Patricia Van Dalen

Patricia Van Dalen (she/her/hers) was born and raised in Venezuela, is a visual artist and educator who lives and works in Miami. Her work spans a wide range of mediums, such as painting, collage, photography, assemblage, and prints; installations; site-specific works integrated into architecture in glass mosaics, stained glass, wood, and aluminum; applied art including tapestries, rugs, and Iznik ceramic tiles; as well as public art such as the urban-scale mural “Jardín Lumínico” in Caracas. Van Dalen has been teaching visual thinking since 1984 and conducts year-round workshops.
https://patriciavandalen.com/en/

Dimitry Chamy

Dimitry Chamy (he/they) Dimitry Saïd Chamy is an artist and designer of transdisciplinary practice. Working from a queer, mixed Middle Eastern and Caribbean immigrant perspective, he draws from ritual and linguistic systems to create works that explore speculative futures and symbolic world-building through drawing, pattern, participatory artifact creation, and storytelling. Chamy has worked on projects at multiple scales in diverse sectors, including art, education, fashion, technology, and the nonprofit world. Chamy holds an MFA in Graphic Design from Yale University.
https://dimitrychamy.com/

Paola Sierra

Paola Sierra (she/her/hers) is a Miami-based museum professional working at Stonewall National Museum and Archives. Her research leans towards queer and feminist perspectives and histories; particularly in archives and collections. She has contributed to the Online Biographical Dictionary of the Woman Suffrage Movement and has worked on several projects in the Collections, Archives, and Digital Initiative departments at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. Paola holds a BS in Marketing from Bentley University and recently earned her MFA in Visual Arts concentrating on Curatorial Practice from Florida International University.

Rafa Muci

Rafa Muci (he/him/his) of Venezuelan origin, is a visual artist, living and working in Miami. He works with several mediums, painting, drawing, photography, assemblage and prints. His work centers on introspection, he is a 'collective man' — one who carries and shapes the unconscious, psychic life, in searching for an intimate narrative of content, placement, color, and materials while his approach also encourages an active engagement with the deeper hidden elements of an emerging image, resulting in a direct alchemical experience through the materials as well as the power of symbolism. Rafael holds a degree in Architecture from the Universidad Central de Venezuela and a Master in Digital Arts from the Tisch School of the Arts of the New York University.
https://www.instagram.com/rafamuci/?hl=en

Yi Chin Hsieh

Yi Chin Hsieh (She/Her) - Yi Chin Hsieh is a Taiwanese independent curator and museum professional living and working in Miami. Her research interests include curatorial methods under the discussion of exhibition forms, collectiveness in curatorial practices, and contemporary visual culture in response to the current time. She holds an MFA in Visual Arts from Florida International University (FIU) and has realized several curatorial projects in the Great Miami area and online.
https://yichinhsieh.com

Marco Caridad

Marco Caridad (he/him/his) was born in Venezuela and lives and works in Miami. Caridad has exhibited throughout South Florida in places such as the Historic Miami Post Office Museum, Miramar Cultural Center, Koubek Center, Wynwood Walls, Miami International Fine Arts, ArtServe, Centro Cultural Español, and Artefactus Cultural Project. Caridad’s work has been featured in the books: Latin American Artists and Artists in the Top; he is also the co-author of "Syllabaries: Images and Words" and "Desarrolla Tu Creatividad con Ejercicios Teatrales." Caridad holds an MFA from The Art Institutes, Miami International University of Art & Design, and a BFA from The University of Zulia. Caridad has been an adjunct professor at Istituto Marangoni and the Catholic University Andres Bello. He is currently an art director for Hard Rock at Redline Media Group and the Vice President of One Club Miami.
https://marcocaridad.com/