Maryam Adib (Mah-Ree-Yum, Ah-deeb) is an artist currently practicing in Ithaca, NY. She is a student at SUNT Cortland, majoring in Fine Arts (BFA) and minoring in Political Economy. Her art is primary oil and watercolor paint, she also draws in pen and ink. IN her work Maryam explores themes of nature, humanity, the subconscious, dreams and issues of class and race. She is also a muralist, who uses her murals to bring social awareness and are justice based; focusing on: race community and class. Public art is important to Maryam because she believes art should be accessible to everyone and not hidden in galleries which can only be accessed by a few people. She believes art can be used to express, inspire and provoke thought, and that is what she wishes to bring to the world with her work.

Epiphany Bee is an artist and interior designer who was born in Houston, Texas but raised in The Bronx, New York. She works with acrylic on canvas as well as vinyl and resin sculptures and is best known for her colorful, and nostalgic style mashups, her collaboration with local hip-hop artists, and her lifelong dedication to the visual arts. What she aspires to do, is create contemporary art for all generations, in hopes that everyone can come together to relate to and appreciate fine art in a world that is mainly digital. Epiphany’s talents and entrepreneurial ventures is bringing her brand up to the next level in the art industry. She is not only an artist and creative, but an inspiration for the up and coming young art professionals, all while changing the culture and need for art not just for this generation but all generations.

Alyssa Capri is a mixed media artist living in New York. Her work captures femininity and vulnerability. Mixing texture and form, Capri wants her audience to consider the honest and intimate spaces of being.

Catdactyl focuses on creating artwork that embodies one’s evolution into a state of heightened awareness - that Eureka moment that puts a sparkle in your eye. The artwork celebrates determination, wisdom, nostalgia, self-worth, and mischief. Under her given name Anca Risca, Catdactyl also serves as a full time Creative Director at the animation studio Nathan Love, and is an instructor at the School of Visual Arts.

Jennifer Jimenez grew up in the neighborhood of Harlem in NYC. She can be described as an overall artist—a painter, illustrator, and graphic designer. While growing up her favorite subject in school was art. What draws her to art is the freedom of expression that comes with it. Music also plays a large role in her artwork along with being inspired by art icons such as Frida Kahlo, Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Jennifer intends to spread her personal slogan, “Aim For The HeART,” to create an emotional connection between her and the audience. She loves to inspire others and has hopes of having artwork hung/worn across the globe.

Emily Lamb is an artist from a coastal Connecticut town who is currently based in Albany, New York where she attended and graduated with a BFA in 2017. She is a surrealist painter who works in oil and gouache and has been experimenting with soft sculptures. The inspiration behind her art is that she moved a lot as a child and always had the vastness of the ocean to escape to until she moved to the city for school. The difference in pace and space has led her to explore and contemplate the spaces our bodies inhabit as well as the relations between other bodies. Our bodies are our personal landscapes, ever changing and deteriorating, impermanent. She has experienced the impermanence of people as well as places, the ocean being a dependable constant and a soothing force that continues to inspire her.