Elizabeth "Libby" McFalls, Professor of Art and Foundations Coordinator at Columbus State University, uses storytelling as a central theme in her mixed media prints, which examine issues of loss and family, she also serves as an Associate VP of Programming of Integrative Teaching International.

Rae Goodwin, Associate Professor in Art Studio at the University of Kentucky, works in an expanded studio practice that examines aspects of maternal ancestry as it influences the construction of identity, along with gender-based assumptions about freedom, the unknown and communication.

Dr. Jane Jensen, Associate Professor at the University of Kentucky, holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology and Higher Education from Indiana University, Bloomington, and conducts research on post-secondary educational aspirations and impacts.