Meet Jema, the compelling hip-hop artist skillfully intertwining old school essence with the beats of the new school. He fearlessly explores life’s concealed chapters and echoes resilience born from adversity…. Read More
Jeremiah Woody (Jema)
Role: Artist
Laurie Elmer
Laurie Elmer, a proud St. Petersburg, FL native, is an accomplished artist with a BA in art from Guilford College, Greensboro, NC. Co-owner of Urban Dog Studio, she excels in… Read More
Edel Alvarez Galban (AGalban)
Born in Havana, Cuba in 1967, Edel Alvarez Galban, aka AGalban, has always had a fascination with everything artistic. From his infancy he painted everything around him, becoming a threat… Read More
Dakota Parkinson
Dakota Parkinson is a resident artist at the Morean Center for Clay and a technician at the Hive St. Pete. She grew up in Kansas City, Missouri and graduated from… Read More
Polita Glynn
Polita Cohen Glynn is a filmmaker and director of Merfolk Media Alliance. As a writer/producer, she creates films and stories which explore ideas about social justice and equity with a… Read More
Tiffany Elliot
Tiffany Elliott, GIA Diamonds Graduate and jeweler for TeeSankey Designs, is best known for incorporating baroque minimalism into her limited edition and one-of-a-kind collections. Her designs, inspired by history and… Read More
Dallas Jackson
Dr. Dallas Jackson (born 1968) is a native of St. Petersburg, Florida. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Southern University. He earned three educational degrees He earned his… Read More
David McCauley
David McCauley is an interdisciplinary artist based in St Petersburg, FL. Since 2012, he has founded multiple 501c3 organizations such as the Rise Up Gallery, Laundromat Art Space, Artillery Residency… Read More
Fran Failla
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Fran’s personal artistic journey began at a very early age. Given the opportunity in elementary school to take up painting, she quickly showed a special… Read More
Thomas Sayers Ellis
Poet, photographer, and bandleader Thomas Sayers Ellis is the author of The Maverick Room and Skin, Inc,: Identity Repair Poems, He co-founded The Dark Room Collective and The Dark Room… Read More
