Will Lytle aka Thorneater Comics is a Catskills born and raised comic artist and illustrator. He’s deeply influenced by the natural environment of the Catskills, and tries to capture the form of magic they inspire. He’s been a muralist for O+ Festival Kingston, had a weekly comic in the Ulster Publishing suite of papers, decorated a window at Colette in Paris, and works as a freelance illustrator in the Mid Hudson Valley.
Ocean J. Lofgren is a photographer and video artist living in Rosendale, New York and a life long resident of the Hudson Valley. He is an alumnus of the 2016 O+ Festival. His work has shown nationally and internationally in Queer Prophecies: Future Visions with Coral Short, In New York at Judson Memorial Church, the SOHO 20 Gallery, Manhattan Theater Source, Islip Art Museum, and The Gallery at Hummingbird; and in Dublin, Ireland at the Out House Gallery. His work has also been published in Source Magazine, Ireland’s Photographic Review. Ocean has a BFA from Purchase College (1997) and a Masters Degree in Special Education from Hunter College (2005.) Ocean currently works as a special education teacher and a dyslexia therapist.
Callie Jayne is the Founder & Executive Director of Rise Up Kingston, and Radio Show host at Radio Kingston. Her desire to fight for justice began in 8th Grade protesting against unequitable dress code policies. Callie’s career started off in sales, bouncing from job-to-job, and struggling to meet ends meet. Her life, work and educational experiences led her to discover the institutionalized issues that were preventing her and many others — from all walks of life — from achieving a quality standard of living. Her desire for change comes from the belief that all people deserve a basic standard of living, and if we could all come together and hear many differing perspectives, we can use our struggles to achieve collective greatness.
I’m a 23 year old multi-media artist with a concentration in multi channel video installations and tiny computing. My work tends to discuss a verity of topics spanning from personal narratives, to abstract kinetic video installation. Nevertheless, I always aim to broaden discussion in hopes to start interesting and or productive conversation.
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Kingston-based illustrator, exhibition designer, and children’s author, Marker Snyder, AKA Redsharkboy, has been working as an artist since 2003.
Through installations, products, stories, and art, Redsharkboy sets out to create art that helps unlock your dreams and unleash your creativity.
With the help of his friends (both real and imaginary) Redsharkboy hopes to remind you that imagination really can make a difference!
Emily Vail is a graduate student at Cornell University in the field of Natural Resources. Since 2010, Emily has worked at the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation’s Hudson River Estuary Program, in collaboration with the NYS Water Resources Institute at Cornell University. She supports community-based watershed groups, municipalities, and other partners as they work to improve water quality in the Hudson Valley. She holds a BA in Environmental Studies from Vassar College. Emily also organizes Uptown Swing Kingston, a monthly night of hot jazz, dance, and swing, and directs the Uptown Lowdown vintage jazz dance troupe.
We are two artists who have lived in New York for the last 11 years and recently moved to continue our studio practices in Kingston. Both graduates of Minneapolis College of Art and Design each actively exhibits their own paintings and are included in many private and public collections throughout the country.
Aaron Hauck:
My most recent work is a direct reflection of my surroundings. I work and walk around New York City on a daily basis. I would like to convey the enormity and solemnity of the buildings and the city as a whole. I have always drawn and painted cathedral and church interiors and the experience of walking around NYC has a similar effect. It gives one the feeling of insignificance. It is also a dirty, filthy, beautiful place. The city works as a giant sundial. The morning and evening sunlight is directed by the architecture. These light and dark areas and quiet moments in a massively populated city hopefully are conveyed to the viewer.
Samantha French:
My current body of work is focused on swimmers underwater and above. Using vague yet consuming memories from my childhood summers spent immersed in the tepid lakes of northern Minnesota, I attempt to recreate the quiet tranquility of water and nature; of days spent sinking and floating, still and peaceful. These paintings are a link to my home and continual search for the feeling of the sun on my face and warm summer days at the lake. They are an escape, a subtle reprieve from the day-to-day. Using this combination of memory, observation and my own underwater photography has allowed me to preserve the transitory qualities of water and remembrance.
Dina is an avid nature worshipper and berry hunter. Her work combines inspiration from the plant world, every day life, inter-dimensional realities and the subconscious mind. She uses a variety of mediums including painting, drawing and mural work to make art into a reality and penetrate the minds, souls and spirits of those seeking. Dina works as a hospice nurse in the Hudson Valley and lives in Kingston.
Mat is a printmaker and designer whose primary focus is reconnecting people with the natural world. He is also a musician and works as a brewer in the Hudson Valley and calls Eddyville home.
Ana Azzue Gallira and Ori Alon are artists whose work is participatory, engages the public, and facilitates positive experiences. Ori is based in Beacon, New York and Ana has recently moved from New York to California’s Bay Area.
http://www.supportivebureaucracy.org/hiddenfortunewheel.html
Risa Tochigi, aka Boogie, is one half of the dynamic duo boogieREZ. Boogie is a Japanese American artist who crafts detailed imaginary creatures, flowing abstractions and fun and uniquely creative loving characters. Her body of work taps into the flow of the streets and the vibrations of the dance culture. Her creative spirit blends the technical mastery of traditional Japanese prints with urban imagery, materials and locations.
She is an illustrator, painter and a muralist who truly lives life to the fullest. She can’t stop, won’t stop creating! She works on a wide range of projects in a number of mediums. Recently, she has been deeply involved in using ply-wood to bring her illustrations to life. Her imagination and love of nature and design has led her to create many organically inspired pieces. Some of these projects include, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Nord Anglia International School, Art 4 WTC, Jonathan Levine projects, O+ Positive festival, Sun Rise Steam Shack, Int-O Yellow, First Street Project, Raw Brooklyn, Star Street Art Project, Meeting Of The Styles, Mural WTC2
She believes visual art is an extremely vital component of life. She is always experimenting with different processes and pushing the boundaries. The art movement called UMEWE draws a tremendous amount of creative encouragement found in all her projects. This crusade was developed as a collaborative effort in which art and design act as a platform to promote optimism and combat depression. Her deep need to help others is rooted in her work. She is heavily inspired by her incredible nephew Masaki, her partner in crime Rezones, the culture of HIP HOP, sensational African drum and dance, yoga and all the amazing people that she crosses paths with on a daily basis.
Lucinda is a self-taught muralist and painter. She is currently a resident artist at the Grand ArtHaus in Phoenix, AZ. She begun curating and throwing underground art shows which led her to curate group and solo exhibits for local artists. She has facilitated mural projects in Phoenix one being with immigrant rights organizations such as Colibri Center for Human Rights. Lucinda has worked alongside public artists: Mata Ruda on several murals. One being the longest mural project in the US, known as Gateways to Newark. She has now begun her own path to painting her own murals, was part of this years Wall Therapy in Rochester, NY and has shown in several galleries in the U.S, such as ChimMaya Gallery in East LA. 17 Frost Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, Tangent Gallery Milwaukee Detroit, MI, El Chante Casa de Cultura Albuquerque, NM, The Hive Gallery Phoenix, AZ, Arizona Latino Arts and Culture Gallery Phoenix, AZ and The Grand ArtHaus Phoenix, AZ. Lucinda has spoken at conferences and on panels as a guest speaker. One being at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, AZ for La Revolución: The Legacy of Mural Art in the Southwest and in Rochester, NY for Wall Therapy conference titled “Art and Social Change at Times of Crisis”. Lucinda continues to serve her local community in Phoenix as an artist, muralist, curator, activist, volunteer and mentor.
https://lamorenaart.bigcartel.com
https://iamapotropaic.wordpress.com/2017/08/04/lucinda-yrene-muralism-feminisim-and-spirituality/
