Devoted to exploring the multifaceted nature of Black/African identity and the deep connections between the human body and the natural world, Love Quetee’s creative practice is shaped by personal experiences and broader cultural narratives. Her portfolio serves as a visual journey, celebrating Black joy, challenging stereotypes, and fostering a sense of belonging for those who need to see themselves reflected. Through storytelling in paint and pencil, Love reflects on her heritage and sparks nuanced conversations about community and resilience. Inspired by the harmony between people and the environment, her art invites viewers to consider the layered beauty of ordinary life and the stories that shape us. 

Denise Clemen has worked as an art model, an actress, an au pair in Paris, an English teacher, a merchant of her own blood plasma, an assembly-line worker in a factory, and a marine naturalist on whale watching boats.

A visual artist since 2020, she makes collages and handmade paper. Denise has completed artist’s residencies/exhibitions in Scotland, Mexico, and France. Her collages have been exhibited in several galleries in Minneapolis, and in several U. S states.

She’s proud to be a resident of Minneapolis.

Jess May is a painter whose work explores everyday spaces and objects as sites of memory and ritual. Inspired by lived environments and found materials, she reflects on how ordinary things become transformed through human presence, intention, and connection, shaping the way we experience our surroundings and shared moments.

C. Fausto Cabrera is an artist and writer whose work has appeared in Denver Quarterly and The Antioch Review. He co-authored The Parameters of Our Cage with photographer Alec Soth, reviewed by The New Yorker. His Inherited Scars series has been exhibited at the Weisman Art Museum and the Cargill Gallery, and his pastel work has been featured on the cover of The Washington Post Magazine. Cabrera’s art practice, which transforms trauma into handmade paper and visual narrative, was highlighted in Kim Johnson’s documentary series, Sustainability. His work embodies Outlaw Excellence where survival, imagination, and beauty collide.