Founders & Ventures

Jamal Abrams was born and raised in Baltimore, MD. He later earned his BFA in dance from the University of the Arts. He has…

Janae Williams (juh weems) is a fat black genderqueer circus of a human being born and raised in the Black Baptist church pews of…

Jessica (Tyner) Mehta is poet and novelist. She’s a member of the Cherokee Nation and author of ten books including the forthcoming Savagery (poetry), the…

Jessica Valoris is a multidisciplinary installation artist. Inspired by Afrofuturism, metaphysics, and historical memory, Jessica builds installations and experiences that are sacred, intentional, and…

João Pina is a Portuguese-born photographer exploring global socio-political changes and human rights abuse through the language of visual memory. He graduated from the International…

Jova Lynne is an interdisciplinary artist and curator based out of Detroit, MI, of Jamaican and Colombian heritage, born and raised in New York…

Kelli Rae Adams utilizes clay in various states of permanency—often alongside additional materials—to create both functional objects and installation-based works that examine prevailing economic systems and probe…

Kokayi is a Grammy-nominated artist, innovator, and educator, entrenched in the ethos of hip hop culture, yet colors outside the lines of genre and…

Kristin Adair is a Washington, D.C.-based documentary photographer and multimedia storyteller with a background in law and a passion for social justice advocacy through visual…

Lionel Frazier White III is a D.C. native who is a passionate arts educator and interdisciplinary conceptual artist. He is a graduate of The…

Mengxi “Althea” Rao was born and raised in Beijing, and has lived and worked in Shanghai, Tokyo and Philadelphia. A journalist before self-identifying as an…

Molly Joyce’s music has been described as one of “serene power” (New York Times), written to “superb effect” (The Wire), and “impassioned” (The Washington…