Works here range from seductively strange to grotesquely delicious. Visceral, thoughtful, fun, humorous, dark, and of course, yummy.

Kendra Stepp-Davis

Kendra Stepp-Davis: Mixed media artist celebrating Black community’s joy through diverse mediums. Explores identity as biracial woman, navigating societal norms. Jello metaphor embodies ever-changing fat Black body. Contrasts jello with outdoor scenes, inviting contemplation. Powerful, thought-provoking art.

Kendra Stepp-Davis is an Artist who creates mixed media work that encompasses digital work, sculpture and installation. She celebrates the Black community’s joy through diverse mediums. Explores identity as biracial woman, navigating societal norms.

Ophelia Arc

As an artist, I strive to challenge societal norms and question the boundaries of acceptable subjects in art. Through the use of crochet as my primary medium, I aim to subvert traditional notions often associated with craftwork and to call into question the viewer’s preconceptions of “women’s work”. My pieces explore taboo subject matter often delving into themes of mutilation, body image, and vulnerability. By combining yarn, latex, and personal mementos, my art aims to evoke a sense of abjection that elicits an emotional and psychological response from the viewer. My choices in subject matter and materials are purposefully chosen to spark reflection and challenge societal norms. Through my art I invite viewers to engage with uncomfortable truths, confront inner turmoil and contemplate the boundaries of what is considered acceptable within a contemporary art space.

Ophelia Arc is a multidisciplinary fiber-based artist pursuing her MFA at the Rhode Island School of Design. Using sculpture, video, and installation Arc investigates psychoanalytic themes as they relate to her personal experiences and memories.

Terri Lloyd

The Tibetan tradition of viewing art doesn’t rely upon technical or aesthetic merit. A work has value by how much the artist changes through the process of making that work. 

My return to painting in early 2018 began with a process of unlearning. I began by employing the use of my other hand. Which forced me to suspend my inner critic. It was then, I was able to paint and write prose without constraint. 

Confronting my canvas, it’s not enough to represent a moment in the literal sense. It is more important that I am able to transfer the feeling of that moment onto the viewer. 

Throughout the process of telling these stories, I have been able to come to terms with my journey. This is not about healing or therapy. The scars are permanent, the arthritis crippling. 

I grieve and at the same time breathe. I remember who I am.

Terri Lloyd is a self-taught visual artist and story-teller living and working in Los Angeles.
She authored two books under the Black Scat Books imprint. Terri shows her art and video worldwide.

Naichen Pan

If an artwork counts as an invention, then this piece of video art is inspired by another great invention: fortune cookies, symbolizing the Chinese American culture, which originated in the US. 

Therefore, this piece is a biography dedicated to female Asian artists. Taking the fortune cookie, which originated in California, US, in the 1920s and gradually became the symbol of Chinese culture, as a projection of their identity crisis as an Asian woman, the artist confessed the confusion in multiple aspects: the intergeneration gap, the shared physical and mental experience as a female, and how they are facing the gaze of post-colonialism, catering to the Western audience, in an era of a polarized society.Please find the full video here: https://vimeo.com/802838472?share=copy

Naichen Pan is a multimedia artist who recently graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is currently based in New York, USA.