Karen Navarro is an Argentine-born multidisciplinary artist living and working in Houston. Navarro works on a diverse array of mediums that includes photography, collage, and sculpture. Her image-based work centers around the topic of identity, self-representation, and belonging. Trained as a fashion designer and photographer, Navarro studied at the University of Buenos Aires and completed the certificate program in photography at the Houston Center for Photography. Her constructed portraits are known for pushing the boundaries of traditional photography, the use of color theory, surreal scenes, and minimalist details. In 2018, Navarro was the recipient of the Glassell School of Art scholarship from the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and most recently she has received the Artadia fellowship 2019. Her work has been exhibited in the US and abroad. Selected shows include Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH), USA; Galerija Upuluh, Zagreb, Croatia; Lawndale Art Center, Houston, USA; Elisabet Ney Museum, Austin, USA; Melkweg Expo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Houston Center for Photography, Houston, USA; and Museo de la Reconquista, Tigre, Argentina.

Self-taught, California born, Mississippi raised, and Houston based, Angela Fabbri exhibited at the 2019 Florence Biennale in Italy, and Spectrum Miami, Art Basel. She received her first commission at 16, and in 2010 she moved to Houston where she exhibited at the 2012 Bayou City Art Festival and the 2013 Houston Fine Art Festival. In 2014 she debuted her first abstract series, Color Fusion. Co-hosted by fashion design house Billy Reid, this solo show was a huge success nearly selling out. Shortly after, she released her second abstract series, Ripple In Time. Paintings from this series were selected by Clint Willour for a juried exhibition and were featured in the Houston Chronicle’s 2018 editorial project, The Gray Couch Project. In 2017, Fabbri unveiled her contemporary realism series, Inversion, which features her signature backwards messaging. With multiple acknowledgements from the press, celebrity collectors and public installations, this series took Fabbri’s career to the next level. She has painted live at events for Baccarat, Thrillist, Dos Equis. In 2017, the assistant curator for the MOCA, Los Angeles, selected her work for a group exhibition in Houston, Celebrating Texas Art; then again in 2018 by, the assistant curator, for the Whitney in NY.

Samara (Sam) Barks is an accomplished freelance illustrator, muralist, 3D artist and mentor. She’s been able to hone and enhance her eye for design through her time as a Senior Artist in creative fields that range from product to exhibit design. Her illustration and fine art styles are a mix of exaggerated realism with a graffiti feel. Through her art, she creates work featuring people of color, specifically black people, in spaces where they aren’t likely to be seen. Representation matters isn’t just a saying, it’s a driving force behind much of her narrative. She created Mixed Hues, to fill a very real need of seeing more representation of black people in two communities she’s passionate about: art and roller derby. As a retired derby skater herself, you can find this native Detroiter (now Austinite) at the local skating rink or learning to carve at the skate parks in and around Austin.

Laurence Unger is a native Houstonian photographer, digital artist, painter, and filmmaker. She was a member of the Glassell Block program from 2018-2019 and completed her MFA in Film at Vermont College of Fine Art. Houston is an endless source of inspiration for her with its wild juxtapositions, haunting histories, and incredible diversity.

Beast Syndicate (BEAST) is the studio moniker of Texas-based graphic artist and printmaker Jeremy Thompson. Creating in the spirit of appropriation and customization popularized by the handmade zines of punk and other counter-culture movements, he draws inspiration from street art, skateboard graphics, post-war pop culture, and political propaganda.

Born and raised in England, BEAST creates work that blends familiar visual references with subversive undertones, employing the distressed textures of print-making and everyday detritus as a metaphor for the decay of the so-called American dream.

BEAST has been involved in a diverse selection of art shows and events across Europe, the USA, and in Australia, in a variety of mediums and themes, including street art, character design, skateboards, graphic design, and T shirts.

elizabeth carrington is best known for her colorful, pop art paintings, public art and textiles, all of which mix graffiti-style lettering, doodles and collage with graphic screen-printed imagery. her pieces comment on dogmas and widely held beliefs in popular culture and pay homage to times of revolution and upheaval that move the needle of society’s moral compass. her work is fun and whimsical and sometimes subversive, and is informed by her lifelong love of travel, music, the outdoors and action sports.

Moni Yael Garwil is a designer, illustrator, and artist with a thinking through making manifesto. Constantly striving for the best version of herself, Moni has grown into a multifaceted creative with strong critical thinking skills and detail-oriented artistry. Exploration, thoughtfulness, and progressive activism drive her professional and personal works.