Nashville based artist, Marteja Bailey, creates art centered around mental health and spirituality. Her primary focus is to tell stories through art including her own as well as perceived experiences of others within her community. Although Marteja’s work is primarily on canvas, she is currently exploring the creation of murals and other mediums outside of oil paint. Marteja hopes to continue sharing her work and sparking tough conversations through art.

Michael Santoro is a fine art photographer engaged in the intersection between art and science. Inspired by a background in filmmaking and a passionate interest in physics, Michael utilizes surreal imagery to capture the interplay between theory and feeling.
angelEye employs photogrammetry and ray tracing to generate unique perspectives of a scene. To achieve this, hundreds of photos capture color and radiance data, while LiDAR technology tracks camera movement and position. Based on this information, computer vision software constructs a 3D model of the environment. However, when the data is insufficient, it can lead to the emergence of visual artifacts. These artifacts have an impressionistic quality, which can be used to illustrate the imperfections of human perception.

Breathing new life is the essence of Ashe Cain. Born and raised in Tennessee, she finds inspiration in Nashville on the backroads outside of the studio. And also her materials. With a passion for sustainable and ethical fashion, Ashe Cain incorporates roadkill she finds and processes herself in her eccentric designs. Mod alien describes the overall theme of her garments, drawing visions from the atomic age and unique creatures.

Kaylan Lemon (she/they) is a self-taught artist, working with many different mediums including acrylic, watercolor, digital, pastels, and more. Her work is a public journal that reflects the process of acknowledging, feeling, and working through emotions. . Kaylan uses bold colors to explore the human form and how it is connected to healing. Her current work aims to explore the shift in identity that occurs when making the choice to change the narrative and break free from past traumatic events and old diagnoses.
Kaylan is based in Nashville, TN.

Roshiila is a multidisciplinary artist specializing in photography, styling, and pottery. Her distinctive approach combines visual storytelling, design, and craftsmanship to produce compelling pieces that engage modern audiences.

A photography exhibition that celebrates the beauty of flowers. The exhibit features two images that highlight the vivid colors and intricate details of different blossoms. Alongside these, there is a photograph showcasing girls dressed in traditional attire. This curation aims to explore the theme from two distinct angles: One that delights in the delicate charm of flowers and another that celebrates the rich cultural heritage embodied in traditional clothing. The collection combines these two elements into a harmonious display of natural beauty and cultural tradition, encouraging viewers to appreciate the elegance and depth in both themes.

Dr. Meg ‘Meg Jo’ Jordan is a Southern Black woman visual artist and social scientist dedicated to making complex topics more accessible to bridge contentious social divides. Meg's visual art is informed by her career as a sociologist interviewing folks about humanity, the challenges of fostering hope and imagination, and building coalitions during what seems to be impossible, fatalistic times. Her whimsical, figurative, and impressionistic paintings tackle fatalism and nihilism by bringing an air of radical imagination and hope through her use of color and choice of figures. Dr. Jordan's work has been acknowledged as doing such by the Smithsonian Institution at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 in Egypt, by the Tanne Foundation for her work on abolition and racial justice, by the Nashville Scene and the Tennessean for her involvement in the painting of a 350-foot Black Lives Matter Street mural, etc. Her specialty and drive is wrapped up in creating symbols and images of love and hope in times of hate and despair in order to move people to believe we can win so we don’t freeze from fear, but act with faith.

Miriam Speyer is a multidimensional artist who moves effortlessly from one medium to the next. Hailing from Michigan, she made her way to Nashville via San Francisco in 2017 to dive into the songwriting scene. Miriam has toured the country and beyond as a bass player, and has released several albums of her own original music.
As a visual artist, Miriam’s unique illustrative style is immediately recognizable. With the use of clean lines and bold colors, she creates whimsical imaginary characters and scenes. Miriam is a National Endowments for the Arts grant recipient, and a published children’s book illustrator.

Lizzie Carsello is a mixed media artist who uses a variety of bold shapes and colors to evoke a visceral emotional response from the viewer. She derives shape inspiration from natural elements and exaggerates them into a more abstract form, creating nostalgic and familiar images. Additionally, she paints on reclaimed and reuse wooden frames as a nod to the natural elements her pieces derive inspiration from.

Paloma Wall, a 2009 graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a BFA in Sculpture + Extended Media, now resides and works in Nashville, Tennessee. Her ceramics blend wheel and handbuilding techniques, featuring extruded clay tubes to create intriguing negative spaces. She skillfully integrates body parts with ancient ceramic forms, incorporating handles and ergonomic features. Paloma's vessels evoke childhood memories through color and pattern, becoming cherished relics of her past.

Eve Greenberg, a Creative Director and Photographer, cultivates captivating visual stories. She seamlessly integrates a variety of models into natural backdrops, expertly utilizing light to capture the unique essence of each image. With a profound emphasis on evoking emotions, Eve orchestrates a seamless transition from creative concept to polished artwork. The pieces on display convey a narrative of humanity's deep-rooted connection with nature, illustrating its power to heal and transcend.