Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya

Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya: a scientist and artist who, "Through colour, composition, and code, invites audiences into new worlds filled with wonder and belonging."

She studied neuroscience before becoming a full-time artist and activist based in Brooklyn, NY, and her explorations have been featured in museums and galleries and protests.

Earlier in her career, her primary goal was to convey scientific ideas and findings in more interesting and engaging ways and continues to inspire and challenge people to understand other perspectives.

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Deva Pardue

Deva is an Irish-born artist and founder of For All Womankind, who is best known for the famous "Femme Fists" - an image created in 2016 to raise money for various organizations.

This image went viral during the Women’s March in 2017, after she made it available digitally and it was reposted by Rihanna to their personal Instagram account; this allowed Deva to raise almost $30,000 for charitable organizations.

Deva believes that being an artist makes you an activist when a sense of responsibility arises from issues reaching you on a personal level, and you use your art to share the message.

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Paula Champagne

Paula Champagne is a visual artist that explores the connection between Blackness and nature. 

As a lover of the outdoors, she began spending a lot of time in nature and getting involved with nature organizations, where she learned a lot about the outdoor industries and their lack of representation; this is when she began to explore the relationship with her identity and nature through art.

Some of her amazing pieces include "HERE", where she shines a light on Black Women who’ve made an incredible impact, but remained erased and uncredited by North American history.