ARTISTS

Tali Weinberg’s art practice explores relationships—to the earth, to the places we call home, and to each other—within the context of a worsening ecological crisis.

Grace Theisen is an Americana/Blues artist originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan. Fairly new to the Michigan music scene, she has created quite the buzz.

Melissa Webb is a multi-disciplinary artist working in the areas of installation, performance, photography and video. Over her nearly 30-year career, Melissa has presented her work at numerous art galleries, festivals and museums.

Lori Larusso is an American visual artist working with themes of domesticity and foodways. Her work encompasses paintings and installations that explore class, gender and anthropocentrism, and how these practices reflect and shape culture.

Aaron Peters received a bachelor’s in visual arts from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2016 and a Master of Fine Arts at Ohio State University in 2022.

My work draws heavily from puppetry, slapstick entertainment, collaborative relationships, gender tropes, horticulture and the fiber arts.

Steve Brown is a mixed-media artist and writer exhibiting and publishing in the US and internationally since 2000.

Anna Lee Roeder is a multimedia visual artist based in Kalamazoo, MI. She is passionate about public art.
She creates dream-like collages and photographs and enjoys putting on interactive events.

Erik Vasilauskas has been painting since 2018 and studies with Ken Freed at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. In his work on canvas, he is interested in capturing the likenesses of friends, family members, and their pets. Portraits make great gifts! Erik is also partner in the creative team of Dream Scene Placemaking, which creates mural art in public places.