Leandra Berrios is an artist who ties the abstract world with realism. She loves to stimulate the mind using the color theory while opening the viewers’ perspective. Her art sends out a message that gets the viewers into thinking of an abundant positive shift.

Aya Hasan is an international student bringing a a diffrent artistic prespective straight from the Middle East and North Africa. She is a self taught makeup artist and painter. Her inspiration was initiated by space,the galaxy and the stars.

Erin began making art by capturing the features of family members in portraits. She sharpened her work through high school and college, graduating from Calvin College (now Calvin University) with a Bachelor of Arts. Erin creates for the joy of creating with a particular love of drawing in many different mediums. She finds motivation in her close relationships and frequently displays her love of food and animals in her work.

Monroe A. O’Bryant, known as Akibang, is a self-taught Grand Rapids photographer, producer, and videographer. As the owner of the production company, A Fearless Brother Project, Akibang seeks to engage people in conversation about injustice in the American system, with a focus on the black experience. One of Akibang’s 2018 photography exhibits, “A walk in the park in America”, opens space for respectful conversation and explores the history of issues the black community faces today. Akibang uses his work and production company as a platform to encourage everyone to share their stories and to listen with open minds to the stories of others.