Coming Suddenly, Passing Strangely

Martines E-B

MARTINEZ E-B is a native of inner-city Cleveland, OH and now living and working out of the Chicago, IL area. He is a multidisciplinary artist, who creates works that simulate the cultural/social/political fog of his upbringing. E-B has illustrated and authored books, has had his works adapted for theater, and... go to artist page

KevinRoyK

KevinRoyK is a music composer, performer, and educator currently based in central Illinois, and is soon to be releasing more original music, for the feasting purposes of ears, hearts, minds, and dancing shoes. go to artist page

Sundé

My name is Jessica Mubirigi my artist name is Sundé I am Dem Rep of Congo born and currently based in Chicago. I am a multifaceted artist but most people know me for my hands in the music world. go to artist page

cody coco wallace

cody coco wallace is a chicago native that graduated film school in 2013 and has been freelancing ever since. They are picky with the projects they work on; preferably proactive, righteous and for folks/stories that are often overlooked. In their spare time they are keen on driving motorcycles and recreationally... go to artist page

Usama Alshaibi

Usama Alshaibi was born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1969 and spent his formative years living between the United States and the Middle East. He’s an active filmmaker and artist with many short films, documentaries and feature films to his credit. His films have screened at underground and international film festivals... go to artist page

Sid Branca

Sid Branca is a multimedia artist, writer, and educator working at the intersection of moving image media, performance, and creative writing. They work in a variety of forms, including video, performance, text and book projects, and music/sound art. They are also a projection designer and the Director of New Media... go to artist page

Carlos Nahuel Cerutti

Carlos Nahuel Cerutti is a writer, director and producer that is constantly fixing typographical errors, frequently pointing at things from behind a camera and occasionally improvising on the stage. After graduating in 2016 from the Universidad de Palermo (Argentina) with a Bachelor’s Degree in Audiovisual Communication, Carlos moved to Chicago... go to artist page

Simon Cygielski

Simon Cygielski designs buildings, makes photographs and dabbles in other types of art. Graduated with BA from Columbia College in 1995, and a MArch from UIC in 2011. go to artist page

Rachel Damon

Rachel Damon is a choreographer, designer, technician, and performer whose career bridges onstage and backstage. As the Director of Synapse Arts she has been honored to receive various residencies, grants, and awards from The Chicago Dancemakers Forum, MetLife, The Saints, the Illinois Arts Council, and more, as well as opportunities... go to artist page

Jon-Carlos Evans

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Atefeh Farajolahzadeh

Atefeh Farajolahzadeh is an Iranian immigrant visual artist who employs photography, video, and writing in her practice. She currently works on a project that explores the idea of being elsewhere and the psychology of being in-between (the place of origin and her new place.) Her work oscillates between abstraction and... go to artist page

Aaron Greer

Aaron Greer is an award-winning filmmaker and independent media artist who focuses on telling stories about identity formation. In addition to his feature film work, Greer has produced a number of short films and documentaries with performing artists. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. go to artist page

David Hawkins

As a Writer, Director, Special Effects Artist, and Musician... David Hawkins has spent his post-Columbia years traveling the world while pushing the boundaries of art and dissolving the border between Art and Technology. His first book, Halos, was published in Paris in 2003 and his first film America Two-Dollars and... go to artist page

Carlos Javier Ortiz

Carlos Javier Ortiz is a Chicago-based director, cinematographer, and documentary photographer who focuses on urban life, gun violence, racism, poverty, and marginalized communities. In 2016, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship for film/video. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the... go to artist page

Kierah King

“As a May 2020 Graduate of Columbia College Chicago, Kierah King received her BFA in Dance with a Minor in black World Studies. A native of Hartford, Connecticut Kierah was homeschooled in her family’s café where she learned the power of service, education and creativity as central to life.Following her... go to artist page

Cameron Lee

Cameron Lee is a composer, sound designer, and motion graphic artist in Chicago, Illinois. Working between analog and digital processes, he focuses on revealing organic processes by synthetic means. go to artist page

Brianna Lynn Hernández Baurichter

Brianna Lynn Hernández Baurichter is a Chicana artist, curator, and educator guided by socially-engaged practices. Her background includes experience working in community organizations, gallery, museum, and higher education settings, and as a consultant with public health researchers. In developing as an artist and creative professional Brianna credits her late mother,... go to artist page

Camilx Rivero Pooley

Camilx Rivero Pooley is a Peruvian born & Venezuelan raised dance artist that has worked as a performer for Chicago-based artists such as Erin Kilmurray (#SEARCHPARTYdances & Fly Honey Show X, Ensemble), LOUD BODIES (Excerpts on Sexuality), Synapse Arts (soften every edge) & within her own multidisciplinary team ZINFORMA. She... go to artist page

Sim Sadler

Sim Sadler is an experimental filmmaker and video artist whose practice includes time-based collage, re-contextualized found footage, accidentally acquired sound, and remixed improvised scenarios.His work has screened at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Cannes Film Festival, and numerous other venues around the world.A 1978 graduate of... go to artist page

Brandon Studer

Brandon Studer graduated from Columbia College in 2014. He works as an artist and designer and currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife and baby boy. go to artist page

Maria VanDyken Li

Maria VanDyken Li is a Midwestern artist working in illustration, digital media, and critical making. Influenced by playful cinematic storytelling, Maria observes and reflects on the complexities of her life’s smallest moments, and how she finds beauty and meaning in the day-to-day. go to artist page

Gonzalo Varela

I am a composer, sound designer and audio programmer born in 1990 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Characterized by a strong interest in learning very different kinds of music, which allows me more resources to experiment with according to my sensibility and the expressive needs of each moment, my passion for artistic... go to artist page

Valentina Vella

Valentina Vella is an interdisciplinary artist, performer, and poet born in Rome, Italy. She holds an MA in English literature from Roma Tre University and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts and Media from Columbia College Chicago. She was the recipient of a CAA Fellowship in 2014. She has performed at... go to artist page