ARTIST: JUHO LEE

Juho Lee (they/them) is a Korean animation student (at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County) born and raised in Baltimore, MD. Their work revolves around the exploration of identity and the communication of emotion visually without words.

ARTIST: MIKA J. NAKANO

Mika J. Nakano is a Baltimore-based multi-disciplinary artist teacher.  She is interested in stories told from different parts of the world, and how people have made sense of nature and the supernatural. Her favorite insect is the cicada and she loves indoor gardening. 

ARTIST: KIYOHIRO NISHIO

Kiyohiro Nishio is a second-generation Japanese-American illustrator and researcher. They are very interested in reclaiming the diversity of Japanese mythology and are exploring this subject in both their illustrations and academic research. Kiyohiro most commonly illustrates in gouache paint or digital software.

ARTIST: CRISTINA RAGO

Cristina is a Filipino-American mixed media artist and designer based in DuPont Circle, Washington, DC. She has always been fascinated by people’s faces and their stories. Through her work, she aims to not only represent the beauty of humanity but also to tell a story about her subject. She strives to capture expression in her work and represent people in an ethereal reality.

ARTIST: KIM SANDARA

Kim Sandara is a queer, Lao/Vietnamese artist based in Northern Virginia. She makes abstract paintings inspired by music , stop motion animations, and is currently working on a graphic novel on her coming-out story. Kim’s art practice focuses on building community, sharing stories, intersectional identity and exploring the subconscious.

ARTIST: SHANI SHIH

Shani Shih is a multidisciplinary visual artist based in Washington DC. Through her creations she aims to speak to visceral social and bodily experience in the modern world, communicating shared human stories of suffering, endurance, and hope. 

ARTISTS: TIMPLA DC

We are Filipina American artists, writers, designers, and food enthusiasts passionate about flaunting the beauty of our homeland. We do this through creative endeavors such as visual art, writing, speaking, hosting events, and participating in local and Filipino-centric events. We hope to challenge the “Asian Model Minority” stereotype by acting as a role models for female immigrant creatives.

PHOTOGRAPHER: CATRECE ANN TIPON

I take pictures of people and try to make them feel as beautiful as they truly are. 

I am a nurse, a teacher, an artist, and a human being. I also love hugs!

ARTIST: DERRICK QUEVEDO

Diasporic IlokanX/Tagalog.
Paints, draws, writes.
Living on Piscataway lands.
MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
BFA from the University of Hartford.
Born & raised in Quinnehtukqut.

PHOTOGRAPHER: DENNIS WOO

I hunt, sit, and wait for the right shots. This world is a beautiful playground full of incredible moments. God paints the portraits, I document them.