Laura Brody sculpts for the human body and its vehicles. She developed and curates Opulent Mobility, a series of exhibits that re-imagine disability as opulent and powerful. Her art has been shown at the Ikouii Creative, ACE/121 Gallery, Brea Gallery, the Charles River Museum of Industry, Westbeth Center For the Arts, California State University Northridge, Gallery Expo, the Dora Stern Gallery at Arts Unbound, and The World of Wearable Art.Ms. Brody works as a professional costume maker and designer, an artist, and as an educator. She is passionate about reuse, sustainability, and re-imagining disability.

Julie O’Sullivan was born and raised in the heartland of Nebraska, and her training, education and experience is diverse, ranging from New York, Vermont, Rhode Island to Orange County. She currently is creating an abstract series titled Connectivity inspired by the experiences and relationships between people in the time of Covid. Previous series include Sapphire Whiskers, inspired by a chemical process occurring from oxidation of aluminum and Celestial Orbs, an homage to the aerospace environment in the Mojave Valley.

Julie studied at RISD, UNK, Chelsea Ceramic Guild, NEIT, FIT and holds a degree in architecture. She works in stained glass, ceramics, acrylic paints and assemblage, in many ways inspired by found objects in the High Desert area. Julie’s main studio is in Los Angeles, CA, but she also likes to work while traveling. Stays in Ireland, England, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia and Spain have inspired her color palette and shapes. Staying true to expressing emotion and depth, she strives to maintain integrity while evoking and inspiring positive vibes. Julie’s art seeks to ‘walk in beauty’ and inspire joy and playful imagination.

Monica Marks is a Los Angeles-based, found object painter and sculptor. The artist often uses a variety of recycled materials with mixed media applications. Monica's work breaks boundaries of dimensionality, completed as both wall and pedestal art. As an expressionist artist, Monica balances the razor's edge of assemblage and contemporary art.

Monica earned her BA in Art from California State University, Northridge, and her MA in in Clinical Art Therapy. Monica’s training and experience in the mental health field influences her work and she believes strongly in the power of expressive arts to promote emotional growth and healing.

"I like things with a sense of history," explains the artist. Monica, an annual resident artist at Desert Dairy in 29 Palms California, finds beauty and value in the discarded. Much of her work focuses on invisible disabilities and identity. She won second place in "Collector's Choice" at Studio Channel Islands Art Center. Monica was also awarded at the 36th and 37th Annual All Media Juried Exhibition at MOAH Cedar. Her most recent solo installation, "Mindful Currents," was part of the "Window Dressing" series at Cerritos College. Monica and her team created a large multimedia jellyfish aquarium that calmed both staff and students alike as they stopped to experience a meditative moment in their hurried days. Monica is excited about her next solo show, "Abandoned," exploring the visual, historical, and emotional implications of abandoned homesteads in Wonder Valley and Twentynine Palms, CA. "Abandoned" opens on October 25, 2025, at Gallery 825 in West Hollywood.

"In my art, I choose to shine a light on the things we keep hidden," says the artist, "so that when others view my art, they feel seen."

Christine White is a Southern California-based artist who has been working in paint for the past 15 years. Having lived throughout the United States, she has developed a deep appreciation for the unique character of different regions. This sensitivity to place is a central theme in her work and is supported by her professional background and a Master’s degree in geography.

Her art style is representational, blending elements of fine art with imagination. She often portrays surreal narratives involving places, plants, and creatures. While she primarily works in oil, she frequently experiments with a variety of surfaces. Her explorations have included reverse paintings on glass, mirrors, masks, and musical instruments, as well as traditional canvas works.

More recently, Christine has been creating art using materials that are typically discarded—plastic, fabric scraps, old wiring. Her goal is to integrate these elements seamlessly into her work, creating pieces that are beautiful first and only incidentally made from repurposed materials. Through this approach, she expresses her commitment to environmental consciousness and offers a quiet resistance to the culture of overconsumption.

Scratch board & Glass Artist - bio coming soon!

Glass artist - Bio coming soon!

Photographic artist, Curator, Co-producer Open Show LA

Richard S. Chow is a photographic artist in Los Angeles whose work is recognized in fine art, documentary, analog, and original photo-based objects. His work has exhibited solo at the Museum of Art and History (MOAH) Lancaster; Orange Coast College; Neutra Institute Museum & Gallery; and Metro 417 Gallery. His work is also in the permanent collection at the American Hotel in Los Angeles, and in the LA Public Library, as well as other private collections.

Highlights of recent group shows include the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts (FMoPA), the Griffin Museum in Boston, bG gallery, Gallery 825, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Open Mind Art Space, LA Art Show, Bergamot Station galleries, among others. Richard has earned recognitions in Lucie Foundation’s annual International Photography Awards (IPA) six years running from 2013 to 2018, then again in 2020.

His work was featured in the monograph LACMA Jazz 25th Anniversary published by the LA County Museum of Arts. Richard is the author of two independent published books, Distant Memories, and Urbanscape, both received book awards from MOPLA (Month of Photography LA) by Lucie Foundation. Additionally, Richard is curator and co-producer for Open Show Los Angeles whose mission is to provide a platform for visual artists to share & dialog their work. He is a reviewer for the 2021 Artist Grant awards in support of Sacramento's California Art Council. A few years back, he served as the Board Chairman for a non-profit 501c3 Create Now that mentors at-risk youth in arts education. He has curated exhibits at galleries and art fairs, led workshops and moderated panel discussions in photo fairs.

Richard is represented by UPAG United Photographic Artists Gallery in Tampa FL, as well as Gallery 825 LA Art Association in West Hollywood, CA. His portfolio & artist statements can be viewed at www.richardschow.com.

Multidisciplinary Artist

Multidisciplinary artist who work in several media, Adeola has a way of bringing colors together to create a visual sensation. When you look at my paintings, you feel the joy and happiness the colors convey, Adeola said.  Adeola is very aware of colors and forms and how they work to captivate her audience.
Adeola first public exhibition was at National Orange Show where she won honorable mention for her work “Wings of Love”.  She has since won many awards for her paintings and jewelry designs.  Adeola was the featured artist at the 1997 Inland Empire Alzheimer’s Association Art Auction and the Annual African- American Artist Festival.  Her image “Serenity” and “Praising the Lord” were used as the poster image respectively.  She has exhibited at local and National juried shows and also served as juror for local art competitions. 

​ Adeola is proud of her involvement with the African American Summerfest from 1992-1998 special youth exhibition called, “Tomorrow’s Masters” which honors youths from kindergarten through 12th grades. She was a member of the task force committee in formulating the County Cultural Plan for the County of San Bernardino.  Her work is in both public and private collection, such as Toni Morrison, Riverside Art Museum, Chaffey Community Museum of Art, National Orange Show, Loma Linda Ronald McDonald House and many more. 
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Adeola works in different mediums. Her first love is the oil and acrylic medium. For several years, she developed a love for the printmaking process. Adeola now works with both mediums to create some of her work. In addition to painting, she enjoys working with enamels and metalsmithing to create wearable art.  Some of Adeola’s paintings have been shown on the set of Fox’s television drama “Time of your Life,” NBC’s drama, “The Others,” ABC’s “Greys Anatomy”, “Blackish”, most recently HBO’s “Insecure”,  CBS’s “The Neighborhood”,  Bob HEART Abishola and many more. 

Aleka Corwin is influenced by the folk art boxes of Latin America, as well as tourist boxes from the U.S., in the fifties and sixties. She captures both the innocence of childhood memories and the wit of Pop Art and DaDa. She uses toys, found objects and craft materials to tell stories of magical worlds.

Aleka Corwin grew up in New York City the child of an artist and a scholar, creating art out of the materials around her. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with a double major in Painting and Folklore & Mythology. She studied in Paris, was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Togo, West Africa, and received her M.A. in Art Education from Goddard College, studying with artist Judy Chicago. She worked as a set decorator for film & television, and as an art teacher for children and adults. She worked as a mask/puppet/prop/set maker for theatrical production around the world.  She teaches Parent/Child Art classes in Glendale, CA. She makes masks, drawings, sculptures and collages, take photos, and creates dioramas. During Covid19 quarantine she is working with paper maché to create a series of masks entitled “Crazy Covid Clown Masks”.