ALEX BOSTICAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Alexander Bostic is a nationally recognized illustrator, painter, art professor, and author with nearly 50 years of experience, known for his contributions to children’s literature and the visual art world. His recent picture books include Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem and Small Shoes, Great Strides. Bostic’s vibrant…
DAN LISHIllustrator www.danlish.com Photo Download | Bio Download Dan Lish is an English artist who has worked within the creative industry for over 25 years, with a client list that includes Lucas Arts, Sony, Activision, Rockstar Games, and the BAFTA Award-winning Bossa Studios. He has also worked with many artists in the music industry, creating artwork…
ERIC BATTLEIllustrator Photo Download | Bio Download Eric J. Battle is an illustrator, curator & art director whose career has covered the spectrum of comic books and graphic novels, children’s books, fashion, and advertising. He is most recognized for his dynamic & compelling visuals, and has illustrated the stories of many popular icons, from Spider-Man…
KEVIN BOWDERAuthor lucaslagoons.com Photo Download | Bio Download Kevin Bowder is a professional photographer who has 15 years of experience in sales and marketing. Kevin began his career working for nonprofits where he conceptualized, organized, facilitated, and promoted events of all sizes. He innately understands that being able to connect with people is at the…
PATRICK DOUGHERAuthor www.godbodyart.com Photo Download | Bio Download Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Patrick Dougher is a self-taught fine artist, musician, poet, author, and actor. He has performed and recorded with Sade, the Grammy award-winning Dan Zanes and many others. He has played drums with many notable reggae artists, such as Black Uhuru’s…
KIM TAYLORAuthor materialgirlstoryquilts.com Photo Download | Bio Download Kim Taylor is a textile artist, Speech-Language Pathologist and administrator at a school for the Deaf. Her acclaimed story quilts have been on exhibit at an African American Museum on Long Island, a local Mayor’s office and many other venues. Her debut book, A Flag for Juneteenth,…
MIA ARAUJOAuthor/Illustrator art-by-mia.com Photo Download | Bio Download Mia Araujo is an Argentine American artist and writer, born and raised with her twin sister in Los Angeles, California. She co-hosts Painted in Color, a BIPOC art podcast on YouTube. Mia graduated as valedictorian from Otis College of Art and Design, with a BFA in Illustration…
JAZMIN ANITAIllustrator www.jvzmina.com Photo Download | Bio Download Jazmin Anita (she/they) is a veteran and self-taught visual artist and illustrator residing in Atlanta, GA. Since establishing their business JVZMINA in 2018 and becoming a full-time artist in 2021, they’ve had the opportunity to share their art internationally through calendars, skateboards, and video games, and have…
AKEEM S. ROBERTSIllustrator www.akeemteam.com Photo Download | Bio Download Akeem S. Roberts is an illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York. He currently works at Holler Studios as an associate director, and he freelances for The New Yorker as a cartoonist. His comic debut was in the Regular Show Special with BOOM Studios, and most recently he worked with Hasbro on…
KAREN LASCARISAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Artist and designer Karen Lascaris is the author of In Our Own Image: Treasured African American Traditions, Journeys, and Icons, published in 2001 by Running Press of Philadelphia. She began her career designing and illustrating clothing, footwear, and accessories on the Polo Ralph Lauren Women’s Design Team, eventually…
