J. Louis Tucker – better known as ‘ Ziggy ‘ – at initial glance uses digital photography to observe and document moments in time as they relate to American culture and its subcultures. On a deeper level, the artist explores the concepts of rhythm and movement as they relate to people. During 2013 Ziggy was recognized in the Memphis Flyer’s “20<30” article as one of 20 young Memphians under the age of 30 that are shaping the city’s future. Other accomplishments include photographing the President of the United States, having photographs displayed as part of the Brooks Museum 2013 group exhibition #memphisshared, and being commissioned to design a photography mural in the Whitehaven area of Memphis, Tennessee early 2014.

https://www.instagram.com/fomoloop/

J. Louis Tucker – better known as ‘ Ziggy ‘ – at initial glance uses digital photography to observe and document moments in time as they relate to American culture and its subcultures. On a deeper level, the artist explores the concepts of rhythm and movement as they relate to people. During 2013 Ziggy was recognized in the Memphis Flyer’s “20<30” article as one of 20 young Memphians under the age of 30 that are shaping the city’s future. Other accomplishments include photographing the President of the United States, having photographs displayed as part of the Brooks Museum 2013 group exhibition #memphisshared, and being commissioned to design a photography mural in the Whitehaven area of Memphis, Tennessee early 2014.

https://www.instagram.com/fomoloop/

Addoley Dzegede is a Ghanaian-American interdisciplinary artist.

Her work has been exhibited throughout the US, Europe, and Africa, and she has been an artist-in-residence at Thread: a project of the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation in Senegal, The University of Kansas, the Arteles Creative Center in Finland, Foundation Obras in Portugal, and Nes Artist Residency in Iceland, as well as a post-graduate apprentice at the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia. She received a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art, and was awarded a Chancellor’s Graduate Fellowship at Washington University in St Louis, where she completed an MFA degree in Visual Art.

Recent group exhibitions and screenings include Overview is a Place at SPRING/BREAK Art Show: Stranger Comes to Town in New York; Another Country at 50/50 in Kansas City; The Labs @ Chale Wote at the W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan-African Culture in Accra; In Deep Ecology at Tenerife Espacio de las Artes in Spain; Ecology without Borders .01 at [.BOX] Videoart Project Space in Milan; Color Key at the Contemporary Art Museum, St Louis; and Surface Forms at The Fabric Workshop & Museum in Philadelphia. Recent awards include the 2018 Great Rivers Biennial award; a MICA alumni award; a St. Louis Regional Arts Commission Artist Support Grant; and a Creative Stimulus Award from Critical Mass for the Visual Arts.

She is half of the collaborative duo, LAB:D, (which is a member of the artist collective, Monaco),with Lyndon Barrois Jr. Her solo exhibition, Ballast, was recently on view at the Contemporary Art Museum in St. Louis.

For context, we did this interview with Addoley located in the Netherlands; she is there temporarily as her partner, Lyndon, is completing a residency there. They will return to the US in 2019.

Addoley Dzegede is a Ghanaian-American interdisciplinary artist.

Her work has been exhibited throughout the US, Europe, and Africa, and she has been an artist-in-residence at Thread: a project of the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation in Senegal, The University of Kansas, the Arteles Creative Center in Finland, Foundation Obras in Portugal, and Nes Artist Residency in Iceland, as well as a post-graduate apprentice at the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia. She received a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art, and was awarded a Chancellor’s Graduate Fellowship at Washington University in St Louis, where she completed an MFA degree in Visual Art.

Recent group exhibitions and screenings include Overview is a Place at SPRING/BREAK Art Show: Stranger Comes to Town in New York; Another Country at 50/50 in Kansas City; The Labs @ Chale Wote at the W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan-African Culture in Accra; In Deep Ecology at Tenerife Espacio de las Artes in Spain; Ecology without Borders .01 at [.BOX] Videoart Project Space in Milan; Color Key at the Contemporary Art Museum, St Louis; and Surface Forms at The Fabric Workshop & Museum in Philadelphia. Recent awards include the 2018 Great Rivers Biennial award; a MICA alumni award; a St. Louis Regional Arts Commission Artist Support Grant; and a Creative Stimulus Award from Critical Mass for the Visual Arts.

She is half of the collaborative duo, LAB:D, (which is a member of the artist collective, Monaco),with Lyndon Barrois Jr. Her solo exhibition, Ballast, was recently on view at the Contemporary Art Museum in St. Louis.

For context, we did this interview with Addoley located in the Netherlands; she is there temporarily as her partner, Lyndon, is completing a residency there. They will return to the US in 2019.

Addoley Dzegede is a Ghanaian-American interdisciplinary artist.

Her work has been exhibited throughout the US, Europe, and Africa, and she has been an artist-in-residence at Thread: a project of the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation in Senegal, The University of Kansas, the Arteles Creative Center in Finland, Foundation Obras in Portugal, and Nes Artist Residency in Iceland, as well as a post-graduate apprentice at the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia. She received a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art, and was awarded a Chancellor’s Graduate Fellowship at Washington University in St Louis, where she completed an MFA degree in Visual Art.

Recent group exhibitions and screenings include Overview is a Place at SPRING/BREAK Art Show: Stranger Comes to Town in New York; Another Country at 50/50 in Kansas City; The Labs @ Chale Wote at the W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan-African Culture in Accra; In Deep Ecology at Tenerife Espacio de las Artes in Spain; Ecology without Borders .01 at [.BOX] Videoart Project Space in Milan; Color Key at the Contemporary Art Museum, St Louis; and Surface Forms at The Fabric Workshop & Museum in Philadelphia. Recent awards include the 2018 Great Rivers Biennial award; a MICA alumni award; a St. Louis Regional Arts Commission Artist Support Grant; and a Creative Stimulus Award from Critical Mass for the Visual Arts.

She is half of the collaborative duo, LAB:D, (which is a member of the artist collective, Monaco),with Lyndon Barrois Jr. Her solo exhibition, Ballast, was recently on view at the Contemporary Art Museum in St. Louis.

For context, we did this interview with Addoley located in the Netherlands; she is there temporarily as her partner, Lyndon, is completing a residency there. They will return to the US in 2019.

Carlie Trosclair (b. New Orleans, LA) is an installation artist based in St. Louis, Missouri. Trosclair earned an MFA from the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, a BFA from Loyola University New Orleans, and is a Fellow of the Community Arts Training Institute. Approached through a lens of reordering and discovery, Trosclair’s site sensitive installations create new topographies and narratives that highlight structural and decorative shifts that evolve over a building's lifespan. Select residencies include: MASS MoCA; Assets for Artists (MA), Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts (NE), Oxbow (MI), Playa (OR), Vermont Studio Center (VT), chashama (NY) and The Luminary Center for the Arts (MO). She is the recipient of the Riverfront Time's Mastermind Award, Creative Stimulus Award, Regional Arts Commission Artist Fellowship, and the Great Rivers Biennial. Trosclair was recently selected as an exhibiting artist for the inaugural Open Spaces Biennial in Kansas City, MO curated by Dan Cameron.

Carlie Trosclair (b. New Orleans, LA) is an installation artist based in St. Louis, Missouri. Trosclair earned an MFA from the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, a BFA from Loyola University New Orleans, and is a Fellow of the Community Arts Training Institute. Approached through a lens of reordering and discovery, Trosclair’s site sensitive installations create new topographies and narratives that highlight structural and decorative shifts that evolve over a building's lifespan. Select residencies include: MASS MoCA; Assets for Artists (MA), Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts (NE), Oxbow (MI), Playa (OR), Vermont Studio Center (VT), chashama (NY) and The Luminary Center for the Arts (MO). She is the recipient of the Riverfront Time's Mastermind Award, Creative Stimulus Award, Regional Arts Commission Artist Fellowship, and the Great Rivers Biennial. Trosclair was recently selected as an exhibiting artist for the inaugural Open Spaces Biennial in Kansas City, MO curated by Dan Cameron.

Carlie Trosclair (b. New Orleans, LA) is an installation artist based in St. Louis, Missouri. Trosclair earned an MFA from the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, a BFA from Loyola University New Orleans, and is a Fellow of the Community Arts Training Institute. Approached through a lens of reordering and discovery, Trosclair’s site sensitive installations create new topographies and narratives that highlight structural and decorative shifts that evolve over a building's lifespan. Select residencies include: MASS MoCA; Assets for Artists (MA), Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts (NE), Oxbow (MI), Playa (OR), Vermont Studio Center (VT), chashama (NY) and The Luminary Center for the Arts (MO). She is the recipient of the Riverfront Time's Mastermind Award, Creative Stimulus Award, Regional Arts Commission Artist Fellowship, and the Great Rivers Biennial. Trosclair was recently selected as an exhibiting artist for the inaugural Open Spaces Biennial in Kansas City, MO curated by Dan Cameron.

From Alanna's website, alannaford.com: "I'm an entrepreneur and artist at heart. I thrive when I’m listening to people’s stories, uncovering the unexpected, and coming up with new ideas. But I don't stop with gathering insights - I'm even more excited about rolling up my sleeves so I can get to work building.

I started my first business when I was nine (a little store) and have been launching projects around the world since then.

These days I’m spending my time heading up new products focused on wellbeing in the Hatchery, AARP's innovation lab, where I lead up Confetti, a tech startup transforming how we celebrate milestones with the people who matter most. It's the best because I get to learn a lot from older ladies about living, aging, and what makes a good life. I also get a lot of joy from a community of soulful, creative women I lead called Circle of Magic."

From Alanna's website, alannaford.com: "I'm an entrepreneur and artist at heart. I thrive when I’m listening to people’s stories, uncovering the unexpected, and coming up with new ideas. But I don't stop with gathering insights - I'm even more excited about rolling up my sleeves so I can get to work building.

I started my first business when I was nine (a little store) and have been launching projects around the world since then.

These days I’m spending my time heading up new products focused on wellbeing in the Hatchery, AARP's innovation lab, where I lead up Confetti, a tech startup transforming how we celebrate milestones with the people who matter most. It's the best because I get to learn a lot from older ladies about living, aging, and what makes a good life. I also get a lot of joy from a community of soulful, creative women I lead called Circle of Magic."