Screenshot Mary Evans is an interdisciplinary contemporary artist and educator working across sculpture, textiles, painting, drawing, experimental video, and multimedia installation. She holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Practice from the University of Oregon and a BFA in Printmaking from The Evergreen State College. Her studio practice is rooted in material exploration and an interest in [...]
Rocky Casillas Aguirre
Rocky Casillas Aguirre is a bilingual visual artist, cartoonist, muralist, and children’s book author and illustrator whose work combines humor, imagination, and storytelling to explore mindfulness and mental health. Rocky is the founder of Rokaturas, a MN-based arts and entertainment studio centered on destigmatizing mental health through books, animations, galleries, and workshops. He is best [...]
Esther Piszczek
In 2008, Esther left the practice of law to live more creatively. When she was introduced to the Zentangle® method of pattern drawing, a non-representational, contemplative way of drawing complex patterns, her life changed. She’d been drawing patterns since she was a child, but it wasn’t until she experienced the Zentangle method that she felt [...]
Jinjer Markley
Jinjer Markley is an artist, illustrator, and color nerd in Minneapolis, MN. Her formal training is in science: She has an M.M.s in Plant Biology. She also formally studied science teaching and formerly taught middle school science. Her interest in math and science leaks into everything she does, including her abstract watercolor painting. Working with [...]
Teresa Cox
Inspired by the complexity and mystery of the natural world, artist Teresa Cox creates her artwork using drawings, photos, and experimental painting techniques. She also works in the realm of public art and has facilitated community group drawing and brainstorming sessions, designed and painted 15+ murals, installed public terrazzo floor commissions, and two outdoor sculptures. [...]
Shakun Maheshwari
Shakun is unavailable for programs from December 21 through February 18 Shakun is a visual artist who works in many genres. She began her artistic life in her native India, learning traditional folk arts from her mother and aunties. With formal art training in graphic design, photography, and various other mediums, she has enhanced her [...]
Sarah Nassif
As a botanist and artist, Sarah work brings art and science closer together through hands-on art making. As two sides of the same coin, art and science have more in common than most people think. Starting with the five senses, Sarah helps audiences discover their hidden powers to Observe, Record and Share their unique perspectives [...]
Roshan Ganu
Roshan Ganu is a multimedia narrative artist originally from Goa-India, now based in Minneapolis. As a part of her narrative work she makes comics, cartoons about her surroundings, and also builds multimedia installations, based on what the story/concept demands. She is the recipient of the Next Step Fund and Arts Impact for Groups awards by [...]
