Lendl Tellington

Lendl Tellington is a versatile storyteller working across film, photography, journalism, and experiential art. His practice centers on the subversion of aesthetic traditions to more accurately depict the nuance in our experiences. He hones in on the seemingly humdrum existence behind popular history and our contemporary moment and contextualizes the contributions of marginalized communities. When he’s not behind the camera, Lendl is the Technical Director of the Blackstar Film Festival.

Jason Austin

Jason Austin started drawing and painting ever since he could pick up a crayon or pencil.  After high school, he studied graphic design at the County College of Morris in Randolph, NJ and later transferred to New Jersey City University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in Illustration in 2006. In 2020, he earned his MFA degree at the University of Delaware’s Art & Design program.

He has since worked as a professional artist in fine art, illustration, and graphic design. His work can be seen in publications such as Jersey City Magazine, Home Accents Today, and Gift Shop Magazine.  Jason has also self-published his own comic books titled, "The Cosmic Samaritan” and “The Cassandra Effect”. He collaborated with author Dr. Tameka Bradley Hobbs on two children’s books, “Junebug and the Gumbo Garden” and “Soar”. 

Hoesy Corona

Hoesy Corona (Baltimore, MD) is an uncategorized queer Latinx artist of Mexican descent living and working in the United States. He creates work across a variety of media spanning installation, performance, and video. He develops otherworldly narratives centering marginalized individuals in society by exploring a process-based practice that investigates what it means to be a queer Latinx immigrant in a place where there are few. He choreographs large scale performances and installations that often silently confront and delight viewers with some of the most pressing issues of our time. Reoccurring themes of queerness, race/class/gender, nature, isolation, celebration, and the climate crisis are present throughout his work. Hoesy has exhibited widely in galleries, museums, and public spaces in the United States and abroad.