, and create a visual dialog between artists and bands.
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Rae The Conjurer
Works as a multidimensional Musician, Composer, Storyteller, Communications Specialist, and Educator, and Entrepreneur.
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Rafaella Braga
a young brazilian artist located in Berlin, working with paintings on big canvas with mix media, basing on personal subjects as a self investigation form
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Rafi Perez
who me? um.. Artist, Youtuber, super nerd, and socially awkward human... trust me, it's a thing. https://t.co/5n5cjNNn0v
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Rahel Negasi
Rahel Negasi, part-time model and full time mental health advocate. I love expressing creativity through fashion and promoting wellness in different spaces. Fashion has in many ways has been a safe space for me and I’m always excited to share my styling ideas with others.
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Raymond J. Spence
Raymond J. Spence is a multi-talented creative from Northeast Baltimore. He is a musician, writer, marketing expert, and word brand consultant. He is known for his work on Spence Start, a platform for creatives to develop and share original ideas.
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Rebecca Hoffberger Alban
Rebecca Hoffberger Alban is the founder of AVAM. The American Visionary Art Museum is an art museum located in Baltimore, Maryland's Federal Hill neighborhood at 800 Key Highway. The museum specializes in the preservation and display of outsider art.
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Rhonda Pringle
Rhonda Pringle, a seasoned media and marketing expert with over 25 years of experience, who serves as the Market President and Publisher for the Baltimore Business Journal.
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Richard Croce (MC Bravado)
MC Bravado, an accomplished American rapper, songwriter, and educator with roots extending from White Plains, New York.
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Richard Gorelick
I'm Richard Gorelick, creator of the Gorelick Condiment Race Report
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Riel Roch Decter
Riel Roch-Decter is a Canadian-born, Los Angeles-based producer and director and co-founder of MEMORY.
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Robert Carter
Robert Carter (he/they) is a visual artist, photographer, and writer whose figurative work often features brown skin in an array of hues, usually set against lush textures and vibrant colors. With influences ranging from the ancient and historical worlds to fantasy and afrofuturism, his work is a meditation on the things that connect us all.
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Roberto Dyea (Tsi YOO Nah)
a passionate Indigenous illustrator of the Pueblo of Laguna, Mesita with a deep connection to his heritage
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Roberto Reed Scalise
Avid Comedian | BLM | he/him What made me sure? Knowing I would fail.
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Robert Perry
Robert Perry is the founder of Tattooed Mom, a popular restaurant, bar, and community events space located on South Street in Philadelphia.
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Robert Witkowski
Award-winning designer with proven success in surpassing client expectations. High-energy manager consistently leading creative departments to exceed organizational goals within budgets. Innovative professional experienced in exploring efficiencies through evolving technologies. Resourceful project manger exceeding revenue projections, even against market trends. Skilled relationship builder with a strong network of professional contacts.
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Rob Lee
The Truth In This Art is an interview series featuring artists, entrepreneurs and tastemakers in & around Baltimore.
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Rodney Salvador
Rodney Salvador, the visionary founder propelling the success of REUS Laboratories, an impactful BIPOC-owned high-fashion streetwear brand that takes center stage with its emphasis on sustainability and masterful hand craftsmanship.
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Ronald Young Jr.
Ronald Young Jr. is a critically acclaimed audio producer, host, and storyteller, based in Alexandria, VA. He is an avid pop-culture enthusiast and the host of the television and film review podcast Leaving the Theater. He is also a regular contributor to NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour as a guest panelist. He has hosted shows such as Pushkin’s Solvable and HBO Docs Club, from Pineapple Street Studios. Selected as Vulture Magazine podcaster to watch, 2023, his newest show Weight For It, tells the vulnerable stories of fat folks and folks everywhere who think about their weight constantly. He is passionate about social justice and equity and recently helped to tell historical and present accounts of black folks throughout American history with his work on Seizing Freedom from VPM, and Black History Year from Pushblack.
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Ron Cassie
author "If You Love Baltimore, It Will Love You Back: 171 Short, But True Stories" nat'l magazine award winner. Georgetown doc candidate. ex-bike messenger
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Rosa Leff
A skilled paper-cut artist from West Philadelphia, is known for her hand-cut cityscape pieces that showcase intricate details and urban perspectives.
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Rosalyn Vera
Owner, and operator of Cocina Luchadoras, a Mexican restaurant in Baltimore.
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Rosiland Cauthen
Roz Cauthen was named Executive Director of the Baltimore School for the Arts in July 2021. She has been at BSA since 2016, beginning as the head of Theatre Department.
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Ros Paris
Ros Paris or Rosalind Paris, a local comedian who cohosts Mondo Baltimore as Frau Ankenstein.
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Ross Nochumowitz
Owner of Baltimore In A Box - A Baltimore-themed gift shop where you can create custom Baltimore in a Box care packages to send all over the world or take with you.
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Rosy Sunshine Galvan
Rosy Sunshine Galvan, a Dominican-American artist hailing from the pre-gentrified Lower East Side of Manhattan and now based in Baltimore, is a visionary creator whose art beautifully fuses elements of graffiti, folk art, Caribbean influences, and transformative healing dialogues
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Roxxy Haze
Talented comedian, cosplayer, rapper, and writer, is a true blend of pseudo-intellectualism and raunchy Walt Disney fantasy.
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Sabrina Dépestre
🧠 director of marketing in higher ed @mica 🎙️podcast host ✨ musings on marketing ✨ haitian 🇭🇹 american
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Salvatore Marrone
a gay Philadelphia based comic artist and creator of the autobiographical comic “No More Mermaids”
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Sam Bowler
Samuel Bowler is a writer, sculptor, and technologist based in New Orleans, LA. His work is focused on building emotionally-responsible, place-based technology that creates opportunities for equity, community, and art therapy. To that end, Sam founded Culturalyst, an online platform designed to make it easy to discover and directly support local artists and culture bearers. Culturalyst’s vision to enable the creators of local culture to be equitably compensated for their work.
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Sam Gellerstein
a versatile multi-instrumentalist, educator, composer and arranger based in Philadelphia
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Sam Iaconi
Samantha Iaconi - a Baltimore-born artist and curator, who graduated with a BFA in Painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2017.
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Sam Sessa
Sam Sessa is the Baltimore music and community outreach manager at WTMD, an NPR affiliate music station in Baltimore.
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Samuel Guillermo
I'm for hire! Photographer at Creation4use. Living in Baltimore, MD. You might know me from creation4use.com nkdhmns.com
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Samuel T. Herring
Samuel Thompson Herring, known professionally as Samuel T. Herring (born April 13, 1984), also known as Hemlock Ernst, is an American singer and rapper from Baltimore, Maryland, best known for being the frontman of the synth-pop band Future Islands. He was also a member of Art Lord & the Self-Portraits, The Snails, and Trouble Knows Me.
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Sandra L. Gibson
Sandra L. Gibson is the Executive Director of the Maryland Film Festival at the SNF Parkway Theater.
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Sandra L. Gibson
Sandra L Gibson is Executive Director of Maryland Film Festival and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Parkway. Baltimore's historic SNF Parkway Theatre, and home of the annual Maryland Film Festival. #FilmForEveryone
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Santos Shelton
Santos Shelton is an artist based in Oakland, CA. he is a self-taught artist with a degree in graphic design and has been exhibiting works since 2003 He uses bold colors, shapes, and textures tempered with abstract expressive movement to create emotion in his work. Illustrative influences and add a deeper and personal touch to bring his universe to life while using the power of story-telling to convey his intent and message. He believes in communicating an idea through these various mediums to allow the viewer not just a moment of reflection in their own life, but to come to their own conclusions and understanding about what the work means.
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Sarah Kane
a self-taught artist and musician from Philadelphia who seamlessly combines art and music in her performances
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Sarah Magida
Sarah Magida, a proficient Life Coach, artist, and Reiki Master, who operates Firefly Life Coaching, catering not only to artists but a broader audience.
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Sarah Peguero
an artist whose paintings cross multiple genres with a constant desire to try new techniques and approaches
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Sarah Sullivan
Sarah Sullivan, an accomplished small business owner and dedicated community builder, is the co-owner of Mobtown Ballroom, a vibrant arts and entertainment haven nestled in Baltimore's historic Pigtown neighborhood.
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Saz Ross
Speaker, Educator, and Illustrator. Creator of the @Saz_ross Saz Factory 🏭 On a mission to help others access creativity ✍🏼🌿
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Schaun Champion
An international photographer, filmmaker, and instructor who specializes in natural light, portraiture, fine art, and cultural documentary work.
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Scott Burkholder
I promote Art in Baltimore MD. Art has the potential to show the world as it is, and more importantly the world as it can be.
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Scott Everett
Scott Everett is a versatile multidisciplinary creative hailing from Detroit, Michigan, and the proud owner of WessonArt, a bespoke sticker and printshop brand that elegantly captures nostalgia in the contemporary realm.
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Scottie B
Scottie B, co-founder of the iconic Baltimore club label Unruly Records.
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Sean Danaher
Danaher Signs is a Baltimore-based sign painting business servicing Baltimore, Washington DC, and surrounding areas. Whether you’re in search of mural services, gold leaf, metal, or woodcut signage, Danaher Signs’ traditional sign making methods provide a variety of signage solutions for individuals and businesses alike.
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Sean Fahie
freelance graphic designer and illustrator, author, curator, and purveyor of fun.
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Sean Guy
Executive chef and the founder of Water for Chocolate Catering, a beloved restaurant in Upper Fells Point, Baltimore.
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Sean Kinsey
also know as “SK” is a self taught visual artist who was raised in the North & the 'Uptown' communities of Philadelphia who uses abstract and mixed media mediums to express himself through art
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Secret Walls
#SecretWalls ⚔️ The world's premier live art experience since 2006 ⚔️#ArtOfCompetition TOUR Tickets on sale now! #SupportYourLocalArtist
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Se Jong Cho
Baltimore-based painter and scientist, whose artistic journey began in 2013 when she discovered the time-stretching power of painting, opening portals to new worlds and experiences.
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Senator Cory V. McCray
Senator Cory McCray serves as a leading voice in equitable policy-making, community involvement, and impactful governance. Representing the younger generation of politicians, Senator McCray's work has consistently aimed for positive change within his jurisdiction.
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Sergio Neptuna
Sergio Neptuna is a digital artist based in Reisterstown, Maryland. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Sergio grew up with a passion for comic books, movies, and music, which later became a driving force in his artistic career.
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Set Hernandez Rongkilyo
Set Hernandez Rongkilyo is an undocumented immigrant filmmaker and community organizer whose roots come from Bicol, Philippines.
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Shady Haze
Shady Haze, a highly influential and versatile Content Creator and Cosplayer hailing from Northern Virginia.
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Shane Prada
Shane Prada, a dedicated educator and advocate for arts education, co-founded the Baltimore Jewelry Center (BJC) in 2013 to offer accessible learning opportunities in metalsmithing and jewelry to the Baltimore community.
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Shane Rhinewald
Senior Director of Public Relations for The Strong National Museum of Play
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Shannon Maldonado
Founder and Creative Director of YOWIE, a creative platform, storefront and design studio based in Philadelphia.
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Shaquita Smith
an actress and producer originally from Birmingham, Alabama but resides in Atlanta, GA
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Sharayna Ashanti Christmas
Sharayna Ashanti Christmas is a mother , womanist , abolitionist and cultural worker who creates at the center of who she is. As a dancer filmmaker and assemblage artist, her work explores the movement in relation to how our bodies connect with the subconscious to tell stories of our past , present and unseen.
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Shaun Stewart
Shaun Stewart, a distinguished libations curator and master of mixology, currently serving as the bar manager and craft cocktail extraordinaire at JBGBs.
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Shauntee Daniels
Shauntee Daniels, head of Baltimore National Heritage Area, mixes cultural traditions with city's history. Unifying Baltimore is what Shauntee Daniels strives for as the executive director of the Baltimore National Heritage Area.
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Shawn Chopra
Co-owner of Good Neighbor, a unique café and retail concept in Hampden, Baltimore.
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Sheryl Oring
Sheryl Oring has typed 1000s of postcards to the president since 2004. Her book, ACTIVATING DEMOCRACY, was recently published by @IntellectBooks.
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Sid Sharma
Sid Sharma, a visionary co-founder behind Mobtown Fermentation, the dynamic Baltimore-based venture renowned for its exceptional creations, Wild Bay Kombucha and Icaro Yerba Maté.
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Siti Lu
Siti Lu is an animation director, storyboard artist and animator from Los Angeles. After graduation character animation program from CalArts in 2021. She has been working as a storyboard artist at Cartoon Network and Netflix Animation. She worked on shows like We baby bears, Close Enough, etc.
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SJ
Abstract painter, drag performer, and seasoned bartender with time at Ottobar & Metro Gallery
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Spike Gjerde
James Beard Award-winning chef and owner of Artifact coffee and Woodberry Kitchen
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Stevan "Vegas" Smith
Broadcast and Digital Media Professional Formerly @WNYC @wbgo @WEAA889 - Morgan State University Grad/HBCU🤎 #SANKOFA
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Steve Anderson
Owner of Third Eye Comics, a renowned comic book superstore based in Maryland.
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Steve Hackman
Exploring the fusion of classical and popular music. Composer | Conductor | Producer | Songwriter
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Steven CW Taylor
a Software Engineer, Gallerist, and Contemporary Fine Art Photographer specializing in the documentation and archiving of Black Life during this time
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Stuart S. Shapiro
Founder Night Flight CEO Influential Data, Co-Founder iConstituent
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Stylo
Stylo’s (pronounced Stee-low) focus and specialty these days is mainly House, Deep, Tech, keeping the crowds packin’. “I like to make things chunky, sprinkle it with a bit of hip-hop influences from my childhood, then smooth it out sexy like. I don’t grab on to any style because everyone else is doing it.” Once described as “super hip”, he pulls in the vast cross-section of music enthusiasts and party-goers with his appetizing and amalgamated anthology of Downtempo and Lo-Fi styles, House Music, fresh underground, non-commercial rhythms filled with the pulsing sounds of life found in urban Baltimore, and D.C. Stylo has been repeatedly hired to showcase his unique blend of sounds at a variety of events, not only local clubs and lounges, but also art shows, private and public events. Further, and as his style and name have become known in the mid-Atlantic region it has also translated into invitations to spin at private parties as far away as Miami, NYC, and LA.
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Sunny Cowell
Singer-Songwriter, Musician, Attorney #SwarthmoreCollege #UMDLaw Daughter of Jazz Composer #StanleyCowell
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Susan Dorsey
Susan Dorsey, a distinguished artist, and educator known for her expertise in interdisciplinary collaboration, curriculum design, inquiry-based learning, and STEAM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics).
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Sydney J. Allen
Sydney J. Allen is also known as aBaltimoregriot, is a Baltimore-based visual storyteller and photographer who is deeply passionate about capturing the essence and community spirit of black folk living in the city.
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Sydnie L. Mosley
Sydnie L. Mosley is an award winning artist-activist and educator who is interested in creative work that is both artistically sound and socially aware. She produces experiential dance works with her collective SLMDances. Through their choreographic work, the collective works in communities to organize for gender and racial justice. Her evening length dances The Window Sex Project and BodyBusiness, their creative processes and performance experiences are a model for dance-activism. Sydnie was recognized by NYC Mayor de Blasio for using her talents in dance to fuel social change. Her dances have been performed extensively throughout New York City, including the 2023 premiere of PURPLE: A Ritual In Nine Spells at Lincoln Center. She was listed in Dance Magazine’s 2024 “25 to watch” and as one of twenty-five “Up and Coming: Young Minority Artists and Entrepreneurs” by TheRoot.com. A versatile dancer, Sydnie is a part of the 2017 Bessie Award winning cast of the skeleton architecture, the future of our worlds curated by Eva Yaa Asantewaa. Sydnie danced with Christal Brown's INSPIRIT, a dance company (2010-2013) and appeared as a guest artist for Brooklyn Ballet 2009-2019. An advocate for the dance field, Sydnie sits on the Advisory Committee to Dance/NYC. Her writing has appeared in Essence, Dance Magazine, and the Brooklyn Rail. She graduated from Barnard College in Dance and Africana Studies and earned an MFA in Dance Choreography from the University of Iowa.
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Tamao Nakayama
Tamao Nakayama is a Tokyo-born artist who now resides in Virginia, who embodies the Japanese aesthetic of 'less is more' as an emerging minimalist abstract artist. Her creativity was shaped by Tokyo's evolving landscape and the presence of traditional craftsmen's studios.
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Tanya Everett
* Open for Staffing. Staff Writer: Moonhaven /Performer/Filmmaker. LA/NY. Lit: UTA/Manage-ment/Theatrical: Malissa Young. I see death as a framework for life.
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Tarrin Morgan II
@MSUBearsEsports Director. Mental Health Advocate. Educator. Producer. Host of @REALdigitizED The Miseducation of the People podcast.
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Tayyib
Blewish Progressive https://t.co/vcWtz3lZ9v : https://t.co/eEm1Q8ER8n + https://t.co/PxXfxGUFNr, https://t.co/AB0oeA0qPy ; https://t.co/OckqzE8UYp,
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Tennessee State University Aristocrat of Bands
The official page of @TSUedu Tennessee State University’s Aristocrat of Bands. #AOBNATION / For press inquiries: Press.AOB@outlook.com
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Terrance Diggs
Baltimore-based designer, entrepreneur, and all-around creative, best known as the Creative Director of the streetwear and lifestyle brand, D17.
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Terrell Tilford
I amplify Artists and enrich Brands by creating Visionary pathways to uplift and connect Culture and Community. Founder/Creative Director (@BandofVices).
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Terry Guy
As Founder of Secret Walls, Terry Guy launched the renowned live art and entertainment company in 2006 after decades of working in the art industry. Guy has overseen the successful evolution of Global Battles, Supporting Your Local Artist (SYLA), and building the Secret Walls community. As a pioneer of the UK street art scene, Guy previously held esteemed roles at High Rise Murals, UK’s first hand painted OOH media company, and Dudebox, a vinyl art toy company. Guy shared his creative vision and direction to set up and establish both companies’ notable achievements with the world’s top artists. Using art as his first language, Guy’s passion for the arts and street culture has brought him all over the world, seeking the finest artistic talent and working for notable clients, such as Posca, Apple, Reebok, and Umbro. Guy is now based in Los Angeles.
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Terry Thompson
Painter, Terry Thompson, a self-taught American artist, born in Chicago, Illinois and currently based in Baltimore, Maryland. He also well-known veteran club dj/producer/promoter with releases on the London, UK record label Defected
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Tevin Brown
Tevin Brown is a 30 year old classically trained vocalist/pianist from Baltimore, MD. Currently living and working as a teaching artist in the Baltimore area, Tevin is also regularly performing both domestically and abroad.
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Thea Washington
Casting director and casting recruiter with a diverse portfolio in film, television, commercials, and digital media.
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The Clay Studio
The Clay Studio is a nonprofit educational institution, gallery, and studio dedicated to teaching, creating, supporting, and promoting the ceramic arts.
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the doctor
A skilled American rapper, producer, and songwriter hailing from Baltimore, Maryland.
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Theresa-Xuan Thanh Bui
Theresa-Xuan Thanh Bui, a first-generation Vietnamese-American, is a budding artist pursuing a Bachelor in Fine Arts in Fiber with a minor in Art History and a concentration in Curatorial Studies and Creative Writing at the Maryland Institute College of Art.
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Thibault Manekin
Thibault Manekin, a dynamic individual known for his roles as a writer, speaker, educator, entrepreneur, and community organizer.
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Thomas Davis
House Music producing and spinning is my life...over 25 years! Don't care for podcast or mixes. Love to hear new demos.
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Thomasine Dolan Dow
I grew up in Maryland and thought I would pursue graphic design at the MD Institute College of Art; MICA did not offer fashion design then.
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Thomas James
Curator, arts facilitator, critic, and Visual Arts Director for Creative Alliance. Based in Baltimore, renowned for his dedication to promoting and elevating black artists and their distinctive perspectives.
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Thread Coffee
Transparently traded, small batch roaster, worker cooperative, part of the @redemmas family
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Tia Michele Goodson
Senior Producer, business strategist, HU grad, AKA, JHU MBA candidate, lover of hip hop, social change, tech, and investing. Founder Gym Operations Fellow aluM
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Tiffany Holmes
The esteemed Chief Academic Officer, responsible for overseeing the development and delivery of educational programs at the Maryland Institute College of Art.
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Tiffany Welch
Reputably wise🦉. Secretly nice🤐. Openly Virgo♍. Small in Stature 🤷🏽♀ Big in Impact ✊🏽 📍West Baltimore
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Ti Malik
Darker than blue. storyteller. Comedy writer. Improv Comedian. Teaching Artist. voice over actor. liberation by many means
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Tim Fielder
Illustrator, concept designer, cartoonist, animator, and founder of Dieselfunk Studios
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Tim McFarlane
Tim McFarlane, a distinguished Philadelphia-based painter, who enriches the art world with over four decades of expertise.
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Tina Canady
Tina Canady, a prolific genderful interdisciplinary artist in theatre and film, is a driving force for reshaping our understanding of Black history and celebrating the empowerment of Black joy in dismantling white supremacy.
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TJ Smith
is retired police commander, former chief spokesman for the Baltimore Police Department, former press secretary for the Baltimore County Executive, former Baltimore City mayoral candidate and the new midday host on WBAL Newsradio
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Todd Collins
🤘🏻Brand Education🤘🏻Entrepreneur and Social Media Educator FOLLOW on Tiktok and YouTube for FREE TIPS!
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Todd Radom
Todd Radoma - a renowned designer, sports branding virtuoso, and prolific author.
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Toki Underground
DC’s OG Ramen & Cocktail Bar. Michelin Bib Gourmand since 2018. Coming soon to Baltimore’s Waverly/Harwood.
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Tommy Mitchell
Tommy Mitchell b. 1983. Lives and works in Baltimore, magic made with ballpoint pen. SELECT EXHIBITIONS. 2023. AKAA Art Fair, Paris, FR.
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Tom Sanford
The American artist, Tom Sanford, was born in New York in 1975 and spent his formative years in the United Kingdom. He has lived in Harlem since 1994. While generally considered a recluse, he has exhibited art work internationally over the course of the past two decades.
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Tonya Miller
Brand Expert & Pioneer /Cycling badass/My favorite day is a beach day!
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toskago
Martin Mbuguah (b.2001), better known as TOSKAGO, is an artist born in Ol'Kalou, Kenya, raised in Indiana, and currently lives and works in Baltimore, MD.
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Traci Mims
a native artist of St. Petersburg, Florida currently living and working in Atlanta, Georgia
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Travis Mitchell
Travis Mitchell serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Content Officer at Maryland Public Television. He oversees all content created, acquired, and aired on the statewide public television network's TV channels and online properties. Having amassed more than three decades of experience as an executive in commercial and public media, Mitchell earned an undergraduate degree in broadcast journalism from Morgan State University, an HBCU based in Baltimore, MD, and a master’s degree in entrepreneurship and education from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education in Philadelphia. He completed further executive education study at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Mr. has served on the foundation board of Morgan State University and as a member of PBS Children’s Media and Education Working Group and the National Cable Television Association Policy Issues Committee. Most recently Mitchell became the Chair of the Advisory Board for Morgan State University's School of Global Journalism and Communications. In 2021, Mr. Mitchell was appointed to the Board of Trustees at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he also received an honorary doctor of humane letters from the university in recognition of his more than 25 years of service to the community as a media and non-profit executive. During his career he has been the executive-in-charge of production for over 200 televised HBCU football and basketball games on nationwide cable television. A two-time executive producer of Emmy-Award winning films about HBCUs, including the nationally distributed Shaw Rising, Mitchell is the founder of HBCU Week on MPT, the first weeklong primetime schedule dedicated exclusively to HBCUs in American television history, now in its fourth season. He is currently working with the Corporation of Public Broadcasting that Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) to expand HBCU Week to nationwide PBS audiences beginning this Fall with a long-term goal to produce a film about every HBCU in the nation within 10 years.
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Troy Burton
CEO Troy Burton Arts and Entertainment Consults at Troy Burton Arts and Entertainment Consultant
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Tyler Brewer
Skilled tattoo artist with a remarkable 16 years of experience in the industry. Specializing in the traditional style of tattooing.
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Tyler Feder rhymes with cheddar
always the pallbearer, never the bride ✨ author/illustrator of BODIES ARE COOL and DANCING AT THE PITY PARTY ✨ sellin’ prints at https://t.co/pMaSfinW5p 🤓 she/her
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Ucheoma Uzosike
Talented cartoonist and animator hailing from Catonsville, MD. With a passion for bringing the bizarre and niche aspects of life into his work, Ucheoma's comedic comic strips and animations touch on the absurdities of everyday life.
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Ufuoma Agarin
Ufuoma Agarin, a dynamic voice amplifying sociopolitical causes, who passionately illuminates black narratives, African cultures, and diasporic histories as a first-generation African American woman and public interest lawyer.
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UllNevaNo
UllNevaNo spent 11 years of his childhood as a military brat in southern California before returning to his roots in Baltimore. His life in the music scene is dynamic and full of energy; as a respected MC, he is known for his engaging stage presence, where he captivates audiences with his freestyles and ciphers. Influenced by the legendary Big L, who inspired him to pursue music with greater dedication, UllNevaNo also draws inspiration from a diverse group of artists including Canibus, Jean Grae, BLU, Dilated Peoples, Tristate, Elzhi, and MF Doom. With a solid foundation of 12 years in rhyming and 7 years in battle rapping, UllNevaNo's experience is extensive. He is not just content with his past achievements; he is constantly looking to expand his horizons into various industry projects. His promotional work for the Los Angeles-based record label “Stones Throw” led to the release of a series of mixtapes, notably the "Color Brown" series where he rhymes over Kev Brown instrumentals and its sequel with Apollo Brown’s beats. His collaborative spirit has seen him work with a slew of producers such as Nick the 1da, God Sense Beats, Heroes 4 Hire, Illien Rosewell, and MANHE, among others. His projects with Logic Marselis on "Dustin Grime" and with Jr Swiftz on “Technical Foul” showcase his adaptability and relentless pursuit of growth in his craft. With an expansive catalog and a continuous improvement in his work, UllNevaNo shows no signs of slowing down, promising an exciting future in his musical journey.
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Uni Q. Mical (Unique Mical Robinson)
Director, MFA Community Arts Program, MICA
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UniversityoftheArts
Dedicated to the visual & performing arts, design & writing, located in the heart of Philly.
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Unmatched Athlete
We're a Maryland-based non-profit that encourages youth who identify as LGBTQ+ to participate in sports and fitness. 🏳️🌈⚽🏀🏐🏈🎽🥏
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Victoria Adams-Kennedy
Founder of Zora’s Den. Writer who explores the complexities of Black Love. Period.
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Victoria Walton
Victoria Walton (b. 1994 VA) is a multidisciplinary artist living in Baltimore. They have an MFA in Ceramic Art from the NYSCC at Alfred University and a BFA with a focus in ceramics from Towson University. Victoria explores the wonder and complexity of Black identity, creating sculpture and video works that center the narratives of women and gender-expansive people.
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Vinnie Hager
Maryland-based artist and designer. From a young age, his mother surrounded him with vibrant works of art adorning the walls of his childhood home.
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violeta ayala
Award winning Filmmaker (Sundance, Toronto, Cannes XR) | The first Quechua member of the Oscars® | XR/ Web 3 | spatial designer | neurodiverse | AI whisperer
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Walter Cruz
From The Bronx, Walter Cruz explores the intersections of art, design, music and architecture to better understand how Black and brown bodies activate and take up space. At the heart of Cruz’s artistic practice is a commitment to activism and community engagement. The artist is the co-founder for Zeal; a Black artist-owned cooperative company that focuses on creating spaces for Black multidisciplinary artists to thrive. Cruz serves as a visual designer for the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI). He has earned an MFA degree from The Maryland Institute College of Art’s Mount Royal School of Art and earned his B.A in Architectural Studies from Hobart & William Smith Colleges. His work has been shown at galleries, museums and international art fairs, including, The New Art Dealers Fair NY Edition, The Museum of the City of New York, the Center for Political Graphics, Los Angeles, REGULARNORMAL Gallery, Band of Vices Gallery, Syracuse University and Longwood Gallery in The Bronx and beyond. Cruz has completed artist residencies and fellowships with The Laundromat Project and NurtureArt Gallery, and The Haystack Mountain School of Craft amongst others.
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Warren Bernard
Warren Bernard is Executive Director of the Small Press Expo (SPX) independent sequential art festival, and is a comics-focused writer and historian. He co-authored the Eisner Award-nominated book Drawing Power, and has extensively researched and written about the 1950s Juvenile Delinquency / Senate Comic Book Hearings. A contributor to more than a dozen books, he often provides rare materials from his own extensive collection. Both the Library of Congress and The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) have hosted his lectures. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Wendel Patrick
Musical polymath. Professor of Hip Hop at Johns Hopkins University/Peabody Conservatory of Music. Email wp@wendelpatrick.com for bookings.
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Whitney Simpkins
Whitney Simpkins began selling ceramics in 2016 as a way to part with all the extra cups and bowls that hadn't been given away to friends. Years later, Personal Best Ceramics evolved into a bit more than cups and bowls, and her ceramics have found their way to many, many new friends.
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William Christian III
William brings over six years of experience in guest-facing and hospitality along with a background in architecture, real estate, and property management. Outside of the professional realm, William is also a self-published author of three and is currently working on his fourth publication. William obtained his Bachelors of Science in Architecture and Environmental Design at Morgan State University and Masters in Real Estate Development at University of Maryland, College Park.
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William Herman
William Herman is a multi-talented musician, engineer, and producer, who leads Station North Sound, a dynamic recording studio.
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William Jones
Historian, Afrofuturist, Author, Speaker and Educator, William Jones. Afrofuturism is a multi-media cultural genre that wields elements of science fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, and even a little magic to address both the real-world issues facing black people in the present day, and to re-examine and offer up a better way to see ourselves in the future, both in fiction and in reality. It encompasses the world of sci-fi and fantasy culture from a black perspective, and encourages a breaking down of current, outdated, and widely accepted paradigms to promote a more fully realized and complex black experience. Afrofuturism is intersectional, and, at its heart, about representation and fighting erasure through a kind of cultural activism.
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Will Watson
American artist from Indianapolis, Indiana, and based in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Xavier Gibson
Singer, producer, and queer artist known for his unique blend of experimental R&B and indie pop.
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Xenia Gray
Xenia Gray is a contemporary figurative artist who primarily works in mixed media, including oil, acrylic, and charcoal. Fascinated by unexpressed feelings.
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Yifan Luo
a Baltimore-based illustrator, storyteller, and creative problem solver
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Yiselle Santos Rivera
Yiselle Santos Rivera is a medical planner, Principal and Global Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at HKS. She thrives on building equitable practices, empowering the next generation of leaders and creating inclusive platforms for engagement. The founder of “Women Inspiring Emerging Leaders in Design” (WIELD), Yiselle received a 2022 AIA Young Architects Award and serves on the AIA National Board.
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Yoshi Santosha
My chosen name is Yoshi and I have been working with humans' physical, emotional and spiritual bodies for 11 years. I started this labor of love with massage therapy and then ventured into studying and practicing various subtle energy healing modalities.
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YTK
YTK - A self-taught producer, writer, poet, rapper, and pianist, YTK's artistic journey has been unfolding since 2016.
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Yurri Mial
Highly accomplished design director for Under Armour, specializing in creating cutting-edge and distinctive footwear for the brand.
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Zeke Cohen
Candidate for Baltimore CCP, D1 Councilmember. Chair: Trauma-Informed Care Task Force. Proud dad! By authority:Friends of Zeke Cohen #communitycomesFIRST
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Zoë Charlton
Multidisciplinary Contemporary Artist, Charlton has has been included in national and international exhibitions including The Delaware Contemporary (DE), the Harvey B. Gantt Center (NC), Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (AR), and many more.
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Zoë Lintzeris
A talented visual artist with a passion for photography and painting.
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Zsudayka Nzinga Terrell
Zsudayka Nzinga Terrell is a multi-disciplinary fine artist, curator, and arts educator based in Washington, DC, with roots in Denver, Colorado.
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