about the artist

Daria Davis is an artist and designer, born and raised in Memphis, TN. She’s a graduate of Jackson State University and the University of Memphis where she received a BA & MFA in Graphic Design. Her current design focus is digital design & animation. Her art focus is painting and illustration. Her illustration style combines both painting background with more technical aspects of graphic design. She often uses bold colors and organic shapes from stories or moments observed each day.

Juan Rojo was born in Valladolid, Spain in 1977. He graduated from the University of Salamanca (Spain) with a degree in Fine Arts and obtained his Masters degree in painting and video at the University of Maryland, College Park. Rojo uses painting, video, photography and printmaking to call into question traditions of representation and conventions of the depiction of women. He creates tumultuous wrestling matches between representation and abstraction, between contemporary fragmentation and historical representation, and between accepted heights of taste and intoxicating trips of high pitch colors.

Sarai Payne is a multi-disciplinary artist from Memphis, TN who specializes in digital collages, mix media art, illustrations, and graphic design. She enjoys using her skills to showcase her thoughts, emotions, fantasies, and random ideas in various mediums. Her work often includes bold colors, butterflies, and flowers as symbols of blooming and soaring high despite the odds.