Andrea Arroyo works in painting, sculpture, artists books, site-specific installation, and public art. Her art has been exhibited in 50 individual, and numerous group shows in the US and abroad. Permanent collections include The Library of Congress, The Smithsonian Institution, The New York Public Library,...
George Torres Jr. sees himself as a visitor to this earth. A self-proclaimed observer, he uses his art to narrate the world around him. He traverses the borough of New York on a motorized scooter, always with pen and notebook in hand. Torres grew up...
Nancy Saleme is a Latinx visual artist and industrial textile designer. Her art is a visual testimony of her existence and reveals her personal experiences as a woman of color. Since 2010, she has been creating temporary and permanent artworks to transform and claim public...
Ashes57 is an illustrator, painter and photographer who has captured some of the most iconic images of the underground bass music scene from the early days of dubstep to footwork and beyond. She produced flyers and posters for the legendary Dub War parties and record...
Massah Fofana is a multi-media collage artist. She has worked in Red Hook as a teaching artist for eight years. She centers youth leaders and community stewardship using documentary practices. Her artwork is meant to bring awareness and encouragement towards community maintenance, while also providing...
Paul Kamuf is an artist working with video, animation, and new technology. An alumni of commercial television and the commercial art world, his personal work focuses on how technology re-routes relationships. Tony Schloss believes that self expression is the key to a rich life, and...
Caroline Mardok is an award-winning French American visual artist whose work explores identity, race, and activism. Using various photographic methods, she creates narratives to reflect upon social issues. Her mural “Not Tired Yet,” honors the ongoing work, sacrifice and power of Black women, Black Trans...
Terrell Tuggle is a filmmaker, videographer, painter, author, poet, playwright, and proprietor of The Esoteric Theate. Known in the art community as ARTPEACE The Chess Artist, Tuggle is also a dedicated educator having served in The Department of Education for over 22 years. Currently, he...
Derick Cross, aka DCross, is a multi-dimensional visual, vocal, and performance artist and arts educator. He has performed nationally and internationally in venues including Madison Square Garden and Lincoln Center. He served as a cultural hip-hop ambassador for The US State Department’s Next Level Program,...
Stephanie Costello creates artwork rooted in drawing that choreographs the energy and visual life of cities. She employs an improvised architecture and then creates movement, negotiating this structure in intricately evolving patterns and imagery. Costello received a BA in Studio Art from DePaul University, a...