6.5.20

Myles Loftin

“With a practice that blends portraiture, fine art and fashion photography, his photos exude a feeling of vibrance, freedom and youth. Loftin’s work deals with themes of blackness, identity, and representation of marginalized individuals. His subjects are often times friends, family members and members of the LGBTQ+ community. “

Ashton Attzs

“Ashton Attzs is a 21 year old queer, black, non-binary London based-artist. Their paintings and illustrations empower the everyday person. From the dreamy blues, to the cotton-candy pinks-popping against their charmingly distinctive and diverse animated characters: their work is bold, joyful and unapologetic both in style and message.”

Aurélia Durand

“Aurélia's art is a vivid celebration of diversity. She dedicates her artistic voice in making representation matters. Aurélia represents Afro-descendants as joyful, proud, and empowered — a united community whose destinies are intertwined. These colorful personalities present the unified voice of a global community whose hopes, dreams, and desires present a future inclusive of all.”

Theaster Gates

“Drawing on his interest and training in urban planning and preservation, Gates redeems spaces that have been left behind. Known for his recirculation of art-world capital, Gates creates work that focuses on the possibility of the “life within things.” Gates smartly upturns art values, land values, and human values. In all aspects of his work, he contends with the notion of Black space as a formal exercise – one defined by collective desire, artistic agency, and the tactics of a pragmatist.”

Loveis Wise

“Yes, my name is actually Loveis Wise (they/them) but I'm also a Freelance Illustrator based in Los Angeles from Washington,DC. In addition to being a (double) Capricorn (Libra rising) who is obsessed with the color pink, I've worked with some amazing clients such as: The New Yorker, Google, Harper Collins, Disney Hyperion, Instagram, Dr.Marten, Birchbox, Mural Arts Philadelphia, L'Oreal, The New York Times, REI, Refinery29, BuzzFeed News, Bitch Media, The Pennsylvania Gazette, Philadelphia Printworks ,Illustrated Impact, Tampa Bay Times, Eileen Fisher, The Poetry Foundation, Cartoon Network, LeafTV, Got A Girl Crush, BUST Magazine,& Wieden+Kennedy.”