Nia Hampton (b.1991) is a West Baltimore native whose conceptual art and cultural work grapples with identity and power. She’s the founder of the Black Femme Supremacy Film Fest, which aims to support and highlight black femme filmmakers. Her written work has been featured in Vice, The Village Voice, Dazed Digital, Genius.com, GlitterMOB, and AutoStraddle, to name a few. Currently, she’s an MFA candidate at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the Intermedia and Digital Arts program. Her first solo art show, “Drapetomania: the Strong Urge to Escape” opened the Waller Gallery in Baltimore MD in 2018. Since then she’s shown work at The Baltimore Museum of Art, The Cultural Production Center Godsbanen, Museu de Arte do Rio, the World Famous Lexington Market and most importantly her Grandma’s house. Learn more about her work via her website niahampton.com

A lifelong fiction writer, Miles turned to penning novels after nearly a decade editing television in the D.C. area. He has held producer/editor roles at County Cable Montgomery, NBC Sports Washington, theGrio, and FedNet. He still pursues filmmaking in between books and finds that writing in the thriller genre only enhances that passion even more. Miles is an active member of International Thriller Writers where his novel, Bazaar, was selected for ITW's Debut Authors Program. He spends his weeks split between his new home in Southeast D.C. and his hometown of Silver Spring, Maryland. He also attends monthly meetings for Novels in Progress DC. 

https://www.thebazaarverse.com

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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/miles-joyner-ba351b158/ 

Antonio Hernandez is a digital storyteller based in Hyattsville, MD. He currently works as the Digital Video Producer at Hip Hop Caucus, a national advocacy nonprofit. Previously he worked as an editor at WUSA9, the D.C.-affiliate of CBS News. From 2017 through 2022, he worked in various roles, including producer, editor, and master control technician at the D.C. Office of Cable, Television, Music, Film & Entertainment (OCTFME). As a freelance media producer, Antonio has worked with clients including LCV/Chispa, GreenLatinos, the Prince George’s African American Museum & Cultural Center, Johns Hopkins University and more. In his spare time, he continues to work on an ongoing documentary series entitled “INDELIBLE,” highlighting performing artists in the DMV and Baltimore. He was nominated as a 40 Under 40 in Prince George’s County in 2017 and as “Best Renaissance Man,” in Baltimore City Paper in their 2016 “Best of” edition.

Anna Divinagracia is lens based interdisciplinary artist, whose work is inspired by her shared experiences growing up in the Philippines and coming of age in Baltimore. Born in 1997 in Davao City, Philippines, Divinagracia's artistic journey began at a young age when she discovered her passion for viewing and capturing the world around her through her camera. With a particular curiosity towards the intricacies and nuances of Filipino and American culture, Divinagracia uses her art to explore themes of love, destiny, home, identity, and acculturation as an immigrant.  Divinagracia holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from the illustrious Morgan State University and is currently in residency at Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD. She currently works as a Digital Marketing Coordinator at Chesapeake Arts Center. Divinagracia has been recognized by Suboart Magazine, Bmore Art, Womanly Magazine, and Subvrt Magazine. Divinagracia's artwork has been exhibited in various galleries and universities across Baltimore, at the Umbrella Art Fair in Washington, DC, and on a billboard in Los Angeles, CA.  

Ada Pinkston is a multimedia artist, educator, and cultural organizer based in Baltimore, Maryland. Her work explores themes of memory, monuments, and public space through immersive installations, performance, and digital media. She has exhibited at institutions such as the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Walters Art Museum, P.S.1, and the New Museum, as well as in public spaces across Berlin, New York, Washington, D.C., and beyond. She is a lecturer at Towson University and Maryland Institute College of Art. Pinkston has delivered talks at the National Gallery of Art, Columbia University, NYU, UCLA, and the French Embassy. Her work is included in the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the augmented reality sculpture garden at Magic Johnson Park in Los Angeles. She is a former resident of Yaddo and MacDowell artist colonies. Limited editions of her most recent work can be found at The Mimosa House London.

Photo credit: E. Spencer

Jordan P Jackson is an interdisciplinary artist, comic book writer, and educator from Baltimore. He graduated from MICA in 2016 with a BFA in Animation and is a current adjunct professor for the Animation+Media Arts program. Jordan founded JP Jackson Art, a production company that empowers intersectional storytelling through comics and animation. He has successfully published 4 graphic novels since 2021, including his series The E.V.E of Insurrection (2021), The E.V.E of Reclamation (2022), and Growin’ in the Garden: Saving a Soft Soul (2023). He is the artist behind 10 titles, including: Diego Dilemma in the Cookie Conundrum, Ancient Illumination, Nyumbani Chronicles, Jericho's Bane: The Rift, Sammy Saver vs. The Spend Thrift, and Journey and the Abolition Democracy.