I’m Ydaly Mer, a visual artist and illustrator as well as now a community builder, muralist and advocate. I was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico, raised in the Dominican Republic of Dominican descent and I came to the United States in 2012. Being an immigrant and from the carribean shaped so much of who I am, it taught me independence, resilience, and how to navigate spaces where I had to figure things out on my own. I’m a self-taught artist, and for a long time, I was just experimenting, learning, and trying to find my voice but most importantly myself.

Kyle "Mello" Dixon is a Philadelphia-based visual artist and designer known for creating "Greatness Was When...!", a line of interactive, wearable garment art that immortalizes monumental moments in sports, music, and world history. His unique pieces have attracted high-profile clients and athletes, including Drake, Kylie Jenner, and Russell Westbrook.

Donna Grace Kroh (b. Pennsylvania) is a first-generation Congolese-American artist whose practice centers on figuration as a means of examining labor, material, and diasporic identity. Working across painting and assemblage, she incorporates graphite, cobalt pigment, and recovered electronic waste to construct layered surfaces that hold both physical and symbolic weight. Her work is grounded in research and material inquiry, positioning the body within broader systems of extraction, consumption, and global exchange.

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